Refined Canadian Army Commander Addresses Chamber ⇢A3
Welcome OTS Curlers
⇢B9-12
Wed., March 26, 2014
Mailing No. 10769
Twinning of Highway 39 will move forward By Chad Saxon editor@estevanmercury.ca
To many, the delivery of the 2014 budget was a somewhat lacklustre event as the provincial government largely held the line on spending as it deals with decreasing revenues. For the residents of southeast Saskatchewan however, the 2014 budget will be one to remember as it confirmed Premier Brad Wall’s pledge to make the twinning of Highway 39 a priority for his Sask. Party government. Delivered Thursday in the provincial legislature, the budget included money to begin pre-construction planning for twinning Highways 39 and 6 from Estevan to Regina as well as the eight-kilometre stretch of Highway 39 from Estevan to Bienfait. News that twinning was moving to the planning stage has been received warmly throughout the southeast. The Time to Twin Highway 39 Committee has been the most vocal proponent and began lobbying the provincial government a number of years ago. Chairwoman Marge Young said they were pleased to hear the government’s announcement.
“That means it must be on a priority list and if it gets to a planning and design stage, that means they’re ready to start a land procurement process,” Young said. “They’re ready to start on it, that makes it official and knowing there is already a move being made to twin that piece
MLA Doreen Eagles from the Bienfait turnoff to Estevan, means we’re getting there.” Along with the twinning announcement, Young said the group was also pleased to learn that Highway 39 will be repaved from Estevan to Macoun and that some intersections will be reconfigured along that route. “We understand that will include much better turning lanes at Hitchcock and Macoun as well as at Breeze Street and Sister Roddy Road in Estevan.
That will make a big difference on the safety side,” she said. The City of Estevan has also been among the many groups calling for twinning and Mayor Roy Ludwig said he, too, was pleased with Thursday’s announcement. “They are having the right discussions around (twinning) from Bienfait to Estevan and then thereafter from Estevan to Regina,” Ludwig said. “We are very excited about that coming to fruition at long last. We realize it will be a few years before we see progress.” As MLA for the Estevan Constituency, Doreen Eagles has spent many days travelling from her Macoun area home to Regina and seen firsthand as the volume of traffic has increased on the highway. She has been among the many lobbying the Ministry of Highways and was very happy to see it make the budget. “When I was first elected and I would go to Regina, I would count the semis and there would be 40 semis back in 1999. Last week when I came home there were 183 semis that I met,” Eagles said. “The traffic on there has really increased and when you have an economy the way ours is → A2 Location
Beach Bash to return In its short existence, Beach Bash has become one of the highlights of the summer calendar. Tourism Estevan has announced the event is returning for a third year. Beach Bash 2014 will be held on Aug. 16 at Woodlawn Regional Park’s Boundary Dam Beach. “Beach Bash has been an outstanding event in the last two summers and we’re excited to be hosting it again this year,” said Michel Cyrenne, executive director of Tourism Estevan. “We’ve got a great recreational area within Woodlawn Regional Park and this is an excellent opportunity to showcase that area and also provide our residents with a fun weekend to celebrate summer in Estevan.” “We will be bringing back a few bands
again this year, Third Degree Burnz being one of them,” said Rebecca Howie, marketing and events co-ordinator. “The planning stages are underway right now, we are looking for more activities on the beach this year and planning on adding a children’s entertainer to the lineup.” Howie said organizers learned a lot from feedback from the crowd, one being the lineups for the food were too long. They are working to alleviate that problem and invite local vendors to contact them about being part of Beach Bash. Tourism Estevan is also looking for organizations or clubs that would like to make the event better or add to it in one form or another. Interested parties may call Howie at 306-637-2190.
Issue 46
SERVING THE ENERGY CITY FOR 111 YEARS
www.estevanmercury.ca
Estevan seen as attractive market for casino By Chad Saxon editor@estevanmercury.ca
The group interested in building a casino in Estevan is expected to meet with the provincial government in the near future to discuss their wish to open two casinos in Saskatchewan, one here and another in Lloydminster. As The Mercury reported last week, the Little Pine First Nation approached the City of Estevan earlier this year with a proposal to build a casino/hotel complex. The information was made public when Mayor Roy Ludwig made a motion at a March 17 meeting to ask voters whether or not they would like to see a gaming facility built in Estevan. The non-binding question will be included on the ballot for the April 23 council byelection. In interviews Monday, officials from Little Pine, which is located in northwest Saskatchewan near North Battleford, spoke at length about their proposal and why they chose Estevan as a potential site. Chief Wayne Semaganis said Estevan, much like Lloydminster, is a good location for a casino, citing the city’s location, young population and prosperous economy as attractive features. Semaganis added that both Little Pine and the Sas-
Little Pine First Nation Chief Wayne Semaganis katchewan Indian Gaming Association have identified the Energy City as one of the province’s last viable markets for a casino. Since SIGA has not made any overtures towards Estevan, Semaganis said Little Pine is looking to seize the moment. “I’m trying to run a business for my people, the community of Little Pine,” he said. “I want to jump on these opportunities. I talked about it previously at a chief’s assembly that was held in Prince Albert and I didn’t do anything about it because I was coming up for re-election. “A year later nobody had made any kind of move on it, I got back in as chief and I am making a move on it.” The Little Pine proposal is somewhat unique in that they do not want to be affiliated with SIGA, which currently owns and operates
six casinos in the province. Their potential casino in Lloydminster would be wholly owned by Little Pine. If the Estevan venture gets off the ground it would be owned by a number of First Nations and possibly non-First Nations groups, and Little Pine would maintain a small stake. Little Pine has spoken to the nearby White Bear Reserve, which already has a casino in operation, and offered them a chance to invest in their project. “For me, it’s straight business. SIGA is not for profit, and I want to get into a business where we own everything. I encourage investment and the way SIGA is right now, because you are a First Nations band, you automatically have a seat and a voice and that is not how business is,” he said. “For me, I want to keep things as business as possible so politics does not interfere in things that we do.” On the gaming side, the proposal for Estevan calls for roughly 300 slot machines, with the possibility of adding more, as well as the usual table games. Little Pine is also looking into the possibility of opening a sports book, which would allow patrons to be on individual games and events. Given Estevan’s proximity → A2 Meetings
“This is a venture that is going to benefit not just my First Nation but also the city that we plan to open businesses in. It’s the hotels, the shops, the restaurants, the grocery stores, the car dealerships … bringing in a bunch of new customers to all those businesses is going to impact everybody.” – Wayne Semaganis
Senchuk
Ford Sales Ltd.
118 Souris Ave. N., Estevan 306-634-3696 www.senchukford.ca
A2 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Meetings with province expected soon ← A1 to the U.S. border, the group believes a sports book would be of particular interest to Americans. As well, it’s estimated that a casino would create 200 new jobs. Casinos are typically a divisive topic in any community, and if the early reaction is any barometer, that trend will continue in Estevan. Roughly an hour after a link to the story was posted on The Mercury Facebook page, almost 30 people had weighed in with their thoughts. Although some were in favour, the majority were adamantly opposed. “I think that’s a bad idea, we have enough
problems with people being drunk and there’s a high enough drug addiction problem in Estevan, let’s not add gambling to this. The police are busy enough as it is,” commented Tammy Densley. The thoughts of Densley were largely representative of those against a casino in Estevan. Supporters feel a casino could have many positive spinoffs for the community. “I would support a new business in our community which would provide stable, well paying, entry level employment for Estevan residents as well as revenue for city coffers,” said Brad Coo-
Orpheum Theatre Downtown Estevan • 24 Hr Movie Information Line • 306-634-2321
2nD CineMA nOW OPen Sit back and relax in the Stadium Premium Seating with deluxe “rockers”
Cinema #2 (new theatre)
per. “Gambling is simply a form of entertainment, which our city could use. If coupled with a hotel/ convention development it could be a great tourism draw, which has additional spinoff revenue for the city.” Semaganis addressed the concerns, noting that casino gaming is heavily regulated and also addresses addiction by setting aside money for those in need of help. “It is a business to make money, but it is also your moral and ethical responsibility to ensure that you do not hurt individuals. But I do not feel that we should let the weaknesses of a few decide the healthy choice of the great majority,” he said. As for positive spinoffs, Semaganis said a casino would be a terrific tourism draw and that businesses throughout the community would benefit. He added that under their proposal a Communi-
ty Development Corporation would be created and would receive 25 per cent of the profits. Of that, he estimated a third of those funds would be spent in Estevan on local projects such as recreational facilities or infrastructure. As well, because any land Little Pine were to purchase would become part of the First Nation, they would pay money to the City on an annual basis through a municipal service agreement. That payment would be equivalent to the taxable value of the land. “We want to be a full part of the business community and also a recreational part of the community. We are a neighbour, too, and we want to be a good neighbour.” Semaganis said along with meeting city council, Little Pine has toured Estevan and have located an area of land they are interested in. He added the group is well aware of the housing issues in the city
and would look to build an apartment building for employees and may look at future buildings if there is a solid business case. “I’m just looking at all business opportunities. Talking to a few of the financing groups that want to invest in our business, they are willing to provide the capital,” said Semaganis, who was the general manager of the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford for five years. “They have done their homework, too, and that is their business deciding who is a good bet to lend money to.” Although the Estevan proposal is still in a very preliminary stage, Little Pine is said to be further ahead in Lloydminster, where they have purchased land. That land has been rezoned to allow for a casino and they have reached a municipal services agreement with the City according to an article in the Lloydminster Source. The next step for them is to get the necessary licences from the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority and Semaganis said they plan to meet with the province within the
Would you be supportive of a community garden in Estevan?
Need For Speed
Friday, March 28 Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m.
Poll Results Last week’s question: Would you like to see a casino located in or around Estevan?
Location study underway for Estevan to Bienfait section
PG Coarse Language, Violence, Street Racing
Cinema #1
Divergent
Friday, March 28 Thursday, April 3 at 7:45 p.m.
This poll was posted on www.estevanmercury.ca from March 18 - 25 This week’s question: What is your opinion of the Estevan Bruins 2013-2014 season?
← A1 and the increase in population, it’s time.” Doug Wakabayashi of the Ministry of Highways said they have already begun a location study for the route between Estevan and Bienfait. That study, which will determine the location and alignment of the new lanes, is expected to be completed later this spring or early summer. “Once the location is approved we will start a functional planning study and what that does is help us determine how much land is needed,” he said. “Even though it is a relatively short stretch of highway, it will look at if there is any intersections where they will be and how they will be aligned and access points to and from the highway, and also look at any other considerations like if there are overhead or
PG Violence
COMeDY! ROMAnCe! ADVenTURe! SiLenT FiLM FeSTiVAL!
Built In Central Vacuum System
April 4-6 featuring Mr. Rodney Sauer of Colorodo, Pianist & Silent Film Historian. Period Costumes Welcome! April 6: Grand Opening of 2nd Cinema & 100th Birthday Celebration! April 7-11: Retro Film Festival depicting every decade. Free Admission!
Friday, April 11 at 9 pm Jack Semple and his band,
one of the seven wonders of Canada’s music world Tickets $40 taxes included available at Henders Drugs and the Orpheum
PLUMBING & HEATING LTD.
“Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone”
“Thin Red Line”
Serving Estevan & Area since 1967 1037 - 5th Street • Estevan - Ph: 306-634-5172 E-mail: jph@sasktel.net
®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Tradings V.V. Used under licence by Loyalty Management Group Canada, Inc. and SaskEnergy.
US OUT ON THE WEB
CHECK
Alan Frew of Glass Tiger & Band Singer/Songwriter, 5-time Juno Award winner, 5-time Canadian Classic Award winner and a Grammy nominee. Tickets $65 taxes included at Henders Drugs and the Orpheum
“Someday”
• No bags or filters to replace • 5 Times More Powerful than the typical portable vacuum • Removes 100% of vacuumed dirt, dust and allergens from your home • Wide variety of cleaning kits and accessories available
JOHNSON
Saturday, April 12 at 9 pm
www.estevanmercury.ca
SOLD
+ GST
RES
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
178,000
Lots Starting at
99,900
$
+ GST
822 1st Street
$369,900 MLS®# 486933
315 Brooks Road
$519,900 MLS®# 484058
921 3rd Street
$279,500 MLS®# 488190 RE
1118 3rd Street
$289,000 MLS®# 483577
D
CE
DU
Deposits
$
371 O’Connor Ave., Macoun 110 Erickson Street, Midale 749 Youngberg Ave., Macoun Lott 11, Block 2, Beaver Park, Oxbow $224,900 MLS®# 469068 $399,900 MLS®# 488508 $199,000 MLS®# 487451 $359,000 MLS®# 476754
lori.gonas@bhgress.ca 306-421-9884
For more information contact the
“Dream Team”
116 McDonald Road
$355,000 MLS®# 491212
SOLD
Starting at
1253 Nicholson Road
$509,000 MLS®# 490681
SOLD
Your Build Home m Drea
Reservation
underground utilities that need to be relocated and environmental concerns.” With respect to the Estevan to Regina route, Wakabayashi said the ministry is currently doing some “high-level analysis,” which is to be followed by the location study. He expects the location analysis to begin later this year. “It does take some time to do this work, especially when you get to that section from Estevan to Regina. You are talking roughly 200 kilometres so that will involve some consultations with municipal governments and other impacted stakeholders, landowners, any commercial businesses along that road.” Wakabayashi added it is premature to give an estimated start date on either project as well as the cost.
LOTS FOR SALE TROJAN NINE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Now Taking
next couple weeks. The fact they wish to operate independently outside of SIGA could be a sticking point, but Semaganis said he is confident in their chances of success. “What I have seen of this government is that they are pro-business,” he said. “I do not see why having a casino operating outside of SIGA is such a big issue when SIGA can have casinos and the government can have casinos; why can’t Little Pine First Nations have a casino? “This is a venture that is going to benefit not just my First Nation but also the city that we plan to open businesses in. It’s the hotels, the shops, the restaurants, the grocery stores, the car dealerships … bringing in a bunch of new customers to all those businesses is going to impact everybody.” In an article last week, Mayor Roy Ludwig said the City of Estevan is willing to listen to the Little Pine proposal and will take into account what residents and the provincial government have to say on the matter.
mike.debruyne@bhgress.ca 306-421-3348
Lori Gonas
Mike DeBruyne
Jamie Dyer
jamie.dyer@bhgress.ca 306-421-3902
www.bhgressestevan.ca
WEDNESDAY
March 26, 2014
“Those young folk never lost sight of the fact that fighting was not the objective.” A3
Dr. Daniel Crooks, DMD Dentist
New Patients Welcome!
— Lt.-Gen.(Ret.) Andrew Leslie 306-634-5018 • 306-634-5515 1322 3rd Street
Lessons of change from Afghanistan By Jordan Baker jbaker@estevanmercury.ca
The business community in Estevan may be strong, but it is not without its challenges. During the Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting, guest speaker Andrew Leslie, the retired lieutenant-general who commanded Canada’s army in Afghanistan, shared his experience in adapting to the task at hand as he spoke with the roughly 150 chamber members last week. Leslie shared two case studies with the attentive members. The first study was the successful attempt to change the army in order to deal with the conflict of the last 12 years in Afghanistan, while the second was attempting to carry those changes over into the larger structure of the army, navy, air force and support systems. That second mission, Leslie said, was a failure. He was heavily involved in both transformations and reminded everyone of the value of failure. “You can learn often more from failure than success because failure often forces you to be a little bit reflective.” Leslie brought forward three ideas and three elements that must work together in order to initiate change and see that it’s followed through. The first was the role of the forcing function. “You’re all business folk. You all understand the requirement to make the tough calls. You all understand the value of co-operation. But a forcing function is something that is more or less universally accepted by the team as a change or an excuse for change, which will bring people together either through fear or a specific desire or profits,” he said. “It is a single instance in which the normal institutional resistance to change, which most people have, can be either ameliorated or you can harness that energy and get people moving.” The second idea was the role of leadership, a skill he said in many cases is both innate as well as one that comes from experience. “Your role in supervising change is key, but you can’t do it alone. So the importance of dialogue with those whom you lead, those whom you work with, is the single most important catalyst to implementing the requirements of the forcing function.” The third and final idea was the value of co-operation. “That may sound a little bit unusual coming from a soldier, but your modern army works on co-operation,” said Leslie. When Leslie took command he called the armed forces of the time “tribal,” highly resistant to change and peacekeeping centric, which left it unprepared for the conflict it was about to engage in as the focus shifted to Afghanistan. “It was very isolated from you, and that was not through your choice but through our inclination. We tended to be withdrawn, live in clusters around our bases and you never saw us,” said Leslie, who noted recruiting numbers were dropping. The forcing function in this case was the war in Afghanistan. “Specifically, it was the shedding of blood, which caused all of us to pay a great deal more attention to what was going on than ever in the past,” he said. “When I first went to Kandahar in 2003, there were about 150 Americans on the airfield, bodies still littering the runway and burning aircraft. That turned by 2010 into a base with 45,000 people from 25 different nations, where it was much like Babylon. There were 30 to 40 languages being spoken.” In 2006, Leslie became chief of the land staff, commander of the army, as the Canadian forces moved from Kabul to Kandahar. “It was much akin to entering into uncontrolled, absolute chaos. We were relatively unprepared for the transition from Kabul, which was advanced peacekeeping and still very dangerous, into the killing fields of Kandahar,” said Leslie. “We were ill-equipped. We weren’t terribly well-trained for what we were about to face, and we had a really difficult time understanding that mélange of cultural dynamics.” He said the group was in danger of losing sight of what they were supposed to do: create security. “We were getting overly mesmerized on the killing, and our soldiers were dying in large numbers. For a couple of very grim months, we were suffering 10 killed and 200 wounded a week with a force deployed of about 3,000.” It was deaths of Canadian soldiers that marked the
Know... u o Y d i D
forcing function. It was suddenly clear to Leslie and others country chose to implement, worked very well, Leslie said. in the army that things had to change. “It was a really tough fight. It was unexpectedly difficult “Quite frankly, we had a bunch of great folk, middle- and unexpectedly bloody. The good news is that your citizens aged males, set in their ways, who couldn’t handle the responded to the challenge, they adopted the forcing functransition and the demands of the deployment cycles and tion, and the way in which they conducted themselves as a constraints and pressures they were facing.” result of their upbringing, their culture, was very balanced, He said those unwilling or unable to adapt ultimately was very inclusive of other points of view. Those young had to move on or be reposifolk never lost sight of the tioned to other duties. fact that fighting was not the “The forcing function objective.” acted as a unifier because In 2006 and 2007 he blood was being spilt. It also said they were in danger of served to attract your attenlosing the purpose of why tion. As a result of your atthey went to Afghanistan, tention, all the political parand it was the younger memties in Ottawa were suddenly bers of the operation that riveted on the fact that their “brought us back online,” citizens were dying overseas and returned focus to creatin significant numbers.” ing security conditions. The attention of the As Leslie was charged nation, he said, was turned with transforming the Catoward re-equipping, renadian forces, the desire to building and reorganizing welcome change waned. the armed forces. Able to instill changes in After a very difficult army operations in the face couple of years in 2006 and of soldiers dying, there was 2007 where a lot of people much less stomach for furwere moved very quickly up ther change with no immedithe ladder and others were ate challenge. moved aside, the military “It’s mainly middle was changing very quickly. management in any strucMore often than not, said tures that are going to be the Leslie, the people now commost resistant to change. The manding tank squadrons, CEO can have the vision and gun troops, rifle companies the front-line workers can and engineer regiments were buy into it, but it’s that strata women, who he said “are of middle management that Andrew Leslie more adaptive to some of the requires the most care. nuances of what’s going on “We were motivated in contemporary operating in part by concern for the environments.” lives being lost and those He said the most imporwounded and also fear, fear tant thing the upper echelons of failure. But with the larger started doing was listening constructs, there was no to the troops, because it was accepted universal forcing their lives being risked. function, lack of co-opera“They wanted to get the tive spirit. The leadership I job done, and they reminded think was good, but absent us what it is we’re really those other two pillars of supposed to be there to do. the stool, it went nowhere. ‘Oh, we’ll fight, absolutely. The most unfortunate result We’re very good at it, espeof all is right now the armed cially at night.’ But that was forces is going through a only a tool to achieve the particularly grim time and it conditions that we wanted need not have been so, nor to get done.” does it need to be so.” Achieving those condiLeslie encouraged the tions acted as a unifier for all business leaders in attenthe various factions of the dance to approach the probarmy, which didn’t have a lems of the area, namely history of co-operation. growth, with open minds He said the whole sysand innovation. tem kicked into gear with “What a great series of almost universal acceptance problems you have, and I across the country to give mean that seriously. You’re the military what they needed. dealing with growth,” said Leslie. “You’re dealing with “It’s not sustainable, and it’s not meant to be sustainable, more people, with more energy, with more money flowing but for that particular period, the response from the nation into your community. Now you’ve got to catch up with the was magnificent.” infrastructure requirements to sustain yourselves and move Part of what made the Canadian outfit so dedicated up to the next level. was that the army no longer had to send soldiers. Service in “You’re here because you have a sense of duty, a sense Afghanistan was volunteer only. of community, and you have chosen to give to your com“It was my right-hand guy who said, ‘why don’t we munity, not to compensate them, not to make your life better, make it competitive?’” said Leslie, whose daughter had to but to make the collective whole a better place in which to compete twice to serve in Afghanistan, making it the second raise your families. You are responding, like thousands of time. “That was fairly well represented in the morale and other Canadian communities are doing, to the contemporary mood of the troops, who were fully engaged in the activity. challenges of how it is you’re going to improve your society. Because it was competitive and because it was by choice, it This is grassroots domestic politics with no party affiliameans that when we had folks overseas who didn’t want to tion. It’s you all dedicating your time to make your fellow be there, we sent them home right away. We had pure vol- citizens’ lives better.” With a reason to grow, strong leadership and the counteers who were dedicated to the task at hand and willing operation of the entire community, the process of moving to embrace change.” The innovative approach to service, which no other forward can make it an exciting time in the city.
ER? N e O v T a & h We IDGES R T R prices A C INK ction & We
BEST have the
“We were ill-equipped. We weren’t terribly welltrained for what we were about to face, and we had a really difficult time understanding that mélange of cultural dynamics.”
— Andrew Leslie
NOW YOU
KNOW
sele
1217 4th Street, Estevan, Sask.
Toll Free (888) 936-2222 Estevan’s ONLY Authorized Apple Dealer
A4 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Budget draws praise, critics Although revenue is on the decline, the provincial government has managed to deliver a balanced budget for 2014. With the usual pomp and circumstance, Finance Minster Ken Krawetz presented the budget Wednesday afternoon in Regina. The document contained no tax increases and included some hefty spending on areas such as highways. In a government release, Krawetz said they were able to avoid a tax increase by controlling spending. “Our government’s preference will always be to balance the budget by controlling spending rather than by raising taxes,” Krawetz said. “We were able to achieve that once again this year, while still making targeted investments in infrastructure, employment and job training, seniors, students, people with disabilities, children and families.” Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles said she was pleased with the budget delivered by her party, noting that it focused on areas of importance to most Saskatchewan residents. “I’ve heard very positive comments on it because it was a balanced budget, there were no tax increases, controlled spending and all the while investment in infrastructure and investments in people,” Eagles said. “I am confident that most of the needs were met. You don’t want growth in the province just for the sake of growth, it’s got to improve and provide a decent quality of life for people. We’ve invested in education, advanced education, daycare spaces, training for nurses and doctors, social services, seniors and people with disabilities, and I think that is so important.” NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon
had a less favourable reaction to last week’s budget, saying that it squeezes families and the services they count on, ensuring for another year that the strong economy will benefit government, not people. “The message this budget sends everyday families is to brace themselves – the things they count on and really need improvements to are going to get even worse,” said Wotherspoon. “Saskatchewan people are working harder than ever right now. They deserve a budget that uses the strong economy to benefit them – now and in the long term. They deserve for the strong economy to translate into better hospitals, smaller classrooms and a better cost of living.” Revenue for 2014-15 is projected at $14.07 billion, down 0.7 per cent from last year, while expenses are estimated to be $14 billion, down 0.2 per cent from last year. A government press release noted that Saskatchewan’s commercial Crown corporations, including SaskPower, SaskTel and SaskEnergy are projected to spend $2 billion on capital projects in 2014-15, up $100 million or 5.3 per cent from last year. In addition to Crown capital investments, $886.9 million will be spent on a range of government infrastructure projects this year, an increase of $39.4 million or 4.7 per cent. The capital budget includes key investments in schools, health-care facilities, including hospitals and long-term care facilities, post secondary institutions, roads, highways and municipal infrastructure. Among the key infrastructure investments were: • $405.2 million to provide provincial
Trent Wotherspoon
Ken Krawetz
highway and transportation infrastructure upgrades, including twinning Highway 16 from Saskatoon to Clavet, pre-construction work on a number of twinning projects on Highways 6, 7 and 39, and pre-construction work for future passing lanes on Highway 7 from Delisle to Rosetown; • Nearly $5 billion to be spent through the Ministry of Health - a 3 per cent increase compared to last year - to deliver health care services for Saskatchewan people; • Regional health authorities will receive $3.25 billion, up 3.4 per cent from last year, for operating funding and targeted initiatives; • $60.5 million for the surgical waitlist initiative, aiming to meet the three-month waitlist target for all regional health authorities by the end of 2014-15; • $3.7 million for ongoing enhancements to the Seniors’ Care Urgent Action Fund to
address issues in long-term care facilities; • $52.7 million, up 4.3 per cent compared to last year, to expand the number of child care spaces by 500; • $394.6 million of direct provincial support to municipalities, an increase of $32.8 million, or 9.1 per cent, from last year and an increase of $152.7 million or 63.1 per cent from the 2007-08 budget. The budget also saw the government move to a summary focus as recommended by the provincial auditor. “Steady growth is the big picture, a vision for the long term and a full view of what’s happening in Saskatchewan,” Krawetz said. “So beginning today, the focus of our budget and our financial statements will be a summary focus, which includes all aspects of government revenue and spending.”
Cornerstone officials contemplate new budget cuts The South East Cornerstone Public School Division had been hoping that a badly needed capital project in Weyburn would have been included in last week’s provincial budget, but alas, it wasn’t. But the renovation of the former junior high school to make it user-friendly for elementary school-aged students, is No. 1 on the Education Ministry’s capital needs list for next year, according to school officials. The idea is that when Grade 7, 8 and 9 students in Weyburn all move into a newly renovated and expanded Weyburn Comprehensive School sometime later this year, or next, the division will be able to shut down two aging elementary school buildings in the city.
“But them saying it’s No. 1, that doesn’t mean that much,” said Cornerstone’s director of education, Marc Casavant. With a less than nominal increase in funding of 0.2 per cent in this year’s budget, and the call for the division to find more than $380,000 in efficiencies, it translates into less funding than the previous year. “We had already attacked previous spending to find efficiencies and with inflation factors, the spreadsheet shows a take-away from our bottom line,” Casavant said. The funding formula, based on projected enrollments for 2014-15, will warrant an increase of about 1.5 full-time equivalent employ-
ment positions. Preventative maintenance and renewal funding has increased 27.7 per cent and will be used for roof replacements and improvements to heating and ventilation systems, said Shelley Toth, the division’s chief financial officer. The efficiency factors that are being asked for in S.E. Cornerstone amount to $387,500, she said. The budget allows for a one per cent increase for non-teacher salaries and cost increases related to teachers’ salaries will be determined once a new collective bargaining agreement is ratified. Earlier this year the Ministry, Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and Saskatchewan School Board Association
Bridal Guide Nicole Jackson & Tim Puryk.......................................................................May 10, 2014 Lacy Steffins & Matthew Wilson ................................................................June 14, 2014 Erin Andruschak & Jesse Chesney ...........................................................June 21, 2014 Trisha Neuberger & Chris English .............................................................June 21, 2014 Penny Gudmundson & Philip Donison ......................................................June 28, 2014 Maria Sinclair & Mathew Walte..................................................................June 28, 2014 Kandyce Hirsch & Conrad Meili.................................................................June 28, 2014 Amie Sehn & Kyle Whitehead .................................................................... July 12, 2014 Alison Kuntz & Michael Doherty ................................................................. July 12, 2014 Leah Evans & Joel Moriarty..................................................................... August 2, 2014 Amy Hammermeister & Bradley Belitski .................................................. August 2, 2014 Sarah Puryk & Kyler Emde.......................................................................August 2, 2014 Jolene Pettapiece & Chris Byers ............................................................ .August 2, 2014 Alysha Mittelholtz & Garrett Lasko .......................................................... August 2, 2014 Coralee Kunz & Jeff Blondeau .............................................................. August 16, 2014 Angela Braun & Kevin McNichol............................................................ August 16, 2014 Megan Glass & Stephen Lisitza.................................................. ...........August 16, 2014 Cassie Dutton & Curtis Bonokoski......................................................... August 23, 2014 Breonna Alexander & Robert Graham................................................... August 30, 2014 Lauren Krassilowsky & Andrew Dyer......................................................August 30, 2014 Melissa Marcotte & Lyle Granrud .......................................................... August 31, 2014 Jessica Mills & Jordon Blanchette ...................................................September 13, 2014 Sara Matte & Stephen Lainton ........................................................September 27, 2014 Kathryn Kitchen & Dylan Gilliss ............................................................October 11, 2014 Angela Evens & Raymond Tarnes .....................................................November 8, 2014 Aleisha Scott & Shadoe Struble .........................................................November 8, 2014
From large weddings to smaller intimate affairs. E.B.’s Dining Emporium Let us look after the catering
can make your Special Event a Day to Remember!
From large weddings to smaller intimate affairs. Let us look after the catering 104 Souris Ave., Estevan
306-634-2356 To Announce Your Upcoming Wedding For Free! Call 306-634-2654
negotiators had reached an agreement that the STF took to their members for a vote of approval. It was subsequently rejected by a large majority of educators. Since then there has been no progress made on a second round of discussions. A new formula for supports for learning resulted in a 0.2 per cent increase and a new formula for transportation was not implemented, so that area of the local budget will be funded using averages from 2011-12 and 2012-13, said Toth. Cornerstone operates 38 school facilities, five maintenance garages, head office and sundry other buildings within a $93 million operations budget with nearly $53 million coming from provincially governed property taxes and another $39 million from ministry grants. “Overall, it seems this provincial budget is removing about $7 million from the 28 school divisions around Saskatchewan. Something
will have to give eventually,” said Casavant. “Until we understand the depth, meaning we start projecting costs to see where our deficit will be, then we can see how deep we have to cut. As a strategic view, it’s how do we shape the cuts when they come?” Casavant said Cornerstone will align itself with the province and its new sector plan, but that plan still has several unknown elements to it. “Those kinds of things used to be clear and articulated. They aren’t now,” he said. Such earmarked items as teacher development are not so sure now and that school divisions will have to ensure there are financial resources available before they move them up on their schedules. Programs may have to be cut. Casavant suggested there are still efficiencies that can be implemented, such as a province-wide
car tips
negotiation unit for the purchase of school buses and a continuation of a search to build and place locatable classrooms. He said hiring of professionals such as social workers and mental health consultants might be better handled by other provincial agencies rather than education, meaning that the interagency model might have to be reconsidered along the way, especially the funding models. “I don’t see budgets growing in the next few years, so we have to find ways to do business and fund the business we’re already doing. Maybe it will require partnerships if we’re going to move forward with industries, universities, SIAST and regional colleges.” He said if Saskatchewan expects to have a knowledgeable workforce in 2020, it will mean having to find even more efficiencies and new ways to offer educational experiences to provincial youth.
Brought to you by
Check the owner’s manual in your vehicle for your regular and periodic maintenance schedule. Let the professionals at Great Canadian Oil Change keep you on the road!
Once again voted the #1 oil change in Canada by JD Powers & Associates.
306-634-6858 100 Souris Ave N, Estevan, Mon-Fri 8am-6pm Saturday 9am-5pm
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 A5
Education groups respond to budget Because there is a renewed effort to keep a continual line of communication between the Education Ministry and the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA), Janet Foord, president of the SSBA, said she knew last Wednesday’s provincial budget was going to be tight. “Speaking overall, on behalf of the SSBA, we saw some capital improvement money being released for projects that were needed. It’s also interesting to see there are two streams now for making capital projects available, the regular or
traditional stream of designing and building and then the new P3 models,” Foord said. “Our concern is with the need to address a big backlog of projects, and it seems as if the provincial government is moving to address the main problem areas now,” she added. Foord said she felt that the SSBA and perhaps other agencies wouldn’t have protested too loudly if there had been a modest increase applied to property taxation to enable these capital project needs to move forward more rapidly, “but we no longer collect or set those
tax rates and they chose not to raise them.” Foord said she is well aware of the fact that this provincial budget has varying implications with each of the province’s 28 school divisions, but she didn’t have enough details available to her yet to comment on which divisions would be struck more negatively than others. With an overall increase of about 2.4 per cent for education in this budget, Foord said that she had to accept that as a positive move, from a broad perspective. “We continue to have
pre- and post-budget conversations with the Education Ministry, so we knew what was coming. There were no surprises going in,” she said. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation issued a statement indicating they appreciated the increased operational funding for kindergarten to Grade 12 education, but “our concern remains that this modest increase may not keep pace with the rapid change occurring in schools today and the new initiatives proposed in the education sector plan,” said Colin Keess, STF
president. “The high expectations and goals of the government with respect to the targets and outcomes for education will not be met without the necessary time, resources and supports for students and teachers,” he added. “The provincial government’s hold-the-line spending cannot come at the cost of providing quality education to Saskatchewan students.” The teachers said they are encouraged by the funding announced for anti-bullying initiatives and English as an additional language for students.
While financial supports were also announced regarding implementation of the recommendations of the Joint Task Force on First Nations and Metis Education and Employment, few details on the use of the funds were available. Foord is currently serving as an elected trustee from Estevan in the South East Cornerstone Public School Division as well as being president of SSBA, and Keess is on leave from his teaching position at the Estevan Comprehensive School to serve as president of the STF.
Budget draws mixed reviews Holy Family sees budget As always, the provincial budget drew mixed reviews from various groups and agencies in Saskatchewan. Here is a sampling of some of the comments following the release of the budget last Wednesday by Finance Minister Ken Krawetz. “The provincial budget should be a tool by which government enables working people to participate fully in the economy. It is an important opportunity to invest in vital services, to ensure fair taxation and royalty rates, and to establish an economic system where all of Saskatchewan’s people benefit. Unfortunately, in many ways the government failed to take advantage of the opportunity.” Larry Hubich, president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour “The province has put forward a budget that, while dealing with demands for increased expenditures due to growth and the cost of living, has managed overall expectations across the board. First and foremost, it is balanced. We are pleased with the move to summary income statements, which will provide a greater degree of transparency and accountability.” Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan “Saskatchewan’s villages, towns and cities are experiencing unprecedented growth. Urban governments across the province are on the frontline, providing the services and infrastructure we need to attract business and new residents. The government’s investment in our communities will go a long way to helping us meet the demands of growth.” Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association president Debra Button “Teachers welcome the increased operational funding for PreK-12 education in the 2014-15 provincial budget. Our concern remains that this modest increase may not keep pace with the rapid change occurring in schools today and the new initiatives proposed in the education sector plan. The high expectations and goals of the government with respect to the targets and outcomes for education will not be met without the necessary time, resources and supports for students and teachers. The provincial government’s hold-the-line spending cannot come at the cost of providing quality education to Saskatchewan students.” Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation president Colin Keess “The message this budget sends everyday families is to brace themselves – the things they count on and really need improvements to are going to get even worse. Saskatchewan people are working harder than ever right now. They deserve a budget that uses the strong economy to benefit them – now and in the long-term. They deserve for the strong economy to translate into better hospitals, smaller classrooms and a better cost of living.” NDP finance critic and deputy leader Trent Wotherspoon
April is
Respect For Life Month
From the time of conception... ... to the moment of natural death, the human being is at all times a human person. Personhood is not derived from manmade law and cannot be awarded, diminished, or withdrawn, from any human being... by an Act of Parliament or by any judicial action. Think about it! & Talk about it!
as lukewarm document
The provincial budget that was intentionally seeking a near status-quo level compared with last year’s was received as such by most of the agencies and organizations that rely on it for a good portion of their funding. That was the case for the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division, whose director Gwen Keith noted that it was a pretty “lukewarm document that will cover our enrollment increases with no real valueadded features.” Keith said it was positive to see some funding being directed toward anti-bullying within the school systems but wasn’t sure if there would be funds for other initiatives such as teacher development programs. Keith, like other directors, is still looking for education sector plans for accountability but is willing to wait for its development and resulting impact. “We would have liked to have had a
SCHR to comment later
The response from the Sun Country Health Region to this year’s provincial budget was brief. A spokesperson said the region’s senior administration was not going to issue any detailed response to the budget. With no local response or reaction to the details or how the funding for Sun Country will be affected right now, the region suggested their response will
Pro-Life Estevan and Area Inc.
be found within its own budget, which will be released and tabled during its board of directors meeting in late May. Sun Country’s current operating budget is $140.3 million. The provincial government has set aside $4.99 billion for health care in this year’s budget, an increase of $144 million or three per cent over last year. The regional health
BLOWOUT SALE! GRAD DRESSES $99 and $199
See our SPRING ARRIVALS coming daily!
2 DAyS ONLy
Donations welcome via cheque, cash or auto-deposit
1118 - 2nd Street, 2nd Floor Estevan, SK S4A 0L9 306-634-3735 or 1-866-870-3344 $25 Annual Membership
portable classroom included in our plan, but didn’t get it. That’s part of the status quo,” she said. The division has indicated that another portable classroom is needed at Sacred Heart/ Sacre Coeur School in Estevan, even after the installation of a portable classroom just one year ago. Keith added that the division will be implementing a change within the administration makeup of the school division that encompasses five facilities and more than 1,100 students in southeast Saskatchewan. That change will be the addition of a superintendent of operations and education research, a role that will be filled by former St. Mary’s School principal Chad Fingler, effective May 1. Keith said a more detailed announcement regarding the position and appointment will be made by the division at a later date.
Saturday & Sunday March 29th & 30th 1225 4th St., Estevan • 306-634-1033 www.jennyjoans.com
authorities will be getting $3.25 billion of that amount, which is a 3.4 per cent increase over 2013, but at the same time, they are being required to find $52 million in efficiencies to cut from their payrolls or programs. The provincial NDP opposition party said that with the demanded cuts and restricted outcome, the funding for health care in this budget represented an overall cut.
March 26, 2014
Wednesday
A6
Staff SERVING CANADA’S SUNSHINE CAPITAL
Brant Kersey Publisher
Cindy Beaulieu Sales Manager
Chad Saxon Co-Editor
Norm Park Co-Editor
Melanie Tribiger Production Manager Advertising Sales Representatives: Deanna Tarnes Kristen O'Handley Teresa Hrywkiw Candace Wheeler Editorial Staff: Jordan Baker Josh Lewis
Production Staff: Trinda Jocelyn Riley Dyck Peggy Volmer Accounting: Kim Schoff Reception: Gayle Worsnop
Volume 111 Issue 39 Contact us: Phone: 634-2654 Fax: 634-3934 e-mail: editor@estevanmercury.ca 68 Souris Ave. N., Estevan By mail: Box 730, Estevan, Sask. S4A 2A6 website: www.estevanmercury.ca
Subscription Rates:
In Saskatchewan - $58.26 In Canada - $63.56 In the U.S. $95.00 Over Seas - $110.00
Editorial
Actual debate is appreciated There was a time when Estevan city council was can’t miss viewing. With the mayor and councillors of the day constantly sparring with each other, council became a bi-weekly soap opera. It wasn’t exactly Dallas, but it was pretty darn fun to watch. We would never advocate a return to those days where council did more fighting among themselves than passing meaningful motions, but their meetings have become painfully dull over the past few years. There has been little or no debate during open meetings, especially on matters of importance. Sure, they’ll debate the merits of sand versus crumb rubber for almost an hour, but when it came to something as important as raising taxes, council barely spent 10 minutes on the subject. It was obvious that when it came to matters of importance, the debate was held behind closed doors and the open meeting of council was merely a rubber stamp. That’s why we took notice at the March 17 open council meeting when council held a good old fashioned debate
Prairie Perspective MURRAY MANDRYK Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post
Member Canadian Community Newspapers Association. Member Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association. Audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published weekly by Prairie Newspaper Group Limited Partnership, 68 Souris Avenue N., Estevan, Saskatchewan. Postal address: Box 730 Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 2A6 The Estevan Mercury is owned and operated by Prairie Newspaper Group Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of Glacier Media Inc. Advertising rates are available upon request and are subject to change without notice. Conditions of editorial and advertising content: The Estevan Mercury attempts to be accurate in Editorial and Advertising content; however, no guarantee is given or implied. The Estevan Mercury reserves the right to revise or reject any or all editorial and advertising content as the newspaper’s principals see fit. The Estevan Mercury will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of an advertisement, and is not responsible for errors in advertisements except for the space occupied by such errors. The Estevan Mercury will not be responsible for manuscripts, photographs, negatives and other related material that may be submitted for possible publication. All of the Estevan Mercury’s content is protected by Canadian Copyright laws. Reviews and similar mention of material in this newspaper is granted on the provision that The Estevan Mercury receives credit. Otherwise, any reproduction without the permission of the publisher is prohibited. Advertisers purchase space and circulation only. Rights to any advertisement produced by The Estevan Mercury, including artwork, typography, photos, etc., remain the property of this newspaper. Advertisements or parts thereof may not be reproduced or assigned without the consent of the publisher.
We acknowledge financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities.
Mixed news in budget Budgets are seldom remembered for what’s not in them … although that sure seems to be the theme of the 2014-15 budget. What was not in the budget was any property tax increase to pay for infrastructure, as foolishly suggested by Premier Brad Wall in pre-budget talk. What also wasn’t in the budget was the much-speculated increase tax on credit unions. Had the province altered the current arrangement in which credit unions pay the small business tax rate of just two per cent on only their first $500,000, it would have cost them more than $7 million a year. With so many credit unions located in rural Saskatchewan, this would have been a hit to our smaller communities in particular. One might also suggest that there wasn’t as much revenue in the budget as one might have hoped. Projected government revenue of $14.07 billion for 2014-15 is a 0.7 per cent decrease from last year and a huge departure from what Saskatchewan has enjoyed for a decade now. This is largely due to nearly a
on whether or not to move forward with a new bio-solids building for the waste water treatment plant. Although the topic may not be the most interesting, or appetizing, the debate was notable if for no other reason than such discussions are so rare. On one side of the matter you had Councillors Greg Hoffort and Kevin Smith stating their case to delay construction for a year. On the other side were Councillors Dennis Moore, Lori Carr, Brian Johnson and Mayor Roy Ludwig who were of the opinion that construction needed to begin this year. Both camps presented their points in a spirited, yet thoughtful manner. There was no name calling, and we are fairly certain that Earth did not spin off its axis. The debate left those in attendance, especially the members of the media that have been subjected to years of mostly banal proceedings, wondering where the heck that type of discussion has been the last few years. Any level of government, whether it’s municipal, provincial or federal, should
strive to be as open and transparent as possible. The City, and members of council, have always been very available to the media when a request for information or an interview has been made. But the lack of open debate in chambers has been a black mark on their record. Taxpayers deserve to hear why their councillors voted for a tax increase or why they decided to not allow a particular development to proceed. It’s one thing for the media to report on such matters, it’s a whole other for residents to hear it from the horse’s mouth. In fact, a new era of openness would do nothing but increase taxpayer confidence in council. Voters may not always agree with the decisions made, but if they are able to hear why they are made, they can at least respect the thought that went into it. Council will never, and should never, become the circus it once was, but there is nothing wrong with a little debate and disagreement. Here’s hoping that last week’s meeting was the start of a new era of openness.
$400-million drop in net income from other government business enterprises, but the real culprit is taxation revenue (increasing only $212 million to $6.8 billion) and non-renewable resource revenue (increasingly only $142 million to nearly $2.7 billion). The latter two numbers don’t bode well for rural Saskatchewan fueled by the agriculture economy (which contributes mightily to income and sales tax revenue) and oil, natural gas and potash production (which provides the bulk of our natural resource revenue from royalties). Also, average oil prices of $98 US a barrel are predicted to dip slightly for the next five years and only bounce back up to $96 a barrel by 2018. The same goes for potash, averaging $345 a tonne in 2013. It will only recover to $287 a tonne by 2018. Wheat at $257 a tonne average in 2013 is also expected to slide and only recover to $264 a tonne by 2018. And canola at $542 a tonne last year will take an even more dramatic dip and is only expected to recover to $537 a tonne by 2018 after its drop. These are less than hopeful signs for the rural economy. So are budget prognostications of an $800-million increase in public debt to $11.8 billion in 2014. Also missing is any sign of a solid debtreduction strategy. As for all the fuss and bother last year over nursing homes, there’s just not much new in this budget. And, certainly, there is no expectation of a contribution to the Saskatchewan Futures Fund, largely because resource revenues will remain below the five-year
average. So was this a budget of failed expectations? Well, that’s not necessarily completely the case for rural Saskatchewan. The Sask. Party government will continue its aggressive infrastructure strategy, including $2 billion in Crown corporation capital projects. Among those projects will be $355 million to expand SaskTel’s wireless network, $300 million for SaskEnergy’s pipeline expansion and $1.2 billion for SaskPower, much of which will go to clean coal projects in southern Saskatchewan. This is good news for rural people and the rural economy. There will also be $887 million more spent on government capital infrastructure. That will include: hospital renewals in Moose Jaw, Prince Albert and North Battleford; renovations to St. Brieux School, construction of schools in Langenburg and Gravelbourg and design of new schools for Martensville and Warman, and $4.5 million to Yorkton’s Parkland Regional College and another $1 million to the Southeast Regional College. Highways will receive $405 million that will include the twinning of Hwy. 16 from Saskatoon to Clavet and Hwy. 39 from Estevan to Bienfait, plus work on Hwy 7’s passing lanes from Delisle to Rosetown. And while the $371-million agriculture budget is less than last year, there will be $7.5 million more for research and marketing. This is nearly a 10 per cent increase, in excess of the average budget increase. It is a budget that seems more defined by what’s not in it, but there are a few goodies for rural folks.
March 26, 2014
WEDNESDAY
A7
Waving farewell to the grand dames Billy Joel was somewhat mistaken when he penned the lyrics suggesting that “only the good die young.” Estevan said goodbye to a couple of its Grand Dames who were not young, but definitely good people. Olive Murphy and Audrey Torgunrud, aged 98 and 103 respectively, waved a cheerful farewell within the last two weeks and I, for one, will miss their friendly demeanours and rollicking sense of humour. Those of you who are more recent to Estevan, missed meeting and getting to know these senior ladies who managed to convey the spirit of an Estevan past that should be injected into the Estevan of the present and future. By the time I got to know them, they were already esteemed seniors who had lost husbands too early but had forged on with supportive families and friends. I shared a birth date with Audrey, so we exchanged greetings every year after we discovered this wonderful connection. I also served on a couple of committees with her and loved her attitude around the conference table. I heard her once utter the edict “do it right or don’t bother.” She was an advocate of listening as a great communication tool and don’t worry, she could also talk … a lot when required, and she was a fountain of learned information. Olive was one of those endearing personalities who grew on you, sort of like a fungus you couldn’t get rid of. And she wouldn’t mind my comparing her to fungus, because she would “get it.” Anyone who was on Olive’s phone list will surely be able to share wonderful stories. I always took her calls, no matter what was on my desk or who was in my office, and she never disappointed. That call would make my day. “I heard a good one,” she’d say, and then go on to repeat her joke of the week. Often they were off-coloured or at least naughty, and she’d just give that engaging chuckle and hang up. “What do you think about this,” she’d say on other unofficial phone-in days, and then engage you in a discussion or argument or the negotiation of the moment. “Is he for real or just a pretender?” she’d ask. Or she might call and suggest that “you need to get a good job.” And then continue to tell me why. A day after the publication of a controversial story, she might phone and state something that might go like this, “you know you weren’t right. Well, maybe you were, but I don’t think so. You probably know that already though, don’t you?” That would be followed by her unabridged version of what may have gone down on the news front. She never failed to evoke a laugh. The last time I visited Olive Murphy she was living in Creighton Lodge. It was mid-morning, her makeup was perfect, her hair done up and her smile was on. “You know I’m 98. I think I’d like to get to 102. That sounds about right. What do you think?” she said with a chuckle, then suggested that I was probably good with 98 seeing as how she brought me so much aggravation. I wasn’t. But we don’t have a say in those matters. They waved goodbye and Estevan is poorer for their leaving.
Norm Park
All Things Considered
Letters to the Editor
Jackie Fitzsimmons
REALTOR® / Branch Manager
306-421-6636
www.bhgress.ca Unit #1390A, 400 King St. Estevan, SK S4A 2B4
Kudos to theatre owners The Editor: I had the occasion yesterday to attend a movie in the new Orpheum Theatre. Al and Jocelyn Dougherty have to be congratulated on the great job they have done in refurbishing this theatre, which I believe celebrates its 100th anniversary next month. Theatres in most other cities in our province pale in comparison to the Orpheum. It is a pleasure to attend a movie in this facility. On a more negative note, the crowds attending the Estevan Bruin playoff games were very disappointing. To have less than 1,000 people at each of these games is an embarassment. Compare that with the Melfort Mustangs who had
over 1,300 fans in both of their first two home games against Humboldt. Melfort is less than half our size. Although we had a team this year that finished in the middle of the pack most games were exciting with lots of close games, many of them going into overtime. Also, our rink is the nicest in the province with great sight lines, warm conditions and comfortable seating. Thanks to the Bruin players, coaches, executive and support staff for the great entertainment over the winter! Gary St. Onge Estevan
Canadian employers need to help fill the skills void The Editor: There’s been a lot of talk lately in government and business about the skilled worker shortage in Canada. But a lot of that talk misses a critical point. What we should be talking about instead is the shortage in workers who have adequate essential skills. Essential skills are the skills we all must have to thrive in our work. Oral communication, reading, document use, computer use, working with others, basic math, thinking, continuous learning and writing are the essential skills. Every job demands these skills in varying degrees, and they are transferable from one job to the next. Canadians should all leave school with these skills, and continue to develop them over time. In fact, studies have proven that the more of these skills we have and use, the better our health, the higher our incomes and the more we engage in our communities. Unfortunately, they are also the skills that more employers than ever are complaining they lack. It’s not a question of whether you either have them or you don’t; think of them as a continuum. Many of us have some of these skills, but not enough to thrive in today’s knowledge-based economy. There is an oversupply of people whose skill levels fall short and a huge number of jobs that need people to be further along the continuum. The cost of the skills gap is difficult to calculate, but Serge Coulombe and Jean-François Tremblay, economics professors at the University of Ottawa, have estimated that a one per cent gain in literacy skills leads to a 2.5 per cent increase in productivity and a 1.5 per cent increase in GDP – a potential boost of $27 billion in today’s economy. Our school systems have begun to realize they have not been keeping up. Alberta, for one, is refocusing its K-12 curriculum on literacy and numeracy, and is overhauling the whole education system to ensure its students have the skills required for the 21st Century. The skills on which they are placing new emphasis look a lot like what we identify as essential skills. The recent Programme of International Student Assessment results showed that the math scores of Canada’s 15-year-olds are 14 points lower than they were nine years ago. In light of this, many jurisdictions across the country are taking a hard look at “Discovery Math” and other recent innovations in education to make sure children have both the basic skills they need, as well
as the capacity to think critically and work creatively. Changes to our K-12 systems will need time to design, implement and take effect. On the post-secondary front, our institutions are also experiencing increased demands for graduates who are “job-ready.” This includes not only job-specific skills, but also the essential skills of communicating, thinking and working with others that are so vital in today’s fastpaced high-performance workplaces. Post-secondary institutions of all stripes have instituted committees to advise on program content and other initiatives to help meet these demands. There is one sector though that is not pulling its weight to get the supply and demand of essential skills in equilibrium. A sector that seems to be making demands, but not doing enough about improving the supply. Canadian employers have lagged in workplace training investment compared to their OECD competitors, dropping training budgets by more than 40 per cent over the last decade. It is hardly coincidental that they also lag in labour productivity and competitiveness. Employers in Canada, and especially in the West where we are also experiencing a technical skills shortage, would be well advised to invest in workplace essential skills training for their employees. They cannot hire their way out of this problem – there just are not enough workers available. They would find that the increased productivity from their existing and “up-skilled” workforce would help to offset some of the technical shortages they are experiencing. They would also find an increase in safety, employee retention and customer satisfaction. In fact, the benefits far outweigh the costs. Workplace training is available through a variety of providers, including government agencies, colleges and non-profit organizations that specialize in programming specific to each sector and often to the individual employer. And while the details have yet to be worked out it appears that if certain criteria are met this training would be eligible for funding under the Canada Job Grant. The essential skills shortage is a pan-Canadian skilled problem. It is time for all of us to recognize that these skills are aptly named and demand that employers play their part in increasing the essential skills supply. Janet Lane, Director of Human Capital Policy, Canada West Foundation
2014
RAM 1500
SPORT
367 BW
2014
OVERLAND
$ WWW.POWERDODGE.CA
SPORT
Jeep Grand Cherokee 14027
$
AS LOW AS
Jeep Patriot
AS LOW AS
325 BW
14153
14115
2014
$
AS LOW AS
199 BW
306-634-3644 • 409 Kensington Ave.
A8 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
City to move ahead with construction of bio-solids building Following a spirited debate in council, the City of Estevan is moving forward with plans to construct a new bio-solids building in 2014. A tender package for the much-delayed facility was presented at the March 17 regular meeting of council. Wilhelm Construction Services of Estevan came in with the low bid of $1.421 million. However, that figure was well over the $800,000 that had been initially esimated for the project and although the city is moving forward, they have decided to push the purchase of the requisite equipment for the facility to 2015. The decision was not arrived at unanimously though. Councillor Kevin Smith said he was not pleased with the prospect of beginning the building in 2014 but not purchasing the equipment until the fol-
lowing year. Smith said he is tired of the City not completing projects and also expressed concerns that the project was well over the budgeted figure of $800,000. “I’m a little disappointed with our engineering firms that give us estimates that are unrealistic,” Smith said. Councillor Greg Hoffort concurred with Smith and suggested the City approach Wilhelm Construction about the potential of tabling the project until 2015. The four other members of council expressed concern about the prospect of waiting another year for a variety of reasons. Mayor Roy Ludwig noted that he was worried if the City did decide to wait another year they run the risk of the costs being higher. There were also concerns raised about the safety of employees as
the report indicated the drywall was failing and there was inadequate heating and ventilation. “I’m not sitting around this council chamber and having the (government) come in and shut us down and then what do we do with our solid wastes,” said Councillor Brian Johnson in reference to the health concerns. “We need to be really watchful of costs around this council table but on things like this I am not going to penny pinch. There are things that the city runs on and needs. These are the things we that charge utility bills for, taxpayers pay money for.” The decision to start construction was eventually passed by a 4-2 margin with Smith and Hoffort voting against. Ludwig, Johnson and Councillors Dennis
Moore and Lori Carr voted in favour of the motion. Speaking after the meeting, Ludwig said the uncertainty of how much costs could rise was behind his decision to vote yes. He added if council had opted to wait, the earliest they could use the facility would have been the fall of 2015. “If we wait until next year, go through the tenders, get the building in place, we will be another year. Not only that, then the machinery to go inside will probably have increased.” The bio-solids building is used to house the solid material that is removed during the treatment of Estevan’s wastewater. Ludwig said the solids are compacted in the building and then taken to the City landfill where they use it as fertilizer. “It ends up being good fertilizer.”
Chamber AGM covers all the bases It was a mix of business and pleasure at the Estevan Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting last week. The gathering of Estevan business leaders March 19 at the Days Inn Plaza allowed members to review the chamber’s financial situation, hear from the organization’s president and executive director, and conduct some casual networking over dinner. MNP completed the auditor’s report for the Chamber of Commerce, Byron Mack addressed the state of the chamber’s finances. He noted the chamber ran a deficit of $93,444 in 2013, largely because of the contribution made to the Souris Valley Museum, which in the past was part of the chamber. “In the past the Souris Valley Museum has been run under the wing of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce. In the current year, the Souris Valley Museum was set up as its own entity,” said Mack. “The assets and operations were moved from the chamber into a separate organization.” The net assets that were moved over totaled $104,111, which included cash and “hard” assets for
Ken Rowan the museum to operate, Mack said. He added that while factoring in those costs resulted in the deficit, without those costs, which won’t exist in the future, the chamber was running a modest surplus of $10,667. Membership revenues increased by $27,000 to total $80,954 in 2013, while members increased from 301 to 318 in the past year.
Byron Mack
During the regular business portion of the event, board members both new and old were installed in a brief ceremony. Returning members included Greg Hoffort, Lori Naka and Lynn Chipley. Returning executive members included treasurer Josh LeBlanc, second vice-president Karen Anderson, first vice-president Nathan Wilhelm and president Ken Rowan.
New members installed during the meeting were: Aaron Ludwig, Sheila Guenther, Catherine Welta-Eagles, John Williams and Caryn Halbert. RCMP sergeant Cate Rigaux performed the installation of the members. The membership also had to grant approval of four new bylaws, the first of which was concerning borrowing power. The bylaw authorizes the board
to borrow to finance the affairs of the chamber, while prohibiting any one individual from authorizing any contract of indebtedness without an unanimous vote by the board of directors. The second bylaw, concerning directors’ compensation, states that officers or directors of the chamber shall receive no remuneration for services rendered though the board
may grant payment for reasonable expenses. The third bylaw included a dissolution clause, whereby the board of directors may dissolve the chamber only through a two-thirds majority vote of the members. The final bylaw regarded the inspection of the books, stating that the chamber should make available to members all financial records and minutes of the board meetings. All bylaws were read into the record by Rowan and voted in unanimously by the membership. Planning continues for the upcoming Estevan Energy Expo, which will be held June 11 to 13. The stage will include a group of high-profile speakers with backgrounds and knowledge of the Energy industry. Slated to speak are Tim McMillan, Energy and Resource minister; Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin; Neil Wildgust, Petroleum Technology Research Centre; Max Ball, SaskPower Clean Coal Technologies; Kirsten Marcia, DEEP Earth Energy Production; Mike Crabtree, Saskatchewan Research Council; and Melinda Yurkowski, Saskatchewan Ministry of Economy.
409 Kensington Ave.
306-634-3644
www.PowerDodge.ca Trevor Knibbs Owner
John Prette Sales Manager
Chris Oleshko Finance Specialist
Travis Olver Sales Consultant
Brandon Stone Finance Specialist
Mike Keating Sales Consultant
Brad Belitski Parts Manager
Jared Amyot Sales Consultant
Laurie Kyle Fixed Operations Manager
Jay Trivedi Sales Consultant
If you haven’t shopped Power Dodge you may have paid too much!
Family Owned & Operated Since 1937
Doug Sands Sales Manager
Dustin Sands Sales Consultant
Taryn Cheney Sales Consultant
Estevan Motors Ltd. Family Owned and & Operated Since 1937
One Stop Headquarters Corner of 4th & Souris
306-634-3629
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 A9
EFRS Called To Fire
Estevan Fire Rescue Service was called to a fire Monday at local business Border Insulators. A fire broke out in the companies paint shop early in the afternoon and completely destroyed the building. Photo by Chad Saxon.
14035UC00
A10 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Mohammed Waseem
Trevor Knibbs
Rev. Stewart Miller
Lynn Chipley
Marge Young
Five vying for vacant council seat The open seat on Estevan city council has drawn a significant amount of interest. Five people have filed their paperwork in an effort to fill the spot left vacant when former Councillor Chris Istace quit after moving to B.C. Looking to replace Istace are: Mohammed Waseem, Trevor Knibbs, Rev. Stewart Miller, Marge Young and Lynn Chipley. Waseem will be taking his second stab at earning a seat on council. He ran in the 2012 election and finished a respectable eighth place. The local business owner was the first individual to file his papers when nominations opened earlier this month.
Like Waseem, Knibbs also brings a business background to the table. In a previous interview Knibbs said he is excited about the future of the city and would like to become a part of helping Estevan reach its potential. Rev. Stewart Miller is a familiar face to many in the community through his work at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Although this will be Miller’s first time running for public office he has served on various community groups throughout his two stints in Estevan. Young is also making her first run at public office but is no stranger to the political game. As a member of the Time To Twin Highway 39 committee, Young lobbied the provincial government to twin the highway from Regina
to North Portal. The efforts of Young and her fellow committee members went a long way towards keeping the issue in the spotlight and paid off when it was announced in 2013 that twinning had become a priority for the government. Rounding out the field is the most experienced candidate in Chipley. A veteran of two council terms, Chipley made a run for mayor in 2012 but finished second to Roy Ludwig. In a recent interview Chipley said the time away has not dulled her passion for making Estevan a better place to live and she is excited about the possibility of working with the new members of council and City administration.
Council Briefs
News and notes from the March 17 regular meeting of Estevan city council The meeting began with the presentation of the Saskatchewan Summer Games flag by games co-chairmen Brian Smith and Brian Senchuk. Estevan will host the Summer Games in 2016. • • • • • • George Barker of the Red Cross was on hand at the meeting to promote the annual Day of Pink, which will be held April 9 in Estevan. Council also passed a proclamation making April 9 Day of Pink day. • • • • • • Representatives from the Estevan Family Resource Centre went before council to ask for a financial allocation of $20,000 in 2014, up from the $10,000 provided in 2013. In their report to council, the Family Centre noted the reason they are asking for $10,000 more is because of the restructuring of the Community Initiatives Fund and the fact that the CIF is phasing out funding to family centres across the province, with the hope that cities in the which the centres have been running for a number of years will take over the funding. The Family Centre received $22,000 in 2013, which was less than half what they received the previous year. The request will be considered during budget deliberations. • • • • • • Council passed a motion to approve the 2014 membership fee in the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association. The fee, which is based on population, will cost the City $12,535 in 2014. • • • • • • The building report for February was presented at the meeting. The City issued 11 permits with a combined value of $1.15 million, bringing the
year to date total to $2.766 million. That is slightly behind the pace of 2013 as $3.54 million in permits had been issued through February. • • • • • • Council gave first reading to a rezoning bylaw that would clear the way for a two-story, four-unit residential row house to be built on the 800 block of Valley Street. The public will now have two weeks to raise any concerns about the project. • • • • • • Council was also forced to rescind a bylaw it had passed in 2013 that dropped the speed limit in the area from Wellock Road to Estevan’s north boundary to 50 km/hr from 80 km/hr. The initial request arose from the Board of Police Commissioners, however, the City recently learned they did not have the authority to make such a decision. The City also received a report from the Ministry of Highways that indicated they conducted a study in January which found that 80 km/hr was suitable for the area in question. 14035CC00
Congratulations to Brent Van De Woestyne
winner of the
Trip for Two to see Britney Spears in concert in Thank you to those who entered and these participating businesses. Wood Country Tap House Room By Room Estevan Eye Clinic Tosczak Auctions Jenny Joans Sobey’s Wilhelm Masonry
The Floor Store Cowtown Jackie Fitzsimmons-Better Homes & Gardens Jamie Dyer-Better Homes & Gardens South East Regional College Thunder City Power & Leisure Ideal Autobody Bell Medical
EXPRESS SOUTHEAST TRADER
306-634-2654
www.estevanmercury.ca
Feed Favourite Messages Events Photos Browse Pages Pages Fee d Liked Pag es Apps App Cente r Promotio ns
Miche le F
Frien ranko show dus reunion nderw ay!
30 likes
20 com ments 10 min utes ago via mo Corry W bile illiams WOW can’t w ait Anna Le e Whe n is it co ming?
BELIEVE IT? How do Canadians know if it’s true (or not)? They turn to the trusted source: Newspapers in print, online, tablet and phone. And, research finds that they trust the ads there too – more than those in any other medium. Be where Canadians look.
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 A11
Chipley aiming Twinning advocate for council return running for council Feeling that she still has something left to contribute to her community, Lynn Chipley is taking another run at a seat on city council. Chipley was one of five candidates to file their papers in advance of last Wednesday’s deadline and is the only member of the group with any previous experience. The owner of Century 21 Border Real Estate Service served two terms as councillor before making an unsuccessful run for mayor in 2012. Since that defeat, Chipley has remained involved in the community and said there are a handful of items that were started while she was on council and she would like to see them come to fruition. “They may happen with or without me because I know towards the end of my last term there were a lot of good plans,” Chipley said. “I’d love to be part of the strategic planning that I know is going to come forward and help decide what should be prioritized.” Although she has been off council for less than two years, there has been a significant amount of change at city hall since Chipley last served. Council has three new members and both the city manager and treasurer have also been replaced. Chipley said she likes the direction taken by the new council and administrative team and would enjoy the opportunity to work with them. “The whole transparency of governance of the City is so important. I think the City had lost a lot of credibility. I think people were surprised to find out how broke we really were. Even councillors were surprised to find out how broke we really were so there was not enough transparency to our public, there wasn’t enough transparency between our administration and council,” she said. “That has entirely changed. I am so proud of the people that were elected because (change) is not an easy thing to do. I’m proud of them for doing it, in the right way, and making sure they knew what was happening before they made a decision. I’d like to be part of that group and I know I can work with all of the people that are there and I believe I can contribute.” Sticking with that theme of change, Chipley said she has been through some significant events in both her personal and professional lives since the 2012 election race. Chipley feels those changes have shaped the way she now runs her business and would also influence her work as councillor should she be elected. Aside from finishing some of the work that began while she was on council, Chipley said she will also continue to strive to make Estevan a better place to live. “To me it’s always about quality of life. We are always apologetic here; we are one of the best places in the world to live from an economic standpoint and yet we are somehow still apologetic about our town and I would really love to change how we think about ourselves. “I guess I think I still have something to give in that respect and I hope that I will be able to do that.”
She said she had been thinking about running for a seat at the Estevan City Council table for some time and felt now was an opportune time to test the local political waters. Marge Young, a local, vocal advocate for the twinning of Highways 39 and 6 (south) with an emphasis on safety within the local and regional transportation corridors, said civic politics has always interested her. A retired educator, Young has been a resident of Estevan since 1968 and she said she is now in a position where she can devote time to local issues. “I have children and grandchildren here, so I do really care where our city is going.” Young began her teaching career in 1974 and obtained her education degree from the University of Regina in 1979 and taught for 30 years in the local system, retiring from Spruce Ridge School in 2007. On the local volunteer front, Young said she was on the original Estevan Summer Games executive committee from 1978 to 1980 and was chairwoman for all the swimming, diving and water polo events that were held at the former Woodlawn Regional Park pool. She said she enjoyed working with the likes of Games co-ordinators like Ed Komarnicki and Lynn Prime and she still has the Games flag that flew over the pool during that event. In 1991, Young was co-founder of an attention deficit disorder support group for parents that provided educational tools for teachers and physicians and organized a conference at ECS that dealt with that affliction, which was an emerging concern in the health-care, field at the time. She later served on a provincial committee that looked into learning disabilities and ADD. In 2009, Young turned her attention to the highway twinning topic and the need for safer roads and transportation issues in the region, and she also took on membership duties for the Conservative Souris-Moose Mountain Constituency Association. “I am concerned with Estevan’s $38 million debt load, but first I’ll have to learn how we got to that point and then how can we pay it down. I believe we should begin now. At the same time, I know we also have to repave a lot of streets, but first the watermains below them need to be replaced. Somehow we have to get that done, too. There is no pride in saying we have low taxes, if we don’t have a good looking city.” Young said she remains concerned over the CP Railway’s transloading facility in the central part of the city and rail transportation of oil and other dangerous commodities, generally. She feels safer tanker cars have to be deployed quickly to transport the oil and there needs to be manifest information regarding dangerous commodities rolling through the city on rail or truck on a regular basis. That’s why she’s happy to see some action finally on a truck bypass, but concerns remain regarding its entry and exit points. She feels an intersection on Highway 47 north will need to be monitored closely with the installation of traffic lights, if necessary. With an increasing number of impaired drivers on the road, and corresponding increases in policing enforcement, the need for safety features is valid, she said. With all this focus on safety, she said she’ll remain interested in how first responders are being trained in and around Estevan and how they communicate with nearby rural municipalities and towns. “The volume of traffic is only going to get larger and more intense,” she said. “It’s all a part of who we are as citizens and how safe we are.”
Outram-Torquay commnuity news
Correspondent Betty Ribling On March 8, a tea was held for Henk and Johanna Lievaart to celebrate their 60th anniversary. The event was held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estevan. Many friends and fami-
ly came to join in the celebration. A 40-minute program was put on by the family. Adrian Lievaart gave a brief history of the past 60 years. The whole family group sang and six of the great grandchildren sang two songs, followed by hugs for their great
grandparents. The other two were too young to join in the singing. Other performances from the family included a voice and flute duet, a piano duet, a piano solo of a classical rendition of His Eye is on the Sparrow, a speech arts poem and a reading. The program ended with two songs sung by the Trinity Lutheran Church choir. A slide show was also prepared for the occasion, which played throughout the afternoon. A load of work was put into it as it highlighted the last 60 years of Henk and
Purchase an
YOUR DONATIONS CREATE SURVIVORS LIKE KRISTEN.
AFT Treatment
for $299 and Receive a FREE microderm abrasion session and application of Jane Iredale makeup SAVE (the make up Oprah uses) over00 $ 200 Offer expires March 31, 2014
PLEASE GIVE NOW. heartandstroke.ca
Holy Family RCSSD #140
Rooted in Christ, Serving in 14-01-13 Love Kindergarten Registration
HSF_DonationsAd_3x4_NEWS_Col_v2.indd 1
Johanna’s life. It will be a most treasured DVD. On March 10, 1954, Henk and Johanna were married in Holland. Three weeks later they left their families there to start a new adventure together, farming in a new country and new province, Saskatchewan. After working for a few farmers they purchased their own farm by Outram and are still there today. They raised three children who are married and now Henk and Johanna have eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Wilma married Jerry Mantei
5:21 PM
April 1 st - 16 th
Children m ust be 5 years of age as of D ec. 31, 2014.
*******
Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur To register call the school secretary @ 634-‐ 4249. PreK & Kindergarten Information Night – April 1, 2014 @ 7:00
*******
St. Mary’s School To register call the school secretary @ 634-‐ 3541. PreK & Kindergarten Information Night – April 2, 2014 @ 6:30
*******
Pre-Kindergarten Program Applications are also being
accepted for the 2014-2015 school year at BOTH Sacred Heart and St. Mary’s Schools. Children are eligible to attend once they are three years old. For more information contact Mary Ellen
Barreth, Principal, Sacred Heart/Sacré Coeur at 306-634-4249
or David Murphy, Principal, St. Mary’s School at 306-634-3541.
Henk and Johanna and may God grant you many more years of happiness together. Joe and Christine Pyra from North Battleford spent the weekend visiting Jeff and Heather Pyra and children at Outram. When here they were able to attend the first few sessions of the Estevan District Music Festival. They were pleased to watch their grandson Jacob Pyra perform at the festival. The community sends its sympathy to the family of Gloria Kiniak who passed away Feb. 10 at the age of 65.
TALK TIME CLASSES
A time to practice Ensligh skills and increase vocabulary Tuesday Morning Advanced • 9:30-11:00 (registration required) Thursday Evenings Intermediate/Mixed • 6:30-7:30 (Drop-in)
For the 2014-2015 School Year
English/French Im m ersion
and Adriaan married Rose Mack. Both live in the area with their families as well. Roxanna married Jack Rutko and they live in Calgary with their two daughters who also live in Calgary. Henk and Johanna would like to thank all who extended warm wishes from those who attended the tea or sent cards. They feel really blessed to have so many family and friends in their lives. They look forward to spending many more years together with their family and friends. Congratulations to
Say good bye to brown spots & sun damage. The AFT photofacial targets blood vessels & brown spots. Makes pores appear smaller & tightens the skin.
Call today to book your appointment! Ph: 306.634.6789 Fax: 306.634.6793 3-419 Kensington, Estevan, SK S4A 2H8 (Strip Mall by Wal-Mart)
www.bellmedicalaesthetics.com
Classes will run until the end of June at the Estevan Public Library 701 Souris Avenue Phone: 306-636-1626 • Fax: 306-634-5830 Email: estevanliteracy@myaccess.ca www.estevanliteracy.weebly.com
A12 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Radiothon receives more than $50,000 After 12 hours on the air, the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation ended the Radiothon with a heavier wallet than when it started. The foundation held its annual fundraising event over the Estevan airwaves on March 19, collecting $52,400 in donations, though Becky Conly, the foundation’s executive director noted donations were still coming as of Monday, and they were probably looking at a grand total of around $54,000. “The day went very well. We really enjoyed having it at the St. Joseph’s Hospital,” said Conly. “The staff really liked the atmosphere that it created, having the music and the live ads going. We had a lot of volunteers there going on the radio and helping (on the phones).” This was the first year the event was stationed at the hospital, with it being held at the Estevan Shoppers Mall in the past. The only hiccup was a brief worry about being able to plug into the building’s Internet connection. “It is a radiothon for the hospital and it was just nice to bring people through the door and really see what they’re giving to,” added Conly. “We had lots of walk up donations as well, so lots of people came through the doors who wouldn’t necessarily have come through the doors.” The SJHF carries a wish list that includes many items and it will be up to the hospital to give the foundation some direction. Conly said they will work closely with hospital executive director Greg Hoffort on what the most pressing needs of the hospital are. Conly said they need a new blood pressure machine and a vital signs monitor right away, along with a syringe pump for dialysis. Those are some of the things the money will likely be spent on first. As the event unfolded a number of hospital staff, volunteers and some patients were welcomed onto the radio to talk a little about the hospital and share their stories. Emergency room manager Tara Daoust talked about the
Don Kindopp, left, and Greg Hoffort were ready to serve the public at a pancake breakfast held last Wednesday morning in conjunction with the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation Radiothon. importance of the ER department and all the equipment inside that allows staff to diagnose and treat patients quickly. Renee Goulet, manager of OBS and maternity shared some information on what the donations of the past have purchased to help hospital staff in her department. Schools from around the city also made their way to the hospital to present the spoils of their own fundraisers that they were now ready to donate to the foundation.
“For us to raise almost $54,000 in 12 hours just shows the generosity of the individuals and businesses here in Estevan. Without them calling in to donate we wouldn’t have success at this radiothon,” said Conly. “It’s not something you can plan for. You just have to hope that people are going to call in and make donations. This is the third year now and each year it has been a success thanks to the generosity from Estevan.”
Some upgrades sought at library Staff at the Estevan Public Library is looking to spruce up library space, making it both more inviting and comfortable. To do that, the library is looking toward the public to help make the space around the books one that everyone can enjoy. That will mean some new furniture and the ability to keep the sun out at certain times of the day. It’s the cloth furniture they are looking to replace because it’s growing more out of date and more difficult in terms of upkeep,
said Kate-Lee Donohoe, the library’s manager. “A lot of the furniture that we have is cloth, and I’m thinking that we’re hoping to switch to something that is easier to keep clean,” she said. “The stuff we have has been here for quite a while and it would be nice to have something that’s a little more attractive, a little more modern and easier to keep clean than what we have now.” She added that they are looking for furniture that is flexible and user friendly, considering the furniture
Friday Lunchtime Lenten Services Schedule These ecumenical, lunchtime services run from 12:05 pm to 12:30 pm Lunch will be served after the service 12:30 - 12:45 A free will offering will be taken.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Theme for 2014: Beatitudes March 14 March 21 March 28 April 4 April 11
- St. Paul’s United Church - Trinity Lutheran - St. John the Baptist - St. Peter’s Lutheran - Salvation Army
Blessed are:
Those who mourn The Meek The Hungry The Merciful The Pure in Heart
Sponsored by the Estevan Ministerial Association. Call any participating church for more information.
Ask us about
our 12” Family Special
We Deliver
Enjoy it here or get it to Go!
Downtown Estevan www.towercafe.ca
306-634-2220
in the library experiences some things outside the boundary of normal wear and tear. “I don’t know if there’s anything you can get that keeps kids from jumping on the couches,” she said with a laugh. “I don’t know what’s friendly for that.” As far as being able to clean the potential furniture, Donohoe noted they recently attended Estevan Diversified Services who have some furniture that can be cleaned with Lysol wipes, and that’s something they would be looking for as a replacement. “Even for the whole sanitary feature of it, it’s a little bit cleaner for the various people who are using it all the time.” Donohoe said they are primarily looking for financial donations, though if
Kate-Lee Donohoe the right piece of furniture is directed their way, that would be acceptable. “We don’t want anything too old or already been used, that type of thing, but we’re open to any suggestions,” she said. The other issue in the library, which has been an ongoing one since it opened, is the heat when
14035TS00
the sun gets high in the sky and shines through the windows in the southeast corner of the library. “In our far corner, we have no blinds at all. Half the library has blinds, the other half doesn’t, and now that we’re using it as more of a socializing and meeting place, it gets pretty hot down there. Even today, the sun is shining and beaming down there and there are a few people, who in the summertime, they’re sweating and that’s not really the greatest.” They have added blinds to their operating budget for the last two years, she said, but haven’t been able to make it work, so they are now turning to the public to help raise the necessary funds. “We love having the windows, but it would be
nice if we could close them off. We have kids pretending they’re down at the beach sun tanning, lying on the ground.” On April 26, the library is hosting a family fundraiser, bringing in a magician from Regina. The location for the event has not yet been determined. “We’re trying to make it different from our programming, so we’re trying to have it in a different location, get us out in the community. Instead of people coming into the library, we’re going somewhere else.” Those who would like to help the library may call Donohoe at 306-636-1620. She said she can answer any questions about what they are looking to install regarding both blinds and furniture.
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 A13
Residents to have say on water fluoridation City council has passed a motion that will allow residents to have their say about whether or not to continue placing fluoride in our water. At the March 17 regular meeting, council voted unanimously to ask voters in the April 23 byelection their feelings regarding fluoride and if the City should continue the process, which began in 1960. Mayor Roy Ludwig said the process is not an expensive one at roughly $12,000 a year but it is labour intensive. He added the chemical also poses some health risks for City employees. “With the byelection we had the opportunity to ask a few questions on the ballot,” he said. “Although it’s not a huge cost, the equipment is expensive and it is a dangerous chemical.” In a report from water
Mayor Roy Ludwig treatment plant manager Kevin Sutter, it was noted the City uses hydrofluorosilcic acid as its fluoride. He said the chemical is an acid and in its concentrated form has many health risks for those handling it. The report added that fluoride is a naturally occurring substance in both surface and ground water but can be added in the
treatment process to prevent tooth decay. Most communities in Saskatchewan have 0.1 to 0.2 mg/L of naturally occurring fluoride in their water sources. To have any benefit for people, the levels have to be adjusted to 0.8 mg/L. The City of Estevan uses Boundary Dam as its source and water from the reservoir had a higher
fluoride level than most sources averaging out at 0.8 mg/L over the last 10 years. However, since 2009 the naturally occurring levels have been 0.2 to 0.3 mg/L due to consecutive runoff years. The City’s standard practice over the past 50 years has been to add fluoride whenever the levels in the raw water dropped below 1.0 mg/L. In 2010 they dropped their level to 0.8 mg/L based on industrial standards and the recom-
mendations of regulators. With respect to operations at the plant, Sutter’s report said the process ties up resources, equipment and funds. He added that the corrosive nature of the chemical also takes a major toll on the equipment as pumps are replaced every five years at a cost of $5,000 each. Sutter said while preparing the report he spoke with the Ministry of Health and Water Security Agency and neither presented any
14035HS00
PRO-LIFE ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BANQUET
www.estevanmercury.ca
CHECK US OUT ON THE WEB
concerns about non-fluoridation. He added many Saskatchewan communities have abandoned the practice. “If we quit that we would probably not miss a beat,” Ludwig said. “With your toothpaste, if you brush regularly you probably don’t need fluoride in your water.” The vote will not be binding but the City will likely use the wishes of residents to shape future practices.
Friday April 4th 5:30 pm Living Hope Church 100 King Street
Entertainment, home cooked meal and dessert. Door prizes, silent auction and raffles.
Guest Speaker: Gilles L’Heureux
Tickets available at the Pro-Life office or Henders Drugs
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 30 • 1 - 4 pm
209 Main Street, Lampman
$239,500 MLS# 484528
Dwight Thompson 306-421-7516
14035PS00
A14 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Icy Straits
Thin sheets of ice were found broken into puzzle pieces along the banks of the valley running on the north edge of the city last week.
Regional water system awaiting clear funding before decisions are made Decisions will have to be made and a plan forward must be forged as several rural municipalities and towns in southeast Saskatchewan eye the possibility of a regional water system connecting Estevan to Weyburn, feeding all the communities in between. The idea was kicked around in 2012, with the Town of Midale acting as the leading force behind the potential project. The Rafferty Regional Water Committee was formed with members of Midale, RM of Cymri, Macoun, Halbrite and Hitchcock sitting alongside representatives from the RMs of Estevan and Weyburn and officials from those cities as well. A feasibility study was commissioned and completed last year. The group has two options to consider, one being a water pipeline from Estevan to Weyburn, from which RMs, towns and villages along the way will be able to draw. The other is to construct a new water treatment plant in the rural area between the cities, which would feed the system without the infrastructure already in place in Estevan and Weyburn. Linda Dugan, Midale administrator, noted that if the committee decides to move forward on either of the
options, they will have to decide if they want to utilize the two cities or build a separate plant. Of course, making the decision marks the beginning of the project as much as it marks the end. “Even at that point, we have our plan in place, but we can’t do it without infrastructure funding and so far there have been no announcements,” said Dugan, noting funds from the announced Build Canada Innovation Program have not been made available. She said they were expecting the grants would open again in 2014, but the federal budget didn’t provide the exact funding allocations they were hoping for. Through those programs Dugan added, the funding structures are usually based on everyone paying a third of the cost, with a third of the money coming from each of the federal government, provincial government and the municipalities. She noted the project is potentially going to cost $55 million. “Funding is the big thing. I’m sure if we had the money, the decision would be made by now,” she said. Kevin Sutter, Estevan water treatment plant manager, has prepared a report for Estevan City council
based on the feasibility study. He said that looking at probable costs for either option over a 50-year lifespan, a new water treatment plant for the RMs would be the most cost-effective. “That was the engineering consultant’s recommendation and conclusion,” said Sutter. “Capital costs, it was going to be more expensive but operational wise, less expensive.” The municipal reps and the committee will have to decide which route will be best for them. Sutter said that if the group decides on a pipeline, it’s likely they would draw water from the new reservoir on the west end of Estevan that opened in the fall. “That’s probably where it would tie into the system. But if they don’t want water from the City of Estevan, it doesn’t really affect us,” Sutter said. “It’s the RMs’ decision, not the City of Estevan’s decision, in how they get their water. We will respond to their decision. If they want our water, we will probably have to make adaptations to deal with it,” he added. Sutter said the City of Estevan is willing to supply water up to and including Midale if the decision is made to proceed with the installation of a regional pipeline.
Estevan Shoppers Mall www.bhgressestevan.ca
306•634•5900 1518 Pettigrew Road
101 Hillcrest Drive
1253 Nicholson Road
11 Royal Heights Mobile Home Park
401 Walsh Street, Bienfait
$274,900 MLS®#490721
$115,000 MLS®#490666
$509,900 MLS®#490681
$184,900 MLS®#490648
$389,900 MLS®#488764
1525 1st Street
#202 - 1214 3rd Street
401 Willow Park Greens
16 Royal Heights Mobile Home Park
801 Phillips Place
$379,000 MLS®#482043
$269,900 MLS®#481839
$162,000 MLS®#481784
$80,000 MLS®#481003
$399,900 MLS®#480774
306 Young Street, Bienfait
11 West Valley Mobile Home Park
749 Youngberg Avenue
1883 Tedford Way
1514 Thorn Crescent
$199,000 MLS #487451
$137,500 MLS #487440
$329,900 MLS®#487364
$185,000 MLS #480496 ®
$189,000
MLS®#474589
®
®
ITS
ITS
N 2U
N 2U
1241 Nicholson Road
633 Deforest Street, Macoun
304 Railway Avenue, Lampman
112 Erikson Street, Midale
110 Erickson Street, Midale
$479,900 MLS®#483231
$153,000 MLS®#482685
$175,000 MLS®#482352
$339,900 MLS®#488526
$339,900 MLS®#488508
TROJAN NINE
SHANGRI-LA PLACE Brand New & Affordable 416 Main Street, Bienfait
ESTEVAN’S NEWEST SUBDIVISION
LOTS FOR SALE
Lots Starting at
Meigan Wilhelm REALTOR® 306-421-3982
Now taking reservation deposits 718 3rd Street
194,575
99,900
Lori Gonas REALTOR® 306-421-9884
MARISA CONDOS
Starting at $
$
Melanie Peters REALTOR® 306-421-6279
INTRODUCING
Mike DeBruyne REALTOR® 306-421-3348
Lisa Monteyne REALTOR® 306-421-7445
Jamie Dyer REALTOR® 306-421-3902
Jackie Fitzsimmons REALTOR® 306-421-6636
Joan Selk REALTOR® 306-421-6425
Charlotte Roettger REALTOR® 306-722-7411
Christine Brown REALTOR® 306-575- 8267
VJ Chandora REALTOR® 306-216-0098
Josh LeBlanc REALTOR® 306-421-6778 (part time)
Ken Rowan REALTOR® 306-461-9282 (part time)
* Information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. Subject to omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawl without notice. Not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale.*
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 A15
Credit Unions dodge bullet in budget Although reaction to the budget is decidedly mixed, there was no such ambiguity from Saskatchewan’s credit unions. There had been concerns that a change in taxes would have caused a major financial hit to the financial institutions. However, that did not take place and many are breathing a sigh of relief. “Saskatchewan credit unions are truly appreciative of government’s decision to maintain the current tax regime,” said Keith Nixon, CEO of SaskCentral.
“It is clear the Saskatchewan government recognizes the contributions credit unions have made to the communities of this province.” In a press release from SaskCentral it was noted that the current tax structure, which allows a two per cent small business tax rate on income, recognizes that credit unions are the small businesses of financial institutions. The approximately $7 million annually credit unions save through this deduction is reinvested in capital, used
to finance small and medium businesses, returned to members through dividends and contributed to organizations and communities. Saskatchewan also exempts credit unions from the provincial capital tax, which results in a savings of approximately $5 million annually. “Credit unions play an important role in the success of this province,” said Nixon. “We are grateful that we can continue to do so under this tax regime.” The announcement followed a significant grass roots advocacy campaign
by credit union members. “Our members showed their support for credit unions by sending postcards and letters to government and speaking with their MLAs,” said Nixon. “We believe government’s decision was the best one for credit union members and the province.” SaskCentral is owned by Saskatchewan credit unions to serve and represent their collective interests. There are 53 credit unions in Saskatchewan serving over 502,000 members.
rd
3 L I R P A
9 am
m p 6 -
S S A L G E Y E Y A D E ON
W O H S E M A R F
30
%
OFF
COMPLETE EYEWEAR AND SUNGLASSES
New patients and prescriptions welcome
306-634-4755
Drop in. No appointments necessary
140 - 1175 Nicholson Rd. Estevan, Sk.
Visit us on the Web: www.estevanmercury.ca
A16 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Metochos summer camps get volunteer boost It’s going to be a very busy summer at the Metochos Ministries Lutheran youth camps according to a couple of young veterans who have been involved in camp activities in the past. Mathew Wigley and his young brother Mason have been camp stalwarts in the past and expect to continue their leadership roles this coming summer. But first, they needed to join about 10 other camp volunteers last Saturday to disassemble about 20 camp bunk beds in the dormitory area and move them into the new main camp building so that new flooring could be installed in the dorm following some water damage this past winter. The team made quick work of the project that included 56 bunk bars, 20 mattresses, 77 pieces of wood connections and a few laughs. It was all done within an hour. The dormitories are located on the camp’s sprawling acreage located along the Rafferty reservoir a few
Mason (left) and Mathew Wigley were among the dozen volunteers who disassembled and moved 20 bunk beds from the dormitory area of Metochos Youth Camp into the main building on Saturday to accommodate a clean up and reflooring project at the camp due to winter water damage. The camp will be ready for summer activity beginning at the end of June. miles southwest of Estevan. A new main building was opened just a couple of years ago, allowing the summer programs to expand and
diversify. Mathew said he has been involved in camp action since he was a youngster and was the camp cook
last summer and will probably be a counsellor this time around while Mason has accepted responsibilities associated with the pro-
grams for younger campers. They said staff members get together shortly after the school year ends with the first staff training session
set for July 2. That includes some camp clean up work, which will probably include the re-assembling of the bunk beds. The first children’s camp gets underway on July 6 followed by a junior youth camp on July 13 and a senior camp that begins July 20. A family camp is slated for July 27 and a day arts camp is set for July 28. By early August, there will be another round of week-long camps starting with a children’s camp on Aug. 3 and a junior camp Aug. 10. Mathew said he recalled the transition years when the camp was relocated due to the creation of the Rafferty reservoir and how one summer, the camps consisted of tents and makeshift arrangements, which didn’t seem to negatively affect the camp at all. Registration for the camps is generally strong, he said. Further information regarding the camps and the Metochos site is available on their website.
Province, federal government sign jobs grant The provincial and federal government’s have signed a memorandum of understanding on the Canada Job Grant. Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and Economy Minister Bill Boyd, signed the MOU last week. Announced in Economic Action Plan 2013, the Canada Job Grant is a way of delivering training that will lead to a guaranteed job. It involves employers in training decisions so that Canadians will be equipped with the skills and training they need to fill available jobs. It is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes, in all industries and regions. The Canada Job Grant is part of the government’s commitment to address the paradox of too many Canadians without jobs
in an economy of too many jobs without Canadians. Quick Facts: • The number of available workers for every job vacancy (unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio) in Saskatchewan was 2.4 in December 2013, well below the national average of 6.3. • The hiring plans of Saskatchewan employers remain positive, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, with 29 per cent expecting to hire full-time, 62 per cent expecting to maintain staffing levels, and only nine per cent expecting to cut back in January 2014. • In the next five years, Saskatchewan expects to need 35,000 new workers and almost 60,000 replacement workers, according to the 2013 Saskatchewan Employment
Forecast. The construction sector is forecast to need 5,500 workers; transportation and warehousing 6,100 workers; mining, oil and gas 4,800 workers; manufacturing 4,000 workers; and 16,700 workers in other services for industries such as professional, scientific and technical services and management of companies. “Our government’s top priorities are creating jobs, economic growth and longterm prosperity,” Kenney said. “The Canada Job Grant will ensure that employers put more skin in the game and that skills training leads to a guaranteed job. This is good news for the people of Saskatchewan, who will have better access to training that leads to real, guaranteed jobs and who will get a better bang for their buck on funding for skills training. It is also good news for Sas-
katchewan’s economy, because the Canada Job Grant will increase employer investment in skills training and help employers train Canadians for jobs that need to be filled so their businesses can grow and succeed.” “One of the most important challenges Saskatchewan faces in maintaining its economic momentum is not just ensuring that it has enough workers, but ensuring that it has enough qualified workers,” Boyd said. “The Saskatchewan Plan for Growth positions the province to capture new economic opportunities and meet the challenges of growth. One of its key features is an ambitious agenda to educate, train and develop a highly qualified workforce. The Canada Job Grant will help support skills training in a labour market that is one of the tightest in the nation.”
his
e in t v o M
r e M uM
s
306-634-3999
March 26, 2014
Wednesday
A17
“We have some very exciting projects coming up this year that will be geared toward increasing the number of visitors to Estevan.”
Michel Cyrenne
Chamber to continue focus on economic growth space on the weekend. Cyrenne said the chamber is continuing to hear about the growth plans of local businesses. “We hear about the challenges they face,” he said, which informs the chamber on what their advocacy priorities will be and sort of infrastructure needs they have. The chamber reached out to the membership regarding the monthly luncheons, in which the chamber brought in speakers and provided a regular opportunity for networking, and asked for some guidance on how to move forward. Cyrenne noted in his address attendance at the meetings was dwindling. The result is a reduction of the meetings from nine to three each year, which will allow the chamber to bring in more high-
By Jordan Baker Of the Mercury With the end of its previous three-year strategic plan, the Estevan Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to building on the plan for the next three years. The state of the chamber was outlined by executive director Michel Cyrenne at the chambers’ annual general meeting March 19, and he presented a path forward more than a look back when he addressed the membership at the Days Inn Plaza. The strategic plan was formed in 2011 with the board of directors developing the chamber’s vision and determined results areas to focus on. In part, the chamber will focus on the advocacy work, events both new, like the Estevan Energy Expo, and previously established, such as the annual Showcase and Business Expo. “In part, there will be a lot of continuation. A lot of what was in that plan previously was trying to get a start on advocacy, being able to better relate to our members issues and start bringing those forward. I think now, we’re at a point we can start getting more specific in terms of identifying exactly what priorities we want to address,” said Cyrenne. “We’ve kind of spent the last three years almost learning how to start speaking on behalf of our members all over again. It’s something that we got away from.” Being a voice for the business community as a whole is what the chamber will continue to focus on in the future, even as it sets out to re-plan for the next three years. The chamber will continue on the same course, said Cyrenne, while taking a step forward into new territory. “I think the past three years of the strategic plan was a little more broadbased, whereas now, we’re going to look at more specifics. There will be a lot of carryover. It won’t be a complete overhaul. We’re moving in a positive direction and (we’ll see) a continuation with a more
profile speakers. “There were a lot of times that we would have a speaker coming in and we knew we would get a good crowd, and we didn’t. Our intent is to identify three key priority issues that are going on in the community and finding speakers who can really relate to those kinds of things,” said Cyrenne, who noted the personal networking that was previously an important aspect to the luncheons has been replaced by social networking. “We’re looking for speakers that will really relate to a crowd, that will really relate to our local issues and that somebody will be able to get something out of. With the way business is conducted nowadays people are networking 24/7. They don’t need to go to a chamber event just for the sake of networking.”
Sun Country Regional Health Authority
Notice of Meeting
focused approach.” Without knowing exactly what the next threeyear plan will incorporate, Cyrenne said the chamber will outline what they will advocate for and where they want to see the community going in the coming years. The chamber is also focusing its attention on City Hall and what may be gleaned from the direction of the City. “When we conducted our 2011 planning session, one of the five key priority areas was to encourage the City to conduct long-term strategic planning. “In order for us to be able to communicate to the membership the City’s direction, we need to know that. In the past years, the City hadn’t focused on strategic planning and a lot of the decisions were being made as they came to them. I don’t think that was necessarily fair to council. Now that they have the
opportunity, and once they have the plan in place for themselves, council will know exactly why they’re making decisions and be able to make more coordinated decisions. “For us, it gives us that opportunity to see where the city is going and see that they are sticking to their timelines. I’m sure they’re going to want to stay on track. It gives us the opportunity to see where they’re going and how they’re getting there. They want feedback from the business community, and we’re able to provide that to them.” Maintaining a relationship between the chamber and the City ben-
efits local business, and Cyrenne pointed out that if both sides know what the other is expecting out of the future, how to move forward is made all the more clear. He also said there will be a continued focus on the Estevan Hotel Association, which partnered with a Regina-based firm last year to develop a strategy and marketing plan. “We have some very exciting projects coming up this year that will be geared toward increasing the number of visitors to Estevan and increasing overnight visitation,” said Cyrenne, who noted the midweek vacancy rate is low, but hotels often have
NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Bienfait pursuant to Section 207 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007 intends to pass a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 235 (1983), known as the Zoning Bylaw as hereinafter provided. INTENT The proposed bylaw will add to the General Regulations the requirement of a geotechnical study/report to any land within the Town of Bienfait that the Council or the Development Officer may suspect to be potentially unstable due to subsidence, slumping, erosion, underground mining, etc. AFFECTED LAND All the land within the jurisdictional boundary of the Town of Bienfait.
REASON The reason for this amendment it to ensure the land is suitable for its intended purpose. PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Bienfait Town Office, 412 Main Street, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Thursday, 13/03/2014 to Monday, 7/04/2014 excluding statutory holidays. BYLAW COPIES Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at cost at the Municipal Office, 412 Main Street. PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, 9/04/2014 at 5:00 p.m. at the Bienfait Town Office, 412 Main Street, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the town office before the hearing. Issued at the Town of Bienfait this 13th day of March 2014
LM Gilroy Administrator
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
WHERE: TIME:
Conference Room I Tatagwa View 808 Souris Valley Road, Weyburn, SK 1:30 P.M.
The Authority is the governing body of your Health Region, and conducts its regular business meetings in public. Strategic Planning- Wall Walk at 1:30 p.m. Individuals or groups of individuals requesting a meeting with SCRHA must send their request in writing 10 days prior to the meeting stating the purpose of the meeting and the time required. Send to Sun Country Regional Health Authority, 808 Souris Valley Rd., Weyburn, SK, S4H 2Z9. Everyone is welcome to attend and observe.
20th Annual
Fun-D-Raising M.O.R.E. 2000 Auction at the Midale Civic Centre in Midale
Saturday, April 12th, 2014 Cocktails & Browsing • 5:30 pm Supper • 6:00 pm Auction begins • 6:45 pm
Dutch Auction Items:
1st Prize gets choice of: $5000 A.V.U. Gift Card Sponsored by: Estevan Audio Video Unlimited & Conexus Credit Union Midale OR $1500.00 Travel Voucher OR Cash in Lieu: $1000.00
2nd Prize gets choice of remaining 2 items 3rd Prize gets remaining prize
Tickets $15.00 each available at:
Tumbleweeds, Midale Credit Union, Midale Town Office, Macoun Co-op, Qwik Stop, Midale Variety, TJ’S Country Market or by calling Catrina at 306-458-7555 If you have something you would like to donate, please let Catrina know by Wednesday, April 9th.
www.estevanmercury.ca
Michel Cyrenne
WHEN:
CHECK US OUT
ON THE WEB
A18 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Economy showing positive signs The cold weather didn’t keep Saskatchewan shoppers from hitting the stores in the New Year, as January retail sales in the province soared to $1.54 billion. This marks a 2.5 per cent increase from December 2013, one of the busiest shopping months of the year, and a 4.0 per cent increase from January 2013. Overall, Saskatchewan and British Columbia tied for the third highest year-over-year retail sale increases in the
country. “We’ve seen a lot of job growth, population growth and economic growth in our province, so it’s great to see that the retail sales are following that pattern,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “It tells us that the people of Saskatchewan are reaping the benefits of our growing economy, and have more disposable income to spend on the goods and services they desire.” Year-over-year, the
areas that saw the largest retail gains include: used car dealers (44.1 per cent increase), jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores (15.6 per cent increase), gasoline stations (14.5 per cent increase) and specialty foods stores (12.6 per cent increase). N a t i o n a l l y, r e t a i l sales rose to $40.7 billion in January, a 1.3 per cent increase from December 2013 and 3.7 per cent year-over-year increase; Saskatchewan is ahead of both national averages.
“When our hard working men and women have more money to spend at local retailers, it not only supports economic growth, but it helps build upon the great quality of life that we have come to appreciate in this province,” Boyd said. In another positive sign for the economy, Saskatchewan wholesale figures for January released by Statistics Canada hit an all-time high for the month, totalling $2.1 billion. Wholesale trade
was up 11.4 per cent on a year-over-year basis in the province, the highest percentage growth rate in the nation and well ahead of the 2.4 per cent posted nationally. “Wholesale business is all about supply and demand,” Boyd said. “Economic and population growth in Saskatchewan has increased the need for products which is keeping wholesalers very busy.” O n a m o n t h - o v e rmonth basis, wholesale sales were up 9.4 per cent
(seasonally adjusted) between December 2013 and January 2014. Saskatchewan ranked first among the provinces. “Saskatchewan continues to see growth where it counts – more jobs – more people – more opportunity,” Boyd said. “It is keeping us on a steady course of prosperity, allowing us as government to balance budgets, and more importantly giving Saskatchewan people the opportunities they deserve.”
14035MC03
Sales Service Parts Body Shop 801 13th Ave., ESTEVAN Ph: 634-3661 or 1-888-634-3661
www.murrayestevan.com
Brian Carlston
Dave Gedak
Terry Stefiuk
Darrin Stark
Lorne Schlemko
Ashley Schinck
Jessica Topolinsky
Phil Holzer
Lavona Dirpaul
YOUR QUICK LUBE SERVICE SPECIALISTS
March 26, 2014
Wednesday
“The problem is, if you don’t educate yourself today, you can be in trouble later.”
Lube Hours: Mon. - Sat. 7 am - 5 pm
Dr. Mark Moyad
A19
238 4th Street, Estevan Phone 634-6276
Dietary expert speaks at SETI seminar A world-renowned expert on dietary supplements was among the featured speakers at the Southeast Enviro and Safety Seminar held last week at the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute. D r. M a r k M o y a d spoke about the dangers of taking supplements and the benefits or drawbacks of various products that claim to improve one’s health. Moyad is the Jenkins/ Pokempner Director of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center’s department of urology. During a 90-minute address on March 19, Moyad said seeing people have their retirement taken away due to health problems motivates him to educate people on what’s healthy and what isn’t. “The biggest tragedy I see is I watch people pump money into a system they believe in for 25-30 years and then something strikes them,” he said. Moyad, who has authored or co-authored 10 books, said too many people have become reliant on supplements for nutritional value. “My generation became the pill generation. The self-medicating generation … the problem is, if you don’t educate yourself today, you can be in trouble later,” he said. “To me, supplements are drugs. We just feel better calling them supplements.”
strokes, high blood pressure, depression and Type 2 diabetes. He also cast some doubt on the effectiveness of multivitamins, noting that no clinical trials have ever been done. He explained that a multivitamin study costs about $250 million and takes 20 to 30 years to complete. The only study done to date, Moyad said, used Centrum Silver and found that it reduces the risk of cancer. However, he added, the dosage used then was similar to the dosage children take now, so the only study ever done on the effects of
March Contract
CRUDE OIL Dr. Mark Moyad was one of the featured speakers at the Southeast Enviro and Safety Seminar on March 19. To that end, unintentional overdose on prescription drugs has become a significant issue in North America, with Moyad stating it kills 70 people per day. Moyad stressed early in his lecture that cardiovascular disease has been the No. 1 source of death for 114 of the last 115 years, so the most important thing a person can do for their health is to reduce their risk of cardiac arrest. The main portion of Moyad’s seminar consisted of advice regarding various health products and issues people often ask him about.
On the topic of weight loss, he said the way to shed pounds is to cut 100 calories per day out of one’s diet, regardless of how they do it. Moyad noted that major weight loss programs “all revolve around, ‘What do I gotta do to get this person to pay me to cut calories?’” The author of more than 130 published medical journal articles pointed to a major Harvard study of four different diets, with all of them resulting in the same amount of weight lost. Moyad said people
Serving the OILPATCH of WESTERN CANADA
Long Haul Canada/US
www.bbaxtertransport.ca • 634-3616
DRILLINGLICENSES LICENSES DRILLING
Twenty-three licensesissued issuedtotoThursday, Friday, March 2014 Eighteen new licenses May 2,21, 2013
14C191 CPEC Glen Ewen N Hz..................................................................................................... Legacy Wordsworth E Hz.......................................................................................................5D79-3A15-4-7-3 13D207 2A3-3-3B10-34-3-1 13D208 14C190 CPEC Viewfield Hz .........................................................................................................3C5-28-2D8-28-7-10 Legacy Wordsworth E Hz......................................................................................................1D7-9-3A16-4-7-3 13D243 4A16-14-3A14-13-2-30 14C204 Red Beds Gainsborough Hz ....................................................................................... Midale Steelman 2Hz ........................................................................................................3A3-21-3A11-16-4-4 13E002 14C221 Kingland Auburnton Hz .....................................................................................................4D16-1-2C15-1-6-2 Legacy Frys Hz ...............................................................................................................5A16-27-3A1-27-7-31 13E001 ........................................................................................3D8-27-2B11-27-6-2 14C230 Petrex et al Queensdale W Hz Legacy Steelman Hz ...........................................................................................................4B2-13-3A2-12-4-4 14C231 Legacu et al Pinto Hz ............................................................................................................3A16-5-3A1-5-1-5 14S232 Legacy Taylorton Hz .......................................................................................................8B13-13-1C12-14-2-6 14C222 Advance #4 CPEC Viewfield Hz .............................................................................................................4C4-7-4B4-12-11-6 12K076 ............................................. CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................6C12-2-4C12-3-8-9 14C212 DZ #1 Aldon Macoun Hz ................................................................................................................1A8-28-2A8-27-4-9 12E169 ......................................................V40C Tableland Hz .........................................1A1-14-4D16-2-1-11 14C224 CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................................................................................2C5-36-2A9-36-7-10 14C214 Spartan Ceylon ....................................................................................................................................6-3-7-20 14C213 Spartan Hardy ..................................................................................................................................15A-2-6-21 13B039 RROI Ryerson Hz ............................................................................................................ 4B1-24-2D1-13-7-30 14C237 RROI Fertile 2Hz ...............................................................................................................9D1-23-2B7-24-6-30 12L261 Shooting Star Fairlight ......................................................................................................................1-20-11-30 14C246 V40C Elcott East Hz..........................................................................................................2A16-23-2B6-23-2-2 13B239 Questerre et al Ryerson Hz .............................................................................................. 3B4-32-3A4-31-8-30 14C236 Painted Pony Flat Lake Hz....................................................................................................2B4-3-4B4-4-1-16 12B395 VOC Redvers .......................................................................................................................................6-8-7-31 14C264 PBEN Moosomin CPEC Frys .......................................................................................................................................12-21-7-31 12K341 ............................................................................................................................13-31-13-31 14C265 Renegade Oakley 2Hz ................................................................................................. 1D16-26-1C15-26-4-33 11K442 Epping et al Bellegarde SWD ............................................................................................................3-15-6-31 14C259 Highrock Lightning ..............................................................................................................................3-8-8-32 CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................................................................................5A16-23-2C5-25-8-8 12K234 14C261 Mosaic K2 Esterhazy 6 WSW .......................................................................................................12-26-19-32 CPEC Viewfield Hz .............................................................................................................2B2-13-3B2-12-8-9 11B210 14C271 Midale Hastings West SWD RE ...........................................................................................................2-21-4-1 14C278 Painted Pony Flat Lake Hz............................................................................................3A13-23-4B13-22-1-16 14C270 Painted Pony Flat Lake Hz................................................................................................2A1-25-2D1-24-1-16 14C277 Painted Pony Flat Lake Hz................................................................................................2A2-25-2D2-24-1-16
RIG REPORT
WAITING ON PROGRAM
14B166 14C071 14A412 14C044 14B025 13L009 14B175 14B074 14B350 14A377 12i185 13B018 14B358 14B274 13L235
multivitamins on adults used dosages for children. Finally, Moyad noted that the only so-called anti-aging miracle that exists gives people a 70 per cent chance of living to age 85 without disability, but only two per cent of the population is eligible, as it requires normal blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose and waist circumference, with a moderate diet score, no tobacco and exercise. Moyad said that information “will never resonate or be sexy” because people are too often distracted by inconsequential matters.
RIG REPORT
Canelson #22 ......................................... RROI Ryerson Hz ........................................... 1A2-26-1C15-26-7-30 Ensign #602 .............................................. OOL Manor Hz .................................................. 2C4-36-4B4-35-7-1 D2 Drig #1 ..............................................V40C Florence Hz ............................................. 3C14-12-3B3-12-2-1 Canelson #24 ....................................... Kinwest 08 Pinto Hz ................................................ 3C14-1-3B3-1-1-5 Precision #381 .........................................CPEC Kisbey Hz ............................................... 2B3-16-1C1416-8-5 Ensign #650 ...................................... Legacy et al Viewfield Hz ......................................1C13-34-1C13-33-8-5 Stampede #2 .................................... Legacy Roche Percee Hz ......................................... 5D9-12-4B4-12-2-7 Horizon #34 ........................................... CPEC Viewfield Hz ................................................ 4A1-5-3A1-4-11-7 Precision #195 .......................................Tundra Peebles DD ................................................ 4A1-6-4B1-6-14-7 Canelson #26 ........................................ CPEC Viewfield Hz ............................................1C13-7-1C13-18-9-8 Canelson #14 ...................................... Longview Macoun Hz.........................................2D14-24-2D16-24-4-9 Canelson #12 ...................................... Longview Macoun Hz............................................. 1B7-25-4C4-25-4-9 Betts #2 ..............................................Apache et al Midale DD .......................................2D5-33-4B5-33T-6-10 Ensign #609 .............................................LTS Viewfield Hz .............................................. 4B1-3-3D16-35-8-10 Precision #275 .................................CVE et al Weyburn Unit Hz .................................... 4A8-15-3A14-14-6-13
can do whatever diet they want as long as it’s working and reducing heart disease indicators such as cholesterol and blood pressure. He added that the best weight loss pill in his experience is Metformin, which is actually used to treat diabetes. Moyad, who in 2009 was named one of the most influential doctors in the United States in a USA Today survey, pointed out that exercise is better than any supplement, as it reduces the risk of many diseases, including heart disease, types of cancer,
Closing price as of Monday, March 24, 2014
99
$ Sponsored by
37 US DOLLARS
Oilfield Electrical Construction & Service
*Instrumentation * Motor Sales, Rewinds & Repairs 310 Kensington Ave., Estevan, SK
306-634-5617
24 HOUR SERVICE
THE THE ESTEVAN ESTEVANMERCURY MERCURY DRILLING DRILLINGREPORT REPORT 10E269 Mosaic Esterhazy 2 EH .................................................................................................................12-22-19-33 10G299 CPEC Wawota ................................................................................................................................8-13-12-33 14C063 Precision #117 ......................................... ARC Oungre Hz ..........................................1C13-25-1C13-36-2-15 12D331 Mosaic K1 Esterhazy 1 WSW ....................................................................................................... 15-13-20-33 14A045 Canelson #23 ....................................... CPEC FLat Lake Hz............................................. 2B5-17-4B4-8-1-15 13B037 KRC Cantal South DD ..................................................................................................4D16-18-2D16-18-5-33 14B272 VOrtex #3 ..................................................NAL Hoffer Hz .............................................1D16-25-4D16-1-2-15 12J237 Phase et al Manor .............................................................................................................................10-11-8-1 14B264 Panther #2 ......................................... Rife Tatagwa North 2Hz........................................ 1D1-34-3A8-27-6-16 11J193 Triwest Alameda East SWD ................................................................................................................16-9-4-2 13L063 Alliance #7 .................................................CPEC Roncott ..........................................................2C13-28-5-25 11H433 Kinwest 08 Alameda .........................................................................................................................11-28-3-3 13K189 Predator Drlg #5 .......................................EMCL Harptree ............................................................... 6-21-4-26 13C125 CPEC Viewfield Hz ..................................................................................................... 7D15-29-3D15-32-10-6 12G154 Silver Spur Viewfield Hz ...................................................................................................... 4C13-3-4B4-3-7-7 13B299 CPEC Viewfield Hz ....................................................................................................... 3D16-23-2D16-26-9-8 13B127 CPEC Veiwfield Hz ............................................................................................................1D1-24-2D1-19-8-8 14B345 Red Beds et al Winmore .................................................................................................................... 9-36-1-31 12E307 CPEC Viewfield .................................................................................................................3C4-12-3D1-12-9-9 12K341 PBEN Moosomin ............................................................................................................................ 13-31-13-31 13C062 CPEC Viewfield ..............................................................................................................2C12-19-1C16-24-8-9 10E269 Mosaic Esterhazy 2 EH .................................................................................................................. 12-22-19-33 12C096 CPEC Viewfield WSW .........................................................................................................................9-10-8-9 10G299 CPEC Wawota ................................................................................................................................. 8-13-12-33 12J173 CVE Weyburn .................................................................................................................................15-26-6-12 12J237 Phase et al Manor .............................................................................................................................. 10-11-8-1 13A034 CPEC Hoffer Hz .................................................................................................................3A4-14-4B4-2-1-13 11J193 Triwest Alameda East SWD ................................................................................................................. 16-9-4-2 13A116 CVE Weyburn ..................................................................................................................................8-18-6-13 13C162 FCL Carlyle DD .................................................................................................................. 2C9-19-1C9-19-8-2 12J008 CVE Weyburn ...............................................................................................................................12-30T-6-13 14B091 Elkhorn Northgate Hz ............................................................................................................4D16-4-3A1-4-1-3 10B263 Arc Tribune ......................................................................................................................................15-32-3-14 14A029 Elhorn Pinto East Hz .............................................................................................................2A1-11-3A9-2-2-3 12A364 ..............................................................................................................................4-20-14-16 12i200 Rio Tinto Sedley Sundance Ochapowace ................................................................................................................... 16-32-17-3 12B199 Sparton Ceylon ...............................................................................................................................16-29-6-18 11H433 Kinwest 08 Alameda .......................................................................................................................... 11-28-3-3 13C033 Epsilon Ceylon Hz ......................................................................................................... 4C6-31-1C14-36-6-19 14A262 Midale Steelman Hz ............................................................................................................1B3-24-4B2-23-4-4 11K043 PBEN Pangman DD .................................................................................................... 4B16-15-2D15-15-7-20 13L038 Legacy VOC Pinto Hz ........................................................................................................ 2D1-10-4C4-10-1-4 14B152 Legacy Pinto Hz ................................................................................................................. 3C15-6-2D14-7-1-5 13K381 CPEC Clarilaw Hz .................................................................................................................1B3-3-1C14-3-8-5 14B160 CNRL Steelman 4 Unit .....................................................................................................................15A-26-4-5 14B155 Legacy Roche Percee Hz ...................................................................................................3A7-31-3A6-32-1-6 13K382 CPEC Viewfield Hz .............................................................................................................1A3-25-4A3-24-8-6 14B348 CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................................................................................... 4C13-15-1C5-27-7-7 13C205 PBEN Viewfield 2Hz....................................................................................................... 3C13-16-4C13-21-7-7 14K154 CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................................................................................5A4-16-1D13-16-9-8 13B245 CPEC VIewfield Hz ...............................................................................................................3A-23-3A-24-10-8 14A146 CPEC Viewfield HZ .............................................................................................................2B4-3-1C13-3-10-8 14A453 CPEC Viewfield Hz .........................................................................................................2A1-19-2D16-19-10-9 14A054 Husky Oungre East Hz........................................................................................................5A4-11-4B3-2-1-12 12J173 CVE Weyburn .................................................................................................................................. 15-26-6-12 13K118 CPEC Oungre Hz ........................................................................................................... 4C15-2-1C15-11-1-13 12J008 CVE Weyburn ................................................................................................................................12-30T-6-13 14A060 CPEC Hoffer Hz ..................................................................................................................3A1-17-4B1-8-1-14 10B263 Arc Tribune....................................................................................................................................... 15-32-3-14 12A364 Rio Tinto Sedley ............................................................................................................................... 4-20-14-16 12B199 Sparton Ceylon ................................................................................................................................ 16-29-6-18 13C033 Epsilon Ceylon Hz .......................................................................................................... 4C6-31-1C14-36-6-19 11K043 PBEN Pangman DD ......................................................................................................4B16-15-2D15-15-7-20
WAITING ON PROGRAM
A20 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
14035MF00
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 A21
Busy international port officers deny several travellers entry into Canada February was another very busy month at the international border crossing at North Portal, Sask. with 18,807 travellers coming from the United States into Canada at this portof-entry. The nearly 19,000 people arrived in 5,018 cars and 9,796 commercial trucks at the port, which operates around the clock. The Estevan Highway port of entry, which has restricted hours, saw 4,450 arrivals into Canada in 2,135 cars and 200 commercial trucks. Canada Border Services Agency officers refused entry to another 39 people, with 21 of those being denied access to Canada due to previous criminal activities. CBSA officers issued 61 work permits, 10 study permits and granted permanent resident status to another 262 people. There were 15 seizure actions that resulted in $16,500 in penalties being paid during the month of February. One man who was denied entry, it was noted, was facing a sentence in North Dakota for domestic violence (strangulation) while his travelling partner was also denied entry due to the fact he did not have appropriate travel documents. Another man from Georgia was refused entry, at least temporarily, since he attempted to enter Canada on Feb. 6 to continue on to northern Alberta where he would await proper documents that would allow him to work in Canada. The 32-year-old, was, however, planning on working illegally until he secured the documents, so he was refused entry until such time as he secured the proper papers. On Feb. 7, a 61-yearold Saskatchewan man arrived at North Portal with a recently purchased race car and trailer that he claimed had a combined value of $15,000. The evaluation
appeared to be too low for the make and model of the car in question so further investigation revealed that the more correct value would be $30,000 for the two items so the illegal importer ended up paying $9,738 in penalties before he could reclaim the seized vehicles. If the declaration had been made truthfully, the payment would have amounted to about $1,500 for the goods and services tax. On Feb. 14, a 27-year-old Colorado man encountered some difficulties with CBSA agents when he arrived in North Portal saying he was going to visit his girlfriend for two or three weeks when, in fact, he was intending to move to Canada, and his vehicle was loaded with personal belongings. The man had a job offer from a Canadian company and was awaiting a labour market opinion. The man had no home address in the United States due to the impending move to Canada, so his untruthfulness throughout the examination led to an entry refusal and the man returned to the U.S. On Feb. 17, another man who had applied for a work permit in Canada, appeared at the border crossing. It was noted that a previous work permit for Canada had expired in August of 2013 but officers learned during their interview that the man had continued to work in Canada without a valid permit. He will not be allowed to seek another work permit for another six months and he was refused entry. On Feb. 19, a man from Texas arrived at the North Portal station driving a truck and stating he was en-route to Alaska. Officers located six prohibited over-
capacity ammunition magazines that he had not declared. The magazines and vehicle were seized and the man ended up paying a $500 penalty before the vehicle was returned, and not the ammunition magazine, and he was allowed to continue his journey through Canada. A B.C. man re-entering Canada at North Portal on Feb. 24 declared the value of two motorcycles he was importing at $13,500. While verifying the purchase, CBSA officers noticed modifications totaling $9,860 had been made to the motorcycles that hadn’t been reported. The motorcycles were seized, and the man paid a $5,425 penalty instead of the $484 in GST that he would have paid if he had gone about the business truthfully. Another visitor arrived at the North Portal station on Feb. 24 stating he was on his way to Alaska. The 23-year-old Mississippi man, it was learned, had some undeclared parts to a shotgun as well as a cooler of undeclared alcohol including 17 cans of beer,
18 liquor coolers and 1.4 litres of spirits. The alcohol was seized with no terms for their release while the gun parts were seized and then returned once a penalty of $165 had been paid. On Feb. 25, a commercial truck driver from Oklahoma was refused entry into Canada after it was learned he had previous convictions for burglary, grand larceny, conspiracy to travel interstate while
aiding and abetting a racketeering enterprise and for manufacturing methamphetamines. He was returned to the U.S. At the Estevan Highway port of entry a North Dakota resident who was intending to visit a friend in Estevan on Feb. 1, was denied entry after it was discovered he had charges laid against him in December of last year for reckless endangerment and terrorizing and discharging a firearm within city limits. These charges had not been dealt with in court so he was refused entry. On Feb. 22, a 32-yearold man from Texas was denied entry at the Estevan Highway port when an examination of his vehicle revealed an undeclared rifle. The gun was seized. At the Northgate port of entry on Feb. 1, a 53-year-old Saskatchewan man returning home reported that he was importing various collectibles and household items from the U.S. and stated that he had been away for 48 hours or more so was seeking the
$800 personal exemption status. CBSA officers determined the man had been absent for about 24 hours and his attempt at deception left him with a $250 fine, which was paid before the goods that had been seized, were returned. At the Oungre port of entry on Feb. 17, a 55-yearold Texas man was arrested after officers found two loaded handguns and two over-capacity magazines in his vehicle. The man was turned over to CBSA criminal investigators and on Feb. 21, John Chris blanchard pled guilty in a Regina Provincial Court to smuggling under the Customs Act and was sentenced to time served and a $5,000 fine. At the Coronach port of entry, a 43-year-old man and his wife sought entry into Saskatchewan on Feb. 28. The husband had numerous outstanding charges including grand theft, two convictions for resisting arrest and possession of a controlled substance. He also had multiple driving under the influence of alcohol convictions in South Dakota. It was noted he also had convictions for assault in Minnesota so he was denied entry, and so both returned to the U.S.
60 and over club report Shirley Graham Correspondent Word of wisdom: He thought he was a wit – He was half right! Optimist: Man falling from 10th floor – “so far, so good”! Two days went into the preparation of our St. Patrick’s breakfast and it was well worth it! We (The ladies) would like to thank the men and Loraine for a wonderful year. Hope to see you next year! Winners of Wednesday’s bridge were:
First: Dave Donachie Second: Albert Leptich Third: Helen Marriott Winners of the Cribbage on Thursday were: First: Edmund Schell Second: Kim DeLaval Third: Betty Daniels A curious fellow died one day and found himself waiting in the long line of judgment. As he stood there he noticed that some souls were allowed to march right through the pearly gates into Heaven. Others though, were led over to Satan who threw them into the burning pit. But every so often, instead of hurling a poor soul into
Plumbing
the fire, Satan would toss a soul off to one side into a small pile. After watching Satan do this several times, the fellow’s curiosity got the best of him. So he strolled over and asked Satan what he was doing. “Excuse me, Mr. Prince of Darkness,” he said. “I’m waiting in line for judgment, but I couldn’t help wondering, why are you tossing those people aside instead of flinging them into the fire with the others?” Ah, those,” Satan said with a groan. “They’re all from Saskatchewan…they’re still too wet to burn.”
Panama Cruise with Everglades & Florida Keys
Professionals residential & Commercial Plumbing & Heating services
• Heating & Cooling Systems • Water Heaters • Napoleon Barbeques
Starting at
rheem Water Heater Promotion on now!
$4599 Plus tax
- 3 nights Key West - 2 nights Plantation - 14 night full transit Panama cruise aboard the norWegian star
Call for Pricing
Comfort Plumbing Ltd. 1211 - 4th Street, Estevan • 306-637-2507
- Welcome dinner - all breaKfasts - conch train tour - airboat everglades tour - harry truman little White house - glass bottom boat tour - airfare included
Meet Your Trusted Professionals
Per person
TRAVEL AGENCY
306-637-2187 400 King St., Estevan Shoppers Mall
“Your Home of After Sales Service”
Senchuk Ford Sales Ltd.
118 Souris Ave. N., Estevan • 306-634-3696 Randy Senchuk
Rick Senchuk
Landon Senchuk
Murray Arnold
Toll Free: 1-877-880-9094 (sales) 1-877-883-2576 (service) E-mail: sales@senchuk.com • www.senchuk.com
A22 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Police kept engaged tending to varied incidents They could not be classified as strictly nuisance calls or incidents, but that’s probably how most members of the Estevan Police Service would classify the events they were required to respond to over the past five days. One call that wasn’t a nuisance though was a report of a break and enter at a home on the city’s south side on the night of March 21. Police have a couple of suspects now and the matter remains under investigation. A local driver who was seen weaving back and forth in traffic and between lanes, nearly striking the curbs several times, was stopped by police on March 21 and was charged for driving while impaired. He now has a court date. Later that same evening EPS members arrested a woman for failing to comply with her proba-
tion order. She was charged accordingly and now has another court date. EPS members were then called to a local lounge to help staff remove a couple of female patrons who had refused to leave the premises after being asked to do so by management. Both women were spoken to by police and then left without further incident. On March 22, police received a report of a truck that had been vandalized by being keyed sometime during the course of the evening. The investigation continues. A call regarding a group of young males who were annoying residents in the central part of the city by ringing doorbells and then running away, was checked out by police that same night. When police arrived, the young men fled
again but were caught shortly after and police delivered a lecture and handled the incidents as required. Two men were arrested for impaired driving that same night. They were stopped by police shortly after leaving a local lounge. They were charged and later released after court dates were established. One other man was handed a 24-hour driving suspension due to his condition. It was learned during
the course of a routine investigation the subject was driving an unregistered vehicle, so further charges were issued. Two men who were refusing to leave a local lounge on March 22 were spoken to by police. The two decided to depart the premises shortly after, on their own free will, so no further policing action was required. EPS members were called to a noisy house party in the central part of the city in response to a complaint being registered from the neighbourhood. Police also received an alert that fights were starting within the party scene, so they made their way to the problem area and shut the event down to defuse the immediate problems. On the night of March 23, EPS members responded to an alarm being set off
on the north side of the city. When they arrived, they discovered the event was a false alarm. EPS members also dealt with a man who was reportedly passed out near St. Joseph’s Hospital. The man was assisted by police into the emergency ward, where he was treated by medical staff. Police responded to a 911 hang up call coming from a local apartment complex on the night of March 24. They attended to the scene and spoke with the two occupants there and learned there had been a disagreement between the two, regarding the noise that one woman was making while packing up to leave. Alcohol was believed to have been a contributing factor, and the argument had been settled just prior to police arrival. While on routine patrol on the night of March 24,
police noticed a vehicle with a lone occupant parked in an alley on the southwest side of the city. They circled the block before stopping the vehicle after noticing the 21-year-old occupant had slouched down on the seat, attempting to avoid being seen. When the door to the vehicle was opened a distinct smell of marijuana was emitted, so the man was arrested and charged with being in possession of a controlled substance of less than 30 grams. He now has an April 28 court date. A complaint registered from an apartment on the north side of the city required police attention on the night of March 24. The complainant wanted a man removed from the unit since he was intoxicated and causing a disturbance. Police removed the man and lodged him in cells for the night since it was learned he had no other place to go.
Quality Controlled Safety Co-ordinated Oxbow & Carlyle • 306 483 2848 Waskada • 204 673 2284 Pipestone • 204 854 2231
Providing Oilfield Services Since 1956
(A Division of Total Energy Services Ltd.)
TRUCKING
• Pickers • Bed Trucks • Winch Tractors • Texas Beds
RENTALS
• 400 BBL Tanks, Lined, Sloped, Steam Coiled, Sumped & Sour Serviced, ACID Enviro-Vac Units, Flare Tanks • Rig Mats • Invert Systems
MIDALE 306•458• 2811
• Surface Sump Tanks • Caterpillar Loaders • Vapor Tight Equipment • Portable Flaring Equipment • Flow Back Separators • Pre-Mix Systems
midale@totaloileld.ca
Filling A Need
Susanne Widenmaier, a 99-year-old resident at Trinity Tower, decided after a recent stay at St. Joseph’s Hospital that the institution was in need of a new quilt. Last week, she and some others at Trinity put their fingers to use, knitting the quilt to donate to the hospital.
Branches in Estevan, Carnduff and Brandon
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE & SERVICE PLC’S, VFD’S BATTERY CONSTRUCTION GENSET RENTALS TRENCHING MOTOR SALES & REPAIRS
Enform COR Certified 24 HOUR SERVICE 62 DEVONIAN ST. ESTEVAN, SK. PH: 637-2180 FAX: 637-2181 LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED
www.powertech-Industries.com
Week by Week, Year by Year... We’ve Always Been There
The View from the desk of Marga Cugnet, Interim CEO, Sun Country Health Region
An urgent issue for Saskatchewan
What do you think is one of the most urgent issues facing Saskatch-
ewan today? And what can we do about it? The answer: eliminate preventable injuries in the province. Did you know last year there were 158,000 injuries and 330 deaths that could have been prevented last year in Saskatchewan? Those numbers come from a population of just over one million people - about 500,000 working people. It’s hard to imagine. Over 30,000 injuries have already happened this year and it seems like the year has just begun. The CEO of a nonprofit organization called Safe Saskatchewan spoke to a group of Sun Country Health Region managers recently about these injuries. Gord Moker pointed out that Saskatchewan has the highest rate of preventable injuries in Canada; 18 people every day. We have a particularly high rate in Sun Country Health Region. Here, in 2010/2011, the over-all injury hospitalization rate in SCHR was 1,061 per 100,000. The Saskatchewan rate was much lower at 772 per 100,000 and Canada’s rate was 514 per 100,000. Many of those are workplace injuries, about 40 per cent, which is a message the workplace needs to hear far more often. But a lot of them happen after work also. As Gord points out, it’s safer to stay at work in Saskatchewan than to go home. About 100,000 of those injuries happen after work. Four times more people are permanently disabled after injuries off the job and five times as many people are killed from injuries off the job as those that occur in the workplace. If the pain and suffering doesn’t get your attention when you see these numbers, maybe the dollars will. Safe Saskatchewan estimates the cost to the provincial economy is about $1 billion every year. Gord estimates the Ministry of Health could save $100 million in health care costs every year if the 9,800 hospitalizations from preventable injuries were eliminated. Mission Zero – to eliminate all injuries - is a goal created by Safe Saskatchewan and adopted by the provincial government and many organizations in Saskatchewan. Have you thought seriously about changing your behavior at home or in your workplace? What about your habits on the road, where almost half of the 330 deaths occur every year? Are you a safe driver? If not now, when?
BM R K NOW!
Safety training classes during break-up are filling fast. Call 1-866-999-7372 or visit www.southeastcollege.org
NOW is the time to “Optimize” your pumping wells Penta Completions Offers Sucker Rod Pumping Courses SUCKER ROD PUMPING SYSTEMS – Design, Analysis & Optimization: This 3 day school covers all aspects of sucker rod pumped oil wells including basic reservoir background, all mechanical components of rod systems (vertical & horizontal wells), understanding dynamometer cards as well as analyzing, optimizing and problem solving of pumping oil wells. Tuition Fee: $950.00 CDN. Includes: Course manual, continental breakfast and coffee/juice. Location: Calgary
Spring 2014 May 13-15 & 27-29
Fall 2014 September 30 – October 2
Estevan May 6-8 Open to oil company production personnel.
Instructor: Fred Morrow, P.E., has had many years experience in design and manufacture of sucker rod pumping systems. Author and co-author of several technical papers and has taught related courses around the world including Canada. Fred was awarded the “J.C.Slonneger Award” for his outstanding contributions in Petroleum production technology and its dissemination. SPECIALIZED COURSES: Also available are customized courses designed for well operators, service rig supervisors and crews to better enable them to understand the principals and equipment involved in sucker rod pumped oil wells. These courses are available at locations of your choice and specially designed to fit your company’s individual needs.
For information contact: Penta Completions & Supply & Service Ltd. Phone: (403) 262-1688 Phone: (306) 634-7399 Email: sales@pentarods.com Register online@www.pentarods.com
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 A23
UNRESERVED PUBLIC AUCTIONS
SPRING 2014 UPCOMING AUCTIONS Call for a FREE Spring Auction Guide 800.491.4494 or visit rbauction.com
APRIL 4 2008 CASE IH 335 & 2011 CASE IH 485
APRIL 5 2001 MACK CH613 & 2003 CASTLETON SUPER B
APRIL 7 2004 JOHN DEERE 9660STS
APRIL 9 1985 CASE IH 4494 & BRENT 674
APRIL 10 2008 MORRIS CONTOUR 47 FT w/ MORRIS 8370
APRIL 10 2010 CASE IH 3330 PATRIOT 100 FT
APRIL 11 1999 NEW HOLLAND TV140
APRIL 12 2007 NEW HOLLAND TJ430
APRIL 14 2003 NEW HOLLAND TJ375
APRIL 14 2002 JOHN DEERE 9520T
APRIL 15 2013 UNVERFERTH 9250
APRIL 15 1979 CAT 950
APRIL 16 2006 NEW HOLLAND L170
APRIL 16 2010 JOHN DEERE 4730 100 FT
APRIL 17 1996 NEW HOLLAND 9282
APRIL 17 PETERBILT 379
APRIL 19 2004 CASE IH 8010 & 2007 CASE IH 7010
APRIL 21 1983 STEIGER COUGAR PTA280
APRIL 22 2000 CASE IH MX170
Auctions Near You! Benson, SK Corly Briltz · April 4 Mankota, SK Clifford & Derek Keeler · April 5 Rouleau, SK Regina Auction Site · April 7 Broadview, SK River Ayr Farms Ltd. & Lloyd Lovequist · April 9 Grenfell, SK Dayeta Farms — Dave Gromniski · April 10 Gilbert Plains, MB DMD Farms Ltd. — Derek & Denise Sydor · April 10 Hartney, MB Gordon White · April 11 Yorkton, SK Nussbaumer Farms Inc. · April 12 Bredenbury, SK Brian & Dana Soke · April 14 Teulon, MB Tri-Field Farms Ltd. · April 14 Melville, SK Hanowski Farms Inc. · April 15 Plumas, MB Bill & Mary Reimer· April 15 Grenfell, SK Floyd & Edythe Werth · April 16 Gilbert Plains, MB Manchur Farms Ltd. · April 16 Edgeley, SK Denvig Farms Inc. · April 17 Dauphin, MB Dean & Genadri Myhre · April 17 Wroxton, SK R & L Napady Farms Ltd. · April 19 Viceroy, SK Gerald & Ellen Schmidt · April 21 Moose Jaw, SK Panko Ranch Ltd. · April 22
rbauction.com | 800.491.4494 Auction Company License #309645
A24 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Thinking about selling your home? I exhaust every channel through a mixture of traditional and technology based marketing techniques to ensure that your home is marketed 24 hours a day, seven days a week! • Professional Photos • Full HD Video Tours • Experienced Social Marketing • Traditional Advertising
JoshLeBlanc
•
REALTOR ® Part-time
www.joshleblanc.ca • 306-421-6778 AL
N IO IT E D L ON SA
C
1308 Barabash Bay
1241 Nicholson Rd.
$510,000 MLS®#477130
$479,900 MLS®#483231
1514 Thorn Cres.
1287 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 3 bath Bungalow
1308 Barabash Bay
905 2nd St.
$439,900
1241 Nicholson Road
$374,900
MLS®#489839
905 Second Street
1765 sq. ft. 4 bedroom 2 bath Split Level
2317 Victory Rd.
1224 sq. ft. 4 bedroom 3 bath Bungalow
MLS®#485658
2317 Victory Road
1496 sq. ft. 4 bedroom 3 bath Two Storey
905 Second Street
AL ON I IT ND ALE CO S
Pettigrew
1241 Nicholson Road
1105 Second St
XSIV
818 Edward St.
Running Iron Estates
$354,900 MLS®#487142
649 Albert St.
$339,900 649 Albert St.
MLS®#485242
1144 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 1 bath
Suite In Basement
L NA IO T I ND ALE CO S
801 Isabelle St.
$229,900 MLS®#490128
720 sq. ft. 2 bedroom 2 bath Bungalow
1105 2nd St.
$329,900 Running Iron Estates
$275,000
MLS®#487364
MLS®#485638
1232 sq. ft. 6 bedroom 2 bath Bi-level 818 Edward St.
1020 sq. ft. 4 bedroom 2 bath 649 Albert St. Bungalow
LD O S
1514 Thorn Cres.
1105 Second St
1308 Barabash Bay
818 Edward St.
Running Iron Estates
MLS®#488361
MLS®#485826
615 sq. ft. 1 bedroom 1 bath Bungalow
980 sq. ft. 2 bedroom 2 bath Bungalow
806 5th St.
$169,900
Pettigrew
Upper Level
1514 Thorn Cres.
XSIV
$399,900
Xs-iV Holdings Inc.
$525,000 MLS®#480147
XSIV
Located in Weyburn & Estevan Lifestyle business Strong sales Strong brand selections
Parcel A Bienfait
1400 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 2 bath
Running Iron Estates
XSIV
JoshLeBlanc 306.421.6778 649 Albert St.
Running Iron Estate
>> IT TAKES MORE THAN A SIGN! 818 Edward St.
March 26, 2014
WEDNESDAY
SOUNDING OFF “I never got to really be the player I wanted to be, and this year was (about) getting a lot of confidence back and playing the way you want to play.” — Bruins left winger Austin Daae on his fi-
See us for bicycle sales & repairs and your baseball, lacrosse and soccer equipment.
nal junior season, recognized Monday with the SJHL’s player of the year award.
B1
(306) 634-2654 • sports@estevanmercury.ca • twitter.com/joshlewis306
“I’d definitely say I can compete for a spot on an AHL team and wherever it goes from there, I don’t know.” — Estevan forward Brant Harris on his quest for a professional hockey contract after finishing his college career.
www.jlsbikeskate.com #2 - 938 Eva Street, Estevan • 306-634-8006
North Stars end Bruins’ season
Despite earning a victory to begin the series, the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins just didn’t have enough to take down the Battlefords North Stars. The Bruins’ season came to an end on Friday, as they lost their SJHL quarterfinal series to the Stars in five games. A 2-1 victory for Battlefords on home ice in Game 5 clinched the series. The loss marks the fourth straight year the Bruins have been ousted in the quarterfinal round. “I thought we played hard and had a relatively good all-around effort, but unfortunately, we came up short,” head coach Chris Lewgood said of the Game 5 defeat. Cam Blair scored his fourth and fifth goals of the series for the North Stars, while Austin Daae had Estevan’s lone marker. Daae opened the scoring at the 6:40 mark of the first period, with Blair tying the game late in the frame. The deadlock continued until halfway through the third period, when Blair scored the series-clinching goal on a power play. The Stars outshot the Bruins 33-21. Although three of the Bruins’ four losses were by one goal, Lewgood said the Stars deserved to win the series. “In the end, they were the better team. We could have potentially beaten them, had some other things gone our way, but we would’ve had to play out of our minds. The reality is most times when you play a seven-game series, the team that comes out on top deserves to do so.” After defeating the North Stars 4-1 in the series opener on March 15, the Bruins managed just four goals in the remaining four games, including a stretch of seven periods without scoring. “It’s hard to generate chances against that stingy defence. I see it as more of a credit to their team defensive game than a negative on our end,” Lewgood said. “I honestly thought our players generated the most amount of offence they were able to.” Injuries and fatigue also worked against the Bruins. After playing a five-game wildcard series against the Flin Flon Bombers, many players dressed in the Battlefords series despite serious injuries, while Michael Sagen (ribs) and Keaton Longpre (back) sat out. Sagen played in Game 4 on March 19 but sat out in the deciding game. “I think it was a significant factor in our playoff season. We had very good players playing at a level lower than normal due to injuries and others not able to play at all,” said Lewgood. Daae pointed out the
BRUINS KNOCKED OUT OF SJHL QUARTERFINALS IN FIVE GAMES
Bruins defenceman David Robertson is one of the key components who will return next season. likes of Sagen, Austin Roesslein, Ben Johnstone, R.T. Rice and others playing through injuries. “I don’t think there was one guy that was perfectly fine once the playoffs got going. I’m pretty proud of everyone for the effort they put out against Battlefords. I think we surprised a lot of people with how close everything was,” Daae said. The Stars won both games in Estevan, taking a 3-0 victory in Game 3 on March 18 and winning 3-2 in overtime in Game 4 the next night. In the fourth game, the Bruins scored twice in the dying moments of the third period to force overtime, but Stars defenceman Kendall Fransoo won it on a point shot 2:44 into the extra period. “I’d rather lose the game that way than not have shown the courage to come back and tie the game,” Lewgood said. The Stars scored twice in the second period, both goals coming from Blake Young. He popped in a rebound 14 seconds into the frame and later scored off a wraparound attempt by Blair. Just when it looked like the game was over, Daae scored on a backhand with 5:19 to go, then Tanner Froese tipped a David Robertson point shot with 4.2 seconds on the clock to tie the game. The shots were even at 33 apiece. In Game 3, the Bruins weren’t able to take
advantage of a strong first two periods and the North Stars made them pay with goals 46 seconds apart from Blair and Nick Fountain in the third period. Luke McColgan had their other goal in the first.
Shots on goal were 3631 for the Stars. “They were able to capitalize on our breakdowns. I think that the possession time and zone time was fairly even. At times I thought we carried the bulk
of the play. But in the end, none of that shows up on the scoresheet and goals for and against do,” Lewgood said. The Bruins will lose eight players to graduation: goaltender Matt Gibney, defenceman Nick Egan
and forwards Daae, Froese, Sagen, Roesslein, Johnstone and Corey Kosloski. “Their contributions were immeasurable. They brought so much to the table on the ice and off,” Lewgood said.
Daae named SJHL player of the year Austin Daae has earned a major recognition for his stellar play in his final season of junior hockey. The Estevan Bruins left winger was named the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s player of the year on Monday, beating out fellow finalists Tad Kozun of the Nipawin Hawks and Sam Aulie of the Notre Dame Hounds. Among the other award winners, Battlefords North Stars goalie Michael Gudmandson was named most valuable player, Kale Thomson of the Yorkton Terriers was awarded goalie of the year, Yorkton’s Chase Norrish was named defenceman of the year, Humboldt Broncos goalie Ryland Pashovitz was recognized as rookie of the year, and Jamie Fiesel of the Melville Millionaires was named coach of the year. All of the awards except for coach of the year were voted on by league media. Daae, 20, said the honour will be something to remember for a long
Austin Daae time. “I’m excited about it now, but it’s one of those things you look back on when you’re older and it’s on your resume. No one can ever take it away from you. It’s exciting, and it’s an honour.” The Estevan native
led the SJHL in scoring this year with 30 goals and 71 points. He was the first Bruin to do that since Scott Burfoot in 1988. He also put up five goals and four assists in 10 playoff games. Daae, who was also a finalist for league MVP,
said the player of the year award is “another thing to look back on a pretty good year.” Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood said it’s good to see Daae receive accolades for his efforts this year. “It’s nice because sometimes as an organization or a coach, you have players within your club that you feel deserve to be recognized and so seldom do you see it happen. It’s nice to see him be rewarded. “I think Austin was given an opportunity and ran with it.” After spending most of the last two years in the Western Hockey League, Daae said it was important to spend his last season in one place and find some consistency. “It was good. I think that’s what I needed. I never got to really be the player I wanted to be, and this year was (about) getting a lot of confidence back and playing the way you want to play and getting your name out there as that kind of player.”
Check out our sports online! www.estevanmercury.ca
B2 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Apex Bruins ousted by Capitals In a winner-take-all game, a stretch of 81 seconds played a significant role in ending the Estevan Apex Bruins’ season. The midget AA club fell 6-1 to the Regina Capitals on March 19 in Game 3 of their semifinal series, knocking the Bruins out of the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League playoffs. The Bruins trailed by just two goals after two periods, but the first-place Capitals scored three times in rapid succession early in the third to wrap up the victory. “We just had a horrible five minutes and they scored three goals. It kinda deflated us once they got that third one, and then we just stopped and the avalanche hit us,” said Bruins head coach Dalton Giblett. Giblett said his team was still in it up until that point. “We needed to score first and that didn’t happen. Then we got into the second and they scored pretty quick on a power play goal. We battled, worked hard, they got another one later on and it was 2-0 after two. We did have a couple of chances to score and didn’t quite capitalize,” he said. After a scoreless first period, Regina’s Ty Barnstable got his team on the board less than two minutes into the second with a man advantage. Jarred Hicks extended the hosts’ lead to 2-0 late in the period.
Cole Piche of the Apex Bruins tries to keep the puck away from a pair of Regina Capitals players during a recent game. (File photo) The torrent of goals early in the third began three minutes in when Bryce Platt scored. Matt Bohay put his team ahead 4-0 barely a minute later and Kaden Hintz added to the lead 16 seconds later. The Bruins replied 66 seconds after that, with Kaelan Holt scoring their only goal of the night. Jake Heerspink closed out the scoring on a power play for Regina with 25 seconds left. Estevan had won Game 1 of the series 5-4 and lost 4-1 in Game 2. The Capitals went on to face the Moose Jaw Warriors in the final, with the third and deciding game to
be played last night. Giblett said his players should be happy with what they accomplished this year. “I’m really proud of our team. We said that after the game. We had guys that stepped it up and played great through the playoffs and the last month of the season. We had key injuries. The kids battled hard, and every one of them’s gotta hold their head up. They had a great season. Some people didn’t expect us to go that far and we improved. “At the end of the day, we were in the last four teams battling for the league championship and
We offer
FULL CONSTRUCTION services
• CSA Approved Concrete • Engineered Quality Control • Sand & Gravel • Demolition • Excavation • Site Preparation • Water & Sewer
306-634-7276
you’ve gotta be happy with that.” Giblett noted that the team was up and down during the early parts of the regular season but straightened it out down the stretch. “I think probably at the start and in the middle we were pretty inconsistent, up and down, and when you get that
inconsistency, it drives you crazy. “The last six weeks of the season, including playoffs, the guys really came out and played.” The Bruins are losing five players to graduation, not including any players who could make the jump to midget AAA next year. They include goalie Tanner Tytlandsvik, de-
fencemen Kale Little and Ryley Giblett and forwards Dylan Lay and Blaine Herzberg. “There’s the basis to have a very, very strong team here next year. Losing those five guys, the character is what you’ll miss the most, but there’s some young guys coming up next year to step in,” Giblett said.
Coalers take stranglehold The Bienfait Coalers entered Tuesday’s fourth game of the Big Six Hockey League final with an opportunity to win their fourth straight league championship. The Coalers won the first three games of their series against the Midale Mustangs. This series marks the fourth time in the last five years that the Coalers and Mustangs have faced off in the Big Six final. The first two games of the series required overtime, as Bienfait earned a
2014 Southeast
6-5 victory on March 19 at home and won 3-2 on Friday in Midale. Bienfait took Game 3 by a score of 7-4 on home ice on Sunday. Game 5, if necessary, will be played tonight in Bienfait, with Game 6 on Friday in Midale and Game 7 on Saturday in Bienfait. The Coalers got to the final by taking care of the Carnduff Red Devils in six games in the semis, while the Mustangs advanced with a six-game victory over the Wawota Flyers. Midale’s Benji Gus-
tafson is leading the league in playoff scoring, with nine goals and 24 points. Wawota’s Justin Lamontagne is second with 20 points, followed by Carnduff’s Trevor Geiger with 18. Bienfait’s Payden Benning, Midale’s Josh Gustafson and Wawota’s Brent Struble are tied with 16 points. Ry a n M a t t h e w s o n of Redvers has the top goals-against average in the playoffs at 3.21. Wawota’s Adam Jordan is second at 3.26 and Bienfait’s Jackson Walliser is third at 3.42.
JOB FAIR
Bring a resume CKL 5Z
Angus Sires Inlcude:
Chopper Wall Street 16X S A V Iron Mountain Red RCRA Ponderosa 849U Red MRLA 130T MCATL Pure Product 903-55
Charolais Sires Inlcude: Pleasant Dawn Magnum 26T SVS Nobleman 25N
Are you looking for a new job or career?
CCH 625A
Attend this Job Fair to meet some southeast Saskatchewan employers that are looking to hire. Date:
Location:
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute 532 Bourquin Road — From Kensington Ave, turn East onto Nesbitt Drive
(at Power Dodge). Turn right (South) onto Bourquin Road and continue as it curves to the left (East). The Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute is on the SE corner of Bourquin Road.
Time:
12– 8 pm For more info, visit www.southeastcollege.org www.facebook.com/SoutheastRegionalCollege In partnership with
@SRCconnection #estevanjobfair
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 B3
Harris finishes college career with UConn Before long, Brant Harris should know where the next stage of his hockey career will take him. The Estevan native saw his college career come to an end on March 15, as his University of Connecticut Huskies fell in two straight games to Robert Morris in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Hockey Association playoffs. Harris, a 24-year-old forward who captained the Huskies, tallied 11 goals and 26 points in 30 games in his senior season. “Personally, the year was a little bit of a difficult one for me, being injured at the start of the year. I had high hopes of a highscoring senior year. The team not going deep (in the playoffs) overshadowed it a bit from what we’d like to see. It was a pretty good year, but it was definitely a roller coaster a little bit,”
Brant Harris
said Harris. While a torn MCL early in the year slowed him down, Harris still saw his game making progress this season. “This year I think I was possessing the puck a little bit more, I had a little more confidence in my puck abilities. My skating might have lost a step just because of my MCL tear and playing with a brace up until Christmas. I might have lost a step and I don’t know if I really got it back throughout the year.” Harris became UConn’s all-time leading scorer in their Division 1 era this season, totalling 52 goals and 112 points in 141 career games. As for the playoff loss to Robert Morris, Harris said the opponents were the better team. “I think we just weren’t matching their
drive and their ability to get pucks to the net and they outworked us. We were a spot ahead of them in the standings, but ever since Christmas they had the best record in the league. They were playing their best hockey and we thought we could compete, but we just weren’t playing our best hockey.” Now that his college career is over, Harris is seeking a pro contract over the summer. Although he couldn’t say much about the situation, he said he and his agent have “talked to teams and tried to figure out what the best route is.” The 6-foot-1, 205-pound former Estevan Bruin attended a pair of NHL development camps the last two summers, getting a look with the San Jose Sharks last year and the Washington Capitals
in 2012. “Those camps definitely helped my confidence and being able to play with a lot of those players in development camps (that) have been playing at the NHL level. I’d definitely say I can compete for a spot on an AHL team and wherever it goes from there, I don’t know.” Although the focus now is on finding a place to play next year, Harris said he’s grateful for his time with UConn. “You spend four years in one place, you build a relationship with UConn and I think it’s definitely something I’ll miss and never forget. All the accomplishments I’ve had individually and team-wise are something I’ll treasure and maybe something I’ll think about when my hockey career’s over.”
Bienfait brings back Battle in the Barn The ninth annual Battle in the Barn took place in Bienfait March 14-16. Parents of Bienfait Minor Hockey players gathered at the Bienfait Memorial Arena for the well-known event, a 3-on3 tournament for house players in southeast Saskatchewan. “It started years ago with some families wanting a fun and crazy way to wind up the hockey season, and it has grown and developed into a highly anticipated weekend for kids and parents too,” said event spokesperson Richelle Perkins. “We have been able to raise money for our small minor hockey club and our rink at the same time. It is a lot of work, but it is worth it every year.” With the March school break this year, the tournament was moved to mid-
March rather than being held at the end of hockey season. This made it difficult for players to commit to the event, since many teams are still playing playoff hockey. Still, the tournament attracted four atom teams and six peewee teams from Bienfait and the surrounding area. There were players from Estevan, Oxbow, Carnduff, Kipling, Wawota, Carlyle and Alameda, along with 23 Bienfait players. The schedule included 20 games. In the past, the event has had as many as 32 games and 18 teams. The highlight of the weekend was the skills competition that took place on Saturday afternoon, Perkins said. “There is nothing but smiles on the ice when you see one nine-year-old kid racing his little heart out
The ninth annual Battle in the Barn was held in Bienfait earlier this month. and 80 other players banging sticks and cheering him on. It is goose bump
material.” The skills competition, sponsored by T&K
Oilfield Service, included a relay race, a shootout and a hardest shot competition,
along with a final event termed the race and dive. “There was so much fun, we’re not even sure the kids know who won,” Perkins said. Final games took place on Sunday, with prizes awarded to every player. The divisions were sponsored by Crown Advertising and Bono’s Truck Repair and the money donated was used to purchase jerseys for each player to keep. Next year’s event has already been scheduled for March 20-22. “It will be the 10th anniversary for the Battle and we hope to be able to throw a big celebration tournament. But it takes a lot of volunteerism and we hope folks will believe it’s worth it because without community support, it just isn’t possible,” said Perkins.
What a Season! We have now come to the end of our season and would like to thank our sponsors, coaches, managers, parents and players. Please know that all of your support does not go unnoticed. First we would like to thank all of our sponsors for your generous contributions towards our Broomball teams. Without the support from people like you our players would not be able to participate and enjoy the sport they love.
Chamney Crushing - for sponsoring first year players A & S Oilfield - for sponsoring stagecoach bus, water bottles and pizza Eclipse Rentals - for sponsoring stagecoach bus Mines - for sponsoring stagecoach bus KRJ - for sponsoring stagecoach bus NCS Oilfield Services - for sponsoring toques and mitts for the midget girls KFC - for sponsoring our home tournament with coupons for the visiting teams As well, a special thanks to anyone who donated a raffle prize for our home tournament in November. It was a great success. Broomball is not a very common sport but when kids have the opportunity to try it, they love it. Our organization consists of such a great groups of kids and we are very proud of how they play and conduct themselves at tournaments. Because Broomball is not well known in our community and surrounding areas, our enrollment and team numbers are not quite as good as they could be. When we travel to tournaments, we can sometimes be a little out numbered but our kids play with great dedication, determination and heart. They love this sport and we are very proud of them. They are learning many valuable life lessons by being part of such a great group and organization. Congratulations to those players that were recognized and received awards at provincials this year. What an outstanding accomplishment. Way to go! We would also like to mention that Oddessa has picked up a few Estevan players to play with them at Nationals this year in Alma Quebec March 24 – 30. We would also like to thank all of the coaches and managers for volunteering their own personal time to make sure things ran smoothly. Your support is not something we take lightly and is very much appreciated by everyone connected with the club. We would like to thank the parents for volunteering at our home tournament in November and helping out during our bottle drive in September. Please tell your friends and tell your kids to tell their friends about Broomball and hopefully we can increase participation for years to come.
Broomball is like hockey but with moon boots! Sincerely, Estevan Broomball Association
B4 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Legion members defend pool title Four members of the Estevan Legion Branch No. 60 headed to Prince Albert last month in hopes of defending their provincial eight-ball pool crown, and they came home with their second straight championship. With the win, the team comprised of Steven Lalonde, Kerry Lalonde, Chris Wright and Doug Jensen earned a berth in the Legion’s national championship in Tecumseh, Ont., in May. To raise funds for the trip, the Legion is allowing the team to host two karaoke nights at the club room. The first one was held last Saturday and the second will be this Saturday. Local DJ Brad Bengert is donating his time and equipment for the event, while members of the pool team have gathered raffle items. Burgers, soup and desserts will be sold beginning at 5 p.m., with karaoke starting at 9.
Chargers lose league final The Estevan Wildcats won their third straight Super 7 Women’s Hockey League title recently. (Submitted photo)
Wildcats win women’s hockey title The Estevan Wildcats are Super 7 Women’s Hockey League champions for the third straight season. The Wildcats defeated the Weyburn Oil Queens in the final of the southeast Saskatchewan women’s league. Estevan won the opener of the best-of-three final 4-3, with goals
coming from Meghan Dowhanuik, Jenna Lesy, Meigan Wilhelm and Amanda Minchin. The Wildcats took the second game 5-2, as Hailey Senchuk scored twice and Lesy, Tenille Wilhelm and Carol Ross added singles. Estevan finished the regular season tied for first place with the Oil
Coal Country Run/Walk May 10, 2014 5K - 10K • 10:00 AM “Kids Mini Mile”
11:30 AM
Race location this year is the beautiful Estevan Woodlawn Park This years’s race proceeds will go to the “2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games Committee”
Go ahead — make the commitment today – you can do it! 5K & 10K fees - $35 until April 20 ($50 after that) Kids Mini Mile - $20 until April 20 ($35 after that) Medals & lots of great prizes awarded. Post race brunch & T-shirt included!
(T-shirt guaranteed to registrants before April 20 – after that as long as supply lasts) For more information contact: Debby at 306-634-4956 or dlknight@sasktel.net or Kim at 306-88-2287
Queens and got a bye through the first round of the playoffs. They then knocked off Redvers to advance to the league final. Other members of the Wildcats include Erin Wilson, Crystal Ross, Megan Kish, Amanda Mack, Ashley Miller, Natalie Vincent and Melody Ng. They are coached by Gary Henton.
Estevan 6th Group (Beavers, Cubs, Scouts & Venturers)
Bottle Drive April 5th 9:00 am - Noon
The quest for a championship has come to an end for the Estevan Power Dodge Chargers. The bantam A team lost the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League final in two games to the South West Cyclones. However, the series was anything but one-sided, as the Chargers pushed the Cyclones to the wire in both games. The series opener on March 19 required three overtimes, as the teams played two games in one before the winner was finally decided. Jenessa Fournier gave the Cyclones a 4-3 victory with just 42 seconds remaining in the third overtime. Most of the scoring took place in the first period, as the Chargers grabbed a 3-2 lead. South West’s Courtney Bredahl and Darby-Jayne
Fletcher scored two minutes apart early in the frame to give the Cyclones the early 2-0 lead. The Chargers stormed back, however, as Araya Wheeler scored a natural hat trick in a span of four minutes. Wheeler’s first goal came 56 seconds after the Cyclones’ second marker. She added two more goals coming 29 seconds apart. Bredahl’s second goal of the night pulled the Cyclones into a tie in the second period and there was no score in the third. The Chargers forced overtime again in Game 2 on Saturday, but couldn’t play their way to a third and deciding game back on home ice, as the Cyclones earned a 5-4 victory. The Chargers had previously been knocked out of provincials in the semifinal round, so their season is over.
Please leave bottles on your doorstep
YES, we’re getting Super Passes at Asessippi!
Unreserved pUblic farm aUction
corly briltz – Cor-El Farms Ltd.
SKI AREA & RESORT
benson, sk | April 4, 2014 · 10am
2008 CasE iH 335 & 2011 CasE iH 485
2013 CasE iH 3330 patriot 100 Ft
2010 CasE iH 165 puma
1998 intErnationaL 9400, 2001 WEstErn star 4964EX & 2010 LodE King prEstigE 45 Ft
2– 2008 CasE iH 7010
Quantity oF HoppEr Bins
directions: From BENSON, SK, go 3.2 km (2 miles) North, then 14.5 km (9 miles) West on grid 705, then 1.6 km (1 mile) North OR From Halbrite, SK go 25 km (15.6 miles) East on Grid 705, then 1.6 km (1 mile) North. GPS: 49.501, -103.2062 2013 Farm King 6650 35 Ft Tandem Disc, s/n Westor 293086C 4900± Bushel 5 Ring Hopper EZ66508ZW, 26 in. blades, 12 in. spacing, scrapers. Bin, s/n 2045, on trip skids, Westeel hopper, 1995 Kello-Bilt 210 14 Ft Offset Disc, s/n ladder, lid opener, aeration. FF578C, 23 in. blades, scrapers. Buhler Farm King 1370 13 In. x 70 Ft Hydraulic 2013 Degelman 7000 70 Ft Heavy Harrows, Swing Grain Auger, s/n 21901339, 540 PTO, s/n SM6668, 25 in. tines, hyd lift. hyd lift. 1997 Flexi-Coil S95 60 Ft Harrow Packer, s/n Buhler Farm King 1060 10 In. x 60 Ft MechaniT072594, 11 in. tines. cal Swing Grain Auger, s/n 21501532, 540 PTO. 2013 Degelman LR7651 51 Ft Land Roller, 2012 Sakundiak TL10-39 10 In. x 39 Ft Grain Trucks 1/2 in. thickness. 2001 Western Star 4964EX Sleeper T/A, s/n 2009 Degelman 7200 Hydraulic Rock Picker, Auger. 2012 Sakundiak TL10-39 10 In. x 39 Ft Grain 2KWEDD3J41K, Caterpillar, 475 hp, eng brake, s/n 23968. Auger. Eaton Fuller 13 speed, diff lock, A/R susp, 435,176 sprayer Sakundiak HD8-1600 8 In. x 50 Ft Grain Auger. km showing. 1998 International 9400 Sleeper T/A, s/n 2013 Case IH 3330 Patriot 100 Ft High Clear- Brandt 750 7 In. x 50 Ft Grain Auger. ance, s/n YCT033736, 1000 gal stainless steel 2HSEHAERXWC043513, Cummins N14, eng brake, 2007 Bourgault 750 750± Bushel Grain Cart. Eaton Fuller 18 speed, diff lock, A/R susp, Pro Sleeper, tank, 5 nozzle bodies, auto rate ctrl, rinse tank, (2) Pool FC-15-5-1 5.5 HP Aeration Fans. Case Viper Pro monitor, 372 receiver, 380/90R46, wet kit, 953,578 km showing. (5) Air Tech 40531 5 HP Aeration Fans. 1995 Mack CH613 T/A Grain, s/n 300 hrs showing. Pool C13-3-1 3 HP Aeration Fan. 1M1AA14Y7TW059958, 400 hp, eng brake, mower NRC 45 Gallon Seed Treater. Eaton Fuller 10 spd, A/R susp, PTO, Cancade 20 ft 2012 Land Pride RCM-5515 15 Ft Rotary, s/n combines landscape equipmenT & snow box, hoist, roll tarp, rear controls, remote ctrl end 732629, 540 PTO, hyd lift & transport. 2008 Case IH 7010, s/n HAJ203079, 2016 gate, 345,089 km showing. blower grain Handling equipmenT hdr, s/n CCC0022460, VSR, auto HHC, F&A, draper 2008 Land Pride FDR1672 72 In. 3 Point Hitch Trailers ctrl, long auger, grain tank exts, chaff spreader, (2) 2012 Meridian M1620 136± Tonne Epoxy Finishing Mower AFS Pro600, 900/60R32 F, 480/70R30 R, 853 sep 2010 Lode King Prestige 45 Ft Tri/A Grain, Lined Hopper Bins, s/n 6220120437978, s/n s/n 2LDHG453XAF050969, A/R susp, roll tarp. 6220120437982, on dbl skids, ladder, lid opener. 2009 Kubota 2D323 60 In. Zero Turn Lawn hrs showing. Mower 2008 Case IH 7010, s/n HAJ203228, 2016 hdr, 2005 Lode King Prestige 36 Ft T/A Grain, Meridian M1615 100± Tonne Epoxy Lined s/n CCC0024016, VSR, auto HHC, F&A, draper ctrl, long s/n 2LDHG36235F04177, A/R susp, roll tarp. Hopper Bin, s/n 26004, on dbl skids, lid opener. Signature Series 10 Ft 25 Gallon Estate auger, grain tank exts, chaff spreader, AFS Pro600, 48 Ft Hiboy, (2) 1200 gal poly tank, 2000 gal poly 2002 Westeel 1612F Magnum F Hopper Bin, Sprayer Farm King 96 In. 3 Point Hitch Snow Blow900/60R32 F, 540/65R30 R, 1042 sep hrs showing. tank, Chem Handler, water pump. s/n 1662, on dbl skids, ladder, lid opener. 1995 Case IH 2188, s/n JJC0189877, 1015 hdr, seeding, Tillage & breaking (5) Twister HB19 4900± Bushel 19 Ft x 5 Ring eroTHer iTems include VSR, F&A, long auger, grain tank exts, chaff spreader, 2011 Case IH 400 58 Ft Air Drill, s/n Hopper Bins, on dbl skids, lid opener, aeration, Buhler 7 Ft Steel Tapered Swath Roller · Custombuilt 30.5Lx32 F,14.9x24 R, 2585 sep hrs showing. Hydraulic Flax Buncher · Vale Solutions DHL-1200 High YBS003132, 10 in. spacing, dbl shoot, 4 in. pack- OPI cables. (6) Westeel-Rosco 2200± Bushel 6 Ring Hop- Clearance Sprayer Jack & Wheel Wrangler · Yamaha ers, Ag-Tron monitor. Header 2008 MacDon D60-S 35 Ft Draper, s/n 183601, 2009 Flexi-Coil 5000 39 Ft Air Drill, s/n per Bin, on dbl skids, ladder, lid opener, aeration. Kodiak 400 Quad · 2008 Kubota RTV900 4x4 ATV · to fit Case IH 7010 combine, P/U reel, hyd F&A, Y65003498, 10 in. spacing, dbl shoot, 4 in. packers. (2) Westeel-Rosco 4400± Bushel 6 Ring Hop- Huge L 1000 Gallon Fuel Tank · Northern Steel 1000 2011 Case IH 3430 Precision Tow-Between per Bin, on dbl skids, ladder, lid opener, aeration. Gallon Fuel · Westeel 1000 Gallon Fuel. factory transport. 2006 Case IH 2062 36 Ft Draper, to fit 7010 Air Tank, s/n YAS015726, dbl fan, 10 in. load combine, split P/U reel, hyd F&A, cross auger, factory auger, dbl shoot, 30.5x32. For more information: Corly Briltz: 306.543.3256 (h), 306.536.3162 (c) 2003 Flexi-Coil 3450 Air Tank, s/n 650122152transport. ebriltz@sasktel.net 2003 MacDon 972 36 Ft Draper, s/n 154206, 03, dbl fan, Flexi-Coil monitor, 30.5x32. to fit Case IH 2188 combine, split P/U reel, hyd F&A, 1997 Flexi-Coil 340 40 Ft Cultivator, s/n cross auger, factory transport. 5071515, Valmar gran pkg, 12 in. spacing, NH3 pkg.
TracTors
2011 Case IH 485 4WD, s/n ZAF118789, powershift, LH rev, diff lock, 4 hyd outlets, 1 aux hyd, Case IH AFS 600 monitor, Case IH 372 receiver, 800/70R38 duals, 705 hrs showing. 2008 Case IH 335 4WD, s/n Z7F108808, powershift, diff lock, 4 hyd outlets, 1 aux hyd, Big 1000 PTO, Trimble Ez-Steer 500 monitor, 620/70R42 duals, 2897 hrs showing. 2010 Case IH 165 Puma MFWD, s/n Z9BH12482, L770 ldr, s/n YAWLT4023, bkt, joystick, IVT, diff lock, 4 hyd outlets, 1 aux hyd, 1000 PTO, 3 pt hitch, Case IH 500 monitor, Ez-Steer, 16.9R30 F, 50/85R 42 R, 910 hrs showing. 1982 Case 2394 2WD, s/n 12084163, powershift, 2 hyd outlets, 1000 PTO, frt wheel weights, 20.8x38 R, 7934 hrs showing. 2008 Kubota B2630HSD 4WD Utility, s/n 52615, L403 Q/C ldr, s/n A3445, joystick, 26 hp, 3 pt hitch.
swaTHers
2013 MacDon M155, s/n 229968, D65S draper hdr, s/n 231423, factory transport, P/U reel, VSR, F&A, Free Form MT2000 hyd swath roller, Case IH Trimble Ez-Steer, Trimble 500 monitor, 600/65R28 F, 16.5Lx16.1 R, 150 hrs showing. 1998 Case IH 8230 30 Ft, s/n CFH0066879, P/U reel, 1000 PTO, Roto Shear, crop dividers.
For complete list of details visit:
kevin ortt, Agricultural Territory Manager Southeast Saskatchewan
306.451.7388 kortt@rbauction.com Auction Company License #303043 & 309645
rbauction.com | 800.491.4494
SUPER PASS SALE $169 child $239 youth $279 adult
get Sho uld I a P ss? a Super
ass egular P $ 519 R ss a P per - 279 Su e v sa I 0 4 $ 2 get a I d an ” iend ticket “bring a fr uff. st s u n bo plus more
This is your pass for next season but start using it the day you buy!
times do I How many break even to visit 5.8 279 / 48 = art using st And I can ay. it rig ht aw - I’m In!
NEW
$
29
Downhill Snow Tubing Add On Available with any of the above passes.
on long!
Tube all seas
Daily Snow Conditions www.asessippi.com or 204-564-2000
SLUSH CUP & LAST DAY OF THE SEASON APRIL 6 If you dream IT … If you’re planning IT … Call us today! If you’re selling IT … 306-634-2654 If you want to buy IT … You’ll find it all in …
The Estevan Mercury!
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 B5
Bruins beaten by better Stars team Josh Lewis Hear Me Out play hurt in the playoffs, but this was something else, as Estevan had guys playing with separated shoulders, broken ribs and an assortment of other significant injuries. Would the Bruins still have lost the series without many players being bogged down by injuries? Most likely. Would they have pushed it longer than five games? I’d bet money on it. Looking back at the season that was, there are a lot of positives to take away. Yes, you can say they got exactly as far as they did the year before, but there was a noticeable attitude adjustment on this year’s squad that will only bode well in the years to come. The Bruins got a lot from their rookies this year, some of it on the scoresheet but much of it coming elsewhere. Nolan Nicholas was a revelation on the back end, logging major minutes and stepping up big time when defencemen R.T. Rice and Kyle Bird were out for a month. Keegan Allison was one of the hardest-working rookies I’ve seen in six years of covering this league, and he was dominant on the walls down low. He also started to find his offensive game as the season progressed and will be a player to keep an eye on next year. Lynnden Pastachak battled through a couple of shoulder injuries and might not have been as effective in the regular season as he would have liked, but his raw talent shone through and to say he was clutch against Flin Flon in the playoffs would be an understatement. He’s not a very
big guy, but the 17-year-old was one of the club’s most physical players all year. Jason Duret scored some timely goals after coming over from La Ronge in December and should be a treat to watch next year, along with younger brother Ryan. Keaton Longpre was probably the team’s most improved player from the start of the year to the end and did some impressive work on the penalty kill. It’s too bad he missed the entire playoffs. Brett Lewchuk missed some time due to injury, but was rock solid when he got between the pipes, with a .923 save percentage and an 8-2-2 record in 13 games. Fellow rookies Chris Thorimbert, Connor McKenzie and Kyle Bird also contributed this year and should be able to take a step forward as sophomores. Of course, the most important rookie of all this season was first-year head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood. There were some doubters when the club hired him out of the Junior B ranks, but he gets a passing grade for his work this year. Although the team didn’t get any further in the playoffs, the regular season was a significant improvement over last year and Lewgood did some impressive work in changing the culture in the dressing room. The bulk of the work lies ahead, but so far, so good for the former Pilot Butte Storm bench boss. Contact Josh Lewis at 306-634-2654 or sports@ estevanmercury.ca. So, are the Regina Pats pulling a Kindersley?
Grazing Land for Lease Sealed bids will be accepted at the office of Prairie Mines & Royalty Ltd. (PMRL) Boundary Dam Mine, Box 3000. Estevan, SK S4A 2W2, Attn: Kraig Wanner until 12:00 noon CST, on Wednesday April 02, 2014 for the lease of the following parcels of land for grazing purposes: 1. All that portion of the Southeast Quarter and the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twenty (20) in 1-8W2 containing about 240 acres of reclaimed mined land. 2. All that portion of the Northeast Quarter of Section Three (3) lying east of a large water body and of the Northwest Quarter of Section Two (2) lying west of Highway #47 both in 2-8W2 containing about 100 acres reclaimed mined land. 3. All that portion of the Northwest Quarter of Section Thirty-six (36) in 1-8W2 containing about 160 acres of reclaimed mined land. 4. All that portion of the Northwest Quarter and about 200 meters along the north side of the South Half of Section Thirty-one (31) in 1-7W2 containing about 230 acres of reclaimed mined land, older forage land and native grassland. 5. All that portion of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twenty (20) in 1-7W2 containing about 75 acres of native grassland. The majority of this parcel is leasable for only two years. 6. All that portion of the North Half of Section Twenty-eight (28) in 1-7W2 lying north of the overhead powerline containing about 100 acres of native grassland. 7. All that portion of the Southeast Quarter of Section Twenty-one (21) in 2-7W2 lying between Highway #39 and the RM road containing about 20 acres of reclaimed mined land. Conditions: a. The installation and maintenance of at least a three wire barbwire fence on all four sides of each parcel except for the length of the large water bodies in parcels 1, 2 & 3 shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder. b. The area of all water bodies is included in the parcel acreage specified above. c. The RM taxes assessed against the land will be paid by PMRL. d. Bids (cost per acre) are to be placed on an individual parcel basis with the parcel number and land location clearly marked on the outside of the sealed envelope. e. GST will be added to the successful bid. f. Cash rent is to be paid in advance each year for the duration of the potentially renewable 4-year lease. g. PMRL reserves access rights to all leased land. h. Terms will be cash upon notification of the successful bidder. i. Highest or any offer will not necessarily be accepted. For more information, contact Kraig Wanner at (306) 636-5250.
The Estevan novice Tier II Bruins won the A side of a tournament in Minot for the second straight year.
Novice Bruins win Minot tourney The Estevan novice Tier II Bruins won the A side at a tournament in Minot on the weekend, marking the second straight year they have captured the event. The Bruins defeated the Milestone Flyers 8-3 in the A final, as Nathan Wagstaff scored four goals, Ty Hoste netted a hat trick and Jordan Marcotte added a single. Josh Heistad scored twice for the Flyers, along with one goal from Cade Cole. The Bruins began the tournament on Friday with a convincing 16-0 victory over the Carnduff Jr. Devils. Wagstaff potted five goals, Hoste scored four and Kersey Hollingshead had a pair, while Denver
's
Sehn, Carter Onrait, Nicholas Hins, Jordan Marcotte and Landon Marcotte added singles. Next, the Bruins dumped the Southwest Attack 9-3 on Saturday, with Hoste scoring four times to lead the way. Wagstaff posted a hat trick and Sehn added a pair of goals. Josh Fluker, Halle Franklin and Darren Hunt scored for the Attack. In their third game, the Bruins hammered Minot 17-1. Wagstaff dominated the contest for Estevan, scoring seven goals. Justin Linthicum (2), Onrait (2), Hoste (2), Sehn, Jordan Marcotte, Nicholas Hins and Shaun Von Sprecken also scored.
WANT YOU TO
FIND THE FAN!
Is thIs your face (cIrcled) at an estevan BruIn hockey game?
! e e r F
If it is take this picture to eB's dining emporium and you'll receive a gift certificate for a
Large Triple Topping
Pizza
Try one of EB's
S E N S AT I O N A L S M O R G S Sunday Supper Smorg Daily Lunch Buffet Thursday Supper Smorg Sunday Brunch
Sponsored by
After seeing the way the Estevan Bruins completely took over the series opener en route to a convincing win, you wouldn’t have expected them to lose the next four games to the Battlefords North Stars. Yes, they still had a long road in front of them, but I think after that game many expected them to push the series deep. That being said, a cocktail of various factors made it uphill sledding for the Black and Gold. First and foremost, the Battlefords North Stars are an excellent team. Anyone who thought they were easy to beat was kidding themselves. They bounced back from the unexpected collapse in Game 1 by tightening up their game and suffocating the Bruins’ offence. In fact, the Bruins scored only four goals in the final four games, including a stretch from Game 2 to Game 4 where they went dry for seven periods. They had their scoring chances, particularly in Game 3, but the Stars’ stellar defence corps mostly prevented them from getting inside for point blank looks. When the Bruins did come close, league MVP Michael Gudmandson was there to keep the puck out. The Stars also got clutch scoring from trade deadline acquisition Cam Blair, who scored five goals in the series. The Bruins also did a solid job defensively, keeping the Stars to about two goals a game in the series, and they had a pretty good answer between the pipes themselves in Matt Gibney, who posted a sparkling .943 save percentage in the playoffs. Playing a team like the North Stars was hard enough for the Bruins, but it got even harder as the series went along, as injuries and fatigue took their toll. Call it an excuse, call it what you want, but the Bruins’ injury list was a significant factor. Yes, lots of guys
's
104 Souris Ave, Estevan Ph. 306-634-2356
MORE WAYS TO STAY UP TO DATE! Visit us on the web!!
www.estevanmercury.ca
B6 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
TS&M Bruins win south consolation final The Estevan TS&M Bruins are moving on to the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League’s consolation final after taking care of the Weyburn Wings in the south final. The Saskatoon Outlaws will be the Bruins’ opponent in the consolation final. In an unusual format, the two teams will play one winner-take-all game on Friday in Regina. The Wings won the opener of the two-game, total-point series 6-5 on March 18 in Weyburn, but the Bruins handily overcame that with an 8-3 victory in Game 2 on Thursday at the Civic Auditorium. That gave them a 13-9 series win. In the second game, Cole Fonstad led the Bruins with two goals and two assists, while Shae Little added a goal and four helpers. A goal from Fonstad
TS&M Bruins defenceman Brayden Pachal steers the puck away from a Weyburn player during Thursday’s Game 2 victory. and two from Jayden Davis gave the Bruins a 3-1 lead after the first period, with Matthew Kesslering potting the Wings’ lone marker. Estevan’s Brayden Pachal and Weyburn’s Rhett Nikolejsin traded goals just five seconds apart midway
through the second, and Fonstad and Colton Schell added goals for the Bruins later in the frame to give the hosts a 6-2 lead. Little and Josh Skjonsby tacked on goals for the Bruins in the third, with Kyler Douglas scoring
Weyburn’s third goal. The Bruins went 3-for9 on the power play, while the Wings were 1-for-8. In the series opener, it was a four-goal second period that powered Weyburn to victory. The Wings, who fin-
ished one point ahead of the Bruins in the regular season standings, got goals from Nikolejsin, Douglas, Kesslering and Kane Altwasser in the middle frame to erase a 4-2 Estevan lead. Six goals were scored in the first period, with
Fonstad and Hayden Cutler each scoring twice to stake the Bruins to the early lead. Altwasser and Nikolejsin potted goals for Weyburn in the opening frame. Fonstad completed a hat trick with a power play goal early in the third.
Junior midgets on verge of title
Keepaway
Estevan Bruins forward Jason Duret tries to knock the puck away from Battlefords North Stars defenceman Kendall Fransoo during a 3-0 loss in Game 3 on March 18.
30OFF
% ALL IN-STORE
WINTER APPAREL
All inventory previously marked down
15OFF
It all comes down to one game for the Estevan Blue Rock Bruins. The junior midget team will play the third and deciding game of their Hockey Regina league final tomorrow night in Melville against the Millionaires. The Bruins earned a 2-0 victory on home ice Sunday to tie the series. Melville had taken the opener 4-2 on Friday. Both goals for the Bruins came early in the third period in Game 2 at Affinity Place. Payton Stevenson broke a scoreless tie at the 2:08 mark and Erik McKersie added some insurance just 84 seconds later. Colein Poole and J.J. Holma picked up assists for the Bruins, while Cam Lavoie earned the shutout in goal. In Game 1, the first period was also scoreless, but the action picked up in the second with five goals. The Bruins struck first on a Stevenson goal just 16 seconds in. The Millionaires, however, countered quickly with goals from Ron Lee and Jenner Tangjerd coming less than two minutes apart. Holma and Melville’s Jared Yeadon traded goals later in the period to put the Mils on top 3-2. Kaeden Krupski added some insurance for the home side in the third period. Lavoie was busy in the Estevan crease, stopping 32 of 36 shots.
% IN-STORE
% NOW
FOOD PRODUCTS
50OFF REDUCED to
75 OFF
%
Come in and check out many more in-store deals!! Phone: 306-634-5016
1033B 4th Street Box 695 Estevan, SK S4A 0W4 • Fax: (306) 634-3166 serviceestevan@thundercity.ca
and following business want to
Display this banner to show your Bruin Pride!
SEASON!
on an exciting
Congratulate you
The
www.estevanmercury.ca March 26, 2014 B7
Estevan Mercury B8 March 26, 2014
Phone: 306-634-3783
89 King Street E, Estevan, Sask.
1305 - 9th St. Estevan, SK.
NORM 306-421-0550
Concrete ltd. Rentals Ltd. hwy 39 west estevan CHRIS 306-421-3443
#2 - 938 Eva Street, Estevan
306-634-8006
JOHNSON PLUMBING & HEATING LTD.
1037 - 5th Street • Estevan Ph: 306-634-5172
Ed Komarnicki MP Souris-Moose Mountain
#308 - 1133 4th St, Estevan Ph: 306-634-3000
901A 13th Avenue, Estevan, SK. • (306) 634-7201 (behind Dairy Queen) • www.gmfloor.com
Spirits
& Sports Downtown Estevan 306-634-2220 DOREEN EAGLES, MLA ESTEVAN CONSTITUENCY OFFICE 1108 4th Street, Estevan Phone: 306-634-7311 Toll Free: 1-866-284-7496
Schilling
306-634-3689
89 Escana Street
80 King Street, E., Estevan, SK
306-637-2121
#2 - 322 Fourth St. (306) 637-2150
306-636-1640 • 83 DEVONIAN ST.
Cathedral Insurance Brokers #10, 910 13th Avenue N., Estevan, SK
1226 - 4th St., Estevan, SK 306.634.2215 www.jewelbase.com/a_and_a
Estevan Shoppers Mall 400 King St. • 306-634-2444 www.estevanshoppersmall.ca
Senchuk
Ford Sales Ltd. 118 Souris Ave. N., Estevan
306-634-3696
www.senchukford.ca
201 Shand Road, Estevan, Sk. 306-634-1514
306-634-6600
98 Souris Ave. Estevan, SK
PH. (306) 634-9846 • 405 Kensington Ave., Estevan, SK www.crownad.ca
101 4th Street 306.634.3637 fountaintire.com
FINANCIAL
403B 9th Ave, Estevan, SK (306)634-7979
307 Kensington Ave. • 306-634-8460
Avonlea . Estevan . Radville . Redvers . Oxbow
Highway 39 West, Estevan • (306) 634-6422
&
AS
City Of Estevan
OILFIELD OPERATING LTD.
Sales 24 Hour Safety Service Cell: (306) 421-9288 7 Days A Week!
Andy Schroeder
106 Souris Avenue N. Estevan, SK
Safety • Oilfield Consulting (306) 634-4087 • as.oil@sasktel.net Battery Operating
Shelley Schroeder
Safety Advisor
Cell: (306) 421-3351
106 Souris Avenue N. ESTEVAN, SASK. S4A 0Z3 PHONE: (306) 634-4087 • as.oil@sasktel.net
706 5th Street Phone:306-634-3522
1230 4th Street, Estevan, SK 306-634-6774
#103 - 117 3rd Street, Weyburn, 306-842-6774
Cuts Unlimited
935 - 4th Street, Estevan
306 634 3443
Family Owned and & Operated Since 1937
Estevan Motors Ltd.
306-634-3629
Corner of 4th & Souris
5
th STREET Autobody
306-634-7101• 601 - 5th Street
NOBODY BUT NOBODY BEATS YOUR LOCALLY OWNED NATIONALLY PRICED
306-634-7211
801 13th Ave., Estevan • 1-800-915-8140
1139 5th Street • Downtown Estevan
306-634-2823
SOUTHERN PLAINS CO-OP PETROLEUM/ AGRO CENTRE
311 KENSINGTON AVE., ESTEVAN • PH: 306-637-4330 OR •TOLL FREE: 1-800-465-FUEL
306-634-7276
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 B9
Welcome Curlers To the
55th Annual O.T.S. Open Bonspiel March 27 to 30, 2014
Thursday Mar 27 - Curling starts at 8 am. Last draw at 10 pm
Saturday March 29 Curling starts at 8 am
Friday Mar 28 - Curling starts at 8 am. Cocktails at Days Inn Plaza at 6 pm. Banquet at Days Inn Plaza at 7 pm. Lifetime Achievement - Tony Naka Band - Ten Mile High
Sunday March 30 Curling starts at 8 am. Finals in all events.
Welcome Welcome Curlers
Oilmen & Ladies
Welcome to the Energy City, OTS!
DISTRIBUTION INC.
315A Kensington Avenue Estevan, SK Phone: (306) 634-2835 Fax: (306) 634-2797 www.apexdistribution.com
Have Fun Curling! 516 Nesbitt Drive (behind Power Dodge) Estevan • 306-634-2631
Have Fun!
Welcome to the Energy City! Enjoy the bonspiel!
www.annugas.com
Mike Brasseur
Ph: 306-634-4554 • Cell: 306-461-8111 • www.bigcountryenergy.com
COMPRESSION
CONSULTING
LTD. Toll Free
1.866.ANNUGAS
Good Luck Curlers!
Phone: 306-634-9724
Good Luck!
Good Luck Curlers!! 301 Kensington Ave. Estevan SK. Ph: (306) 634-3616
3902 - 75th Ave. Leduc, AB. Ph: (888) 835-0541
Box 193 Fort Nelson, BC Ph: (250) 774-2615
www.bbaxtertransport.ca
Good Luck Curling Have Fun!
A. T. Naka
310 4th Street, Estevan 306-634-2230
FINANCIAL 403B 9th Avenue Estevan, SK (306) 634.7979 Toll Free: (877) 770.0948 Fax: (306) 636.2267 info@spectranancial.ca Ron Areshenkoff & Reynold Bert
Allied Cathodic Services L.P.
#6, Hwy 39 E Estevan, SK Ph: 306-634-4493
Welcome to all the Curlers!
3D
Box 235 Oxbow, SK S0C 2B0 Dispatch: 306 483 7897 Office: 306 483 2194 Fax: 306 483 2292 www.absolutelocating.com Email: info@absolutelocating.com
Good Luck Curlers!!
MAINTENANCE Cell numbers: 483-8024, 483-7024, 483-8148
306-458-2367 Midale, Sk.
Home number: 486-2143 • Fax: 486-4855 Box 12 Frobisher, SK. S0C 0Y0
merv_and_deb@xplornet.ca
Good Luck!
Sweeping you in the direction of creating, insuring & enhancing your personal wealth
Welcome OTS Curlers
5
STREET Autobody th
601 - 5th St., Estevan, Sk.
306-634-7101
B10 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Welcome Curlers Good Luck Curlers!
“ Happy Bonspieln’ ”
Welcome to the OTS BONSPIEL
B
W G
BRENT GEDAK WELDING LTD.
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
ESTEVAN PLASTIC PRODUCTS LTD. Your One Stop Shop For Fibreglass Tanks
Toll Free: 1-888-638-6433 or 1-306-634-6400 Plant: 1-306-388-2344 Fax: 1-306-634-7828 email: eppl@sasktel.net website: www.estevanplastics.ca
DOWNHOLE
www.nov.com/downhole
ROCK TALK!
Have Fun Curlers!
126 Lamoro St. just off Hwy 39 W. of Estevan
Ofce: (306) 634-5150
www.brentgedakwelding.com
Good luck curlers! 403-265-7769
icker Service Ltd. Curly’s P Mark T. (Curly) Hirsch
1595 Dieppe Cres. Estevan, SK
Please call Noel Comstock
Secor Certified Cell: 306 461 5898
Trevor 306.483.7777
Best of Luck Curling!!
Welcome & Good Luck!
GESCAN
Division of Sonepar Distribution Inc.
RIG MOVING
Phone: 306-482-3244
Welcome to Estevan!
Box 1518, 101 6th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 2L7 Tel: (306) 634-8655 Fax: (306) 634-8028
Best of Luck & Have Fun!
403-703-7635
to discuss your next crane build
Good Luck & Have Fun Oilmen!
Gilliss CasinG serviCes inC. FlOaT eQUiPMenT-reaMers
Estevan, SK • 306-634-6768
Good luck curling!
PROPANE
Girard Bulk Service Ltd. ESTEVAN, 134 4th Street • 306-637-4370
Have Fun Curling!!
Lampman, Sask.
Welcome Curlers! Welcome to the OTS Bonspiel
Day
“We Dispatch for the Oilpatch”
Construction Ltd.
706 5th Street, Estevan
Phone: (306) 482-3244
1108 4th Street, Estevan Phone: 1-306-634-7311 Toll Free: 1-866-284-7496
Phone: 306-634-3522
Chrysler • Dodge Trucks • Jeep
Doreen Eagles, MLA Estevan Constituency Ofce
G.W. Trenching & Hauling Ltd. Serving the Oileld in S.E. Sask. for 36 years!
Carnduff, SK.
Good Luck Curling!
(306)487-2525
Lampman, Saskatchewan Bus.: (306) 487-3178 • Cell: (306) 421-0566
Welcome Curlers!
Good Luck Curlers! Estevan Motors Ltd. DODGE • CHRYSLER • JEEP
To us, your image is everything! Corner of 4th & Souris
306-634-3629
Like us on
www.estevanmotors.com
405 Kensignton Ave., Estevan, Sk. 306-634-9846 • www.crownad.ca E: promo@crownad,ca • E: signs@crownad.ca
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 B11
Welcome Curlers Welcome Curlers Have Fun Curling! 80 King St. E Estevan, SK Phone: 306-634-3689 Fax: 306-634-8993
Welcome to all our OTS Curlers!
A Division of JJ Trucking Ltd.
Have fun curling!
TOLL FREE 1-888-LD-ALLAN (1-888-532-5526) Creelman, Sask.
Good Luck Curlers!
Have Fun Curlers! #6 Mehler Drive, KRJ Industrial Park 306-634-9955 or 306-421-2244
Good Luck Curlers!
TERRY DODDS (24 HRS.) (306) 634-7599 Cell. (306) 421-0316
M.E.T. OILFIELD CONST. LTD.
8305 McIntyre Road, Edmonton, AB. T6E 5J7 Phone: 780-496-9800• www.plainsmanmfg.com
“All Your Construction and Maintenance Needs” SPECIALIZING IN: ENGINES, PUMP UNITS, UNIT INSPECTIONS, PIPEFITTING, TREATERS AND PRESSURE TICKET WELDING Estevan, Sk. Cell. (306) 421-3174, (306) 421-6410, (306) 421-2059
PERCY H. DAVIS LTD.
Welcome to all of the curlers, best of luck & have fun!
CUSTOMS BROKERS Forwarders & Consultants
306-634-2511 78 Devonian Street • Estevan, Saskatchewan
Welcome OTS Curlers!
Custom Clearance Specialists
EDI Networking
Welcome OTS Curlers!
306-634-8460
HEAD OFFICE
307 Kensington Ave.
North Portal (306) 927-2165 Estevan (306) 634-5454 www.percydavis.com
Good Luck Curlers!
Estevan, SK
Welcome & Good Luck Curling
116 Supreme Street
SWEEP SWEEP!
JOHNSON
PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. Serving Estevan & Area since 1967 1037 5th Street, Estevan • Ph: 306-634-5172 • E-mail: jph@sasktel.net
Welcome to Estevan.
Have fun!
Box 208 • Estevan, SK • S4A 2A3 (306)634-5422 or (306)461-8471
SWEEP! SWEEP! GOOD LUCK
HUTT’S TRUCKING LTD.
Ph: (306) 487-2608 • E: huttholdings@sasktel.net
62 DEVONIAN ST. ESTEVAN, SK. PH: 306-637-2180 FAX: 306-637-2181
Have Fun Curlers!
#6 - 461 King St. • Estevan, SK 306-637-3460 www.lightstreamresources.com
Welcome have fun curling!
1-888-8PLAINS • 1-888-875-2467
Welcome Curlers!
Corner of Kensington Ave. & King Street, Estevan • Phone: 306-634-3783
Welcome To All The Curlers! Supply Ltd.
74 Devonian Street • 306-634-9966
1020 6th Street, Estevan • 306-634-2312
B12 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Welcome Curlers Welcome Curlers!
Welcome to the OTS Bonspiel. Good Luck 201 3rd Street Estevan, SK S4A 0N6
306-634-4719 Welcome to the Energy city, curlers!
Welcome OTS Curlers! Have fun!
Head Office: Estevan, SK Tel: 306-634-3411 Fax: 306-634-7310 Ray Frehlick, President Cell: 306-421-1880
For Experienced Operators (306) 634 6081 or (306) 421 0203
• Canada & United States Oilfield Tank Trucks • • Hot Oil Trucks • Pressure Trucks • • Bobcat & Gravel Trucks • Backhoe • • Frac Water Heater & Frac Tanks • • Combo Vac Units • NGL Trailers • • Canada & United States Oilfield Tank Trucks Certificate of Recognition & IRP 16 • • Hot Oil Trucks • Pressure Trucks • • Bobcat & Gravel Trucks • Backhoe • Ken Boettcher 306-483-7462 • Frac Water Heater & Frac Tanks • Tim Boettcher 306-483-8121 • Combo Vac Units • NGL Trailers • Salesman Wayne Odgers 306-485-9221 Certificate of Recognition & IRP 16 Manager Grant Anderson 306-483-7405 Dispatcher Ken Boettcher 306-483-7462 Edgar Bendtsen 306-483-8185 Tim Boettcher 306-483-8121 Dispatcher Mike Crawford 306-485-7970 Salesman Wayne Odgers 306-485-9221 & Compliance Terry Torgunrud 306-483-8952 Grant Anderson Safety Manager 306-483-7405 Dispatcher Manager Bendtsen 306-483-8185 MarvinEdgar Ferriss 306-483-8937 Dispatcher Mike Crawford 306-485-7970 Supervisor Carl Boettcher 306-485-8372 Safety & Compliance Terry Torgunrud Marvin Ferriss Carl Boettcher
Manager
Supervisor
306-483-8952 306-483-8937 306-485-8372
Phone: 306-443-2424
Fax: 306-443-2433 Phone:
Fax: 306-443-2433
306-443-2424 PO160 Box 160 PO Box Alida,SK Alida, SK Alida, SK
Waterflood Production Systems Ltd.
Ph: (306) 634-9888
#216-20th Ave SE Weyburn, SK (306) 842-6100
“Serving Western Canada With 24 Hour Drilling Mud Service”
SVEIN BRYEIDE CONSTRUCTION Ltd.
Good luck curling! Phone: 306-443-2424
Good Luck Curlers!
Prairie Mud Service
Welcome Curlers! Have Fun!
306-634-3255
Welcome Curlers! Golfers! Good Luck Curlers! Hwy. 18 East Bienfait (old Prairie Western reclamation building) Ph: 306-388-3788 Fax: 306-388-3789
HAVE FUN CURLING! A S E E L S ERVICE S ’ D G I B (306) 457-7033 (306) 457-7673
P.O. Box 544 Stoughton, Sask. S0G 4T0
Welcome Curlers!
232 12th Avenue, Estevan, SK, Canada • (306) 634-5614
Welcome to the Energy City!
Looking for a new truck or construction equipment? See us for sales and service
Estevan, Sask. 306-634-5555 Email: skylift@sasktel.net • Website: www.skyliftservices.com
TIMBERWOLF MECHANICAL
Good Luck Curlers! “Your Home of After Sales Service”
Senchuk Ford Sales Ltd.
118 Souris Ave. N., Estevan
Welcome curlers, have a great time!
306-634-3696 Toll Free: 1-877-880-9094 (sales) 1-877-883-2576 (service) • E-mail: sales@senchuk.com
www.senchukford.ca
Welcome & Good Luck
OTS
ANNER BIT SERVICE
CHAD FROESE
erforation Inflow CELL: P306-421-3726 RES: 306-634-7538 OFFICE: 306-388-2941
Have Fun Curling!
Good luck to the men & women participating!
306-634-6494
www.tsmsupply.com
Welcome to Estevan Good Luck, Curlers!
Serving Southeast SK, Southwest Manitoba & North Dakota
since 1956 24 Hour Dispatch • Oxbow: 306-483-2848
Pipestone: 204-854-2231 • Waskada: 204-673-2284
C: 1.306.421.8035 | B: 1.306.634.5290 | F: 1.306.634.5291 1514-4th Street | Estevan, SK | S4A 0X6 www.surfacesolutions.ca
SERVICES LTD.
24 HOUR SERVICE New facilities located #3 Jahn Street, Estevan Office: (306) 634-4577 Fax: (306) 634-9123
March 26, 2014
WEDNESDAY
B13
Cadets recognized for physical fitness, skilled training and volunteer.
• Carpet • Linoleum • Laminate • Hardwood • Ceramic Tiles • Paint • Window Coverings • Granite Professional Installations - Free Estimates 104 - Hwy. 47 South EStEvan, SK 306-634-5588 Bay #1 - Hwy. 13 CaRLYLE, SK 306-453-2519
Four cadets from the Estevan Wylie-Mitchell Squadron No. 30 received the coveted Duke of Edinburgh bronze award pins on March 18. From the left: Wendy Suchan, program mentor; Lieut. Danielle Fleury, Wylie-Mitchell Commanding Officer; Cadet Sergeants Kelsey Jackiw, Hayden Sutter, Ethan Courteau and Parker McKelkie along with Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig who presented the cadets with letters of commendation from the City of Estevan.
Four air cadets earn coveted Duke of Edinburgh Award Four cadets who have achieved the rank of Sergeant in the Estevan Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Squadron now share one more thing in common, they are recipients of the bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. Kelsey Jackiw, Hayden Sutter, Ethan Courteau and Parker McKelkie all completed the demanding requirements for the first level Duke of Edinburgh Award. The four young leaders-in-training completed the required 30 hours of physical fitness training within 15 weeks and developed a new skill-set that had to be honed within six months and provide 15 hours of volunteer community service within that same six-month time span. The four were also required to complete an outdoor adventure of no less than two days with at least one night spent camping out and six hours of a daily planned activity during the event. The outdoor activity required them to hike a minimum of 25 kilometres inflicting only minimum damage to the environment. The four cadets were monitored and mentored by Duke of Edinburgh program leader and promoter Wendy Suchan who was able to confirm their activities and ensured that their individual log books and activity planners were kept updated to meet the program’s strict requirements. On March 18, during a regular training night at Wylie-Mitchell Hall, Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig presented each of the young officers with a letter of recognition from the City and joined Suchan and Commanding Officer Lieut. Danielle Fleury in presenting them with their Duke of Edinburgh pins, which were added to their tunics. Suchan, who has been providing leadership expertise for the program for 14 years, said she was very proud of the four young achievers who may now accept the next challenge … to gain silver pin status in the program that is now in its 51st year. Parker McKelkie, the son of Kathy and John McKelkie is a four-year member of the WM Squadron. He
provided over 32 hours of volunteer work with the Salvation Army and also raked lawns, worked kitchen duties and served at Legion banquets. He developed his musical skills on the saxophone and achieved Level II in the air cadet musician program. On the fitness side, Parker completed 74 hours of recorded physical activity and on the adventure journey he took with the other three candidates, he accepted the cooking duties for the team on their overnight camp and 25 km hike. He plans to apply for advanced military summer band camp. Ethan Courteau is the son of Wendy and Rob Courteau and he is a fourth-year cadet. He spent 16 hours assisting staff at the Estevan Humane Society’s shelter where he cleaned cages and spent time walking and working with the animals. On the skill-building file, he collected and catalogued an extensive hockey card collection and for fitness he completed more than 30 hours of activity in the required time period even though he suffered a shoulder injury. His activity included Taekwondo, squash, drill work, physical training and moving boxes and furniture for a family move. On the adventure side, Ethan provided his observational powers to identify wildlife and its habitat. He is now working on obtaining a pilot’s licence and wants to become an aircraft electrical engineer. Hayden Sutter is the son of Shari and Kevin Sutter and is another four-year veteran of the Wylie-Mitchell Squadron. On the service side of the program, Hayden did over 16 hours of community work including the Salvation Army’s Christmas kettles, pool and park cleanup, preparation of library crafts, bouncy ball attendant and altar service. For the skill building, Hayden collected and catalogued an extensive comic book collection of over 253 titles, which also fueled his passion for the comics. That included a visit to a comic book expo in Calgary where
he met comic book legend Stan Lee. On the fitness side, the young leader got active in broomball, horse riding, hiking, baling and drill plus the regular physical training sessions for the air cadets. He completed over 44 hours of monitored activity. On the outdoor trek he completed the hike portion while noting changes to the environment in which they were hiking. Enjoying a rural lifestyle, Hayden states he will enroll at Minot State University where he intends to study video production as well as criminal justice. Kelsey Jackiw is another four-year cadet who completed 22 hours of service work that included babysitting, the Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle team and selling flowers for the Canadian Cancer Society. For skill building, she improved her archery talents, achieving an expert bowman level and advanced to the 18-metre level from the 10-metre range. For fitness, Kelsey completed over 47 hours in recorded broomball play, drill and physical training at air cadets with the coaches noting her steady improvement during the required time period. On the adventure journey, Kelsey noted that the hiking was the most challenging aspect and she learned early on that it was best “to only take with you what you really need.” Kelsey will continue a pursuit of science in her post high school years. The Duke of Edinburgh Award began in 1956 by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh along with Dr. Kurt Hahn and Lord John Hunt. The program was introduced in Canada in 1963 and arrived in Saskatchewan in 1983. To date over eight million young people in 140 countries have enrolled in the challenges to achieve at least one of the three demanding levels. Each level has four increasingly difficult challenges. The final gold level pin is presented only by a member of the Royal family or their immediate family designate.
Swimsuit Season Is Around the Corner...
Call now for your Free Consultation & BCA Scan.
Get ready for summer with a customized nutrition plan designed to help you reach and maintain your goal weight.
Charlies
Weight Control for Wellness THE PROTEIN SOLUTION
306-637-2570
B14 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Home Routes season finale will feature Celtic harpist The fourth and final concert in the intimate home-hosted Home Routes Classical Concerts series in Estevan this season, will feature Michael McKay of Winnipeg. McKay will be featured on Celtic harp and will bring his baritone voice to the household stage at the Wilma and Terry Mantei residence on April 3. The invitational/ticket concert series offers those in attendance an excellent opportunity to not only hear a classically trained musical performer up close but to also engage with them since the concerts are held within the home environment with a limited number of seats available, depending on the size of the host’s living/entertainment area. McKay’s work with the Celtic harp is combined with his classical training on piano, which extended to Acadia University beginning in 1988. While increasing his piano talents, McKay performed as guest soloist with the St. Andrew’s Arts Festival Orchestra and the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra. After completing his studies at Acadia in 1993, McKay studied at the University of Toronto majoring in
piano performance. He then branched out to theatre productions and returned to Acadia in 1997 as a faculty accompanist until 2006 when he moved to Winnipeg. He has since enjoyed a solo appearance with the Chebucto Symphony Orchestra and a lecture-recital of Schumann’s Carnaval and a liturgical recital combining Liszt’s Via Crucis and Emmerich’s Dolorous Passion. Since arriving in Winnipeg, McKay has exported combinations of piano and spoken word along with his further pursuits of the Celtic harp. This work often combines his theatrical experiences and talents with his musical talents. McKay’s more recent appearances have included guest roles with the Winnipeg-based Bolero Dance Theatre along with his visits to other communities involved in the Home Routes series, which include Flin Flon, Balmoral, Howden and Steinbach in Manitoba. More information regarding the concert in Estevan and attendance tickets may be obtained by contacting Home Routes co-ordinator Shirley Andrist at 306-634-9302.
Michael McKay
North Portal news Mrs. Betty Baniulis Correspondent Alan And Shirley Davis arrived home from Maui on March 10, after a two month holiday. Michael and Emily Gillis and boys Alex and Matthew spent the weekend in Minneapolis. A successful luncheon was held at the united church on March 18. A number of ladies with Rev. Brenna Lea have done a book review on Sunday March16. “Heaven is for Real” On Sunday April 13, a Pancake breakfast will be held at the Portal Community Centre 9 – 12 Canadian Time – This is a benefit for the college scholarship. Andrew and Bonnie Pukas arrived home on February
28th after a ten day tour of the Holy hand in Israel . They visited the ancient city of Jeffa, the sea of Galilee, the ancient city of Magdala which is the home of many Magdalen. They also toured to the Jordan River and also rote in a simple “Jesus Boat” on the sea of Galilee. Bethlehem was also a one day tour and then on to the old city of Jerusalem to walk the mile-long route of the via Delarosa and tour the city with a panoramic view of Jerusalem and gain an understanding of the geographical locations of the Holy sites. On March 5, Andrew and Bonnie Pukas left for Las Vegas where they took in the Nascar races for two days. They were accompanied by four couples, two of whom were Bonnie’s brothers and wives. They returned home on March 11.
20 PILLS A DAY JUST TO DIGEST YOUR FOOD. Another reason cystic fibrosis is so hard to swallow.
To learn more and support cystic fibrosis research, visit cysticfibrosis.ca
Show Some Love... Adopt a Pet!
Hi there! My name is Frank and I am a fixed male. I am very friendly and as you can see I like to sit in the sink!
My name is Licorice and I am a calico cat. I am quite nice and perhaps you could come visit me?
My name is Ninja. I am currently accepting applications for a new owner. I am a female and extremely friendly with people and other cats!
Spayed and neutered pets are much happier pets.
The Estevan Humane Society reserves the right to refuse any adoption.
Thank you for your continued support!
306-634-3444
This space is sponsored by this community minded business
306-636-7700 833 4th St. Estevan
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 B15
Local dance results Health care auxiliary
A large group of students from the Drewitz School of Dance engaged in the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing examinations a few months ago under the scrutiny of examiner Pat McMaster from Scotland. The examination results were released recently and posted as presented: Medal Tests: Pre-bronze fling: Highly commended – Jordyn Morrissey, Eva Salamon, Brielle Wakely, Jenna Fleck and Makenna Schell. Pre-bronze sword: Highly commended – Abby Hanson, Tiana Seeman, Brook Strutt and Elsie Alexander. Pre-silver medal: Highly commended – Faith Englot, Jillian Fornwald, Olivia Carr, Cazlynn Barnstable, Abby Hanna and Taylor Geisel. Silver medal: Highly commended – Mia Hanson, Emily Alexander, Colesy Goetz and Gabrielle Bokhorst. Pre-gold medal: Highly commended – Mia Hanson. Gold medal: Highly commended
– Camryn Brown, Tamira Krall, Ricki Graham, Kelsey Romanyk, Kia Rosenbaum and Shelby Tytlandsvik. Scottish Award 1: Highly commended – Madison Frehlick, Michelle Fergusson and Becky Blackburn. Scottish Award 3: Highly commended – Hunter Hildebrand. Scottish Award 4: Highly commended – Teagan Graham. Scottish National Medals: Silver National: Highly commended – Olivia Carr, Abby Hanna, Taylor Geisel, Jillian Fornwald and Cazlynn Barnstable. Gold National: Highly commended – Mia Hanson, Ricki Graham and Shelby Tytlandsvik. Scottish Award 1 National: Highly commended - Camryn Brown, Tamira Krall and Michelle Fergusson. Scottish Award 2 National: Highly commended – Kia Rosenbaum, Kelsey Romanyk, Becky Blackburn and Madison Frehlick. Scottish Award 3
National: Highly commended – Teagan Graham. Scottish Award 4 National: Highly commended – Hunter Hildebrand. Irish Jig Medals: Pre-bronze jig: Highly commended – Mia Hanson. Bronze jig: Highly commended – Ricki Graham and Mia Hanson. Silver jig: Highly commended – Tamira Krall, Camryn Brown, Kia Rosenbaum, Kelsey Romanyk and Shelby Tytlandsvik. Gold jig: Highly commended – Kia Rosenbaum. Scottish Award 1 jig: Highly commended – Madison Frehlick, Michelle Fergusson and Becky Blackburn. Scottish Award 2 jig: Highly commended – Teagan Graham and Hunter Hildebrand. Congratulations were extended to all the successful exam candidates by the Drewitz School of Dance instructors including studio lead instructor Lori-Gay Drewitz-Gallaway.
Thank You
The Estevan Rotary Club wishes to express its sincere thanks to everyone who helped make the 51st Annual Rotary Auction a success. In addition to the businesses and individuals who were previously recognized, the Rotary Club wishes to express its thanks to the following contributors: • Advanced Building Products • Allied Cathodic Serv. • Belle Bebe • Bert Baxter Transport Ltd. • Bill Baker • Blown Away Hair Studio • Boston Pizza • Bruins Hockey Club • E & G Auto Parts • E. Bourassa & Sons Ltd • Encompass Fitness & Yoga • Epicure by Cheryl Lake • Estevan Exhibition Association • Estevan Mercury • Estevan Web Printing - Glacier Media
• Estevan Shoppers’ Mall • Extreeeme Limousine • Fabutan Suntan Studios • Feet First Reflexology • Fusion Industries • G & M Floor Covering • Golden West Radio • Harris Oilfield • House of Stationery • Investors Group - Gail Dodds • J.L. Bicycle Repairs • Kal Tire • Marianne’s - Tupperware • Max Refractory • Merle Norman Cosmetics • Mid-City Plumbing & Heating
• Murray GM • Plains Midstream Canada • Prairie Mobile Communications • Scentsy by Michelle Dickie • SE Health Group • Souris Valley Theatre – Tourism • Southeast Tree Care • Spectra Financial, Ron Areshenkoff & Reynold Bert • T S & M Woodlawn Golf Club • Turnbull Excavating Ltd. • Wal-Mart • Warehouse One - The Jean Store • Westburne Electric
members plan spring tea Correspondent Betty Baniulis St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Care Auxiliary met on March 17 at 1.30 pm. President Sharon Heinz opened the meeting with the auxiliary prayer. Secretary Eva Hagel took roll call with 22 present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Correspondence - United Way Ginger Anderson made a motion that Sharon and Eva attend the supper at the Taylorton Room on March 28. Committee reports were presented by Marlene Hayword. We have one new member, Michele White. Knitting, Sharon Heinz. Sharon Penner made 108 pies for home care. Mary Louise Reil made a motion to
accept all reports and that was seconded by Jo Anne Bill. Unfinished Business: Ginger Anderson reported on what we have to do to organize for the SHAA convention in 2016. New Business: Spring Tea May 7, 1-3 pm at hospital auditorium, Cake table, desserts and door prizes with a draw for money. Everyone welcome. The district auxiliary meeting will be in Radville April 25 beginning at 9.30 a.m with coffee and muffins at the Senior Centre. If you wish to go, call Darla Wilhelm. Birthday girls were Marlene Hayword and Janet Jernes. Those who helped Marge Heidinger with lunch were Jo-Anne Bill and Simon Brown. Thank you.
Mirran Foot Clinic ! Estevan Tuesday, April 1
Phone Estevan Pharmasave for an appointment.
(306) 637-3802
If you suffer from any of these ? Burning feet Bunions Tingling or numb toes Painful Heels (Spurs or Plantar Fasciitis) Sore Knees Chronic Back problems to pain MIRRAN CUSTOM ORTHOTICS IS #1 ON THE PRAIRIES If you order your own custom made pair of orthotics at the time of assessment at the regular price you can order an extra pair for only $49.
www.estevanmercury.ca y
iveR l e d g n i R SpR o f y d a Re
Call for priCing
4 weeks only during our
GIGANTIC Stock Reduction!
Ready-To-Move HoMeS
Save up to
90
% off
storewide on family fashions, footwear, jewellery and more! Choose from one of our floor plans or have us custom design and build your perfect home!
New stock will be added weekly as space allows, so come in often!
Estevan Shoppers Mall (Sasktel’s old temporary location)
1-877-854-5724 www.pioneerhomes.net
B16 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Midale community happenings Catrina Moldenhauer Midale Correspondent The Midale and Area Rec Board (M.O.R.E 2000) will be holding their 20th Annual Fun-D-Raising Supper and Auction on April 12. Cocktails will start at 5:30 p.m., supper at 6, and the auction will start around 6:30 p.m. There are three different auctions that take place during the evening. There is a silent auction, so people can bid on the smaller items that get donated. A live auction is used for the higher priced or hard to obtain items that are donated, and then
both the hockey and curling rinks open and operational. Many upgrades have been done in the past year, with the most expensive one being the replacement of compressors on the ice plant, which cost about $100,000. This fundraiser raises $90,000 to $100,000 each year and is used to keep ice rentals as cheap as possible as well as being put toward upgrades and repairs around the rink. If you have anything you would like to donate to the auction, please contact Catrina Moldenhauer. Arrangements can be made to pick items up. This is a great
there is a dutch auction, where you buy tickets for a chance to win a big prize or a trip voucher. The winner gets the choice of which prize they would like. New this year will be a 50/50 draw with a guaranteed payout. Tickets for the fundraiser are still $15, which includes a roast beef supper, and are available at local businesses as well as by calling Catrina to reserve tickets and or tables. Last year was sold out, and a lot of tables were reserved ahead of time. This is the biggest fundraiser the rink does every year and it is done to keep
for Brian & Patti Marcotte and Estate of Mary Jane Tessier
Tuesday, April 1st 7 pm Days Inn, Estevan
Lot 10
RM of Estevan No. 5 for Brian & Patti Marcotte Lot 4
Lot 8
RM of Estevan No. 5 Estate of Mary Jane Tessier
Lot 3 Lot 5, 6, 7
Lot 9 Lot Lot 2B 2A Lot 1
LOT
RM of Cambria No. 6 for Brian & Patti Marcotte
PARCEL
ACRES
FVA
NE 15-03-07-W2 RM OF ESTEVAN #5
159+
82 400
2013 TAXES $528.88
2A. SE 21-03-07-W2 RM OF ESTEVAN #5
159+
78 600
$504.49
150
Canola
2B. SW E1/2 21-03-07-W2 RM OF ESTEVAN #5 (LSD 3&6) (LOTS 2A & 2B WILL BE) SOLD AS ONE PARCEL
80+
44 000
$282.4
170
Canola
3.
SW 28-03-07-W2 RM OF ESTEVAN #5
159+
76 400
$490.37
145
Canola
4.
SW 34-03-07-W2 RM OF ESTEVAN #5
159+
76 300
$377.68
145
Canola
5.
SE 30-03-07-W2 PARCEL B RM OF ESTEVAN #5
20+
11 200
$71.89
18
Canola
6.
SE 30-03-07-W2 PARCEL C RM OF ESTEVAN #5
20+
11 200
$71.89
18
Canola
7.
SE 30-03-07-W2 PARCEL D RM OF ESTEVAN #5
20+
11 200
$71.89
18
Canola
8.
SW 30-03-07-W2 PARCEL G RM OF ESTEVAN #5
20+
11 200
$71.89
16
Canola
9.
NW 6-03-11-W2 RM OF CAMBRIA #6
159+
48 900
$416.10
92
Canola
10. SW24-03-09-W2 RM OF ESTEVAN #5
159+
72 700
$466.62
1.
CULTIV. 2013 ACRES CROP 150 Canola
(LOTS 2A & 2B WILL BE SOLD AS ONE PARCEL)
306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815 P.L. 311962
MACK AUCTION REAL ESTATE & FARM EQUIPMENT
ROBERT MOFFAT (306) 695-7795
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014
10:00 A.M. — ABERNETHY, SASK.
DIRECTIONS FROM ABERNETHY: 11 MILES SOUTH GPS coordinates N 50-36.351, W 103-25.708 WATCH FOR SIGNS **LIVE INTERNET BIDDING!** SP SWATHER FOR PARTS; 18’ VERSATILE PT SWATHER; KOENDERS SWATH ROLLER SEEDING & TILLAGE 40’ MORRIS MAXIM II AIR DRILL & MORRIS 8336 AIR TANK; 70’ DEGELMAN STRAWMASTER 7000 HEAVY HARROW; 29’ MORRIS CP-725 MAGNUM CULTIVATOR; 35’ MASSEY FERGUSSON CULTIVATOR & ANHYDROUS KIT; 36’ MORRIS ROD WEEDER; 14’ MASSEY FERGUSSON CULTIVATOR; CO-OP DISCERS TRUCKS 1983 DIESEL GMC 3500 ONE TON TRUCK; 1974 CHEV C-60 GRAIN TRUCK; 1975 FORD F-700 FLAT DECK TRUCK; SPRAYER 100’ BRANDT QF 1000 FIELD SPRAYER; GPS EZ GUIDE PLUS LIGHTBAR; EZ STEER 500 AUTO STEER GRAIN STORAGE 9- GOEBEL 2495 BUSHEL BINS ON WOOD FLOORS; 4 – WESTEEL 2070 BUSHEL BINS ON STEEL FLOORS; 3 – WESTEEL 5500 BUSHEL BINS ON STEEL FLOORS;
4 – ROSCO 1600 BUSHEL BINS ON HOPPER BOTTOMS; 3-BUTLER 2400 BUSHEL BINS ON STEEL FLOORS; WESTEEL 4300 BUSHEL BIN ON STEEL FLOOR GRAIN HANDLING BRANDT 10 X 60 SWING AUGER; WHEATHEART 8 X 51 AUGER & MOVER; JOHNSON TRANSFER AUGER & HONDA ENGINE; HAUL ALL 2 COMPARTMENT TOTE TANK; ANTIQUE GRAIN WAGONS; YARD EQUIPMENT JOHN DEERE 445 EZ TRAK ZERO TURN MOWER; SWISHER 60” PT MOWER; CASE 446 GARDEN TRACTOR & TILLER; ACREAGE SPRAYERS MISC EQUIPMENT DEGELMAN 10 FT DOZER BLADE; DEGELMAN GROUND DRIVE ROCK PICKER; FARM EZE HD 170 MANURE WAGON; ANDERSON SQUARE BALE WAGON; COCKSHUTT HAY RAKE; SICKLE MOWER; 2-1000 GALLON WATER TANKS; 2-150 GALLON SLIP TANKS & ELECTRIC PUMPS; SANBORN 220V AIR COMPRESSOR
Box 831, Estevan, SK S4A 2A7
Talent Night on May 9 at 7 p.m. All talented people may participate and are asked to contact Mr. Hauglum or Mr. Fortner at the school or Marilyn Gust, if you are interested. They will be taking a freewill offering at the door for admission. The Lions members will be selling 50/50 tickets. There will be three categories for adults and three categories for the kids to enter. There will be people selling coffee, chips and chocolate bars during intermission. This will be a shared event between Midale Central School and the Midale Lions Club. On June 14, the Lions are having their one-year celebration in Manley Park. There will be free hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks (with a limit of two hamburgers or two hot dogs and a drink per person). The Lions will also be holding a multi-table garage sale in and around the park. Please contact any Lions member if you would like to take part in the garage sale. Anyone may rent a space for $10 at the sale. You will have to supply your own tables. Bev Sobush-Melby’s painting will be displayed in Weyburn Credit Union’s
gallery for March and April. The gallery is open during regular banking hours. Her paintings are dealing with the past, mainly about community pastures. Please go take a look at her work if you are in Weyburn. The Midale Pool Committee is still looking for more volunteers and people with fundraising ideas to help get things moving faster going forward to make the new pool a reality. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Chris Dewtie or any other member from the pool committee. On March 17, eight of the Midale Mustangs came out to play a fun game against the Midale Petroleums Novice Storm and the Mini Mustang players the Storm pulled up throughout the year when short-handed. The members from the Mustangs were: Ryan Thompson, Ian McKenzie, Cole Sjostrand, Logan Martinson, Callan Deschner, Cale Louden, Lucas Stubel and Kelly McCallum. The kids were absolutely in their glory that they got to be on the ice with their idols! Fun was had by both teams, with the Storm winning by a few goals.
MACK AUCTION PREMIUM FARM EQUIPMENT
Durum & Summerfallow
For more information www.mackauctioncompany.com
REAL ESTATE NE-2-19-11-W2 RM OF ABERNETHY #186 * 12 ACRES WITH MATURE SHELTERBEL *1196 SQ FT 3 BEDROOM BUNGALOW*WOOD BASEMENT *VINYL SIDING & WINDOWS*NEWER SHINGLES, SOFFITS & EVES*NATURAL GAS ENERGY EFFICIENT FURNACE*DEEP WELL WITH WATER SOFTNER & IRON FILTER*40 X 60 QUONSET *24 X 26 GARAGE TRACTORS CASE 9270 4WD TRACTOR; CASE 2390 2WD TRACTOR; MASSEY FERGUSSON 180 2WD TRACTOR WITH FEL; INTERNATIONAL 706 DIESEL TRACTOR; MASSEY HARRIS 44 TRACTOR; 2-MASSEY HARRIS 30 TRACTORS HARVEST EQUIPMENT CASE IH 2388 SP COMBINE WITH 2290 SEPERATOR HOURS, CASE IH 2188 SP COMBINE WITH 2720 HOURS; 30’ CASE IH 1042 STRAIGHT CUT DRAPER HEADER; 30’ MACDON 960 STRAIGHT CUT DRAPER HEADER; DIESEL CO-OP 550D SP SWATHER; 25’ CASE IH 8220 PT SWATHER; 30’ PRAIRIE STAR 4600 PT SWATHER; CO-OP 550D
way to get in some advertising and get your name or business name out there to the public. Midale Central School children as well as visiting Macoun School students got surprised by Saskatchewan Roughrider Chris Getzlaf on March 18. Chris came to the school and spoke to the students about bullying and harassment as part of the Canadian Red Cross RespectEd Program. He spoke about positive choices and not being a passive bystander when you witness someone being bullied. His visit was very well received, and the children were so happy to meet one of their 2013 Grey Cup champion idols! If you or someone you know has a child turning five in 2014, please contact the school at 306-458-2480 to register them for kindergarten for the 2014-2015 school year. The Midale Mustangs played in Bienfait on March 19 with Bienfait taking Game 1 6-5 in the second overtime period. Game 2 was played here on Friday, and the Mustangs lost 3-2 in OT. The Mustangs played Game 3 in Bienfait on March 23 and lost 7-5. The Mustangs were back here for Game 4 on Tuesday night. Game 5, if necessary, will be played in Bienfait on March 26 at 8 p.m. Game 6, if necessary, will be played here on March 28 at 8 p.m., and Game 7, if necessary, will be played in Bienfait on March 29 at 8 p.m. This is a best-of-seven series, so once a team wins four games, the series is over. The Midale Lions Club members are planning a
MAPLE RIDGE FARMS LTD. JOHN & JAKKI STEPHENSON (306) 331-7625 OR (306) 331-9682
SATURDAY APRIL 5, 2014
10:00 A.M. — ABERNETHY, SASK.
DIRECTIONS FROM ABERNETHY: 5 MILES SOUTH, 1 MILE WEST, 2-1/2 MILES SOUTH GPS CO-ORDINATES: N 50-37.698 W 103-26.723 WATCH FOR SIGNS **LIVE INTERNET BIDDING!** TRACTORS JOHN DEERE 9630 4WD TRACTOR; JOHN DEERE 9420 4WD TRACTOR; JOHN DEERE 7820 FWA TRACTOR; JOHN DEERE 7210 FWA TRACTOR; JOHN DEERE 6410 FWA TRACTOR & JOHN DEERE 640 FRONT END LOADER; INTERNATIONAL 1086 2WD TRACTOR; WHITE 1270 2WD TRACTOR; HARVEST EQUIPMENT 2010 CASE IH 8120 SP COMBINE & CASE IH 2016 PICK-UP HEADER WITH 680 SEPERATOR HOURS; 2009 JOHN DEERE 9770 STS SP COMBINE & JOHN DEERE 615P PICK-UP HEADER WITH 895 SEPERATOR HOURS; 2009 JOHN DEERE 9770 STS SP COMBINE & JOHN DEERE 615P PICK-UP HEADER WITH 620 SEPERATOR HOURS, 36’ 2010 CASE IH 2152 DRAPER HEADER; 36’ 2009 MACDON D60-S DRAPER HEADER; 36’ 2009 JOHN DEERE 635D DRAPER HEADER; 2009 BRENT 1082 GRAIN CART; 2008 BRENT 620 GRAIN CART; SEEDING & TILLAGE BOUGAULT 3310 PHD AIR DRILL & BOURGAULT 6450 AIR CART; 65 Feet, 10 Inch Spacing, Single Shoot Atom Jet Openers Plus Liquid, Tow Between Leading Series Air Cart, 4 Compartment, Single Fan, Variable Rate Liquid Kit
PATTISON CB 3200 LIQUID FERTILIZER CADDY; 70’ DEGELMAN STRAWMASTER 7000 HEAVY HARROW; DEGELMAN 7651 LAND ROLLER; 39’ DEGELMAN 2000 DT CULTIVATOR SPRAYER & EQUIP 120’ 2010 CASE IH PATRIOT 4420 SP SPRAYER WITH 1570 HOURS, 4-GOODYEAR 380/90R-46 SPRAYER TIRES & RIMS; VALE SOLUTIONS SPRAYER TIRE JACK; CHEM HANDLER III; 2-1400 GALLON POLY TANKS; GPS STAR FIRE 3000 RECIEVER;STAR FIRE ITC; STAR FIRE 300 TRUCKS & TRAILERS 2006 INTERNATIONAL 9400i TANDEM AXLE AUTOMATIC GRAIN TRUCK; 1997 FREIGHTLINER TANDEM AXLE GRAIN TRUCK; 2003 VOLVO TANDEM AXLE HWY TRUCK; 1997 INTERNATIONAL EAGLE 9400 TANDEM AXLE HWY TRUCK; 2007 DODGE CUMMINS 3500 4WD ONE TON DUALLY CREW CAB AUTO TRUCK; 2001 DODGE CUMMINS 4WD 2500 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK; 53’ 2009 WILSON TRI-AXLE GRAIN TRAILER; 53’ 2000 DOEPKER TANDEM AXLE STEP DECK TRAILER WITH HIGH CLEARANCE SPRAYER CRADLE;
30’ 2009 TRAILTECH TRIPLE AXLE GOOSENECK FLATDECK TRAILER; 18’ 2009 TRAILTECH TANDEM AXLE BUMPER PULL FLATDECK TRAILER; 2008 SILVERLITE FREEDOM TANDEM AXLE 2 HORSE TRAILER; MARSHALL S-5 SINGLE AXLE UTILITY TRAILER WITH DUMP GRAIN HANDLING LOFTNESS GBL GRAIN BAGGER; LOFTNESS GBL GRAIN BAG EXTRACTOR; 2009 REM 27 HUNDRED GRAIN VAC; 2010 BRANDT 13 X 90 SWING AUGER W/ REMOTE MOVER; WHEATHEART 8 X 51 AUGER, MOVER & KOHLER ENGINE; BRANDT 10 X 60 SWING AUGER; WESTFIELD 10 X 61 SWING AUGER; SAKUNDIAK 7 X 41 AUGER & HONDA ENGINE; KENDON 150 BUSHEL HOPPER WAGON; GRAHAM SEEDS G-3 SEED TREATER AUGER; GALVANIZED UPRIGHT SEED TREATER MISC EQUIPMENT SCHULTE XH-1500 20 FT ROTARY MOWER; SCHULTE 9600 3PTH SNOW BLOWER; DEGELMAN GROUND DRIVE ROCK PICKER; FRONTIER BALE SPEER; AGRATOR 3PTH ROTO TILLER; 3PTH BOX SCRAPER; 3PTH CULTIVATOR; CORRAL PANELS & GATES
Box 831, Estevan, SK S4A 2A7
Ph: (306) 634-9512, (306) 421-2928, (306) 487-7815
Ph: (306) 634-9512, (306) 421-2928, (306) 487-7815
www.mackauctioncompany.com
www.mackauctioncompany.com
Licensed, Bonded & Insured P.L. 311962
Licensed, Bonded & Insured P.L. 311962
March 26, 2014
WEDNESDAY
WINTER CLEARANCE
70 % off
B17 Furnished ApArtments
In MeMorIaM
ESTEVAN LARGE FURNISHED 2 B/R APARTMENT$2400/month, includes new furniture in new buildingInternet, Cable and Utilities included, A/C, Washer & Dryer Available today. Call 306-4213749
Business For sale FOR SALE Travelling Clothing Business Be your own boss and work from your own home having no overhead costs. Great potential for 2 energetic individuals. Business is priced to sell with everything, including van and folding racks, required for star t-up (excluding clothes) It is a wide open market in Saskatchewan and Manitoba earning whatever you make of it. For more info please contact me at 204-634-2224 Sunday or Monday; 204-522-8980 Tuesday to Saturday or via e-mail at a5228980@mymts.net
In MeMorIaM
Psychics
SuiteS For rent
TRUE PSYCHICS For Answers CALL NOW 24/7 Toll FREE! 1-877-342-3032 Mobile: #4486 www.truepsychics.ca
RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ALL INCLUSIVE Meals, transportation, activities daily. Short leases. Monthly Specials! Call 877-210-4130
SERVICES FOR HIRE
Rooms
The Disability Tax Credit Allows for:
Furnished Room:Shared use of kitchen & living areas. Internet , linens supplied. Weekly rates, damage deposit, non smoking. Call 306-634-7063
$1,500 Yearly Tax Credit Rhonda Fellner 1980 - March 31,2013 The moment that you left us Our hearts were torn in two, One side filled with heartache, The other left with you. We often lay awake at night When the world is fast asleep, And take a walk down memory lane With tears upon our cheeks. Remembering you is easy, We do it every day, But missing you is a heartache That never goes away. We hold you tightly within our hearts And there you will remain. To have, to love and then to part Is the greatest sorrow of one’s heart. -Loved and Dearly missed by: Da d , M o m , Co l e, Ke l l i e, Ti a , Rayne, Joram, Shelley, Shelby, Barack, Chris, Jamie, Dyllan
Card of Thanks IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROD FAGERHEIM March 24, 1953-March 22, 2012 Although death has separated us physically, Faith and love have bound us eternally. God has you in his keeping We have you in our hearts. Though we cannot see you We know you are here with Giona and I, in our every thought and deed. Sadly missed along life’s way Quietly remembered every day. We will keep in our hearts the love of the past For there it was planted forever to last. No length of time can take away our thoughts of you today, as it dawns another year. -Forever in Love, Amron and Giona
1225 4th St., Estevan • 306-634-1033
The family of Lenny Blondeau Jr. would like to express their heartfelt thank you for the out pouring of suppor t we received after his passing. Special thanks to our families for always being there. To Carmella Eagles Mack for being there every step of the way and for the beautiful send off she gave Lenny. To Melody Pierson who helped us get through probably the most difficult time in our lives. Kristen Procesian for the wonderful job she did of Lenny’s eulogy, and to management & staff at the Days Inn who went above and beyond. Thank you just doesn’t seem adequate. -Norma, Lenny Sr. and Ariel Blondeau
Coming EvEnts
$15,000 Refund (On Avg) Covers: -Hip/Knee Replacements, - Arthritic knees, hips, hands, or shoulders, - COPD, other Disabling Conditions
For Help Applying 1-844-453-5372 CRIMINAL RECORD? Pardon Ser vices Canada. Established 1989. Confidential, Fast & Affordable. A+BBB Rating. RCMP Accredited. Employment & Travel Freedom. Free Consultation 1-8NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com.
Public meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. Regina Monday, April 7 Delta Regina 1919 Saskatchewan Dr. Saskatoon Wednesday, April 9 Delta Bessborough 601 Spadina Crescent E.
In Loving Memory William ( Bill ) Harris Who passed away March 24, 1999 Your memory is our keepsake, With which we’ll never part. God has you in his keeping, We have you in our hearts. Forever missed and loved by -Ken, Carol, Allison and Families
Remember your loved one with a memorial in the Estevan Mercury
Be heard by April 28 For more information: Phone: 1-877-368-7075 (toll free) or 306-934-1948 www.saskratereview.ca
NOTICE
Estevan
Echo Lake Luxury Home: 110 ft of waterfront, 2003 built bungalow/walkout, 3200 sq ft on two levels, two car garage and huge boat house,see Comfree.com search access code 261954 or call 306332-3637 FOR SALE: In Stoughton: New modular home on own lot. 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths. Vacant. $8,000 d ow n ; Pay m e n t s $ 8 0 0 / m o n t h . Must have good credit and be able to bank qualify. Phone 1-587-4348525.
ApArtments/Condos for rent Bachelor Suites For Rent: Utilities , internet and TV included. Monthly and weekly rates. Phone 306537-4465 ESTEVAN LARGE 2 B/R APARTMENT $1800/month, includes heat & hot water, A/C, Washer & Dryer Available today. Call 306-4213749
For Rent: One bedroom suite, close to downtown. Includes fridge & stove and use of washer and dryer. Heat and water paid. Prefer single quiet person. Available April 1st. Phone 306-634-9811 Harvest Heights Apartments Freshly renovated 1 bedroom apartments available now $1200/month all utilities included. Email-harvestheighsteam@gmail.com or call 306 -421 -0581 for details PARK PLACE 402 PERKINS STREET FOR RENT: 1, 2 BR Apartments. Air conditioning, 5 Appliances. Fireplace in suites; Security doors. No Pets!! For more information, Phone 306-634-4010 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. only, or see our Web site @ www.apartmentsestevan.ca
Houses For rent MACOUN HOUSE RENTAL With 3 CAR GARAGE $2450/month, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Full Bath Call: 306421-3749
Mercury www.estevanmercury.ca
Repeat the Same Ad in the
EXPRESS SOUTHEAST TRADER
Mobile/ Manufactured SPRING SALE ON NOW!
For
Canadian built by Moduline 1520 sq. ft. Temora $99,900 1216 sq. ft. Oasis/Villa $79,900 960 sq. ft. Tuscan $69,900
www. affordablehomesales.ca Yorkton
CANADIAN MANUFACTURED backed by 10 year warranty -multi family, single section, motel style homes -Qualify for C.M.H.C. Financing CALL NOW for Special Spring Pricing Ask us about how you can receive up to to $1500 on upgrades! 1.800.249.3969 www.medallion-homes.ca Hwy 2 South Prince Albert NEW MODULAR Housing Dealership! Advertising lowest prices in the prairies for Shelter Home Systems (SRI). Grand opening special now on. Call 1-855-358-0808; w w w. w e s t e r n c a n a d i a n m o d u lar.com. RTM SHOW HOME. 1594 ft.; feature front, shake and stone, rear verandah, high LR vault, fireplace. $185,000. Swanson Builders, Saskatoon area. www.swansonbuilders.ca 306-493-3089
Lots & AcreAges for sALe 10 acre parcels of residential land for sale 1/2 mile west of Estevan. 306-634-7920 or 306-421-1753 7 Acreage Parcels For Sale: 12-55 acres, with services nearby and good water available. Located on a good all weather road 15 minutes Southeast of Estevan. 1/2 mile N of Hwy 39 on SW 1/4 2401-06 and NW 1/4 13-01-06 W2. $50,000.00 - $75,000.00. Call 306-927-2385 or email storylandx6@sasktel.net
CANCEL YOUR TIMESHARE NO RISK program. STOP Mortgage & Maintenance Payments Today. 100% Money Back Guarantee. FREE Consultation. Call us NOW. We can Help! 1-888-356-5248
Our Classied Sale Never Ends!
Estevan Mercury & Southeast Trader Express CLASSIFIED INDEX
Call Stan 306-496-7538 1-888-699-9280
Real estate seRvices
1/2 Price!
Out Of tOwn
For Rent: 2 bedroom apartment, fully furnished, equipped kitchen. Weekly housekeeping, linens. All amenities including laundry, WiFi, p l a s m a T V, N e t F l i x , p a r k i n g. $2,800.00 per month. Call 306461-9981
Be Heard on the Saskatchewan Auto Fund Rate application
At the Estevan Mercury Pay Full Price for a CLASSIFIED in
Engagements Wedding Annivers. Anniversaries Birthdays Announcements Prayer Corner In Memoriam Cards of Thanks Coming Events Garage Sales Memorial Services Personals Health/Beauty Lost Found Introduction Services Readings Psychics Travel Health Spas Tickets Childcare Available Childcare Wanted
SERVICES Accounting/ Bookkeeping Appliance Repairs Auctioneers Bricklaying Building/Contracting Building Supplies Drywalling Building/Contracting Electrical Handyperson Hauling Cleaning Janitorial Landscaping Lawn & Garden Moving Painting/Wallpaper Renos/Home Improvement Roofing Snow removal Services for Hire Vacuum Services
LEGAL Notices to Creditors Assessment Rolls Tax Enforcement Tenders Notices/Nominations Legal/Public Notices Judicial Sales Houses for Sale Apts./Condos for Sale Out of Town Cabins/Cottages/ Country Homes Apts./Condos for Rent Duplexes for Rent Houses for Rent Mobiles/Pads Housesitting Wanted to Rent Rooms for Rent Room & Board Shared Accomm. Mobile/Mft. Homes for Sale Recreational Property Revenue Property Garages Real Estate Services Investment Opport. Business Opportunities Hotels/Motels Business Services Financial Services Industrial/Commercial Storage Space for Lease Office/Retail for Rent Warehouses Farms for Sale Farms/Acreages for Rent Land/Pastures for Rent Mineral Rights Farm Implements Livestock Horses & Tack
Farm Services Feed & Seed Hay/Bales for Sale Certified Seed for Sale Pulse Crops/Grain Wanted Steel Buildings/ Granaries Farms/Real Estate Antiques For Sale/Miscellaneous Furniture Musical Instruments Computers/Electronics Firewood Sports Equipment Farm Produce Hunting/Firearms Plants/Shrubs/Trees Pets Wanted to Buy Auctions Adult Personals Domestic Cars Trucks & Vans Parts & Accessories Automotive Wanted RVs/Campers/Trailers Boats Snowmobiles Motorcycles ATVs/Dirt Bikes Utility Trailers Oilfield/Wellsite Equip. Heavy Equipment Career Opportunities Professional Help Office/Clerical Skilled Help Trades Help Sales/Agents General Employment Work Wanted Domestic Help Wanted Career Training Tutors Memorial Donations Obituaries
CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 4:00 P.M.
PAYMENT FOR CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE Prepaid Classied Advertising Rates – $9.99 per Week for up to 20 Words Over 20 Words Please Add 25¢ per word REMEMBER TO ADD 5% GST!
Estevan
Mercury www.estevanmercury.ca
Box 730, Estevan, SK S4A 2A6
or e-mail: classieds@estevanmercury.ca Business Ofce Located at 68 Souris Avenue North in Estevan (Across from the Water Tower) Phone 634-2654 for further information Ofce Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Note: No Refunds are issued for Cancelled Classied Ads – If you cancel your ad before expiry, Credit will be given which may be applied to future advertising ***** CHECK YOUR ADS We will only accept responsibility for Errors the First Time an Ad appears.
PLEASE NOTE
Rewording or changing an ad after it has appeared in the paper requires Payment for a NEW AD No Credits are issued for ads that are Changed Cancellations Must be received by 4:00 p.m. Friday for the Mercury and 3:00 p.m. Wednesday for the Trader
Name ____________________________________________ Address __________________________________________
MAIL YOUR ADS TO: The Estevan Mercury Box 730, Estevan, SK S4A 2A6 or e-mail: classieds@estevanmercury.ca with payment or card number included Please Select Your Category from the Classied Index Remember: Each Abbreviation Counts as One Word (You don’t save money by abbreviating … You just make your ad more difcult to read PLEASE PRINT
_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
Telephone No. _____________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Number of Weeks ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Amount Enclosed ___________________________________ VISA/MC No. _______________________________________ Card Expiry Date ____________________________________
_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
B18 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Domestic cars
Domestic cars
Senchuk’s Super Deals! Used Cars
2010 FORD FOCUS SE 80,000 kms ..............................................$14,995
Used Trucks, SUVs & Vans
2013 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED 4X4 18,000 kms ......................$42,995 2013 F150 FX4 SUPERCREW 4x4 20,000 kms .............................$38,995 2012 F350 KING RANCH C/C 6.7L DIESEL 124,000 kms ............$42,995 2012 E450 CUBE VAN 29,000 kms ................................................$33,995 2011 DODGE RAM 3500 LARAMIE CREW CAD DIESEL 128,000 kms ....................................................................................$38,995 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CREW CAB 4X4 27,000 kms....$29,995 2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE 147,000 kms ...................................$33,995 2010 F150 LARIAT SUPER CREW 4X4 78,000 kms .....................$28,995 2010 F150 FX4 SUPERCREW 4x4 149,000 kms ...........................$19,500 2010 KIA SOUL 78,000 kms ...........................................................$10,995 2009 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4X4 6.4L DIESEL 140,000 kms .$27,995 2009 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC 4X4 LIMITED 147,000 kms .......$19,995 2009 DODGE SLT QUAD CAB 4X4 159,000 kms..........................$14,900 2008 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4X4 6.4L DIESEL 140,000 kms..$25,995 2007 F150 LARIAT SUPER CREW 4X4 170,000 kms....................$13,995 2003 FORD RANGER XLT 155,000 kms ..........................................SOLD
Senchuk Ford Sales Ltd.
Your home of after sales service 118 Souris Avenue North – Estevan, Sask.
306-634-3696
Business OppOrtunities
Steel BuildingS / granarieS
For Sale: The Wakaw Recorder, a weekly newspaper located in central Saskatchewan with over 1600 subscribers. For more information contact Marjorie (306) 233-4325.
Bond Industrial SEA Containers
GET FREE VENDING MACHINES Can Earn $100,000.00 + Per Year. All Cash-Retire in Just 3 Years. Protected Territories. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629 Website WWW.TCVEND.COM
Feed & Seed Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM
Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @
www.westerncommodities.ca
HEATED CANOLA WANTED!! - GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!! - BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!! HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252
LAND FOR SALE Auction- June 21, 2014 Minutes west of Estevan on east side of Hitchcock. 33 acres located right off Highway. Right for your residential , commercial, industrial or recreation development. www-mackauctioncompany.com 306-634-9512 PL 311962
LAND WANTED FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer.1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.
For Sale - MiSc
General employment
C O LO R A D O B L U E S P RU C E : $ 1. 4 9 / e a c h fo r a b ox o f 2 7 0 ($402.30). Also full range of trees, shrubs, cherries & berries. Free shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or treetime.ca.
Days Inn is now hiring servers and housekeepers. Please fax resume to 306-634-8733
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colours Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Re a c h ove r 5 5 0 , 0 0 0 re a d e rs weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306-649.1400 for details.
Auctions ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLE ESTAT E AU C T I O N , B o b & M ay Walsh, Recreation Centre, Smeaton, SK, Sat. April 5, 9am. Balicki Auctions 306 922 6171 Prince Albert, SK PL.915694 www.balickiauctions.com LAND & ACREAGE LOTS AUCTION Tuesday April 1st, 7 pm- Days Inn, Estevan www.mackauctioncompny.com 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815 PL 311962
LOCAL HOOKUPS BROWSE4FREE 1-888-628-6790 or #7878 Mobile ************* HOT LOCAL CHAT 1-877-290-0553 Mobile: #5015 ************* Find Your Favourite CALL NOW 1-866-732-0070 1-888-544-0199 18+
NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS!
STEEL BUILDING SALE... BIG YEAR END CLEAR OUT CONTINUED! 20X20 $3,915. 25X28 $4,848. 30X32 $6,339. 32X34 $7,371. 40X50 $12,649. 47X68 $16,691. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
Wrecking auto-trucks: Parts to fit over 500 trucks. Lots of Dodge, GMC, Ford, impor ts... We ship anywhere. Lots of Dodge, diesel, 4x4 stuff... Trucks up to 3 tons. Nor th-East Recyclers 780-8750270 (Lloydminster).
For Sale - MiSc Adver tisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertisement, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater information on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’ s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.swna.com. Butcher Supplies, Leather + Craft Supplies and Animal Control Products. Get your Halfords 136 page FREE CATALOG. 1-800-353-7864 or Email: order@halfordhide.com. Visit our Web Store: www.halfordsmailorder.com RU R A L WAT E R T R E AT M E N T. Patented iron filters, softeners, distillers, “Kontinuous Shock” Chlorinator, IronEater. Patented whole house reverse osmosis. Payment plan. 1-800-BIG-IRON (244-4766); www.BigIronDr illing.com. View our 29 patented & patent pending inventions. Since 1957.
CHARGED CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES
Businesses/Private Parties placing Classied Advertising (Want Ads) in either The Estevan Mercury or the Southeast Trader Express and requesting these ads to be BILLED TO AN ACCOUNT WILL BE CHARGED THE FOLLOWING RATE: $11.95 for the First 20 Words + 25¢ for Each Additional Word ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO 5% GST Please remember … Each Abbreviation Counts as One Word (You don’t save money by abbreviating, you just make your ad more difcult to read) Web Sites (i.e. www.world.ca) count as three words Published weekly by the Prairie Newspaper Group L.P., a subsidiary of Glacier Media Inc. The Glacier group of companies collects personal information from our customers in the normal course of business transactions. We use that information to provide you with our products and services you request. On occasion we may contact you for purposes of research, surveys and other such matters. To provide you with better service we may share your personal information with our sister companies and also outside, selected third parties who perform work for us as suppliers, agents, service providers and information gatherers. Our subscription list may be provided to other organizations who have products and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to participate in such matters, please contact us at the following address: The Estevan Mercury, Box 730, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 2A6; or phone (306) 634-2654. For a complete statement of our privacy policy, please go to our Web site at: www. estevanmercury.ca The Estevan Mercury is owned and operated by Prairie Newspaper Group L.P., a subsidiary of Glacier Media Inc.
Career Training FARMLAND WANTED
Meet Singles right now! No Paid Operators, just real people like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call Now: 1-800-590-8215
STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS UP TO 60% OFF! 30x40, 40x60, 50x80, 60x100, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call: 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
Smitty’s Restaurant Estevan, SK now hiring Kitchen Helper (2 Vacancies) $11.50/hr. F/T. Some High School Education or higher. No exp req’d. Basic English required. Duties include: Wash, peel and cut vegetables and fr uit, Clean and sanitize kitchen including work surfaces, storage areas, Sweep and mop floors, Operate dishwashers to wash dishes and other items by hand. Day, Evening and Weekend shifts. Send yo u r re s u m e to s m i tt ys e s te van@gmail.com or Fax to 306634-4878
Adult PersonAl MessAges
Selling New Used and Modified Sea Containers for storage. Guaranteed wind water and rodent proof. Delivery available. Ask about modifications eg. doors, windows, insulation, new paint, power, etc. Modify your container for your specific needs. Call Bond Industrial at 306-373-2236 email joe@bondind.com or visit our website at www.bondind.com.
S T E E L B U I L D I N G S / M E TA L BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance o w e d ! C a l l 1- 8 0 0 - 4 5 7- 2 2 0 6 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
NOW HIRING!!! $28.00/ HOUR. Undercover Shopp e r s N e e d e d . / / $ 3 0 0 / D AY Easy Online COMPUTER WORK. // $575/Week ASSEMBLING Products. // $1000/WEEKLY PAID IN ADVANCE!!! MAILING BROC H U R E S . - P T / F T. G e n u i n e . e x p e r i e n c e U n n e c e s s a r y. www.AvailableHelpWanted.com
Domestic cars Guaranteed approval drive away today! We lend money to everyone. Fast approvals, best interest rates. Over 500 vehicles sale pr iced for immediate deliver y OAC. 1-877-796-0514. www.yourapprovedonline.com.
Parts & accessories
Career OppOrtunities
SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 191 1/4’s South - 75 1/4’s South East - 40 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s North - 6 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 51 1/4’s FARM AND PASTURE LAND AVAILABLE TO RENT
PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT. RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-955-2266 saskfarms@shaw.ca START NOW! Complete Ministry approved Diplomas in months! Business, Health Care and more! Contact Academy of Learning College: 1-855-354-JOBS (5627) or www.academyoflearning.com. We Change Lives!
Obituaries
Attention Semi Operators! Are you looking to downsize? Haul RVs from USA to western Canada! 5-6 day round trip. Looking for 1 ton and 3 ton O/O. 1-800-867-6233; www.roadexservices.com Full Time Community/Sports Reporter pasquia Times in The Pas, MB requires a full-time reporter. Reliable and able to work flexible hours incl. evenings/weekends. Writing experience necessar y. Wage dependant on qualifications Please send resume, writing samples to Trent Allen, Editor, Opasquia Times email: opeditor@mymts.net 204-623-3435. Full Time Community/Sports Reporter pasquia Times in The Pas, MB requires a full-time reporter. Reliable and able to work flexible hours incl. evenings/weekends. Writing experience necessar y. Wage dependant on qualifications Please send resume, writing samples to Trent Allen, Editor, Opasquia Times email: opeditor@mymts.net 204-623-3435. Town of Strasbourg and RM of McKillop No. 220 are seeking qualified applicants for the position of Administrator at their offices in Strasbourg, SK. Class ‘ A’ Certificate preferred, minimum Class ‘ C’ Cer tificate. Contact strasbourg@sasktel.net or phone 306725-3707. WORK OPPORTUNITIES + TRAVEL Summer Camp jobs in England & other parts of Europe 2014. Childcare positions in United States, air fare, medical etc. provided. Childcare in Holland, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, England, China, etc. Different benefits apply. Teach in South Korea, air fare, medical etc. provided. Hotel jobs in England. Apply at: 1-902-422-1455 Email: scotiap@ns.sympatico.ca
General employment Brinko Development Inc o/a Smitty’s Restaurant Estevan, SK now hiring for the following positions. Food and Beverage Ser ver ( 2 Va c a n c i e s ) $ 10 . 0 0 $11.00/hr + Gratuities, F/T. Some High School Education or higher, No exp req’d. Proficiency in English required. Duties including Greet patrons, present menus, make recommendations regarding food & beverages, Take orders and relay to kitchen and bar staff, Ser ve food and beverages, Present bill to patrons and accept p a y m e n t . D a y, E v e n i n g a n d Weekend shifts.Send your resume to smittysestevan@gmail.com or Fax to 306-634-4878 HELP WANTED!! Make up to $1000 A Week Mailing Brochures From Home! Helping Home Workers Since 2001! Genuine Opportunity! NO Experience Required! Start Immediately! www.TheMailingHub.Com
Obituaries
Obituaries
Olive Isabel Murphy 1915 - 2014 Olive Murphy passed away peacefully at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at the age of 98 years. Olive’s memory will be forever cherished by her daughter Joanne Byrne; niece Nancy Moore; nephew Joe (Ruth) Murphy, as well as numerous cousins and great nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph Timothy Murphy in 1961; parents, Enoch and Olga Olson; brother Meryl (Dorothy) Olson, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service was held on Friday, March 21, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, with Rev. Brenna Nickel officiating. Interment will take place at the Estevan City Cemetery at a later date. Those wishing to make donations in Olive’s memory may do so directly to Creighton Lodge, 1028 Hillcrest Drive, Estevan, SK, S4A 1Y7 or the Estevan Humane Society Inc., PO Box 1095, Estevan, SK, S4A 2H7. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
Thank You
A very special thank you to everyone who assisted in any way and for all expressions of sympathy during this difficult time. Thank you to Rev. Brenna Nickel for a meaningful service, Eric Pullam for the beautiful tribute to mom, those who enriched the service with their gift of music and St. Paul’s UCW for providing the wonderful luncheon. Thanks to everyone for the flowers, cards, visits, phone calls and donations in mom’s memory. Special thanks to the staff at Creighton Lodge for taking such good care of mom during her years there and the staff of the Estevan Regional Nursing Home for their care during mom’s final days. The kindness that everyone has shown will never be forgotten! Pauline Betnar 1927 - 2014 Pauline Betnar passed away peacefully at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home on Monday, March 10, 2014 at the age of 86 years. Pauline’s memory will be forever cherished by her children, Marilyn (Don) Graham, Shirley (Bruce) Petterson, Ed (Linda) Betnar, Dan (Kathie) Betnar, Bev Betnar and Delbert (Linda) Betnar; grandchildren, Shawn (Janine) Petterson, Christie (Dean) Wigley, Jared Betnar, Erin Betnar, Meghan Betnar (Daryl Donovan) and Daniel Betnar; great grandchildren, Mathew and Mason Wigley, Carson and Ian Petterson; sisters, Josephine Cossette, Annamary (Jerome) Friess and Margaret (John) Mack; sisters-in-law, Sylvia Walliser and Martha Walliser, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents; husband Bill Betnar; brothers, Robert (Bertha) Walliser, Joseph Walliser, Anton Walliser, Johnny Walliser and Ralph Walliser in infancy; sisters, Eva (Matt) Yoner and Katherine (Leo) Mack and brother-in-law Francis Cossette. A Prayer Service was held on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Doug Third officiating. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, March 17, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, by Rev. Brian Meredith. A private family Interment took place at the Estevan City Cemetery. Those wishing to make donations in Pauline’s memory may do so directly to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home Auxiliary, 1921 Wellock Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 2B5. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
Thank You
Kenneth Trevor Bjornson January 22, 1970 – March 11, 2014 Kenneth Bjornson, late of Torquay, Sask., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in Torquay, Sask., at the age of 44 years. Ken is survived by his mother, Caroline; step father, Bert Moberg; siblings, Richard (Phyllis), John, Carl, and his daughters, Lyndee (Shawn) and their children, Rosealee, Jessie, Brooklyn; Carla (Brian) and their daughters, Shauna and Shaylee,; Allan, and his son Cory (Crystal) and their daughters, Mackenzie and Mackayla; Louis (Betty) and their daughters, Heather (Spencer) and their children, Jessica, Ashton, and Tucker; Cheryl (Tim) and their children, Shana and Skyler; Perry (Joan) and their son, Thomas; Anthony (Julie) and their children, Crystal, Reuben, Kelly, and Alex; Duane (Charlene) and their sons, Derrick (Crystal) and their son, Haven; Dallas (Jessica);Katlin, ; Ivy (Brian) and their daughters, Stephanie (Jeremy) and their children, Austin, Jesse, Ashton, Carson; Brittany, Susan (Kevin) and their children, Ashley, Justin, and Kimberly; Daniel; aunts and uncles, Ellen, Bella, Clara, Lorraine, George, and Tony. He was predeceased by his father, Reuben; brother, Trent. A memorial service took place on Monday, March 17, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Torquay, Sask., with Rev. Daniel Krauss Officiating. Interment will take place at a later date. If friends do desire, donations may be made to the Ronald McDonald House, 1011 University Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0K4 in memory of Ken. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
We would like to extend a special thanks to Doug Third for leading a meaningful prayer service for mom, and to Fr. Brian for celebrating her funeral mass and for being so kind and considerate. Thank you to the CWL ladies for providing the lunch after the funeral, and to Dustin Hall and staff of Hall Funeral Services for making sure everything ran smoothly. Thank you so much to our family and friends for all of their love and support during this difficult time, and for the offerings of food, flowers, masses and donations in mom’s memory. Last, but most certainly not least, a very special thank you to all of the “Angels” at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home who took such great care of our mom while she was there. The dignity and respect you gave to her was unmeasurable. --The family of Pauline Betnar Shawn Daniel Mitchell June, 1977 - March 2014 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Shawn Daniel Mitchell, age 36 years. Shawn was born and raised in Estevan, Sask. In 2004 Shawn and his family moved to Regina, Sask. where he worked and then eventually started his own plumbing and heating company Total Plumbing and Heating. Shawn resided in Regina until his passing on March 2, 2014, after a brave battle with cancer. Shawn leaves behind his wife Kathleen; children, Trystin, Shay Lynn, Chasity and Paige; father Dan Mitchell; mother Jeannette Betteridge; brother Aaron Mitchell (Jolene & family); uncles, Mike Mitchell (daughter Larissa) and David Boyd (daughter Ciara); aunts, Candice (Lyle) Miner, Charlene Dolan (Bill & Family), Julie Milford (Mike & Family) and Cindy Wyper (John & Family); grandparents, Don & Helen Danielson and Anne Mitchell; brother-in-law Corey Knoblauch; mother-in-law Inger Knoblauch, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. Shawn was predeceased by his grandfather Peter Paul Mitchell; brother Ryan Tyson Mitchell; aunt Sharon Boyd and father-in-law Vern Knoblauch. Shawn will be sadly missed - his warm and wonderful smile, his hearty laugh and his loving and caring ways…he will forever be in our hearts. Gone but not forgotten. A Prayer Service was held on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, March 7, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, by Rev. Brian Meredith. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan. Those wishing to make donations in Shawn’s memory may do so directly to the Alberta Cancer Foundation (designate to the Cross Cancer Institute), 710, 10123 - 99th Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T5J 3H1. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
Thank You
We would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to: The Regina Qu’Appelle Health District Palliative Care Nurses, Leona, Tina and Dawn for all their help. We would like to extend our thanks to everyone who sent flowers and food, all the visits and phone calls and Hall Funeral Services for all your help. To Father Lorne Crozon, Father Brian Meredith and the ladies for serving the lunch, the choir for your beautiful songs and all who helped out during this difficult time. Thanks again.
March 26, 2014 B19
Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries
Audrey Torgunrud 1910 - 2014 Audrey Torgunrud passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan, Sask. on Monday, March 10, 2014 at the age of 103 years. Marjorie “Audrey” Torgunrud was born on April 18, 1910 in Grenfell, Sask. to Mabel and George Dobbs. Audrey began her teaching career in a one-room country school. She taught in several locations including Taylorton, Bromhead and finished her teaching her career in Westview Public School in Estevan. She met and married Gordon Torgunrud in Bromhead. Shortly after their daughter Cicely Karen was born, Gordon joined the Air Force and Audrey spent the next 3 years raising their daughter. Audrey was a member of the Estevan Legion Ladies Auxiliary, the I.O.D.E and the Estevan Arts Council. She loved gardening and had beautiful flower beds. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought her much joy. Audrey was predeceased by her husband Gordon, sister Cicely and brother Fred. She is survived by her daughter Karen (Wayne) Martin; granddaughter, Lara (Stephen) Dow and their children Grace and Connor, and grandsons, Logan (Kelly) Martin and Tyler Martin. A Memorial Service was held on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Rev. Brenna Nickel officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan. A funeral hymn composed by Audrey’s father, George Dobbs “Meet Me There” was played and sung by Dustin Hall. Those wishing to make donations in Audrey’s memory may do so directly to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 - 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
Thank You
The family of Audrey Torgunrud would like to thank Rev. Brenna Nickel, Dustin Hall, the staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital and especially Eunice Massett and staff at Hillview Manor.
Careers
www.estevanmercury.ca
is now accepting resumes for the positions of
6 Housekeepers Starting at $13.50/hour Apply in person with resume at the
Weyburn Travelodge office Email: travelodge@Kosmos.ca or Ph: 306-842-1411 Fax: 306-842-1719
TOWN OF MIDALE
LIFEGUARDS & SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS FOR 2014 The Town of Midale is currently accepting applications for Senior & Junior Lifeguards, as well as instructor positions for the upcoming 2014 season. Please forward your resume to:
The Town of Midale Box 128 Midale, Sask S0C 1S0 or email: lindugan@sasktel.net For more information please call Linda at 306-458-2400 Applications close March 31, 2014
Your Guide to Area Your Guide to Area
Estevan Gospel Chapel 1202 - 2nd Street
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
“Equipping God’s people to think biblically, “Equipping God’s people to think–biblically, to live godly, and to serve effectively influencing ourto world Christ” – influencing to live godly, and servefor effectively
Isabelle & Souris Isabelle & Souris Reverend Randy Kleemola Reverend Kleemola Phone:Randy 306-634-2024 306-634-2024 email: Phone: st.peters@accesscomm.ca
1202 - 2nd Street Phone: 306-634-3761 Phone: 306-634-3761 our world for Christ” Pastor: Josh Permann
Pastor: Josh Permann Sunday:Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday:Worship a.m. Weekly: Prayer 11:00 Meeting www.estevangospelchapel.ca Weekly: Prayer Meeting An Associated Gospel Church
www.estevangospelchapel.ca An Associated Gospel Church
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church St. John the Baptist
Roman Catholic Church Corner 12th Avenue & 2nd Street
Phone: 306-634-2190
Fax: 306-634-6845
Corner Father 12th Avenue & 2nd Street Pastor: Brian Meredith
Phone: 306-634-2190
Fax: 306-634-6845
MASSES: Saturday: 7:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 Brian & 10:30 a.m. Pastor: Father Meredith
MASSES: Saturday: 7:00 p.m. St. Giles Sunday: 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.
Anglican Church Parish of Estevan
St. Giles
317-12th Avenue
Sunday Worship: 8:00 & 10:00 am September - May ParishSchool: of Estevan Children’s Sunday 10:00 am 317-12th Avenue The Rev. Mark Osborne ALL ARE WELCOME!
Anglican Church
Sunday Worship: & 10:00 am Church Office:8:00 306-634-4113 www.estevananglican.com September - May Children’s Sunday School: 10:00 am Faith Church TheLutheran Rev. Mark Osborne ALL ARE WELCOME!
Nicholson Centre, Estevan Church Office: 306-634-4113 Sundaywww.estevananglican.com Worship & Sunday School
10:30 a.m.
Pastors: Faith Lutheran Church Danny Krauss & Joshua Lowe Phone: 306-634-3773
Cell: 306-471-8130 Nicholson Centre, Estevan
BradWorship McKenzieLeader Sunday &Youth Sunday School Come and Worship With Us 10:30 a.m.
St. Joseph’s Prayer Centre Pastors:
Danny welcome Krauss & to Joshua Lowe Everyone join our daily Phone: 306-634-3773 prayers, inspirational Bible DVD viewings Cell: 306-471-8130 and lively discussions
Brad McKenzie- Youth Leader 2 - 4 pm
Come and Worship With Us Monday - Friday Series topics change monthly Call Joseph’s for more information St. Prayer
Centre
LC-C LC-C
email: st.peters@accesscomm.ca Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. - Bible Study Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. - Divine Service with Holy Communion 9:30Sunday a.m. - Bible Study School
10:30 a.m. - Divine Service with Holy Communion School A Congregation Sunday of LUTHERAN CHURCH - CANADA A Congregation of LUTHERAN CHURCH - CANADA
REAL LIFE REAL LIFE REAL REALPEOPLE PEOPLE REAL REALGOD GOD
100 King Street Estevan, Sask (306) 634-8133 www.livinghope-ca.org 100 Kin g St ree t
REAL LIFE LIFE Est evan ,from Sa sk NOWPEOPLE Sunday services services to choose NOW 22 Sunday to choose from REAL REAL PEOPLE (306) 63 4 -81 33 * 9:00 am and 11:00 am * With coffee in between 9:00 am REAL and 11:00 am With coffee in between REALGOD GOD www.livinghope-ca.org LIVE RUSSIAN RUSSIAN TRANSLATION LIVE TRANSLATION theservices 11:00 amto service NOW 22during Sunday services choose from NOW Sunday to choose from during the 11:00 am service
* 9:00 9:00am amand and11:00 11:00am am* With With coffee coffee in in between between LIVE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION LIVE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION ST. PAUL’S UNITED during the 11:00 am service during the CHURCH 11:00 am service Where We Get Grace, Get God, Get Going!
Corner of 14th Avenue & 3rd Street Phone: 306-634-2885 – Fax: 306-636-2611
ST. PAUL’S UNITED
SUNDAY WORSHIP & CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL - 11 AM
Where We Get Grace, Get God, Get Going! Coffee Fellowship Before Church
Corner of 14th Avenue & 3rd Street WELCOME! Phone: 306-634-2885 – Fax: 306-636-2611 MINISTER: REV. BRENNA NICKEL Email: stpaulsuc@sasktel.net Website: stpaulsestevan.ca
SUNDAY WORSHIP & SUNDAY SCHOOL - 11 AM Coffee Fellowship Before Church
Trinity Lutheran Church WELCOME! E.L.C.I.C. MINISTER: REV. BRENNA NICKEL
stpaulsuc@sasktel.net 738 Email: -Website: 2nd Street, Estevan stpaulsestevan.ca
Church Office: 306-634-5684
SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL Trinity Lutheran Church 10:00 a.m. Coffee and fellowship after worship E.L.C.I.C. Pastor Stewart Miller
738 -ALL 2ndARE Street, Estevan WELCOME
email: trinity.luth@sasktel.net • www.etlc.ca Church Office: 306-634-5684
SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL His Glory Bible Church 10:00 a.m. (Light of Life Ministries International) Coffee and fellowship after worship Join us in Glorious Praise and Worship Pastor Stewart Miller With: Pastors Dr. and Mrs. Jimi Akinsete ALLSt. ARE WELCOME Where: Joseph Bookstore email: trinity.luth@sasktel.net www.etlc.ca 1033 4th Street, Estevan •S4A 0W4 (opposite court house) When: 10am on Sundays
His Glory Bible Church
1033 3rd Street Estevan Everyone welcome to join
(Light of Life Ministries Experience Healing, Deliverance International) and Breakthroughs
2 - 4 pm Monday - Friday Series topics change monthly Call for more information
Join us in Glorious Praise and Worship With: Pastors Dr. and Mrs. Jimi Akinsete Where: St. Joseph Bookstore 1033 4th Street, Estevan S4A 0W4 (opposite court house) When: 10am on Sundays
our daily 306-634-9191 prayers, inspirational Bible DVD viewings and lively discussions
1033 3rd Street Estevan
306-634-9191
Experience Healing, Deliverance and Breakthroughs
CHURCH OF CHRIST 1302 - 8th Street, Estevan
1302 - 8th Street, Estevan Tim Pippus Tim306-634-3116 Pippus Office:
Office: 306-634-3116 Sunday Services:
Bible Class -Sunday 10:00 a.m.Services: – Worship - 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship - 7 p.m.- 11:00 a.m. Bible Class - 10:00 a.m. – Worship Wednesday Meeting - 7 p.m.
Evening Worship - 7 p.m. Wednesday MeetingOutlet - 7 p.m. Free Clothing
First & Third Thursday of Each Month - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Free Clothing Outlet
First & Third Thursday of Each Month - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
THE SALVATION THE ARMY
SALVATION ARMY
ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH 1107 - 4th Street Phone: 306-634-2074 www.facebook.com/salvationarmyestevan Youth Program Wed. 6:30- 8:00 pm
ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH 1107 - 4th Street
Pastors:Phone: Lieuts. 306-634-2074 Brian & June Bobolo SUNDAY: 11:00 a.m. Worship Service www.facebook.com/salvationarmyestevan with Children’s Program
Youth Program Wed. 6:30- 8:00 pm
Church of God
Pastors: Lieuts. Brian & June Bobolo SUNDAY: 11:00 a.m. Worship Service Pursuing God with Children’s Program
Building Relationships Impacting Lives
Church of God
1920 Wellock Road, Estevan • (306) 634-7955 Pursuing God www.estevancog.com Building Relationships Estevan Church of God
Impacting Lives
10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship with Children’s Ministries & Nursery.
19207:30 Wellock Road,theGROVE EstevanYouth • (306) 634-7955 p.m. Fridays Ministries www.estevancog.com Estevan Church of God
Please call us or visit our website for more information about other ministries and events.
10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship with Children’s Ministries & Nursery.
7:30 p.m. Fridays theGROVE Youth Ministries Sunday Worship 10:30am Please call us or visit our website for more information about other ministries and events. Nursery and Children’s Ministries available Sunday School at 9:30am Friday Night Youth 7:30pm (Gr. 7-12) Children’s Clubs - Wednesdays: 7:00-8:00pm
140 King Street (accross from Staples) www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance Sunday Worship 10:30am 306 634 2601
Nursery and Children’s Ministries available Sunday School at 9:30am Friday Night Youth 7:30pm (Gr. 7-12) Children’s Clubs - Wednesdays: 7:00-8:00pm
140 King Street (accross from Staples) www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance 306 634 2601
B20 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Careers
DENTAL HYGIENIST
Lilydale Inc - A Sofina Foods Company
Wanted for part time position
Is currently seeking full-time Production Workers for their chicken plant in Wynyard, Sask. Starting wage is 13.84/ hr with a comprehensive benefits package and pension program. All applicants welcome!
(will transfer into full time position)
applicant must have: excellent communication skills and be detail oriented
Call Linda @ (306) 554-2555 EXT 238 for more info
please hand deliver resumes to:
Send Resumes to: Linda Karakochuk Sofina Foods Inc Box 760 Wynyard, SK SOA 4T0 Fax: (306) 554-3958 Email: LKarakochuk@sofinafoods.com
dr. daniel Crooks, dmd dentist 1322 3rd street
* only those selected for interview will be contacted
Legal Barrister & Solicitor
Stephen J. Orlowski, B.Ed., LL.B. 1215 - 5th Street, Estevan
Phone: 306-634-3353
Fax: 306-634-7714
orlowski.law@sasktel.net
Branch offices at: Arcola Redvers Carnduff Arcola Agencies Carlsen Bldg. Carnduff Agencies Bldg. Wednesday A.M. Wednesday P.M. Thursday P.M. Phone: 306-455-2277 Phone: 306-452-3377 Phone: 306-482-4077
TROBERT LAW FIRM
James F. Trobert B.A., LL.B. Barrister & Solicitor
Estevan Wicklow Centre
• Full-time/part-time positions available • Law Enforcement experience preferred •Training required Apply to: lmang@commisionaires.sk.ca or Commissionaires South Saskatchewan 122 Albert Street, Regina, SK S4R 2N2
WWWW1451
ORLOWSKI LAW OFFICE
Bylaw EnforcEmEnt officErs rEquirEd for EstEvan arEa
Real Estate
Kohaly, Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP
Barristers & Solicitors Paul D. Elash, B.A., LL.B. Aaron Ludwig, B.Sc., LL.B.
RS C
REALTOR
Roni Sue Coulter Sales Representative
www.century21.ca/ronisue.coulter
1312 - 4th Street, Estevan Telephone: 306-634-3631 Fax: (306) 634-6901
Border Real Estate Service
B 306-634-1020 F 306-634-0088 C 306-421-3441
ronisue.coulter@century21.ca
For all your real estate needs
GO WITH GONAS
Gainsborough: Carnduff: Thursday a.m. Thursday p.m. Phone: 306-685-2250 Phone: 306-482-3731
Roofing/Eavestrough
306-421-9884 Lori Gonas
305 1133 4th St. Estevan SK S4A 0W6
Ph: 306-634-2616 Fax: 306-634-9881
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Support Line
306-634-3492
Email: trobertlaw@sasktel.net
Envision’s 24-Hr Support Line provides: People with information and referrals to agencies and different resources.
24-Hour Abuse/Sexual Assault Support Line
1-800-214-7083
A listening ear by trained volunteers who are educated with the most up to date information on abuse and sexual assault. A confidential place to reach out for support and caller identification is never used.
Our dedicated volunteers have been supporting Southeastern Saskatchewan for 20 years!
We do not subscribe to call display Collect calls accepted
www.envisioncounsellingcentre.com
• Standing Seam Metal Roofing • Designer Series Metal Roofing • Seamless Metal Siding • Flush Wall Metal Panels
• Vinyl Siding • Soffit & Fascia • 5” & 6” Continuous Eaves • Custom Bent Cladding
BOOK THIS SPACE 2 col x 2” $ 2499/week 2 col x 4” $ 3999/ week
Let my experience work for you
1237 6th St.
EstevanEaves@sasktel.net
Serving Estevan and Area for over 35 years
Ove ALL W We hav r 10 ORK e you yea GUA r roofi rs e RAN n xpe TEED g needs Now Booking rien | FR “cove ce • EE ES red!” for Spring & Res TIMA ide TES Summer 2014 Roofs ntia l
TNT ROOFING
306.421.2512
Insurance & Investments Services “In the business of creating , enhancing and insuring client’s net worth” Reynold Bert Certified Financial Planner
Winnona Johner • Owner/Sales 306.421.5725 | 306.634.9898 www.estevanrealestate.com
10% Discount For Seniors
Insured and WCB Covered
Call 306-634 2654 Financial Planning to
Selling Estevan & Area for 10 years...
Ron Areshenkoff Mutual Fund Advisor Life Insurance Representative
FINANCIAL
403B 9th Avenue, Estevan, SK S4A 2V4 PH: (306)634-7979 Toll Free: (877)779-0948 info@spectrafinancial.ca Insurance Offered Through Spectra Financial
Manulife Securities Investments Services Inc. is a Member MFDA IPC.
DT
Dwight Thompson
Sales Representative Cell: 306-421-7516 dwight.thompson@century21.ca
Equipment Rental FOR RENT
• WHEELED & TRACK SKID STEERS • MINI TRACK HOES • PORTA POTTIES • MINI SKID STEER • FLAT DECK TRAILERS FRESH WATER AVAILABLE FOR FRAC WATER, DRILLING RIG, ETC. • 5500LB TELEHANDLER Water hole location 35-1-8 W2 • DOOSAN LOADER • CAR HAULER TRAILER Ken Mehler Sales & Rentals 306-421-9576 Estevan, SK – 306-634-9955
Randy Franke 306-421-2244
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 B21
Legal Secretary Required
Careers
Full time permanent position with Holliday & Company Law Firm.
101 Supreme St. (Shand access road)
SERVICE RIG PERSONNEL Class 1A & 3A Preferred Above Industry Wages Benefits Packages Opportunity for Advancement Please email or fax resume to:
• Prepare and cook meals for a full menu • Oversee kitchen operations • Work with minimal supervision • Monitor supplies • Supervise kitchen helpers • Follow safety and sanitation requirements • Ensure food quality • Clean kitchen & work area
To apply contact: Nick Sereggela, Manager In Person Fax: 306-634-5636 Email: nsereggela@sasktel.net
career ads online! www.estevanmercury.ca
1124A - 4th St., Estevan, SK
or mail resume with envelope marked “confidential” to William Holliday Holliday & Company #5 – First Avenue NE Weyburn, SK S4H 0M6
Contact Merv Cell # 306-483-8024 Home # 306-486-2143
Submit resume and drivers abstract to: Email: grimessales@sasktel.net Fax: 306-487-2560
We are looking for 5 full time cooks. Must be able to work until 1 AM nightly 2 years cooking experience preferred but not necessary, will train if needed. Wage is $13.00/hr Duties:
Pump Unit Mechanic and/or Crew Foreman
• All tickets required • Wages negotiable (depends on experience) • Company benefit plan
2 - 1a truck Drivers
COOKS
is looking for a
To apply for this position e-mail: wmholliday@sasktel.net
Permanent Full time Position available
Email: sleibel@suncountrywellservicing.ca Fax 306 634 1200 • Cell 306 421 3418
3D Maintenance
Yard and Warehouse Personnel Full Time Wood Country is currently accepting resumes for it’s Estevan location. Successful applicant should be able to work outdoors and be able to do physical labour. Customer service focused, flexible, good team player, alert and safety conscious. Be able to work shared weekends. Duties to include the following: • Build loads for delivery • Load and unload lumber and building materials • Keep management apprised of any delays or discrepancies • Keep yard clean, well organized and safe Benefits Provided (Full-time Employees): Company Health Benefits including the following: • Dental Plan • Eye Glass Plan • Prescription Drug Plan • Chiropractic/Massage • Disabillity Insurance
WOOD COUNTRY Ph: (306) 634-5111 407 Kensington Avenue, Estevan ESTEVAN
R.M of Benson No. 35
Foreman-In-Training
MCLEAN
TISDALE
FULL TIME POSITION - ASSISTANT COOrdINATOr
The Upper Souris Watershed Association is an independent, Preparednon-profit by the organization that has been developed to implement the key HR action items from ADWORKS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY the Watershed Protection Plan. Service Team As the Assistant Coordinator you will assist the Coordinator in the planning, for overseeing shop duties, operating grader development and management of waterhsed related programing. You will work and other miscellaneous equipment, as well as one-on-one with local farmers/ranchers to assist them with applications to the Farm Stewardship Program. Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program and miscellaneous duties requested by council. additional programs that may be developed as part of our programing. State qualifications, hourly wage expected and Responsibilities include promoting good stewardship, composing newsletters, hosting producer events and such other activities as directed by the Coordinator. include references. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge Docket media Section Insertion DateagricultureAd Size and possess Forward applications to: the skills to work with agricultural producers including superior oral and written 1403-119A Estevan Mercury Careers March 26/14skills. 3 col x 9.03 communication skills and basic computer Box 69 st Term position April 2014 -March March 31 2015. 1403-119B Estevan Lifestyles Careers 27/14 3 col x 9.03 Benson, Saskatchewan, S0C 0L0 Hours are flexible. Travel is required within delivery area. Wages will be based on a combination of qualifications and experience. rm35@sasktel.net or For more information contact David Pattyson at: (306) 634-7074 or fax to 306-634-8804 email d.pattyson@sasktel.net Application deadline: April 7th 2014 For inquiries call 306-634-9410 Send resume to: Upper Souris Watershed Association totAL pRIce C/O David Pattyson PO Box 1602, Estevan, SK, S4A 2L7 or d.pattyson@sasktel.net
AD pRooF & eStImAte
Now Hiring KITCHEN HELP for
Full Time
Position in a fast paced atmosphere. Resumes can be dropped off at: The Black Grasshopper Pub Attention: Jamie
A compAny on the move
96 King St. Estevan, SK
Parts Person Required Nelson Motors & Equipment, a multi-location John Deere Dealership in SE Saskatchewan requires a Parts Representative in our Estevan branch. The requirements for the successful applicant are: • Strong computer skills • Strong organizational skills • Physically fit • Be able to accommodate some overtime, weekend and on call schedules. The duties for this position are: • Accurately document all parts counter transactions as they occur. • Maintain customer service and goodwill. • Assist in keeping parts department clean and orderly. • Inventory control of a large parts inventory for multiple lines of agricultural equipment. An agricultural background is preferred, but not required. Interested applicants send resumes to: Nelson Motors & Equipment Attn: Parts Manager P. O. Box 815 Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 2A7 Fax : (306)634-6699 Email: estevanparts@nelsonmotors.com
This is a remarkable time for global agriculture and for Richardson. Our industry is undergoing unprecedented change with increasing world demand, and our company is experiencing transformational growth. Richardson International is Canada’s largest, privately owned agribusiness and is recognized as a global leader in agriculture and food processing. We currently have openings at our estevan and Lampman, SK Richardson Pioneer Ag Business Centre.
Sales Agronomists (estevan & Lampman) Sales Agronomists are responsible for contributing to customers as well as overall business unit and corporate profitability by providing accurate and label directed agronomic information; completing detailed crop plans with customers; interpreting soil and tissue analysis results with customers; and scouting fields to assist customers with weed, insect, and disease control options.
Area marketing Representative (estevan) This position is responsible for developing a market growth strategy; identifying grain merchandising and crop input opportunities; establishing strong customer relationships; and maintaining key contact with all farm customers within the region. Specific responsibilities include seed, fertilizer and crop input sales; providing contract services to customers; purchasing grain; coordinating the logistics for grain movement; and credit management.
Repair & maintenance Lead (estevan) This position is a member of the Repair and Maintenance crew in Edmonton and the surrounding areas. Specific responsibilities include the repair and maintenance of high throughput grain handling and crop input facilities, utilizing both in-house and contract maintenance resources. Richardson International provides an excellent compensation package consisting of competitive salary, pension, a flexible benefits plan and training and career development opportunities. To learn more about the above opportunities or to apply online, interested candidates should visit www.richardson.ca to upload their cover letter and résumé before April 11, 2014.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those applicants being considered will be contacted.
Richardson values diversity in the workplace. Women, aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply and self-identify.
REP.
DESI
PROO
ESTIM
SENT
All pr Price
pric
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.
SEE
B22 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
Careers
Employment Opportunities
XPRESS
and the E
Full Time Room Attendants
• Make beds and change sheets • Dust, sweep, vacuum and mop • Clean and disinfect kitchens and bathrooms • Distribute towels and toiletries • Work day & evening shifts including weekends • Must be able to write, read & speak English • Customer service oriented & team player
are looking for
Carriers
for McDonald, Duncan, Rooks Road, Galloway, Mcleod and Perry Cres. area for a total of 183 papers for both papers. Papers are delivered to your home for delivery to customers. All our carriers are eligible for a $100 monthly draw.
If interested please call Gayle at The Estevan Mercury
306-634-2654
Apply by fax 306-634-8430 or email gm.cn923@choicehotels.com
Rig Manager
Hourly rate $14.00/hr
101 Supreme St. (Shand access road)
Canadian Advanced ESP Inc. (CAESP) is a Canadian-based Electric Submersible Pump Manufacturer looking to fill the position of Cable Spool Truck Operator out of our Estevan Saskatchewan office. This full-time position will require the operation of a cable spool truck in support of the SES operations along with the following responsibilities: • Maintenance, service and repairs associated with the truck and trailer • Banding of cable during ESP installation, hand spooling of cable during ESP pulls • Ensure truck is stocked and prepared for every job • Preparing complete and accurate paperwork associated with Field Service duties including rigging and truck inventory reports • Preparing accurate driver log reports
• Experience with Work Over Rig operations • 2 – 5 years oilfield experience in a 24 hour work 0environment • Valid Class 3A driver’s license • Proficient computer skills with Microsoft Office • Valid H2S, First Aid, WHIMIS and TDG • Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills
Sun Country Well Servicing currently has an opening for a Rig Manager for the Estevan Area. Sun Country Well Servicing is a locally owned service rig company based in Estevan. We currently have 11 free standing mobile doubles working in the area and are growing.
Responsibilities: • Overseeing rig operations including the work activities of rig employees . • Preparing/monitoring work schedule so work is completed on schedule and safety procedures are followed correctly. • Monitor employees performance and progress. • Provide the crew with the appropriate tools/supplies. • Provide guidance and direction to the rig crew on specific tasks. • Work closely with the Equipment Manager, Area Manager and Well site Supervisor • Control costs to the rigs • Perform accident safety investigation
Spool Truck operaTor
QualificaTionS include
SOUTHEAST TRADER
Qualifications: • 5 or more years of experience as a Rig Manager • Valid DL 1A/3A • Valid , H2S. First Aid, BOP • Safety knowledge preferred. • Ability to deal and communicate effectively with employees, vendors and customers. • Proven, extensive working knowledge and experience in Service Rig operations. • Knowledge of rig safety regulations and safety issues. • Live in or close to Estevan.
applY Those interested are invited to submit their resume to Human Resources via email with subject as “Spool Truck Operator” to careers@cai-esp.com or fax at 306.634.6283 ATTN: Jeremy Istace.
Sun Country Well Servicing offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, vision and dental coverage, life insurance, short term and long term disability coverage and RRSP. We pay above current CAODC rates.
Please email resume or fax it to:
Shannon Leibel
Personnel Coordinator Sun Country Well Servicing
Turnbull Excavating is looking for a
Dozer and Grader Operator
Box 1656, Estevan, SK S4A 1C8
Office (306) 634-1221 Cell (306) 421-3418 sleibel@suncountrywellservicing.ca
Turnbull Excavating Ltd. is an established construction company in Estevan, Sk. We know that our employees are critical to our overall success. We are dedicated to investing in their future to maintain long-term relationships for lasting commitments. The ideal candidate will have: Must have 3-5 years of minimum experience on Caterpillar dozers and similar experience on a Grader as well. Must be able to work primarily unsupervised and be able to complete all aspects of the job; organize yourself and pretrip equipment, some maintenance, rough contouring, site preparation to final elevations and finishing contour as well. Experience with TOPCON GPS equipment would also be an asset. Candidates must possess: • A solid knowledge of equipment maintenance and its safe operation. • A proven safety record and must be able to pass drug and alcohol test. • Initiative and be able to work without direct supervision. • Valid Class 5 driver license or higher (Class 3A or 1A) • Safety Tickets would be an asset (First Aid, H2S Alive, WHMIS, Global Graound Disturbance, P.M.E Certification) What we offer: • Comprehensive benefits program. • Competitive salaries $30 - $40/hr. • Company vehicle. • Relocation allowance after 1 year.
Email to dave.turnbullexcavating@sasktel.net or Fax to 306-634-6639
IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
JOB DESCRIPTION: JOB DESCRIPTION: SIGNAL DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS, LOCATED IN ESTEVAN, SASKATCHEWAN, IS A COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY DEALING WITH MOTOROLA 2-‐ SIGNAL DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS, LOCATED ESTEVAN, ASKATCHEWAN, A COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY DEALING ITH MOTOROLA 2-‐ WAY RADIOS (VOICE, DATA, SYSTEMS); RURAL IHN IGH-‐ SPEED SINTERNET, BOTH CIS ONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL; SCADA AND RW EMOTE WAY RADIOS (VOICE, DATA, SYSTEMS); HIGH-‐SPEED INTERNET, CONSUMER AND ACND OMMERCIAL; CADA AND EMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS, AND WE ARE ARN URAL AUTHORIZED TELUS DEALER, BDOTH EALING IN CELLULAR RELATED PSRODUCTS. AR LSO, WE HAVE A MONITORING SYSTEMS, AND WE ARE AN AUTHORIZED TELUS DEALER, DEALING IN CELLULAR AND RELATED PRODUCTS. ALSO, WE HAVE A SERIES OF 30+ TOWERS THAT THE SYSTEMS RUN OFF OF ALL LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN. SERIES OF 30+ TOWERS THAT THE SYSTEMS RUN OFF OF ALL LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN. APPLICANTS REQUIRE A STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING: APPLICANTS REQUIRE A STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING: IP N NETWORKING/SUBNETTING ETWORKING/SUBNETTING AAND ND M MODERN ODERN W WIFI IFI TTECHNOLOGIES ECHNOLOGIES -‐-‐ IP WINDOWS-‐BASED D DOMAINS OMAINS ((SERVER SERVER 22008, 008, EEXCHANGE, XCHANGE, W WINDOWS INDOWS 77, , EETC.) TC.) -‐-‐ WINDOWS-‐BASED EMAIL TTECHNOLOGIES ECHNOLOGIES ((POP3, POP3, IIMAP) MAP) AAND ND CCOMMON OMMON M MAIL AIL CCLIENTS LIENTS ((OUTLOOK, OUTLOOK, TTHUNDERBIRD, HUNDERBIRD, AAPPLE) PPLE) -‐-‐ EMAIL GOOD CCOMMUNICATION OMMUNICATION SSKILLS KILLS -‐-‐ GOOD APPLICANTS DUTIES WILL INCLUDE: -‐ INTERNET SUPPORT TROUBLE SHOOTING CALLS -‐ CONFIGURING EQUIPMENT FOR INTERNET INSTALLS (ROUTERS, WIRELESS PANELS, ETC.) -‐-‐ INSTALLATION INSTALLATION O OF F W WIRELESS IRELESS IINTERNET NTERNET EEQUIPMENT QUIPMENT IINTO NTO H HOMES OMES AAND ND BBUSINESSES USINESSES -‐-‐ SUPPORTING SUPPORTING EEXISTING XISTING D DOMAINS OMAINS AAND ND N NETWORKS ETWORKS FFOR OR CCLIENTS LIENTS -‐-‐ SOME D ESKTOP S UPPORT SOME DESKTOP SUPPORT -‐-‐ DESIGNING, DESIGNING, BBUILDING UILDING AAND ND SSUPPORTING UPPORTING CCAMERA AMERA SSYSTEMS YSTEMS ((IP IP & & AANALOG) NALOG) -‐ AIDING IN THE INSTALLATION/ COMMISSIONING ON CAMERA SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS -‐ AIDING IN THE INSTALLATION/ COMMISSIONING ON CAMERA SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS ** POSITION IS BASED ON PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT ** POSITION IS BASED ON PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT **ON-‐GOING TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED **ON-‐GOING TRAINING W ILL BE OPN ROVIDED **WAGE IS NEGOTIABLE BASED EXPERIENCE **WAGE IS NEGOTIABLE BASED ON EXPERIENCE
SIGNAL DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS TH SIGNAL COMMUNICATIONS TREET, ESTEVAN, SK S4A 2T3 #1-‐1254 7 THD SIRECT TREET, ESTEVAN, SK S64A 2T3 #1-‐1254 7 6S34-‐9994 PHONE: (306) • FAX: (306) 34-‐6633 PHONE: EMAIL: (306) 6c34-‐ 9994 • FAX: (306) 634-‐6633 ontact@signaldirect.ca
EMAIL: contact@signaldirect.ca
CWC IS LOOKING FOR A COMPLETE CREW FOR STEADY WORK Rig Manager ~ Driller ~ Derrickhand ~ Floorhands EXPERIENCE Rig Manager must have a minimum of 5 years experience
REQUIREMENTS
H2S Alive Standard First Aid Valid Class 5 Driver’s License with Airbrakes High School Education
BENEFITS
RRSP Program Cash Bonuses Dental & Medical Coverage Short-Term & Long -Term Disability Life Insurance
www.estevanmercury.ca
March 26, 2014 B23
CITY PAGE
ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY
NOTICE
Due to weather conditions the gates at the City of Estevan Cemetery will be closed to vehicle access until further notice. The walk-thru will allow visitors to enter the cemetery. We apologize for any inconvenience. Gates will open when the road conditions improve and become safe to drive on.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE ESTEVAN ARTS COUNCIL? “promoting the arts in OUR community” ENERGY CITY FILM CIRCUIT
STARS FOR SASKATCHEWAN
Next Film: Philomena – April 26, 2014 4:00 Orpheum Theatre
Guy and Nadina – April 12, 2014 7:30 pm at St. Paul’s United Church (Sponsored by Assante, Enbridge & South East Electric)
KONCERTS FOR KIDS Massive Munsch – April 10, 2014 7:00 pm at Westview School (Sponsored by Sherritt Coal) Massive Munsch features 6 Robert Munsch stories, adapted by Wide Open to include live narration and 30 of their hand crafted Muppet-style puppets. Lots of audience participation makes everyone part of the fun. Don’t miss out on this opportunity for some great family entertainment!
VISUAL ARTS - Parent & Child Pottery (April 5 Cost: $30.00) - Children’s Clay Class (April 5 Cost $30.00) - Silverware Jewelry (April 12 & 13 Cost: $52.00) - Make a hand built teapot (April 26 Cost: $55.00) - Intro to Digital Photography (May 1, 8, 15, 22 Cost: $60.00)
The Guy & Nadina duo is renowned for artistry, musicianship, engaging performances and fashion. Let multi-instrumentalist Guy Few and bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson take you on a musical journey with their unique program. Everything Fitz – May 4, 2014 2:30 pm at Estevan Comprehensive School (Sponsored by Enbridge, Level Best Technology & Power Tech Industries) Everything Fitz is a six piece family band featuring four of Canada’s finest young musicians. Their unique stage show combines a variety of musical styles – everything from traditional jigs and reels, bluegrass, swing, Celtic and gospel as well as novelty numbers and dance routines.
Contact us for more information on our programs
www.estevanartscouncil.com 306-634-3942
LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA
LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA
LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA
LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA
B24 March 26, 2014
Estevan Mercury
CITY PAGE
ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY
Career Opportunities The City of Estevan has an opening for a
Temporary Full-Time Payroll Coordinator
(Out of Scope). Summary: Coordinates, verifies data, processess and distributes payroll; Reconciles and balances benefits.
Duties: • Perform basic administrative payroll duties including data entry, filing and faxing • Accurate keyboarding skills, strong data entry skills and proficiency in a computerized accounting environment. • Displays tact, ability to be diplomatic and professional in dealing with the public, and work cooperatively in a team environment. • Receives, verifies data, processes, prepares and distributes payroll bi-weekly. • Liaise directly with Managers regarding employee timecards. • Initiates and/or performs corrective action for payroll errors. • Recognizes and identifies data, procedural and system problems. • Maintains, recommends, develops & implements improvements to the payroll system. • Oversees payroll records system, procedures, and data into the human resources system and performs complex calculations as required. • Ensures service agreements are maintained, while ensuring a consistent high level of service to both internal and external clients. • Completes Payroll and Human Resource reports • Registers new employees and ensures that required forms are completed. • Reconciles payroll accounts to the General Ledger. • Provide consultation and advice on a wide range of pay and benefit issues to City employees. • Administers Employee Benefits Plans and personnel records. Education: - Grade 12 - Formalized Accounting Diploma - Formal Payroll courses such as Canadian Payroll Assoc. - Payroll Administrator Certificate - Proficiency in Computer Software including MS Word, Excel & Outlook Experience & Additional Requirements: - 3 years - Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality The City of Estevan offers a competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package. Interested candidates are invited to apply, in writing, including a cover letter, resume and three current references to Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources, 1102-4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Ph: (306) 634-1841 F: (306) 634-9790 E: apply@estevan.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
City of Estevan Public Notice of Estevan The Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant toCity Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, PUBLIC 2007, gives notice of its intention to amend ZoningNOTICE Bylaw #2010-1834 & the corresponding Zoning Map as hereinafter provided: The Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007, gives Consideration beingtogiven amend the#2010-1834 Zoning Bylaw by rezoning Lotas12, Blockprovided: 28, Regisnotice of its is intention amendtoZoning Bylaw & the Map corresponding Zoning Map hereinafter tered Plan M4929 [Surface Parcel #107369028] [801 Valley Street], Estevan, Saskatchewan, Consideration is being given to amend the Zoning Bylaw Map by rezoning Lot 12, Block 28, Registered Plan the existing ‘Residential (R2)’ tofrom thethe existing M4929from [Surface Parcel #107369028] [801 Low Valley Density-Mix Street], Estevan, Zone Saskatchewan, ‘Residential Medium Density Zone (R3)’; ‘Residential Low Density-Mix Zone (R2)’ to the ‘Residential Medium Density Zone (R3)’; Reason: Rezoning is being undertaken to support a proposed row house (4 units) Reason: Rezoning is being undertaken to support a proposed row house (4 units) Residential dwelling Residential dwelling development. development.
City of EstEvan By-ElECtion Looking for WorkErs Workers looking The City of Estevan will be holding a by-election on April 23, 2014. We are looking for poll clerks and deputy returning officers to help make this election a success! If you are available to work on April 23, 2014 - 8 am - 8 pm and until the file count is done we are looking for you. This position will require 1/2 day paid training prior to the election. Interested residents please apply to: Judy Pilloud, City Clerk 1102-4th Street, Estevan, SK cityclerk@estevan.ca • 306-634-1852 We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
sUMMEr stUDEnts Make a difference every day - the City of Estevan is a vibrant and growing community in Southeast Saskatchewan that prides itself in offering excellent educational, medical and recreational facilities. Known as the ‘Energy City’, we possess a strong business and industrial sector and are situated only 10 minutes north of the U.S. border. We are currently accepting applications – please indicate which position applying for along with date of availability. Start date for Summer Positions is May 5th. This is a tremendous opportunity for you to: Earn money for your post-secondary education. Obtain real life working experience and explore career options. Come home or stay home for the summer while working great hours. Work with a talented team that operates, manages and grows your City. Make it a career, and enjoy educational funding opportunities. Public Works – Road Staff Street and sidewalk repairs, crack sealing, asphalt patching and maintenance. Line painting, curbs, signs and cross walks. Physical labour and traffic sign repairs. Must be responsible, able to take direction and desire to complete tasks in a timely manner. Public Works – Water & Waste Water Assist in activities involving storm and sewer maintenance. Water valve exercising, hydrant maintenance. Assisting crew with water breaks and repairs. Perform a wide range of physical duties. Parks Staff Assist in green space beautification, playground, park and sports field operations. Grass cutting and weed whipping. Parks and playground maintenance. Maintain trees, shrubs and flowering plants. Must enjoy working outdoors. Resumes will be accepted until the positions are filled. The City of Estevan offers an excellent salary and benefits. For further information, please contact: Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources 1102-4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Ph: (306) 634-1841 Fx: (306) 634-9790 apply@estevan.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
False Alarm Service Fee
The amending Bylaw (#2014-1938) may be inspected by any by person the Legislative Services Business Division, The amending Bylaw (#2014-1938) may be inspected any atperson at the Legislative Services Business between the hours of 8:00am-4:30pm Monday to Friday. City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Division, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, between the hours of amMonday, - 4:30 pm Monday toatFriday. City Council, at it’s meeting to be8:00 held on April 28, 2014, 7:30pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Estevan, will hearApril any person(s) wishing be heard respect to the City Council, at it’sStreet, meeting to beSaskatchewan held on Monday, 28, 2014, atto7:30 pmwith in the Council proposed rezoning bylaw and will further consider any written submissions respecting the proposed zoning Chambers, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan will hear any person(s) wishing amendment, provided such intentions and/or submissions are received by the City Clerk’s Office, Legislative Services, Cityrespect Hall, 1102 Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 no later than 12:00 on Thursday, to be heard with to Fourth the proposed rezoning bylaw and will further consider anypm written submissions April 24, 2014. respecting the proposed zoning amendment, provided such intensions and/or submissions are received by th the City Clerk’s Legislative City hall, Day of March, 20141102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 Dated at theOffice, City of Estevan this 18Services, no later than 12:00 pm on Thursday, April 24, 2014.
Dated at the City of Estevan this 18th Day of March, 2014
Please be advised this fee will be implemented to reduce the number of preventable and unwarranted false alarm responses by Estevan Fire Rescue. Fees for service levied upon a property shall not exceed: (i) The fee for service for the first response to an unwarranted false alarm be $300.00 (ii) The fee for service for the second response to an unwarranted false alarm within a 12 month period, be $325.00 (iii) The fee for service for the third response to an unwarranted false alarm within a 12 month period, be $350.00 (iv) The fee for service to any further responses to an unwarranted false alarm within a 12 month period, be $350.00 (v) A response to the Rural Municipalities serviced by EFR shall remain at the hourly rate included in the current Fire Service Agreements established with the City of Estevan, (vi)
The service fee increases to be effective April 1, 2014.
Open House
CITY OF ESTEVAN NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT Pursuant to subsection 187 (1) of The Cities Act, notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the City of Estevan for the year of 2014, has been prepared and is open to inspection at the City of Estevan, Finance Department, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, March 14, 2014 to April 14, 2014. Any person having an interest in any property who wishes to appeal the assessment of that property to the Board of Revision is required to file a notice of appeal in writing to: The Secretary of the Board of Revision, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 on or before the 14th day of April, 2014. Dated this 14th day of March, 2014
The City of Estevan will hold an Open House with S.A.M.A. representatives in attendance at City Hall, on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 by appointment only. If you have any questions regarding your assessment, or are considering an appeal please call 306-634-1811 to book your appointment. If you are considering an appeal, please be aware that a mandatory part of the appeal process is the discussion of your assessment with the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency.
Trina Sieben City Assessor
ALL PET LICENSES ARE DUE ANNUALLY CATS - Spade/Neutered $10.00 If they are not Spade/Neutered $110.00 DOGS - Spade/Neutered $10.00 If they are not Spade/Neutered $110.00 All payments can be made at the cashiers desk at City Hall.
Community EEvents vents and Community andClasses: Classes: Jewelry Making for Adults Create your own trendy bracelets and necklaces in this four week course. WHEN: April 8, 15, 22, 29 @ 7 pm COST: $100/person Nail Art For Teens Learn to create your own creative and unique nail designs. WHEN: March 19th and 20th @7pm COST: $60/student Tour and Tea for Seniors The gallery welcomes seniors to participate in guided exhibition tours, tea and snacks. WHEN: March 19th and May 28th @ 2pm Pinterest Challenge for Adults Take the Pinterest Challeng at the EAGM and create some trendy crafts found on Pinterest. WHEN: March 20th @ 7pm COST: $20/person Jewelry Making for Adults Create your own trendy bracelets and necklaces in this four week course. WHEN: April 8, 15, 22, 29 @ 7pm COST: $100/person Beginner Drawing for Teens Love to draw? Join instructor Judy Swallow and learn some important drawing
Call Karly at 306-634-7644 for more information on any classes and to register. Preregistration is required.
LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA
LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA
LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA
LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA • LOOKING FOR CASUAL CLERK STENO CONTACT APPLY@ESTEVAN.CA