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Estevan RCMP officer dies in rollover

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

A serving member of the Estevan RCMP who was killed in an accident last week is being fondly remembered for his personality and his dedication to the job.

Peter Donaldson, 55, was one of two people travelling in an eastbound vehicle when it left the road and rolled over on Highway 361 about 1 1/2 kilometres east of Lampman on May 15.

Donaldson was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 27-year-old male passenger, who is also an RCMP officer in Estevan, was transported to hospital via STARS Air Ambulance for treatment of what were described as serious injuries.

They were not on duty at the time, and they were not in an RCMP vehicle.

While the RCMP did not identify the officers involved, social media posts and an obituary notice identified the deceased officer as Donaldson, who had been in Estevan for several years, serving with both the local detachment and the Combined Traffic Services of Saskatchewan unit.

RCMP collision reconstructionists have been conducting an investigation into the cause of the collision. Preliminary investigation has indicated that alcohol is not a factor.

Cpl. Rob King with the Saskatchewan RCMP’s communications divi sion said it could be a few months before they pinpoint the cause of the accident.

“An accident reconstructionist was on scene, and traditionally their reports take quite a while and are quite detailed, so it could be quite a while before the report is in our hands.”

He did not have an update on the condition of the injured officer.

King said he met Donaldson quite a few times, and found him to be a dedicated officer who enjoyed

Now that the Civic Auditorium has been torn down, the focus has shifted to cleaning up the site.

Const. Peter Donaldson what he did.

As for staffing levels at the local detachment, King said extra members have been brought in to help offset the workload for the remaining officers.

“Several members that are normally working in the detachment were given the day off,” said King. “There are lots of things I’m sure they have to deal with, including their own grief and shock, so we brought in extra members to help supplement the numbers there.”

Those members will likely remain as long as they’re needed.

Estevan Police Service (EPS) Deputy Chief Murray Cowan said he knew both officers very well, as did most of the officers with the EPS. “They’ve been around Estevan for quite some time,” said Cowan. “I can say that I was notified that night, shortly after it happened, so on behalf of the police service, I reached out to the detachment commander here, and we had also spoke to the district commander, just offering our services to them.”

The local detachment managed well without the EPS’s resources, but Cowan said the EPS was there if necessary.

“Quite a few of our members are taking it quite hard,” said Cowan. “We work very closely with our RCMP partners here in A2 » DONALDSON

THERE’S NO REASON TO WAIT

Civic has been demolished; cleanup work is underway

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

For the first time since 1957, the Civic Auditorium is not part of Estevan’s skyline.

Demolition of the venerable arena started in the early afternoon of May 15, and within 48 hours, the arena had been virtually demolished. The focus has now shifted towards cleanup of the site.

Rod March, the manager of facilities and parks

for the City of Estevan, said the demolition went as expected.

“I’ve been working very closely with the contractor,” March told the Mercury. “We could have had the building down even quicker than this, but we were also working with the winds, so we intentionally kept that (western) half of the building up to allow for a break of the winds so that we could get most of the debris out of there before it starts blowing around.”

The contractor, Silverado Demolitions, told March in the morning of May 17 that they had to take the building down, or it was going to fall down on its own.

The demolition was a co-ordinated event with the contractors and the two excavators.

“Their comment to me was it’s in really bad shape, in terms of the rot and that in the structures, so they had to be extremely careful and work in tandem to take that

down safely,” said March.

“They were kind of surprised how it just collapsed on its own in several places as soon as they touched it.”

It meant they had to be very careful around the east and west ends, depending on the wind conditions.

The only issue, he said, has been a small amount of debris that escaped through the fence surrounding the Civic, but the contract with Silverado also stipulated that two people had to be A2 » PROJECT

GoFundMe campaign started for Carnduff house fire victims A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to support the family of two people killed in a house fire in Carnduff on Thursday.

According to the GoFundMe page, the fire claimed the life of four-year-old Daniyela Wiebe and her stepfather, 24-year-old Ryan Raven. The child’s mother, Destinee Wiebe, was rescued with injuries that weren’t described as serious, and she was in stable condition after the fire.

“This young family was just starting out, had no insurance and lost everything” the GoFundMe page stated. “A funeral and the cost to start over are more than this young devastated mom can handle. We ask for any donation you can spare and for as many prayers as you can fit into your day.”

As of Monday morning, the campaign had raised $6,383 of its $30,000 goal.

The page noted that the family was originally from Winkler, Man. In a press release, the Town of Carnduff and RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 Fire Department said it was

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After both fires were extinguished, the two bodies were discovered in the first home. Firefighters then secured the scene and turned the investigation over to the RCMP, the Fire Commissioner’s Office, Yorkton Forensic Identification Services and the Office of the Chief Coroner.

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“I’m extremely pleased so far as to how it went from a safety perspective and an efficiency perspective,” said March.

The wood and some other debris will be taken to the city’s landfill.

All of the metal from the arena will be taken to Saskatoon to be recycled.

Concrete will be stored separately, and will be used in the future for subgrading roads.

The only portion of the building that is still standing is the area that connected the Civic with the Power Dodge Curling Centre. That room wasn’t included in the demolition proposal, and March said it will remain standing for

the time being.

“There are still some utilities and things like that which are in there, like water and that sort of thing, and they were not part of this proposal, because we still need to make sure that the curling rink is … on its own.”

Once the Civic is out of the way, the city will provide the curling rink with its own valves and sources, and then that last piece of the Civic can be taken down.

Martin Sarich with Silverado Demolitions said the Civic was in worse shape than what they thought, and he agreed with March that it went down faster than expected.

“When we were pulling it down, we pulled one beam down, and then

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The last portion of the Civic Auditorium was torn down on Thursday. the second one behind it would come down with it unexpectedly, so we changed game plans and came at it from a different strategy,” said Sarich.

All of the arches and the columns in the arena were separating, he said, and he could tell the ground was shifting Sarich expects the rubble will be gone by May 23 or 24. Then work will begin on removing the concrete, which should take three or four days.

Site grading will be the final component of the project.

Silverado Demolitions has done numerous

arena demolitions in the past, including the one in Melville a few years ago.

He said the Civic was a slightly weaker structure with the way it was built, but he found a lot of similarities between the Civic and other facilities Silverado has torn down in the past.

He hopes that all of the work can be finished

by June 1. The deadline to have all of the work completed for the demolition is June 15.

March said the project was ahead of schedule, so the contractor took the long weekend off, and returned to work on May 22.

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Twenty-four hour security was on site during the long weekend.

While June 15 is the deadline to have the equipment off the site and all of the work associated with the demolition completed, March said that date does represent a time

contingency.

“Any other weather event can happen. We know that. Or any other kind of unforeseen circumstance can happen,” said March. “But as of right now, there is nothing that required any change of work or anything.”

Donaldson described as friendly and outgoing « A1 Estevan and in this corner of the province, so even though we work for different agencies, you get to know each other very well.

“We do the same job.

We do the same work.

We often say amongst ourselves (the difference) is just the colour of the stripe we wear, but we all do the same thing and the same work.”

Cowan said the RCMP would be there for the EPS if the roles were reversed.

“That’s just how we work in this business,” said Cowan. “We all have borders and areas that we’re responsible for, but we certainly don’t hesitate to lean on one another and help each other out.”

Donaldson was a friendly and outgoing person, Cowan said. He was always there to help the EPS, and he would occasionally stop in to talk or offer his support with an investigation.

Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser said the fire department has been providing support to the RCMP as well as the Lampman Fire Department, who responded to the scene, in the event their members needed some emotional help.

The fire department also offered to deliver anything from Estevan during the investigation while the RCMP was still at the scene.

Feser said he knew Donaldson very well, as they worked alongside

each other since Donaldson came to the city.

“He was a very wellliked individual,” said Feser. “He had a lot of charisma and character and humour that he brought to the job, and was a very personable individual who will sadly be missed.”

The fire department has a close working relationship with all policing agencies and the emergency medical services, he said. Since they have their own priorities when they arrive on scene, it means communication and teamwork are vital.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said Donaldson and the other officer were always respectful and did a good job within the Estevan Emergency Measures Organization. He said Donaldson’s death is “a hit” for the community.

“He was a very nice gentleman,” Ludwig said.

In a news release, the Saskatchewan RCMP said its senior management team, traffic services and south district have been engaged and working with their employees to ensure resources are in place to support them.

During critical incidents of this nature, the RCMP also has its employee assistance services, peer-to-peer program and chaplaincy services available to provide assistance.

“Whenever there’s any type of a critical incident … there are several things put in place, and several services offered to each individual member,” said King. “Everyone handles situations like this in their own way, so the response would be tailormade to the needs of each individual member.”

A memorial service will be held on May 24 at the Estevan Church of God. A Facebook page has also been created for people to share their memories of Donaldson.

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Newcomer services continues to reach out to community

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Southeast Newcomer Services (SNS) is expecting to have a busy spring and summer, with the return of some programs that have been offered in the past.

One of those initiatives is the International Kitchen, which will likely be happening in July and August. Dates haven’t been finalized.

“I’m going to hope for at least four kitchens, so four different cultural nights with something different,” said Stephanie Kane Davis, the program co-ordinator for SNS. Last year, for example, Filipino and Russian food nights were popular with the community. This year Kane Davis suggested Greek, Japanese, Filipino, Cuban or Mexican nights could happen.

Kane Davis said the program is likely to happen in the summer months because that’s when the grant was available.

“You have to do it within the time allowance of when the grant is offered,” said Kane Davis. “For this one, most of it will have to start after June 1 for the grants that we’ll be receiving.”

The International Kitchen has been a huge hit in the past, she said. It’s a great way for newcomers to share their cultures, experiences and foods with Canadians, who like to sample foods that they normally wouldn’t get to enjoy.

“They also get to learn from their neighbour, their new neighbour, who is here, and learn about their culture and learn about the food they’re eating, and they get to cook alongside them.

They have fun, and learn their history of where they came from,” said Kane Davis.

She expects the International Kitchen will take place on a bi-weekly basis at the Nicholson Centre, since the Estevan Lions Club has been very generous in allowing SNS to use that facility for programs in the past.

Up to 25 people can attend each night. It’s a twohour program that ends with a meal. They also get to take the recipe home with them.

Participants are asked to pre-register.

For the first time, SNS will be hosting an event in Estevan in honour of National Aboriginal Day on June 21 at the Estevan Leisure Centre. The Canadian Union of Public Employees

The Fitzpatrick farm near Glen Ewen welcomed newcomers to ride ponies and enjoy other activities recently. Photo submitted Local 5999 organized the event in Estevan last year.

“We’re going to have … a First Nations traditional dance celebration in recognition of National Aboriginal Day,” said Kane Davis. “We’re actually having professional performers come in from Saskatoon who will perform around 16 songs and dances, traditional aboriginal dances.”

The group, DNA Entertainment, has received great reviews in the past for their drumming, singing and dancing abilities, she said.

“I’m expecting anywhere … around 800 people,” she said.

Schools will be invited

to enjoy the entertainment and food, since Indigenous tacos will be served for lunch.

Admission to the Aboriginal Day celebrations will be free.

SNS will have volunteers helping out at CUPE’s Aboriginal Day event, which will be happening in Weyburn this year.

Kane Davis said SNS decided to host an event for National Aboriginal Day because executive director Debbie Hagel is very passionate about Indigenous issues, and they want people to know that southeast Saskatchewan is on Treaty 4 territory.

The visit to the Fitzpatrick farm earlier this month provided newcomers with a chance to interact with horses and other animals. Photo submitted

“It was a great opportunity to bring awareness for Treaty 4, and to help celebrate First Nations people,” said Kane Davis.

SNS is also offering a garden contest this year through the Estevan Community Gardens. They tried it as a battle of ages last year, with older gardeners on the shrubs team and younger people on the seedlings.

This year participants will be divided onto teams randomly. Nine people have already signed up, including both newcomers and Canadians.

Kane Davis hopes they can continue to attract participants who will want to be involved.

“I’m going to mix people up, so we’ll have different ages, and different genders on each team, so there will be diversity, and we’ll see who can grow the best,” said Kane Davis.

The garden contest will kick off on June 2, and continue through harvest in the fall.

Local newcomers recently visited Fitzpatrick Farm Fresh near Glen Ewen on May 12. Kane Davis said it was a great day, and the 24 newcomers who travelled to the farm had a fun time.

“Fitzpatrick has been out there for five genera-

tions, and they’re self-sufficient with everything that they grow on their land, with everything from vegetables to different kinds of meats, and they have chickens and eggs,” said Kane Davis.

Newcomers interacted with the different farm animals, and learned what it takes to take care of them and raise them. They also learned how the farm supplies meat to industry, and the importance they place on quality for food consumption.

“The newcomer kids also got to ride ponies, so they were very excited, and they also got to play on the big hay bales, so they got to climb and be kids and jump around and have fun,” she said.

SNS likes to do something like the visit to the Fitzpatrick farm each year.

In previous years, they have visited other farms in the region.

Kane Davis said newcomers like activities in Canada that they normally wouldn’t do where they’re from.

“Visiting a farm is something exciting for them, and then going to pick strawberries is also something that’s very fun for them,” said Kane Davis.

Newcomers enjoyed their recent visit to the Fitzpatrick farm. Photo submitted

United Way preparing for Day of Caring The United Way Estevan is making its final preparations in advance of its annual Day of Caring on May 30.

We n d y G u s t a f s o n , who chairs the Day of Caring committee, said the United Way is pleased with the response from the community. They have received requests for more than 40 projects, and between 130 and 140 volunteers have already stepped forward to complete those

projects.

“We have increased every year,” said Gustafson. “Since we have had the records from 2015, 2016 and 2017, we have bumped up in volunteers and projects.”

Many of the volunteers are employees of local businesses who are being allowed to assist the Day of Caring by their employers.

Projects for the Day of Caring in the past have

included painting, washing walls, completing yard work and fixing fences.

Some people have volunteered by visiting at a long-term care facility.

Gustafson noted that many of the people who apply for help through the Day of Caring are those who donate to the United Way’s telethon in October each year.

The deadline to submit a project or to volunteer has passed, but Gustafson

said the United Way would accept applications until May 24, because that is when projects will be assigned to the volunteers.

The United Way has been making changes to the Day of Caring each year to allow it to run smoother.

Among the changes for this year will be site visits for the projects prior to May 30, so that the United Way knows the scope of the projects and the tools that will needed.

“If they have the stuff, then that’s great,” said Gustafson. “But if we need to bring tools, then we need to know what we’re bringing. We are going to get a good handle on how many people they need at that project, and we’re going to try to sort all that out.”

The project managers will also help with communication between the different sites.

“There’s a lot of prework that goes into it, but

every year, after the Day of Caring, we get together and we go over what went well, and what we need to improve, and every year we’re working on improving it, and I think we have a pretty good handle on it this year.”

There will also be a barbecue at the Estevan Alliance Church at 11:30 a.m. A silver collection will be taken to offset costs associated with organizing the Day of Caring.

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Focus needs to be on retention Every few years, it seems like Estevan finds itself in a position in which it needs more physicians.

Those who have been around for a few years will remember 2011, when the physician count dropped below six, at a time when the economy was booming and the population was rising.

That was the last time we’d experienced a large physician shortage, and while the doctor shortage this time around wasn’t as severe, it was still a tough situation.

It was tough on the remaining doctors themselves, who have been forced to do more with fewer of their peers available in the community. And it was tough on local residents, particularly those who didn’t have a physician before this latest shortage, or those whose physician left the community, and couldn’t find a replacement.

There is relief on the horizon. One new physician, Dr. Boye Adeboye, has arrived in Estevan and has started his practice. Two more physicians will be starting soon.

It will leave Estevan with about 10 family physicians, and while it’s still a lower number than some would like, it’s

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Slurp a Slurpee without a straw The nanny state is coming to a Slurpee near you.

Tell me, how does one slurp a Slurpee, the slush ice and pop drink from 7-Eleven, and all its similarly named cousins, without a straw? Do you eat it? Mash your face into the mountain of ice in the fourinch-wide maw of a cup? Do you use a single-use plastic spoon?

And more importantly, do you check yourself into the emergency room from the tremendous brain freeze headache you will get as a result?

These are real questions, indeed, as Vancouver, land of the Left Coast, Lotusland, we-don’t-need-your-stinkin’pipelines (except for the one we are building to our airport for Asian jet fuel) land, is banning plastic straws. And for good measure, they’re banning polystyrene cups and takeout containers, too.

The bubble tea crowd is having a bit of a fit. I have no idea what it is, other than you suck up little balls of something or other in your tea, and that’s really the only way to consume it.

Let’s look at the practicality of this.

What do you do with your takeout drink?

an adequate number for a city of this size.

It should also allow for some of the focus to be shifted from recruitment to retention of our medical doctors.

People don’t always realize how competitive physician recruitment and retention can be. Estevan isn’t the only community that has gone through a physician shortage in the past year.

It’s incredibly difficult to become a doctor. And it’s a high-pressure, demanding job. So there aren’t many out there to choose from, and there are a lot of communities looking for doctors.

As we’ve seen several times in the last 15 years, it’s just as tough to keep them here for the long-term once they arrive.

When a doctor leaves a community, it’s not necessarily because of dissatisfaction with patients, nurses, the health care in the community, or the community itself.

It could be because there is another community that can offer more.

You can provide all sorts of incentives for doctors to come here and stay here.

Other communities can offer even more incentives for them. You can offer a great community (which we have), a great hos-

pital (which we have), great staff (which we have) and state of the art medical equipment (which we have been getting).

Other communities have lots of great attributes, too. Some do have more to offer than Estevan.

It’s important for those responsible for recruitment and retention to constantly evaluate and update the incentives packages they have to offer doctors. The incentives that existed in 2011 might not have the same appeal now. The incentives of two years ago might not be as appealing, either.

It seems like Estevan finds itself every few years in a situation in which a few physicians leave in a relatively short amount of time. It would be nice to remedy that issue, but we’re not sure if a solution actually exists.

We hope that this will be the last time we see a physician shortage in Estevan for a long time. Hopefully the doctors that come here will be happy in Estevan, and will make Estevan their home.

It’s tough to provide services to a community this size with only seven or eight general practitioners.

How do you consumer your large McDonald’s Coke while in your car? Ever try drinking one of those without a straw, as in sipping from the edge of the waxlined carton vessel formerly known as a supersize cup?

How did you get that stain out of your shirt and pants afterwards, especially if you had an Orange Crush instead?

This will be necessary knowledge, because I dare say it’s damned near impossible to do so without spilling, especially if you happen to be in a moving vehicle.

Or walking. Or breathing. But I could be wrong. It’s happened once or twice before.

Does this mean Vancouverites will go to Burnaby drive-thrus for their foamtopped Ice Capps? Fat chance. Granolaeating Burnaby will likely keep up with the Jones and soon pass similar bylaws, I would expect. After all, what is a straw but a pipeline to your mouth? Surely 350. org will find someone to protest these pipelines, too.

In the coming weeks I expect bans will be passed all along the Fraser River until it reaches the point of sanity. Where that is, I don’t know, but it could stretch all the way to the continental divide, where the river starts, and Alberta begins.

Will restaurants start using stainless steel straws? If so, how will they clean the inside? This is not a non-trivial matter, either. If you’ve got something sticky or gooey, it may not be so easy to clean. Will they need pipe cleaners? Who will put in that effort for a straw?

There’s money to be made for the first guy to come up with a dishwasher capable of washing stainless steel straws to a safe, hygienic standard. Think of the opportunity!

But no restaurant is going to hand out pricey metal straws for takeout. So do you have to bring your own? Will your wife want to keep the icky, sticky metal straw you just pulled out of your Ice Capp and put it in her purse, for the next time you need it? Good luck with that, bud.

Here’s an idea to rid Vancouver of single use items: start with the hospitals.

They have all sorts of single use items, made of plastic. Needles, tubing, gloves … and all biohazard waste, to boot! If they simply went back to sterilizing needles, think of all the garbage that could be spared from the landfill.

Single use diapers – where do we even start? Ban that godsend, I tell you! Fill your washing machine with quite-literal crap until they’re potty trained!

Single use facial tissues replaced the handkerchief. Bring back the snot-rag and ditch the Kleenex, Royal or whatever lotion-applied brand you currently use.

I once saw a comedy routine where a man pointed out that white people buy garbage bags specifically so we can throw them out. It was a play on race, for sure, but he made a point. We buy those bags to throw them away, so maybe we should stop allowing garbage bags, too, in Vancouver.

Getting rid of straws is just one way to “save the planet.” Sure it is. So would not having children, or stopping your own production of carbon dioxide via breathing. Every little bit helps, you know.

Some people might think of doing away with single-use politicians too.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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TEACHER: Class, settle down. Thank you, Grade 9s.

Well, welcome to your first class of your first semester at DeGrassi. For those of you who don’t know, I’m a teacher who will either be your principal in a couple of years or be completely forgotten about, just yelling “Thank you, class.

And you need to read chapters 12 to 14 before Friday!” every time the bell rings. We’ll go through roll call right away and hopefully introducing ourselves will help ease that tension to start. OK, I’m looking down the names of immaculately named characters that display all of their life experience, but I’ll go randomly here and if you could tell us a couple of things about yourself that will break the ice. Acquiesce Persephone?

ACQUIECSE: Here. I’m the rich girl and heir to the Ask Jeeves fortune and I’ve been involved in gang violence, cheerleading, and also the first party of the year will be at my parents’ place. We’ll all be there, and about five or six plotlines for the rest of the year will flow from that.

TEACHER: I can’t wait to see the invitations for this circulating to all the other high schools. Now, the next person on my list is Francesco De Leone.

FRANCESCO: HI, I’m the football team captain, as well as the captain to the Degrassi polo team, jai alai co-captain, the Red Hat Society president, astronomy club president and the team mascot for other sports. I’ll be involved in short and intense relationships with almost all of my classmates, male and female.

TEACHER: OK, good to hear… I’m having issues reading this name. Do we have a G. Root here?

GROOT: I am Groot.

TEACHER: Ah yes, how could I forget our first ever foliage at the high school? You come highly recommended by your previous teachers. You’ve had quite the history and I’m sure you can’t wait to tell us all about your life.

GROOT: I am Groot.

FRANCESCO (winks): Hi there.

TEACHER: Uh, oh, not until the second half of the season, you two. Pace yourselves. Now, I’ve heard at least three students in here tapping on their cellphones and texting and snapchatting as I’m talking. In most schools that would mean you’d have to give your phone or device to me but we won’t do that here unless there’s an important plot reason. (strumming guitar noise) TEACHER: So, this must be Marquelle Artemis. Hello?

MARQUELLE (strums guitar) Yes, I’m Marquelle and I play the guitar everywhere I go. I’ve been here awhile but all I do is play a strummy little guitar bit in between scenes and I generally don’t talk.

TEACHER: We’re running low on tropes, so I’m glad you’re in a bigger role this season. Now, we’ve got someone with a nearly impossible nickname that everyone calls him, even the teachers. Crasher McCracken?

CRASHER: Hi, I’m Crasher. I’ve had a few scrapes in my young life. I’ve been responsible for three car crashes, two unplanned pregnancies, one planned, and my grades are always going to make my presence on the various sports teams touch and go.

FRANCESCO (winks): Hi there.

TEACHER: Season two, Francesco. Welcome to the school, Crasher.

(Student bursts in) STUDENT: There’s a fight in the common area!

TEACHER: Dear me! Are there any knives or guns?

STUDENT: No! (student runs out) TEACHER: Oh, good. Well, I’m sure that’s going to turn into a thing where the two students will spend time in detention and get to know each other better. If I know this school well, they’ll be high fiving while playing basketball after school tomorrow.

(Strummy guitar bit) (Student bursts in) STUDENT: There’s been a car crash in front of the school!

(CRASHER bursts in) CRASHER: I guess that’s four now…

TEACHER (looks around): How did you even… (Bell rings) “Thank you, class. And you need to read chapters 12 to 14 before Friday!”

Estevan has received some relief with its physician shortage, as a new physician has arrived in the city.

Dr. Boye Adeboye was welcomed to Estevan last week. He will commence a family medical practice with the Estevan Medical Group in the hospital foundation’s medical building in the hospital this week.

Greg Hoffort, executive director of St. Joseph’s Hospital, said that Adeboye offers the community the services of a family physician.

“He’s a much-needed family physician that our community has been looking for and anxiously awaiting,” Hoffort told the Mercury. “We’re very pleased that he’s arrived in Estevan and is getting settled into the community.”

Adeboye was born in Nigeria, and then went to Russia for his medical program. He returned to Nigeria to start his career, and then moved to England, where he practised for 15 years before coming to Estevan.

He wanted a change after spending 15 years in England.

“I have friends who work in Canada, and what drew me to Estevan particularly was the hospital, because the hospital bears the same name as my high school,” said Adeboye with a laugh.

His initial impressions of the community have been positive. He has been meeting people and seeing what Estevan has to offer.

St. Joseph’s Hospital executive director Greg Hoffort welcomes Dr. Boye Adeboye to Estevan.

“It has all the amenities I need to survive,” said Adeboye.

He is also pleased that Estevan is close to the U.S. border, so he can live in one country and visit another any time he wants.

The people in the hospital and in the community have been very welcoming, he said. He made a site visit in February, and he was able to meet most of the people in the hospital at that time.

He has been able to meet people through a church, and has already participated in the annual Coal Country Run earlier this month.

“I’ve read a lot about the history of Estevan as well, how it’s developed over the years, the people, and how it was settled there. I think it’s got quite a lot of history that I’m going to like,” Adeboye said.

Hoffort added that in the time he has been recruiting, he’s never met someone who researched a community as much as Adeboye.

“He had a lot of information the first time that we met,” said Hoffort. “It was very impressive.”

The recruitment of Adeboye brings the physician count for Estevan to 10. Eight of them are general practitioners, and two are specialists, although one of the specialists does see patients.

“It’s no secret that we’ve had less than what we would feel is an appropriate number of physicians in Estevan,” said Hoffort.

“So Dr. Adeboye’s arrival is very timely, and will be very well-received by the community, I’m sure, and certainly a step towards our goal of providing adequate physician services

in Estevan.”

Two additional physicians are expected to arrive before the end of the month.

They have passed the Saskatchewan assessment process, but their arrival is pending a license from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, a process that Hoffort said the hospital has no control over.

With Adeboye in place and two more physicians on the way, Hoffort said the hospital will be returning to normal operating hours for the emergency room, starting in early June. The hospital has had extended hours since mid-January because of the lack of medical doctors.

The hospital has not heard whether Dr. Mehdi Horri, who is an anesthesiologist, will have his licence reinstated, but it is anxiously awaiting news about his status.

Carr receives new appointment Estevan MLA Lori Carr has received a new appointment within the Saskatchewan Party’s caucus.

Premier Scott Moe announced on Friday that Carr has been appointed as the legislative secretary to the minister of finance. Her appointment was one of 13 announced last week.

“These appointments reflect the depth of experience within our government caucus,” Moe said. “I look forward to seeing these talented individuals provide their expertise to our government as we work to

keep Saskatchewan strong.”

Carr was previously the legislative secretary to the minister responsible

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for SaskPower (renewable and sustainable energy).

Carr has also served as the party’s deputy whip.

Your thoughts are welcome Estevan Mercury Publications encourages our readers to share their opinions. Do you have thoughts on one of the opinion pieces or news or sports stories found in this week’s Mercury? Do you have final thoughts on the demolition of the Civic Auditorium or an opinion on the number of physicians in the community? You can submit a letter to the editor by visiting www.estevanmercury.ca, or by emailing it to editor@estevanmercury.ca. Please keep letters to 400 words or less.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

United Way Estevan sets lofty fundraising goal for its annual telethon in October

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The United Way Estevan has announced their goal, which is even higher than in years past.

“Our goal this year is $335,000,” said United Way Estevan president Travis Frank. “We’re up $10,000 from last year.

Our plan to get there is with the annual telethon

we do every year and every year we surpass our goal and the community comes together really well. Hopefully we’ll do that again this year.”

Last year’s telethon-

Crayon Week declared in city Theodore Wock takes a few crayons at the Souris Valley Museum Friday.

The museum had their I am A Mayor program last Friday for three- and four-year-olds, likely featuring more colouring than most of the mayor and city council will do in a normal week. They learned a bit about the history of the city and took part in games and crafts. Photo by Corey Atkinson

raised a total of $350,215, about $25,000 over their goal.

The groups are on board with the higher goal.

“We have 15 member agencies where the money goes towards and every year they submit their requests for how much they need,” Frank said. “We’ve never been able to fund them the way that we want to but we’re going to be able to raise them as much as we can to get them as much funding as we possibly can.”

Currently, the funds raised by the United Way will be going to the CNIB, the Canadian Red Cross, the Creighton Lodge Trust Committee, Envision Counselling and Support Centre, the Estevan Area Home Care, Estevan Area Literacy Group, Estevan Diversified Services Inc., Estevan Family and Friends Inc, Estevan Family Resource Centre, Estevan Regional Nursing Home Auxiliary, Muscular Dystrophy Canada, St. Joseph’s Health Care Auxiliary, St. Joseph’s Adult Day Program, Saskatchewan Abilities Council and Spinal Cord Injury Saskatchewan.

The United Way is also preparing for its annual Day of Caring May 30.

“It’s our volunteer event and this is our tenth year where basically we pick 41 projects and we’ve got over 100 volunteers

United Way Estevan president Travis Frank is confident the organization will eclipse its goal this year. File photo signed up already,” he said.

“We’ll have general volunteering around the community, things like cleaning windows and cleaning out gutters, mowing lawns.

Anything we can do to help people who need it.”

It’s a popular event in the community.

“It’s grown every year and we’re really excited about that,” Frank said.

“Because it’s not a fundraising event we don’t really spend a lot of money on it, so it’s really grown organically. But we have a lot of businesses who donate their employees.

MNP and RBC give half

their staff in the morning and the other half in the afternoon, which is amazing. And every year we have more projects and more volunteers, which is wonderful.”

There is also a committee with the United Way looking to help out with their community impact fund.

“We’ve revamped that this year so people can apply for projects and major funding,” Frank said. “We have a committee that’s in charge of that and they review the applications and determine where the funding is going to go.”

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Opportunities exist related to renewable energy

By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

Renewable energy has plenty of business opportunities, according to Chad Eggerman, a projects lawyer with Miller Thomson’s Saskatoon office.

He spoke to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce at Southeast College’s Estevan campus on May 16.

Eggerman works on the front end of projects in oil and gas, mining and real estate. “These days I’ve been rather busy with renewable energy projects,” he said.

Noting there’s probably broad recognition that lowering greenhouse gas emissions is important, as is reducing the carbon intensity of activities, he said this group, the chamber, might be interested in the business opportunities.

To that end, he said the Estevan area, and specifically around North Portal, has one of the greatest solar irradiation levels in all of Canada, which, in turn, generates more power.

He said looking at demand is one of the first things that needs to be done.

“There’s a pretty solid demand for power in southeast Saskatchewan. Not just in boom times, it’s a high growth area.”

Eggerman said it is possible to build your own solar facility. But there’s also potential work in installing solar panels, and building racks. While most solar panels come out of China, racks tend to be built locally.

“There’s opportunity in the solar supply chain,” he said.

That means spec’d welding work. It also means installation.

“There’s a bit of science there,” he said.

Eggerman focused on ground-based projects, as opposed to rooftop facilities. Ground-based projects are more significant, more expensive and generate more power.

There’s demand for designing sites, and for land agents to arrange for sites.

“It’s not just about finding land that’s flat and open. It needs to be close to interconnections, usually into the SaskPower electrical grid,” he said. “You can’t just plug them in and they work.”

Then there’s the need for a contract with SaskPower, who sets the rules and manages that supply of power coming onto the grid. As a vertically integrated utility, it controls everything, and if they change things, that’s a risk.

SaskPower has a small power producers program, but that program is being reviewed currently.

One of the huge challenges with renewable energy is its intermittency.

Eggerman noted Saskatchewan is lacking developers. Often solar developers have their head offices in Europe, and they may have offices in Canada.

“We’re not getting into development, here in Saskatchewan. We’re not becoming developers.

Maybe that will change in

Chad Eggerman says there’s opportunity to be had in renewable energy. Photo by Brian Zinchuk the future. I don’t know,” he said.

Using the example of powering a pumpjack, he added, “There’s no reason you can’t generate and use your own power.”

He noted there are opportunities to use solar with batteries for “off the grid” installations.

“The price of these batteries is dropping all the time,” he said.

Another program is net metering. Using that program, you can “zero out” your bill. Eggerman said he’s shocked it hasn’t been taken up by more people.

More broadly, he noted: “What we’re talking about is ditching Sask-

Power. That is an astounding thing. SaskPower has its own separate concerns on that.”

Eggerman talked about virtual net metering, where companies produce their own power at one location to offset their power bill at another location, such as a mine or refinery.

W h i l e t h e r e ’s n o t much ongoing maintenance to these solar plants, there

is the necessity of keeping the panels clean on a regular basis, and keeping the roads between them clear.

Big projects can cover as much as a quarter section, he noted. “These are quite complex, technical projects.”

Flare gas Beyond solar power, Eggerman touched on using flare gas from oil wells and batteries to generate

power. He noted that SaskPower had just signed an agreement with the First Nations Power Authority to source 20 megawatts of flare gas generated power.

“This is the beginning of flare gas projects. You’re using that gas to generate electricity. We expect to see a lot of uptake,” he said.

“Over to you, private industry,” Eggerman concluded.

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Cornerstone board receives early learning report The multi-pronged approach towards providing valuable early learning programs of intervention and sustainability, using available materials and resources, was outlined in detail by the program’s co-ordinator at a recent South East Cornerstone Public School Division meeting on May 16.

Jacquelene Gibbs, a former consultant within the group, who is now the coordinator, taking over following the retirement of former co-ordinator Sandy Klatt, said caseloads are building in number and frequency.

She also named the people who are engaged in the programs and projects that include not only home and classroom consultations and activities, but also a whole lot of data gathering that assists the various professionals in delivering efficient programs to youngsters who are preschool, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten bound.

The plan is to have 90 per cent of the students exiting kindergarten scoring in an appropriate range in four of five domains, one of which must be the language and communication domain, she explained.

Monitoring and assis-

tance is offered up to and beyond Grade 3 levels on the reading and writing scopes.

The team members include elementary curriculum consultants, speech/language pathologists, early learning consultants and a KidsFirst community liaison person.

Beginning with caseload numbers and moving on to such things as assessment, evaluations and programming, Gibbs gave the board members a series of charts to view that illustrated the progress being made on various fronts and explained how she arrived at a benchmark in the local system to assist with the evaluation process that affects future programming and projects.

There are 133 pre-school children currently engaged in the early learning program along with their parents.

Referrals to the program are usually made by health care professionals (50 per cent) she said, or from schools and parents themselves. She also described how an original visitation to a home is carried out.

She said that usually includes Gibbs herself along with a consultant and “a bag of toys,” so that while the

child plays, the parents can be interviewed and a growth and development plan can start to take form once the background information is provided.

There are two to four home visits per month after that with play “infused with purposeful action and teaching.” She went on to note that this element of the program is successful enough that “some meet the objectives early and transition out once they enter the school system.” Others will continue to receive additional assistance through pre-kindergarten and kindergarten.

The collection of baseline data is important, Gibbs told the trustees, and that data base will have a substantial addition next month as a whole year’s worth will be coming online thanks to the hard work of the consultancy team.

“We needed comparisons to see if they are missing milestones reached by other children of the same age,” Gibbs said.

Early indications were promising, she said, since the youngsters with intervention programs to help them were advancing at an even more rapid clip than the children

From left, Jacquelene Gibbs, co-ordinator of the early learning program for South East Cornerstone Public School Division, with board chairwoman Audrey Trombley. without the intervention. That meant, she said, “the kids who needed the help are, in fact, catching up.”

She also praised the parents for getting behind the program, especially when they saw how effective it was.

The KidsFirst project, a relatively new addition, involves community liaisons such as attendance at baby showers, parenting programs, fetal alcohol syndrome prevention events, car seat clinics, newcomer events and

use of a community mobile service when it becomes available.

The Pop Up Play Group was one such project that Gibbs said is working very well and engages both parent and child with building creativity as well as language and cognitive skills. She said they are learning what resources are available for this program in each community served by Cornerstone, and early results are most promising since parents and children are easily engaged

in the process.

Gibbs fielded questions from the board members during her presentation.

At the conclusion, board member Harold Laich made the observation that “one thing more than any other that parents want, is hope for their kids. You bring them that.”

“We are blessed in this school division to have this program here. Not all systems have this in their realm,” said Lynn Little, the division’s director of education.

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The rigs are taking to the field in Saskatchewan

By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

Shaking off the cobwebs of spring breakup, Saskatchewan’s drilling fleet has come alive.

Rig Locator (riglocator.ca) showed 17 rigs working throughout the province as of May 18, including eight in southeast Saskatchewan, not counting Ensign Drilling Inc. Rig 689, the potash rig working at Mosaic Potash Esterhazy.

The incredibly dry conditions in the region mean that, unlike several years ago, contending with mud has not been an issue.

Of particular note, Crescent Point Energy Corp., which has often lead the entire country in active drilling rigs, has not yet taken to the field.

Drilling Corporation Rig 1. Aldon was the first out of the gate in the region this spring, offsetting two promising wells drilled in February. (See related story in the upcoming June edition of Pipeline News.)

Midale Petroleums Ltd. had Alliance Drilling and Oilfield Service Ltd. Rig 2 drilling at Alameda.

In the southeast corner of the province, at Ingoldsby, Betts Drilling Ltd. had Rig 2 working for Triland Energy Inc., not terribly far from the Betts’ Carnduff home.

Torc Oil & Gas Ltd. had Trinidad Drilling Ltd. Rig 427, its longtime rig, working at Torquay.

Southwest Saskatchewan was bereft of rigs, with nothing working south of the South Saskatchewan River.

While Vermilion Energy Inc. announced its acquisition of Spartan Energy Corp. on April 16, that deal is not expected to close until June 15. In the meantime, Spartan is already drilling, with three rigs going, while Vermilion has none on the board yet.

Spartan’s rigs include Horizon Drilling Rig 12 at Oungre, Panther Drilling Rig 4 at Steelman, and Panther Rig 3 at Amulet, just southwest of Pangman. That last rig is a bit of an anomaly, as it has been quite some time since any drilling has appeared in that region on Rig Locator.

Spectrum Resource Group Inc. had Stampede Drilling Rig 1 working at Browning. Not far away was Aldon Oils Ltd., drilling at Minard, with Lasso

In west central Saskatchewan, Raging River Exploration, Inc. led the pack with four rigs. Two Savanna Drilling units, Rigs 439 and 441, were working side-by-side at Dodsland. Savanna Rig 425 was at Forgan, while Predator Drilling Inc. Rig 7 was at Plato.

Rolling Hills Energy Ltd. had Horizon Rig 61 at Major.

Tamarack Acquisition Corp. had Predator Drilling Rig 9 at Milton.

In northwest Saskatchewan, the only two rigs working were both for Husky Energy. Precision Drilling Rig 198 was at Celtic, while Akita Drilling Rig 29 was at Dee Valley, just north of Maidstone, where the company is working on another thermal project.

More options for take home naloxone kits Saskatchewan residents wanting a take-home naloxone (THN) kit will have more options for accessing those kits in the coming weeks.

The Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals has made an administrative bylaw change to allow the drug naloxone to be more widely available.

This follows similar moves in Alberta and British Columbia.

Naloxone reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.

“We want to ensure naloxone is available where and when it is needed without barriers,” Health Minister Jim Reiter said. “This change allows our community-based organizations (CBOs) to play a key role

College of Pharmacy Professionals supports the Ministry of Health in moving naloxone to an unscheduled status,” said Jeana Wendel, the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals Registrar. “We feel this will further improve access for the people of Saskatchewan to obtain lifesaving takehome naloxone kits and help prevent further deaths due to overdoses.

“We encourage the public to connect with their local community pharmacy for further information on accessing take home naloxone kits.”

The THN program is available through the Saskatchewan Health Authority in 17 communities across the province, including Estevan.

in getting THN kits into the hands of individuals at risk.”

Naloxone was previously listed as a Schedule II Drug, meaning that it was only available from a pharmacist. It was kept behind the counter to ensure pharmacists provide individuals with training on how to administer the drug before purchasing a kit.

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College distributes thousands of dollars in scholarships Southeast College students received $37,630 in scholarships and bursaries at the college’s annual Industry-Education Luncheon Thursday at the Estevan campus.

The awards were presented to students in various programs, including fourth class power engineering technician, continuing care assistant, electrician, industrial mechanic, office administration, welding and heavy equipment and truck and transport technician.

“We understand how hard it is to be in post-secondary, how much work it is,” said Jeff Richards, the vice-president of strategic development at the college.

Jody Holzmiller, the college’s vice-president of training, said competition for the scholarships this year was tough, with 164 student applications that were received.

She described the luncheon as a celebration for three important groups of people: the students who commit to furthering their education and being successful; instructors who continually support students inside and outside the classroom; and donors who recognize the importance of financial support in student success.

While students work hard to achieve academic success, she said there are still some barriers for finances. Contributions from donors provide hope for students, as well as encouragement and strength to succeed and the emotional

strength to see their education to the end. They also have a desire to make the community a better place.

“Your donations are not just money,” Holzmiller said when she addressed the donors. “It’s symbolic in that it demonstrates a level of trust in those who are the recipients. They will take what you have so graciously provided, and turn it into something good.”

Donors often provide support to someone they have never met, creating what Holzmiller described as a level of gratefulness that’s hard to express.

Thirty-six scholarships were presented to 23 students on Thursday.

Southeast College post-secondary scholarships for $750 each went to fourth class power engineering student Jason Cross, electrician Dylan Flood, heavy equipment and truck and transport student Nolan Duesing, industrial mechanic Jayden Sittler, office administration student Janine Ridgway, first-year university student Robert Dupuis, and welding student Jason Green.

Enbridge Pipelines Fuelling the Future Scholarships, worth $1,000 each, went to Jordan Allard and Emma Kerr in the industrial mechanic program, Allan Gervais and Nathanael King in power engineering fourth class, Kiley Bouchard and Jason Green in welding, Roy Amoncio and Daxton Monson in heavy equipment and

Participating in the presentation of scholarships at Southeast College’s Estevan campus on Thursday were, back row, from left, Kevin Bowey, Janine Ridgway, Eunji Kim, Dylan Flood, Jason Cross, Jordan Allard, Nathanael King, Jayden Sittler and Monica Elson. Front row, Jae Yon Kim, Christy McNeil, Jason Green, Robert Dupuis, Daxton Monson, Roy Amoncio and Emma Kerr. truck and transport, and Kevin Bowey in the electrician program.

Xerox bursaries of $500 each went to office administration students Heidi Shaw and Ridgway.

King and electrician student Matthew Kesslering received $1,000 City of Estevan bursaries. Power Dodge Scholarships for $1,000 each went to Allard and Kerr.

Souris Valley Paving bursaries for $1,000 were earned by Kesslering and Shaw.

Bowey also received a Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show Fuelling the Future bursary for $1,000 and a $1,500 Viterra fuelling the future scholarship. Of-

fice administration student Lacey Christensen received a $1,000 Estevan Lions Club bursary and a $1,000 Weyburn Oilwomen’s Association Pursuit of Education scholarship.

Also, Duessing received a $1,000 Southern Industrial and Truck Fuelling the Future Scholarship, Continuing care assistant student Jae Yon Kim received a $1,000 Quota International of Estevan scholarship, office administration student Eunji Kim received a Saskatchewan Opportunity Scholarship for $1,750 from the Government of Saskatchewan, and industrial mechanic student Monica Elson received a Fire Sky Energy

Ronald Wanner Scholarship for $2,000.

The Al Yeaman Studentship Award for $4,130 went to office administration student Christy McNeil. Richards noted it’s the top award the college has to offer, and it covers a year of tuition and books.

Yeaman was the college’s first principal in the 1970s.

Southeast College scholarships and bursaries are made possible by donations from community organizations, businesses and individuals, as well as various fundraising events such as the college’s Swing for Scholarships Golf Tournaments.

Eligible funds are

matched by the Ministry of Advanced Education through the Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship (SIOS) program.

Of the $37,630 awarded in Estevan, $18,815 was contributed through the SIOS program.

Holzmiller said the college will hand out more than $184,000 in scholarships and bursaries in the 2017-18 school year, including $35,000 in entrance awards in the fall, $39,000 for achievement awards such as those distributed on Thursday, $21,000 through the Fuelling the Future campaign, and $89,000 through the SIOS program.

School roofs continue to be a problem for division Andy Dobson, the manager of facilities and transportation for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division, provided a quick update on school maintenance needs during the board’s May 16 meeting.

He also showed the board the latest proposed design for a new elementary school in Weyburn that has received a green light by the Ministry of Education for the first phase of development.

Dobson noted there are always challenges with facility upkeep and refurbishments, especially in terms of timelines and budget. He said there are two commonly shared problems throughout the province, witnessed by all facilities managers.

The common problems centre on roof repairs and replacements, and heat and ventilation systems. He said those topics are always

tries to allow for a small cash surplus within the limited budget so they can respond to any unanticipated urgent need for a facility repair. That surplus he said is generally between $350,000 and $500,000.

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Jeff Chambers, MJT tour director far left, hands the winning trophy to Jayden Dudas, with runners-up Cole Nagy and Josh Nagy present.

Jayden Dudas deadly at MJT stop at Woodlawn

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan’s Jayden Dudas is possibly going to be a part-time Maple Leaf Junior Tour (MJT) star this year.

Dudas will focus a lot of his time getting ready for Golf Saskatchewan’s junior provincials in July but in the meantime, the MJT stop at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course saw Dudas get a second round 68 to win the juvenile division at the event.

“My putting went really well (Sunday),” Dudas said. “I don’t know, I just played good golf.”

Dudas had eight birdies on a rocking Sunday at the MJT Golf Sask Order of Merit Series by PLYR Golf, and he improved his Saturday score by eight shots. That was enough to beat the Nagy twins from Saskatoon, Cole (74-71145) and Josh (76-70-146).

“I just didn’t make as many bogeys (Sunday),” Dudas said. “I made more birdies and made more putts. I just had a different mindset. I was just playing golf, just rolling.”

Provincials will be July 9-11 in Saskatoon.

“I’m not really focused on this tour,” he said. “Provincials and na-

I made more birdies and made more putts. I just had a different mindset.

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tionals is the focus.”

Last year, Dudas finished fourth in the Saskatchewan Junior Men’s championship to qualify for nationals and then just missed the cut by four strokes after two days at Cataraqui Golf and Country Club in Kingston.

But the MJT event showcased some of the best young golfers in the province and western Canada. In particular, the juve-

nile boys group saw some good shotmaking by the top three especially as the tour hit Woodlawn for the first time in a few years.

“That’s the 15- and 16-year old group and that’s when they find their stride,” said Jeff Chambers, tour director. “Jayden’s a fantastic player and he’s capable of many birdies, which he’s shown today. And then you had the Nagys right there.

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They just finished placing first and second out in Portage La Prairie last weekend. That age division is tough and they’re going to battle all year and it’s going to be fun to watch.”

The course was in good shape despite the late spring.

“It’s absolutely fantastic,” Chambers said.

“It’s in better shape than I expected. The roll is in mid summer form, which is rare to see. The kids were shocked because they haven’t been able to practice on fast greens and hats off to their maintenance crew. Honestly it’s in midseason form right now.”

Chambers said it was club general manager Amanda Minchin who wanted to bring the tour back to Estevan.

“She made a phone call to me and said she would really like to keep supporting the junior golf tour and wanted to bring it back here,” said Chambers. “She does amazing things in golf, there’s no surprise there and we have a great relationship, so when she contacted me it

was an easy choice to try to find a spot in the schedule and it was our season opener.”

In the juvenile boys division among the Estevan golfers, Chase Gedak was seventh (81-76-157), Jace Carlisle was eighth (81-77-158), Drew Fenwick was tied for 12th (85-86-171) and Hudson Chernoff was 17th (9292-184).

In the junior boys division, Logan Chernoff was fourth (80-81-161), and 12 strokes behind winner Griffin Wilson of Swift Current (80-69-149).

Reegan Robinson was eighth (86-87-173).

Ella Kozak of Yorkton won the U15 girls division (83-91-174) and Sarah Phipps of Victoria, B.C. won the 15-18 girls (80-81-161). Bailey Farr was sixth in the division (108-113-221).

Kindersley’s Keaton Cote was the winner in the peewee boys (80-80160). Noah Fiks of Winnipeg was the winner in the bantam boys (74-72-146).

Ryan Chernoff finished in 13th place in that division (87-88-175).

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The days of buying a set of golf clubs off the rack are becoming a distant memory. As a golf professional, I often hear people say, “I’m not a good enough golfer to be custom fit for clubs.” The fact is, every golfer, regardless of ability, should be and can be fitted for clubs. Golf clubs that are fit to your swing and body will increase your overall ball striking and general

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Your local professional or club fitter will use a combination of body measurements and launch monitor technology. Launch monitors have the ability to measure your club and ball speed, path, attack angles and more. It sounds more complicated than it really is.

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Jonathan Swirski, far left, runs at a 100 metre race in Weyburn earlier this year with Kyle Mack, far right.

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Over 50 athletes qualify for district track meet in Estevan Track and field districts at the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) this week will have a huge contingent of home athletes.

A total of 52 athletes from ECS were able to qualify for districts after a host of great performances last week at their home track.

The top four from each event last week will move on to the districts taking place all day today at the track.

In the midget boys division, Jon Swirski placed second in the 100 metres, third in the 200 metres and second in the 400 metres, while Curtis Philipchuk moves on to districts with his fourth place finish in the 400 metres. Khenan Colbow was fourth in the 1500 metres, and Kaleb Pool was fourth in the long jump and first in the high jump. Kurt Pagal was first in shot put and discus, and James Knibbs was third in the 100-metre hurles and second in shot put. Jacob Wade was fourth in shot put and Kyler Dutka was fourth in discus. Clay McKersie was third in triple jump and Carter McKersie was fourth.

Chelsea McLenehan was third in the 100 metres and first in the 200 metres and 400 metres. Shayna Fichter was fourth in the triple jump, while Bailey Farr was third in the high jump and Jaycee McClellan was third in shot put. In the javelin, Rachelle Stephany

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The junior boys also had a great day in their division as Zach Ashworth was first in the 100-metre run, second in the triple jump and third in the high jump.

Logan Ehrmantraut was fourth in the 200 metres and third in the 400 metres.

Kylan Fichter was third in the 800 metres, third in the long jump and second in the high jump. Cale Adams was second in the long jump and third in the triple jump. Emmanuel Garrate was fourth in both the long jump and triple jump, and Carter Bonokoski was fourth in the high jump. Hunter Wallster and Parker Lavoie were first and second, respectively, in shot put and discus.

Elecs athletes were all over the podium in the junior girls division. Nicole Kistanov was first in the 100 metres, long jump and triple jump. Sarah Dacuycuy was second in the 100 metres, triple jump, long jump and high jump. Trinity Rooks was third in the 100 metres and triple jump and fourth in the high jump. Taylor Haux

was first in the javelin, second in the discus and third in shot put. Emily Thompson placed third in the 200 metres, second in the 80-metre hurdles and third in the long jump. Ally Park was fourth in the 200 metres, fourh in the 400 metres and third in the 80-metre hurdles. Madison Folkerts was second in the 400 metres and 800 metres. Taylor Geisel was first in the 800 metres, while Marlie Weinrauch was third in the 800 metres and second in the 1500 metres. Shanelle Rioux was first in the 80-metre hurles, as Madison Colbow was third in the javelin.

Tulilla LeMoine was fourth in the 100 metres.

The senior boys also had a great meet, with Carter Davenport first in the 800 metres and second in both the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. John Sasi was third in the 100 metres and fourth in the triple jump and long jump. Hunter Ruel was first in the 400 metres, second in the 200 metres and fourth in the 100 metres. Eric Gusikoski was first in shot put and discus and third in javelin. Justin Hertes was

third in the 800 metres and fourth in the 3000 metres.

Nathan Littlefield was second in the 400 metres, while Carsen Ford was third in shot put and Jarod Buick was fourth in discus.

The senior girls had a great day was well, in particular Morgan Fichter with qualifying in four events: the 100 metres, 200 metres, long jump (third in each) and triple jump (first place).

Cazlynn Barnstable qualified in fourth place in the 100 metres, 200 metres and triple jump. Sammy Wade was first in the 1500 metres, second in discus and fourth in the high jump. Jasynn Monteyne was third in the discus and fourth in shot put.

In the quad, which was become the premier multidisclipline event in recent years with the 100 metres, 800 metres, shot put and long jump, the Elecs swept the top three in senior girls with Tatiana Dutka getting first, Maddie Zandee in second place and Reese Handley in third. Avery McNabb was second in the junior girls quad and Kersey Reich was third in senior boys quad.

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Estevan’s Auriel Bill named conference player of the year with Cal State East Bay Pioneers

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

From taking her first tentative laps in the pool at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre years ago to being named the Western Water Polo Association player of the year for the Cal State East Bay Pioneers, it’s been quite the journey for Estevan’s Auriel Bill – and it isn’t over yet.

It was Bill’s second year at the school and she used the experience she gained in the first year well.

“I think this year the big difference was I took on a leadership role,” she said. “I got accepted to be a captain on the team this year to be kind of the team’s backbone when it came to the game and any personal issues… And with the coaches, I could be the one to relay the messages. I think having to take on that role really kind of made me step up and prove to people what I can do.”

As such, Bill was the first Pioneer named player

Races cancelled over threatening weather One of the only things that can put a damper on enthusiasm at the Estevan Motor Speedway (EMS) is a rainy weather forecast, and that happened last week just before a regularly scheduled race day.

Friday’s day at the EMS track was cancelled due to rain and a threatening forecast.

The next event is scheduled for Saturday as the Tougher Than Dirt Tour event takes to the speedway.

The heats are scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

of the year in program history. The Pioneers, based in Hayward, Cal., lost to UC San Diego in the conference title game, getting an assist in a 12-2 loss, so she’ll have plenty of inspiration to get Cal State East Bay over the hump in the future.

Bill has sacrificed a lot of her time in order to play the sport, going to high school in Regina to train with the provincial program. Getting the chance to meet new people in the sport and create new opportunities is what keeps her going.

“I think the best part of it is there’s always opportunities to continue playing or coaching or volunteering or whatever the case is,” said Bill.

“You build relationships

with people along the way whether that’s coaches or teammates it doesn’t really matter. You just meet so many people as you work through this process. I think the best part is insuring your place and getting a whole new family everywhere you go.”

Back when she moved to Regina for water polo, she had to develop a new family there and she said the same thing happened when she moved to California.

“You just meet so many incredible people in all the areas that I play in,” Bill said.

That’s continued on to her NCAA days and she’s taking on the role she’s wanted in the pool as well as being on the school’s student activity advisory

committee.

“Being the voice for the athletes, and the voice for water polo at my school,” she said. “We like to be the role models that athletes can look up to. I took on that role quite well and I have great teammates to back me up on everything and put trust in me.”

Each year she says she’ll feel like she’ll be taking a slightly different role with the Pioneers in order to develop a complete game.

In the summer of 2019 she hopes she’ll get to play with at the FISU games, which is an international university Olympic-style Games.

“If for whatever reason I don’t make it I know the girls they select are phenomenal players and a

lot of them are in NCAA right now playing at Stanford and USC, that sort of thing,“ Bill said. “I know who they select will be the right choice but it would be an unreal experience to get to do that.”

Bill is majoring in criminal justice and psychology. But before she gets that, Bill would also like the chance to play overseas in either Europe or Australia in one of their national leagues.

“I think that would be a realistic goal, to play professionally and see where that takes me,” she said. “Ride it out as long as you can because you really can only play water polo for so long. Once I have my degree I can get started in that whenever I want.”

Bantam Voltz win big over Weyburn The Bantam Voltz had themselves another dominate game last Wednesday at Affinity Place against t h e v i s i t i n g We y b u r n Thrashers.

The Voltz won 10-0 in South Saskatchewan Lacrosse League action.

Kaden Chrest had seven goals and one assist in the game, and Nathan Wag-

staff added a pair of his own. The other goal was scored by Kalen Stang, and Tanner Hall had a pair of assists.

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Board upset with information system cost a cost for USIS, that had not been mentioned before, of $33,250, plus a charge per student, “which is an unforeseen cost,” she said.

USIS will be a province-wide information database on every student in every school division, and replaces the information systems that school divisions are currently using.

The cost was mentioned after the provincial budget and school division budget was set, and had not been accounted for, so the school division wants to

By Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review The Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division wants a meeting with Minister of Education Gordon Wyant regarding an undisclosed cost for the Unified Student Information System (USIS), which all school divisions in the province will need to join over the next few years.

Director of education Gwen Keith noted that the government told the school divisions there would be

appeal to Wyant.

“We want to meet with the minister. We just don’t think this is fair for us as a small school division to have a base cost when we don’t have any high schools.

We just don’t think that’s fair,” said Keith. “We may or may not be successful.

We had this presented orally to us by a conference call.”

She added that USIS may start for Holy Family

by November, rather than next April as they were originally told.

“We want to sit down

with them to see how we can be pro-active,” said Keith.

“I think it’s too bad there was no discussion as to what the cost is going to be. We were just told, after the budget is done,” said board chair Bruno Tuchscherer. “It’s not a very good co-operation by the ministry.”

He noted this may be a cost around $50,000 to Holy Family, which now they will have to try and find in their budget, which they had already finalized,

Holy Family recognizes retiring employee The Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division recognized the contributions of employees recently.

Service awards were presented at the Captain’s Hall in Weyburn on May 11.

Among those honoured was Donna Ereth, who is retiring at the end of the current school year after 33 years of service.

Ereth’s career in the Catholic education system has created a variety of experiences. She was an assistant to the secretary-treasurer for two years, an educational assistant for two years and

the sectary for 15 years at Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur.

She is currently in her 14th year as an educational assistant at St. Mary’s School.

Also at the event, fiveyear service awards were presented to Cindy Dalziel, Lori Holden, Gwen Keith, Joanne Loberg, Michelle Lowe, Victoria McGillicky, Amanda Persson, Jacqueline Reid, Melissa Renz, Eric Sim, Oksana Skorobohata, Diane Vandermey, Bob Cossette and Rocky Sidloski.

Ten-year awards went to Tereen Beriault, Yuliya

Dvuzhilova, Krista Klein, Jessie Lasko, Candice Porter, Tracy Reinson, Christal Romanovitch, Loretta Ryan, Amy Scott-Wawro and Kate MacLean.

Bridget Harder, Lynn Matthies and Tessa Scrupps were recognized for 15 years of service.

The 20-year awards went to Lana Bourassa, Ann Dimmick, Margot Peloquin and Janine Waldner.

Lynda Kreklewich and David Murphy were applauded for 25 years of service, and 30-year awards went to Gwen Van de Woestyne and Susan Bath.

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in addition to what they have to pay to Maplewood for operating their current student information system until it’s replaced by USIS. In other school board business, Holy Family was provided a report from the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program, which assessed where students across Canada are at for reading, math and science.

Keith said in math and science, all provinces except Ontario showed improvement in their assessment levels.

Southeast leads in seeding progress Thanks to good seeding conditions, Saskatchewan producers have made significant progress in their seeding efforts, according to the provincial crop report released on Thursday.

Thirty-five per cent of the crop is now in the ground, just ahead of the five-year seeding average of 32 per cent for this time of year. Crops are starting to emerge.

Seeding is furthest advanced in the southeast, where 49 per cent of the crop has been planted.

Forty-five per cent is seeded in the southwest, followed by 28 per cent in the northeast, 26 per cent in the west–central, and 24 per cent in the eastcentral and northwestern regions.

Rain showers were reported throughout the province, particularly in the southwestern and west-central regions. The Gull Lake area received 18 millimetres of rain,

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But there have also been multiple reports of grass and stubble fires due to the dry conditions and rain would be welcomed to help alleviate dry field conditions and concerns. Minimal rain, warm temperatures and strong and warm winds have caused topsoil moisture conditions to decline.

Thirty-three per cent of the spring wheat, 26 per cent of the canola, 57 per cent of the lentils and 63 per cent of the field peas have been seeded to date.

Hay and pasture growth is slow due to the rainfall.

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“The education sector has placed a heavy emphasis on math next year,” she said, referring to Saskatchewan, noting that students from St. Michael School in Weyburn and St. Augustine School in Wilcox took part in this national assessment in 2016.

A more complete and thorough assessment of how Holy Family students are doing academically will available for the board to see this October, after the current school year wraps up at the end of June.

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LEMMONS, Irene Beatrice (nee Pollard) Irene was born on August 24, 1930 in Whitewood, SK and passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 31, 2018 in Moose Jaw, SK. A GRAVESIDE SERVICE will be held at Regina Funeral Home and Cemetery, 4001 East Victoria Avenue, Regina, SK on Friday June 1, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. with lunch to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Regina Funeral Home and Cemetery (306) 7898850.

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Lorraine Ballard (Bachmeier) Lorraine, formerly of Estevan, SK, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family’s love at Cowichan District Hospital, Duncan B.C. after a brave battle with cancer.

She was predeceased by son Brent; Parents Joseph and Anna Bachmeier; sister Marlene Laing.

She is survived by Chuck, her loving husband of 30 years; son Marc (Sam) granddaughters Krissy, Marley; Daughter Kim (Al); Step-Son Todd, granddaughters Alexis, Chole, grandson Gabrielle; Step-daughter Tracey (Jeff), granddaughters Sarah, Joy, Rachel; Siblings Marie (Gaylord) Thomsen, Gerald (Lee) Bachmeier, Elaine (Richard) Meckler; The Ballard Families, many nephews and nieces.

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Yakamovich, William “Bill” Passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 William “Bill” Yakamovich 1933-2018 at the Cornwall Community Hospital; age 84.

Beloved husband of Rita (nee Lundin) for 61 years. Loving father of sons, Bill (Pamela) in Fall River, NS, Michael (Julie) in Whitby, ON and daughter Cheryl in Ottawa, ON. Also respected and loved by three grandchildren, Lindsay, Andrew and Jennifer.

Dear brother of Anne Gaudreau of Laval, QC. Predeceased by five sisters and two brothers. Bill was born near Roche Percee, SK and in the younger years lived in Taylorton, SK (a coal mining area, southeast of Estevan). He worked in Estevan where he met his future wife Rita Lundin. He left Estevan, and then worked for the Dept. of Transport as a meteorological observer, surface weather in Regina and as a Radiosonde technician at Coral Harbour, NWT. He came back to Estevan in 1956 when he married Rita. They then went to Lakehead (Thunder Bay). In 1957 Bill became an air traffic controller, where he was stationed at Edmonton, Goose Bay, Ottawa, Calgary, then back to Ottawa.

From there, in 1978 they moved to Ingleside, and worked in Cornwall as an instructor at the Transport Canada Training Institute (TCTI) until his retirement in 1988. In 2003 they moved to the Panoramic Towers in Cornwall. Bill (VE3 RWY) was also a member of the Cornwall Amateur Radio Group. Bill loved to travel, camp, fish, play both golf and pool. He also liked the oneness within nature while he was gardening. Arrangements entrusted to McArthur Bros. & MacNeil Funeral Home & Chapel, 428 Second Street East, Cornwall Career OppOrtunities (613 932-6300). Condolences may be made at www. mcarthurbrosfh.com.

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William Joseph Boyle 1932 - 2018 William (Bill) Boyle passed away peacefully at St. Joseph's Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 85 after a long battle with COPD. William is survived by his wife of 57 years, Bernice; children, Lloyd Boyle (Pat Garling), Blaine (Vicky) Boyle, Lori (Kirby) Houde and Melanie Boyle. He will be lovingly remembered by his grandchildren, Kristen (Anthony) Allen, Christopher Boyle, Logan (Audrey) Houde, Landon (Sarah) Houde, Skylar Boyle, Austin Boyle and Dustin Weger; great grandchildren, Maxton Allen, Aydin Boyle-Gorman and Casey Houde. William will also be missed by his brother-inlaw Lloyd (Ruth) Giem; many nieces and nephews and his loving dog, Scamp.

He was predeceased by his parents, William Sr. and Lenore Boyle; sisters, Alice (George) Matheson and Pat (Ron) Cox. Flowers graciously declined. Instead, donations to the Estevan Humane Society, Box 1095, Estevan, SK, S4A 2H7 would be appreciated by the family.

A private service with family will be held at a later date.

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Michele Kraus 1957-2018 Michele Kraus of Pincher Creek, beloved wife and mother, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at the age of 61 years.

Besides her loving husband, David, Michele is survived by her daughter Kelly (Kyle) of Lethbridge, her son Brian (Laura) of Lethbridge, her father Michael Antoniuk of Bienfait, Saskatchewan, and her brother, Steven Antoniuk of Regina, Saskatchewan.

Michele was predeceased by her mother Helen Antoniuk, her sister Mary-Ellen Antoniuk, and her best friend Annette Pelletier of Pincher Creek. Aunty Nettie, as the family called her, became Michele’s “sister” and Annette’s passing was deeply felt, especially by Michele. She also leaves behind many other meaningful friendships, too numerous to list.

Michele was born April 17, 1957 to Mike and Helen Antoniuk of Bienfait, Saskatchewan. Michele first attended school in Bienfait where she made lasting friendships and enjoyed spending time with her grandparents. Later, in Estevan, Michele attended the Comprehensive High School where she met her first love, David.

They started dating and, just after having graduated, they were married. Michele and David moved to Saskatoon and then to Pincher Creek, Alberta, where David took a job with Gulf Canada for a year, then with Shell Canada until retirement.

At the young ages of 19 and 20, Michele and David began a new chapter in their lives, far from their home and families. The adjustment was made easier by the immediate welcoming and adoption by the good people of Pincher Creek. It was a great time to be young and jump right in to whatever was going on!

After eight years of marriage, Michele and David started a family. Their daughter Kelly arrived first, followed by their son, Brian, five years later. Michele blossomed, as mothers do, and became dedicated to her family, spoiling everyone in turn.

Michele worked at various places in her life and volunteered with the schools when her children were young. She loved her job as the “Demo Lady” at the Pincher Creek Co-op and often said it was her dream job. There, she was able to combine her love of caring about people, communicating with people, and making friendships - along with sales! The town and surrounding area, it’s people, and the friends that Michele made, were like an extended family for her.

At Michele’s request, no formal gathering will be held. There will be a small family gathering and internment in Bienfait, Saskatchewan.

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Estevan Police Service arrests two more for impaired driving Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) have apprehended a couple more impaired drivers in recent days.

Police arrested and charged a 32-year-old Torquay woman with impaired driving and driving while over .08 during the May 16 night shift. Her readings were more than double the legal limit. She was lodged in cells for the evening and will appear in court in July.

Officers also responded to a Report Impaired Drivers (RID) call during the May 20 night shift regarding a vehicle leaving a licensed premise. The vehicle was located a short distance away and the 30-year-old man from Medicine Hat, Alta., was arrested and charged for impaired driving. He was released to a sober person later in in the evening.

Their names have not yet been released.

In other recent police news, officers attended to a local elementary school during the May 15 day shift to speak to two nine-year-old youths in connection with a report from the day before of an argument and threats that were made. The matter was resolved and turned over to the parents and the school to monitor.

Members received reports of two separate accidents in which a vehicle failed to remain at the scene of the collision. The matter is still under investigation.

After a traffic stop on Highway 39 near the city limits during the May 15 night shift, a 23-yearold Macoun man is facing charges of possession of less than 30 grams of cannabis marijuana, and possession of cannabis resin exceeding one gram. He will appear in provincial court in July to answer to the charges.

Police attended to a two-vehicle collision in a residential area of the Trojan subdivision during the May 16 night shift. A parked vehicle had been struck by another vehicle. No injuries occurred. The driver has been charged under the Traffic Safety Act. Officers responded to a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of King Street and Petterson Drive during the May 17 day shift. No injuries were reported to police at the time. Two of the vehicles were towed from the scene. One of the drivers was charged under the Traffic Safety Act for disobeying a red light at an intersection.

Police responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Isabelle Street and Alexandria Avenue during the May 18 night shift. No injuries were reported to police. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene. One of the drivers has been charged under the Traffic Safety Act for failing to yield the right of way at an uncontrolled intersection.

Officers were notified

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missed traffic court. He was released on his own recognizance with a new court date.

Members arrested a 20-year-old man for public intoxication after a call to northwest Estevan. He was located standing along the street in sock feet and could not give any names for people who could come get him, and was not sure of his residence. He was lodged until sober.

Police attended to the Estevan Comprehensive School during the May 20 day shift on a report of an assault. Police arrived on scene and spoke to witnesses and the parties involved, and learned that the altercation had occurred during a game.

Police received a report during the May 20 night shift of the misuse of a credit card and a possible attempt at identity theft. A statement was taken and the matter is still under investigation.

Members received a report of somebody uttering threats. A statement was taken locally, and then, with the assistance of the Weyburn Police Service, another witness was interviewed, and the suspect was spoken to and warned of his actions.

The EPS continues to receive complaints about scams involving the Canada Revenue Agency. Police are reminding people not give out information over the phone and not to give out any money to them.

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of a dog running at large on Eva Street. The dog appeared to be a black Labrador with a couple of white markings on it. The dog was taken to the Estevan Humane Society’s shelter.

Police were informed during the May 19 day shift that an assault took place at a residence. Police interviewed witnesses and took statements, and learned that a 22-year-old Estevan man had hit another man. The suspect was subsequently charged with assault and released on conditions. He will appear in court in early September to answer to the charge.

Members also arrested another Estevan man on an assault complaint from earlier in the year. The 32-yearold man was remanded for court on an assault charge and for breaching release conditions. He will appear in Weyburn court on Tuesday.

Police stopped a vehicle looking for impaired drivers and located a male who is on a no contact condition involving a certain female.

He was located with that female. The man will face a Criminal Code charge of breaching that condition.

Officers conducted a check stop in south Estevan during the May 19 night shift. Several motorists were checked for sobriety but no impaired drivers were located.

Police executed an arrest warrant for a male who

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Accident and alarm calls for fire department A two-vehicle collision that led to a rollover on the western edge of Estevan’s city limits was among the calls for the Estevan Fire Rescue Service last week.

Members of the fire department, the Estevan RCMP, the Estevan Police Service and the Estevan Emergency Medical Services were called to the ac-

cident near the intersection of Highway 39 and Sister Roddy Road on Thursday morning.

Fire Chief Dale Feser said that upon arrival, one vehicle was upside down in the centre of the highway, and the other vehicle came to a rest in the north ditch.

EMS members arrived on scene, and were treating

the driver of the vehicle that overturned for minor injuries.

The two occupants of the other vehicle were OK. “Crews spent some time in dealing with some fluid cleanup, as we had some motor oil and gasoline fuel that was on the road surface,” said Feser.

A towing company

had to put the overturned vehicle back on its wheels before the fire department could isolate the vehicle’s battery power source.

“After that, we assisted the towing company in debris cleanup off the highway, and we returned to the station,” said Feser.

It did not appear to be a head-on collision, Feser

said.

That afternoon, the EPS received a report of a possible grass fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a small fire was occurring, but the landowner had the fire under control at the time, as well as adequate water resources.

Then on Friday morning, firefighters were called to a residential fire alarm in northeast Estevan. Once they arrived on scene, they didn’t see visible smoke or flames coming from the exterior of the home.

The homeowner informed firefighters that it was a cooking-related issue, and there wasn’t enough smoke in the home to warrant ventilation, or further response from the fire department.

Then they were called to another residential fire alarm at a single-family dwelling in northwest Estevan. Crews again didn’t find any visible smoke or flame from the home.

“The homeowners were cooking and preparing a meal,” said Feser.

“This time as well, not enough smoke was remaining in the home to warrant further ventilation efforts by the Estevan Fire Rescue Service.”

Feser reminds residents to contact monitoring agencies to ensure they are the first point of contact before the fire department is called, so that if it’s a cooking-related issue, they can prevent a premature dispatch by the fire department.

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Job Overview: Support the petroleum measurement function throughout region and provide technical expertise for the gathering system. Work to develop and support new measurement technologies with Measurement, Engineering and Operations.

Position Responsibilities Review area balance and assist with investigations into Measurement and Loss related issues. Work to resolve measurement imbalance on incoming spurs as required.

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Ensure all Custody Transfer systems follow API (external), DIR 17, and SOX (internal).

Annual review of gathering measurement manual.

Provide expertise and shared responsibility to ensure training is provided to field Responsible for Training on configuration and maintenance of new measurement equipment under the responsibility of the measurement technicians.

Support training initiatives and provide technical support to custody transfer sites for measurement.

Ensure integrity of measurement through equipment and procedure auditing. Prover pipe calibrations, electronic ticketing verification, flow computer checks and training, and as sisting with commissioning of existing or new facilities Ensure operations and maintenance activities remain within the guidelines of company Health/ Safety and Environmental standards.

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Westmoreland Coal Company, Canada currently has a position available for a permanent, full-time, Chief Power Engineer at the Estevan Mine. Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position is responsible for supervising and maintaining production in the activated carbon plant.

About Estevan Mine: The Estevan Mine is located approximately 8 km east of Estevan.

The Estevan Mine operates 4 draglines and provides employment to over 300 employees.

This position is for the Bienfait site which is approximately 12 km east of Estevan.

Duties/ Responsibilities: Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Provide direction to Activated Carbon Plant operations personnel • Carry out regular inspections • Maintain the required boiler certifications through inspections, testing and direct communication with provincial boiler inspectors • Actively develop the employee skills necessary to safely and efficiently operate and maintain the Activated Carbon Plant to produce a quality product • Provide training and evaluation of 3rd Class Power Engineer personnel • Other duties as required.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have: • Minimum 2nd Class Power Engineer Certificate • Chief Power Engineer experience in a plant requiring a second class power engineer – minimum 3 years experience • Strong computer skills • Previous supervisory skills • Excellent work ethic with proven positive work performance • Strong knowledge and understanding of Saskatchewan OH&S Regulations and the Boiler & Pressure Vessel Act & Regulations • Other combinations of skills, education and experience will be considered Westmoreland Coal Company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and provides the opportunity for personal growth and development.

How to Apply: Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter quoting the appropriate competition number. Please go to www.westmoreland.com to apply for this posting through the careers sections.

We thank all candidates for their applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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7:45 AM - 8:35 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM

MULTI PURPOSE ROOM RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE MULTI PURPOSE ROOM RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE

TUESDAY SPIN AQUA AWE MOM & BABY AQUA FIT GRIT

6:10 - 6:50 AM, 9:10- 9:50 AM*, 5:30-6:15 PM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM

SPIN BAR RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE MULTI PURPOSE ROOM

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM 10:10 am - 11:00 am 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM 6:10 PM - 6:55 PM

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WEDNESDAY AQUA AWE GRIT EASY STRETCH AQUA STEP CARDIO BOOTCAMP

THURSDAY SPIN 6:10 - 6:50 AM, 9:10- 9:50 AM*, 5:30-6:15 PM AQUA AWE 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM MOM & BABY/ TOT STROLLER BOOTCAMP 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM AQUA STEP 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM GRIT 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM FRIDAY GRIT AQUA AWE

7:45 AM - 8:35 AM, 10:10 AM - 10:55 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

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* SPIN CLASS is a pre-register class but extra spots may be available for drop -in registration. You can confirm your spot by pre-registering at wwww.estevan.ca or at the Information Desk. 306-634-1888.

9:10 - 9:50 AM Class starting MAY 15

WEIGHT ROOM MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

6:00 AM - 10:00 PM 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM

FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

6:00 AM - 9:00 PM 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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AQUATIC SCHEDULE MONDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM SURF & SWIM AQUA STEP LANE SWIM

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TUESDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE MOM & BABY AQUA FIT LANE SWIM SURF & SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM

WEDNESDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM SURF & SWIM AQUA STEP *MAY 16 ONLY PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM 7:45 PM - 9:00 PM 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

THURSDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

EFFECTIVE - May 1 - 31, 2018 SURF & SWIM AQUA STEP LANE SWIM FRIDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM SURF & SWIM *CLOSED MAY 18 LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SATURDAY *CLOSED MAY 19 LANE SWIM *CLOSED MAY 19 PUBLIC SWIM

LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM SUNDAY LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM DEEP WATER POWER

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 8:00 PM - 8:45 PM

* Schedule Subject to Change. Please visit www.estevan.ca for updates on closures and cancellations. Proper footwear and exercise wear is required to participate. Please note during school breaks, (Teachers Convention, Spring Break and Christmas Break) Fitness, Aquatic Centre and Arena schedules may vary. Please visit our live schedules at www.estevan.ca

CITY OF ESTEVAN 2018 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE The City of Estevan will be flushing watermains to ensure good water quality for all users of City water.

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

(1) Thursday, and Friday- May 31 and June 1 Area bounded by Perkins Street and Luscar Park on the North, Water Treatment Plant on the South, Woodlawn Ave on the West, and Hwy 47S Service Road on the East (Includes Luscar Park, City of Estevan Public Works yards, and businesses on Hwy 47S Service Road) (2) Monday – Friday June 4-8 Area bounded by 6th Street on the North, Valley Street, 1st Street, and Westview Place on the South, Alice Road and Woodlawn Avenue on the West, and Souris Avenue on the East (includes Westview, Central, and downtown regions) (3 Monday- Friday June 11-15 Area bounded by 6th street on the North, McDonald Road and Perkins Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington Ave on the East (includes the Eastend, Bay Meadows, and Valley view regions, and Jubilee Place) (4) Monday –Friday June 18-22 Area Bounded by City Cemetery on the North, King Street on the South, Sister Roddy Road on the West (formerly Woodlawn Avenue), and Souris Road (Hwy 47N) on the East (includes Dominion Heights, Pleasantdale, and Royal Heights regions, as well as Cundall Drive, Woodend Place, Chinook Bay and Hwy 47N Service Road) (5) Monday – Friday June 25-29 Area bounded by Spruce Drive and Princess Street on the North, King Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes Hillside and Scotsburn regions) (6) Tuesday-Friday July 3-6 Area bounded by King Street on the North, CPR Railroad on the South, 14th Ave on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes 7th Street, 8th Street, 9th Street, Centennial, Trojan, and Soo Industrial regions) (7) Monday- Friday July 16-20 Area bounded by Kensington on the West, Sawyer Road on the East, North and South City Limits (includes Glen Peterson Industrial Park, East Industrial, Southeast Industrial regions, and properties along Hwy 39E Service Road)

SANITARY SEWER MAIN AND STORM SEWER FLUSHING PROGRAM Beginning Tuesday, May 1, 2018 and continuing to Friday, August 31,2018 the Water and wastewater Division will be carrying out Sanitary Sewer Main Flushing and Storm sewer Flushing, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with the occasional carry over to 6:00 p.m. During the periods of jetting, residents and businesses are advised to securely cap basement floor drains.

You may smell an odor in your home, this can be resolved by simply opening windows for a short period of time and running water to ensure all traps are full of water. Storm sewer will have no effect on homes and business’.

2018 Program Area will encompass all streets South of Railroad Tracks, and East of Souris Ave within City limits including: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Jubilee Place Murray Street Duncan Road McDonald Road McLeod Ave Galloway Street Rooks Ave Perry Crescent Perkins Street 1st Street A 1st Street 2nd Street

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3rd Street 4th Street 5th Street 6th Street 2nd Avenue 3rd Avenue 4th Avenue 5th Avenue 6th Avenue 7th Avenue 8th Avenue 9th Avenue

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10th Avenue Souris Avenue South Sun Valley Drive Park Drive Sunset Bay Mississippian Drive Devonian Street Escana Street Imperial Avenue Pacific Street Superior Avenue