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Talented Pianists Max Hiske, left, and Levi Stepp perform while Melanie Hiske waits to turn a page during the piano awards night for the Estevan and District Music Festival on April 21 at Trinity Lutheran Church. The awards night featured numerous talented pianists, and the presentation of many awards. For more on the festival, see Page A3. Photo by David Willberg.

Council approves traffic bylaw angle, which would create a challenge for truck drivers. A designated route is needed in south Estevan for heavy trucks, so they can reach Highway 47 when heading south of the city, and Highway 18 when travelling west. Council believes the best bet for the long-term would be Sixth Street from Kensington Avenue to Souris Avenue South, but Sixth Street isn’t in good enough shape to handle the extra truck traffic.

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The new traffic bylaw in Estevan has been given the green light. Estevan City Council approved second and third readings for the bylaw at Monday night’s council meeting. The new bylaw will result in higher fines for parking infractions and for trucks that unnecessarily stray from the truck bypass. Speed limits in back alleys will be decreasing. But it was the retention of Perkins Street as part of the truck route that received the most attention at Monday night’s meeting. Councillor Kevin Smith is concerned about Perkins Street’s inclusion, since it is a residential area. Heavy trucks will continue to use Perkins Street from Kensington Avenue to Souris Avenue South. Council views it as a more viable option than running the trucks down Fourth Street from Kensington Avenue to Souris Avenue South, and then Souris Avenue South to the city limits. “I believe council initially had them going down Perkins because they felt that corner (at Fourth Street and Souris Avenue South) was too tight,” said Ward. The intersection is less than a 90-degree

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heavy truck traffic, then we can start running (trucks) down there, and taking Perkins away (from the truck route),” said Ludwig. Smith also wanted to know the timeframe for repairs on Sixth Street. He introduced a motion at Monday night’s meeting to consider including Sixth Street’s repairs in the 2017 budget, and council approved the motion. But there’s no guarantee it will be included.

“Once we get Sixth Street fixed up to a condition that will be acceptable for the heavy truck traffic, then we can start running (trucks) down there.” - Mayor Roy Ludwig Ward believes it would be the best option once Sixth Street is repaired. Mayor Roy Ludwig echoed Ward’s comments. “Once we get Sixth Street fixed up to a condition that will be acceptable for the

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“I don’t think anybody is in disagreement with the fact that it (Perkins) is a residential road, and it was never built up to any standard of a highway,” said Smith. A portion of Perkins was resurfaced in 2006, but it is now deteriorating.

“I really think we need to move forward to try to find a solution, because I don’t think Perkins is that,” said Smith. Ward didn’t receive any formal complaints about the traffic bylaw, although Ward knows of one person who lives on Perkins who is upset that heavy truck traffic will continue to roll down the road. City clerk Judy Pilloud said she received just one response. Council gave the parking bylaw first reading at its meeting on April 11, and then allowed for two weeks of review and public feedback. The biggest change from the traffic bylaw will be an increase in fines for vehicles that are parked over the time limit. The fine was $20, but now they will be $45. The fine will be reduced to $30 if it is paid within 14 days. Police chief Paul Ladouceur had previously stated that Estevan’s parking fines hadn’t been changed in many years. Numerous other parking fines will increase from $40 to $80, although the fine will be $50 if paid within 14 days. The fine for trucks not using the proper truck route will increase from $150 to $500. Speed limits in back alleys will drop from 30 kilometres per hour to 20 km/h.

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First Farmers’ Market Doris Geske, left, and Marianne Lyons view some of the plants that were available at the first Estevan Farmers’ Market of the year on April 23 at the Estevan Shoppers Mall. The sales will happen every Saturday. The first four will be held inside the mall, and then they will be outdoors at the mall’s parking lot beginning May 21. The weekly sales will continue until the fall.

City to purchase street sweeper Estevan city council approved the purchase of a new street sweeper during their meeting on Monday night. An Elgin Eagle M2 sweeper will be purchased from Fer-Marc Equipment Ltd., with a 60-month lease option for $6,015.11 per month, which works out to $72,181 per year, plus taxes. This year’s budget allocated $80,000 for a new street sweeper. Estevan currently has two older sweepers, a 1999 Elgin Pelican that has been used for around 9,500 hours, and a 2004 Elgin Road Wizard with over 6,000 hours. A 2014 Elgin Eagle has already accumulated 1,740

hours. The new sweeper likely won’t arrive in Estevan until late in the street cleaning season. *** Mayor Roy Ludwig opened the meeting by proclaiming April 27 to May 8 as Western Canada Cup Days in Estevan. The event opens on April 27 with a banquet featuring Calgary Flames president Brian Burke and former NHL forward Jeff Odgers, who hails from Spy Hill. The tournament itself will run from April 30 to May 8. *** The City of Estevan has restored its support for the Estevan and District Music

Festival. Council decided last year that it wouldn’t fund bursaries and scholarships for the music festival, due to their debt issues. But the music festival requested funding for next year, citing the city’s improved financial picture. Council will provide $1,000 for the festival in 2017. *** Council will send a letter of support to the Saskatchewan Arts Board to back the Souris Valley Theatre’s request for a $10,000 grant. The theatre would direct the money towards the production of The Volstead Blues, which will run from

July 25 to 29 and August 2 to 6. It’s a depiction of Estevan during Prohibition. The theatre would like to host a Rum Runners Weekend in Estevan from August 5 to 7 in conjunction with Volstead’s appearance. *** The city will provide $2,000 towards the Estevan Soldiers’ Tree committee. Committee members appeared before council at the April 11 meeting to provide an update on the project and seek support. *** A donor wall for the supporters of the 2016 Western Canada Cup will be located near the Estevan Bruins’ office in Affinity

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*** The Estevan Curling Club will be allowed to use Affinity Place rent-free if they are awarded the 201718 provincial men’s curling championship. They also won’t be charged for Plexiglas removal or for using four dressing rooms in the building, *** Council approved the pre-purchase of a blower for the waste water treatment plant for $375,000. The existing blower technology has exceeded its life expectancy. Council allocated $1 million in this year’s budget for efficiency upgrades at the plant, which includes the

blower, flow stabilization equipment and control and instrumentation upgrades. *** The monthly fire report for March shows the Estevan Fire Rescue Service received 21 alarm calls, participated in two bi-weekly training sessions and one activity. They were called to 13 false alarms, four fire alarms, two gas leak or carbon monoxide alarms, one motor vehicle accident and one unauthorized burn. *** Seventeen pieces of surplus used equipment from public works will be taken to the annual consignment auction at the Estevan Motor Speedway in June.

Cornerstone will move quickly on budget They’ll be able to slot in a few items and continue working within the parameters of last year’s budget, making a few assumptions and exercising best judgment on a number of unknown factors. But, the administration and financial department at the South East Cornerstone Public School Division would rather have the new provincial budget in front of them sooner, rather

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than later. They are not alone, however, since all public and separate school divisions in the province are working under the same unknown financial conditions until June 1 when the province’s Finance Ministry is promising them the latest provincial budget. The delays were imposed due to the need to change the provincial (fixed) election date to this spring, so as not to conflict with last fall’s federal election and campaign. “We can assume certain things, but until it comes down, we just can’t complete our own budget,” said Cornerstone’s

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Estevan’s Music Festival wraps up with piano performances and awards T h e r e ’s n o d o u b t about it: Estevan has a lot of musical talent, and it was once again on display during this year’s Estevan and District Music Festival. The 2016 edition of the festival wrapped up on April 21, after several weeks of performances that were separated by the Good Friday long weekend and spring break. This year’s festival boasted two programs dedicated to festival highlights and awards, which was a first for the festival. The first program on April 5 at St. Paul’s United Church offered up many of the top performers in the speech arts, vocal and band divisions. The other on April 21 at Trinity Lutheran Church featured many of the best from the piano division. “We had a great night of listening to piano music, and many awards and scholarships were received by the students,” said Pam Dechief, who was the president of this year’s festival. “We liked the change, and we have had much positive feedback of dividing

Sydney Madsen performed Beautiful Bride during the finale for the Estevan and District Music Festival. the awards concert into two separate concerts.” One of the perks of the separate concerts is it allowed more musicians to perform. There were nine performances at the program on April 21. Most years there would be five piano selections back when all the music festival disciplines were showcased on the same night. Festival organizers announced at the concert on April 21 that Jillian Watson was chosen by the festival’s adjudicators to compete in the piano discipline at the Saskatchewan

Music Festival at the University of Saskatchewan from June 3 to 5. Claire Miller was presented with the Murray GM Award for Outstanding Performance in Multiple Disciplines. She performed in guitar and piano during the festival. A musician must perform in at least two disciplines and have at least five solo performances to be eligible for the honour. A decision has not been made on whether to continue with separate highlights and awards programs next year, or to

Claire Miller, left, accepted the Murray GM Award for Outstanding Performance in Multiple Disciplines from music festival president Pam Dechief. revert to one big night to wrap up the festival. Esther Bangsund, who was the emcee of the piano program, paid tribute to the students who performed that night and throughout the festival. She also recognized the piano teachers and the parents who helped motivate the students. “The piano students dedicated time to prepare for all their performances,” said Bangsund. Dechief was pleased

High schoolers in line for power engineering classes South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s high schools could be offering a new class in the next academic year. Aaron Hiske, the division’s curriculum co-ordinator spoke to the Cornerstone board members during their April 21 public board session, regarding the potential for adding a Level 5 power engineering course to the high school curriculum in the next school year. The course would dovetail nicely with the advanced power engineering program offered at the Southeast College campus in Estevan. Power Engineering 20 and 30, a two-year program would be a good fit for the region, said Hiske, who noted that employment opportunities remain solid for power engineers due to the presence of corporations like SaskPower and others involved in the mining and oil industries. The Prairie South School Division would deliver the course online, starting with the pilot project after getting the course development plan approved and a pilot project ensured

by three schools. Even by needing to use a mobile laboratory for schools that might not be equipped to handle all that the course entailed, Hiske said the cost factor would be negligible. The course, he said, “would use SaskPower-built mobile training laboratories that only need a garden hose hookup capability in and a similar capability for outflow,” to accommodate the mobile unit. The potential power engineers would be offered a total of 12 seats in the high schools which could send them on their way to get a classified ticket as a power engineer. He said there are between 3,000 and 5,000 power engineering jobs in Saskatchewan alone and soon many of those jobs will have to be filled due to an expected flood of retirees within the next few years. The course will be a combination of 45 to 50 hours of classroom work and an equal amount of time spent with hands-on experience. Initially the classes will be offered in Estevan, Weyburn and Spy Hill with Prairie

South School Division registering the students, providing them with the necessary information, class scheduling and responsibility for monitoring the student log books. The online work will be bolstered by a teacher who will travel with the mobile trailer that carries the laboratory. There is a cost for the student though, since the program needs to cover all expenses and that will be $500 per student with a few additional dollars needed for certain supplies. Teachers in the South East Cornerstone Public School Division will grade the students and provide counsellors and administrative teams along with preliminary site visits. The local division will also have a contact person for ongoing needs and students will be covered within the school division’s insurance policies. Board chairwoman Audrey Trombley thanked Hiske for the information and the progress that has been made on this particular file with the expectation that it will be moved forward in time for the next school year.

with this year’s festival. They had about 650 entries, which was up from a year ago. “We are enjoying the talents of many more students this year than last year,” said Dechief.

She believes the students were well-prepared for their performances, and the committee members, the adjudicators and the audience could see the hard work the students had put in this year.

Fire being investigated as an arson The Estevan Police Service is continuing with an investigation into a fire in north-central Estevan earlier this month. Police Chief Paul Ladouceur told the Mercury on Monday afternoon that the fire, which occurred at the 1818 Ink tattoo parlor on April 13, is now being investigated as an arson. Previously, the fire was treated as “suspicious.” Ladouceur said they couldn’t divulge the reasons for treating the fire as an arson, because of evidence that could impact a future trial. He expects it will be a fairly lengthy investigation. “They can take so long because we want to do quality and thorough investigations,” said Ladouceur. “There’s no rush with these things. Reality is, you want to take your time, and you want to get it right. “We’ve all seen, historically, where the police have botched investigations, or failed investigations miserably, because not enough time and atten-

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tion to detail was applied.” Ladouceur doesn’t get upset when he hears people question why an investigation is taking too long, because he believes it usually reflects an investigation that is receiving the necessary attention to detail from the investigators. And he expects this investigation will receive the necessary time. Other agencies will be helping with the investigation, including police agencies, the province’s fire investigators and the Estevan Fire Rescue Service. First responders were called to the fire in the early morning hours of April 13. Several blocks of Souris Avenue North had to be closed off, and the fire department was at the scene for most of the day. Nobody was injured in the fire, but the building received significant damage. Anyone with information on the fire is asked to contact the Estevan Police Service at 1-306-6344767 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Game changing trade talk ahead? If the delegates are determined and the technical/logistical/regulatory/political information is available, we believe the May 18 trade corridor seminar to be hosted in Estevan, could provide game-changing results. If the pieces don’t come together, it will inevitably turn into another one-day discussion-fest featuring talking heads with no resolve. There is no denying that the Central North American Trade Corridor (CNATC) and its promotional association has natural advantages when it comes to carrying out the physical needs of international trade among Mexico, central and Midwestern United States and Western Canada. When the facts are dissected, it’s a no-brainer. Unfortunately, the concept that has been touted by knowledgeable supporters, has been put on back burners or conveniently forgotten by those who could serve it effectively. In other words, a lot of talk has not been coupled with a whole lot of action. There have been positive steps taken such as standardized road weight allowances for the commercial trucks, that makes their road work more efficient, but even that is not settled yet. Rail and airline links have been given little attention, even though there is now an added rail network between the U.S. and

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

Budget costs are a big challenge We now know when to expect a provincial budget — June 1 or more than two months after it is normally presented in the Saskatchewan legislature. However, we don’t know what to expect in a tough 2016-17 budget in which the downturn in oil and the overall economy appears to have caught up with us. Judging by some hints, Premier Brad Wall has already dropped, it may be that we really don’t want to know. Something is about to give … something we are about to find out two months later than we normally do and not until after the provincial election. To the credit of Premier Wall and company, where they have often demonstrated skills is with the not so easy task of keeping operational spending in line. Admittedly, there are those who would argue this has not necessarily always been

Canada, besides the CPR. There are competing routes going after this business link, but the CNATC holds the ace card in terms of rail and road because of the terrain. It’s a great route for hauling goods as efficiently as possible. We understand the hard-pressed Global Transportation Hub in Regina will have delegates on the panel. They need to be there since the GTH appears to have hit a wall, in terms of expansion and public perception lately. Who we may not see at the table, and who should most definitely be there if there is going to be any hope of ensuing action plans, are political and business leaders who are capable of making decisions, rather than those who are simply message-carriers. The seminar in Estevan should be attracting profiled representatives from Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska as well as the Dakotas and their federal bodies. We need to see our provincial and federal movers and shakers engaged in negotiations. We know for fact that the CNATC is not a strange subject for MP Ralph Goodale, for instance, since he addressed one such conference in Minot during the Chretien administration, the last time it seemed there might be an action plan. The Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership will be at the table bearing

vital information and statistics. Will they be prepared to sign deals? The panel needs to hear from the Highway 39 Time to Twin advocates for obvious reasons. Provincial highways, economy and environment ministries need to be taking notes, recording and committing resources. The list of the businesses that should have representatives at this particular seminar, is endless. The border services agencies need to be represented and armed with information to impart so that discussions don’t bog down with misunderstandings about international trade rulings. We feel this international conference could be one that finally gets the CNATC into a sustainable action plan, rather than another summit filled with talking points and great ideas that end up going nowhere. Perhaps it’s time for more motion and fewer motivational speakers. The issues and needs have been discussed to death. Anyone who has given the corridor even a cursory study, is in agreement that it is a great idea. What it lacks is momentum. The Energy City is poised to give it that necessary boost, and if there was ever a time in our history this province and this geographical region needed an economic boost, it’s now. Or, we could just talk about it … again.

the case. The Saskatchewan Party government’s first budget was chockfull of overspending, both in capital spending and operational. Most significant was the 36 per cent plus, four-year settlement given to nurses, which set a precedent for all public sector spending and drove up the expense side of the ledger as quickly as the revenue side was increasing at the time. The problem, however, was that revenues did not remain high because what was once US$140 a barrel oil is now US$40 a barrel. By contrast, government spending, even when you take into account the flexibility of supposed one-time capital investment, remains with us and is much harder to reduce. But under former finance minister Ken Krawetz in particular, the government proved to be rather good at keeping operational costs in line within the budget year. That included health spending, which somehow always seemed to explode within the budget year under the old NDP government. In fact, short of the unexpected costs like fire and flooding, the Sask. Party has been very good at meeting the budget goals it set. What it hasn’t been very good at, however, is keeping the budget at the same level year after year. And keeping the 2016-17 budget close to last year’s $14.3 billion, a budget that contained an admitted $427 million deficit plus $700 million on capital borrowing, the government doesn’t talk about much, will be a tough job.

The challenge for Wall’s government begins with the reality that it was elected on continuing to provide services, not cut them. The public saw that as a priority. Included in that are specific promises to rural folk like an extra $70 million to fix roads. Further complicating this situation is Wall’s recent commitment to increase spending in health ($5.6 billion); education ($3.6 billion); and social services ($1.2 billion). That totals $10.4 billion plus the promised modest increases, leaving the government to find the savings in the remaining $4 billion of spending. Included in that $4 billion is highways spending (that Sask. Party platform that said it would increase) and municipal government (where rural and urban communities have been told they will still get their full share of the revenue sharing pool). Moreover, Wall also said recently his government won’t raise taxes and plans to keep the deficit at less than last year’s $427 million. That leaves preciously little wiggle room for his government that must look at other critical ministries as potential candidates for cuts. Among those ministries most likely to feel the axe in the June 1 budget are ones critical to rural Saskatchewan. That would include agriculture, environment, natural resources and economic development. Also, while Wall might say there will be increases in health and education, that doesn’t mean rural and smaller city hospitals or rural school boards aren’t about to feel the pinch. Cost cuts will not come easily.

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Norm Park All Things Considered Spring is here and I’m waiting to turn the soil to begin a new season with wonderful thoughts of flowers and garden produce springing from the good earth to lend beauty to my yard and grace to my dinner table. Ya, like that’s gonna happen! Turning the soil? Yech! Do you know what happens when you do that? Well, I’ll tell ya … worms and dead things like the salamander carcass I buried last fall. It’s not wonderful, there are wasps there. At this point it’s easy to discern I have, let’s say, just to be polite, a checkered history on the gardening front. I have consulted with verifiable green thumbers, but obviously I didn’t take very careful notes … sort of like my reporting skills sometimes. Thanks to advice from certified gardeners, three of my four disbarred patches of daisies have survived, even though the soil that holds them appears to have barely survived a nuclear blast. I slam a little peat moss from the geranium pot (that’s a can’t miss flower that I can’t destroy), and they stubbornly resurface in the late spring every year and I wonder why they bother. I have tried growing onions on a tiny strip of something that resembles soil in the back yard. Not much happened. I tried radishes last year. Anybody can get radishes out of a garden, they’re like weeds aren’t they? Apparently not. The bride used that strip as her personal ash tray last summer, so it served some kind of purpose. She planted a funny little tree in the front yard four years ago. I think it’s still alive. I mow around it and wish it well every time I bump into its spindly little frame. The big elm trees on the front boulevard belong to the city, but I’m supposed to kinda take care of them apparently. Good luck city! Mind you, they’ve been there longer than I’ve been there, so they had a head start and will outlast me. They appear to thrive on neglect as does our Virginia creeper vines. Yes, creepy Virginia is another weed-like plant that even I can’t neutralize. We inherited three tulip plants located near the front of the house. They now number two. They are also stalwarts who defy neglect and refuse to succumb to the Park’s black thumb school of gardening. I smile when they do surface and shine, even though they are blocked from view by an overly eager cedar bush that I keep trimming to no avail. It took its cue from the creepy Virginia and has a persistent satanic soul of its own. I really don’t appreciate gardening. I have other things to do that I can never get around to, so why would I bother not getting around to gardening? When my sister and I were kids, my mother had a big plot on a lot she had purchased in our town … just so she could have a huge garden. I hated hoeing, seeding, harvesting, mosquitoes, bugs that bit and bugs that didn’t bite and my sister. As luck would have it, she returned the favour. I wasn’t about to sign her autograph book either. I hated going down in the root cellar in the winter to bring up potatoes or carrots from the bin, knowing full well that by February, there would be several squishy, eeewieinspiring tubular root zombie vegetables lying in wait that I wasn’t going to see, only feel, because I was too dumb to turn on the light before I grabbed. Gardening is highly overrated and I need counselling or therapy.

Lori Carr plans to stand up for a one of the main pillars of the Estevan economy in the upcoming legislature sitting on May 17. The major objective she has in legislature is a defense of Saskatchewan’s coal industry. “Recently, the NDP finance critic Cathy Sproule called for an immediate phase-out of coal, so I will certainly be addressing that,” said Carr in a phone call with the Mercury. “What that does is it threatens jobs and growth in Saskatchewan. Right now, things are slow in southeast Saskatchewan, as far as the oilfield and energy sector goes. “We need to ensure that the jobs we do have stay here, and nothing threatens them, going forward.” A media release form the Sask. Party stated that Sproule’s stance on phasing out coal coincides with her voting in favour of the Leap Manifesto, at the NDP’s federal convention. The Leap Manifesto calls for fossil fuel divestment, the blocking of pipelines and abandonment of trade agreements. Carr said she will be defending the industry because of the value it provides constituents in her riding, and the province as a whole. “The coal industry employs over 1,000 people in our province. A good portion of those people live in this

constituency,” said Carr. “We have taken the initiative to be innovative and use Boundary Dam’s carbon capture sequestration technology. That will help us have coal as an ongoing viable generation method of energy, going forward.” Carr noted that a phase-out of coal would specifically have a negative effect on Estevan, because it would directly impact the plant at Boundary Dam and the coalmine, adding that those things are “absolutely huge for this constituency.” Carr said Saskatchewan has reserves of coal that would provide power and jobs to people in Saskatchewan for approximately 300 years, and emphasized that immediately phasing that out would only be damaging to the economy. “It makes you wonder where the NDP’s priorities are,” Carr was quoted as saying in the release. “Why is the NDP’s finance critic actively working against jobs in our province?” Carr said she is ready to argue the facts, stating that Saskatchewan needs diversity in its energy generation, and that it would be a better idea to use technology for which the resources are available and the necessary infrastructure is already in place. “If we don’t have coal generation, then we need to have things like nuclear and gas, instead,” said Carr. “And we’re talking billions of dollars

to get plans like that up and running.” Carr said she will make an easy transition from municipal to provincial politics, noting that she believes her previous experience will help her adapt to the needs of her current role. Carr noted that her position is something to which she has been working for the last decade. She said, “I like politics, so it just ensured that this is what I wanted to do going forward. It was a great opportunity when Doreen decided she was not going to run again.” She said she has already been through an orientation process and has joined a number of committees, including the party’s human services committee, working on the health and education portfolios. “Those things are very near and dear to my heart, and I think they affect just about everyone in the constituency in one way or another,” said Carr. “I’m looking forward to sitting on that committee and seeing how we can affect some positive change.” Another committee on which Carr now sits is the Standing Committee for Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice. “It’ll have to do with the municipal government speaking to the provincial government and how they interact,” said Carr. “I think both of those committees are fantastic and I’ll be able to learn a lot and hopefully help out.”

Affinity CU shows solid growth with release of 2015 annual report Affinity Credit Union, with branches in southeast Saskatchewan, including Estevan, showed an overall increase of 11 per cent in managed assets in 2015. That information was revealed in Affinity’s annual report at their annual general meeting held in Saskatoon on April 20. The meeting was live streamed to Estevan for the benefit of local members who wished to attend the session at the local branch via the online hookup. Affinity showed a net operating income of $32.8 million and a deposit growth of 8.33 per cent while loans grew by 7.44 per cent in 2015, the credit union said in their annual report to the media that accompanied the annual general meeting. Income before taxes rose by $2.2 million over the previous year, making Affinity the largest CU in the province in terms of net operating income. Financial success in 2015 enabled the credit union to continue fueling local economies across the province, said CEO Mark Lane who highlighted some of Affinity’s features that included several new online, branch and mobile advances introduced last year. Lane also said members now have easier access to wealth management, mortgages and business services using video links that enable them to meet face-to-face with specialists, regardless of their location. Videoenabled ATMs that allow members to see and speak with Affinity representatives who then guide them through

transactions, were also rolled out at two Saskatoon locations. All members now enjoy expanded mobile banking applications including Interac and e-transfers which enable them to send money using mobile phones. Lane said, “these are examples of important investments in our future — we are responding to a rapidly changing financial services environment and to the expectations of our members. Affinity will continue to invest in ways that deliver excellence in terms of our members’ experience.” Affinity said 100 per cent of member loans were financed by member deposits to the tune of $3.95 billion representing over 70,000 member loans for home mortgages, businesses, farmers and startups. About six per cent of pre-tax profits, or about $2.5 million was provided in community grants and donations to 1,626 community initiatives including recreation centres, sport complexes, playgrounds, parks, childcare centres, community halls, libraries, museums and housing facilities. Affinity also provided $109,000 to young people by way of scholarships and leadership awards. Affinity is now the eighth largest credit union in Canada with $5.9 billion in managed assets and the largest credit union branch network in Saskatchewan. It has a workforce of over 900 and is 100 per cent owned by over 135,000 members.

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Monument nears completion By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The man who has been carving and sculpting the Soldiers’ Tree monument south of Estevan believes he has virtually completed the project. Darren Jones travelled 12 hours from Rimbey, Alberta, to Estevan on April 20 to begin applying the finishing touches to the project, which features tributes to

Canada’s military history. Jones completed most of the work last fall, using a chainsaw to carve figures and images into a 102-year-old cottonwood tree. Since he returned to Estevan, he has airbrushed the tree and has applied urethane to the towering sculpture. “It will actually have a plastic coat on it,” Jones said in an interview with the Mercury. “It will help with durability and

… the colours. It just maintains it.” He hoped to be finished on April 25, so he could return home the following day. The weather wasn’t always cooperative during his recent visit to Estevan. High winds whipped the southeast region from April 22 to 24, which created a challenge, but it was a hurdle he could overcome. “The whole sculpture is a challenge, to take on a sculpture of this size, and with such deep meaning behind it,” said Jones. “This is probably the most emotional sculpture I’ve ever made, and I sculpt a lot.” The bigger concern was precipitation, but he didn’t experience any lengthy rain delays. He has also crafted two benches for the project that he expects will also be done on April 25. Each bench is 13 feet in length, with a soldier on each end, and an eight-foot area for sitting. One bench depicts a First World War soldier holding a poppy in one hand, and on the opposite side of the bench, there is a Second World War sailor. On the second bench, there is a modern-day soldier at one end and a pilot at the other. All soldiers, except for the First World War soldier, have their hands together holding a poppy. “They’re made of solid cedar,” said Jones. “The effect of being able to sit with the soldiers whenever you’re looking at the memorial is going to be special in itself. And of course, the grain in this cedar

is incredible. They’re very, very brilliant.” Jones is proud of how the Soldiers’ Tree turned out. When he came back last week, he was reminded of the size of the project. He’s also stunned by the public’s reaction and the number of people who have watched him work. “I had a visitor down here at 7 o’clock this … morning,” Jones said on April 24. “They still had the pyjama pants on, but they figured they would come down and see the sculpture and see what it looks like.” Jones added he would be willing to come back to Estevan to apply any necessary finishing touches if the Soldiers’ Tree committee believes that’s necessary. The committee that has organized the project has been fundraising for the tree. They estimate the final price tag for the project will be more than $50,000. Some money for maintenance is included in the estimate. Jones hopes that the finished product will help them secure donations for the project. “It will be something to be seen down here, and it will give folks an idea of what they’re donating to, to move the tree, because it’s pretty special that they’re moving it downtown,” he said. The next step will be relocating the tree and the benches to their permanent home near the Estevan Court House. A date for the move has yet to be finalized. A grand opening ceremony for the monument is slated for Sept. 10.

ECS death threat incident being addressed Sculptor Darren Jones has been back in Estevan to work on the Soldiers’ Tree monument. He hoped to be finished on April 25.

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this do get looked at, investigated and resolved but in some cases it is done in private with the families and through administration and other services if need be,” said Little, who said that at this juncture, she would not be able to say anything more. The threat(s) scrawled on the wall named a proposed victim for an April 18 attack and a follow-up message noted that the date had passed and the victim now needed to be egged by students who were told to bring eggs to school to perform that activity. Students who posted further comments on social media were, they stated, threatened with suspensions if they continued to fuel the issue with even more social media postings.

Estevan Comprehensive School students who medalled at Skills Canada gather for a group photo at the school.

Students participate in Skills Canada By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) students came home with 11 medals from Skills Canada provincials on April 22 in Regina. A total of 24 students were part of the ECS team that went to provincials. Twenty-three of them were active competitors. The other was a model in the esthetics category. Four students won gold medals: Shelby Tytlandsvik in architectural computeraided design and drafting (CADD), Amber Hammermeister in mechanical CADD, Cierra Naka in hairstyling and Gintare Zingel in hairstyle braiding. Tytlandsvik, Naka and Hammermeister will advance to Skills Canada nationals in their respective competitions in Moncton, N.B., from June 5 to 8. There is not a national competition for hairstyle braiding.

Zingel also won silver in the bridal event. Other silver medallists were Kelsey Shier in aesthetics, Kendra Senchuk in architectural CADD, Avery Dechief in baking, Cazlynn Barnstable in hairstyling and Austin Smith in auto body repair. Tia Dayman won a bronze medal in photography. Joyce Mack, who is the hairstyling instructor at the school, and Tara Johns, who teaches drafting and is responsible for the students in the CADD events, said all of the students represented the school very well. The scopes of the projects and the level of competition were very impressive this year. “I think this year you’ll notice some of the standards might be a little tougher as far as the tests because this is the qualifying year for the worlds,” said Mack. “And so that kind of trickles right down into the provincials.” The world champion-

ships are held every second year. Students who finish first at nationals this year will qualify for worlds next year. Students who went to provincials worked hard in advance so they would be ready for the competition. “I would say we probably put in 100 to 150 extra hours on top of class time to get them ready for the competition,” she said. “And for the gold medalists, I’d say we’re going to put in that much in the next month to get them ready for nationals.” Tytlandsvik, Hammermeister and Naka will prepare for nationals by working on projects from previous years that have been posted online. “Some ideas have been posted for what’s going to be done this year online already,” said Johns. “So they will be busy modeling and drafting and getting everything ready to go.” They will do a lot of research for what they could be facing at nationals, but there

are a lot of unknown details that they won’t receive until they arrive in Moncton. A post-secondary competition was also held at provincials. ECS alumni swept the top three spots in hairstyling, as Kianna Stepp

won gold, Chrissy Wanner took home silver and Brooklyn Willerth captured the bronze. Regan MacMurchy competed in mechanical CAD and won silver. “When they get into their post-secondary schools,

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Southern Plains Co-op holds steady By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

Board members, employees, management and members of the Southern Plains Co-operative Ltd. met for their annual meeting on April 25. Despite the decrease in the price of oil and the problematic economic conditions it has created, the co-op expanded its business and continues to profit and support its members and the community. Robert Grimsrud, president of the board of directors, celebrated Southern Plains Co-op’s 70th anniversary in a speech to guests after dinner at the Estevan Days Inn. “We acknowledge and pay tribute to all those who came before us to make this possible. We remain a major business enterprise

in Southeast Saskatchewan and one that continues to be locally owned and controlled,” said Grimsrud. In his speech, Grimsrud highlighted some of the financial results he thought were most important for the co-op, mentioning that by Jan. 31, 2016, sales for the Southern Plains Coop totalled $64.5 million. Sales were slightly lower than the 2015 total $77.6 million. Net savings, after the the patronage refund from Federated Co-Operatives Ltd. ($2,644,346) were received and income taxes were factored in, totalling $2,486,894. This is also lower than the previous year’s net savings which totalled $3,256,726. The co-op paid a total of $1,261,263 back to members, in patronage refunds, over the past year.

The board discussed recent progress the business made, acknowledging milestones that included the amalgamation with Gainsborough Co-op, which took place at the end of Jan., 2016, and the opening of the new facilities in Oxbow, including the card lock, which opened in late 2015, and the food store and cstore gas bar, which opened in 2016. “These projects have been talked about and planned for a very long time,” said Grimsrud. “The facilities are modern, and well-equipped, with all the amenities you would hope for. We are planning a grand opening celebration in Oxbow in June.” Grimsrud acknowledged there will be challenges in the next while, but “we have existed in this area for seventy years, both

through good times and bad. Things aren’t going to change overnight.” He added, “Whatever the challenges we face, we will continue to strive to achieve excellence in providing products and services to our members, and to make decisions that are in the best interests of our organization and its members. We look forward to the next year with confidence.” There was no election of members for this year’s board of directors, with all members still within their terms, except three, who remained on the board by acclamation. Members Robert Grimsrud, James Lainton and Darcy Calder, whose terms expired this year, were all elected by acclamation. The board of directors for 2016-17 includes mem-

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Leahy family to bring country sounds to Estevan By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Arts Council is bringing a unique and high-energy performance to the Energy City. The Leahys are coming to play at Estevan Comprehensive School on May 2. Their concert will be an event for the whole family, as the their fans are of all ages. The Leahys are an Ontario-based family of musicians who bring together a number of musical talents, blending their various styles of singing and instrumentation into a performance that sounds like a combination of Celtic, folk and roots music all in one. There are elements

of heavier music in the Leahys’ sound, with more contemporary drum beats, but that the music draws on a diverse number of oldfashioned sounds is beyond a doubt. Maria Leahy, who sings and plays guitar, tenor and five-string banjo and mandolin, noted that although she and her siblings hail from Ontario, their sounds were influenced by their East Coast heritage. “Our mother is from the East Coast. We have a lot of Celtic-based sounds coming through,” said Leahy. “Our mother was Scottish and our dad was Irish, but we did grow up listening to a variety of musical styles. They made their way into the music we

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in the Energy City. On that topic, she noted that Saskatchewan has always given the Leahys a warm welcome. “We’ve spent a good amount of time out west in the past year. It’s always a great time in Saskatchewan for us,” said Leahy. “ I don’t know how many times we’ve said to people that the nicest people come from Saskatchewan. I’m not sure what you guys do

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Sun Country outreach network team hosts Estevan meeting By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

It was a sparse crowd of fewer than 20 people, some of them employees of the Sun Country Health Region, but the questions and conversation flowed easily at the annual public Community Network meeting in Estevan’s St. Joseph’s Hospital auditorium Monday night. The community connection, where the board and administration of Sun Country comes to the communities to confer and deliver health care information, allows representatives from nearby rural municipalities, villages, towns and cities to discuss matters of importance with the health care leaders. A similar session had been held earlier in Coronach, said Sun Country board member Derrill Rodine, who chaired the Estevan session. Sun Country’s CEO Marga Cugnet

was front and centre for a good portion of the opening presentations, delivering information and then fielding questions in the second half of the two-hour meeting. Those registering for the session also heard from John Knoch, vice-president corporate and finance; Janice Giroux, vice-president of community health and Sheena Grimes, interim regional director of primary health care. Cugnet, Knoch and Giroux took the audience through a review of the health region’s four major targets that had been set for 2015-16, noting that in some instances, the goal had not been reached, but progress was being made. The targets included prevention of staff injuries, which had been reduced by 50 per cent in terms of Workers’ Compensation Board claims (down from 146 to 73) and a “stop the line” safety alert system that was close to its target of 100

RCMP issues warning about scam The Estevan RCMP is warning the public about a scam involving people who claim to be with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). There are two variations of the scam. In one of them, the caller identifies himself as Const. Ryan Smith from the CRA, and uses very aggressive and ominous language, with a threat of an arrest warrant or even jail. The caller demands that the homeowner pay their outstand-

ing tax bill. In the other, the caller leaves a voice message identifying themselves as being from the CRA, and claiming they have detected illicit activity on the potential victim’s tax account. As a result, they want the person to call them back immediately, or have their lawyer return the call. In this scam, the call display reads “RCMPGRC.” The Estevan RCMP

is advising the public that the CRA and RCMP don’t conduct business over the phone in this fashion, and that these types of calls are always a scam. Anyone who has fallen victim to one of these scams by giving out personal information, a credit card number or financial data, or has sent money to the s c a m m e r, i s a s k e d t o contact their local police agency as soon as possible.

per cent, zeroing in at about 90 per cent, said Knoch. The antimicrobial stewardship section (appropriate use of antibiotics) was seeing a 75 per cent compliance rate and on target with proper documentation, dosages and orders being set within the physician, nursing and pharmacy staff. The hand hygiene and high touch area cleaning section was an on-going issue with increasing compliance which is now around 85 per cent, said Cugnet. Giroux addressed matters concerning mental health and addictions services and steps being taken to increase not only the service, but also improvements to the wait times for primary mental health needs, referring to a pilot program in Weyburn as a new standard of practice. It was noted that Sun Country now had a full complement of psychiatrists with three now serving the region. Cugnet reported that improvements made to the long term care programs and placement streams, now show that, on average, it takes only 11 days from assessment to placement in a regional long term care facility, which opens up more hospital beds for surgery and acute care patients. The computed tomography (CT) scanning service in Estevan which started on Feb. 22, has already provided 186 scanning examinations for 159 patients, meaning the scanner and technicians are handling about a dozen patients per day with two spots left open daily for emergent needs. There is currently no

waiting list for CT scans in Estevan. The radiologists have also provided two, on-site training sessions. There are

currently two trained technicians doing the screening on a Monday to Friday schedule and three more technicians are expected to be trained and readied for practical work within a month, which will allow the local service to provide 24hour on call service as well as the daily schedules. Chronic disease and primary health care management was outlined by Grimes who focused on such items as increasing efficiencies in treating and then selfmanagement when it came to such items as diabetes, obesity and pulmonary care. She said clinical teams have lessened the load on patients and other staff members with educational programs and regular checks and balances to uncover errors or changes in conditions. Several questions from the floor regarding emergency medical technicians, responders and their pay scales and accessibility in more remote area, long term care housing, medical referrals being made to Regina rather than to Sun Country, possible provincial cuts being made to regional health boards and plans for a new hospital in Weyburn were made.

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Local farmers leaning toward lentils and early optimism By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Farmers in southeast Saskatchewan aren’t going to swing too far away from their producer counterparts across Canada this spring according to information received from the local fields. Statistics Canada reported last week that Canadian farmers intend to plant more barley and corn for grain in 2016 and will devote less acreage to wheat, canola, soybeans and oats. Sherri Roberts, a crop specialist for the provincial Ministry of Agriculture, said from her Weyburn office on April 22, that local

producers are leaning more heavily toward lentils and field peas, but, as Stats Canada predicted, they’re shying away from soybeans a little bit but will be bumping up their forage corn production, as predicted. “It’s all market driven at this stage,” said Roberts, who noted that local farmers are in the field, some of them doing some seeding while others are rock picking and spraying granular weed controls. She said that had been going on for a couple of weeks already and she had seen farmers in the field, doing some seeding in the Lang, Oxbow, Fillmore and Minton regions.

Unlike their Canadian counterparts though, southeast Saskatchewan farmers may not be steering away from canola, perhaps anticipating a rebound in prices between now and late August. “Canola supplies could go down more quickly, more dramatically, which will jump prices,” said Roberts. As far as she can determine, lentils will rule the day, not only on southern Saskatchewan farms, but also around the globe. “I hear lentil acreage is going up by 10 million acres this year and up as much as 75 per cent in the United States,” she said.

Canary seed, which is now opening up for human consumption is also “getting easier to work with,” said Roberts, noting that traditionally canary seed can leave producers with irritating skin conditions when they work with it over a period of time in large volumes. But recent canary seed breeds have removed that factor and, she said, it’s an excellent crop to put into a rotation. So it could gain approval, at least on the lower side of the cropping acreages put into, what some describe as, non-traditional crops. Another crop that comes under that banner are sunflowers. Roberts said she is predicting some

Ceres grain terminal nearly ready The Ceres Global Ag Corp. grain terminal at Northgate, Sask., should be fully commissioned by the end of this month. The company stated, as part of a recent media release that the 1,200 acre multi-modal, multi-commodity terminal situated next to the United States border is designed to provide transloading, handling and storage capabilities

for assorted agricultural products as well as crude oil or liquefied petroleum gas, fertilizers and other commodities, from the one location. Ceres has established strategic agreements with Koch Fertilizer, Elbow River Marketing and Burlington Northern–Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway as part of its strategy of building Northgate as a world-class logistics hub.

Ceres Global is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and is focused on two primary businesses, grain storage, handling and merchandising along with being a commodity logistics unit. The company now has nine grain storage and handling assets in Minnesota, New York,

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Estevan Police deal with impaired drivers and other recent calls Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) remained busy in recent days, responding to calls for impaired drivers, suspicious activity and more. Police were dispatched to an east-central establishment during the April 18 night shift because of two suspicious men. They were spoken to by police, and it was discovered one of the men was on conditions not to consume alcohol. As a result, a 21-year-old Estevan resident was arrested and transported to the police station, where he was charged with breaching the conditions of his probation. His first court appearance is slated for May 30. Members were called to a complaint of a suspicious vehicle parked on a street for many days in northwest Estevan. The matter was referred to the bylaw enforcement officer for further investigation. Police were called to an east-central Estevan housing complex where two intoxicated males were observed inside the foyer. Both were gone upon police arrival. The matter is being investigated. Officers were dispatched to a south-central Estevan residence for a noise complaint during the April 19 night shift. The homeowner was spoken to when police arrived, and the matter was resolved without further incident. A suspicious male was reported in a park in southeast Estevan. He was spoken to by police and no further action was required. Police received two calls through the Report Impaired Drivers (RID) line during the April 20 night shift. One of the vehicles was located and a charge was issued under the Alcohol Gaming Regu-

lations Act. The second vehicle was not located. Members received a report of a fraud regarding the purchase of used property. The matter is still under investigation. Police were informed of a theft. The suspects were located and the matter was resolved without any charges. Officers arrested an 18-year-old Estevan female for breaking and entering and committing a theft to a dwelling, and three counts of using forged documents. She was lodged in cells, as she was out on conditions for previous criminal charges, and she appeared in court on April 21. Police were called to a local business to check on a patron during the April 21 day shift. He had been at the business for an extended period and the employees were concerned for his well-being. Police spoke to the male and recognized him. He was spoken to and sent on his way. Officers were called to a public area where three people were found to be spray-painting a structure. They were arrested and taken to the police station. Two of the accused are youths and will be dealt with through alternative measures. The third male was charged for mischief under the Criminal Code and released. He will make a court appearance on June 13. Police received an RID call early during the April 21 night shift. The driver was reported to have struck a stop sign. Police located the driver and arrested a 42-year-old Estevan woman, who supplied breath samples three times the legal limit. She was charged with impaired driving and driving while

over .08, and will appear in court in May. Members on patrol located a male causing a disturbance. He was extremely intoxicated, and was arrested and held in cells until sober for his own protection. He will be referred to an appropriate agency before being released. Police were called to a residence in east-central Estevan for a report of tenants removing the landlord’s appliances from their rental unit. Police attended and the matter is still under investigation. Officers received a report from a concerned citizen about the health of a youth. Police located the youth to ensure the person’s safety. Police received a report of a cheque fraud at a local business during the April 22 day shift. The matter is under investigation. Officers also received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle parked in a residential area. Police located the vehicle and its occupants, and learned there weren’t any prob-

lems. They were sent on their way. Police also received a report of a hit-and-run that occurred in a residential area. That matter is under investigation. Members dealt with a minor accident that took place south of the city. No injuries were reported and insurance reports were completed. Police received a number of bylaw-related complaints that were dealt with by the bylaw enforcement officer. Members were advised of a vehicle with its hatch open during the April 22 night shift. It was parked on a street and nobody was in the vicinity. Nothing suspicious was noticed. Police conducted a traffic stop and found the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Alcohol was found in the vehicle and the passenger was charged under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act. The 31-year-old male driver was arrested and charged for impaired driving and driving while over .08. His breath samples

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were three times the legal limit. He was also charged for possession of stolen property and possession of marijuana, and he had outstanding warrants. A gasoline theft was reported from a local business during the April 23 day shift. The individual was identified and the matter was resolved. A dog was reportedly stolen, but the incident proved not to be criminal in nature. Police were alerted to many possible impaired drivers during the April 23 night shift. Numerous traffic stops were conducted throughout the evening. Nobody was found to be impaired. Officers were advised of parties that were being attended by young people. Police checked many vehicles and found that they were being driven by designated drivers. A call for assistance led police to a 39-year-old man who was seen lying

on a sidewalk. Due to consumption of alcohol and concerns for his safety, he was placed in cells for the night where he could be monitored by staff. Police were alerted to an erratic driver on Fourth Street during the April 24 day shift. The vehicle was located and the driver received a warning about their driving. Officers received a smoke alarm call from a residential building. Police and Estevan Fire Rescue Service members attended and learned the alarm was due to smoke from cooking. The fire department ventilated the scene and reset the alarms. No injuries were reported. Police responded to a call for two suspicious males in northwest Estevan during the April 24 night shift. The caller stated the males were looking into windows. Police patrolled the area but did not find anyone matching the description.

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Creighton Lodge raises funds for latest project Creighton Lodgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest project is receiving healthy support from the community. The lodge held a fundraiser at the Days Inn on April 22. About 120 people â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including local businesses, family members of the lodgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s employees and residents, and even a few lodge residents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; turned out for a dinner, a Chinese auction, a silent auction, raffles and dancing. Creighton Lodge manager Shelly Veroba estimates they raised about $12,000 for the project. The funds will be directed to the Creighton Lodge trust committee, which fundraises for capital projects at the lodge. Parking lot repairs are their latest project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2010, when we took over the build-

ing, we noticed the parking lots needed repair, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to maintain them in the last six years,â&#x20AC;? said Veroba. In recent years, people at the lodge have noticed a growing need for repairs. And they expect something will have to be done in the next year or two. Creighton Lodge has three parking lots: in the northeast corner for the back entrance, the west area for the main entrance, and the south area for the south entrance. The northeast and the west lots are in the greatest need of repair. The northeast lot is the largest, and the west is the smallest. The southern lot is in the best shape. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last time we had an estimate on it, it was approximately $100,000 for all of the parking lots, but we would only be doing

two of them, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping the estimate will go down,â&#x20AC;? said Veroba. The northeast lot is crumbling, she said, as there are some spots where a plant or a weed is popping up in the middle of the parking lot. Creighton Lodge wants to make sure the surfaces are smooth when seniors are out walking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They definitely could become a hazard in the very near future, and we would like to get on it before it becomes a hazard,â&#x20AC;? said Veroba. Veroba stressed they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t proceed with the project until they have the necessary funds, unless the parking lots become a big problem. They hope to complete them this year, but if it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen, then

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Veroba is confident it will occur next year. The lodge did not have a trip raffle. It became a popular fundraiser in Estevan the last two years, when Creighton Lodge was fundraising for its lounge expansion. But Veroba said they opted against the trip raffle this year due to the economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just felt that everybody in Estevan and the surrounding areas is struggling right now, and we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it was the right time to ask people to purchase a $100 ticket,â&#x20AC;? said Veroba. The trip raffle will not return until the economy stabilizes. But Veroba believes the success of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraiser affirmed local support for the lodge, and the seniors who reside there.

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Tournament passes are good for one game at a time and one admittance at a time. Passes can be shared amongst multiple people but only for admittance to one game at a time. City Bylaw 2005-1711 Property Maintenance With the warm weather fast approaching, the City of Estevan would like to remind all residences and businesses in the city to keep their properties free of: Garbage and junk; Household appliances/furniture; Junked vehicles; Excessive growth of weeds, grass, shrubs, trees, etc.; Dangerous or hazardous materials; Pet wastes The Estevan Police Service Bylaw Enforcement Officer will be conducting inspections of properties within the city for the compliance with this Bylaw throughout 2016. Please ensure your property meets the requirements of bylaw 2005-1711. Copies of the bylaw can be obtained upon request at City Hall.

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Twins take the field By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Landon Gross moves the puck into the offensive zone during the third period of the Top Prospects/Bruins game at Affinity Place on Sunday. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Bruins ready for Western Canada Cup By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins enjoyed a welcome respite from their regular practice regimen on the weekend with the organization’s annual spring camp, but the team quickly got back to work with their biggest challenge of the year still waiting. The Bruins will close out the first day of the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup (WCC) on Saturday night with a game against the BCHL Fred Page Cup champion West Kelowna Warriors. The MJHL Turnbull Cup winning Portage Terriers and SJHL Canalta Cup champion Melfort Mustangs open the April 30 to May 8 tournament Saturday afternoon at Affinity Place. The Bruins will host the Terriers on Sunday, the Mustangs on Tuesday and finally the AJHL champion Brooks Bandits next Thursday in the final day of roundrobin action. Four of these five teams will advance to the WCC playoffs on May 7 and 8 with two available spots at the 2016 RBC Cup on the line. “They are all very high-end teams,” said Chris Lewgood, head coach and general manager of the Bruins. “They’re all league champions in three very strong leagues and the winner of the SJHL is going to be more of the same, but they’re all very different teams from one another. We have a game plan for each of them. We used the break here to make some adjustments or add things to our repertoire that would not normally be seen in an SJHL game.” Lewgood said the MJHL, AJHL and BCHL all feature teams playing a different style of hockey with West Kelowna, for

example, employing a more controlled game as compared to the high tempo out-man play used in the SJHL. He said they’ve been practising hard over the past three weeks to get as ready for the challenge as they can be and will dig deep to try to get ahead. “We got to work,” said Lewgood, about what the team has to do Saturday night. “There is going to be rust and there is going to be adversity. These teams are coming off long playoff runs and we’re working off a long break, so I think we have to do the little things like make good decisions with the puck (and) we’re going to have to block shots. We’re going to have to make sure we finish our checks and we’re going to have to play straight-line hockey. It’s just all the little things that it takes to win a game because we’re going to have to create our own bounces in Game 1 for sure.” About 75 of the Bruins top prospects including SJHL draft picks, local and American scouted players and list additions put their best foot forward at the team’s annual spring camp at Affinity Place this past weekend. One prospect, who has seven games of Bruins’ experience on his resume including three matches in the team’s SJHL quarter-final series against the Nipawin Hawks last month, said his focus at the camp was just to try and be the best player on the ice, prove he belongs on the team and hopefully earn a chance to lace up the skates during the WCC. Jake Heerspink, who scored three goals and tallied 22 points in 44 games with the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League’s Regina Pat Canadians this season, said he felt he moved the puck well and made the players around him better during

the camp, but regretted not joining the rush or playing more physical. “It was good,” said Heerspink, who has been practising regularly with the team over the past three weeks. “It’s just a couple days off for the boys and (a chance to) get a little bit of rest. It was well needed.” Lewgood said highly touted prospect Ty Barnstable was not invited to camp due to signing with an out-of-province club, but the other young players who suited up for games with the Bruins this year all made a good impression. He said local forward Cole Fonstad stood out among the crowd and was probably the best player in camp, but the coaching staff really liked what they saw out of Grand Rapids High School defenceman Brendan Mark and Dickinson High School forward Mike McChesney as well. “Lots of local players stood out,” said Lewgood. “I thought Cam Lavoie was very good in goal. Another guy who seemed to fit in real well despite the fact that he was under age was Mason Strutt. He’s got a great future in the game and (it was) the first of many Bruins’ camps for him. It was exciting to see some of these young guys contribute in camp. They really fit in well.” The plan this week for the team is to grind out two-a-day practices featuring high-tempo play with special teams and transition work getting a lot of time. Lewgood said the coaching staff is happy with the work ethic the players have been exhibiting in practice and the job will be to move that into games starting this weekend. “The rest time has been good,” said Heerspink, “but I feel like everybody wants to get out there and start playing games and have some fun.”

The Southeast Performance Pump Services midget AAA Twins earned a split in their Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League (SPBL) seasonopening doubleheader against the Parkland Expos at Lynn Prime Park on Saturday. The Twins beat the Expos 19-9 in the second half of the doubleheader, which was played in less than ideal baseball conditions with a cold wind continually blowing through the open ballpark at a 65-kilometre-per-hour clip. The victory came shortly after the hometown club was trounced 17-3 in the opening game of the season for both teams. Blaine Kovach, head coach of the Twins, said their hitting and pitching both came alive in the second game. He said that began with the outstanding work of starting pitcher Luke Niemegeers, who gave up four earned runs and struck out seven batters while walking four in three innings of work, and the batting of catcher Evan McClarty, who blasted a three-run triple to the right field fence in the bottom of the first inning to put the team ahead early. “We finally got on the bats today,” said McClarty, who ended up going two-for-four with three runs scored and four batted in. “We actually hit pitching and our pitching was more consistent.” The Expos dominated the early going of the opening game by scoring nine runs, five earned, on starting pitcher Josh Brown in his two-and-athird innings of work. After Hunter Perkins came on in relief and pitched one inning of shutout ball, Carter Sorenson took the mound and gave up eight runs, seven earned, in 1.2 innings while striking out three and walking four. ⇢B5 Twins

Kylar Phillips makes a throw after coming to the mound for two innings of relief work. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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Members of the Estevan Mermaids 11-12 provincial-stream team dream, sparkle and shine. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Mermaids dream, sparkle and shine By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming club amazed a packed house of cheering supporters during their annual water show at the Estevan Leisure Centre pool on Saturday. The mini-Mermaids began the ‘Dream Big, Sparkle More and Shine Bright’ show before nine recreational-stream and provincial-stream athletes each swam a solo routine accompanied to music that matched their performance in the water. Five often humorous and widely entertaining duet routines then took centre stage, which were followed by performances from four team swims and a grad routine by Eden

Palmer, Kelsey Potoma, Hannah Whitman and Alyssa Wieting. Brenda Lyons, head coach of the Mermaids synchronized swimming club, said many people don’t understand the amount of cardiovascular strength, endurance and flexibility that is needed from the athletes to perform these difficult routines. She said considering the Mermaids normally compete out of town, the annual water show gives their supporters a chance to see all of the hard work they have put in over the year. “It was nice to host something here where people can see it live and in the pool that they swim in,” said Lyons. “This is probably the fittest group of kids that I’ve coached and I’ve coached for 10

years. These kids have worked so hard and they’re super athletes.” Lyons said the annual water show marks the end of the synchronized swimming season for many of their athletes, but another test or two still awaits some swimmers. She said girls who want to try out for the Synchro Saskatchewan High Performance program will begin their training at the end of May with testing scheduled for June 11, while 15 more kids are still going strong in practice to prepare for the Canadian Prairie Championships meet in Regina the weekend of May 7. “Over 400 athletes are going to be at this meet, so it’s huge,” said Lyons. “We’ve never hosted a meet this big in Saskatchewan before. It’s amazing.”

p The Estevan Mermaids 13-15 provincial-stream team perform a routine. Photo by Jamie Harkins. u Mermaids Jersey Hirkala and Seriah Potoma show off their synchronized swimming skills. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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Coaler Rollers get a Team Canada lesson By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

A three-time member of Team Canada roller derby put local and out-of-town junior players through a seven-hour bootcamp at Bienfait Memorial Arena on Friday. “I’m putting them through a full day of exercises to introduce them to new ideas and concepts of playing the sport that they all love,” said Kim ‘8Mean Wheeler’ MacKenzie halfway through the session. “We’re focusing a lot on agility, teamwork, some strategy (and) a little bit of contact.” Lorelei Lachambre, coach of the Estevan Junior Coaler Rollers roller derby club, said 33 kids from Estevan, Brandon, Saskatoon, Regina and Rocanville attended the bootcamp. She said MacKenzie was scheduled to help run a camp in Regina over the weekend, so she approached the Regina Pile O’Bones roller derby club to set up an arrangement where the instructor could also spend a day in Bienfait. “This is the only time that we’ve brought in a purely

professional coach,” said Lachambre. “She played on Team Canada and she had lived, breathed (and) slept roller derby for 10 years. To have her here helping our kids is a pretty fantastic thing (where) they get to see that level of expertise.” MacKenzie, who helped Team Canada bring home a silver medal at the Roller Derby World Cup in 2011, is the owner of Camp Pivotstar, a Vancouver-based roller derby school that travels across Canada, the U.S. and even into Europe to put on bootcamps for junior and adult players. She said the camp is catered to the skill level of its participants and is focused on adding to their foundation to give them and their coaches different concepts to work with. “It’s like when you have kids and you tell your kid to do something 10 times and they don’t listen and a stranger comes in and tells your kid to do something and they listen,” she said. “I’m trying to reinforce things that other coaches have already taught them and build on it to show them the possibilities and maybe why they should listen.”

Coaler Roller Bubbagasmoosh, left, takes a hit from Digits while practising contact drills during a roller derby bootcamp at Bienfait Memorial Arena on Friday. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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All available hands needed for softball competition By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Volunteers have been preparing for the softball competition at the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games for well over a year, but all hands will need to be on deck when the players hit the field at Pleasantdale Softball Park on July 27 to 30 to ensure the tournament is a success. The Summer Games softball competition will see nine district teams, including the local South East squad, descend on the Pleasantdale softball diamonds for one day of practice on July 27 before the clubs are split into two pools for round-robin competition on July 28 and 29. The top two teams from each pool then advance to the medal round that will be played on July 30.

Wade Wrubleski, local sport representative and head groundskeeper for the competition, said the practice day will be light for the softball volunteer crew, but the pace will pick up at the diamonds considerably the first morning of the roundrobin competition. He said two diamonds will be in use at all times from 8 a.m. to dusk on July 28 and 29 with another four games scheduled for the medal round. Wrubleski said he will need 15 to 20 volunteers for the grounds-keeping crew, another 20 to 30 for the canteen and a further eight to 10 to be scorekeepers. He said overall they could use anywhere from 50 to 100 people signing up to help with the softball competition, so nobody is overworked and everyone has a chance to relax and enjoy the sport.

Each of the nine competing teams will be comprised of the best players in the district who were born in 2002 or 2003. The South East team is hold-

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Local volleyball clubs excel at provincials By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Three local volleyball clubs ended their season with a top-four showing at provincials earlier this month, while a fourth squad is using their strong tournament finish as a springboard to Canadian championship success. The Estevan Extreme 13-and-under volleyball club fell in a back-andforth Tier 1 bronze medal matchup to finish the season fourth at the April 15-17 Conexus Provincial Volleyball Championships at Saskatoon’s Henk Ruys Centre and Warman’s Legends Centre, while the Lampman LAC Thunder and Oxbow Black Knights completed their year by earning a Division 2 Tier 1 second-place finish and Division 1 Tier 1 third-place showing, respectively. The Estevan Extreme 14U club captured the Division 2 Tier 1 bronze medal with a 25-19, 25-11 win over the Esterhazy Storm, which they are following up with a trip to the Volleyball Canada 14U West Championships in Winnipeg from May 12 to 15. Sarah Driscoll, coach of the Extreme 14U club, said the girls came together as a team making nice passes and placing their serves in the right spots in the bronze medal game against the Storm. She said the team went 7-1 over the three days, but it was actually their 25-23, 25-23 loss to the Loreburn VC in the semifinals that was their best game of the provincial championships. The Lampman LAC Thunder went undefeated in six provincial championship games, before falling 25-10, 25-21 to the Loreburn VC in the Division 2 Tier 1 championship match. Thunder coach Shalane Haselhan said

The Estevan Extreme 14U volleyball club, with back row from left, coach Sarah Driscoll, Taylor Haux, Chelsea Kramer, Emily Thompson, Mackenzie Skuce, Desirae Shiels, coach Andrew March; middle, Abby Hanson, Sarah Dacuycuy, Nikki Kistanov, Brynn Waloshin; front, Shanelle Rioux and Olivia Kramer, won a bronze medal at the Conexus Provincial Volleyball Championships. Submitted photo. nerves may have played a bit of a role in the first set, but they bounced back to make it a game in the second set. “We had a little pep talk and we calmed them down,” said Haselhan. “We weren’t missing our serves and we were making better plays, so the second set we were hoping to win that one to take it to a third but it was just out of reach.” Haselhan said the team usually placed fifth to seventh in tournaments during the season, so advancing

to second at provincials is a big accomplishment. She said half of the girls

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medal game. He said they regrouped in the second set and despite giving up a big lead late into the third set found a way to pull out the victory. “Our goal from the start was top three in the province, but we knew it would be tough,” said Singleton, noting they came into the tournament ranked seventh having split previous games against their provincial competition. “We knew it was going to be balanced. We developed a lot from the beginning of the season to the end and we were playing really well at the end of the season. So, we were thrilled with how the season went.” The Estevan Extreme 13U club won the first set of their bronze medal game against the Saskatoon JCVC Red 25-20, but fell in the next two 25-20 and 15-9. Jacqueline Da Silva, coach of the 13U Extreme, said they enjoyed a great start to the provincial tournament finishing third in pool play, but just fell short in the close semifinal and bronze medal games. “The team did amazing,” said Da Silva. “I’ve seen improvement in every single one of them. It was just incredible to watch them from our very first practice to where they are now.” Driscoll said their next tournament will be a tough one, but the team is well prepared and ready to go. She said their participation in the Volleyball Canada Championships was made possible through the support of Kal Tire in Estevan, which contributed $2,000 to the team in support. “It’s different teams from Manitoba to B.C.,” said Driscoll. “There will be some good competition, but I think they can keep up if they continue to play the way they did at provincials.”

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Elecs Capture Silver And Gold The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior badminton team took home three medals from a tournament at Oxbow Prairie Horizons School on Saturday. The Elecs, with back row from left, coach Kevin Daoust, Ryland Daoust, Sage Dayman, Jarrett Daoust, coach Sheena Summers; front, Alyssa Cunningham and Madison Daoust, captured gold medals in the girls doubles and boys doubles competitions and a silver medal in the boys singles category. Submitted photo.

Twins right fielder Hunter Perkins takes a swing during the first inning of Estevan’s 19-9 win over the Parkland Expos at Lynn Prime Park on Saturday. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Twins split season-opening doubleheader ⇠ B1 The Expos Tyson Black allowed three earned runs on six hits while striking out eight batters and walking one for a complete-game win. No Expos pitcher lasted longer than 1.1 innings in the second game of the doubleheader, while Niemegeers and Kylar Phillips, who gave up five runs, four earned, while striking out three and walking three in two innings, combined for the win. Sorenson went three-for-three in the Twins win and Walker Happ got three hits in four at-bats, while pocketing four runs batted in. “One extreme to the other for both teams,” said Expos head coach Tony Black. “Both teams had pitchers that

struggled. The kids just had some off days, but the potential for both teams (was shown). They’re going to do fairly well. It’s early in the season, but it’s not what I expected from either side. I thought it would be closer games with these two teams.” The home opener marked the final Twins’ action in Estevan until a doubleheader at Lynn Prime Park against the Muenster Red Sox on May 29. McClarty said they’ll have to focus on eliminating any needless mistakes over their next 12 road dates to be in good shape when they come back for their final homestretch. “We’ll be ready,” he said. We’ll play “more fundamental defense (and) make sure we make the routine plays.”

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Sebastian helps Women of Today set sights on self-awareness goals By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

She’s used to spending a whole working day with her audience, but Gina Sebastian, author, corporate mentor and coach, still made an impression on about 300 people, mostly women, attending the 18th annual Quota Club Women of Today Awards luncheon on April 20. Quota is currently partnered with the Estevan Oil Wives Club, in coordinating the annual event which was held in the Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Hall this year. “It’s a little more difficult imparting a strong message in just 15 minutes, but this was a good crowd. I hope they got something out of it,” said Sebastian following the luncheon as she signed copies of her book. Sebastian’s appearance was just one of the highlights of the afternoon which included the awarding of four Women of Today titles to Amanda Minchin, contribution to the workplace; Daphne Lavina, Ida Petterson Memorial Award, outstanding entrepreneur; Wendy Godfrey, SaskTel outstanding contribution to community; and Cassidy Clow, Shirley Orsted Memorial Award, young women of today. As reported in the April 22 edition of Southeast Lifestyles. Using the theme of setting souls on fire, Sebastian said it was important for women to not only celebrate each other, but to also celebrate self. The mentor and coach, who has been involved in the motivational world for 17 years now, said “belief in self is vital.” She also noted that women needed to con-

tinually push their comfort zones to search for new ideas, “because your family only grow as you do.” Thinking about abundance, in the current economic state of affairs in Saskatchewan, might be difficult she suggested, but abundance, in terms of relationships, isn’t difficult to achieve. Collecting the right evidence to get more of what you want is an important piece of the puzzle, she said. “What works for us depends on our belief and it’s not always about collecting more money.” Sebastian added that picking up a mentor, a personal cheerleader if you will, someone you can turn to when problems start surfacing, is also a strong suggestion she always makes. “When I have a problem getting myself up, I turn to mine. You also want to be a mentor … spread the joy. If you do, then you get more.” Sebastian then said that self awareness was an important key to putting some fire into the soul. “Know in your being you are resourceful, you’re not going to end up being a bag lady. Let’s face it. In Saskatchewan, there is only one degree of separation. Everyone knows everyone else, so make your connections and surround yourself with amazing people and I promise you sunshine at the other end,” said the Regina-based coach. Thinking about fresh ideas and proper exercise were important, she said, along with the vital need to stay connected, “no matter what’s going on in your lives. You are worth it, believe in yourselves and live life with enthusiasm,” she advised them in conclusion. After the luncheon, Sebastian

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told the Mercury, a divorce several years ago, set her on the selfawareness exploration that, in turn, led her into the career of motivating people as she learned to not only help herself, but also develop the skills to help others. “Usually I work with corporations, generally on contract with once-a-month sessions. We have found that attempting them more frequently is just too much. People want to take the suggestions and lessons they pick up and try them out, pick out the ones that work for them and work with them for awhile. Then they come back to the next session, prepared to report and pick up more,” she said, in explaining her career path and role in the corporate structures. She said she delivers well over 200 workshops or seminars a year. “Self-affirmation, it’s fun and it’s amazing doing this type of work and seeing the light bulbs go off and seeing people in the corporate world getting specific with their lives.” She said she was impressed with the spirit of her Estevan audience and to be within a circle of women of accomplishment. Isabelle Butters, a former mayor of Weyburn and long time Quota International member, said she recalled how Estevan worked hard to establish the Quota Club 40 years ago, and she remembers working with Ida Petterson, not only in Quota but also from a city council perspective, since Petterson was also Saskatchewan’s first female mayor and Butters was the second. Butters also paid tribute to another deceased former Quota Club member, Shirley Orsted, who also has one of the local awards named

Gina Sebastian in her memory. “She was integral to the process with her leadership skills,” Butters said. Because of women like Petterson and Orsted, she said, “Quota does not go unnoticed in the city today because your members today know it takes community involvement to make it (Estevan) a happy place to live.” Emcee Lorlei Lachambre explained how the judging for the awards was carried out, noting that the adjudicators were all from outside the Energy City. Coun. Dennis Moore brought greetings from the City of Estevan, noting how the women who were nominated as well as those who were presented with the actual awards, were all making a positive difference in the city as “agents of positive change.” Moore went on to note that “we still have gender parity issues to deal with, but let’s

celebrate the successes too.” During the course of the luncheon, the support staff at Creighton Lodge were singled out for special recognition as an additional highlight to the event. At the conclusion, co-ordinator Valerie Hall said she was very pleased with the manner in which the function was carried out. “The people got into the spirit of the event. We changed it up a bit this year, to keep it fresh and I think it was successful. The response was just excellent.” Luncheon grace was offered by Judy Sovdi and attendees were given an opportunity to make silent bids on several items for the fundraising efforts, urged along by Lachambre who guided the program through to conclusion with an air of humour and enthusiasm and within a tight timeline.

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EWF hosts biggest fundraiser of the year Hundreds of people filled the Wylie-Mitchell building on April 23 for the Estevan Wildlife Federation’s (EWF) 32nd annual fundraising dinner and auction, which is the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year. The biggest part of the evening was the live auction, which featured more than 40 items. The top-selling item was an expedition in South Africa through Numzaan Safaris. It sold for $3,000. More than $6,000 was raised through the sale of firearms during the live auction. A ping pong ball auction generated $3,075, as supporters bid on an opportunity to win one of five guns. Fifteen ping pong balls were auctioned off, and the balls were drawn until only one ball was remaining. The owner of that ball was then allowed to select the firearm of their choice. The remaining guns were then auctioned off, and they drew more than $3,000. There was also a silent auction and numerous raffles during the evening. Proceeds from the event will be directed towards a

number of projects. The EWF’s habitat trust fund secured 140 acres of wildlife habitat in the Estevan area, as of April 1. The EWF spearheaded the purchase with the financial assistance of the Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Habitat Trust Fund and several wildlife federation regional branches. The land is located southeast of the Rafferty Dam. It consists of native uplands, riparian areas, grasslands and wetlands. Funds raised during the evening will also be used to complete a new pistol range at the EWF’s grounds at Boundary Dam, fund a wild turkey translocation project in southeast Saskatchewan, host a youth conservation camp at Boundary Dam in the summer, and provide a scholarship at the Estevan Comprehensive School. The EWF also offers firearm safety classes annually; maintains a clubhouse and grounds, which are available for rent; and maintains a trap range and rifle range, which are available for members. They purchase and release pheasants, offer a bird-

Young people showed off firearms that were available during the Estevan Wildlife Federation’s annual fundraising banquet.

feeding program during the winter months, host the annual Opening Day Walleye Classic at Boundary Dam in early May, and organize an annual awards banquet. And they donate to the Rafferty Marina tractor fund; the Ministry of Environment’s education trailer; the Saskatchewan Association of Conservation Officers’ convention; the Great Plains Fisheries Association; and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation youth facility at Candle Lake.

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In Loving Memoryof a Dear Husband, Father and Grandfather Garry W. Hammett September 26, 1949 May 2, 2013 We who loved you sadly miss you As it dawns another year In our lonely hours of thinking Thoughts of you are always near. Always loved and sadly missed Margo and Family

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Lorne and Dorothy Sovdi May 3, 2015 Days of sadness still come o’er us. Tears in silence often flow. For memory keeps you ever near us, though you died one year ago. It’s been a year now since that fateful Sunday morning. It was to be just a normal drive to church for them. We will never know the answers to what or why. We have so many people to thank for getting us through the initial shock and then the months that followed. We want to say a heartfelt thank you again, to all our cousins who were there with us every step of the way, our family, friends, neighbours, church and community. You provided us with much needed support and comfort. The food, flowers, cards, kind notes, and charitable donations in Mom and Dad’s name, were so gratefully appreciated. A huge thank you to Jason for all you did. To Justin, all our love. To all the emergency personal, Dustin and staff at Hall Funeral Services, thank you for the jobs that you do. While we still can’t believe this happened, we can’t imagine what it would have been like, to go through this without everyone being there for us. Colleen & Monte, Verdynne & Dale, Grant, Evan and Amelia

In Loving Memory of Jennie Deren March 24, 1931 April 28, 2013 Iff we could visit heaven On this our saddest day Maybe for a moment Our pain would go away We’d put our arms around you And whisper words so true That living life without you Is so very hard to do We cannot bring the old days back When we were all together But loving thoughts and memories Will stay with us forever. Sadly missed and forever loved by June, Paul, Donna, Bill, Lil, Linda, Delmar, Joy and Families In Memory of Teressa Ryson March 10, 1910 to April 29, 2005 Nothing can ever take away The love a heart holds dear. Fond memories linger every day Remembrance keeps her near. -Love David

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Suzanne Ronceray February 25, 1966 April 26, 2009 Brittany Ronceray March 28, 1990 April 26, 2009 You never said I’m leaving You never said goodbye You were gone before I knew it And God only knew why. A million times I needed yoy A million times I cried If love alone could have saved you Ypu never would have died. In life I loved you dearly In death I love you still In my heart you hold a place That no one could ever fill. It broke my heart to loose you But you didn’t go alone For part of me went with you The day God took you home. Always remembered Mom and Dad, (Grandpa and Grandma) Daniels. Kyle and MacKenzie Ronceray, Karen , Kerry, Kieth, Stacia, Krista Goudy. Dave Daniels Suzanne ( Daniels ) Ronceray February 25, 1966 April 26, 2009 Brittany Ronceray March 28, 1990 April 26, 2009 In loving memory of our Special Angels Wonderful memories woven in gold. These are the memories we tenderly hold. Deep in our hearts your memory is kept To love, to cherish and never forget. Just as you were you will always be. Lovingly remembered by: Mom and Dad ( Grandpa and Grandma) Daniels, Kyle and Mackenzie Ronceray, Karen, Kerry, Keith, Stacia, Krista Goudy, David Daniels

Card of Thanks Thank You We the family of the late Dorothy Fair would like to thank everyone so very much for all the kindness shown to our family at her passing. From family, friends, co-workers, people that provided professional services,care-givers for our mom, to anyone associated in any way, we send the deepest thanks. Thank you for all the gifts of food, flowers, cards,caring thoughts, kind words and hugs, we treasure them all. A special thank you to Hall Funeral Services for exceptional help and kindness shown to all of us, to Pastor Scott Harrison, caregivers and doctors at St. Josephs Hospital. Eunice Massett and caregivers at Hillview Manor , Estevan Legion for the lunch. To anyone we may have forgotten that was in any way associated with Dorothy thank you from the bottom of our hearts. She was a very special lady to all who knew her and she touched many lives. We will miss you Mom more than these words can ever express. Love you always and forever, Don, Garry, Karren and Brenda and all the Family members

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Terry passed away peacefully at Hill View Manor in Estevan, SK on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the age of 88 years. Terry’s memory will be forever cherished by her sons, Dwight Packer (Min Ma) and Harley Packer (Filomena LaPorte-Packer); grandchildren, Warren (Lauren) Packer and their children, Ellie and William, Travis (Pam) Packer and their son Parker, Lisa Packer, Steve (Marcie) LaPorte and their children, Ben and Tim, and Mark LaPorte; brother Sylvio (Bev) Rondeau; sisters-in-law, Elsie and Lorraine Rondeau, as well as her nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Clifford Packer; parents, Cisara and Malvina Rondeau; brothers, Ed, Gerry, Oliver and Joseph and sisters, Yvette and Albie. A Prayer Service was held on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Marian Huber officiating. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, with Rev. Brian Meredith presiding. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, and a luncheon was held in the church auditorium. Those wishing to make donations in Terry’s memory may do so directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, 1910 McIntyre Street, Regina, SK, S4P 2R3. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. Ralph Curtiss Rasmussen 1931 – 2016 Ralph Rasmussen, late of Lampman, SK passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK on Monday, April 11, 2016 at the age of 85 years. Ralph is survived by Louise’s children, Shauna (Kirk) Johnson of Lampman, Loretta (Wally) Cameron of Weyburn, SK, Neil Fornwald of Bienfait, SK and Aaron (Melody) Fornwald of Saskatoon, SK; grandchildren, Scott (Jennifer) Cameron and their children, Hayden, Kylee and Lane of Weyburn, Tara Cameron (Jason Culp) of Calgary, AB, Ashley (Daen) Rakose and their children, Cadence, Scarlett and Dominic of B.C., Stacey Cameron of Weyburn, Kayd Fornwald of Bienfait, Brady, Emily and Katie Fornwald of Saskatoon and Carter, Lindsay and Jamie Johnson of Lampman; in-laws, Arlene Rasmussen, Anne Johner, Bob (Jeannette) Johner, Don (Linda) Johner and Louise Johner, as well as nieces, Gail (John) Winter, Carol (Leo) Wilson and Donette (Neil) Richter. He was predeceased by his wife Louise; parents, Nels and Ingrid; brother Cliff; a sister in infancy and in-laws, Frank Johner, Ann (George) Kirby, Martin Johner, Kay (Hugo) Zohner, Tillie (Fred) Symcox, Rose (Bill) Ross and Bill Johner. A Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, April 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows R.C. Church, Lampman, by Rev. Thuy Nguyen. Interment followed in the parish cemetery and a luncheon was held in the church basement. Those wishing to make donations in Ralph’s memory may do so directly to the Lampman Community Health Centre Trust, PO Box 100, Lampman, SK, S0C 1N0. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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The family of Ralph Rasmussen would like to personally thank all of our friends, relatives and coworkers for their expressions of sympathy. All of the thoughts and prayers, cards, flowers, food, messages, visits and donations in his memory are very much appreciated. You all hold a special place in our hearts. Thank you to the staff at the Lampman Community Health Center for the excellent care over the last 2 years, and also to the staff at St Joseph’s Hospital for their care and compassion on his last day. Thank you to Father Thuy Nguyen and the Lampman Catholic Church choir and parishioners for their help with the service and the lunch after. Thank you to Dustin Hall and Hall Funeral Services for your compassionate and professional service during this difficult time.

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The St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s (SJHF) Colour My Foundation Colour Run is returning to Estevan, this coming summer. The Aug. 27 event is fun for the whole family, and will feature guests embarking on a five mile walk, or run, at Woodlawn Regional Park. The event serves as a fundraiser for the SJHF, with all money raised going towards a new foetal heart monitor for the maternity/OBS department of St. Joseph’s Hospital. A main draw of the event, of course, is the amount of colour involved.

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While participants run and walk, they’ll do so in intermittent clouds of vivid colour, as they are showered by a different colour of food-safe and eco-friendly dye, six separate times throughout their time on the move. Those who wish to register can begin on May 2, at colourmyfoundation. com. Anyone and everyone, of every age, is encouraged to participate in the Colour My Foundation run. The run isn’t competitive, but will be timed. Those who register will receive a T-shirt, sunglasses, a bag of colour powder of

The Estevan Mercury is looking for the right person to fill a vacancy within our administration department.

their own and a pledge form for fundraising. If people are interested in being part of the event, but don’t want to do the run itself, the SJHF also is encouraging 75 volunteers to help out with the event. The previous Colour My Foundation Run in 2015 saw a total of 450 participants raise over $60,000. This year, the SJHF has even more planned for the event, including live entertainment and vendors. For more information on what’s to come, contact Becky Conly with the SJHF.

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This is a part time position that will be support for all departments within the Mercury.

Safety Personnel and Shop Personnel Aecom Safety is currently looking for full time employment out of the

The position is for approximately 24 hours per week and increases to 40 hours per week when necessary to fill in for vacations.

Lampman office for safety personnel. Duties and requirements of the individual will include but are not limited to the following: DUTIES: ▪ Pulling and setting up air trailers. ▪ Providing on site safety supervision. ▪ Providing confined space supervision. ▪ Providing atmospheric testing. ▪ Servicing fire extinguishers. ▪ Maintaining and cleaning safety equipment.

Qualifications should include: • Proficient with computers and programs such as excel and word. We have industry programs that you will be taught. • Quick learner. • Able to work under pressure and without much supervision • Friendly and able to work well with others

REQUIREMENTS: ▪ Must have a valid class 5 license. ▪ Must have good leadership skills. ▪ Must be very organized. ▪ Valid safety tickets.

If this sounds like the job for you, send your resume by Friday, April 22 to: Jim Ambrose Publisher Estevan Mercury 68 Souris Ave N. Estevan , SK S4A2A6 Or email to jambrose@GlacierMedia.ca

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

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University women’s event will focus on health care teamwork They’re trying something different this year. Instead of the traditional fundraising authors’ banquet, the Estevan Canadian Federation of University Women are hosting a special seminar and information-sharing afternoon with some interesting health-care delivery professionals. “We had talked about doing this before and the Status of Women department assists with the promotion of topics such as this, the access to health care, what’s available and how do we get it,” said Cheryl Andrist who is organizing this year’s pre-

sentation. Club president Joyce Evans, noted earlier, the event,which is to be held in the small Legion Hall in Estevan on Saturday (April 30) starting at 2 p.m. will have Dr. Phillip Fourie and his clinic collaborator Jacquie Holzmann, a physical therapist from the Sunrise Health Region (Yorkton-Melville), making a keynote presentation. The two will be focusing on team-based healthcare delivery whether it be cardiac rehabilitation, physical therapy, diabetes education, podiatry or pharmaceutical needs.

“All members work to their full scope of practice. One does not need to see the physician for all examinations and/or conditions,” said the abstract that was forwarded by Fourie and Holzmann. Dr. Fourie, who has practised family medicine in Yorkton for 15 years, completed his medical degree at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He also holds a diploma in anesthesia from the South African College of Medicine. He has also obtained Lean Leadership certification and is pastpresident of the Saskatchewan Medical Association

and the Sunrise Medical Association. Holzmann obtained her degree in physical therapy from the Unversity of Saskatchewan and has worked as a pediatric physical therapist for 19 years both in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. She also works with children with developmental disabilities and their families. She received a masters of health management from McMaster University in 2014 and has served on a variety of medical-based committees and has been part of the physical therapists legislation committee in Saskatchewan for the

Fourie at a similar seminar in the past. There will also be time put aside to receive a first-person account from a patient/client who has received help through the clinical team approach. “There is no admission fee, it’s all free and it will be open to all ages and genders. It will be an excellent opportunity to learn, to ask questions and pick up information on access to the medical care community and on going health care,” said Andrist. Refreshments will be provided during the course of the scheduled two-hour event.

past four years. She has also gained Lean Leadership certification and is currently director of integrated primary health care in the Sunrise region. Also contributing to the afternoon’s program will be Mary-Anne Veroba, primary care co-ordinator at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan and Janice Giroux, vice-president of community health for Sun Country Health Region. “I’m sure there will be time for questions about accessibility to health care the public doesn’t really know about yet,” said Andrist, who has heard Dr.

A fashionable day Local residents walked the runway and modelled attire during Choose Life Ministry’s second annual Second Chance Fashion Show on April 23 at Living Hope Community Church. Twenty-one models were part of this year’s event. They sported summer and casual summer wear during the first and second half of the fashion show. They also donned clothes for sleeping and lounging during the sec-

ond half. Most of the clothes were supplied by Choose Life’s Second Chance Thrift Store in Estevan, but some of them came from Jones New York. Molly Thomas, who works in Toronto for the Global Television series Context with Lorna Dueck, served as the commentator for the fashion show. Desserts were served throughout the afternoon. Jessica Young, Debra Nickloski and Alona

Pareja provided music. Clothing and pies were auctioned off. And many items were available in a Chinese auction. Proceeds will be directed towards Choose Life’s efforts to build a healing centre in southeast Saskatchewan for young women with life-controlling issues. Hannah Methot was among the models at this year’s Second Chance Fashion Show.

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