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Fire bans lifted for Estevan The rain on that fell on the Estevan area on Saturday was exactly what the city needed to reduce the local fire risk.

A fire ban that had been in effect for both the city and the rural municipality (RM) of Estevan was lifted on Sunday morning. The RM had enacted their fire ban on Aug. 12, and the city followed suit the next day.

During the fire ban, all open flame burning, fire pits, campfires and fireworks were banned.

“Due to the substantial amount of moisture that the area received here on Saturday, it’s actually dropped the fire hazard index down into manageable levels,” Estevan Fire and Rescue deputy Chief Dale Feser told the Mercury.

Estevan’s fire risk index was low as of Monday morning. When the burn ban was in effect, it was at high or extreme levels.

And the rate of spread has dropped from more than 26 m per minute to two metres per minute.

If a fire were to occur now, firefighters would be able to manage it at a decent level, Feser said, and fire crews would not be at risk.

Feser said the fire department will continue to monitor the situation. If Estevan has several consecutive days in which high temperatures and winds occur, then the moisture could dissipate from the vegetation, and the risk could be extreme once again.

“Once it gets up to the 18 to 26 metres per minute for spread – and this is

without any wind – that’s when we look at reinstat- Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Estevan Branch 60 unveil a new sign for the renamed Royal Heights Veting fire bans,” said Feser. eran’s Memorial Park. The new sign and name are the first of several new features the local Legion has planned When the fire risk is for the park in near future. high and the winds are strong, a fire can move so quickly, it could jeopardize properties and even lives.

Feser said they had to respond to a couple of grass fires during the fire ban. The first was within city limits, and it was “We’re going to put up a wall to commemorate all started by children play- By Sam Macdonald the brave men and women who’ve given their lives in the ing with matches. The fire smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War. It’s a department was able to The former Royal Heights Park is anticipating a privilege to be working together with the Legion to help arrive on the scene fairly quickly and contain the significant facelift, after its dedication to the veterans and something like this happen,” said Ludwig. “This was a colfire before it threatened members of the Royal Canadian Legion Estevan Branch laborative effort between the City of Estevan’s employees 60. The park was renamed Royal Heights Veteran’s Me- and the Legion.” anybody`s home.

Ludwig noted that an important feature of the Wall The other occurred morial Park, with the unveiling of an official new sign to of Honour is its inclusion of not only the names of those north of the city. The wind mark the change on Aug. 18.

The renaming and dedication are the first of many who perished in service, but “those who survived and came conditions were low, and projects to enhance and revitalize the infrastructure al- home.” It’s been a project that’s been in the planning and a work crew helped keep ready present within the park, noted Mayor Roy Ludwig, research stages for the past several years. Troy LeBlanc, the fire at bay. It was extinone of the local dignitaries present at the afternoon event, board president for the Estevan branch of the Legion said guished without incident. which included the announcement of a plan to build the the wall is planned to go up in the area around the gazebo The public was very commemorative Wall of Honour. The wall will feature the and the splash park. co-operative since the fire names of 1,250 veterans from Estevan who served in the LeBlanc said the wall is a way of creating more monuban was enacted. The fire First World War, the Second World War and the Korean ments to commemorate in the community. He noted that department and the police were called to only a few War, peace support missions, and those who suffered ac- including anything on the land by the court house, where Legion ⇢ A2 instances of people unwit- cidental death in Canada. tingly having a fire, and once they were informed of the ban, the fires were put out.

The fire department did receive a lot of phone “I’m working on esThe Liberal Party times so he can campaign. calls from people won“I’m really hoping to tablishing a team, so I’m of Canada went beyond dering when the fire ban the borders of the Souris- engage this as much as hoping to come up with would be lifted.

Moose Mountain constitu- possible,” Bebbington told some really good ideas,” “It’s a big-time educaency to select their candi- the Mercury. said Bebbington. “I’m retion project for us,” said date in this riding for the But he’s not sure if he ally hoping to engage my Feser. “A lot of people upcoming federal election. will be able to attend all of age group, and I would very don’t fully understand Steven Bebbington the debates and candidates’ much like to have some some of the data that’s was announced as the Lib- forums to be held in Souris- volunteers in the riding who taken into consideration.” erals’ candidate on Aug. 20. Moose Mountain before the are in my age group.”

The fire department Bebbington resides in Earl election.

He said he has heard of doesn’t like putting fire Grey, a village north of ReHe said some people issues related to agriculture, Liberal candidate Steven bans in place, because gina that is well outside of might think his age could wildlife and the upkeep and Bebbington. they understand the inthe Souris-Moose Mountain be a drawback. Bebbington maintenance of highways in convenience. But Feser boundaries. turned 26 on Aug. 22. But Souris-Moose Mountain. years, including two years maintains it had to be done He expects to visit the he also hopes he can entice An employee with the as a shop steward with the in the interest of public riding during the evenings, some younger people to Regina Qu’Appelle Health Canadian Union of Public safety. weekends and available vote.

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Legion plans Memorial Wall A1 ⇠ the cenotaph is located, would have proven far too complicated and difficult, due to assorted property and placement limitations.

Eileen Rosner, a past president of the Estevan Legion said, “When the wall is all done, it’s going to be magnificent.”

Other updates to the park will include the relocation and refurbishment of the gazebo, to accommodate the construction of a new pad for the splash park, the planting of new trees and the construction of new paths. Rod March, parks manager for the City, said the majority of work this season is focused on the gazebo and the pad for the splash park, while other changes are scheduled for next year. The work on the gazebo is expected to be done in the next two weeks, while the splash park is anticipated to be updated in about six weeks.

“We’re trying to get (the gazebo) safe for everyone.

Once that’s done, we’ll be planting some trees,” said March. “The Legion will be putting in their Wall of Honour, and some plaques on existing benches, that sort of thing. We’re then going to redo the walkway.”

Leblanc noted the Wall of Honour’s timeline is much more unclear, but suggests spring 2016 as a possible start date. The wall is going to be the first in an ongoing series of projects for the Legion, rather than anything with a particular set ending date. The Legion took over sponsorship of the park at the beginning of 2015, and will be continuing to work in partnership with the City to implement assorted plans it has for the park.

“In 2016, most of the major construction will be done, but the Legion will be doing small projects,” said March. “They won’t be slowing down. They’ll be doing many things for years to come.”

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Let’s Go Bowling Maia Flaman was among the young people who enjoyed bowling during the Estevan Playparks annual carnival on Friday afternoon. The carnival had many activities for young people. The theme was Pirates and Princesses, so many of the young people and play leaders dressed according to the theme. Photo by David Willberg.

Estevan man Bebbington arrested in Regina expects change Estevan resident Justin Garrow, wanted in connection to a break and enter incident on Estevan’s west side back in March, was arrested on Aug. 19 by the Regina Police Service.

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Bebbington believes this election is about the future, and he believes the Liberals are the only party offering a plan with growth that works for everyone.

“Our plan will make a real positive difference for all Canadians,” said Bebbington.

He’s not sure what to expect during the election. He hopes the Liberals will form the next government, but his expectation is there will be a change in government, regardless of whether it’s the Liberals or the New Democratic Party who topple Stephen Harper’s Conservatives.

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“That’s what’s important to me. I’ve picked a career where I communicate with hundreds of people on a daily basis, and I really enjoy that, because I get the opportunity to help them.”

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A new era has started for mail delivery in Estevan, with the onset of community mailboxes, but the conversion from door-to-door delivery has been panned by some residents.

Mail was delivered to the new community mailboxes starting on Aug. 17. Many Estevan residents were already receiving their mail through community mailboxes, and now the rest of the city has converted to the system.

Some are angry the mailboxes are on their property, or they believe they’re in unsafe locations.

They’re also upset with what they perceive as a lack of communication from Canada Post.

Warren Wilhelm has been among the biggest critics. He resides at 1205 8th Street, and one of the new mailboxes is on the south end of his property. Mounds of dirt from the installation process are clumped on his lawn, so the cleanup work isn’t finished, either.

Wilhelm said he spends a lot of time away from home due to work, so he wasn’t aware the mailboxes would be added to his yard until just before their installation.

“Nobody contacted me that they’re putting a mailbox there, so I wasn’t too happy about it,” Wilhelm told the Mercury.

He believes the structure should be located closer to the Estevan Leisure Centre, where it wouldn’t infringe on anyone’s property. He also suggested having the mailboxes closer to the intersection of Eighth Street and 13th Avenue, or near a sidewalk, which he believes would make it easier for people to collect their mail.

Wilhelm said when he contacted Canada Post, they told him that if he could find a suitable new location, they would move the mailbox. But the next time he contacted them, they said it was a closed file.

“There has been a lack of communication,” said Wilhelm.

He has since been told his case has been reopened. He had yet to receive word from Canada Post as of the afternoon of Aug. 23.

“Trying to get through to them is very frustrating,” said Wilhelm.

“It’s like they know it’s coming, so they try to slough it off as much as they can.”

Wilhelm had door-to-door delivery until the change was implemented. He didn’t have a problem with the service. And he doesn’t have an issue with the community mailbox system; he just wishes the boxes were in another location.

He is worried about elderly people who have lost door-to-door mail delivery. Some of them have mobility issues, and it could be par-

ticularly tough to access their mail during the winter months.

Anick Losier, a spokesperson with Canada Post, said they selected the locations for the mailboxes after a 10-month process that began in October of last year.

“It started with an online survey,” said Losier. “We asked residents specific questions and concerns they may have about traffic, location, lighting, accessibility and what not.

“Then we took this information and overlaid it on our usual criteria for safety and accessibility, because we’ve been doing community mailboxes for over 30 years.”

Then they did a preliminary layout of potential sites, and con-

on the truck route, and the curb is painted yellow from Sixth Street to Fourth Street, meaning there’s no parking allowed.

“Whoever thought you should put a mailbox on a truck route, where there’s a solid yellow line, gave absolutely no thought to that,” said Calder.

It’s expected the mailbox will be moved to a more suitable location, but Calder said it should have never been there in the first place.

He expects there will be additional expenses to move the community box, and the person who rents the property where the mailboxes are presently located is worried it will still be on his property.

Calder suggested it should be

location, and most of the feedback has been received by now.”

Calder would like to see a garbage can next to the mailboxes, so people can deposit their junk mail.

He is worried some will simply leave their junk mail on the ground.

He has seen garbage cans near community mailboxes in B.C. Losier said they have tried using recycling bins around community mailboxes in the past, but people would use them for litter, pet waste and other unwanted materials.

“Anybody who doesn’t want to have some of the mail that they do receive, we invite them to dispose of it at their recycling bin at home,” said Losier.

Calder is also disappointed

online, including Canada Post’s Facebook page.

Schoff said she hasn’t had any problems since that time.

Losier said Canada Post employees are still getting used to the system, so if anyone has a problem, they should contact the customer service line, so it can be addressed.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said he received complaints in his office about the community mailboxes, which he took to a representative of Canada Post. Those concerns were then forwarded to the postal company.

Ludwig noted that city engineer Kiflom Weldeab visited the proposed sites and suggested whether the mailboxes should be

Warren Wilhelm stands next to the community mailbox on his property at 1205 Eighth Street. Wilhelm is among the local residents frustrated by the location of the mail boxes. sulted with municipalities.

Losier said they did consult with residents whose properties would be affected.

She said they won’t make everyone happy with the locations, but they wanted sites that are accessible and centralized for the people they serve.

Losier noted the sites that have not been cleaned up, such as the one on Wilhelm’s property, will be taken care of eventually. Canada Post’s priority has been installing the mailboxes so that delivery could begin Aug. 17.

Local resident Darcy Calder says there are three or four bad locations in the city, including the structure on Wilhelm’s property.

He echoed Wilhelm’s belief that the mailbox should be located closer to the leisure centre. Calder also criticized the state of Wilhelm’s yard after the work was finished.

Calder is also concerned with boxes on 14th Avenue, between Fifth and Sixth Streets. Not only is it on a rental property he owns, it’s

closer to the intersection of Fifth Street and 15th Avenue.

He is also concerned with the mailbox on Rooks Avenue, near the Hillcrest Early Learning Centre, because Rooks is a narrow road, it’s a busy street with a daycare and a school, and there isn’t much space for vehicles to get by.

The mailbox at the intersection of 12th Avenue and First Street, near the Churchill Playpark, should also be moved, he said.

Losier said they don’t want to relocate mailboxes, but if there’s an important issue that arises or that wasn’t identified previously, she urged people to call Canada Post’s customer service line at 1-844-4543009, and let them know.

“It doesn’t mean that we’re going to change it right away, but we’re going to investigate the concern, and see if there’s another suitable location,” said Losier. “But it would need to be, at this point, a major issue, because we’ve been doing 10 months of consultation and work on this to find the most appropriate

with the lack of communication from Canada Post. Calls haven’t been returned, and he was discouraged from approaching the media.

But he is very impressed with the efforts of the local letter carriers.

Calder said they have treated him with respect, and wxqent out of their way to handle his concerns.

“It seems like it’s out of their hands, that everything is being put through by someone in … Ottawa,” said Calder.

Donna Schoff had a different reason to be frustrated. When she went to pick up her mail from the boxes on Pine Avenue on Aug. 17, she found both doors of the mailbox were wide open, leaving the mail accessible to the public.

She took a photo, and removed the mail from her mailbox. The mail actually belonged to her neighbour, so Schoff took it to the right address.

“I was just a little disturbed how I could see mail in all of the boxes, and everything was wide open to the public,” said Schoff.

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moved.

“I know our suggestions have not always been followed, but they have been listened to, and I know they looked at them,” said Ludwig.

The city continues to lobby Canada Post on the location of several mailboxes.

“At least in the final analysis and the final discussions, they have agreed it would be better to move them, because it was potentially a safety concern,” said Ludwig. “Of course, we would have rather they agreed with that before they put the boxes in.”

Canada Post announced in December 2013 that they would be phasing out door-to-door delivery in an effort to cut costs amid declining mail volumes.

Before the conversion process began, Canada Post had 1,093 addresses in Estevan served by community mailboxes and another 805 by an apartment lock box. They have converted 2,883 addresses from door-to-door delivery to the community mailbox system.

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Chief hopes K-9 unit will continue Estevan police Chief Paul Ladouceur is a big fan of the police dog program, and he hopes the K-9 unit will remain part of the Estevan Police Service (EPS).

But it’s not a guarantee.

And the K-9 unit could be different moving forward.

The Estevan Police Service’s (EPS) long-time drug detector dog, Harvey, retired earlier this month after nine years of service. Harvey had been partnered with Acting Sergeant Tyler McMillen since Harvey arrived from Winnipeg.

Harvey has been sold to McMillen’s family, allowing

Paul Ladouceur, Estevan police Chief unit has a lot of benefits. In Harvey’s case, he was a drug dog, so his role was with detection. But there are also

‘We got more feedback on the dog, probably, than any other component of the police service.’

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the dog to spend his retirement years with his handler and in familiar surroundings.

“The dog is obviously comfortable with that family,” said Ladouceur.

But Harvey’s retirement leaves the EPS without an in-house police dog. They will have access to the K-9 services from the RCMP and other policing agencies.

“There’s certainly more of a convenience by having a dog in-house, without a doubt, but certainly we have access to dogs if we need them,” said Ladouceur.

Ladouceur said the K-9

mixed service dogs, which can be used for tracking purposes, along with the defence of civilians and police officers.

“Some police services have strictly a tracking dog, which the dog tracks suspects and evidence,” said Ladouceur. “If a bank robbery occurs, and the suspect throws away a piece of clothing while they’re running, then the dog would be called in to track for evidence.”

It can be used to track a missing person, such as a child who has wandered

Acting Sgt. Tyler McMillen with retired police dog Harvey. Harvey spent nine years with the Estevan Police Service. File photo. away from home. And they can provide protection for police from a suspect.

Police service dogs are also beneficial for public relations.

“We get more feedback on the dog, probably, than any other component of the police service,” said Ladou-

ceur. “Saying on Twitter that Harvey is having his retirement party, the amount of hits we get on that comment … is phenomenal.”

A police dog is also great for interacting with children and schools.

The purchase and training of a new police dog

would need to be included in next year’s police budget.

Then it will take time to acquire a dog, and train the dog and its handler. So Estevan won’t have an in-house dog for some time.

McMillen is the only trained handler currently in the EPS, but Ladouceur

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If the dog program is continued, the chief believes they would also look at having a multi-purpose dog, as opposed to a drug detector dog, so the EPS can have a greater scope of service from the program.

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Businesses in the Energy City are noting that this recent downturn in the oil patch has hit their business a lot harder than previous ones.

Businesses still reeling, but remain afloat With no end in sight from oil price collapse, some businesses are digging deep

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

As oil prices continue to drop, the bustling atmosphere that used to consume a local welding shop has been replaced with a calm, almost passive climate.

Brent Gedak, president of Brent Gedak Welding in Estevan, points to a shed that’s being calmly worked on by some of his employees. About 12 months ago, another project would be constructed feverishly by several workers trying to meet a deadline, knowing full-well that another item was already lined up. Today however, projects are few and far between.

“We would have the next shed sitting outside ready to be worked on,” Gedak said, referring to the near overflow of work his business had last year.

He said about 95 per cent of their projects are tied to the oil and gas industry, and since the decline in oil prices, there’s been about a 50 per cent drop in the number of projects they now work on. Gedak said they’ve managed to remain afloat, but their numbers are nowhere near where they were prior to spiraling oil prices.

This is Gedak’s fourth time enduring a decline in the oil patch,

and he was quick to say this one has hit the business harder than before.

“This one has lasted a lot longer,” he said, adding the rebound happened much faster last time and oil prices even exceeded the amount they were at prior to the downturn. Gedak doesn’t think that’s going to happen this time.

“I don’t see this one being the same, so different strategies are being used to stay afloat,” he said.

Gedak’s business has had to deviate from the oil patch and focus more on projects within the potash industry and new clients like SaskPower. Overtime is no longer available, and even with employee retention being top priority during difficult times, their staff has been reduced by 10.

Gedak praised some of the businesses they work with and noted the positive relationship that’s still been maintained.

“Cuts have been made everywhere, but they’re trying to help out by getting us into some new areas,” he said.

Norm Mack, operations manager for L&C Trucking, said this downturn came in swiftly and created a difficult environment for everyone.

“It hit us hard and it hit us fast,” Mack said. “I don’t foresee

Brent Gedak any changes until the road ban is over.”

Much like Gedak, about 95 per cent of L&C Trucking’s business is tied to the oil patch, and struggling oil prices has resulted in cutbacks to its staff.

“We topped out at 78 employees when business was good. Now we’re at 38,” he said, adding the majority of the workers who no longer work there were contract workers from Ontario and Manitoba, and left during the initial drop in oil prices in order to get a head start in finding jobs at home.

In the face of all the tough decisions companies have had to

make due to the struggling energy sector that surrounding businesses heavily rely on, there is no sense of panic anywhere. Jackie Wall, executive director at the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, said businesses have been resilient, but the reality is settling in with many of them as they realize tough times are still ahead.

“Everyone hoped things would turn around by the summer or early fall,” Wall said. “I think a lot of businesses are now realizing that this is going to be a much longer downturn.”

Even businesses that aren’t tied directly to the oil patch are

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“I don’t think there is a sector that hasn’t been affected,” she said, referring to stores in the downtown area, restaurants and hotels.

As a new five-year strategic plan, spearheaded by Wall, continues to be formulated at the chamber, she emphasized the importance of membership feedback, especially during the recent struggles.

“It’s even more of a focus now,” Wall said, referring to the open dialogue with the chamber’s clients. “We know there’s a downturn, but we want to know, is there something we can do as a chamber to assist them … anything we can do to serve our membership is going to be more important now than ever.”

In addition, Wall said she wants businesses in the Energy City to know about some of the services the chamber can offer to its clients, which could potentially alleviate some of the pressures they face due to the downturn.

From a comprehensive benefits program, to access to First Data, which is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment processing services, there are various resources available for members of the chamber.

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Using time and talent, where and when it’s needed It’s expensive, often inefficient but still very vital for everyone in this province.

We speak, of course, of our ever-changing health-care delivery system.

There are so many components that can be discussed when speaking of our healthcare needs since the subject envelopes everything from emergency responses and treatments over to long-term and palliative care residents.

One area we believe needs to be talked about though is that of emergency services since it represents the best, and perhaps the worst, of what goes on in the rest of this industry that gobbles up nearly half of our provincial budget every year.

A recent report regarding one basic challenge gave us hope that when good minds are directed to a good problem, good solutions surface.

For instance, when recent data showed that just one per cent of our population was creating 25 per cent of all emergency room visits, the switch was turned on and the problemsolvers got busy.

Acknowledging there is a problem is the first important step.

To have so few taking up so much time and talent in our healthcare system, is scandalous.

Therefore, the bright-minded professionals began to do a little creative thinking in terms of eliminating some of these costs attached to the chronic over-users of a vital service.

In a province with a relatively small population, it’s fairly easy to identify who these “over-users” are, since they are continually showing up in the emergency room waiting areas.

We’re sure the triage people are on a first-name basis with them.

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

Wall right to push equalization Well, I guess there could be one thing less riveting than an 11-week federal election campaign starting in the middle of August.

It would be a prolonged federal election campaign starting in the middle of summer where one of the key topics of discussion would be the dense and almost-impossible-tounderstand topic of the equalization formula.

That said, credit Premier Brad Wall’s diligent efforts for attempting to bring the topic forward, even in the face of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s reluctance to discuss the issue.

In fairness to both Wall and Harper, the Saskatchewan Premier isn’t strictly imposing equalization issues on Harper and the Conservatives. Nor should he.

Whichever party (or in the case of a minority coalition government, parties) forms government on Oct. 19, all parties should provide its view on the equalization formula.

So, instead of dispatching teams of two to five healthcare professionals to deal with the patient or client with the chronic problem, they have one person dedicated to tend to the continual returnees, thus allowing the other employees to focus on the emergent matters that crop up. The department managers are able to assign the time and talent where it is needed most, while the emergency room “returnee” still gets what he or she requires at a pace that suits everyone, since the assigned health-care professional is not continually being pulled away to serve elsewhere.

Of course, ER service is never a perfect world, that is why such straight-line Lean-type efficiencies can never work perfectly in such an environment.

But, at least attempting to address the needs of the chronic users of ER’s, especially in

And, let’s be frank: Stephen Harper is likely no less eager to talk about amending the equalization formula than NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair or Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. All leaders should be accountable to such important questions. All leaders should be required to answer.

What Wall wants is renewable hydro revenue in provinces like B.C., Manitoba and Quebec subject to the same rules of equalization as non-renewable resources like potash, oil, uranium and gold, etc.

Wall, is also proposing other minor changes like a quicker turnaround in resource revenue calculations. The current equalization formula bases its calculation on revenue from three years earlier, meaning this year’s calculation for Saskatchewan will be based on US$100 a barrel oil revenue rather than the current US$40 a barrel oil.

It should also be noted this does differ from what Wall, former NDP premier Lorne Calvert and the entire federal Conservative Opposition caucus (including Harper and all the Saskatchewan Conservative MPs at the time) were pursuing in 2005.

At that time, what was being requested was that oil, gas and other natural gas revenues be removed from the equalization formula — something that would have made the formula considerably weaker. In Saskatchewan’s case, it would have been worth about $800 million a year and would have made this province a “have not” province even in 2008 when we pulled down a record $4.4 billion on all nonrenewable resource revenues.

It was also in 2008 when Wall announced

our busiest centres, is to be applauded.

Healthcare is where we expect professionalism to abound, and where respect should be dispensed on a regular basis.

If the floor isn’t clean, the window sill has dust and discarded products aren’t removed in a timely manner, then the rest of the service can’t be provided without undertaking some degree of risk. If the regular visitor to ER can’t be tended to quickly without a lot of fuss, then it’s a problem in it’s infancy stage that will put unnecessary stress on others and set everyone’s schedule back, instead of forward.

Health care is all about removing as much risk and unnecessary time as possible.

Taking care of this one per cent who take up 25 per cent of the ER time, with some compassion, we feel, is a solution to a well-recognized problem.

he would no longer pursue the legal action over equalization that Calvert started — a move largely designed to force Harper to make good on his 2006 election promise.

Of course, there are those who rightly question whose interests Wall was working for when he made that decision to end the court cast seven years ago.

True, Wall was trying to change the Saskatchewan mindset to a “have” province from a “have not” province. It was also true that what Harper proposed made little or no sense.

Harper recently made the bold statement at a Pense area farm that he was likely one of the few people in this country that actually understands the equalization formula. But, as it turns out, it would seem it is the Saskatchewan Premier who now has a better grasp of the equalization formula, or, at least, a better grasp of what could make it better.

Wall argued that by counting hydro revenue, the federal government could free up $8 billion to $9 billion that could go to national infrastructure projects or even to provinces that are in a more necessary need of the money. Currently, the biggest beneficiary of equalization is Quebec. That province usually takes in about half the equalization dollars. “If you can’t talk about even minor improvements in an interminable federal election, when can you?” Wall asked.

Sadly, the answer appears to be never, because no federal leader wants to risk offending the Quebec voters by taking money away from that province.

But that doesn’t mean Wall isn’t right to want to debate equalization now.

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I had nearly forgotten.

This summer’s string of smoke-filled skies that resembled fog some mornings and early dusk in the middle of the afternoon, conjured memories of 1980 when we had another summer of a natural disaster with similar consequences.

How many of you recall or at least read about our infamous Mount St. Helen’s volcano blast?

Those who were around will remember weeks on end when the skies were filled with near-choking dust. The problem then, as it was with this past summer’s fires, was that those with respiratory problems couldn’t really escape to where the air was cleaner, because there was nowhere else to go.

The Mt. St. Helens scenario was brought back to my mind by a couple of environmental experts engaged in a conversation during a national forum that was addressing our manmade and Mother Nature-made impacts on our well-being.

Everyone engaged in the conversation, including the two environmentalists/climatologists agreed that we Canadians were slackers when it came to environmental protection.

The group got into a discussion regarding natural disasters, such as volcanoes and earthquakes and lightning lit forest and prairie fires.

Those who knew the numbers stated how volcanoes annually lay waste to huge tracts of land and no government or environmental agency can insist on mitigation funds or rule changes to make it better, because Ma Nature doesn’t play by our rules when she throws a tantrum.

The land that is laid to waste by volcanoes remains in that state for decades if not centuries.

As one of the speakers noted, that just recently land in Hawaii and Indonesia has been taken out of production and complete towns buried under the lava. .

I know I had conveniently forgotten the Mt. St. Helens summer when the leaves on our trees went from healthy to dead and ash-ridden problems were reported everywhere including air filters in vehicles, animals falling over and children being held inside on warm days. I was going to write that they kept kids in on warm sunny days, but that was the summer when the sun did shine, but we didn’t see it … something like what we witnessed with the drift from our northern forest fires for a week or two, this summer.

We are reminded that in the summer of 1980 and again this year, when the natural world runs askew, the destruction is huge.

When these things happen, our conversations regarding sustainability, economic growth, mining and other mancreated issues, pick up in tempo and walk in step with talk about natural disasters.

Of course weather-related disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and the like are often blamed on mankind since we are believed to be major “weather-changers.”

So when it comes to weather-related disasters, I vacate the argument and listen to the measured discussions from the well-versed and educated and not the doomsayers and Armageddon repeaters.

All I know for sure, is that no matter how well and carefully we direct our lives and the lives of others, we’ll never be able to dodge big disastrous events, since some of the most ruthless examples are Mother Nature’s way of telling us who is really in charge.

If you want to say it’s God, Allah, the Great Manitou, Donald Trump, Don Cherry or Tom Mulcair or some guys in Fort McMurray, who brought the wrath down on us … well, go ahead.

Me? I figure that if we had warm weather dinosaurs in what is now Saskatchewan disappear millions of years ago, the subject is a little bigger than what my feeble cerebellum can comprehend.

The Editor:

Norm Park

An article in last week’s Estevan Mercury, written

by Ron Dunville, (Letter to Editor – Are we really thinking about voting for a socialist government?), shows how frightened conservatives are that the NDP is poised to form government federally.

Mr. Dunville speaks about our province and gives some inaccurate, and in some cases, untrue information.

To start, the NDP actually has the best track record for balancing budgets. According to Statistics Canada, when you combined all budgets at the federal, provincial and territorial level, it’s the NDP — not the Liberals, not the Conserva-

All Things Considered

tives — who have balanced budgets more often than any other party.

Thomas Mulcair and the NDP are presenting a plan to build a strong, balanced, 21st century Canadian economy. In government, we will support job creation in our communities by lowering the tax rate for small businesses from 11 to nine per cent. New Democrats will support proposals to increase West-East pipeline capacity which will open new markets for producers, create high-paying, value-added jobs and lower energy prices in the East.

What sets the NDP apart is that we have a concrete plan to strengthen the middle class and help families get ahead. We will invest in new child care

spaces, work to improve our public healthcare system and improve retirement security for every Canadian.

I am running for the NDP here in Souris-Moose Mountain because I believe in democracy, in meaningful discussions, in caring for what we have for future generations and in providing for this generation. I believe in working together to achieve common goals, to reach consensus on difficult issues and to move processes along that are mired in bureaucracy.

As your NDP candidate, I want to know all sides of the issue, to hear from everyone and to learn from the pros what it is you need. As your representative, I would do all I could to ensure we are all success-

ful here in this corner of the province where we are blessed with agriculture and with oil, as well as potash and other natural resources.

When people go to the ballot box to cast their vote, they consider whether they can trust the candidate of their choosing, whether they can trust the leader of the party they support and if they believe in the platform and the philosophy of the party of their choice.

In Mr. Dunville’s letter, he asks that people use their right to vote. I agree wholeheartedly with him.

Whatever you do and whatever you decide … vote.

Vicky O’Dell NDP candidate for Souris-Moose Mountain

Harper’s actions defy the definition of Conservative The Editor: According to my friend and adviser Mr. Webster (college edition), we find the word conservative means “tending to conserve” or “tending to preserve established traditions or institutions and to resist or oppose any changes in these policies.” or, “open to moderate change.”

This definition definitely does not describe Mr. Harper ’s one-man wrecking crew over the past 10 years.

My understanding is that most people who consider themselves Conservatives do so under Webster’s definition. Conservative was never meant to mean total conversion to global capitalism.

Traditional Conservatives are not motivated exclusively by power and

wealth. They have been, and still are, the reeve, the mayor and the Legion members. They are the service clubs and they sat on the local health board and school board. They are the preservers of our society.

They share the backbone of social conscious in most communities and are respected for it.

Mr. Harper has taken this understanding of Conservative and tried to twist it into something ugly to destroy our society and the living environment of the Earth that we know is necessary to sustain life.

His undemocratic Prime Minister’s ship has thrown us into an ocean of change, uncertainty and impending doom without a life-jacket. Behind closed doors he has signed international trade deals that gives predatory multi-national corpora-

tions more power than our own governments. The World Trade Organization (WTO) whose board members are part of the corporate elite, has the power to overturn protective domestic policy based on the conditions of these international trade deals Harper and his Liberal predecessor Jean Chretien have signed.

On May 31, 2003 at the Progressive Conservative leadership convention, the corporate elite represented by their minion, Peter McKay, stabbed the king-maker of the day (David Orchard) in the back with a knife that was so large it was seen from coast to coast to coast.

The contract for Orchard’s support was that the PCs would never amalgamate with the Alliance Party, a deal which was immediately broken with McK-

ays’s rise to leadership of the PCs. Since then, the so called Conservative Party actively destroys conservativism and everything that stands in the way of its corporate agenda.

At the time of the transformation of the Reform Party to the Alliance and before they confiscated the Conservative brand, the minions floated the idea of calling themselves the Canadian Reform Alliance Party until one of their brighter handlers figured out the acronym was CRAP. My opinion is that the acronym fits Harper’s party better than any traditional meaning of conservative.

Greg Chatterson Green Party candidate for Regina Qu’Appelle

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By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The needs at the Estevan Humane Society are growing in lockstep with the rest of the city, so the Aug. 23, Table Top Sale and Open House at the society’s shelter was aimed at directing some muchneeded cash toward a few additional projects.

The garage-sale atmosphere on the shelter grounds just south of the city, attracted dozens of potential customers and animal-lovers.

“We have some animals in here who require extra attention from a veterinarian. One dog needs some dental work; we have a cat with one leg that is damaged; another kitten came in with a big gash on its side; another cat needs some optical work,” said Terry Williams, president of the Society’s volunteer board of directors.

“None of these problems are life-threatening.

They’re not going to die without this medical attention, but they also won’t get adopted either unless the problems are looked at,” said Williams who estimated that just three of the procedures listed will involve a vet bill of about $2,500, so the need to raise additional funds is obvious.

Of course having the animals spayed or neutered is also a requirement that carries a price tag and all

procedures mean there is follow-up care to be provided by animal healthcare professionals or shelter staff members.

Williams said the shelter is currently housing about 40 cats and kittens and eight dogs. Some of the dogs are currently placed with foster families.

“We even have Estevan’s famous ghost dog with us now,” she said with

a better word would be wary. He’s definitely not aggressive, just shy, but then that probably came as a result of living on the loose around Estevan for two years,” she said.

“He’s sort of like the Littlest Hobo,” chimed in board member Dyana Wright, conjuring up a television series of a few years back that featured a wandering rogue-like but

‘We have some animals in here who require some extra attention from a veterinarian.’

The ghost dog of Estevan, now a happy camper at the Estevan Humane Society’s shelter.

— Terry Williams, President, Estevan Humane Society

a smile.

When asked to explain that moniker, Williams said this particular midsized mutt managed to elude potential captors, including the animal control officer(s) for the past two years, but was finally rounded up and is doing quite well in the more protective environment at the shelter.

“Let’s say he was very agile,” said Williams.

“He’s coming around now, he just needed some extra human attention. He’s a little timid, or maybe

well-trained German shepherd dog with finely tuned instincts.

The fact the ghost dog features a mostly white coat, simply added to the story-line.

With a little more resocializing, the ghost will be ready for adoption soon.

Williams said she understood the dog was left behind by a former Estevanite, and was able to fend for itself efficiently while avoiding capture.

The shelter caters to all kinds of needs, including serving as the city’s animal

impoundment centre.

“We have two fulltime people and a couple of part-time employees at this stage and, of course, our supporters continue to be very generous with their time and supplies,” said Williams. “There won’t be any problem prioritizing where we’ll spend the money we can raise, there are plenty of needs. Our drainage situation around the shelter needs a permanent solution, it’s still an issue too.”

The contract with the City of Estevan will be up for renewal in 2018, so that will, no doubt, lead to a new round of negotiations, too.

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The 2015 version of the Souris Valley Museum’s Pioneer Fun Day got off to a slow start, due to the fact the day (Aug. 22) was greeted with gusty winds and a substantial amount of rain.

But as the day wore on, dozens of visitors flocked to the museum and enjoyed participating, observing and learning more about what life was like on the prairies in the late 1880s up to the early 1940s.

The event also marked the final day of attendance for the museum’s summer staff members Macey Littlejohn, Elizabeth Goby and Katelynn Tedford, said acting manager Mercedes Morstad who is also departing to take up her new position as a teaching staff member at Pleasantdale School.

“We had to move some of the activities indoors because of the rain, but we only cancelled one, and that was the hay rides,” she said. “We also had to keep the rope making demonstrations outside because, well, it’s a pretty noisy operation,” she said with a laugh.

Those who tried their hand at making rope, didn’t seem to mind the continual rain since it was held under a tent canopy.

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WESTVIEW SCHOOL Approximate PickPick up Time WESTVIEW AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate up WESTVIEWAREA AREAESTEVAN ESTEVANCOMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T T Driver Julie Milford Driver Julie Milford Driver - Julie Milford Westview 8:228:22 Westview School WestviewSchool School 8:22 18th Ave & 2nd Street 8:268:26 Ave & & 2nd 2nd Street Street 8:26 18th Ave 18th 8:288:28 Ave && &1st 1stStreet Street 8:28 18th Ave Ave 1st Street 15th 8:308:30 Ave && &2nd 2ndStreet Street 8:30 15th Ave Ave 2nd Street 13th Ave & 2nd Street 8:31 Ave & 2nd Street 8:31 13th Ave & 2nd Street 8:31 Souris Ave & 2nd Street 8:33 Souris Ave & 2nd Street 8:33 Souris Ave & 2nd Street 8:33 Corner of Coronation Street & Valley Street 8:34 Corner of Coronation Street & Valley Street 8:34 Corner of Coronation Street & Valley Street 8:34 ECS 8:40 8:40 ECS 8:40

PLEASANTDALE SCHOOL Approximate PickPick up Time PLEASANTDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Approximate up PLEASANTDALEELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T T Driver Paulann Boulding Driver Paulann Boulding Driver - Paulann Boulding a.m.route route 8th 8:058:05 a.m.

Street 14th Ave (empty lot) a.m. route 8th Street Street&& &14th 14thAve Ave(empty (emptylot) lot) 8:05 Alandra (left) and Alianna Young absorbed a quick lesson in ropemaking from Souris Valley Museum volunteer Malea Andrist Estevan Day Care (Pleasantdale Only) 8:08during Estevan Day Care (Pleasantdale Only) 8:08 Estevan Day Care (Pleasantdale Only) 8:08 the museum’s annual Pioneer Fun Day activities.

60 Cundall Drive 8:10 Cundall Drive Drive 8:10 60 Cundall 8:10 Crosswalk 8:138:13 Crosswalkon onKing KingStreet Street(Chinook (ChinookBay) Bay) 8:13 Crosswalk on King Street (Chinook Bay) Food and refreshments were demonstrations were underCorner the di- Nicholson lourful replica&Midlander battalion Tours of the actual8:15 museum Drive Corner of of Nicholson NicholsonRoad Road & &Newcombe Newcombe Drive 8:15 Corner of Road Newcombe Drive 8:15 offered starting at 11 a.m. and rection of volunteer Malea Andrist. uniform as he explained how the and the out buildings that included Nicholson Road & Veterans Ave (white fence) 8:18 Nicholson Road & Veterans Ave (white fence) 8:18 Nicholson Midlanders Road & Veterans (whitethe fence) 8:18 as inside demonstrations with demSchool house re-enactment wereAve among first an old prairie cook shack as well Nicholson Road (beside town houses) 8:20 Nicholson Road (beside town houses) Nicholson to Road (beside town presence houses) on the the school, were conducted8:20 8:20 onstrators being Jane Anne Ireland was under the direction of School pose a military every 2001 Mayfair Bay 8:238:23 2001 Mayfair Bay 2001 Mayfair Bayof Western Canada in 1885, half-hour.

8:23 (juice), Linda Jones (bread) and Ma’am Virginia Finstad who held plains Corner Road Way 8:258:25 Corner of Nicholson Road Tedford Way Corner of of Nicholson Nicholson Road&& &Tedford Tedford Way with 8:25 Tedford (butter churning), while sway in the old one-room Schneller and later melded into working Visitors enjoyed the opporPleasantdale School 8:288:28 Pleasantdale School Pleasantdale 8:28 Littlejohn steered youngsters in School, also located on the mu- theSchool fledgling North West Mounted tunity to join in the barbecue, 82-401 82-401 82-401

their efforts to build some homemade Silly Putty. The rope making

seum grounds. She was joined by Police battalions before finally be- activities, tours and demonstrations 82-401 PLEASANTDALE AREA COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate PickPick up Time 82-401 AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate up 82-401 PLEASANTDALE AREAESTEVAN ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T T Tom O’Sullivan, dressed in aPLEASANTDALE co- ing disbanded. throughout the afternoon.

Driver Paulann Boulding Driver Paulann Boulding Driver - Paulann Boulding a.m.route route Pleasantdale 8:288:28 a.m. route PleasantdaleSchool School 8:28 a.m.

Pleasantdale School Corner of Nicholson Road & Newcombe Drive 8:318:31 Corner of of Nicholson Nicholson Road Road & & Newcombe Newcombe Drive Drive 8:31 Corner Nicholson fence) 8:338:33 NicholsonRoad Road&& &Veterans VeteransAve Ave(white (white fence) 8:33 Nicholson Road Veterans Ave (white fence) Nicholson Road & Grundeen Crescent (White Apartment) 8:36 Nicholson Road & Grundeen Crescent (White Apartment) 8:36 Nicholson Road & Grundeen Crescent (White Apartment) 8:36 Corner of Nicholson Road & Tedford Way 8:39 Corner of Nicholson Road & Tedford Way 8:39 Corner of Nicholson Road & Tedford Way 8:39 Wellock Road & Mayfair Bay (Stop Sign) 8:41 Wellock Road & Mayfair Bay (Stop Sign) 8:41 Wellock Road & Mayfair Bay (Stop Sign) 8:41 SOUTH EAST CORNERSTONE SCHOOL DIVISION #209 SOUTH EAST CORNERSTONE SCHOOL DIVISION #209 SOUTHEAST EASTCORNERSTONE CORNERSTONESCHOOL SCHOOLDIVISION DIVISION#209 #209 60 Cundall Drive 8:43 Cundall Drive 8:43 SOUTH 8:43 SOUTH EAST CORNERSTONE SCHOOL DIVISION #209 Approximate Pick up Time 60 Cundall Drive S NUMBER 2015-2016 SCHOOL BUS ROUTE S NUMBER NUMBER 2015-2016 SCHOOL BUS ROUTE Approximate Pick up Time US NUMBER 2015-2016SCHOOL SCHOOLBUS BUSROUTE ROUTE ApproximatePick Pickup upTime Time ECS Bus number 8:47 S 2015-2016 Approximate 8:47 S82-109 NUMBER 2015-2016 SCHOOL BUS ROUTE SCHOOLPlease Approximate Pick up Time ECS 8:47 SPRUCE RIDGE/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE arrive 3-4 minutes early 82-109 SPRUCE RIDGE/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Please arrive 3-4 minutes early 82-10982-109 SPRUCE RIDGE/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Please arrive3-4 3-4minutes minutes early 82-698 hillcrest elementary/ 82-109 SPRUCE RIDGE/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Please arrive early sprUce ridGe/estevan comprehensive school 82-109 SPRUCE RIDGE/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLPlease arrive 3-4 minutes early Driver Bev Schmidt Driver Driver -- Bev Bev Schmidt Schmidt driver - Bev schmidt approximate pick Up time 82-698 82-698 HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE Approximate PickPick up Time Driver estevan comprehensive school SCHOOL HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate up Driver -- Bev Bev Schmidt Schmidt HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T T a.m. route route Poplar Bay Bay 8:20 82-698 a.m.

Poplar 8:20 a.m. route PoplarBay Bay 8:20 .m. route Poplar 8:20 Driver Larry Johnson driver larry Johnson approximate pick Up time Driver Larry Johnson a.m. .m. route Poplar Bay Ave & Henry Street 8:20 Driver - Larry Johnson Bannatyne 8:22 Bannatyne Ave Henry Street 8:22 BannatyneAve Ave&&&Henry HenryStreet Street 8:22a.m.route 8:22 a.m. 9th route 8:038:03 route Bannatyne Ave 2nd Street Bannatyne & Henry Street 8:22 a.m. route 9th Ave Ave && &2nd 2ndStreet Street 8:03 Arthur Ave Ave Ave & Henry Henry Street 8:24a.m.

Arthur & Street 8:24 ArthurAve Ave&&Henry HenryStreet Street 8:24 Arthur 8:24 route 9th Ave & Alley by Credit Union 8:068:06 Ave & & Alley Alley by

by Credit Credit Union Union 8:06 Arthur Ave & Henry Street 8:24 9th Ave 737 Eva Street 8:26 737 Eva Street 8:26 737Eva EvaStreet Street 8:26 737 8:26 710 --- 5th 8:078:07 5th Street Street 8:07 737 Eva Place Street& Alexandria Ave 8:26 Edward 8:28 710 5th Street Edward Place Alexandria Ave 8:28 EdwardPlace Place&&&Alexandria AlexandriaAve Ave 8:28 Edward 8:28 4th Ave 8:098:09 Ave && &4th 4thStreet Street 8:09 Edward Place & Alexandria Ave 8:28 Estevan Day Care (Spruce Ridge Only) 8:30 4th Ave 4th Street Estevan Day 8:30 EstevanDay Day Care Care (Spruce (Spruce Ridge Ridge Only) Only) 8:30 Estevan 8:30 302 4th Ave 8:13 4th Ave 8:13 Estevan Day Care Care (Spruce (Spruce Ridge Ridge Only) Only) 8:30 Drader Street 8:33 302 - 4th Ave 8:13 Drader Street 8:33 DraderStreet Street 8:33 Drader 8:33 5th Ave & 2nd Street 8:14 Drader Street 8:33 Ave & 2nd Street 8:14 ECS 8:37 5th Ave & 2nd Street 8:14 ECS 8:37 ECS 8:37 ECS 8:37 7th Ave & 2nd Street 8:15 ECS 8:37 Ave & 2nd Street 8:15 Spruce Ridge School 8:38 7th Ave & 2nd Street 8:15 Spruce Ridge School 8:38 SpruceRidge RidgeSchool School 8:38 Spruce 8:38 Valley Street & Coronation Street 8:18 Spruce Ridge School 8:38 Valley Street & Coronation Street 8:18 Valley Street & Coronation Street 8:18 773 Sun Valley Drive 8:20 Sun Valley Drive 8:20 80-107 WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time 773 Sun Valley Drive 8:20 80-107 WestvieW elementary school 80-107 WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time 80-107 WESTVIEWELEMENTARY ELEMENTARYSCHOOL SCHOOL ApproximatePick Pickup upTime Time 80-107 WESTVIEW Approximate 80-107 WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time Hillcrest School 8:22 Hillcrest School 8:22 Driver Julie Milford Hillcrest School 8:22 driver - Julie milford approximate pick Up time Driver Julie Milford BUS NUMBER 2015-2016 SCHOOL BUS ROUTE Ap Driver---Julie JulieMilford Milford Driver Driver Julie Milford ** Hillcrest Comp students will transfer to Annette Haselhan's bus # 82-204 at Hillcrest** Hillcrest Comp students will transfer to Annette Haselhan's bus # 82-204 at Hillcrest** a.m. route Royal Heights 7:58 ** Hillcrest Comp students will transfer to Annette Haselhan's bus # 82-204 at Hillcrest** a.m. route Royal Heights 7:58 a.m. Royal a.m. route RoyalHeights Heights 7:58 ECS .m.

7:58 .m. route route Royal 7:58 1402 --Heights 5th Street Street 8:04 1402 5th 8:04 route 1402 1402 5th Street 8:04 5th Street 8:04 1402 8:04 Spruce Ridge School 82-698 SPRUCE RIDGE/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate PickPick up Time 1318 --- 5th 2ndStreet Street 8:07 82-698 SPRUCE RIDGE/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate up sprUce ridGe/estevan comprehensive school SPRUCE RIDGE/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T T 1318 2nd Street 8:07 1318 2nd Street 8:0782-69882-698 1318 2nd Street 8:07 1318 -- 2nd Street 8:07 Driver Larry Johnson 1014 2nd Street 8:10 Driver -- Larry Larry Johnson Johnson driver larry Johnson approximate pick Up time Driver 1014 2nd Street 8:10 1014--2nd 2ndStreet Street 8:10 1014 8:10 1014 2nd Street 8:10 Valley- Street Street & Coronation Coronation Street Street 8:11a.m. a.m.route route 834 a.m. route GeorgeStreet Street 8:33 a.m.

834 George George Street 8:33 Valley & 8:11 Valley Street & Coronation Street 8:11 82-416 HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ HILLCREST AREA COMP8:33 SCHOOL Ap Valley Street & Coronation Street 8:11 Valley Street & Coronation Street 8:11 1001 10th Ave & Valley Street 8:12 926 George Street 8:348:34 George Street 8:34 route 1001 10th Ave & Valley Street 8:12 926 George Street 1001 10th Ave & Valley Street 8:12 1001 10th Ave & Valley Street 8:12 Driver - Annette Haselhan 1001 - 10th&Ave Valley Street 8:12 1st Street Street 11th&Ave Ave 8:13 8th 8:378:37 Street Souris Ave Stop Sign 1st &&11th 11th 8:13 8th Street Street&& &Souris SourisAve AveStop StopSign Sign 8:37 1stStreet Street& 11thAve Ave 8:13 1st 8:13 1st Street &Street 11th Ave 8:13 1821 1st 8:15 a.m. route 425 Willow Park Greens 848 Smith Street 8:388:38 Smith Street 1821 1st Street 8:15 848 Smith Street 8:38 1821 1st Street 8:15 1821 1st Street 8:15 1821 - 1st Place Street 8:15 Westview 8:16 Crosswalk on Arthur Ave 8:398:39 Crosswalk on Arthur Ave 331 Willow Park Greens Westview Place 8:16 BUS NUMBER 2015-2016 SCHOOL BUS ROUTE Approximate Pick up T Crosswalk on Arthur Ave 8:39 Westview Place 8:16 Westview Place 8:16 Westview 8:16 Stop Sign Sign Place & Woodlawn Woodlawn Ave Ave 8:18 ECS 8:41 Stop & 8:18 StopSign Sign& WoodlawnAve Ave 8:18 Stop 8:18 BUS 2015-2016 Approximate Pick 309 Willow Park Greens Stop &&Woodlawn Woodlawn Ave 8:18 BUS NUMBER NUMBER 2015-2016 SCHOOL SCHOOL BUS BUS ROUTE ROUTE Approximate Pick up up T T WestSign Valley Edge 8:19 Spruce Ridge School 8:42 West Valley Edge 8:19 ECS 8:41 West Valley Edge 8:19 West Valley Edge 8:19 ECS 8:41 West Valley Edge 8:19 Service Road (Across from Highway 18) Alice Road & 2nd Street A. 8:20 Any questions or concerns please call call DanDan Gedak at 636-7458.

Any questions or please Gedak at Alice Road & 2nd Street A. 8:20 Ridge School 8:42 AliceRoad Road& 2ndStreet StreetA. A. 8:2082-41682-416Spruce Any questions or concerns concerns please call Dan Gedak at 636-7458.

636-7458.

Alice 8:20 Spruce Ridge School 8:42 hillcrest elementary/ Alice Road &&2nd 2nd Street A. 8:20 HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ HILLCREST AREA COMP SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T Westview School 8:22 Hillcrest School (Pickup ECS students from Bus # 82-698 for ECS) BUS NUMBER 2015-2016 SCHOOL BUS ROUTE Approximate Pick up T Westview School 8:22 Westview School 8:22 Westview School 8:22 Driver - Annette Haselhan Westview School 8:22

South EaSt CornErStonE PuBLIC SChooL DIvISIon #209 2015-2016 SChooL BuS SChEDuLE **Please arrive 3-4 minutes early**

hillcrest area comp school 82-416 HILLCREST Approximate Pick 8:41 82-416 HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ ELEMENTARY/ HILLCREST HILLCREST AREA AREA COMP COMP SCHOOL SCHOOL Approximate Pick up up T T MurrayECS Ave

a.m. up route 425 Willow Park-annette Greens haselhan 8:12 driver approximate pick Up time 80-10780-107 WESTVIEW AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick Time Spruce Ridge School Driver 8:42 WestvieW area estevan comprehensive school Pick Driver -- Annette Annette Haselhan Haselhan 80-107 WESTVIEW AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time 80-107 WESTVIEW AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time 331 Willow Park Greens 8:14 80-107 WESTVIEW AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate up Time 5th Ave425 & Willow 2nd Park Street 80-107 WESTVIEW AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time a.m. a.m. route Greens 8:12 Driver -- Julie Milford driver - Julie milford approximate pick Up time a.m. route 425 Willow Park Greens 8:12 Driver Julie Milford Willow Park Greens 8:15 Driver---Julie JulieMilford Milford Driver 331 Willow Park Greens 8:14 Driver Julie Milford route 309 HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ HILLCREST AREA COMP SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T a.m. route route Westview School School 8:22 82-416 ECS 331 Willow Park Greens 8:14 a.m. Westview Service Road (Across from Highway 18) 8:17 a.m.

Westview 8:22 a.m. route Westview School 8:22 .m. route School 8:22 309 Willow Park Greens 8:15 Driver - Annette Haselhan .m. route Westview School 8:22 309 Willow Park Greens 8:15 18th Ave & 2nd Street 8:26 route 18th Hillcrest School (Pickup ECS students from Bus # 82-698 for ECS) 8:22 18th Ave 2nd Street 8:26 Service Road (Across from 8:17 8:26 18thAve Ave&&&2nd 2ndStreet Street 8:26 425 Willow Park Greens 8:12 18th Street 8:26 Service Road (Across from Highway Highway 18) 18) 8:17 18th Ave Ave && & 2nd 1st Street Street 8:28a.m. route Murray Ave 8:24 18th Ave 1st 8:28 Hillcrest School (Pickup ECS students from Bus # 82-698 for ECS) 8:22 331 Willow Park Greens 8:14 18th Ave & 1st Street 8:28 18th Ave & 1st Street 8:28 82-811 SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL Ap Hillcrest (Pickup ECS students from Bus # 82-698 for ECS) 8:22 18th Ave && 1st Street 8:28 5th Ave &School 2nd Street 8:26 15th Ave 2nd Street 8:30 Murray Ave 8:24 15th Ave & 2nd Street 8:30 309 Willow Park Greens 8:15 15th Ave & 2nd Street 8:30 15th Ave & 2nd Street 8:30 Murray Ave 8:24 15th 8:30 ECS 8:33 Driver - Sarah Gaignard 13th Ave Ave && & 2nd 2nd Street Street 8:31 5th 2nd Street 8:26 Service Road 8:17 13th Ave 2nd Street 8:31 5th Ave Ave & & 2nd (Across Street from Highway 18) 8:26 13th 8:31 13thAve Ave& 2ndStreet Street 8:31 13th Ave &&2nd 2nd Street 8:31 Souris Ave & 2nd Street 8:33 ECS 8:33 Hillcrest School (Pickup ECS students from Bus # 82-698 for ECS) 8:22 a.m. route Seregella Road & Petterson Drive Souris Ave & 2nd Street 8:33 ECS 8:33 Souris Ave & 2nd Street 8:33 Souris Ave & 2nd Street 8:33 82-811 SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T Souris & 2nd Street 8:33 CornerAve of Coronation Coronation Street & & Valley Valley Street Street 8:34 Murray Ave 8:24 Corner of Street 8:34 517 Milne Cres Driver Sarah Gaignard Corner of Coronation Street & Valley Street 8:34 Corner of Coronation Street & Valley Street 8:34 82-8115th Ave & sprUce school Corner 8:34 SPRUCE RIDGE Approximate Pick 2nd StreetridGe 8:26 ECS of Coronation Street & Valley Street 8:40 82-811 82-811 SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL SCHOOL Approximate Pick up up T T ECS 8:40 a.m. route Seregella Road & Petterson Drive 8:18 ECS 8:40 ECS 8:40 563 Milne Driver Sarah Gaignard ECS Cres 8:33 driver - sarah Gaignard approximate pick Up time ECS 8:40 Driver - Sarah Gaignard 517 Milne Cres 8:21 a.m. route Seregella Road & 8:18 a.m.Petterson pleasantdale elementary school a.m. up route Seregella & Petterson Petterson Drive Drive 8:18 82-40182-401 PLEASANTDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Approximate Pick Time 460 Drive 563 Milne Road Cres 8:22 82-401 PLEASANTDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time 82-811 SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T 517 Milne Cres 8:21 82-401 PLEASANTDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time 82-401 PLEASANTDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time route 517 driver - paulann Boulding approximate pick Up time 82-401 PLEASANTDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time Milne Cres 8:21 Driver Paulann Boulding 460 Petterson Drive Driver - Sarah Gaignard 8:24 388 Petterson Drive Driver Paulann Boulding 563 Milne Cres 8:22 Driver Paulann Boulding Driver Paulann Boulding 563 Milne CresDrive 8:22 Driver -lot) Paulann Boulding a.m. 8th Street & 14th Ave (empty 388 Petterson 8:25 a.m. route route 8:05a.m. route Seregella Road & Petterson Drive 8:18 460 Petterson Drive 8:24 a.m.

8th Street & 14th Ave (empty lot) 8:05 Drive .m. & Ave (empty 8:05 460 Petterson Drive 8:24 a.m. route 8thStreet Street 14th Ave (emptylot) lot) Only) 8:05 364 Petterson route 8th 364 Petterson Drive 8:26 .m. route route 8th Street &&14th 14th Ave (empty lot) 8:05 Estevan Day Care (Pleasantdale 8:08 517 Milne Cres 8:21 388 Petterson Drive 8:25 Estevan Day Care (Pleasantdale Only) 8:08 388 Petterson Drive 8:25 Estevan Day Care (Pleasantdale Only) 8:08 Estevan Day Care (Pleasantdale Only) 8:08 340 Brooks Road 8:28 Estevan DayDrive Care (Pleasantdale Only) 8:08 340 Brooks Road 60 Cundall 8:10 563 Milne Cres 8:22 364 Petterson Petterson Drive Drive 8:26 60 Cundall Drive 8:10 364 8:26 60 Cundall Drive 8:10 439 Clasky Drive 8:29 60 Cundall Drive 8:10 60 Cundall on Drive 8:10 460 Petterson Drive 8:24 340 Brooks Road 8:28 Crosswalk King Street (Chinook Bay) 8:13 439 Clasky Drive 340 Brooks Road 8:28 Crosswalk on King Street (Chinook Bay) 8:13 469 Brooks Road 8:30 Crosswalk on King Street (Chinook Bay) 8:13 Crosswalk on King Street (Chinook Bay) 8:13 388 Petterson Drive 8:25 Crosswalk on King Street (Chinook Bay) Drive 8:13 439 Clasky Drive 8:29 Corner of Nicholson Road & Newcombe 8:15 439 Clasky Drive 8:29 Corner of Nicholson Road & Newcombe Drive 8:15 ECS 8:35 469 Brooks Road Corner of Nicholson Road & Newcombe Drive 8:15 Corner of Nicholson Road & Newcombe Drive 8:15 364 Petterson Drive 8:26 469 Brooks Brooks Road Road 8:30 Corner of Nicholson Road & Ave Newcombe Drive 8:15 Nicholson Road & Veterans (white fence) 8:18 469 8:30 Spruce Ridge School 8:36 Nicholson Road & Veterans Ave (white fence) 8:18 340 Brooks Road 8:28 Nicholson Road & Veterans Ave (white fence) 8:18 ECS 8:35 Nicholson Road & Veterans Ave (white fence) 8:18 ECS Nicholson Road &(beside Veterans Ave (white fence) 8:18 ECS 8:35 Nicholson Road town houses) 8:20 ** P.M. ROUTE IS IN REVERSE ORDER ** Nicholson Road (beside town houses) 8:20 439 Clasky Drive 8:29 Spruce Ridge School 8:36 Nicholson Road (beside town houses) 8:20 Nicholson Road (beside town houses) 8:20 Spruce Ridge School 8:36 Nicholson Road (beside town houses) 8:20 Spruce Ridge School 2001 Mayfair Bay 8:23 469 Brooks Road** P.M. ROUTE IS IN REVERSE ORDER ** 8:30 2001 Mayfair Bay 8:23 2001 Mayfair Bay 8:23 2001 Mayfair Bay 8:23 ** P.M. ROUTE IS IN REVERSE ORDER ** 2001 Mayfair Bay Road & Tedford Way 8:23 82-316 SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T Corner of Nicholson 8:25 ECS 8:35 ** P.M. ROUTE IS IN REVERSE ORDER ** Corner of Nicholson Road & Tedford Way 8:25 Corner Road 8:25 Cornerof Nicholson Road& TedfordWay Way 8:25 Driver Lynn Hildahl Corner ofofNicholson Nicholson Road &&Tedford Tedford Way 8:25 Pleasantdale School 8:28 Spruce Ridge School SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL 8:36 82-316 Approximate Pick Pleasantdale School 8:28 82-316 SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up up T T Pleasantdale 8:28 a.m. route Rooney Route & ** Ross 8:25 PleasantdaleSchool School 8:28 Pleasantdale School 8:28 P.M. Court ROUTE IS- IN REVERSE ORDER ** Driver Lynn Hildahl Driver Lynn Hildahl 82-401 pleasantdale area 82-316 Pick SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL Ap a.m. route Rooney Route Court 8:25 82-401 PLEASANTDALE AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Time a.m. up route Route & & Ross Ross Court school 8:25 82-316Rooney sprUce ridGe 82-401 PLEASANTDALE AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time 82-401 PLEASANTDALE ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE Approximate up estevanAREA comprehensive school SCHOOL 82-401 PLEASANTDALE AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL ApproximatePick Pick upTime Time 82-316 SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up T 82-401 PLEASANTDALE AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time Driver Paulann Boulding Driver - Lynn Hildahlapproximate pick Up time driver - lynn hildahl Driver Paulann Boulding Driver ----Paulann Driver - Lynn Hildahl driver - paulann Boulding approximate pick Up time Driver PaulannBoulding Boulding Driver Paulann Boulding a.m. route route Pleasantdale School 8:28 a.m.

Pleasantdale School 8:28 a.m. route Rooney Route & Ross Court a.m. Rooney Route & Ross Court a.m. route 8:25 .m.

School 8:28 a.m. Pleasantdale a.m. route Pleasantdale SchoolRoad & Newcombe Drive 8:28 .m. route route Pleasantdale School 8:28 Corner of Nicholson Nicholson 8:31 Corner of Road & Newcombe Drive 8:31 route route Corner of Nicholson Road & Newcombe Drive 8:31 CornerofofNicholson Nicholson Road&&Ave Newcombe Drive 8:31 Corner Road Newcombe Drive 8:31 Nicholson Road & Veterans Veterans (white fence) fence) 8:33 Nicholson Road & Ave (white 8:33 Nicholson (white 8:33 NicholsonRoad Road& VeteransAve Ave (whitefence) fence)Apartment) 8:33 Nicholson Road &&&Veterans Veterans Ave (white fence) 8:33 Nicholson Road Grundeen Crescent (White 8:36 Nicholson Road & Grundeen Crescent (White Apartment) 8:36 Nicholson Road Crescent (White 8:36 Nicholson Road& Grundeen Crescent (WhiteApartment) Apartment) 8:36 Nicholson Road &&Grundeen Grundeen Crescent (White Apartment) 8:36 Corner of Nicholson Road & Tedford Way 8:39 Corner of Nicholson Nicholson Road & Tedford Way 8:39 Corner Road & Way 8:39 Cornerof Nicholson Road Tedford Way 8:39 Corner ofof Nicholson Road &&Tedford Tedford Way 8:39 Wellock Road & Mayfair Bay (Stop Sign) 8:41 Wellock Road & Mayfair Bay (Stop Sign) 8:41 Wellock Road & 8:41 Wellock Road MayfairBay Bay(Stop (StopSign) Sign) 8:41 Wellock Road &&Mayfair Mayfair Bay (Stop Sign) 8:41 60 Cundall Drive 8:43 60 Cundall Drive 8:43 60 8:43 60Cundall CundallDrive Drive 8:43 60 Cundall Drive 8:43 ECS 8:47 ECS 8:47 ECS 8:47 ECS 8:47 ECS 8:47

82-698 82-698 82-698 82-698 82-698

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Approximate Pick up Time HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ESTEVAN ELEMENTARY/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SCHOOL Approximate Pick Pick up up Time Time HILLCREST Approximate HILLCRESTELEMENTARY/ESTEVAN ELEMENTARY/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVESCHOOL SCHOOL ApproximatePick Pickup upTime Time HILLCREST COMPREHENSIVE Approximate Driver - Larry Johnson

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August 26, 2015 A11

Public school board ponders naming rights and transportation appeals

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The first public meeting of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board of trustees following a summer break was a short one, on Aug. 20, in the division’s head office in Weyburn.

The half-hour session saw the directors approve a motion to grant the Estevan Saskatchewan Summer Games committee the authorization to issue naming rights for the new

track that has been placed on the school grounds.

The track will be used extensively during the Summer Games to be held in the Energy City next July.

Board chairwoman Audrey Trombley, said the request did not stipulate a time limit for the naming rights, other than a reference to the desire to have the names attached to the track for a minimum of five years.

A sign, similar to the one already installed on

the school’s campus near the front entrance, will be erected near the track to bear the names of the company, companies or individuals once they are revealed.

The names of the proposed recipients of the naming rights, did surface at the Cornerstone board table, but a request from the Summer Games committee to hold the names in abeyance, pending a formal announcement, has been agreed to by the Mercury.

“The new track is a real benefit to the school,” said Estevan trustee Pam Currie in voting in favour of the motion.

Janet Foord, the other Estevan trustee, who joined the session via a video hook-up, was assured there were no costs being incurred by the school division in the process and the vote passed unanimously.

The board members then heard a presentation from Christie Wolf from the Wapella area

Touring The Exhibits

concerning her request to have another young family member be allowed to ride a school bus to McNaughton School in Moosomin along with his brother, since the bus already makes a stop in the family’s yard.

Various arguments were cited by Wolf who was seeking a grandfather clause to be instituted which would allow her son to make the trip to Moosomin rather than enroll in the Wapella School this coming school year. The opportunity for her son to access more necessary programming was one of the arguments posted by Wolf.

The board went into an in-camera session to debate the request and later returned with the decision to grant the family’s request.

Two other applications or appeals to circumvent the school division’s stated policy regarding school boundaries and busing were denied, while one other was approved since the request adhered to the Courtesy Rider Program parameters which allows transportation from an existing pick up point within a school’s boundary.

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Highway traffic numbers down slightly The highways in the Estevan area experienced a small drop in traffic in 2014, according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure’s annual traffic volume map, which was recently released.

Doug Wakabayashi, the executive director of the ministry’s communications branch, said the highway traffic was down about 2.6 per cent compared with 2013.

“But if you look at it over three years, going back to 2011, traffic on the highways leading into the Estevan area has increased about 12 per cent,” Wakabayashi told the Mercury.

The busiest corridor remained Highway 39 east of Estevan. There were 8,050 vehicles per day just east of the city limits, and 6,200 vehicles per day east of the

Shand Power Station access road. Both numbers are down from the 9,080 and 6,650 vehicles per day, respectively, recorded the year before.

Numbers also declined on Highway 39 west. The first tallying area west of the city limits dropped from 4,550 vehicles per day to 4,520, and another site, Hitchcock, dropped from 4,460 to 3,840 vehicles per day.

On Highway 47, there were 3,280 vehicles each day at the north entrance to Estevan, compared with 3,810 a year earlier, and there were 2,960 north of the city, compared with 3,110 last year.

Highway 47 south saw a small jump from 1,170 in 2013 to 1,180 last year, while traffic south of the city increased from 920 to 1,000 vehicles per day.

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Estevan had mixed results.

A tabulation point east of the Boundary Dam Power Station access road jumped from 2,140 vehicles per day to 2,240, but another one west of the access road dropped from 1,170 vehicles to 980 each day.

Among the other notable routes was Highway 39 between North Portal and the junction with Highway 18.

It experienced a significant traffic increase. The average vehicle count in 2013 ranged from 1,130 per day at North Portal to 1,660 per day near the Roche Percee access road. Those numbers increased last year to 1,200 vehicles a day at North Portal and 2,020 vehicles a day near the access road.

Most of the data is collected through portable traffic counters that are positioned

on a highway for a 48-hour period in the spring or the fall. Then the data is tabulated in the winter and spring of 2014.

The frequency in conducting a traffic count on a highway ranges from annually to once every three or four years.

They do have some permanent counters installed at various locations on the highway system, which track both regular vehicles and heavy truck traffic.

Wakabayashi said the figures compiled for the map are very important for the ministry and the provincial government.

“We use traffic volumes, and projections of traffic volumes, to not only plan our major construction projects, but also our operation and maintenance activities,” said

Wakabayashi. “It also helps drive some of the policy decisions we make.”

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Oil and gas prices sometimes disconnected, says expert GasBuddy co-founder notes wide spread in prices in Saskatchewan

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Bewildered motorists at gas stations continue to pump big bucks into their fuel tanks despite oil prices hitting a new low last week, but according to experts, the summer season is regularly accompanied by a disconnect between oil and gas prices.

J a s o n To e w s , c o founder of GasBuddy. com, which is a provider of retail fuel pricing information and data in Canada and the United States, said integrated oil companies like Shell Canada often set the bar for gas prices. During peak demand, which is usually during the summer driving season, those com-

pens during the summer driving season.”

As a result of increased prices during the summer, some people’s driving habits become more efficient.

Families decide to stay home rather than go for the long road trip. That drop in the number of motorists on the road makes it easier for major integrated oil companies to meet that peak demand.

In addition, Toews said the recent partial shutdown of BP’s Whiting refinery in Indiana, which is one of the state’s largest refinery facilities, has impacted gas prices across Canada.

As the summer driving season comes to an end, however, motorists will get some relief at the pumps.

significantly as well.

“If you see major drop in oil, it will largely be followed with drop in gas prices,” he said.

Commercial truck drivers monitor gas prices closely on a daily basis, and even with the expected price drop coming in the winter, many companies within the truck transport industry have turned to other methods of conservation and efficiency.

Nicole Sinclair, membership services liaison for the Saskatchewan Trucking Association said the downturn in oil prices has hit the trucking industry hard, but efficiencies have been found, sometimes in the simplest of forms.

“There are a lot of different factors, but because

‘Generally for the winter, we’ll experience 80-something cent gas prices, with the bottom being in the 70 cent a litre range sometime in December or January.’

— Jason Teows, co-founder of GasBuddy.com

panies adjust their prices accordingly to meet demand, regardless of where the price of oil sits.

“If people are driving more, companies have to raise prices so they can actually meet demand,” Toews said, adding refineries nowadays are usually only built or expanded during these peak periods.

“They don’t overbuild refineries these days, it costs billions to expand, so they typically build them for peak demand, which hap-

“Generally for the winter, we’ll experience 80-something cent gas prices, with the bottom being in the 70 cent a litre range sometime in December or January,” Toews said. “As September rolls in, you’re going to see them (oil and gas prices) mirror each other more often.”

Toews referred to the initial drop in oil prices in 2014 after the summer driving season, and noted how gas prices dropped

there are a lot of different factors, you can find certain efficiencies with each one,” she said.

United Parcel Service (UPS) trucks, for example, only turn right. According to priceonomics.com, a site dedicated to concisely structuring large amounts of data from the web, UPS trucks have been avoiding left turns since 2004.

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Experts say relief is on the horizon for motorists looking for a break from high gas prices. hand turn lane that wasted time and more importantly, fuel.

Sinclair said since UPS adopted this new tactic, the company’s profits have soared. Other trucking companies are now looking to adopt similar fuel-saving techniques and are ensuring their drivers are well aware of the small details that can ultimately save them from making frequent stops at the gas station.

“It’s little things like that you wouldn’t think

matter … these huge pieces of equipment are actually very tender pieces of machinery,” she said. “Every time you touch the brake, every time you touch the gas and every time you shift, there is the possibility of increased efficiency or deficiency. It’s companies that take advantage of the little things that really make the difference.”

Though many truck drivers don’t have the freedom to fill up wherever they want due to agreements with specific fueling

stations, Estevanites have the advantage of several options when it comes to choosing a gas station. According to GasBuddy.com, gas prices in the Energy City on Aug. 25 ranged from $1.15 to nearly $1.19 per litre.

“If you have an SUV or a truck, that price difference can make a huge difference,” Toews said.

On Aug. 25, the average gas price in Saskatchewan is $1.16 per litre, with the lowest price hovering around $1.06 per litre.

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Museum Visitors Violet Brown, Shirley Clark and Dorothy Fenwick were a trio of visitors who enjoyed a chat at the annual Senior’s Tea after viewing many of the exhibits in the Souris Valley Museum on Aug. 19. Photo by Norm Park.

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Library introducing new seniors’ activities zone when they’re trying to learn something new.”

The library will then make a decision to continue with the club, and whether to add more seniors’ programs.

“Lifelong learning is something that I really believe in,” said Utman. “I think lifelong learning is a really good attitude to have.

I think it’s something that

set the bar, so we see what people are interested in learning and who we have The Estevan Public attending.”

Library wants to attract Senior yoga with Heidi more people over the age Hesselink will be offered in of 55, so they are creating a October. Hesselink will disnew program, and touting a cuss exercise routines and couple other existing initiathe importance of physical tives that have been popular activity as people age. with senior citizens.

Utman said the library The Lifelong Learners wants to know how many Club will have its first meetseniors are interested, when they should meet and how long the sessions should be.

Tw o e x i s t i n g programs at the library have been very popular with people over the age of 55.

One is Mobile Device Advice. The other is Hello Computer.

Both provide oneon-one sessions so people can make better use of technology.

— Victoria Utman, Utman estimates Estevan Public Library adult program coordinator about 95 per cent of the participants in those two classes are ing on Friday, September we should be encouraging senior citizens.

11. Monthly meetings will from our elementary school The library does attract continue until the end of years all the way through to a lot of seniors who are avid the year. our senior years.” readers and make good use “It’s designed to inTheir first class will be of the library’s large print troduce new experiences watercolour painting. Ut- books or audio books. They and skills to seniors,” adult man will be the instructor. also have a lot of seniors program coordinator Vic“The way I do water- who come to use the comtoria Utman told the Mer- colour is a little bit different puters. But they want to cury. “With that, there’s than traditional waterco- attract more seniors for their sometimes a little bit of un- lour, so it will be my spin programs, and provide them certainty. Sometimes people on watercolour,” said Ut- a space where they feel safe. feel like they’re stepping man. “But that one’s going “What we were finding outside of their comfort to be just the threshold to is we were having lower

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‘Lifelong learning is something that I really believe in. I think lifelong learning is a really good attitude to have.’

Sask. posts highest inflation rate for July According to Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan’s annual inflation rate was the highest in Canada during the month of July.

The recent report noted Saskatchewan’s price index was up 1.9 per cent since July 2014. The national average was 1.3 per cent and every province and territory, with the exception of Prince Edward Island, posted an increase.

The consumer price index measures changes in the price level of a market basket of household goods and services.

From a national perspective, an increase in the footwear and clothing index contributed to higher consumer prices, while the transportation index, which includes gasoline, recorded its ninth consecutive year-over-year decline.

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Estevan Public Library adult program coordinator Victoria Utman. File photo. senior attendance to our adult programs than we would like to see,” said Utman. “So we brainstormed a couple ideas, and maybe thought having specific senior programming would encourage the 55-plus group to come out and just do something together in their peer group with their shared experiences.”

They would also like to see some over-55 people who haven’t been to the library previously.

“As we go and explore

what senior programming will look like in this library and our community, and what people are offering in the community outside of the library, we’ll try to develop it so that there are more programs available here at the library,” said Utman.

The library does have an outreach program in which they will go to a few care homes and bring them library resources. It means the residents don’t have to travel to the library,

especially during the winter months when mobility can be an issue.

“It’s been a really great way to coordinate with some of these different homes to advertise and let them know what we’re doing in the fall,” said Utman.

A few senior citizens and people who work with seniors have asked Utman about the new programming at the library, and she believes people are keen to see the programming begin.

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By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Workers with the TS&M woodlawn greens crew mow and press a green before a round of the 104th edition of the Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s Championship this past July. Contributed photo.

Grounds crew goes extra mile for majors “Other than that we’ll go out and make sure everything is trimmed as far as our trees and everything ahead of time because normally we can go back out in the afternoon and we can work around golfers, but when they’re playing we’re kind of shut down,” he said. “We start earlier, so we can do everything in front of them.”

This meant the 15 member grounds crew began work as early as 3:40 a.m. on tournament days and that’s only because it’s too dark to go out any earlier. Currie said there usually isn’t the whole crew working on a single day as well, but during the PGA of Saskatchewan and Men’s Amateur championships everybody came in to work.

Nolan Rohatyn, a member of TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club who also played at the Saskatchewan Men’s Amateur

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

It was a busy summer for the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club grounds crew with two major tournaments rolling through the course during a two-week span this past July, but solid planning with early mornings and focused energy made everything run smoothly.

Bobby Currie, superintendent of TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club, said the main thing the grounds crew did differently from their usual routine to prepare the course for the July 20 to 21 PGA of Saskatchewan Championship and Saskatchewan Men’s Amateur Championship July 27 to 30 was double cutting and rolling the greens every day as well as brush and verti-cut to speed them up. He said this is in contrast to their usual routine of doing this two to three times a week.

“Our labour on our greens pretty much doubles during these tournaments and the week leading up,” said Currie, noting they also change pin placements based on guidance from Sask Golf each day of a tournament.

“The reason we don’t do it everyday is it’s too much wear and tear on the turf and it would cost us double on our budget. The other The TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club greens crew had a busy day July 30 to get the thing that we did differcourse ready for round three action of the 104th edition of the Saskatchewan ent for these tournaments Amateur Men’s Championship after a powerful windstorm roared through the we had this year is we cut course the previous day damaging trees and scattering branches and twigs across everything we could get to areas of the club. Contributed photo. everyday with the exclusion of our rough. We cut an 11-foot pass along all of our Championship, said the greens were in excellent condition fairways and then the rough outside of that was just left to during the tournament and also in the month surrounding grow for the duration of each tournament.” it. He said the greens were fast and a few of the pins were Currie said the greens during the tournaments were too tough, especially on the final day of the tournament, but challenging for regular golfers who normally come to the they were also fair. course to play five to 10 rounds each summer. He said the “That is what a lot of golfers like,” said Rohatyn. work they put into them to make them faster made the ball “Obviously, you don’t want a pin right in the middle of turn more or break better and when the ball is hit above the a slope or anything ridiculous and they didn’t do that, so hole it wouldn’t be as easy to stop it, so these golfers had that’s good. They put some tough pins out there, but it was to make sure they hit their approach on the right portion fair. It was a good challenge.” of the greens to make putts.

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An expected 60 players will register for the Bruins fall camp at 10 a.m. Friday morning in Affinity Place signalling the start of the team’s quest to win the 2016 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Canalta Cup. That first goal will be followed by the Bruins’ desire to beat the best teams from the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) in the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup (WCC), which is held in Estevan April 30 to May 8, and subsequently punch their ticket to a berth in the national junior A championship RBC Cup May 14 to 22 at Lloydminster.

Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood said the nucleus of this 2015-16 cup-contending edition of the Bruins was not built overnight, but was instead developed over the past two seasons through focusing on a group of young players. He said this wait and hard work began to show reward during the second half of last season when a large portion of the Bruins roster came together and played some good hockey to win the majority of their games and gain a spot in the post-season. That core has since been enhanced during the off-season through major acquisitions.

“The trades we’ve made both with Kindersley and Portage, that’s an effort to do two things,” said Lewgood, referring to an April 15 deal with Kindersley that brought in right-wing/ centre Owen LaClare and returned talented left-wing Darcy DeRoose to Estevan, as well as a June 2 trade that gave the Bruins forward Braden Oleksyn plus a May 21 acquisition of right-wing Dane Schioler from Portage. “We want to get bigger, stronger and more skilled, so ultimately what we’ve done is added the rights to four very elite players. The three guys we got from Kindersley were

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“Then with Dane Schioler, should he return from Prince Albert, Dane is in the PA Raiders’ camp in the WHL as a 19-year-old and they really like him there, we’ll see how that plays out. But if he does in fact come to Estevan, he brings another element of his competition level and the way he approaches the game is with a tremendous amount of desire and work ethic. He plays a nasty game and he has a lot of skill that coincides with it, so he’s a great mix (and adds) an element maybe we were lacking prior.”

Lewgood, who is in his third year as head coach and general manager of the club, said the unexpected loss of defenseman and team captain Nolan Nicholas means they have to add some experience to their back end to alleviate some pressure off their three returning blueliners, but they can take solace in the fact two-time Bruins top defenceman and rearguard point producer Zach Douglas (six goals and 27 points in 51 games in 2014-15) will be back. He said Douglas has developed into a leader on the team and he will be called upon to carry a big role on their defensive core this season both on power play and penalty kill.

He said starting goaltender Tyler Fuhr (2.98 goals-against-average and .914 save percentage in 28 games last season) will also be back and judging from his work at their conditioning camp, which started last week, he appears to be in great shape heading into the season.

“One thing that will happen with the changes we made is that we can afford to play a little more aggressively,” said Lewgood.

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Golfers brave wind and rain to honour fallen captain

By Jamie Harkins sports@etevanmercury.ca

A crowd of determined golfers braved driving rain, howling winds and unseasonably cold temperatures last Saturday at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club to make the inaugural Neil

Kish Memorial Tournament a reality.

“The Neil Kish Memorial is a golf tournament to recognize the fallen (Estevan Fire Rescue) captain that we had,” said current Fire Rescue captain and tournament organizer Kyle Luc. “He died on March 4

of this year, so we had a golf tournament to recognize him and everything that he did for the fire department and community.”

Luc said their hope was to attract 144 golfers to the first of many annual memorial golf tournaments in Neil Kish’s honour at his home

course of TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club, but the bad weather and other engagements made for the smaller turnout. He said close to 100 people faced the elements on the course for the fun tournament that featured hole in one contests, longest drive challenges and closest to the pin holes, but the inclement weather eventually forced them to shut it down after nine holes.

“We looked at the weather…it was supposed to be decent after 1 p.m. and it got worse,” said Luc. “The wind picked up and the rain really started coming down, but in the end we’re all here to remember a good guy who did a lot for the community. So we all just went out there because Neil

wouldn’t want us to stop. He was a real go-getter, so we just went with it.”

The Team Senchuk Ford foursome of Landon Senchuk, Devin Shirley, Steven Fichter and Chris Gould didn’t abide with the nine-hole finish and played the full 18 holes on the cold and wet afternoon. With two holes still to go, Senchuk noted the bad weather may have even helped their game.

“It’s actually not too bad, we’re sinking longer putts.”

Gould said they were participating in the tournament to help commemorate a man who was heavily involved in the community both with Estevan Fire Rescue and children’s sports.

He said this was just their way to show appreciation for Kish’s efforts, while having a good time on the course.

“I played hockey for him,” said Gould. “He coached midget AA for a long time, so lots of us played hockey for him.”

Luc said Kish was a leader within the community and the fire department. He said Kish took him under his wing when he began work at Estevan Fire Rescue six years ago, just like he did with many others in numerous different venues, and this was a way to recognize that.

“We all thought we’ll come here as a community and all pull together and put the tournament on.”

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Laura Mantei, chairperson of the Estevan CCA Rodeo, said the event will feature all the usual main elements of a rodeo, including bareback and novice bareback riding, saddle and novice saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, ladies’ and junior girls’ barrel racing and team roping, as well as a number of special features.

She said the four local girls who make up the Calamity Cowgirls team of trick riders will be an intermission entertainment show that will provide a highlight for the weekend.

“As far as the Estevan people, I don’t think they want to miss the trick riders,” said Mantei. “The trick riders are something that is going to bring us a good crowd. People want to see these girls. They’ve been promoting themselves and working hard.”

Mantei noted some other acts at the annual rodeo that should draw a crowd are rodeo clown Lee Bellows, a petting zoo, the light horse show at 8 a.m. on the Saturday and a cabaret hosted by the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games committee at the Power Dodge Curling Centre that evening.

She said there will also be a special ranch rodeo event staged on the Sunday afternoon, after the rodeo has wrapped up, that will feature different fun events.

As far as the main events are concerned, she

said they are not yet sure about how many cowboys and cowgirls will be competing at the rodeo, but the expectation is for about 200 participants. Mantei said the Estevan CCA Rodeo, which has a 7 p.m. Friday start time and 2 p.m. Saturday start, is occurring near the end of the season so there should be many competitors at it trying their best to earn some money and to solidify a spot for themselves at the rodeo finals this November in Regina.

“The way the CCA works is there are a number of rodeos that these cowboy contestants go to all season… to win and make money. The top 10 get to go to the CCA finals and that’s for buckles and saddles and better money and to be the year-end champion. This is one of the rodeos they can go to to add to their purse.”

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Elecs’ speed and skill will carry them through season

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Speed and skill is going to be the calling card of the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team this season, but they could use a few more bodies on the field to better compete.

Mark Schott, fourth-year head coach of the Elecs, said their roster numbers are down a bit this year after a wave of graduations last June and only stand at about 23 kids in camp. He said they do have a lot of returning players within their receiver, running back, quarterback, linebacker and defensive back groups, but the team could use more kids willing to play offensive or defensive line.

“We’re really hoping the number spikes here over the next few days, but if not there is going to be lots of opportunity to play for the kids that are out here,” said Schott, noting they will play both ways if need be. “As a player, that’s an exciting thing to be part of.”

Schott said since fall camp began last Friday, the focus from the coaching staff has been teaching the players the fundamentals of football such as basic tackling techniques and proper positioning. He said they want to play an aggressive game on both sides of the ball this

season beginning with their first game of the Moose Jaw 3A 12-man season Sept. 3 in Weyburn against the Eagles.

“We will try and stay pretty balanced offensively,” he said. “We have a pretty good running back in Levi Pick and a couple other guys can plug in there and run the ball well. Our quarterback, Andrew Kehler, is a young quarterback, but he’s got a great arm. He played last year for us, so he’s going to be a year wiser and more experienced. I think we can do a nice mix of running and passing the ball and defensively we want to attack the ball and gang tackle and try and force some turnovers to get our offence back on the field.”

Kehler, who is entering Grade 11 this year at ECS, described himself as a passing quarterback, but is willing to take off through a hole if he sees one. He said Pick is a big part of the offence and they will be relying on him this year to move the ball just as they did last season.

The second-year quarterback added the team may be young due to graduations, but everyone seems to be in shape and ready to play some football.

“I think we’re going to do well this year,” he said, noting many other teams lost players to graduation as well. “We’re up to their caliber of play.”

ECS Elecs football player Adan Peterson attempts to break past Carter Davenport during a lineman practice at football camp Monday at Estevan Comprehensive School.

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“The first game we didn’t move the ball well,” he said. “The second game we started to move it a little bit better and towards the last couple games we started to move the ball really good.”

“It’s a great group of kids,” added Smith.

“We’ve had no issues this year. Morale is still up. The kids are working their butts off to get better. They realize there is a bigger picture than this one year.”

Estevan’s Ryan Eggen, far left, takes the field with the Valley Huskers July 25 at Exhibition Stadium in Chilliwack, B.C. against the Kamloops Blazers. Contributed photo.

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Offensive lineman Ryan Eggen has recently been joined on the B.C. Football Conference (BCFC) team by running back Kolby Dyck. While Eggen has already seen four starts with the Huskers, who play out of Exhibition Stadium in Chilliwack, B.C., Dyck only saw his first action last Saturday at the Apple Bowl in a 66-3 loss to the undefeated Okanogan Sun. Huskers head coach Adam Smith said Dyck arrived in Chilliwack last week after being one of the final cuts of the Prairie Football Conference’s Regina Thunder and was immediately put to action on special teams. He said Dyck resembles Eggen in having a strong work ethic and positive attitude and should begin to see similar amounts of play once he gets a few more practices under his belt.

“He’s going to get a good role,” said Smith, who is in his second year of coaching the Huskers (0-5 so far this season). “He had a few carries in game one.

He only had a few practices, so he’s a bit raw. But he’ll be in the game for 15 to 20 plays for sure moving forward.”

Eggen joined the Huskers, who are members of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) that the BCFC is affiliated with, earlier this summer

after sending in a highlight tape of his experiences with the Elecs and attending a spring camp in B.C. put on by the team. He was thrown straight into the fire by starting on the offensive line in the Huskers first game of the year, a 72-17 home loss July 25 to the Kamloops Broncos.

“At first it was kind of overwhelming,” said Eggen. “It was a pretty big jump, but as the games have gone on I’ve got more and more comfortable with the talent of the defenders.”

Smith said the competition level at the CJFL is a step above high school football and a step below Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) ball, so it is a great vehicle for players looking to eventually run onto the field with a university team. He said the junior’s game similar pass-heavy style to the CIS versus a high school’s usual emphasis on running the ball makes the program a good stepping stone for the kids.

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“We’ll obviously use many different variations for our game plan and we can play a different fashion of hockey every night and one thing that will be consistent is with the added size and competitiveness we will be hard to play against. Our guys will hold everyone accountable every night.”

Chase McKersie, who recorded four goals a n d 11 p o i n t s in 51 games as a Bruins’ centre last year, said it is exciting to see the big names added to the forward ranks this offseason. He said going up against LaClaire, Schioler and Oleksyn last season and lining up alongside DeRoose for part of 201415 showed him they are both tough and skilled and it will be fun to play with them as they try to win their first championship since 1999.

“We want to be more tough to play against,” said McKersie, who has been working out at Excel Fitness in Estevan regularly this summer to prepare for the season. “I know this year (Lewgood) will want us to be fore-checking hard and finishing our checks more. That will definitely help us to have more success.”

When the Bruins fall camp starts Friday morning, the players will initially undergo off-ice fitness testing that will include a shortlist of workouts

used for individual growth comparisons before being separated onto three different teams. Each team will practise Friday afternoon, have a workout Saturday morning and then go into exhibition games against each other later that day.

Lewgood said Sunday morning the remaining players after the first cut Saturday night will be placed onto two different teams and go through a

skate before they head into their annual fall camp closing Black and Gold game Sunday afternoon.

He said most players sent home Saturday will be future prospects just getting their feet wet, but veterans are also susceptible to getting cut if they get upstaged by one of the kids.

“The bottom line this year is that we’re going to take the best players and the guys that give us the best chance to win,” he said. “If that includes new players coming in and taking the spots of veteran players, it’s happened already. We’ve moved some veteran players to replace them with younger guys and if the younger guys force the issue on a guy through camp and exhibition we’ll do it again.”

Lynnden Pastachak, the third leading scorer

with the Bruins last season at 14 goals and 35 points in 50 games at centre, said he’s been getting ready for fall camp through participating in power skating drills with a trainer in Regina along with hitting the gym on a regular basis. He said the shoulder issues and various bumps and bruises he suffered through at the end of the past season are healed, thanks to work with Bruins’ trainer Dylan Lafrentz this summer, and the focus now is to lead the team onto the ice and gain a quick jump on their competition. “ Yo u l o o k back at last year and we only missed a couple spots by a couple points,” said Pastachak. “If we hit the ground running, like we’re going to, it won’t be down to those last couple games where it’s ‘ok, we got to win the next three to move up into the rankings.’ If we win all our first and starting games, then I think we’re going to be all right.”

The Bruins go into regular business after the Black and Gold game with two practices daily starting on Monday as they prepare for their first opposition contest of the season Sept.

5 in Virden against the Oil Capitals. That will be followed by a Sept. 8 match of young guns against Notre Dame prospects before hometown fans get a chance to watch their team in a Sept. 10-12 exhibition tournament at Affinity Place.

Lewgood, who signed an extension through the 2019-20 season this past summer, said the Kindersley Klippers and North American Hockey

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before the real action starts Sept. 17 and 18 with regular season opening away and home dates against the Melville Millionaires.

The Minot Minotauros “are another team that

will be contending for their league championship this year,” said Lewgood.

“They’ll be stiff competition. It’ll be really good for fans to come out and see different guys.”

TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club greens crew members mow a fairway and rough earlier this summer. Contributed photo.

Quicker greens prove challenging ⇠ B1 Rohatyn said after the Amateur he also played the FrameTech Men’s and Ladies’ Classic Aug. 1 to 3 at Woodlawn, a tournament in Carnduff the weekend after, another stop at Kenosee Lake Golf Club after that and finally a tournament in Weyburn this past weekend. He said the greens at TS&M Woodlawn always seem to prove the best out of the different courses.

“They run smooth with good speed,” he said.

“Overall course conditions all-in-all are in good shape.

It’s fun going down there to play.”

Currie said there are always tournaments occurring at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club during the season, but the PGA and Amateur championships were a bit extra. He said these

types of big events haven’t happened in Estevan very often during his nine years working at the course, so a bit of planning was needed to get everything ready.

“It seems every five years or so we have a relatively big event and next year Estevan has the Summer Games and we have the golf event down here,” he said. “That will be similar again.”

Currie said work on preparing TS&M Woodlawn for the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games has already begun.

He said the grounds crew has already started their aeration program on the greens to make sure the plants are healthy heading into the winter and they plan to do the same with the fairways this fall.

“My average crew

member, their task is to see what’s going on today and do what we ask today,” said Currie. “I have a couple people, assistants, and their task is to see what we’re doing today, but also look at what is coming next week and maybe the next two weeks. Then my job is to make sure everything is set up for next week, next month and next year.

I’m looking into next year more now with the plain and simple fact (being) if I’m not ready for next year now we’re going to run into problems.

“A lot of people think what you do today shows up today and that is a little bit of the truth, but as far as health of the plant it can be anywhere from a week to a month to a year where some of the things that we do show up.”

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Linda Jones cuts into her freshly baked loaf of bread. Jones and others demonstrated some of the early pioneer skills that went into play during the early days on the Saskatchewan prairie landscape, during the Souris Valley Museum’s Pioneer Fun Day celebration on Aug. 22. Photo by Norm Park.

New curator/director appointed to Souris Valley Museum team Mark Veneziano has been appointed curator/ director of the Souris Valley Museum.

Veneziano was at the museum located on the western outskirts of Estevan for a couple of days last week, becoming familiar with the facility and its inner workings with the assistance of outgoing acting manager Mercedes Morstad.

Veneziano comes to Estevan from Brandon where he had been working as the curator at the Brandon General Museum for the past two years.

A native of Markham, Ont., Veneziano obtained a degree from the University of Ottawa with majors in history and religious studies. He added to his educational experience at Fleming

College in Peterborough where he completed museum curator and management studies to obtain an Ontario graduate certificate in that field.

“At Ottawa University where I took my history degree classes, there was one class we had in archeology that really interested me. It got me introduced into the museum world,” Veneziano said. That lead him to seek out further museum work as a volunteer at the museum on campus and that later led to the Whitchurch Museum in Stouffville in the north Toronto area where got his first full-time museum job as a curatorial assistant.

“I will have a lot of cataloguing work to do here I can see, it should be a busy and interesting winter,” he

said with a smile.

The Souris Valley Museum is a seasonal operation that closes during the late fall and winter months, but Veneziano’s work will continue throughout. He will be assisted by Jocelyn Anderson who is the administrative assistant.

Three summer students, Macey Littlejohn, Elizabeth Goby and Katelynn Tedford, completed their work schedules on Aug. 22, and will return to university and college campuses while Morstad, who filled in for an interim period, will take up her teaching career at Pleasantdale School next week.

Veneziano, who is just recently married, said he and his wife Martina are looking forward to their permanent move to Este-

van. Martina, an English as Another Language (EAL) teacher, is completing a contract obligation in Brandon before joining her husband later this year.

“I’m just getting acclimatized to Estevan and the area right now, picking up some local history. Mercedes and others are filling me in a bit on the museum’s background and its collection,” said Veneziano.

When he’s not busy managing and curating, Veneziano said he enjoys all kinds of sports in all seasons and he also likes to travel, when time permits.

“My experience in Brandon helped to ‘westernize’ me,” he said with a laugh, referring to his transformation from Eastern to Western Canada.

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Communities across the southeast have rallied together to support the fundraising efforts of the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS).

That support was very much evident in Estevan on Thursday, when volunteers and members gathered to hold a barbecue to raise money for the Rescue on the Prairies fundraiser.

The barbecue, as it turns out, is a bit of a victory lap for Ron Carson, who has already exceeded the $50,000 he was challenged to raise, before the actual event is to begin.

Carson, owner of the local business Carson Energy, volunteered to be airlifted to a remote location on Aug. 27 to raise $50,000 using only his cellphone, calling people he knows, before being rescued by STARS. In anticipation of the event, Carson along with the volunteers who are assisting him and the other community leaders participating in the event across Saskatchewan were permitted to fundraise in advance. As a result of those pre-emptive fundraising efforts, Carson found a groundswell of support.

As part of his fundraising efforts, Carson and a number of volunteers held a barbecue in the parking lot of the Estevan Shoppers Mall, enticing numerous hungry guests eager to give their support.

Carson was enthusiastic about his progress in raising funds for the event, noting he recieved a great deal of support

Numerous guests showed up for a bite to eat, in support of Ron Carson’s fundraising efforts. Carson is participating in the Rescue on the Prairies Fundraiser, and has already met the $50,000 fundraising goal. Sam Macdonald photo. from people in communities all over southeast Saskatchewan. By the time he had people eating at Thursday’s fundraiser, he had already raised close to $80,000. Looking to go the extra mile, Carson said he plans to take the fundraising to the next level. “ We ’ r e l o o k i n g to triple the challenge” said Carson. “As of this

morning, I think we’re at $85,000 right now. We’re well above what we were challenged to.”

Carson said despite already having exceeded the necessary $50,000 to be airlifted home during the actual Rescue on the Prairies event, he’s still going to be taken out to a remote area. He’s now set his sights on trying to raise

$150,000 to see how much he can actually get.

When asked what motivated him to do the fundraising Carson said, “STARS is such an important part of all the communities in Saskatchewan.

It’s available for us all, regardless of who you are or where you are. It’s a great thing to try and raise money for.”

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School supply partnership Education Minister Don Morgan joined the Salvation Army Haven of Hope Ministries on Aug. 18, in support of students as part of the Salvation Army’s annual Back to School campaign.

“We want students to be excited about going back to school and ready to enter their classrooms,” Morgan said. “We’re proud to partner with the Salvation Army’s Back to School campaign again this year to support students whose families may be struggling to purchase necessary school supplies.”

The SA said the need continues to increase each year. An estimated 1,100 students in Regina will benefit from donated school supplies this fall. In support of this year’s campaign, backpacks and school supplies were gathered by local MLAs and staff at the Ministry of Education.

In Estevan, the Sal-

vation Army conducts a similar Back to School campaign in partnership with Staples, with several dozen local students receiving assistance with the pick-up of necessary school supplies prior to the start of classes.

“For many families, there’s only enough money to cover the basics, which are housing and food,” Haven of Hope Ministries Major Bruce MacKenzie said. “The school supplies drive helps lighten the load families experience at the start of the school year. We appreciate the support and involvement of the ministry and the community for their generous donations.”

The backpacks will be given to families where needed, before the students return to class.

The Salvation Army Haven of Hope Ministries in Regina will continue to accept school supplies until Sept. 4.

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Phone call scheme leads to changes in Cornerstone’s policy

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

A partial restitution was considered to be the best way to approach the problem when it was discovered that an employee of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division had chalked up $9,844 worth of long-distance telephone calls that did not qualify as approved business calls.

It was reported in July,

when the information was released, the employee in question was dismissed

by Cornerstone and that a $6,000 restitution was ultimately negotiated with, and submitted by the former employee.

When asked last week, why the full amount was not sought from the former employee, Lynn Little, Cornerstone’s director of education, said the matter became one of discussion and “an attempt to hit on a

resolution,” regarding the misuse of the division’s telephone account. No charges were laid.

The July 2015 report regarding the unapproved calls noted they had been made over an extended period of time that stretched from January 2012 to May 2014.

The report on losses in Saskatchewan school divisions was the first one made by the Education Ministry and a new policy

that goes into effect next month will see school divisions registering quarterly reports on financial losses that occur through unauthorized activities.

The July report showed only two cases of fraudulent activity in provincial school systems with the other breach coming from the Saskatoon Public School Division where an employee accessed a petty cash source in an

illegal manner, obtaining just over $1,000. That person was also dismissed and unidentified in the report.

Little said the name of the person who breached the Cornerstone policy will not be made public and that the illegal activity was “caught in the process, was identified as such and it was managed within a process that let us bring it to a conclusion.”

Kitchen officially files One candidate has filed his nomination papers for the upcoming Oct. 19 federal election.

Estevan chiropractor Dr. Robert Kitchen, who is representing the Conservative Party, delivered his nomination package on Aug. 19 to Margaret Tuchscherer, who is the returning officer for the Souris-Moose Mountain constituency.

Kitchen is the first candidate in the riding to submit his nomination package and be officially approved by Elections Canada to appear on the ballot.

“Filing this paperwork with Elections Canada is the next step in a nearly two-year process of becoming the next Souris-Moose Mountain Conservative Member of Parliament,” said Kitchen.

“This process has been a long and challenging road, which included a nomination campaign in which I was up against five other talented nominees.”

Kitchen said his process is long from over, and he will be traveling throughout the constituency to meet with residents, hear their concerns and secure their votes.

The director said any other abnormalities in telephone protocols and processes within the division can be tracked and there were no other issues regarding the division’s security systems.

Cornerstone implemented changes to their accounts payable process to ensure monthly phone bills are now reviewed for international calls and costs.

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Power rate increase to be imposed soon Effective Sept. 1, SaskPower is implementing the remaining two per cent of the full five per cent rate increase (system-wide average) for 2015 that was requested and granted during the most recent rate application. The increase will amount to an additional $1.70 per month for residential customers.

“Rate increases are needed to fund investments in our electricity system to renew and maintain infrastructure, keep up with growth and maintain reliable service for our customers,” said SaskPower president and CEO Mike Marsh.

“At the time of our rate application, it was decided to increase rates by an average of three per cent; although the Rate Review panel approved the five per cent request. However, in light of our

challenges with maintaining and renewing aging infrastructure, new peak power demand for winter and summer 2015, as well as damage from large storms and wildfires, the full increase is needed to continue to provide reliable and sustainable power for the people of Saskatchewan.”

SaskPower is investing $1 billion per year to update and grow the province’s power grid. On average, that includes yearly investments of over $350 million in transmission, nearly $300 million in distribution and over $420 million in generation. Since 2007, SaskPower has seen unprecedented growth with more than 60,000 new customers and a 19 per cent increase in power demand. SaskPower forecasts a further 82,000 customers in the

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“This summer alone, we’ve announced a $10 million upgrade to the Albert Park Substation in Regina, part of a $33 million in planned maintenance and upgrades to the city in 2015,” Marsh said. “We’ve completed a $6 million upgrade to the substation in Shaunavon to improve reliability and support growth, and have nearly completed a $550 million upgrade to Queen Elizabeth Power Station near Saskatoon that will add 205 megawatts to the grid.”

Marsh added that a new transmission line project that will increase reliability in northern Saskatchewan, a more than $350 million investment, is near completion.

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The opposition New Democratic Party’s house leader, Warren McCall said the rate increase means Saskatchewan’s families and businesses will take another cost of living hit.

In September of 2014, amid controversy like the smart meter fiasco and the luxury renovation plan at SaskPower headquarters, the government said it would hike SaskPower bills by three per cent in 2015, said the NDP. This, apparently, meant the Sask. Party government was breaking its promise.

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Alcohol and vehicle offenders sentenced Several individuals were sentenced for motor vehicle and alcohol-related offences in the Estevan Provincial Court on Aug. 24.

Calvin Johnson, 22, was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit, and was ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 and a $150 victim fine surcharge. There was also a 12-month driving ban imposed upon him.

Presiding Judge Lane Wiegers considered that Johnson testified in his own defence at an earlier date.

Johnson contended in his testimony that an improper testing procedure took place when he was in custody, specifically in the observation period between breathalyzer tests. Wiegers determined

that there was no indication that technicians performed the testing procedure improperly, referring to an extensive cross-examination of the technicians who tested Johnson’s blood alcohol level.

Johnson had no prior criminal record and was described by his lawyer as gainfully employed as a process operator working in Alberta.

He was also described as contrite for what happened.

Non-aggravating blood alcohol levels and a cooperative demeanour with police were cited as reasons for the minimum fine Johnson received.

After sentencing, Johnson asked if there could be a work exception made on his driving ban. Wiegers advised him to consult his insurer for a restricted license.

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Jason Cross, a first offender, was given a fine slightly higher than the usual, for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. On July 8, 2015 Cross was pulled over, heading south on Kensington Ave, after being seen moving outside the designated lane of travel. Breathalyzer tests revealed blood alcohol levels of between 0.140 and 0.150.

Due to an early guilty plea and the absence of a prior record, Judge Wiegers was lenient to a point in sentencing Cross. He was fined and ordered to pay an additional victim fine surcharge both totalling $1430 and also put under a 12-month driving prohibition.

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$349,900

MLS®#546572

North Portal 100 Clare Street

2-537 2nd Street

$465,000

$194,000

MLS®#540242

MLS®#540189

Bienfait 1118 3rd Street

319 Weldon Road

RM of Cymri #36

MLS®#546104

MLS®#544228

MLS®#540285

$235,000

522 5th Street

$189,000

MLS®#539796

$509,900

Midale 315 Tisdale Street

$339,900

MLS®#539597

426 Maple Bay

1110 3rd Street

MLS®#536592

MLS®#532590

MLS®#532488

MLS®#532481

MLS®#532470

$509,000

Joan Selk REALTOR® 306-421-6425

Kresten Heier REALTOR 306-421-1440

$625,000

1605 Dieppe Crecent

$395,000

Josh LeBlanc REALTOR® 306-421-6778

MLS®#536613

23 West Valley Village

$155,000

Jackie Fitzsimmons REALTOR® 306-421-6636

1916 Matte Court

902 1st Street

$179,500

(part time)

$504,900

$265,000

(part time)

Macoun Lots 9-10 Hansen Avenue

$89,000

MLS®#531356

1438 2nd Street

$335,000

MLS®#531154

Hitchcock 413 1st Street

$289,900

MLS®#528219

1196 Veterans Bay

$489,900

MLS®#527527

Bienfait #7-416 Main Street

203-521 Albert Street

426 Brooks Road

2004 Mayfair Bay

MLS®#524927

MLS®#524672

MLS®#520277

MLS®#520266

MLS®#518080

RM of Estevan

RM of Benson

RM of Enniskillen

MLS #520423

MLS #525393

MLS #539300

FARM AND RANCH

$949,000 ®

$159,000

$175,000 ®

$549,000

$125,000 ®

Lesley Schimdt REALTOR® 306-421-1776

Melanie Peters REALTOR® 306-421-6279

Meigan Wilhelm REALTOR® 306-421-3982

Diane Jocelyn REALTOR® 306-421-3170

$194,575

461 Willow Bay

$369,000

Lisa Monteyne REALTOR® 306-421-7445

MLS®#525472

1301 1st Street

$419,000

Ken Rowan REALTOR® 306-461-9282

$349,900

Krueger Parcel

$1,800,000 MLS #545735 ®

Estevan Shoppers Mall

306-634-5900

For these listings and others see our website at www.bhgrepv.ca * Information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. Subject to omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice. Not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale.*

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Estevan Mercury

Traffic stop leads to multiple charges

GOLF

zone on King Street during the day shift. They found a number of drivers who were travelling too fast.

Police want to remind the public to slow down in the orange construction zones in the city. The speed limit

is 30 kilometres per hour.

Members were dispatched to a person having a fire in his backyard during the Aug. 19 night shift. He was advised of the fire ban in place at the time, and he quickly extin-

guished the fire.

A call came into the office of a male possibly exposing himself. Police searched the area but the subject could not be located.

Police then received a call through the Report Impaired Drivers line, but the vehicle could not be found.

A male was charged with assault causing bodily harm, stemming from an earlier file.

A vehicle was stopped due to its driving actions during the night shift.

The vehicle pulled into a driveway and came to a stop. The driver exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

The intoxicated male was quickly apprehended by police. He was charged with impaired driving, refusing to provide a breath sample and obstruction of justice.

Several false alarms

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were called in across the city during the night shift.

Police were conducting a curfew check on a local resident during the Aug. 20 night shift. The members arrested four people from the house after finding what appeared to be cocaine. One male was charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking.

Members received a call from a distressed female in the early morning hours. She was afraid to leave her location. The female said she had just been assaulted and wanted police to attend. Police were told she had been punched, choked and dragged by a vehicle. She was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital and held for observation and a medical examination. The extent of the injuries was not immediately known, but she was in stable condition.

We’ve Always Been There

Also, EPS members are investigating an assault that allegedly happened a couple of months ago, but was reported on Aug. 18. It came to the EPS attention after it was disclosed to another police service and then forwarded to EPS. Police were then called to a fast food restaurant, as a male was panhandling by the door. He was gone when police arrived.

Officers were called to a restaurant in central Estevan during the Aug. 19 day shift for a break and enter. The suspect or suspects entered the business and stole an undisclosed amount of cash, along with bottles of hard alcohol and a television. Anyone with information on this theft is asked to call the EPS at 306-634-4767 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

Police also monitored traffic along a construction

Week by Week, Year by Year...

A 28-year-old male is facing numerous charges following a traffic stop

by Estevan Police Service (EPS) members on Highway 18 west of Estevan on Aug. 18.

A loaded, restricted handgun was being transported in the vehicle. No locking device was present on the gun at the time of discovery.

He was arrested and charged with transporting a restricted firearm in a careless manner, driving while suspended and operating an unregistered vehicle. He was released on conditions, including not to possess firearms and/or ammunition. He has subsequently forfeited all of his firearms and ammunition, pending the conclusion of the matter.

The individual will appear in Estevan Provincial Court on Oct. 19 to answer to the charges.

Summer Sale It's Happening Right Now

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Auto MiscellAneous

Personal Messages

Wrecking over 250 units... cars a n d t r u ck s. L o t s o f t r u ck s. . .

Dodge... GMC... Ford... Imports...

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Lloydminster

5 quarters, 4 deeded, 1 lease.

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I felt your touch in the sun today as its warmth filled the sky; I closed my eyes for your embrace and my spirit soared high.

I saw your eyes in the window pane as I watched the falling rain; It seemed as each raindrop fell it quietly said your name.

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Lots & AcreAges for sALe

For Assistance Call: 1-844-453-5372

Deeply Loved and Missed, Dino

For Sale: 10 acre lots 1/4 mile west of Estevan. 10 acre lot 6 miles north of Bienfait. 306-634-7920 or 306421-1753

Out Of tOwn

In Loving Memory of our Dad and Grampa, Vic Eagles July 19, 1944 - August 25, 2008

FOR SALE: In Stoughton: New modular home on own lot. 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths. Vacant. $8,000 d ow n ; Pay m e n t s $ 8 0 0 / m o n t h .

Must have good credit and be able to bank qualify. Phone 1-587-4348525.

He never looked for praises He was never one to boast He just went on quietly working For the ones he loved the most.

His dreams were seldom spoken His wants were very few And most of the times his worries Went unspoken too.

ApArtments/Condos for rent

He was there...A firm foundation Through all our storms of life A sturdy hand to hold on to In times of stress and strife.

For Rent: 2 bedroom, 2 bath furnished condo. 4th floor Petterson Point. Underground parking, no pets, no smoking. Immediate possession. Phone 306-634-9310 Cell 306-421-6166

A true friend we could turn to When times were good or bad One of our greatest blessings The man that we called Dad. Love and Miss you, S o n , Te r r y, d a u g h te r, Tr i s h a , Grandchildren, Beau, Shelby, Tristan & Bailee

MeMorial ServiceS

Harvest Heights Apartments Freshly renovated 1 bedroom apartments available now, all utilities included. Email-harvestheighsteam@gmail.com or call 306 -421 -0581 for details.

Large 2 Bedroom Apartment For Rent: Private entrance. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, central air.

Extra outside storage. $950 per month. Call or text 306-421-6019.

PARK PLACE 402 PERKINS STREET FOR RENT: 1, 2 BR Apartments.

Air conditioning, 5 Appliances.

Fireplace in suites; Security doors.

No Pets!! For more information, Phone 306-634-4010 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. only, or see our Web site @ www.apartmentsestevan.ca

2012 NEWER 3 BEDROOM HOUSES FOR RENT OR RENT TO OWN IN ESTEVAN & MACOUN CALL 306-421-3749

Family and friends of Bill’s are invited to a gathering to remember him on September 2, 2015 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Wascana Place 2900 Wascana Drive Regina, Saskatchewan Share your memories at the open microphone. Lunch will be served.

House For Rent 4 bedroom house, 2 bathrooms, large detached garage, available immediately.

Call 306-461-9938 for details

Mobile/Pads For Rent: 2 bedroom mobile.

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Remembering William “Bill” Dowhanuik September 2, 1927 May 11, 2015

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You will live on inside of me forever, for that is all my heart knows.

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In Loving Memory of My Husband Vic Eagles July 19, 1944 - August 25, 2008 I heard your voice in the wind today and turned to see your face: The warmth of the wind caressed me as I stood silently in place.

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For all your swathing requirements call Stan at (306) 309-0080, Pangman, SK.

Engagements Wedding Annivers.

Anniversaries Birthdays Announcements Prayer Corner In Memoriam Cards of Thanks Coming Events Garage Sales Memorial Services Personals Health/Beauty Lost Found Introduction Services Readings Psychics Travel Health Spas Tickets Childcare Available Childcare Wanted

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Feed & Seed

Accounting/

Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

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HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!!

HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252

Space For LeaSe

Looking for organic grain from organic certified growers, Please call North American Food Ingredients @ 3064571500

Extremely busy, fully equipped 865 sq.ft. Hair salon for lease.

Could be used as retail or office space as well. Located in Wicklow Centre Professional Building on 4th St. Estevan. Inquiries 306-6347694; 306-421-3585.

North American Food Ingredients are looking for Oats, and Brown Flax. Contact Mark DePauw @ 1 3 0 6 4 5 7 15 0 0 L o c a t e d i n Stoughton along highway 33.

Bookkeeping Appliance Repairs Auctioneers Bricklaying Building/Contracting Building Supplies Drywalling Building/Contracting Electrical Handyperson Hauling Cleaning Janitorial Landscaping Lawn & Garden Moving Painting/Wallpaper Renos/Home Improvement Roofing Snow removal Services for Hire Vacuum Services

LEGAL Notices to Creditors Assessment Rolls Tax Enforcement Tenders Notices/Nominations Legal/Public Notices Judicial Sales Houses for Sale Apts./Condos for Sale Out of Town Cabins/Cottages/ Country Homes Apts./Condos for Rent Duplexes for Rent Houses for Rent Mobiles/Pads Housesitting Wanted to Rent Rooms for Rent Room & Board Shared Accomm.

Mobile/Mft. Homes for Sale Recreational Property Revenue Property Garages Real Estate Services Investment Opport.

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Farm Services Feed & Seed Hay/Bales for Sale Certified Seed for Sale Pulse Crops/Grain Wanted Steel Buildings/ Granaries Farms/Real Estate Antiques For Sale/Miscellaneous Furniture Musical Instruments Computers/Electronics Firewood Sports Equipment Farm Produce Hunting/Firearms Plants/Shrubs/Trees Pets Wanted to Buy Auctions Adult Personals Domestic Cars Trucks & Vans Parts & Accessories Automotive Wanted RVs/Campers/Trailers Boats Snowmobiles Motorcycles ATVs/Dirt Bikes Utility Trailers Oilfield/Wellsite Equip.

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Estevan Mercury

LAND FOR SALE

For Sale - MiSc

FARMLAND WANTED

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NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 206 1/4’s South - 88 1/4’s South East - 40 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s North - 10 1/4’s North East - 8 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 54 1/4’s West - 49 1/4’s FARM AND PASTURE AVAILABLE

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PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT. RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-955-2266 saskfarms@shaw.ca

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WANTED: International Tractors 1206, 1256, 1456, 1026, 1468.

John Deere 3010, 3020, series.

Cockshutts, Oliver ’s 99, 1900, 1950s, 2255. Older F.W.A. AllisD-21, 210. Old Service Station & Dealership Signs, Gas pumps, etc.

306-369-2810 home, 306-2215908 cell.

Steel BuildingS / granarieS STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS UP TO 60% OFF! 30x40, 40x60, 50x80, 60x100, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

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HOT TICKETS LABOUR DAY CLASSIC Sept. 6th in Regina

PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Re a c h ove r 5 5 0 , 0 0 0 re a d e rs weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306-649.1400 for details.

TAKING ORDERS NOW!!!

Butcher lambs for sale. If you enjoy lamb meat let us know. We can put you on the list for this years tasty lambs! Lambs will be ready different times of the year.

Please contact for further information.

Cell: 1-306-485-9993 (leave message or text) Email: rcvalleyfarms@gmail.com The following items are for Sale: Calf Chute $1,500.00, Bucking Chute $15,000.00, Stripping Chute $2,500.00, 2 - 30 foot panels @ $500 each - $1,000.00, 2 - 30 foot panels with 12’ gates welded on ends @ 650 each - $1,300.00, 7 10 foot panels @ $150 each $1,050.00, 3 bleachers @ $2,500.00 - $7,500.00, 10 panels plus walk through gate $1,560.00, Kitchen $6,000.00, Sound Booth $2,500.00, 1845 Case Skid Steer (4545 hrs) $15,000.00, 8 - 12’ gate panels 6 feet high @ $200.00 each - $1,000.00, 250 Miller Gas Welder, Cutting Torch $5,000.00, 200 gal air tank, All in a 16’ stock trailer. Please contact Eric Hoefer Consulting Ltd. @ 306-482-8561 or norton@sasktel.net for more information.

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For Sale By Owner:Two cemetery plots in Memorial Gardens Estevan. Will sell for half price. Contact Thomas E. Graham at 306-6342137 Estevan.

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Investors alerted to suspect binary option solicitations Unregistered binary option companies soliciting investments in Saskatchewan have caught the attention of the provincial Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA).

The companies have been making their contacts in a variety of ways including emails.

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They are generally unregulated, traded on the internet and prone to fraud.

Companies and individuals promoting binary options in Canada are required to register with the securities regulatory in each province or territory where they do business. None of the companies that have been contacting residents in Saskatchewan in this matter are registered in this

province.

Although the majority of the suspect companies identified claim to be based in England, Singapore or Hong Kong, investigation has shown they are actually operating from elsewhere.

Cold (exploratory) calls from offshore companies seeking investors are a very

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Willis Cinnamon 1959 – 2015 It is with great sadness the family of Willis (Gube) Cinnamon announce his sudden passing on Saturday, July 18, 2015near Beaver Creek, Yukon.

Willis was predeceased by his parents, Wally and Emily Cinnamon. He will be lovingly remembered by his sister Corlis Legge (Ernie Lucier) of Arcola; his three biggest fans - his nieces, April (Steven) Valentine of Carlyle, Diane Legge of Weyburn and Christine Legge of Carlyle; his special friend Krista McClement of Estevan; his great nieces MacKenzie and Kaylee and great nephew Jarred Valentine of Carlyle; his work family, as well as his many dear friends.

A Celebration of Willis’ life will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at the Wylie Mitchell Hall (on the Estevan Exhibition Grounds). A private family interment will take place at the Carievale Cemetery at a later date.

Those wishing to make donations in Willis’ memory may do so directly to B.A.D. Cru (Bikers Against Diabetes), c/o Keith Irvine, 1302 - 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M4.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Larry Marcyniuk 1949 – 2015 Larry Allan Marcyniuk passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at the age of 65 years.

Larry is survived by his wife Lila Marcyniuk; sons, Brad (Cheryl) Marcyniuk and Rod (Robin) Marcyniuk; step children, Cindy Greenfield, Darren Greenfield and Greg Greenfield; grandchildren, David and Dawson Marcyniuk, Andrew and Stephanie Greenfield, Megan Dellaire and Vanessa Greenfield; sister MaryAnn (Montgomery) Henrikson; brothers, David (Marina) Marcyniuk, Terry (Betty) Marcyniuk, Jerry (Barbara) Marcyniuk, Wally (Marlene) Marcyniuk and Danny Marcyniuk (Anne Sinclair), and their families. He was predeceased by his parents, Nicholas and Polly Marcyniuk.

In keeping with Larry’s wishes, there will be no memorial service.

If friends so desire, donations in Larry’s memory may be made directly to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3.

Arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

common red flag for investment scams and fraud. Saskatchewan investors should be aware that investing with these companies can be extremely risky, said the FCAA. It can be nearly impossible for investors to recover their money and alleged profits once the funds have moved offshore. Though the initial investment nearly always shows huge gain, funds often suddenly disappear once the investor tries to access them.

The FCAA encourages all investors to check the registration status of any person or company selling investments by using the Canadian Securities Administrators National Registration Search database at www.aretheyregistered.ca.

If you have concerns that an unregistered company or individual is contacting you about an investment contact the FCAA’s Securities Division Enforcement Branch at 306-787-5936.

Remember Your Loved Ones with a Memorial Tribute in The Mercury

Joseph Carl Mack 1927 – 2015 Joseph Carl Mack, late of Estevan, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK at the age of 87 years.

Joe is survived by his loving wife Marion of 65 years; daughter, Donna (Ron) Dukart and their family, Tina Dukart; her children, Brayden, Kailey and Karter, Sheldon Dukart, Brad (Natosha) Dukart and their children, Chris and Milauna; son, Dave (Marlene) Mack and their family, Pamela (Jason) Ushkowski and their children, Logan and Aliyah; Kelly (Dave) McGowan and their children Taylor, Erin and Victoria; son, Vern (Cindy) Mack and their children Shaun (Kim) Mack and Allison (Jason Barrie) Mack; daughter Karen (Wally) Fleck and their children, Cory (Tarrah) Fleck and their children Joseph and Jayden; Deane (Dayna) Wanner and their son Chase; Denny Fleck and Jackie (Darren) Olsen and their son Lucas; son, Norm (Cindy) and their children, Kimberly (Jeff Deschamps) Mack and Evan Mack; sister, Agnes (Gerald) Seipp; sisters in law, Elsie Mantyka and Mamie Mack as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Joe was predeceased by his parents, Mike and Elizabeth Mack; siblings, Katie Balzer, Amelia Anwender, Mary Fellner, Mike Mack, Johnny Mack, Rudolph Mack and Tony Mack.

The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, with Rev. Thuy Nguyen presiding. The interment took place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make donations in Joe’s memory may do so to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 2nd Street, Estevan SK, S4A 0M1.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Thank You

We, Joe’s family, are grateful to all those who expressed sympathy in the form of cards, flowers, words of comfort, masses, donations made in his memory and gifts of food. Thank you to Father Thuy, the choir and organist, the Knights of Columbus representatives, the ladies who served the lunch and Hall Funeral Services. We are extremely thankful to the staff of the Estevan Regional Nursing Home for the care and affection they gave to Dad during his stay. Thanks again and may God bless you all.

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July was Earth’s hottest month on record NOAA POINTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE AS MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO HIGH TEMPERATURES Earth is getting hotter, and this was most evident during the month of July, which was the planet’s warmest month on record.

According to figures released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Aug. 20, July’s average temperature was 16.6 C. This toppled the previous global mark set in 1998

and 2010 by 0.08 C, which according to the report, is a massive margin for weather records.

The new record emphasizes the ongoing rising temperatures across the globe as a result of climate change, and the NOAA also confirmed that the January to July span in 2015 was also the hottest on record.

The report pre-

dicts that the remainder of 2015 will continue this trend and will result in the hottest year ever recorded.

The NOAA noted that nine of the 10 hottest months on record have happened since 2005, with 22 of the 25 hottest months on record occurring after the year 2000.

The other three took place in 1998 and 1997.

According to the NOAA, the month of July was the hottest month on record.

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Sun Country Health Region requires a full-time, permanent Regional Director, Physical Plant & Maintenance in Weyburn, SK. Reporting to the VP, Corporate & Finance, the Regional Director will plan, develop, organize and direct overall operations of the Regional Physical Plant and Maintenance department. The successful incumbent will be responsible for building management programs/services, preventative maintenance programs, renovations, capital projects, policies and procedures, and departmental budget, staff and resources. The position is also the designated Fire Marshall for the Region.

Joy Global is comprised of employees worldwide who have an unparalleled passion for the mining industry.

Whatever your career goals, Joy Global is committed to the professional development and recognition of our employees.

Joy Global is a premier player in a vital industry. Join our team to discover your career potential today.

Joy Global is seeking qualified candidates for:

Qualifications: • Degree in Engineering and member in good standing with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (or an equivalent level of education in trade, architecture or building systems).

FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN Estevan, SK Canada Maintenance, repair, service and inspection of the mining equipment and able to diagnose faults and malfunctions. Adjust, repair or replace all defective equipment parts, components or systems serviced at customer sites then test the repaired equipment for proper performance.

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior position in healthcare physical plant management.

Experience in a unionized environment would be an asset.

We wish to thank all applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate will be subject to a criminal record check.

Qualifications: • Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic and/or Welder and/or Millwright including Red Seal Certification • 3-5 years of mining or construction related experience

Apply online at www.healthcareersinsask.ca

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

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

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

306.634.2601

www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance

PaStorS: rEV. JIM KEDGE & WaYLoN KLIX

Trinity Lutheran Church

Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School • 10:00 am •

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

306-634-2885 • 1418 3rd St. Estevan

CHURCH OF CHRIST

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Sunday Worship & Sunday School - 10am

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

PASTOR STEWART MILLER

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

Sunday SErvicES: Bible Study - 10:00 a.m.

Worship - 11:00 a.m.

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

THE SALVATION ARMY

Pursuing God Buiding Relationships Impacting Lives

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

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

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

His Glory Bible Church

(Light of Life Ministries International)

Followed by coffee time

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

Join us in Glorious Praise and Worship With: Pastors Dr. and Mrs. Jimi Akinsete Where: The Western Star Hotel, 303 Kensington Ave., Estevan When: 10am on Sundays

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

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

“Holding fast the faithful word”

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

Tuesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Youth Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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

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An Associated Gospel Church

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

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

306-634-9191

ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Isabelle & Souris Reverend Randy Kleemola Phone: 306-634-2024 email: st.peters@sasktel.net

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Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. - Bible Study 10:30 a.m. - Divine Service with Holy Communion and Sunday School A Congregation of LUTHERAN CHURCH - CANADA

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

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

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

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

St. Giles

Anglican Church

Parish of Estevan

317-12th Avenue

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

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Harvest operations in full swing The latest provincial crop report, issued on Aug. 17, indicated that producers had nine per cent of the 2015 crop combined while another 10 per cent had been swathed or ready to be straight cut. This was well ahead of the five-year average for this time of year. The average was noted at being about two per cent combined at this point of the year, and five per cent swathed or ready

to straight cut.

Fall rye was coming off at the fastest clip with 65 per cent of this year’s crop already in the bin.

Winter wheat collection wasn’t too far behind at 59 per cent. About 40 per cent of the field pea crops were in along with 34 per cent of the lentils and 14 per cent of the chickpeas. Only three per cent of the canola crop had been harvested along with

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Minimum Qualifications: • Oilfield tickets including H2S Alive & 1st Aid/CPR • Live in or within 10 minutes of Estevan •1A or G endorsement We are seeking candidates with an oilfield background and/or customer service experience. We will train the right individual.

Call Jeff at 306-461-8473 or Clinton 306-461-8491, mail resume to Box 208, Estevan S4A 2A3 or e-mail: missionhotshot@sasktel.net

just four per cent of this year’s mustard crop were in the bin. The reporters noted, however that 14 per cent of the canola and 23 per cent of the mustard crops were now swathed or ready to straight cut.

The extremely warm weather hastened many crops into harvest condi-

tion within a matter of a few days.

Rain, on the other hand, ranged from trace amounts in some sectors of the province to nearly three inches in others.

Topsoil moisture conditions were rated as seven per cent surplus and 75 per cent adequate while an-

other 16 per cent rated as short as the end of August approached.

Hay land and pasture moisture conditions were three per cent surplus and 64 per cent adequate with just five per cent rated as very short.

Localized hail damaged some crops while

wind, aphids, grasshoppers and diamondback moths inflicted some losses in a few other fields.

Those farmers who aren’t busy with harvest operations are probably busy hauling bales, said the provincial crop reporters.

Sask. Arts Board hires new CEO The Saskatchewan Arts Board (SAB) has a new chief executive officer.

The SAB’s board of directors said last week they have appointed Michael Jones as their new CEO, effective Oct. 13.

Pamella Acton, the SAB’s chairwoman said, “After a nation-wide search, we are thrilled to have found a leader of Michael Jones’ calibre as CEO.” Jones has had a diverse career in the arts for over 25 years, working as an artist, arts administrator and arts

funder. He has been the director of the performing arts program at the Metcalf Foundation since 2007.

Metcalf is one of the largest private family foundations in Canada making significant grants to the performing arts sector.

“I am very excited about building on the arts board’s strong history of supporting the arts in Saskatchewan and finding new ways to extend our impact throughout the province. I look forward to working with individual artists, arts organizations and

CITY PAGE Join Our Parks Team The City of Estevan is looking for team oriented and community minded individuals to temporarily join our Parks team. The ideal candidate would possess a positive attitude and love to work outdoors.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Performs maintenance and completes quality control inspections on parks, green spaces, and municipal facilities Schedules and performs required preventative maintenance.

• Works with the Park Foreman to co-ordinate and/or perform capital projects or maintenance of capital projects.

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

• Perform labour on other Parks projects.

This position requires: • Grade 12 or GED equivalent • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License This position runs August 31st through November 27th, 2015 and is compensated at $19.19/hour.

communities as we find new ways together for the arts to enrich community wellbeing, creativity, diversity and prosperity,” said Jones.

While at the Metcalf Foundation, Jones oversaw the creation of a strategies incubator program and led research into the viability of shared charitable platforms for the arts sector, alternative means of supporting next generations arts practice, and social finance as a revenue tool for the arts.

Jones also served as general manager of the

School of Toronto Dance Theatre from 2001 to 2007 and Arraymusic from 1998 to 2001. He also held senior management positions with the Muki Baum Association (School of the Arts program) and Choirs Ontario.

Jones brings with him a graduate degree in music from the University of Western Ontario.

The SAB was established in 1948 as the first agency of its kind in North America to serve as a Canadian leader in the building of the arts community.

1102 4TH STREET, ESTEVAN, SK 306 • 634 • 1800

Summer Reading Club Sponsored by TD Bank

Starts July 7th Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 10:00-12:00 or 2:00-4:00 Ages: 6-12 Contact Jenna at 306-636-1620 for more information

The City of Estevan offers competitive wages and encourages work/life balance. If you’re looking for a job that contributes directly to a growing, thriving community, then apply to:

Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources, City of Estevan 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Sk S4A 0W7 Fax: (306) 634-9790 Email: apply@estevan.ca

Join Our Public Works Team The City of Estevan is looking for an independent and self-motivated individual to join our Public Works team. The ideal candidate would possess significant mechanical aptitude and attention to detail.

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

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

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

• Provides technical assistance for budgetary or project decisions.

This position requires: • Grade 12 or GED equivalent • Journeyman Mechanic’s Certificate • Valid Class 3A Driver’s License • Basic computer and Microsoft Office proficiency Experience and additional assets: • 1 year of related mechanical experience • Valid Class 1A driver’s License is considered an asset The City of Estevan offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and emphasis on work/life balance.

If you’re looking for a career that contributes directly to a growing, thriving community, then apply to: Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources, City of Estevan 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Sk S4A 0W7 Fax: (306) 634-9790 Email: apply@estevan.ca

PuBlIC NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the City of Estevan has received an application for the development of eight (8) “residential dwelling units” and a “personal service establishment (laundromat)” at the following property: 1) legal description: lot 40 & 41, Block 12, Plan 12538 Civic Address: 1127 & 1129 Fifth Street The above noted property is zoned C2 – Commercial Service Zone in which “residential dwelling units” are classified as a discretionary use, and therefore are permitted subject to the approval of City Council and any conditions imposed thereon.

Prior to the application being considered by City Council, any person can inquire and make written or verbal submissions on the proposal. Any such intentions or questions on the proposal should be directed to Land Development Services at 634-1862, or email: a.nordquist@estevan.ca, on or before the 7th day of September 2015.

Dated at the City of Estevan this 10th Day of August, 2015

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

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

Summer

At the Play Parks

Churchill - 1202 1st Street Hillcrest -265 Rooks Road Hillside - 825 George Street Rusty Duce - 1400 Nicholson Road Trojan - 396 Heritage Drive (Crafts only)

Join us for tons of fun at our parks!

Crafts: 10:30 a.m - 12 p.m. Swim: 1-5 p.m.

RULES:

• Play parks are for children 0-11 years old • Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult over 15 years old

At The Library...

Children’s Programs - FREE! Toddler Time: Tuesdays or Wednesdays @ 10:00-10:30 September 8 – October 7. Ages 18 months - 3 years.

Story Time: Tuesdays @ 10:45-11:30 or Wednesdays @ 1:30Programs are FREE! 2:15 September 8 – October 7. Ages 3 - 5 years.

Baby Time: Thursday, September 10 OR 24 @ 10:30 For babies up to 18 months & their caregivers. Songs and rhymes, bounces and books!

TEEN PROGRAMS – FREE! Teen Paper Bag Notebooks! : Tuesday, September 1st @ 6:00 Custom. Quick .Efficient. Cute! Join me as I show you how to make your own notebook in less than five steps! Ages 14-18. Registration is required.

Teen Free Style Art Day: Thursday, September 10th @ 6:00 Draw? Write? Craft? Paint? You name it! Join us for music and snacks as we let our creativity flow in all directions! All materials supplied, but feel free to bring your own projects!

Ages 14-18 AdulT PROGRAMS—FREE! MAGIC: The Gathering – Wednesdays September 2nd, 16th, and 30th, 2015 @ 5:30 Magic is a tradable card game (TCG) played where opponents build decks and battle each other for fun! If you are new to Magic then stop by to learn more or if you are a veteran player bring your cards out for some casual playing! Registration is NOT required so stop on by! Ages 15+. Note: Cards will not be provided but there are extra pre-made decks for people who do not have one.

Role Playing Game Campaign Group 1 – Thursdays September 3rd and 17th @ 5:30 Join us for an evening of fun and adventure while we embark on an epic quest in our Fall Role Playing Game program. Group 1 will meet on Thursdays until November. Any questions? Ages 15+.

Lettering Workshop – Saturday September 5th @ 3:00 Lettering is the skill of forming decorative letters for things such as cards, scrapbooks, banners, icons, or digital prints. In this workshop we will go over a few different Lettering styles, tips, and tricks. Supplies provided.

FAMIlY PROGRAMS - FREE! WeeHands with Laura: Thursday, September 3 @ 10:30 & Thursday, September 17 @ 6:30 Parents and guardians with young children, join Laura O’Hanlon for this family introduction to American Sign Language, designed to help you communicate with your little ones as well as develop their language and literacy skills.

EvENTS EPL @ the Farmer’s Market – Saturday, September 19th @ 8:00 – 1:00 Join the EPL at the Estevan Farmer’s Market on Saturday Sept. 19th; where the books come to you!

Harry Potter Alliance Information Meeting – Thursday Sept. 24th @ 6:00 The HPA is an international organization that promotes activism and leadership using fandoms such as Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, and Marvel Comics, to name a few. Meet new people, enter your name in a raffle draw, and see how the Estevan Public Library is partnering with the HPA to bring you more opportunities to nerd-out and also impact your community. Come for the meeting and stay for our launch party! For more information on the HPA visit their website at http://thehpalliance.org/ The Library will be closed September 7 for Labour Day.

If you have any cIty concerns please contact 306-634-1800

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TENT SALE starts NEXT WEEK

• as is furniture • scratch and dent appliances • discounted electronics

BELOW COST CLEARANCE ITEMS

55

UP TO

% OFF

Queen and King set only

PLUS

Do not pay for 18 months

HUGE SAVINGS! Your locally owned, nationally priced

634-7211