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By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

Change is inevitable, and the City of Estevan has seen its fair share in the past year. As part of a wave of new faces and minds at City Hall, Estevan’s newest addition is the head of the public works office.

Peter Kennedy has been on the job as public works manager for a couple of weeks and brings with him a cultural mix of Irish and Canadian along with years of private-sector experience. But Kennedy is just one of a varied collection of new people working for Energy City ratepayers.

The City has seen some significant turnaround, with prominent municipal positions welcoming new faces,

chief among those being Amber Smale, City manager, and Jeff Ward, City treasurer, along with Kennedy now stepping in as public works manager.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said all of that change makes it an exciting time, with the City’s future being carved by a new set of hands.

“We’re very excited with the fact that we do have, right now, a changing of the guard. It’s exciting for the City with the younger people coming on and their thought processes, their new ideas, suggestions and thoughts on where to take the city,” said Ludwig. “It’s quite exciting really. I’m quite happy with the way things are turning out with the fact that we do have a lot of renewal going on right

now. We’re looking at that as positive change. It’s quite refreshing, actually.”

That changing of the guard also includes Estevan Police Services Chief Paul Ladouceur, and now a search for Estevan’s next Fire Rescue Services chief, following Ron Tocker’s decision to retire this September. Even elected City representatives in council, through a fall 2013 byelection, have a new face in Coun. Trevor Knibbs.

Ludwig said the City isn’t quite finished bringing in new faces, as the search is also on for a new parks manager with Gloria Johnson retiring soon.

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When the floods come, the needs are many

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Record rainfall, closed highways, flooded basements, evacuation orders … they all came to reality late last month and the first couple of days of this month, evoking memories of similar situations in 2011.

This time around however, the citizens of Estevan were pretty well spared the full brunt of the deluge because regional dams and reservoirs were in no danger of being compromised and no heavy downstream river action took place.

The 2011 flood, generally caused by significant snowpack melt in May followed by heavy June rains, led to the need to release water from Rafferty and Alameda Dams at emergency rates once the rainfall began to add to the volume. This time, it was just the rain, about 65 to 80 mm of it in the immediate area. As a result, a modest 30 m3/s (cubic metres per second) of reservoir drainage was happening at the Alameda Dam site on July 3, while Rafferty stayed close to full level with no significant water release deemed necessary.

The release at Alameda was being done in consultation with downstream water recipients in North Dakota, said Patrick

Boyle, spokesman for Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency. This additional flow rate will continue for about another week, and should not cause any negative impacts on the downstream users, he said.

“There is no flood event to manage at Boundary and Rafferty Reservoirs, they have been largely unaffected by this event,” a follow-up WSA media release added.

But that’s not to say other communities in southeast Saskatchewan didn’t feel the wrath of Mother Nature, including several close to the Energy City.

Nearly 80 mm of rain fell on other southeastern and east central regions on June 29 alone. That left towns such as Redvers, Gainsborough, Carievale and areas around Regina and the Qu’Appelle valley and lakes, reeling from overflowing waters.

The Sun Country Health Region was prompted to evacuate 16 patients and residents at the Gainsborough Health Centre on June 29. The residents were first taken to the community hall. Arrangements were then made to move a couple to Moose Mountain Lodge in Carlyle, six were transferred to Weyburn’s Special Care Home and four went to Sunset Haven in Carnduff by wheelchair van. Four others were able to find refuge with → A2 Southeast

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Two men remanded after alleged kidnapping On Monday in Estevan provincial court, 19-yearold Cyrus Ackrill, of Estevan, and 23-year-old Daniel Lowenberg, also from Estevan, were remanded in custody to Aug. 14.

Ackrill is charged with kidnapping, uttering death threats, forcible confine-

ment, kidnapping for the benefit of a criminal organization and breach of a probation order. Lowenberg is also charged with kidnapping, uttering death threats, forcible confinement, kidnapping for the benefit of a criminal organization, production of

marijuana and breach of an undertaking.

The two men were arrested on June 23 around 5 p.m. in the southeast corner of Estevan, after a 911 phone call was received by Estevan police. A warrant has been issued for a third suspect, Kolby Iezzi.

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Public works manager settling in ← A1 who resigned earlier this spring after nearly two years with the City. Kennedy comes to Estevan via Calgary, where he worked for seven years.

Kennedy was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and spent a decade growing up in Ontario before going back to Ireland through his teen years.

“I’ve been toing and froing between Ireland and Canada for most of my life,” he said in an interview last week.

Between his higher national diploma and his degree, both in civil engineering, he spent 10 months in Sudbury on an internship. He returned once again to the Emerald Isle before coming back to Canada in 2007. There he worked for consultant engineering firms.

He said aside from a few minor but key differences, his public sector work in the Energy City will be very similar to his

prior experience.

“I suppose the job might require on more occasions than what I was previously used to, more urgent responses. Working for consultants and contractors, the work for the most part is planned,” said Kennedy.

“To a large degree in public works, you are responding to the citizens, and very often the response, when it’s watermain breaks, it’s an instant response. It’s a challenge I’m looking forward to.”

He noted there were some aspects of Estevan’s current infrastructure that have a growing need of replacement.

“I’ve seen some of the sidewalks around the City, and I’m conscious of the fact there are parts of the city where the footpaths are in very bad condition, whether that is a result of settlement or frost heave or because of tree roots that have caused a section of the sidewalk to lift.”

Much of his time has been spent getting acquainted with the condition of infrastructure across the city, and thus far, he has pointed to watermains, roads and drainage as some of the areas in greatest need of attention.

“I can see, having been about 10 days in Estevan, I can see there are some substantial challenges ahead, not only with existing infrastructure and particularly with watermains, but with roads and drainage, there’s a lot to do here.”

That work, he said, will include more than simply updating areas that have fallen into some state of disrepair but also the need to build in order to meet the future needs of residents old and new.

“I think Estevan will see substantial growth over the next 20 years, so not only do we need to repair some of the past infrastructure but going forward we need to set

some new benchmarks so we’re minimizing rework and carrying out work in a costefficient manner,” he said. “Do it once, and do it right. I’ve already had discussions with people here in the office. I’m a taxpayer, and I like to see tax money spent properly, so I’m in a good position where I can see it from both perspectives.

“We’re trying to prioritize and organize, get City forces focusing on where their attention needs to be and providing them with the resources that they require to execute their duties in a safe fashion,” said Kennedy, noting safety is a primary consideration for City employees as well as ways to improve resident safety with improved signage or street lighting.

“There is a lack of infrastructure in some places, simple things like wheelchair ramps, road markings. Suffice it to say, there’s a lot of work to be done.”

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Marga Cugnet CEO of Sun Country, said the situation in Gainsborough was monitored continually.

She said Larry Redpath, the centre’s maintenance director was especially vigilant in tending to sump pumps and security concerns around the clock.

“I’m sure it was a tough two-three days for him.”

Cugnet said the evacuation process went smoothly thanks to a well-built emergency response plan and the professionalism of the centre’s staff and volunteers, while noting that each client sent out of the centre did not leave without their medical charts, medications and care plans.

“The crawl space under the building was flooded, but I don’t believe the water reached main floor level,” said Cugnet, saying the extent of the damage to the Gainsborough facility

won’t be assessed until the water levels drop.

“Maryfield’s primary care clinic was also at risk for some time, but no damage had been assessed by July 4. It was like Redvers, where the main concern was emergency medical service, knowing what routes would be open if an ambulance needed to get there. STARS were also alerted to our situation,” she said, referring to the air ambulance service. As it turned out, there were no weekend emergency dispatches required from a health region perspective in those towns since most of the vulnerable residents had already been tended to.

Tetanus inoculations were made available to those who needed to work on plumbing issues.

“The power remained on, which helped as did the gas so the transitions went smoothly,” Cugnet noted.

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Mental health professionals were dispatched to Carnduff on July 2 to assist those who might require assistance due to the stress. This was done in co-ordination with the Red Cross.

“They were able to keep the north road open to Redvers. I know there were some concerns regarding our food and linen trucks getting through, but that was just for a day,” said the CEO. Staff members getting to and from work in Redvers, also became a problem that was again, handled effectively through a central dispatch plan. Drinking water issues were also monitored closely, she added.

With the waters expected to begin to recede on July 4, the worst-case scenario was probably over, in terms of emergency responses. But the heart wrenching work of recovery and application for Saskatchewan PDAP (personal disaster assistance program) funding began.

Citizens around Crooked Lake and the other Qu’Appelle Valley lakes and communities were not so lucky. Boyle noted that Crooked Lake was on the rise to above

record levels by July 5 while Round and Last Mountain Lakes were also going to meet or exceed 2011 levels or 1.3 metres above normal. Echo Lake was to rise slightly above normal, while Katepwa Lake had already begun to lower by July 3.

“Now we have to watch for thunder showers,” said Duane McKay, emergency measures and fire safety co-ordinator.

“But we expect stabilized water flows from July 3 on.”

McKay noted that oilpatch pumpjacks in flooded areas were shut down and no contamination issues had surfaced as of July 2, and outside of the obvious economic impact, there should not be additional concerns on that front. He said storage tanks are placed on higher ground so the only issue for the oil industry would be gaining access to a pumpjack site if required.

While the highway systems immediately around Estevan remains open, unlike during the flood of 2011, there were several road closures in other regions, said Doug Wakabayashi, spokesman for Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure.

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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of Courtney Struble, who went missing in Estevan, shortly after midnight on July 9, 2004.

After watching a movie with her friends at the Estevan Veterinary Clinic on the city’s western outskirts, the then 13-year-old, decided to walk home, and has reportedly not been seen since.

The investigation took a twist in May 2011, when the RCMP’s historical case unit said the disappearance of Courtney Struble was now being treated as a homicide.

Cpl. Larry Kurtenbach, Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Investigator and Courtney’s mother Joy Struble, provided an update related to the ongoing, unsolved homicide investigation on July 8 at the RCMP Detachment in Estevan. A statement was made on behalf of Courtney’s family.

Full coverage of the update will be in next week’s issue of The Mercury.

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Lieut. Brian Bobolo of the Estevan and Weyburn Salvation Army service team, said they had been shipping fresh drinking water to Carnduff, Carievale and Gainsborough.

They would continue to monitor conditions as they evolved over the next few days and perhaps weeks to offer assistance to those who have been impacted by the flood.

Margaret Anderson, executive director for PDAP, said that by July 3, 114 communities, including 16 First Nations, had applied for the disaster assistance that is provided for damages to uninsurable essential properties.

As of July 3, 37 had been approved.

Va n e s s a B e a u p r e , communications officer for SaskEnergy said that at the peak of the flood, 650 homes had been cut off from their natural gas supply lines for safety reasons, but by July 3, 350 of those had already been restored.

According to Environment Canada, Saskatchewan received rain on 18 of the 30 days in June, about five more than usual. The usual amount of rain received in June is just shy of 71 mm. This year in June, Saskatchewan received 195 mm of rain, thus prompting the need for 54 provincial communities to declare a state of emergency. This will supposedly require well in excess of $360 million in provincial and federal sourced recovery funds, which was the amount spent on the 2011 recovery efforts, said Premier Brad Wall, who visited the various flood-damaged regions in early July.

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“We saw some improvement in situations around Esterhazy, Rocanville, Yorkton and Melville,” he said on July 3 adding Highway 10 between Melville and Yorkton was re-opened while Balcarres to Melville remained closed as of July 4.

Temporary bridges were being put in place, including one near Storthoaks, that would help ease traffic woes and materials were being stockpiled on July 2, for temporary repairs. Wakabayashi warned that soft spots and potholes can be found almost everywhere on the re-opened roads as would soft side slopes and shoulders of many highways and grid structures. He added shoulders on some highways were definitely gone. He said local drivers were using a system of back roads and municipal roads to get in and out of Gainsborough and Carievale.

As the waters rose in Gainsborough, an evacuation order was observed for the entire community of 250 and at least one home in Alida was listed as being destroyed by flood waters. Across Saskatchewan and western Manitoba, about 800 people were ordered to be evaculated due to the water.

Garnet Matchett, director of emergency operations for the Health Ministry, said the Red Cross was dispensing clean-up kits and the food and linen problems for Sun Country sites in Oxbow, Carievale and Carnduff were being addressed and routes were found. Potable water sources were identified, he said.

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“It becomes a matter of neighbours helping neighbours, and we’re neighbours,” Bjarnason said.

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United Way comes to aid of Gainsborough flood victims They flew the United Way Estevan banner for a few hours and provided some much appreciated hot food for flood victims last Friday, before returning home that night.

Laura Bjarnason of the United Way Estevan, accompanied by her children Brianna, 12, and Kris, 10 were joined

by Chris Lafonte of Newalta Corp., who gained access to his company’s eightburner barbecue grill, as they journeyed to nearby Gainsborough to provide some much needed relief for those who have been preparing and serving food to the 300 residents of that community. The Gainsborough residents have been filtering back to their water-logged homes after being evacuated last week due to the rising flood waters caused by unprecedented rainfall.

“We served the food as United Way members, but did so at no cost to UW since all the food was donated by Estevan businesses,” said Bjarnason, the UW’s local administrator.

“We served over 200 burgers and 80 hot dogs plus salads.”

Sandra Huish, who has been serving as Gainsborough’s emergency food supply co-ordinator appreciated the brief break while the residents appreciated the opportunity to consume some hot food after going through a week of being served prepared sandwiches and other cold foods from a small 12-foot trailer that is working as their safe food supply outlet during the early recovery period.

“We used some back roads to get into Gainsborough. Because Chris has some oilpatch customers in this region, he knew some of the people and the roads,” said Bjarnason. A temporary bridge installed that day provided access to a main highway by the time they disassembled their barbecue for the return trip.

“We served up food for about five hours,” said Bjarnason, who had suffered flood-related damages to her own home in Stoughton a few years ago so understands

exactly what the Gainsborough residents are going through.

“It becomes a matter of neighbours helping neighbours, and we’re neighbours,” she said.

Huish said the locals are slowly returning to a point where they can grab a shower, but most are now running out of clean clothes since there is nowhere to do laundry.

The Red Cross was on the scene to help alleviate some of those problems as the cleanup process began in earnest on the weekend.

Bjarnason said Huish and others delivered a heartfelt thanks on Friday because she and her volunteer crew were pretty exhausted working full days in getting and dispensing food and keeping it safe for consumption.

“I talked with her today (July 7), and she said they are now looking at how they can keep going with more family members coming into the town to help with the recovery. They will need more drinking water, and they’re at that stage now where they’re all wondering what they have to do next.”

Bjarnason said it was obvious by looking at the Gainsborough homes that many of them would have had flood-waters running right through them, although none had been lifted off foundations or completely ruined. But the damages will be significant.

“Their local Co-op is starting to bring things in, but their equipment had been ruined,” said Bjarnason.

The Estevan UW volunteers may move on to help some citizens in Alida next, or they might even be able to return to Gainsborough this week if the call for local support comes through.

“We’re not asking for money. It would be food donations they need and what we want. If anyone can help on that front, give us a call at 306-634-7375,” she said, noting that their rapid ad hoc appeal to local businesses proved very rewarding with a positive and quick response, so a second appeal might prove to be just as successful.

Chris LaFonte of Newalata and Brianna Bjarnason of United Way of Estevan were a couple of the volunteers who made their way to Gainsborough last Friday to bring a bit of relief to local residents and volunteers who were beginning the process of recovery in the small southeast Saskatchewan community. Their barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs were well received by the hungry workers.

Getting to the community of Gainsborough last Friday took some ingenuity and careful navigation when United Way of Estevan and Newalta Corp. volunteers made their way there through muddy back roads to deliver some assistance in the form of a barbecue treat for residents and volunteers. (Submitted by Laura Bjarnason, United Way Estevan)

Salvation Army and Red Cross chip in to assist flood victims Those wishing to help the Red Cross and Salvation Army as they help others who have been directly affected by this year’s flood conditions in southeastern Saskatchewan may do so by simply making one simple phone call or visit.

Lieut. Brian Bobolo of the Estevan and area Salvation Army, said they have been responding to needs in Carnduff, Carievale and Gainsborough as a local example, and were expecting to extend the service as the needs be came more obvious during the

recovery period.

Anyone wanting to help them meet the expenses associated with these responses may do so by simply contacting the Estevan office at 306-634-2074 or visiting them at 1107-Fourth Street.

Those not residing in the immediate area may also direct their assistance donation or plan to Major Mike Hoeft, the Army’s provincial director of emergency disaster services, at 306-921-4706.

The Red Cross noted they have teamed up with Credit Unions across the

province to help them help victims.

Cash donations for flood victims will be accepted at any branch of the CUs until July 25.

“The Red Cross plans to be there to help families and communities rebuild after the flooding in the weeks and months ahead,” said Rebecca Benko, operations manager for the Canadian Red Cross in Saskatchewan. She pointed out that the recovery period often takes a lot longer than the actual disaster event.

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Depression: the fight of my life

By Josh Lewis sports@estevanmercury.ca

This is part three in a series dealing with depression and mental health. The series examines the everyday impact of mental illness, the resources available in Estevan to those who need them and the importance of ending stigma toward those suffering.

Imagine being so scared to live another day that you want to end your life.

Overcome with wave upon wave of pain that goes right to the soul, stricken with anguish and despair that doesn’t stem from anything in particular, knowing it will never get better, tired of trying, desperate to end the pain by any means necessary, truly without hope.

You are drowning, but you have to tell someone in order to get help. You are fighting with everything you have to stay alive, yet some dismiss the validity of your illness by telling you to simply cheer up or snap out of it.

For many people suffering from mental illness, this is not a nightmare. It is very much a reality. It is a living hell.

I survived the darkest days of depression. I wanted to die, but I found hope. This is my story. *** I’ve suffered from the more subtle effects of depression since childhood. They include low self-esteem and no confidence in my ability to do anything. I’ve always been a negative thinker, and that only reinforces my lowly opinion of myself.

Last October, however, it got serious. I had the first depressive episode of my life. Looking back nine months later, it was only the tip of the iceberg. I went through several days of extreme sadness for no reason. I broke down and had no idea why it was happening. It felt like a dark cloud was hovering over me.

I had another episode in January, and it was worse.

This was my introduction to the emotional pain that comes with depression. It kept hitting me in waves and brought me to my knees. I spent night after night weeping and wondering why.

I couldn’t function. I couldn’t get anything done at work. I couldn’t even clean up my apartment. Things piled up, literally and figuratively. Depression robbed me of energy, motivation and vitality.

This pain is likely hard to understand for those who haven’t experienced it. The only thing I can compare it with is the grief following a close death in the family. It

I didn’t see any way out other than taking my life. I had summoned the strength to get help, but my depression was getting worse instead of better. I felt hopeless.

is absolutely debilitating.

It was in late January that I finally decided to get professional help. I had gone public about my struggles about a year earlier, but it was the intensity of the depressive episodes that pushed me to begin therapy.

Although talking about it with a professional was helpful, my condition continued to worsen, to the point where I dreaded getting out of bed in the morning.

Finally, in mid-April, I became suicidal. There was still that fear of death that everyone has, but my fear of living another day was greater. It’s a strange feeling when you realize you no longer want to live. Every time I drove, it was a struggle not to turn in front of a semi or stop on the railroad tracks.

I didn’t see any way out other than taking my life. I had summoned the strength to get help, but my depression was getting worse instead of better. I felt hopeless.

I came close to doing the deed twice in April. I had enough pills at my disposal to do it. Both nights, friends reached out to me and talked me down. The second time was the worst of it, rock bottom if there ever was one. If not for the presence of a friend, and a call from a friend who is a therapist, I would have done it.

Finally, a few days later, I couldn’t take it any more.

I was tired of fighting. Friends had been urging me for the past week to go to the hospital, and I gave in and admitted myself to the emergency room.

It was scary. It can’t be stressed enough how reluctant I was to do it. But it really wasn’t that bad. After speaking with the admitting doctor about what was going on and going through some tests, I got a room to myself and answered more questions from a nurse.

I stayed at St. Joseph’s Hospital for four days. I was put on two medications; one was an antidepressant and the other worked to reduce my anxiety and racing thoughts.

I also spoke with mental health professionals during my stay.

Within a day of starting the medication, I began to feel stable. I felt no pain and had no suicidal thoughts.

I started to realize that my life didn’t have to be defined by the illness. Maybe there was hope after all.

That decision to go to the hospital was the turning point. If you are suicidal, please do what is best for your health and go. Let the professionals take care of you instead of trying to fight it alone.

It’s scary, but it’s worth it. I promise you that.

I’ve been steady ever since that stint in the hospital. I still have depression, and probably will for the rest of my life. I still battle low self-esteem and lack of confidence. I don’t feel like a million bucks. Most importantly, though, I feel stable and optimistic about the future. My mood could be better, but I’ve beaten what is hopefully the worst of this disease.

I’m not the only survivor of the darkest days of depression. There are many of us, some of whom have been

There is hope, but you can’t do it on your own. Tell someone you trust about what you are going through, and get help if you feel overwhelmed. It’s no different than getting medical care for a broken leg. featured in this series, and we are living proof that there is hope when it seems like there is none. There’s no easy solution. It’s a long road, and it will hurt, but it is possible to make it to the finish line.

For many, it’s harder than it was for me. Many people have to try several medications before they find the one that works. For some people, it’s a long, arduous, gradual road to recovery, rather than a quick turnaround like mine. And I was fortunate to have the full support of my family, friends and employers at the Mercury throughout the process.

There is hope, but you can’t do it on your own. Tell someone you trust about what you are going through, and get help if you feel overwhelmed. It’s no different than getting medical care for a broken leg.

It’s a disease that is treatable if you just seek help.

Your life is more important than pride or the opinions of people who don’t understand.

See next week’s Mercury for the fourth and final part of the series, which focuses on mental health resources available in Estevan.

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Construction crews re-started work on Monday as the second phase of the Highway 47 rebuild is aiming for completion this year. After roadwork on 13th Avenue north of the railway tracks last year, the work to rebuild and repave south of the tracks began this week at the intersection of 13th Avenue and Sixth Street.

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Several crops southeastern Saskatchewan are behind schedule due to the recent wet weather that’s hit the region.

Crops in southeastern region stable

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

Despite the floods that continue to pound communities and farms in southern Saskatchewan, some crops surrounding Weyburn and Estevan remain stable.

Others are facing serious problems.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture’s July 3 crop report, cropland topsoil moisture conditions are rapidly deteriorating. Local slough, lake and creek levels have risen significantly as well. Reports of stranded livestock have been received, and several communities in the immediate surrounding area have reported flood levels exceeding 150 mm. Low spots in the crop fields are completely submerged under water. Unlike the areas surrounding Moosomin, which has recorded the greatest amount of rainfall since April 1 with 520 mm and contains severely damaged crops, some farmlands around the Energy City are still in fair condition.

“Sadly, there are likely some fields that are totally wiped out, while others are looking pretty good,” said Sherri Roberts, regional

crops specialist in the Weyburn office of the Ministry of Agriculture, but she noted that certain fields, which have been on the receiving end of Mother Nature’s recent downpour, are not past the point of recovery.

“It depends on the crops, but certain fields have their own adaptive ways of dealing with being waterlogged, others are much more sensitive.

It will also depend on the state the soil was in before the deluge,” she explained.

Many farmers however, have given up on parts of their land that are under water, said Roberts, and Warren Ward, agronomy specialist from the Canola Council of Canada, suggested producers discontinue treating extremely poor areas of the field.

“If you’re constantly worrying about what you’ve already lost, you’re putting the rest of the crops at risk,” he said, adding the dangers sclerotinia pose to established crops during wet conditions deserve a lot of attention.

When excess rainfall hits canola crops, they become highly susceptible to sclerotinia, a fungus that rots canola stems. Ward said

as farmers head into the fungicide management period, they should be aware that sclerotinia can still destroy fine areas of crops if left unchecked.

“With all the moisture we’ve had, when you’re looking at canola, sclerotinia would be front and centre in terms of the weed control people are considering right now,” he said.

Roberts said some farmlands around Carnduff have been hit with diamondback moths, which don’t regularly cause significant damage, but in certain years, have swarmed crops and contributed greatly to the overall millions of dollars in lost revenue. Bertha armyworm moths are another potentially serious hazard, especially when they accumulate into large armies. Lygus bugs have emerged in the Weyburn area, she said, alongside the small sap-sucking insects called aphids.

Ward said producers should keep the economic threshold in mind, and spray fields only when large numbers of insects are visibly seen.

Farmers also have to deal with the problems that occur beyond the farmland,

like the deterioration of certain highways.

Despite the improvement in areas around Esterhazey, Rocanville, Yorkton and Melville, Highway 10 between Balcarres to Melville remained closed as of July 4, said Doug Wakabayashi spokesman for Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure. Soft spots and potholes are dotting many roadways, while the shoulders of many highways and grid structures are gone, he warned.

Roberts said farmers operating large machinery on the highways must remain vigilant, and not cut corners.

“In some of the really

heavily flooded areas it’s more of a concern because waterlogged soil can move on you, and banks can give away,” she said.

The extent of the damage done to crops so far cannot be represented by numbers, said Shawn Jaques, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation, noting how they need to wait until the water levels go down, so they can go out and inspect the fields.

“Our offices have been pretty quiet so far,” he said.

“We don’t want to speculate on what the impact would be. I’ll have to wait on the number of claims we have and what the producers are

reporting to us.”

Though the recent calamity has caused some to harken back to the 2011 floods, Ward said the erratic weather over the past several years has caused producers to adapt, and it’s showing in how many have handled this situation.

“To say everything is back to normal since 2011 is a big leap, but defining normal in weather nowadays is hard to do.

People have adapted, and their mindset has changed in terms of what ideal conditions are. They are an innovative group and they will look for the best way to get things done,” he said.

Stress line open to needy farmers Farmers, ranchers, or anyone dealing with the aftermath of flooding can use the government’s Farm Stress Line, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Confidential telephone counselling, support and referral services are available

at 1-800-667-4442.

“Given the serious flooding situation in many areas of the province, we want to remind producers or anyone in Saskatchewan affected by flooding of this important service,” Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter said. “We know

that communities in the affected areas have a lot of work ahead of them as they assess the damage caused by flooding. They need to know there are professionals who can help if stress levels get too high.”

Trained professionals respond to calls to the Farm Stress Line and can offer assistance by listening in a confidential, nonjudgmental environment, and by connecting producers, and people affected by flooding with appropriate organizations or programs.

People can also call HealthLine at 811.

HealthLine is a confidential, 24-hour health information and support telephone line, staffed by experienced and speciallytrained Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Social Workers.

HealthLine staff can provide counselling, strategies to help people manage their situation, and direct them to appropriate community supports.

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Keeping it clean is a challenge for all There are certain days every week where it seems the dirt, dust and grime easily wins the battle for our attention in the Energy City.

We are aware of the fact that when our livelihood depends on digging and drilling, there is going to be a dirt, mud and dust factor to contend with daily. After all, if it weren’t for the digging and drilling, very few of us would be here.

But that does not mean we need to embrace it. It means our leadership teams should be taking extra measures in an attempt to mitigate the mess.

With many of our main streets and avenues in a state of disrepair, partially covered with gravel and mud patches to mask the potholes, our thoughts go out to local residents who are dealing with respiratory ailments.

Years ago it was proven that emissions from nearby power plants ranked fifth on the local “bad air” scale, easily surpassed by the regional agricultural “drift” into the bowl-like configuration that surrounds this city. The daily passage of dirt and mudbearing vehicles, especially those using our 45-year-old temporary truck route and the

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

Real rainy-day fund needed

So why don’t we have a rainy day fund for real rainy days?

The most obvious answers is that we don’t particularly want to pay more taxes and have been conditioned to believe any government surplus is just our tax dollars wasted.

Next to spending too much money, which created the deficits and debt in the 1980s for which we are still paying, the most egregious sin a government can commit is saving too much money.

But if you consider the way that the former Progressive Conservative government got into trouble, it was by deficit budgeting that also did not take into account the extraordinary economic circumstances created by the worst drought conditions since the 1930s.

As it turns out, flooding a quarter century later is as hard or harder on provincial coffers. And given that Saskatchewan in the last five years has endured the highest June precipitation amounts and worst flooding in a century, it’s now as frequent.

CPR, were the major contributors to our daily grind of dust and foul air.

Now we have dozens of additional gravel patches that cover the springtime water and sewer line repairs, and we again find ourselves in the midst of a locally created dust bowl in spite of recent rains. This problem is only magnified when the winds pick up and drivers speed up.

But we know this is all temporary pain.

In fact, we can easily recall the winter and spring of two years ago when local citizens focused their complaints on the dastardly condition of Highway 47 (13th Ave-Souris Ave) North. That has since been paved and the driving is now smooth on this significant piece of connector road.

The short span between the railway crossing near Sixth Street south to Fourth Street will soon be repaired and repaved and another three problematic intersections will be given new life.

It is an unfortunate fact though that there aren’t enough funds in the municipal, provincial or federal piggy bank to cover the badly needed repairs to Sixth Street, Highway 47 south of the city, down to the American border, which is an embarrass-

ment to the province, or a completion to the King Street repaving project.

Progress made on any front in terms of rehabilitation of our city’s streets, however, is welcomed.

The question remains, do we have to continually accept the dusty and dirty streets as our price to pay for progress, or can something be done to solve this dilemma on a more permanent basis?

The opening of a heavy truck bypass around the city will certainly alleviate the problem to a certain degree, but we’ll never be able to convince local drivers to keep their vehicles clean of debris at all times, nor will we be able to reduce the rail traffic, a major daily contributor to the grime factor.

Local taxpayers can’t halt the natural drift of agricultural work either.

So we are left with a promise of reduced heavy truck traffic through our city’s centre and some repaved streets with fewer gravel patches and a little more community pride. Hopefully, that will help reduce the dust and return our streets, boulevards, walking paths and sidewalks, into traffic conveyors we seek out rather than something we try to avoid.

By the time the sun finally peaked out last week, 53 Saskatchewan rural communities and small cities had declared a local state of emergency, including the cities of Yorkton and Melville, which had to evacuate its hospital. Some 800 people were forced to leave their homes.

The damage to these communities is in the hundreds of millions of dollars, although that may be matched by what east side farmers can expect to bear in crop loss.

Meanwhile, 19 Saskatchewan highways, including such major routes as the Trans-Canada, Yellowhead and Highway 10 to Yortkon, were all partially closed for days. Repair to these highways alone is expected to be in the tens of millions of dollars.

By all measure, our climate is changing. One need only look at what happened in Calgary last year or what has happened in places like Yorkton and Maple Creek in the last five years.

Whether this change in climate is all, partially or not at all be attributed to man may be less of an issue than the fact we seem to be facing wetter, more violent weather.

And we seem less ready for such disastrous weather events than we were 25 years ago when the problem was drought.

It was not great initial crisis management by the Saskatchewan Party government. It was either in long-weekend mode or it was not aware of the extent of the damage caused by the rains that started on a Saturday.

Highway hotlines were slow to react with warnings as politicians fumbled with a Provincial Disaster Assistance Plan that really hasn’t been updated since 2003. This, in itself, should tell us that more money must be set aside for better preparation when such events occur.

Admittedly, Premier Brad Wall and his cabinet did seem to rally by heading back to work on Canada Day to announce that damage would easily exceed the $360-million 2011 flood clean-up bill and that the province would dip into its $500-million rainy-day fund.

But despite this bravado, the problem with our rainy-day fund is that it can really be used for anything, including balancing the books if revenue is underestimated.

We should have a true contingency fund that can only be touched for the purposes of dealing with extreme weather events.

Sure, it may require sacrifices elsewhere in spending or maybe even resource or personal taxes to ensure that we can meet these more frequently occurring challenges.

But our wealth now has been created by our booming resource economy and the income it has generated. So why wouldn’t we set aside a bit of that wealth each year and earmark it for weather disaster events as an insurance policy?

After all, most of us attempt to keep a fund in our bank account for those rainy days.

It’s time government did the same thing.

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Greens call for drainage study The Editor: In light of the recent flood devastation to families and communities of Southeast Saskatchewan, the Green Party of Saskatchewan is calling on the Wall Government to initiate a comprehensive drainage study for the southeast.

Families, businesses and communities have been living every spring on pins and needles since 2011. Not only is this flooding costing hundreds of millions

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Once the study is complete, the government should move quickly to put all recommendations from the study into action. Gonzalez invites anyone with ideas or views on this issue and any other issues to contact him directly by phone.

Sigfredo Gonzalez, Green Party candidate for Estevan

Saskatchewan voters the kryptonite to private health care

The Editor: Driving by the town of Mclean on my way to the April 16th Emerging Labour Force conference in Regina, I noticed what I describe as the billboard of solitude. The signboard featured a picture of Tommy Douglas with his fists raised to the sky. The caption read: stop the privatization of Medicare. Minutes later at 8:45 a.m., I heard a message that seemed the opposite of Douglas’s vision of universal health care. In a Uniting Your Workforce presentation, President Jacob Pope of Aspen Medical talked about the need for more private healthcare in Saskatchewan. I was surprised to learn this Australian-based company already had a facility in Moose Jaw and was the medical provider for the University of Regina.

Based upon a new interpretation of the Canada Health Act, Pope used a sport analogy to explain how Aspen Medical’s “Transition Game” can be the tipping point for individual health care delivery. He stressed that private health care requires the right tone from Saskatchewan decision-makers, a common privatization goal, and the ability to reduce locker-room stress by having the “right people on the [corporate] bus.”

With this in mind, Pope introduced the American-born spokesperson to lead their company’s Saskatchewan and Canadian strategy.

The name of Aspen Medical’s spokesperson and “corporate athlete” was former Saskatchewan Roughrider Geroy Simon. After initially stumbling out of the blocks (another sports analogy), Geroy gave the conference crowd a testimonial and expressed the joy of transitioning from the sporting world to the business

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For those still believing in universal healthcare, the vision Geroy represents seems akin to the square planet Bizarro World (BW) in the Superman comics where “Us do the opposite of Earthly things” (D.C. Comics).

Within this BW universe, Geroy becomes the mild mannered receiver Clark Kent, Kathy Young becomes Lois Lane, Dustin Duncan becomes Jimmy Olsen, Brad Wall becomes Perry White, and the Saskatchewan Party becomes the Daily Planet churning out privatization (liquor stores, etc.) propaganda. In BW, the superhero Geroy Simon speaks for corporate truth, two-tiered justice, and the American way. Moreover, in the BW universe the man once voted the Greatest Canadian assumes the super-villain role as Tommy “Lex Luthor” Douglas. However, in the real world, Geroy Simon’s second career as a front man may be short-lived. I believe that once Superman is exposed to the Kryptonite-like wrath of Saskatchewan voters in the next provincial election he will fold up his cape and look for a third career.

Richard J. Klyne Indian Head, Sask.

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of taxpayers’ money annually, the devastation these events produce is unacceptable to the families who rely on their government.

The Southeast grainbelt is an important and dynamic region of our province. We can’t afford to see families devastated by the effects of flooding.

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to employ able, willing and qualified Canadians, First Nations, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and youth, there will still be a gap.

However, with the change in policy, I strongly feel every effort should be made, and I will advocate in that regard, to provide another stream to fill that gap.

A possible stream could include newcomers among others, and government assisted refugees that may be willing, able, and qualified to meet employment needs and to relocate to southeast Saskatchewan. They have permanent resident status and in the case of the latter, are assisted by the government. I think we should do everything we can to facilitate such employment. Filling the gap won’t be easy, but we must do what we can to ease the burden on employers in a vibrant economy like we are experiencing in the southeast.

Sincerely, Ed Komarnicki MP Souris-Moose Mountain

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The Editor: I am writing in response to your article appearing on July 2, 2014, attributing certain comments to me regarding the changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) in order to put them in context and to correct the effective dates.

The 30 per cent cap regarding temporary foreign workers is effective immediately, however, will only apply where applications are made for new labour market impact assessments (LMIAs). The businesses that are over the cap will be able to continue notwithstanding until they apply for new LMIAs. The cap will scale down to 20 per cent on July 1, 2015, and then to 10 per cent in 2016. The cap does not apply to businesses with fewer than 10 employees.

My preference and strong representation to both the Prime Minister and the minister was that changes to the TFWP should be more flexible and less restrictive in low employment areas like southeast Saskatchewan. It is my view that even after businesses have made every effort

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There is the Bank of Canada and every country has their version of that except Russia, where they have the Bank of Putin. The International Monetary Fund takes care of the mixing of currencies and businesses across borders. That means they probably have at least three bookkeepers and someone to fix the computers.

When it comes to international trade, currencies and economies, I’m about as useless as a referee in an NBA game. I know not much, and see less.

Correct me if I’m wrong here, but weren’t Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Somalia and the U.S. clinging to the precipice of monetary ruin three years ago? Wasn’t the Euro on the deceased list?

Climbing out of their economic abyss was going to take decades, said their central banks and IMF. Their stock markets were in Armageddon mode and heading towards the apocalypse.

Germany was the only kid on the block wearing sensible shoes and pants and paying attention in class. All the rest were running around in the tank tops and flip-flops of international business.

Now turn your attention dear diary, to today’s headlines.

Whoosh. It was just a false alarm. In fact, who said they were in trouble? Shame on you.

Spain, Italy, France? Well, their leaders may be a bit loopy and spinning out of control, but their economy is fine. I don’t know how they did it, but apparently it’s just super swell in Greece and Portugal where they used to give money to people for not working … ever. Well, I guess we do that here too.

So who pushed the magic reset button? I know the banks get away with it on a regular basis, but now it seems, entire countries get to recharge money supplies and ignore the bill collectors. When it comes to international finance, apparently there is a magic bullet. Do economic penance for a few months and then declare yourself cured. It’s the Rob Ford self-correction method of rehabilitation. Keep saying it until they believe you.

Italy, France et al, saw what life was like on poverty row and decided not to go there. The traditional disciplines of paying the bills, removing debts and deficits, no longer applied to them. The politicians, bankers and money shifters declared a magical turnaround, business was back to normal and the media had it wrong. The stock market may have stumbled a bit, but their economies were better than ever and we believed them because we wanted to believe them, especially the Americans. If they wanted to push their $8 trillion debt down the road and into the ditch, well, good for them. Give LeBron James, Peyton Manning and Boeing another billion and keep on playing.

Maybe they paid some bills in Bitcoins or borrowed a few trillion from Warrant Buffet, Bill Gates, and a few Middle Eastern Emirs, to tide them over until the real money reappeared.

But what I do remember dear diary, are those fantastic rises and flops of the late 1990s when the world was flush with 800,000 dot com companies, that created two million or more millionaires practically overnight, and then crashed harder and more quickly than the Maple Leafs facing a playoff schedule. Four companies survived the ensuing economic slaughter and we quickly forgot those Economics 101 lessons. None of them made an actual profit.

Now it seems, we’re doing the same thing, only this time it’s whole countries that are playing this mug’s game.

I have no idea who is going to pull the plug on this international fiasco and I don’t know if I want to be around to see how they clean up the mess.

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Search for new fire chief to begin soon

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan will be getting a second new head in its protective services division, following the upcoming retirement of Fire Rescue Services Chief Ron Tocker.

Tocker gave the City notice that he would be retiring in September upon the expiration of his latest contract, so as the City recently underwent

a successful search for a replacement to Estevan Police Service Chief Del Block, so too will they be looking for a new face to lead the fire and rescue services into the future.

City manager Amber Smale is tasked with hiring the incoming chief of the City’s volunteer Fire Rescue Service, which maintains only two full-time positions, that of the chief and

deputy chief.

With vacation time banked, Tocker is using that time to relax for the remainder of the summer.

Dale Feser, who has been the service’s deputy chief under Tocker, is the acting chief until the position is filled.

The city manager said the recruitment process hasn’t begun yet, but it will start by updating the job description and ensuring the job qualifications

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“Right now Dale is the acting fire chief, and he’s welcome to apply as is anybody. I want this to be a fair process and I’m not going to say that I have someone picked out for it already, because I don’t,” said Smale.

The summer ’s hiring process will provide administrators with an opportunity to project what the area’s needs will be in the future and find the candidate that can move in that direction. That doesn’t mean the service will be growing in the short term.

“It’s a budgetary item, and I think with the City’s current financial position, it would be difficult right now to add more,” said Smale. “But we do have to start having those conversations of what does your fire service look like when you have 20,000, 25,000, 30,000 residents. It could be very different than what we have today but those are the types of conversations that we need to have, thinking about the future and what we will need to deliver.”

It also gives the fire service a chance to review its own procedures.

“There might be things that we can trim or make better and fresh faces normally do that.”

Smale said the goal is to have someone hired pri-

Fire Chief Ron Tocker or to Tocker’s official exit in September, and while she added that it isn’t always possible, they would prefer to have some length to a cross over period.

She noted the city’s fire service is notable as a largely volunteer organization, which may or may not be the structure in the future.

“The service here is unique. It’s not a career fire department. There are only two permanent positions within there, so (the hiring process) gives the opportunity to see what is taking place in the industry. There is something happening in the States right now where permanent fire departments are changing back to the volunteer model in smaller communities,” said Smale.

“Anybody coming in, it’s an opportunity to recreate if they need to or

just to firm up some good practices that are already in place.

“It’s an opportunity for a fresh look to make sure you’re operating to the best of what you can do. The focus is leadership. I’m looking for the right leader in the fire department to lead it into the future.”

That future will have to be able to cope with a growing city’s growing needs.

“You still need to be thinking that the city is growing, and it’s going to continue to grow, so what does that fire service look like moving into the future? What are the leadership skills that are needed or the positions or just the service in general that’s needed?” said Smale. “We have to keep in mind the surrounding communities that we also provide service to.”

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Police kept busy tracking down bad drivers and dozens of false alarms

Erratic drivers causing traffic accidents were just a few of the challenges facing members of the Estevan Police Service during the past week, beginning with a June 30 event in which a westbound vehicle on 12th Avenue and Fourth Street attempted an illegal turn in the centre of the street, cutting in front of another vehicle travelling in the same direction. Damages to both vehicles were extensive and the female victim of the event was taken to hospital where she was treated for minor injuries before being released. The operator of the other vehicle has been charged under the Traffic Safety Act. On the night of June 30, police were kept busy responding to several noisy party complaints that led to warnings and the shutting down of a number of activities.

The next day, EPS members received a report of a suspected impaired driver on Fifth Street. Police noted the aggressive driving tactics and also noted the operator was sober, so he was warned about his poor driving actions.

Later that same day, police established an investigation into the theft of a quad all terrain vehicle that was taken from a trailer parked in the yard of a business on the east side of the city. The trailer had been broken into with the thieves driving the quad out of the area. Other items such as fuel and helmets were also removed.

A call regarding a suspected impaired driver on the night of July 1, led police to a 41-year-old B.C. male who was held in cells overnight after he refused to provide a breathalyzer sample. The man now has an August court date.

A hit and run incident on Fifth Street on July 2, led to a clear description of the offending driver’s vehicle by a witness. The description led police to the driver of the vehicle that was involved in the incident, and he has been charged with failing to report an accident, and his vehicle was subjected to a complete inspection.

A vehicle rollover incident was also on the EPS investigation list on July 2. They learned that a road packer was forced to take evasive action when it was cut off by another

vehicle. The driver of the packer had to hit the curb in his attempts to avoid a collision, and as a result, the unit rolled onto its side. Police have received a description of the offending vehicle and female operator that will aid them in their investigation.

On July 3, police found themselves responding to a couple of false alarms, one being a misplaced 911 call coming from an elderly patient in the hospital and the other from a living room motion alarm set off by cleaning staff who had entered an incorrect disarming code. The next day, EPS members noted the fact they were required to attend to two more false residential alarms along with a suspected assault that occurred in the parking lot of a local retail store.

Although Halloween is still several months away, EPS members ended up investigating reports of several egging of vehicles within the city limits on July 4.

A motor vehicle collision at the corner of Highway 39 and Sister Roddy Road on July 4 involved a car and motorcycle that met at the intersection. The motorcycle operator suffered minor injuries and did not require additional emergency medical attention while the operator of the car walked away with no injuries but visibly shaken by the incident. Both vehicles had to be towed from the accident scene. The driver of the car was charged with proceeding from a stop sign before it was safe to do so.

On July 6, police members were flagged down by a group of people in a parking lot who pointed out some damage that had been inflicted on the door of a vehicle by someone kicking it. Police were able to identify a subject and arrested a 36-year-old male for mischief and being intoxicated in public. He has a July 14 court date.

Police were called to the exhibition grounds later that day in response to a call regarding more erratic drivers. In this instance the drivers of two trucks were doing power turns on the grounds, which meant they were tearing up the grass and creating other damages. The two drivers were charged accordingly.

EPS members were again required to respond to a series of security alarm calls on July 6, with all of them being false, except for a couple where doors were found to be insecure.

EPS members were also asked to check on a possible missing husband and two-year-old boy who had not been seen by his wife since the previous evening. After taking statements and speaking with a number of people, the pair were finally located in Edmonton around 4:30 the following afternoon. Edmonton police, in co-operation with the Estevan police, confirmed the well-being of the pair so the woman placing the call of concern was provided with this updated information and no further policing action was required.

While police were patrolling the parking lot at the WalMart store on the afternoon of July 6, they came across a man who had walked out of the store with a television set he had not paid for. Police were able to reclaim the TV and took it back to the store and gathered further evidence inside. EPS members said the accused was known to them and was simply recognized on the scene. The investigation continues.

On July 7, EPS members once again responded to an alarm on the northwest side of the city, and again, it was discovered to be a false call.

EPS members reported that a local conservation officer initiated an arrest of a man for fishing without a licence and a subsequent check of his identification papers revealed he was wanted on three warrants issued by EPS, so he was arrested and taken to the police station where he was held in custody pending a court appearance the next morning.

A man who was wanted by police for uttering threats, paid a visit to the police station on July 7 to be interviewed by police. Following his discussion with police, he was arrested for uttering threats and for being in breach of court-ordered conditions and was held in custody until he made a court appearance the next morning.

Suspect found following EPS tweets The Estevan Police Service Twitter account is meeting with success in the early going according to information released by the policing agency this week.

Police have been tweeting public information messages, requests for pub-

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As an example, EPS has been investigating an assault case that resulted in bodily harm to the victim. The incident occurred at a local convenience store June

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Knoch acknowledged the work put into the budget preparation by senior members of the finance team, Pam Haupstein and Vanessa Marcotte, who, “prepare the spread sheets, gather the information and apply it to the sheets so we can capture what we need right away.”

Earlier in the presentation, Knoch said that work begins on the operating budget right from the start of a new year. He said managing inflation and knowing where the various financial pressure points might be located, becomes an ongoing challenge.

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John Knoch, the local health region’s vice-president of finance and corporate services, provided information regarding the detailed moves that are undertaken during the annual budget preparation sessions.

Knoch provided the information during a regular open business session of the board of directors on June 25, in Weyburn. He said the process for the fiscal year begins right after the provincial budget is presented, which gives the regional health authorities a good idea of what they can expect in the form of provincial financial support over the next 12 months.

“We will get accountability expectations from the ministry, along with new and different program expectations, and we collect information regarding additional equipment needed and information regarding collective bargaining and specific initiatives along with efficiency targets,” said Knoch.

What the province yields in the form of capital funds for equipment and facility repairs, is mixed in with contributions from community trust funds and foundations that support health-care systems at the local level, he explained.

Knoch said health regions have limited opportunities to generate revenue, and population increases should come with corresponding funding hikes.

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RCMP investigating number of incidents The RCMP is seeking information from the public regarding a number of criminal incidents in the past couple of weeks.

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even occurred until the morning. *** Sometime between 6 p.m. June 27 and 5:30 a.m. June 28 a tool trailer was broken into on a construction worksite at the end of Breeze Street in Estevan’s west end. Stolen were a large number of hand tools including drills, wrenches, socket sets and a small Honda generator.

Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to contact the local RCMP at 306-637-4400 or by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or 1-800222-TIPS.

RCMP fielding calls focused on ATV use Members of the Estevan detachment of the RCMP have fielded several calls regarding improper and illegal use of all terrain vehicles in southeast Saskatchewan over the past few months.

As an example, on June 26, the detachment received a call from local farmers who were upset with the fact that a yellow ATV side-by-side had been driving through their fields northeast of Estevan.

“Property owners do not appreciate ATV’s driving on their property without permission as ATVs can cause considerable damage,” said RCMP Const. Cris Classen.

ATVs are defined as self-propelled vehicles designed to move people or goods on unprepared surfaces, and they can include restricted-use motorcycles, mini-bikes and all-terrain cycles.

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ments and other special mobile machines are defined elsewhere in the Traffic Safety Act. Golf carts are not defined as being ATVs nor do snowmobiles qualify in that category since they are defined within the Snowmobile Act. The calls the RCMP have been receiving have referred to such things as reckless driving, operating ATVs without wearing helmets and driving on private properties.

Failing to wear a helmet or goggles can net a $100 fine and operating them on private property leads to a further $80 fine.

Operating one without a valid driver’s licence leads to a $150 fine and failing to stop for police results in further charges.

Owners of ATVs are asked to review the All Terrain Vehicles Act and make themselves familiar with the regulations within that act.

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Police focusing on speed enforcement in July The traffic safety spotlight for the month of July is speeding. Throughout the province, police will be watching for drivers exceeding the speed limit.

Distracted driving, impaired driving and occupant restraints will also be a focus in July.

“Speed is a factor in more than a quarter of all traffic fatalities in Saskatchewan,” said Andrew Cartmell, President and CEO of SGI. “During the summer months, with increased traffic on our roads and highways, speeding is simply not worth the risk. Plan ahead. Build in more travel time. Slow down and obey

posted speed limits to keep yourself and other road users safe.”

Each year, there are more than 2,500 speed-related collisions on Saskatchewan roads that claim 46 lives and injure more than 1,000 others. Collisions due to unsafe speed are generally severe – about 29 per cent of speed-related collisions result in injury or death compared with only 16 per cent for non-speed related collisions. For every 100 collisions due to unsafe speed, an average of 42 people are injured or killed.* On June 27, a number of changes addressing speed took effect in the province,

including: • The speed threshold in the Safe Driver Recognition (SDR) program was lowered from 50 km/h over the posted speed limit down to 35 km/h over the posted speed limit. This offence results in four demerit points under the SDR program and Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Improvement and Driver Improvement programs.

• A new offence for driving double or more the speed limit was introduced, resulting in four demerit points under the SDR program and GDL Improvement and Driver Improvement programs.

• Exceeding the speed limit by more than double the speed results in a seven-day vehicle seizure on the second or subsequent offence within one year.

• Exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h results in a seven-day vehicle seizure on each offence.

• A contest of speed or race with other vehicles results in a 30-day vehicle seizure on each offence.

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City council receives hotel proposal The latest land development report showed that residential development across Estevan remains strong.

At the June 30 regular meeting of council, the City’s legislators saw the residential development permits issued by the City between single and multi family totalled just over $1 million for a rolling annual total of $6.9 million through May. No new building per-

mits were issued in May for commercial or industrial properties.

So far in 2014, the City has issued building permits totaling $8.285 million. *** Land south of Wellock Road and east of St. Joseph’s Hospital, which had previously been identified by the City as Parcel F, has been re-designated Royal Heights Phase 3.

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available for purchase within the new development, with lots priced as low as $103,000 and as high as 139,000.

The development is meant for single-family detached housing. *** A rezoning application received its first reading from council during the meeting, as a developer is seeking to build a fourstorey, 100-unit hotel at 105 King Street. The prop-

erty lies at the corner of King Street and Kensington Avenue just south of the Estevan Comprehensive School running track and is currently zoned as commercial health care.

The report to council, prepared by Rob Denys, land development services manager, noted that “although one might expect the large number of new hotels to be meeting or exceeding demand, it does appear that temporary ac-

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The report also noted the City has invested in public utility infrastructure work surrounding the site and that would be utilized by the proposed development.

Following council’s first reading of the bylaw, the process now moves to the public consultation

phase and the community may make submissions regarding the proposal. *** New handicapped parked space was approved by council, which gave first, second and third reading of a bylaw concerning the addition of eight metres of handicapped parking space on the south side of Fourth Street heading east in front of 1138 Fourth Street. *** With not enough business scheduled for the July 7 regular meeting of City council, the meeting was cancelled. The next regular sitting of council will be July 21.

Training options for Sask. adults The provincial government is providing $25 million in Adult Basic Education (ABE) funding for 2014-15, representing a 9.1 per cent increase in ABE funding over 201314 and supporting a total of 700 new training opportunities.

The increase in funds is part of $42 million for post-secondary and skills training grants in Saskatchewan.

“With record investments in adult basic education, our government is fulfilling our promise in the Plan for Growth to eliminate the ABE waitlist by 2015,” Associate Minister of the Economy Jeremy Harrison said.

“This means, among other things, increasing the seats available to 8,580 and increasing the accessibility of these programs.”

The ABE funding will be directed to the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, Dumont Technical Institute, Lakeland College and seven regional colleges.

Adult Basic Education encompasses a wide range of services, credit, and non-credit programs designed for adult learners. Other funding for adult education and skills training would include support for: Early Childhood Education, English as a Second Language, Northern Training Programs and certain short-skills programming at the Regina and Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centres.

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Neighbours express concern over proposed multi-family development

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

Some opposition to a proposed development

by Wilhelm Construction Services Inc. was expressed to Estevan City council during a public hearing in council chambers at the June 30 regular meeting of council.

The opposition was raised to a proposal to rezone 1138 First Street, which currently contains a single-detached house, to allow for a four-unit row house to be constructed on the premises.

The City received two responses from adjacent landowners, both opposing the zoning change, and there were four total written submissions opposing the rezoning application. One of the written submissions also provided 13 signatures of various people living on First Street and Valley Street who expressed their opposition to the development.

Eldon Rondeau, who lives next door to the property of concern, made verbal submissions to City council during the public

City councillors are pondering whether or not to approve a rezoning request that seeks to reclassify this property on First Street to allow a proposed four-unit row house. hearing.

Rondeau told council the “idea of moving in a row house doesn’t go with the present atmosphere of the neighbourhood,” as he expressed issues concerning parking and increased traffic around the Churchill playpark, which is across the street from the property in question.

Rondeau’s submissions as well as written letters to council showed

concern over potential parking issues. Mayor Roy Ludwig noted the criteria for parking on the property had been met, as the drawing supplied by the developer outlines eight parking spots, four on First Street and four on the back of the property by the alley.

There was a question raised from council about the restriction of on-street parking around the property, but it was

noted parking on the street isn’t part of the proposal and the developer has allotted space for the seven minimum required parking stalls.

Rondeau also expressed concerns regarding old trees on the property, which aren’t on his property and provide his backyard with shade, and said he is a “afraid our wall of nature will disappear.”

He said his opposition

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is partly based on logistics issues but also on not wanting the development in his backyard, suggesting the housing is meant for other areas of the city where similar developments already exist, saying he would rather have one neighbour than four or more new ones.

Councillor Dennis Moore, noted that council has received similar development requests in the past and heard familiar arguments in opposition of the proposals, which generally involve multifamily units. He said in the early stage, neighbours too often assume the worst is going to happen, but it is rare when any problems actually arise.

“We’ve sat around this room several times now with the same issue, and it seems that when something like this comes up, everybody assumes the worst and they think the worst things are going to happen,” said Moore.

“When most of the things have been finished, everybody has been happy.

Moore said he would have the same concerns were he the neighbour of

the potential development, but in his experience few worst-case scenarios have ever come to pass.

He encouraged Rondeau and other neighbours who feel they may be impacted by the development speak with the developer to see if common ground could be reached, particularly regarding aesthetic issues on the property such as maintaining as many trees as possible.

Engineering services advised that a storm drainage plan would be required for the proposed development, as more than 45 per cent of the lot area would be a hard surface. The proposal does meet the required minimum landscaped area of 20 per cent.

After hearing the concerns, Coun. Greg Hoffort requested council table any decision on the zoning application until the following council meeting, so councillors may further review the application, the opposition submissions and the property site in question.

The public submission portion has closed, and the matter will return to council on July 21.

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At North Portal, the largest port of entry in Saskatchewan, there were about 27,550 travellers in 8,150 cars and 11,300 commercial trucks processed in the month of May. Canadian Border Security Agency (CBSA) officers issued 81 work permits, two study permits and granted permanent residency status to 338 people. They also denied entry to 36 foreign nationals for various reasons, including 26 for serious criminality.

Here is a collection of noted incidents at Saskatchewan port of entry in May: North Portal Port On May 1, officers conducted background checks on a 44-year-old Arkansas man travelling to Alaska. The checks revealed that he had a lengthy criminal past, including convictions for burglary, breaking and entering, two counts of forgery, domestic assault, assault, obstruction of a peace officer and two counts of impaired driving.

The man was refused entry to Canada and returned to the United States.

On May 7, a couple moving to Alaska declared no prohibited weapons and “just a folding knife.” Officers examined their vehicle and uncovered a prohibited switchblade in the glove box. They also conducted an X-ray of the man’s duffle bags, which revealed eight overcapacity 30-round gun magazines. Officers issued the man a penalty of $500 and seized all the contraband with no terms of release. The couple was then allowed entry into Canada.

On May 8, a 25-yearold Wisconsin man was refused entry for previous convictions including a serious assault causing bodily harm, theft and criminal damage to property. He returned to the United States.

On May 15, two Tennessee men travelling to Alaska in a truck and travel trailer were referred for further examination. Officers found a loaded semi-automatic .380-calibre pistol in the back of the trailer. The prohibited firearm also contained a prohibited overcapacity 13-round magazine.

Officers arrested the driver, who claimed ownership of the undeclared weapon.

They released him and returned him to the United States after he paid a $1,000 penalty.

That same day, a truck driver was seeking entry into Canada. The man had been previously removed from Canada and barred

for a one-year period, as he had previously tried to enter using false identification. This time, however, he was refused entry to Canada due to past criminal convictions, including theft and multiple convictions for domestic violence.

On May 18, a Saskatchewan man declared $6,600 in goods, including a boat he valued at $5,000 and a boat trailer of about $1,000, both of which he had purchased through a friend. Officers determined he had actually paid $8,500 for the boat and $1,350 for the trailer. He was issued a penalty of $2,300. If he had made an accurate declaration on these two items, he would have paid $500 in goods and services tax (GST).

On May 22, a man was moving back to Alberta from the United States.

He declared four cans of chewing tobacco but said he had no weapons or overcapacity magazines. Officers conducted an examination of the man’s pickup truck and uncovered a prohibited switchblade knife near the driver’s seat and 19 overcapacity magazines inside a container in the truck’s box.

Officers arrested the man, who told officers he did not declare the contraband because he didn’t want to be delayed at the border.

They issued him a penalty of $1,000 before he was released, and he continued into Canada.

On May 24, officers refused entry to a 28-yearold Alaska man after he admitted that he had been convicted of a serious assault and multiple thefts.

The traveller also had domestic assault charges on his record. He was returned to the United States.

On May 25, a man and woman returning home to Alaska declared no prohibited weapons or devices.

Officers examined their SUV and uncovered a can of prohibited pepper spray in the centre console. They paid a $500 penalty and continued into Canada.

On May 25, an Alberta man declared a horse trailer at $6,000. Officers conducted a secondary examination when the man admitted he had actually paid $16,000 and asked the seller to produce a false bill of sale. He was issued a penalty of $6,000; if he

had been truthful, he would have paid $875 in GST on the trailer.

On May 28, officers arrested Rachel Scanlon Pasag, a 33-year-old U.S. resident, for attempting to smuggle two handguns into Canada: a prohibited .380-calibre semi-automatic handgun and a prohibited 9mm semi-automatic handgun. Officers arrested her, and she appeared in court the next day and pled guilty to smuggling contrary to section 159 of the Customs Act. A Regina Provincial Court judge sentenced her to one-day incarceration (time served) and ordered her to pay a $2,000 fine.

On May 29, a man and woman were returning home to Alaska and declared a can of bear spray.

Officers uncovered a prohibited butterfly knife in a watertight case during a secondary examination, and the man claimed ownership, saying he had forgotten about it. Moments later, officers found a second butterfly knife concealed within the same container. The man was issued a $1,000 penalty and the weapons were seized with no terms of release. The travellers

were then allowed entry into Canada.

On May 31, an Alberta man and woman declared wooden bear statues at $1,300 and presented a bill of sale. During an examination, the woman admitted to officers she had paid $3,275. Officers issued her a penalty of $1,175; if she had made an accurate declaration, she would have paid $175 in GST. Estevan Highway Port On May 3, a North Dakota man was refused entry due to recent criminal convictions for assault and impaired driving. The traveller returned to the United States.

On May 18, a 34-yearold man working in North Dakota was travelling to Estevan for the day. The man admitted he had been convicted of selling a large quantity of narcotics. The traveller was refused entry to Canada.

On May 24, a traveller from California was refused entry at North Portal due to criminal convictions including carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, impaired driving and mischief. After returning to the United States, the man

attempted to gain entry at the Estevan Highway port.

The traveller’s identification was flagged, and he was again refused entry by officers. The man was cautioned about serious consequences if he attempted again to seek entry while inadmissible.

Oungre Port On May 12, a 29-yearold man travelling to Alaska told officers that he had been convicted of three separate counts of impaired driving. The man was criminally inadmissible and was refused entry into Canada.

On May 24, a 40-yearold Alaska man was refused entry to Canada after a background check indicated that he had been convicted of a serious assault causing injury, theft and domestic violence. The man was criminally inadmissible and returned to the United States.

Regway Port On May 3, a Saskatchewan man told officers he was in the United States for a few hours to pick up parcels containing car parts, which he declared at $1,900. He also declared 30 cans of beer. While examining his pickup truck,

officers uncovered three boxes with car parts he had not declared, along with an accompanying $2,050 invoice. Officers issued the man a penalty of $600.

If he had declared the extra parts, he would have paid $125 in GST. Carievale Port On May 11, two Saskatchewan men were returning from a shopping day trip in North Dakota.

They declared $250 in goods and 48 cans of beer.

Officers conducted a secondary examination of their pickup truck and uncovered a gas can containing 21 litres of undeclared rum.

One of the men claimed he had brought it from Canada but eventually admitted to purchasing the rum in the United States and throwing away the bottles. Officers seized the undeclared rum with no terms of release, and issued a penalty of $210.

Anyone with information about suspicious cross-border activity, please contact the CBSA Border Watch Toll-Free Line at 1-888-502-9060. For information on the CBSA, please call the Border Information Service at 1-800-461-9999.

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Bodacious donation to foundation The Estevan Comprehensive School’s Entrepreneurship 30 class, that ventured into the world of producing goods for retail sales around the community, determined earlier this year to turn their profits over to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation.

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In total, Bodacious Baskets raised $950 for the foundation, which was handed over to the foundation’s executive director Becky Conly last week by Logan Hertes, one of the ECS corporation’s executive members.

Conly said the donation was appreciated and pointed out that it was done by the youth of Estevan.

But maybe nobody more than four-year-old Jessica Moran who collected candy and waved to the friendly faces marching through the streets of Bienfait for the town’s annual Canada Day parade.

Program continues to bring in new doctors Twenty-four new doctors are practicing in Saskatchewan, thanks to the most recent results of the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment (SIPPA) program.

Since the program began in 2011, a total of 134 new family physicians have completed the assessment and are practicing in communities all across the province. SIPPA assesses International Medical Graduates (IMGs) on

their medical education and clinical ability before allowing them to practice medicine in Saskatchewan.

“Patients in communities all over Saskatchewan have better access to physician services because of this program,” Minister responsible for Rural and Remote Health Tim McMillan said.

“SIPPA is one of many initiatives helping us meet the health care needs of our growing population. In total,

there are more than 400 doctors practicing in the province than there were seven years ago.”

“SIPPA is a made-inSaskatchewan solution, and it is working,” Medical Director of SIPPA for the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan Dr. Penny Davis said. “We are delighted by the success of our candidates thus far. We will continue to work in partnership with saskdocs and the provincial

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Additionally, a total of 21 new IMGs entered the SIPPA program last month and are now completing their clinical field assessments. If successful, these 21 family physicians will begin practicing across the province later this summer.

While recruiting inter-

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“Recruiting and retaining University of Saskatchewan medical graduates remains our number one priority,” saskdocs’ interim CEO Erin Brady said. “We realize these graduates have many options to choose from

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Taylor dominates on Night 2 Arkansas driver wins on first two nights of mod tour tour title before.

Aaron Turnbull, the 2013 mod tour champion, did not make it to the feature on his home track.

Monday’s influx of drivers meant there were eight modified heats and four B-mains. There were also two stock car Bmains.

There were more than 30 stock car drivers in the pits, and it was Willston’s Dalton Flory emerging out of the pack at the end of the night with the winner’s trophy.

Flory started on the pole and, other than losing the lead briefly five laps in, he stayed at the front for the entire 25-lap feature.

Still, he faced a stiff challenge from Elijah Zevenbergen of Ocheyedan, Iowa, near the end of the race.

“It’s a really tough one because I know he’s really fast. I figured he’d be coming. I just kept hitting my marks and focused on my line and focused on my race,” said Flory.

“The bottom line was really dominant and I was just able to hit my marks and keep going. I saw him out there and I just kept pushing a little bit harder and just never gave up.”

Flory said it’s a great feeling to win a stop on the mod tour at his age.

“This is awesome. To be this young and to be able to do this good is just awesome. I don’t know how to explain it.”

Monday’s stock car races also saw the triumphant return of Kody Scholpp to his home track.

Scholpp was critically injured in a January mo-

tor vehicle accident and has been through a long recovery process.

The Lampman native was told he would have to wait 18 months to race again, but there he was on Sunday night in Minot, finishing second on Night 1 of the tour. He followed that up with a strong fourth-place finish

in Estevan on Monday.

Meanwhile, Brock Beeter won his first hobby stock feature of the season in Estevan. The hobby stocks are not part of the mod tour and ran a regular points night.

Kruz Wilson and Gary Goudy, Jr., started on the front row and took turns in the lead.

Beeter started in 11th place and it took him awhile to wind his way toward the front.

There was a yellow flag with five laps left, with Beeter sitting in third place. He then took the lead and won by a significant margin.

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Saturday races warm up for tour On Saturday, Estevan Motor Speedway held a regular points night to warm up for their stop on the Dakota Classic Modified Tour on Monday.

Immediately after outracing the field in the late model feature re-run that was postponed on May 31, Ricky Weiss in the No. 7 car, said he had an early battle with Tyson Turnbull and Steven Pfeifer as they struggled for position in the early going.

“We all ran pretty hard at the start and he (Turnbull) was at the top. He ran clean and I lost the line, but when I got there again and got by him, I got to the top and put it in cruise for the rest of the ride,” said Weiss.

His car was set up nicely for the Estevan track, he noted, stating that his father Derrick helped prepare it for the two-event run.

Weiss grabbed the lead again later on in the late model feature, and wasn’t about to relinquish it to anyone after battling Pfeifer for the preferred line.

Mason Big Eagle put his indelible mark on the modified feature race,

Ricky Weiss battled Tyson Turnbull for some early positioning in the re-run of the feature that was postponed from May 31. Weiss eventually won the line he wanted in both late model feature races on Saturday night at EMS, the re-run and that evening’s feature finisher. starting near the front and then easing his way to the top position in the first eight laps. Once he found some clean air, he was able to clear the way past Pfeifer and Kelly Bauman, and stayed there.

With a new motor that features less power and less throttle control, Big Eagle said that, along with the two-inch spoiler, gave him the opportunity to “do my thing,” in the fea-

ture. Looking forward, Big Eagle said he always has to keep an eye out for Travis Hagen, a fellow driver who provides a big test for all the other modified drivers.

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It is one of the biggest events on the modified racing calendar, and Jeff Taylor could not have dreamed of a better start.

The Cave City, Ark., driver won for the second straight night on Monday during the Estevan stop on the Dakota Classic Modified Tour.

Taylor started on the pole and survived an early challenge from Steven Pfeifer to take the checkered flag.

“I thought Pfeifer would be really good down on the bottom. He races here a lot. I just kinda slowed my entry down a little bit and I think that made my car go a lot faster when I wasn’t overdriving the corners. That’s really the biggest thing. I just slowed my entry down where I wasn’t overcharging the corners and the car got faster,” said Taylor.

Taylor and Pfeifer quickly separated themselves from the pack in the 30-lap race, getting into lap traffic before the halfway point of the feature. After a caution flag 13 laps in, Taylor quickly built himself a huge lead again.

After winning in Minot and Estevan, Taylor held a nine-point lead over Pfeifer in the mod tour standings entering last night’s races in Williston.

He said the most important thing now is getting into the features.

That isn’t so easy with the number of drivers who are turning out for this tour, including a record 76 in Estevan on Monday.

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Work underway on Summer Games track The wheels are literally rolling on the future centrepiece of the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

Work is underway on a new track and field facility at Estevan Comprehensive School, which will host many events when the Games are held in the Energy City.

Project manager Ken Jacobs, a consulting engineer with WSP Canada, gave local media a tour of the facility on Monday and a look at what will be happening in the near future.

At this point, pre-grading is being done at the site in preparation for the application of gravel and asphalt.

“There were some soft areas that had to be dealt with, sub-surface drainage that we’re working on,” said Jacobs.

He said the storm sewer will be installed in the next two weeks, with a number of catch basins, then the track will be surfaced with gravel and asphalt.

“Once that’s done, we’ll be ready for pavement in approximately a month from now,” said Jacobs.

The goal is to get the facility, currently budgeted at about $1.5 million, finished this year.

This map shows the proposed design for a new track and field facility at Estevan Comprehensive School for the 2016 Summer Games.

Jacobs said the main factors in whether that can be done are weather and the speed of the contractors.

The rubber contractor is Carpell Surfaces, based in Quebec. Other contrac-

tors involved include Kelly Panteluk Construction, Glen Peterson Construction, Chamney Crushing and Souris Valley Paving.

“We certainly are (hoping to finish in 2014),” said

host committee co-chair Brian Smith. “We definitely want to get to the asphalt phase this year. It’s best to get it all done in one year.”

The budget for the facility has risen from an original figure of about $1 million. Smith said that’s largely because of items that have been added to the design.

He said the rubber surface for the track will cost about $300,000, the asphalt will be a little over that amount, and excavation will cost about $200,000.

With various buildings, concrete pads, event equipment and grandstands needing to be built as well, he said it all adds up.

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Chamney was also honoured at the camp by being presented the male leadership award.

It was presented to one male and one female.

At the Legion camp, Chamney also had a personal best in the 100 metres, with a time of 11.1 seconds.

His next competition will be the Western championships, taking place July 18-19 in Saskatoon.

Venues for the various field events will be built around the track, with javelin and shot put proposed for the north end, discus, hammer throw and high jump on the west side. Long jump, triple jump and pole vault areas will be on the east side.

Jacobs explained that for the latter three events, athletes can go in either direction depending on the winds, and the double sand pits also allow for both boys and girls events to be run at the same time.

The proposed design also sees bleachers and an announcer’s booth on the west side and a concession building north of the track.

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After attending the Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Legion track camp June 29-July 3 in Saskatoon, Chamney has earned a spot on the Saskatchewan team that will be travelling to Legion nationals in Langley, B.C., Aug. 15-17.

The existing track at ECS has six lanes, while the new one will have eight.

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Above the sub-grade, there will be a layer of nonwoven geotextile that separates the sub-grade from the gravel. Above the gravel will be 75 millimetres of pavement and 13 millimetres of rubber, giving the track a red colour.

“This site had sod put in, however, we were able to salvage all the topsoil.

There’s so much of it, we’re able to use it to keep the costs down. We’re just going to seed the disturbed areas,” Jacobs added.

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Twins win Medicine Hat tournament The Southeast Legacy Twins played arguably the best ball of their season on the weekend, winning a tournament in Medicine Hat. The midget baseball team edged the Calgary Rockies 3-2 in the final on a walk-off single by Garret Fitzpatrick.

Carver Krafchuk and James Giroux both walked to lead off the inning, followed by a single by Sean Jonassen. Fitzpatrick then singled in the winning run.

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Garret’s been one of our leaders all year and you couldn’t ask for a better guy to come up in that situation,” said Twins head coach Derek Wallace.

The Twins had scored two runs in the fifth inning, on a sacrifice by Giroux and a double by Jonassen.

The Rockies scored runs in the second and sixth innings.

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the game for the Twins and threw three innings. Chris Cooper and Brandon Hutt came on in relief.

“It was huge. We had to kinda piecework it together,” Wallace said of the Twins’ pitching in the final. They used three pitchers in order to sneak their hurlers in under the pitch count rules.

Wallace added that winning the tournament comes at a good time for the Twins and should boost their spirits during a tough season.

“It’s a really big confidence boost, especially since provincials are only three weeks away now.

It’s really good for the guys to see that when they play their game and play to their potential, they’re capable of winning a tournament.”

The championship game was a rematch of the Twins’ first game of the tournament, where things started off on the wrong foot, as they lost 15-5 to the Rockies on Friday.

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on to win four straight after that, beginning with a 9-8 victory over the Calgary Redbirds on Saturday morning.

They then knocked off the Lethbridge Giants 18-14 in their final roundrobin game.

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“Our offence really came alive that weekend.

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He noted that Fitzpatrick and Logan Hertes were two of the team’s better batters, while Hutt and Giroux each had a couple of strong starts on the mound.

The Twins are back in regular season action on Saturday when they host a doubleheader against the Regina Mets. Game times are 1 and 3 p.m. at Lynn Prime Park.

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Five Estevan Golden Eels swimmers won overall age group medals at the club’s meet in Swift Current on Saturday. From left, Racquelle Gibbons (gold), Hannah Mantei (gold), Justin Linthicum (silver), Denver Sehn (gold), Taylor Fornwald (silver). (Submitted photo) Fornwald claimed silver in the 15-17 boys category.

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The Eels sent 27 athletes to the Swift Current Stingrays invitational meet on Saturday.

Estevan finished second in the overall team standings with 331 points, leaving them second to only the Regina Piranhas.

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Wolves split games with Wawota, Carlyle The Estevan Tower Wolves suffered their second loss of the season on Thursday at the hands of the one team that has challenged them in the Saskota Baseball League standings.

In their second game of the week, the Wolves were blanked 6-0 by the Carlyle Cardinals on the road.

The defeat came one day after a 15-6 victory over the Wawota Pats at Lynn Prime Park.

The Wolves (9-2-1) were tied with Carlyle atop the Saskota standings entering last night’s games.

Although they are tied in terms of games, with the Wolves having one more win and one more loss, the Cardinals’ .850 percentage is higher than the Wolves’ mark of .792.

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the regular season will be played on July 15 as they host the Arcola Threshers.

Entering Tuesday’s games, the Carnduff Astros (6-4) were in third place,

followed by Kenosee (53-3), the Lampman Pirates (4-3-3), Oxbow Chiefs

(4-5-3), Arcola (3-7-2), Wawota (2-8-1) and the Redvers A’s (1-9-2).

Peewee Elite win provincial softball title It was a banner weekend for Estevan’s softball teams at provincials on the weekend.

Estevan Girls’ Softball sent three teams to their respective provincial tournaments. The Estevan Rocket Sales Elite team won gold at the peewee B provincials in Regina, while the M&H Taxi and Industrial Services Elite squirt team won silver.

The MidCity and Brick Elite midget team did not advance to the playoffs at their tournament in Saskatoon.

The peewee team posted a perfect 4-0 record in the round-robin, defeating Regina, Wey-

burn, Hudson Bay and Carlyle.

The playoffs were rained out and rescheduled for Sunday. In the semifinals, the Elite edged Weyburn 15-14, and Hudson Bay beat Oxbow.

In the gold medal game, the Elite pulled out a 7-3 victory over Hudson Bay. The team is made up of girls from Estevan, Weyburn, Carlyle and Lampman. They are coached by Mike Wilson.

The squirt team, competing in the 12-and-under division, earned silver at provincials after losing 9-7 to the Unity Panthers in the final.

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On Saturday morning, the Elite faced the Saskatoon Selects, but could not muster the defence or hitting to challenge them, failing to advance to the playoffs for only the second time in six years.

The weekend marks the second silver and third gold for Estevan softball teams in the last five seasons.

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Drivers and fans pack the track It may have been a rough night for local modified drivers, but that didn’t take the shine off what was an exceptional night of racing at Estevan Motor Speedway on Monday.

Drivers flocked north of the border from Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Arizona, Colorado, California, Texas, Nevada and Wyoming.

The fans who packed the stands probably came from just about as many locations to follow their family members behind the wheel.

It was a grand old night of racing, featuring 36 stock cars and a ridiculous 76 modified cars, setting a new record for the Speedway.

If you wanted to get to that modified feature, you had to work for it. Only the winners from each of the eight heats advanced, and only four drivers came out of each B-main, which featured up to 17 cars each.

Only about one-third of the drivers who came got to race under the lights in the feature, with their names announced during the pre-race ceremony.

And when the announcer uttered the three magic words, start your engines, the sound was deafening, as 26 drivers geared up to chase the checkered flag.

The night marked a second straight victory for Jeff “The Animal” Taylor, a veteran mod tour contender who has never won it. He was dominant on this eve-

Josh Lewis Hear Me Out ning, winning his heat and never giving up the lead in the feature, despite being trailed by one of the best in Steven Pfeifer.

Another moment to remember came when the stock car drivers were announced, and Lampman’s Kody Scholpp received the loudest cheers of the night when his name was called.

Scholpp has been on an incredible journey the last few months after suffering life-threatening injuries in an accident in January. He was riddled with various wounds from head to toe and is still dealing with pain in his recovery.

During an interview for a story in the Mercury’s Race Tracker edition in May, Scholpp told me he would try to get back behind the wheel earlier than the 18 months he was told by his doctor.

He sure got back fast, lining up for the first night of the mod tour in Minot on Sunday, where he finished second. In his return to his home track on Monday, he took fourth place.

Not only is he back, he’s got a chance to win the whole thing.

In the modified races, it was not a great night for local drivers, with a smorgasbord of Americans to compete with.

The highest-finishing local driver was Ed Turnbull, who was 23rd in the feature and was the only Estevan native in the race.

Locals who didn’t make it out of the B-mains included reigning mod tour champion Aaron Turnbull, Chris Hortness, Tyler Wagner, Richie Mann, Ryan Harris, Jim Harris and Stu Veroba.

There is still time for some of those drivers to make a run, with the tour wrapping up Friday in Jamestown, but they need to ramp up their game quickly.

At this point, however, it certainly looks like Jeff Taylor’s championship to win.

Contact Josh Lewis at 306-634-2654 or sports@ estevanmercury.ca. He tried to resist the temptation to bring up the Argos’ shellacking of the Riders, with no luck.

Murphy eighth at senior provincials An Estevan golfer finished in the top 10 of the Saskatchewan senior women’s championship on the weekend.

Linda Murphy finished in eighth place at the end of the three-day event, which was held nearby in Kenosee.

Murphy is the administrator at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club in Estevan.

She shot a three-day total of 276, putting her 60 over par and 24 strokes behind winner Lorie Boyle of Moose Jaw. Murphy shot a 90 on the first day, followed by a 96 on Day 2 and another 90 on the last day.

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Creighton Lodge happenings Summer is finally here and the Lodge is buzzing with talk of rain, flowers, visitors and baseball games. It’s so nice to see so many residents out walking in the garden and around the building.

We had the most wonderful June here at Creighton Lodge. First of all, thank you so much to the United Way Day of Caring for their help on June 4. We had 13 volunteers from Enbridge (Michelle Wilbraham, Cherel Drysdale, Kevin Armstrong, Jim Chen, Phil Blue, Murray Ludtke, Susan Bath, Susan Thompson, Dane Yaholnitsky, Steven Siroski, Stephanie Scanson, Terry Ludtke, Sergey Beloglazov) as well as Leanne Naka and Sharon Daymen helping create a new flower bed, plant all of our bedding plants, paint the front of the building, wash all the windows and clean out our front hedge. So much work was accomplished by such caring people. The gardens and pots all over the yard, back and front are remarkable. We also would like to thank Della Stevenson and Pat Glasser for helping with loads of planting, too. And finally to all the residents who take the time to weed and water now that everything is in the ground. This has become quite a group effort, but come and sit a spell in our gazebo and you’ll see why it’s all worth it!

The other highlight of the month was our fourth annual barbecue. This is the completion of our fourth year in operation since the R.M.’s took over ownership. We like

to thank our volunteers, family members and residents by treating them to a barbecue and entertainment. The weather co-operated this year once again, and we were able to eat outside. We had about 180 in attendance for the supper. Thank you to our entertainers that night who took us on a summer sentimental journey with tunes from the past. George and Ardelle Kuchinka, Leroy Schlamp and Jim Pratt provided the music. A big thank you to Garry Hoffart, Paul Deren and Claude Mercier for barbecuing for us; to Doreen Dirks, Jean Delorme, Doreen Hagen, Margaret Mack, Marge Heidinger for helping serve; and to the Creighton Lodge staff who all pitched in.

We kicked off a new summer fundraiser to raise money for the expansion of the lounge. You can purchase a “square” for $10 and that gives you a chance to win a queen-sized quilt graciously made by the Hearts and Hands Quilters, or two nights at the Sleep Inn in Minot, or a Tim Hortons basket. We are hoping to sell 200 squares. Please stop in to purchase your square and we’ll get a few steps closer to turning the sod.

Our month was filled with our usual activities thanks to our many volunteers. We enjoyed the music of Freddie and the Freebies, the Happy Wanderers, Ella Messer, Gerry and Myrna Linn, and Eileen Roche, Bob Olson and the Church of Christ Singers. We also enjoyed the music of Terry who was formerly from the duo Two Old Geezers. We had an

awesome morning of music supplied by Allison Holzer’s ECS choir. Lovely singers, great songs and it was a treat to meet all the kids. Thank you to everyone who supplies us with all this joy.

We also continued with our exercises with the help of Audrey Dupuis, Monica MacKenzie and Irene Tarnes.

They are so good to come week after week to lead us in our fitness activities.

A big thank you also to Joan Wock for calling bingo weekly and to Christina Wock for bringing her puppies over to visit us and also to our volunteers who help with KFC night and our birthday party. We really depend on a lot of extra hands to keep up with our activities around here.

We want to welcome new resident, Bob Cochran to Creighton Lodge. Bob has settled into his new home very well, and we enjoy having him here. We had to say goodbye to Ellen Weinrauch when she broke her hip and had to move to a care home. We hope she is liking her new home and is healing well.

We also want to thank those who drop off garden vegetables and rhubarb for us to eat. A big treat for us was the day Donna Burnard brought us homemade rhubarb pie.

That was so thoughtful of her and we thank her very much.

Please think of Creighton Lodge when you have an abundance of something!

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Submitted by Cadet Donna Rabourn, Salvation Army College For Officer Training Salvation Army Estevan Community Church

“Giving Thanks For The Land God Has Given” While pondering Canada Day and what living in Canada means to me, I decided to type “Describe Canada” into my computer. Here are a few answers that folks across the country submitted: “Cultural mosaic, diverse, multicultural, distinct, British spelling, American accent, French language, Aboriginals, beautiful, cold winter, nature, red and white, Queen Elizabeth, please, eh!, thank you, accepting, free, wealthy, lovely open space, peaceful, clean, friendly, kind, progressive, Rocky Mountains, and thousands of miles of fascinating rugged coastline compete for attention with an interior that is just as intoxicating.”

My husband and I are in Estevan/Weyburn for the summer, on practicum with the Salvation Army’s College for Officer Training in Winnipeg. We hail from Kelowna B.C., where we were raised, and where we raised our children. Going to the metropolis of Winnipeg was quite a change for us. We are happy now to be able to spend time in your lovely town and surrounding areas. We had the privilege of taking in some of the Canada Day festivities in Bienfait.

We enjoyed a burger, entertainment, saw fruit carving (amazing!) at Weldon School, and took in the Show

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Julie Carriere and her family will be celebrating her 90th birthday and would like her friends and relatives to come and join them in the celebration. The birthday party will take place on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at the Benson Hall, starting around 2:00 p.m. A cold buffet will be served and there will be a cost recovery bar. Please come and enjoy the day.

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the evacuation of the town. Neighbouring Carnduff was asked to help, and a flood of donations came in — baking, volunteering, sandbagging, cooking up burgers and clothing.

What a lovely display of what Canada is all about — caring for others! How much more lovely we will be if we continue to stand on guard for Canada by loving our neighbour folks and continuing to do what is right.

Here is part of one family’s story of moving to Canada.

“It took a little while for us to adjust,” said Anne. “There are many differences between the Middle East and Saskatchewan. But we love it here and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.” Along with finding excellent employment opportunities, the family is also grateful for the safe and secure city they now call home.

“It’s beautiful,” she said. “We go walking or jogging around our community all the time, and it’s so peaceful and safe. There are so many facilities and opportunities for our family.

The schools, the teachers, everyone is so approachable and welcoming. It’s really amazing,” said Anne.

For Anne and her family, there really is no place like their new home.

“The people are so friendly, so warm and welcoming,” she said. “We really feel at home here.”

Many of us have come from so many different lands to make this our home over the 147 years that Canada has been a country. Let us celebrate the fact that God made Canada, its land and people, beautifully diverse.

Let us care for the land and the people and give thanks always.

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and Shine at the Legion, complete with ‘Dean and Daughters’ dragsters and stock car.

Celebrating Canada Day got me thinking about what an amazing and vast country we live in. One can drive for 3,000 miles and still be in our native land! (If we were driving in Europe we could go from France to Afghanistan in 3,000 miles, passing through a possible nine countries).

Our beautiful country boasts the highest number of mountain ranges in the world – about twenty, is home to a beautiful patchwork of prairie, and has 60 per cent of the world’s lakes – around 3 million! Canada is one of those countries where you can always talk about the weather, whether it is 35 C, or -35 (or more!), rainy, windy, humid, dry, or tons of snow like we saw this past winter.

We are a country diverse in weather, topography, nationality and culture, and I wouldn’t want it any other way!

God is Creator, and I love His creativity. He made this area of land and waters varied. He makes a variety of people, and all are precious in His sight. “And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good” (Genesis1:31). “God, the Lord, created the heavens and stretched them out, spread out the earth and what comes from it, and gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it ( Isaiah 42:5).” God made us with a capacity to love and care for one another — a reflection of who He is.

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For nothing loved is ever lost And he was loved so much.

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In Loving Memory of Helen Antoniuk Who passed away July 13, 2007 This day is remembered and quietly kept, No words are needed we shall never forget, For those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day.

Unseen and unheard, but always near, So loved, so missed, and so very dear.

-For ever in our hearts, Mike, Steven, Michele, and families.

Mrs. Stella Hygard April 16, 1925 - July 10, 2003 Stella is with the Lord She left this earth eleven years ago.

I think of you Mom every day Oh how I miss your smile, Your love, your special way.

You taught me well and I’ll continue on My love for you is forever and when my time has come The Lord will bring our family together again.

Father, Mother and Son. We will remember you, Sweetie.

- Tim Amen Dear Lord Marantha

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The Gayle Redpath Family would like to thank everyone who brought food, sent cards, flowers and expressed condolences on the passing of Gayle. Thank you to Dr’s Grobler and Atkinsette, nurses at St. Joseph Hospital, as well as staff at Hillview Manor. The family is grateful to those who attended her celebration of life and gave generously to Bibleville children’s ministry and the Gideons.

Thank you to all.

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In Loving Memory of Rudolf (Rudy) Jess, who passed away on July 13, 2013 Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

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I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn’s rain.

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Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there, I did not die.

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Card of Thanks In Loving Memory of Kevin Krantz 1966 - 2013 We miss you now, our hearts are sore, As time goes by we miss you more, Your loving smile, your gentle face, No one can fill your vacant place.

Missing my Best Friend, Husband and Father.

-Love Elaine Justin, Karli, and Bryan Thank you to family, friends, neighbours and co-workers for all your support throughout this difficult year. A special thank you to Angie and Ken Stelnicki.

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Notice to Creditors In the estate of MARJORY JEAN WOODWARD, late of Estevan, Saskatchewan, deceased.

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Philip Wimmer 1954 - 2014 Philip Gary Wimmer, 59, of Beaubier, passed away accidentally alongside his son Brad near Torquay on Father’s Day - Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the age of 59 years.

Philip was born on December 23, 1954 to Louie and Elsie Wimmer. He took his schooling in Colgate and Radville. After graduation he worked for various farmers, ranchers and even a sawmill in B.C. He bought his ranch/farm at NW 28-2-15W2nd in 1974.

In 1980 he married Charlene Widdis and they had four children: Stephanie Simone, Philip Wade, Bradley Ryan and Brittany Dawn.

The Lomond 4-H beef club became a huge part of Philip’s life with him being an assistant leader of the club for 20 years. He played hockey and curled in Lake Alma, played volleyball and played poker. He spent many winters doing jigsaw puzzles. Every day started with about an hour of Solitaire, Mahjong and Sudoku and he ended his day the same way. He loved to play cards.

Philip took great pride in his children and their accomplishments.

His greatest joy were his grandkids.

Philip joins in heaven his son Bradley; father Louie and motherin-law Joyce. He leaves to mourn his wife of 34 years, Charlene; children, Stephanie (Brad) Restau, Wade (Erica) Wimmer and Brittany (Blair) Stepp; daughter-in-law Jennelle Wimmer. He was grandpa to Logan and Dominic Restau and Poppa to Brayden and Jaxon Wimmer, Kaitlyn and Ryder Stepp. He is also survived by his mother Elsie Wimmer; brother Chris (Debbie) Wimmer; sisters, Judy (Jeff) Claffey, Beverley Koszman, Sandra (Trent) Becker, Lisa (Jerome) Niemegeers and Nancy (Byron) Labbie; father-in-law Chuck Widdis; brother-in-law Alan (Vonni) Widdis; special cousin Deb Giroux; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, great nephews, great nieces, friends, special horse Major and special dogs, Ruby and Maggie.

A celebration of Philip’s life was held on Monday, June 23, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Estevan Alliance Church with Pastor Mark Bergen officiating.

Those wishing to make memorial contributions may do so to a trust fund for Brad and Jennelle’s boys, c/o the Tribune Branch of Radius Credit Union (or any Credit Union branch) Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Florence Jean Himmelspack December 22, 1946 July 1, 2014 On Tuesday, July 1, 2014, Jean Himmelspack, late of Estevan, SK., passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital at the age of 67 years.

She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Neil; children, Carla Smith and Bruce (Deanna) Himmelspeck; grandchildren, Ryan and Brandon Smith, and Ethan and Faith Himmelspeck.

She was predeceased by her parents, Anthony and Alistina Marklinger.

In keeping with her wishes, cremation has taken place and no funeral service will be held. If friends so desire, donations may be made to the St. Joseph’s Hospital in memory of Jean.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Bradley Wimmer 1984 - 2014 Brad Wimmer, 29, of Tribune, passed away accidentally alongside his father Phil near Torquay on Father’s Day - Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the age of 29 years.

Bradley Ryan Wimmer was born in Regina on December 11th, 1984 to Philip and Charlene Wimmer.

He grew up on a farm near Beaubier, Saskatchewan with his siblings Stephanie, Wade, and Brittany.

Brad’s love for farming was evident at a young age. Whether he was riding in the tractor with his dad, picking rocks with his Grandpa Louie or hauling chop to the calves, farming was what he wanted to do. Growing up he spent a lot of time with his cousins. Brad and Clark built a raft and every spring they spent hours playing cards on their raft in the slough. One time they played Monopoly for four days straight because they were both too stubborn to quit. Brad enjoyed going hunting with his cousins Dan and Sam as well as going moose hunting every fall with his dad and the Ehrhardts. He loved playing volleyball, curling and competing in the Enduro races. Brad always had a deck of cards in his pocket and would either want to show you a trick or play a game. There were a lot of late nights and fun times at the Wimmers playing games.

He attended school in Oungre at Lyndale School where he grew up with his lifelong friend Adam Friedrich. The two of them were always getting into trouble whether it was fist fighting on the bus or skipping class to go fishing. His report cards always said, “Brad could do a lot better if he just focused more on his schoolwork and less on socializing.” But if you knew Brad, you knew that’s exactly what he loved to do. He was always the center of attention – the life of the party. He could walk in a room for five minutes and make three new friends. He loved to tell stories and was known to stretch the truth a little bit. Every story got louder, longer and funnier. You couldn’t help but smile when you were with him. He was kind hearted and easy going. Everybody who met Brad loved him.

Brad’s adventures after high school took him from custom combining in Denver, Colorado to trucking on the ice roads in the Yukon.

With all the roads he travelled and all the people he met along the way the road always brought him back to Jennelle. They met through mutual friends when she was in Regina taking her teaching degree and he was attending SIAST taking a machining course. He took a job trucking for Dave Kirby and would often convince her to come along for the ride to keep him awake. Over time their friendship grew and it wasn’t long before they were inseparable. Their jobs took them to Weyburn where they began their search for the perfect farm.

They were married June 23, 2007 and 6 months later moved onto the farm of their dreams. Brad had a strong work ethic. Aside from farming he worked for Panther Drilling to offset the farm costs. His passion was farming and his goal was to be able to just farm.

He’d always say, “I don’t know why anyone would want to do anything else.” It only took 6 years for him to achieve that goal. He loved farming with his dad and his brother. Whether they listened to him or not he was always telling them what to do. He had an opinion about everything and always thought his way was right. He’d ask you what you thought but somehow it always came back to why his way made more sense. Brad had confidence in everything he did. When trying to justify one of his extravagant purchases, he would always say, “You can’t afford not to!” He worked for everything he had and was proud of it.

He was especially proud of his sons Brayden and Jaxon. All the things he enjoyed doing while he grew up: dirt biking, skiidoing, skiing, hunting, and farming with his dad and grandpa were things he couldn’t wait to do with his boys. Brayden and his dad had a special relationship. They spent hours together feeding cows, seeding, spraying, combining and much more. Brayden often came home with stories that started with, “I’m not supposed to tell you this mom….it’s a secret.” Brad always said he couldn’t wait until Jaxon was old enough to go along too. He was always the calmest when he was cuddling on the couch with his dad.

Brad loved cattle and grew up being a member of the Lomond 4-H Beef Club where he won many awards for his achievements. His dad was an assistant leader for 20 years and taught Brad everything he knew about cows. He always said, “Dad taught us by making us do it.” Brad couldn’t wait until his boys were old enough to join. He had the perfect 4-H calf picked out for Brayden this year and talked about it every time Jennelle and him checked cows.

Brad was close to his Grandma and Grandpa Widdis. He had many fond memories of summers spent in Indian Head riding bikes around town. In later years he would drive the semi to Grandpa Chuck’s nursing home and take him hauling grain for the day. He also had many memories of time spent with his Grandma Elsie. She had a full time job running Brad and his cousins to the hospital and keeping the gallon pail full of cookies.

Brad had a special relationship with his cousin Casey. They argued daily about the grain and cattle markets, land prices and purchases they should or shouldn’t be making. They were best friends.

Brad was always helping others. Whether he was fixing vehicles for Steph and all her friends, shovelling sand out of the riverbed for Britt’s sandbox, or fixing Jennelle’s lawnmower for the millionth time, his answer was always, “Yes” or “Don’t worry about it!” He loved his nieces and nephews and made special memories with each of them. He loved having coffee with the neighbors and was always interested in what everyone else was doing.

Brad loved family. He knew his mom was always nearby and she would drop anything if he needed her help. He teased her all the time about her messy house but would give anything for her chocolate cake with brown sugar icing. Brad worked hard but always took the time to take Jennelle and the boys camping, boating, flying, and to church on Sunday. He was welcomed into the Lievaart family with open arms. He fit right in with his loud stories and constant farming conversations. Brad appreciated Adriaan and Justin’s farming expertise and knew that they were always just a phone call away.

Brad loved life and lived it to the fullest. All it took was one afternoon flight with his friend Ryan Hansen and he was hooked. He signed up for flight school and started that night. He loved flying and would light up anytime he talked about it. He always said, “I don’t know why everyone doesn’t do this!”

He joins his father Philip in heaven, his Grandpa Louie and Grandma Joyce. He leaves behind his wife Jennelle and their boys Brayden and Jaxon, Grandpa Charles Widdis, Mother Charlene Wimmer, Sister Stephanie and husband Brad Restau, Brother Wade and wife Erica Wimmer, Sister Brittany and husband Blair Stepp, Father and Mother-in-law Adriaan and Rose Lievaart, Brother-in-law Justin and wife Tracey Lievaart, Sister in law Jaclyn Lievaart, Nieces and Nephews: Kaitlyn, Logan, Rylan, Ryder, Dominic, and Lexey, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Brad was an amazing husband, father, son, grandson, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew and friend. He will live on through his boys Brayden and Jaxon and we will cherish all the wonderful memories forever. Thank you for sharing in his life and our sorrow.

A celebration of Brad’s life was held on Monday, June 23, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Estevan Alliance Church with Pastor Mark Bergen officiating. Interment will take place at a later date at Slager Cemetery, Tribune.

Those wishing to make memorial contributions may do so to a trust fund for Brad and Jennelle’s boys, c/o the Tribune Branch of Radius Credit Union (or any Credit Union branch). Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Thank You

The families of Philip and Brad Wimmer would like to thank everyone for the tremendous amount of support we have received. We appreciate all the phone calls, visits, food, cards, flowers, donations and prayers from each of you. Special thanks to Pastor Mark Bergen and Pastor Cicely McDougall for officiating the service, and to everyone else who helped out to make the service special. Lastly, we would like to thank the Tribune, Bromhead Lutheran and Estevan Alliance Church ladies for preparing and serving the lunch.

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Ronald Joseph Schnell March 11, 1931 - July 3, 2014 Ron will be sadly missed by his family and many friends. Ron passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at the age of 83 years, surrounded by his family.

Ron is survived by his 5 children, Tamara (Mark Schmidt), Roxanne (Wes Taylor), Greg (Cherry Dodge), Tracey (Todd Jones) & Natalie (Andrew Hudec); and by his 13 grandchildren, Stephanie, Madison & Markus Schmidt; Amanda & Ryan Taylor; Dayna & Kaylyn Schnell; Megan, Ben, Sam & Trisha Jones; and Erin & Zackary Hudec. Ron is also survived by his brothers, Don and Hugh Schnell.

He was predeceased by his mother, Amelia; father, Frank; his brother, Lawrence; and his sisters, Shirley and Betty.

Please join us for a celebration of his life at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 12th, 2014 at Eden Brook Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home, 24223 Township Road 242, Calgary.

In lieu of flowers St. Joseph’s Carmel Hospice, 156 - 3rd Street NE, Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1A 5M1 would gratefully appreciate donations in Ron’s memory. Condolences may be sent through www.saamis.com or to condolences@saamis.com subject heading Ron Schnell.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to SAAMIS MEMORIAL FUNERAL CHAPEL AND CREMATORIUM, “The Chapel in the Park”, Medicine Hat, Alberta. Should you wish any additional information, please telephone 1-800-317-2647.

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Edward Lloyd Stregger Edward Lloyd Stregger, beloved father, grandfather and great- grandfather passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 6th, 2014 at 11:45 pm with his family at his bedside at the Mazankowski Heart Institute at the University of Alberta Hospital at the age of 76.

Ed was born on March 28, 1937 to William & Pauline Stregger at home with the help of a midwife at Macoun, Saskatchewan. He spent his early years to age 25 working on the farm, helping his Dad. On May 15, 1962 he married Marilyn Doreen Boyer. From this union, seven children were born: Cynthia 1963, Sheryl 1964, Romonda 1966, Richard 1967, Baby Girl 1968, Maureen 1969 and Grant 1970. They resided in Macoun until 1970 when they moved to Ralph, Saskatchewan to raise their remaining six children.

They had a very busy household. Edward spent much of his time providing for his family - working as a Carpenter, hauling water and helping Marilyn to grow a huge and fruitful garden. In 1981, Ed & Marilyn separated. Ed journeyed the remaining years on his own, travelling between Weyburn, Saskatchewan & Alberta where three of his daughters live. While Family remained at the center of his heart, “being his own lawyer” occupied his mind, and taking walks, working for farmers & doing odd jobs sustained him physically. Edward was a member of the Carpenters Union, and the Elks Club.

He was predeceased by his parents, brother Garth, son Grant and infant daughter.

Edward is survived by his children: Cynthia (Gerhard) and her children Justin, Elizabeth, Rachel and Mariah, Sheryl (Doug) Larson, Romonda (James) and their children Jessica, Amy, Sarah and Adam, Richard and his children Tyson, Kevin, Ashley, RickiLynn, and Shyanne, Maureen (Shannon) and her children Ryan and Chad, and Spencer and Dillion and 16 great-grandchildren.

He is also survived by his brothers: Walter (Sharon) and Ronald (Marie); his sisters Dianna and Donna (Ken), numerous nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 1:00 pm from Messiah Lutheran Church (4810 50 Street, Camrose, AB) with Bev Swanson officiating.

A Graveside service will be held on Sunday July, 13, 2014 at 1:00 pm from the Macoun Cemetery(Saskatchewan), there will be a time of fellowship and refreshment at the Macoun Drop in Center following at 2:00 pm .

Memorial contributions are gratefully accepted to the S.P.C.A or to the charity of one’s choice.

Burgar Funeral Home, 4817 51 Ave, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 0V4, P. 780-672-2121, F. 780-679-6203

Your Guide to Area Estevan Gospel Chapel

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church

“Equipping God’s people to think biblically, to live godly, and to serve effectively – influencing our world for Christ”

Isabelle & Souris Reverend Randy Kleemola Phone: 306-634-2024 email: st.peters@accesscomm.ca

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

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

Weekly: Prayer Meeting

www.estevangospelchapel.ca An Associated Gospel Church

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

Faith Lutheran Church Nicholson Centre, Estevan

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Sunday Worship

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

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100 Kin g St ree t Est evan , Sa sk (306) 63 4 -81 33 www.livinghope-ca.org

Summer serviceservices time intoeffect NOW 2 Sunday chooseJune from 1 10:00 OneWith service 9:00 am and am 11:00– am coffeeonly in between LIVE RUSSIAN RUSSIAN TRANSLATION LIVE TRANSLATION during the 11:00 am service during the 11:00 am service

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH

Where We Get Grace, Get God, Get Going!

Corner of 14th Avenue & 3rd Street Phone: 306-634-2885 – Fax: 306-636-2611

SUMMER SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 10:00 AM Coffee Fellowship Before Church

WELCOME!

MINISTER: REV. BRENNA NICKEL Email: stpaulsuc@sasktel.net Website: stpaulsestevan.ca

738 - 2nd Street, Estevan

Pastors: Danny Krauss & Joshua Lowe Phone: 306-634-3773 Cell: 306-471-8130 Brad McKenzie- Youth Leader

SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 a.m.

Coffee and fellowship after worship Pastor Stewart Miller

Come and Worship With Us

ALL ARE WELCOME email: trinity.luth@sasktel.net • www.etlc.ca

St. Joseph’s Prayer Centre

His Glory Bible Church

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

306-634-9191

1302 - 8th Street, Estevan

Tim Pippus

Office: 306-634-3116 Sunday Services:

Bible Class - 10:00 a.m. – Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Evening Worship - 7 p.m.

Wednesday Meeting - 7 p.m.

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First & Third Thursday of Each Month - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

THE SALVATION ARMY

ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH 1107 - 4th Street Phone: 306-634-2074 www.facebook.com/salvationarmyestevan Youth Program Wed. 6:30- 8:00 pm

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

Church of God

Pursuing God Building Relationships Impacting Lives

1920 Wellock Road, Estevan • (306) 634-7955 www.estevancog.com Estevan Church of God 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 ministries and events.

Trinity Lutheran Church E.L.C.I.C.

Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Everyone welcome to join our daily prayers, inspirational Bible DVD viewings and lively discussions

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Church Office: 306-634-5684

(Light of Life Ministries International) Join us in Glorious Praise and Worship With: Pastors Dr. and Mrs. Jimi Akinsete Where: St. Joseph Bookstore 1033 4th Street, Estevan S4A 0W4 (opposite court house) When: 10am on Sundays Experience Healing, Deliverance and Breakthroughs

Sunday Worship 10:30am

Nursery and Children’s Ministries available Sunday School at 9:30am Friday Night Youth 7:30pm (Gr. 7-12) Children’s Clubs - Wednesdays: 7:00-8:00pm

140 King Street (accross from Staples) www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance 306 634 2601

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• Plan new menu (one new dish) once a month and ensure food meets quality standards • Plan and direct food preparation and cooking activities • Hire cooks and training of cooks Temporary and full time positions, $16/h • work located in Estevan, • must have cook trade training • more than 5 years experience necessary

Legal Barrister & Solicitor

Stephen J. Orlowski, B.Ed., LL.B. 1215 - 5th Street, Estevan

Phone: 306-634-3353

Fax: 306-634-7714

orlowski.law@sasktel.net

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Wednesday A.M. Wednesday P.M. Thursday P.M. Phone: 306-455-2277 Phone: 306-452-3377 Phone: 306-482-4077

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Estevan Wicklow Centre 305 1133 4th St. Estevan SK S4A 0W6

Ph: 306-634-2616 Fax: 306-634-9881

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Barristers & Solicitors Paul D. Elash, B.A., LL.B. Aaron Ludwig, B.Sc., LL.B.

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Cell: (306) 461-8849 • Fax: (306) 388-2594 Box 35, Bienfait, SK. S0C 0M0

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Border Real Estate Service

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Call Bill: 306-634-2815 email: wfonstad@sasktel.net

Real Estate

Email: trobertlaw@sasktel.net

Financial Planning

Salary based on experience.

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Contact Jason Fang at: jennykrestaurant@hotmail.com

ORLOWSKI LAW OFFICE

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CAREERS Big Country Energy Services LP

Class 1A Driver Responsibility is to load and move heavy equipment to various locations.

We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package.

Please drop off resume at: 101 Jahn Street, Estevan or call:

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Building lifestyles for commercial, residential, industrial

DRM is currently hiring Experienced Carpenters Competitive Wages & benefits package Please attach resume & email to: admin@drmbuilders.ca

Mike Brasseur at 306-634-4554 or 306-461-8111 or Brad Alberts at 306-634-4554 or 306-461-8153

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Call 306 461 6744 for more information

National Oilwell Varco Now Hiring: Field Service Technicians (Estevan/Weyburn Area)

Responsibilities include • Involved with monitoring centrifuges, premix tank, light plants and associated products & services and dewatering drilling muds.

• This position requires travel to well site locations for rigging up, servicing and tear down of solids control equipment.

Qualifications: • Mechanically inclined • Drilling rig experience is an asset • Physical requirements include the ability to bend, lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

• Successful completion of drug, alcohol and physical testing is required for this safety sensitive position.

To Apply: Email your resume to canadarecruiting@nov.com or apply online at www.nov.com/careers

requires a full time

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We are seeking candidates with an oilfield background and/or customer service experience. We will train the right individual.

We offer benefits along with excellent compensation and flexible days off.

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

SRI HOMES’ Estevan Facility SHELTER HOME SYSTEMS

is currently accepting applications for

PREFABRICATED HOUSING ASSEMBLERS • Required Immediately • Permanent Full Time • 30 Available Positions • Starting at $14.70 per hour plus benefits Duties include: • Assembling and installing modular components Send, fax, e-mail or drop off resume to: Box 845 #200 Hwy. 18 West, Estevan, SK S4A 2A7 Fax: 306-634-7597 E-mail: jobs.shelter@gmail.com

TECHNICIANS Due to an increased work volume

*NOV provides competitive wages along with an excellent benefit package, which includes a company matching RRSP contribution.

currently requires Technicians at their Estevan location.

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Journeyman technician will be given preference but willing to train the right candidate.

Competitive wages & benefits available.

Interested individuals can drop off, email, or fax resume to

306-637-2121

89 Escana Street, Estevan Fax: (306) 637-2124 email: curt.mcwilliams@customtruck.ca attn: Curt McWilliams

D&D Oilfield Rentals, Weyburn, SK Are you a student looking for rewarding work over the summer?

If so, consider joining D&D Oilfield rentals in Weyburn, SK. We are looking for some safety conscious, hardworking students who are able to come on board for the summer as Laborers.

This role requires an ability to lift up to 50 lbs regularly, to follow instructions in a safe and efficient manner, and to work well independently.

We offer a chance to work with a world class organization and a rewarding hourly wage.

Local applicants only, please. Resumes may be sent to :

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Looking forfor full time HELPERS and INDUSTRIAL Looking full timeWELDERS’ WELDERS’ HELPERS and INDUSTRIAL PAINTERS. Located in Gravelbourg Saskatchewan.

PAINTERS. Located in Gravelbourg Saskatchewan.

Production line Welders’ Helpers (NOC 9612) Production line Welders’ (NOCwelding 9612) Ability to assemble trailers Helpers using MIG process.

Ability assemble trailers MIG welding process.

Ability to to weld mild steel inusing all welding positions.

Mig training andmild 5 years Ability to weld steelMig in allwelding welding experience positions. preferred.

Salary from 25.25 depending on skill level and Mig range training and 17.00 5 yearstoMig welding experience preferred. with productivity bonus may reach 19.55 to 29.04 Salary range from 17.00 to 25.25 depending on skill level and

with productivity bonus may reach 19.55 to 29.04

We are willing to sponsor Journeyperson Apprentices.

We are willing to sponsor Journeyperson Apprentices.

Industrial Painter Ability to apply 2 part epoxy liquid paint process Auto body paint training preferred with 5 years experience Industrial Painter Salary range from2 17.00 to 25.19 depending on skill level and Ability to apply part epoxy liquid paint process with productivity bonus may reach 18.40 to 28.97 Auto body paint training preferred with 5 years experience Salary range from 17.00 to and 25.19 Sandblaster depending on skill level and Final Assembly, Finisher with productivity bonus may reach 18.40 to 28.97

Ability to do: Primary wiring, wood saw cutting, installing decks, installing tires, sandblasting, final wiring, detailing.

Final Assembly, Finisher and Sandblaster Salary range from 12.08 to 19.58 depending on skill level and with productivity bonuswiring, may reach to 22.52installing Ability to do: Primary wood13.85 saw cutting,

decks, installing tires, sandblasting, final wiring, detailing.

Salary range from 12.08 to 19.58 depending on skill level and with productivity bonus may reach 13.85 to 22.52 www.trailtech.com

Full Comprehensive Health, Life and Disability Insurance Program

Email Resumes to hr@trailtech.com

Full Comprehensive Health, Life and Disability Insurance Program

www.trailtech.com Email Resumes to hr@trailtech.com

WANTED

HSE Specialist:

Vortex Drilling Ltd. is a privately owned Drilling Company, operating mainly in SE Saskatchewan.

Vortex is a new and growing company looking for competent and experienced employees to be a part of our team.

IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN

IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN

JOB DESCRIPTION: JOB DESCRIPTION: SIGNAL DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS, LOCATED IN ESTEVAN, SASKATCHEWAN, IS A COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY DEALING WITH MOTOROLA 2-­‐ SIGNAL DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS, LOCATED ESTEVAN, ASKATCHEWAN, A COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY DEALING ITH MOTOROLA 2-­‐ WAY RADIOS (VOICE, DATA, SYSTEMS); RURAL IHN IGH-­‐ SPEED SINTERNET, BOTH CIS ONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL; SCADA AND RW EMOTE WAY RADIOS (VOICE, DATA, SYSTEMS); HIGH-­‐SPEED INTERNET, CONSUMER AND ACND OMMERCIAL; CADA AND EMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS, AND WE ARE ARN URAL AUTHORIZED TELUS DEALER, BDOTH EALING IN CELLULAR RELATED PSRODUCTS. AR LSO, WE HAVE A MONITORING SYSTEMS, AND WE ARE AN AUTHORIZED TELUS DEALER, DEALING IN CELLULAR AND RELATED PRODUCTS. ALSO, WE HAVE A SERIES OF 30+ TOWERS THAT THE SYSTEMS RUN OFF OF ALL LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN. SERIES OF 30+ TOWERS THAT THE SYSTEMS RUN OFF OF ALL LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN.

APPLICANTS REQUIRE A STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING: APPLICANTS REQUIRE A STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING: IP N NETWORKING/SUBNETTING ETWORKING/SUBNETTING AAND ND M MODERN ODERN W WIFI IFI TTECHNOLOGIES ECHNOLOGIES -­‐-­‐ IP WINDOWS-­‐BASED D DOMAINS OMAINS ((SERVER SERVER 22008, 008, EEXCHANGE, XCHANGE, W WINDOWS INDOWS 77, , EETC.) TC.) -­‐-­‐ WINDOWS-­‐BASED EMAIL TTECHNOLOGIES ECHNOLOGIES ((POP3, POP3, IIMAP) MAP) AAND ND CCOMMON OMMON M MAIL AIL CCLIENTS LIENTS ((OUTLOOK, OUTLOOK, TTHUNDERBIRD, HUNDERBIRD, AAPPLE) PPLE) -­‐-­‐ EMAIL GOOD CCOMMUNICATION OMMUNICATION SSKILLS KILLS -­‐-­‐ GOOD

APPLICANTS DUTIES WILL INCLUDE: -­‐ INTERNET SUPPORT TROUBLE SHOOTING CALLS -­‐ CONFIGURING EQUIPMENT FOR INTERNET INSTALLS (ROUTERS, WIRELESS PANELS, ETC.) -­‐-­‐ INSTALLATION INSTALLATION O OF F W WIRELESS IRELESS IINTERNET NTERNET EEQUIPMENT QUIPMENT IINTO NTO H HOMES OMES AAND ND BBUSINESSES USINESSES -­‐-­‐ SUPPORTING SUPPORTING EEXISTING XISTING D DOMAINS OMAINS AAND ND N NETWORKS ETWORKS FFOR OR CCLIENTS LIENTS -­‐-­‐ SOME SOME D DESKTOP ESKTOP SSUPPORT UPPORT -­‐-­‐ DESIGNING, DESIGNING, BBUILDING UILDING AAND ND SSUPPORTING UPPORTING CCAMERA AMERA SSYSTEMS YSTEMS ((IP IP & & AANALOG) NALOG) -­‐ AIDING IN THE INSTALLATION/ COMMISSIONING ON CAMERA SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS -­‐ AIDING IN THE INSTALLATION/ COMMISSIONING ON CAMERA SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS

** POSITION IS BASED ON PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT ** POSITION IS BASED ON PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT **ON-­‐GOING TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED **ON-­‐GOING TRAINING W ILL BE OPN ROVIDED **WAGE IS NEGOTIABLE BASED EXPERIENCE ** $26.50 Iper hour **WAGE S NEGOTIABLE BASED ON EXPERIENCE

Vortex is currently looking for a full time, experienced HSE Professional to coordinate and manage the Company safety program. Operating out of the Weyburn area, this position offers a competitive salary, full benefits package, and transportation arrangements.

• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) • WHMIS • Fall Arrest/ Rig Rescue

SKILLS: - Organized - Proficient with Microsoft Office Programs: Excel, Word, and Outlook.

- Ability to work well as a team.

Please forward resumes and references to: info@vortexdrilling.ca, please include HSE Specialist Application in the subject field.

Canyon Technical Services is a leader in the oilfield service industry, providing customized fracturing and pressure pumping solutions to oil and gas producers across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. At Canyon, our employees are ‘Champions’, dedicated to fulfilling our Vision of “improving the industry one job at a time” - our ‘Champions’ have made Canyon one of the most sought-after providers in our industry. If you are looking for a career within a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then Canyon is looking for you! Canyon is preparing for an extremely busy 2014/2015 and are looking for qualified employees.

WE’RE EXPANDING! We have the right customers We have the right jobs We have the right equipment Are YOU the right fit?

Ask abou t ou r Ne Star wH ter K ire it it in $$ in clud your es pock et!

Hiring Experienced Class 1 Drivers in the following positions:

Coiled Tubing—Operators, Supervisors Fracing—Pump Operators, Blender Operators, Chem Van Operators, Crew Cabbers, Data Van Operators

Cement & Acid—Fluid Pump Operators Heavy Equipment Technician – Journeyman

Why Canyon?   

Paid technical and leadership training Career advancement opportunities RRSP matching program

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Premium compensation package New Equipment 15/6 Schedule

To apply for the above positions, in confidence, please email or fax your resume and a copy of a current drivers abstract. We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

How to apply:

online: canyontech.ca/careers fax: 888 249 3895

EMAIL: contact@signaldirect.ca

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CERTIFICATION: • H2S Alive (mandatory) • Standard First Aid/CPR (mandatory) • Safe Driving • Confined Space

SIGNAL DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS TH SIGNAL COMMUNICATIONS TREET, ESTEVAN, SK S4A 2T3 #1-­‐1254 7 THD SIRECT TREET, ESTEVAN, SK S64A 2T3 #1-­‐1254 7 6S34-­‐9994 PHONE: (306) • FAX: (306) 34-­‐6633 PHONE: EMAIL: (306) 6c34-­‐ 9994 • FAX: (306) 634-­‐6633 ontact@signaldirect.ca

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Please call 306-634-1800 for any concerns.

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REQUIREMENTS: - Minimum 5 yrs. experience specializing in Health and Safety and 5 – 10 yrs. oilfield experience.

Preference will be given to candidates with a proven safe work record and experience, specifically in the Drilling industry.

- Valid Class 5 Driver’s License (mandatory) - Current Driver’s Abstract - Enform Certified COR Auditor

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CITY PAGE Please call 306-634-1800 for any concerns.

ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY City of Estevan PUBLIC NOTICE The Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007, gives notice of its intention to amend Zoning Bylaw #2010-1834 & the corresponding Zoning Map as hereinafter provided: Consideration is being given to amend the Zoning Bylaw Map by rezoning Lot 1, Block 17, Registered Plan M4929 [341 Fifteenth Avenue], Estevan, Saskatchewan, from the existing ‘Residential Low Density Mix Zone (R2)’ to the ‘Residential Low Density Mix Zone Contract (R2C)’; Reason: Rezoning is being undertaken to support a proposed semi-detached (2 units) Residential dwelling development.

City of Estevan PUBLIC NOTICE The Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007, gives notice of its intention to amend Zoning Bylaw #2010-1834 & the corresponding Zoning Map as hereinafter provided: Consideration is being given to amend the Zoning Bylaw Map by rezoning Block E, Registered Plan 101928225 [105 King Street], Estevan, Saskatchewan, from the existing ‘Commercial Health Care Zone (C6)’ to the ‘Commercial Arterial/Highway Zone (C3)’; Reason: Rezoning is being undertaken to support a proposed hotel (100 units) commercial development.

The amending Bylaw (#2014-1943) may be inspected by any person at the Legislative Services Business Division, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, between the hours of 8:00am-4:30pm Monday to Friday.

City Council, at it’s meeting to be held on Monday, August 11, 2014, at 7:30pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan will hear any person(s) wishing to be heard with respect to the proposed rezoning bylaw and will further consider any written submissions respecting the proposed zoning amendment, provided such intentions and/or submissions are received by the City Clerk’s Office, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 no later than 12:00 pm on Thursday, August 7, 2014.

Dated at the City of Estevan this 2nd Day of July, 2014

The amending Bylaw (#2014-1946) may be inspected by any person at the Legislative Services Business Division, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, between the hours of 8:00am-4:30pm Monday to Friday.

City Council, at it’s meeting to be held on Monday, August 11, 2014, at 7:30pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan will hear any person(s) wishing to be heard with respect to the proposed rezoning bylaw and will further consider any written submissions respecting the proposed zoning amendment, provided such intentions and/or submissions are received by the City Clerk’s Office, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 no later than 12:00 pm on Thursday, August 7, 2014. nd

Dated at the City of Estevan this 2 Day of July, 2014

LOTS FOR SALE CITY OF ESTEVAN GLEN PETERSON INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK

EAGM 2014 Summer Art Camps After School Art Club

children aged 7 – 1to3.

Free tour o aupcoming ttend, transportation TheFor Estevan Art Gallery is excited announce Summer Art Camps for children aged 7 – 12.

Camps run Monday Thursday week. 3 Children included.

Running April 29, - 3 0, May each 1 from :30 – are encouraged to bring a snack. Cost is $50/child/week. Pre‐registration is required, call Karly at 5:00pm. Call Karly at 634-­‐7644 for more info or to 634‐7644 for more info.

Julyregister.

14 – 17: Art Outdoors Use mother nature as your artistic inspiration…and your canvas!

9am – Noon OR 1pm – 4pm JulyThe 21 – P 24: Art Around the World Create your own artistic passport and use it to interest Challenge explore art and culture around the globe! 9am – Noon OR 1pm – 4pm

Craft club for adults based on projects found on

July 28 – 31: Art and Advertising Working with the Estevan Mercury, you will create ads Pinterest on pril 2that 4 from -­‐9pm. in $the 20/person. all create our for real businesses in A Estevan will be7featured paper! We will C also ownKarly originalaads branding.for more information or to register. t 6and 34-­‐7644 9am – Noon OR 1pm – 4pm

July 31 @ 6:30: Closing Art Camp Reception Students, families and friends are invited Beginner Drawing to a closing camp reception. Students will select 1 – 2 pieces of artwork to display in the A bRefreshments eginner basic rawing class for kids aged 11 – 17. gallery. will bedserved.

TheInstructed Pinterest Challenge Adult art class -ofeaturing Pinterest!

June

by Judy Swallow n April crafts 30thfound at 7on pm.

26th @ 7pm. $20/person. Call Karly at 634‐7644 to register.

$20/person. Call Karly at 634-­‐7644 for more info or to register.

WHAT’S HAPPENING Family Art AT THE ESTEVAN Art and craft class for parents and toddlers.

Parents ARTS COUNCIL? “promoting theaarts must participate. For ages 18 months nd uin p. OUR May community” 1, 8, 15 @10am. $5/family. Call Karly at 634-­‐7644 for more VISUAL ARTS info r to free, register.

The thirdoannual self-guided Visual Arts Summer Tour has been scheduled for Friday, July 25 & Saturday July 26 from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

The public is invited to join in on the free self- guided tour of 12 locations throughout Estevan, Roche Percee and North Portal. This event features art exhibits, galleries and local artists demonstrating their skills in various mediums. Road signs will be posted along the route.

Tour maps are available at the following locations: Estevan Tourism, North Portal Tourism, Estevan Chamber of Commerce, Estevan City Hall, Souris Valley Museum and the Estevan Arts Council Office.

Add this event to your summer calendar of “must do” activities!

CALL 306-634-1821 FOR FURTHER DETAILS CITY LEASED BENCH ADVERTISING The City of Estevan invites interested parties to lease a bench for placement of advertising for a 1 year period.

BENCH LOCATION:

King Street between Arthur and Souris Ave South side For further information regarding this leasing Judy Pilloud, City Clerk, at 306-634-1852, or email cityclerk@estevan.ca.Interested parties are invited to respond by forwarding sealed envelopes to the City marked “Advertising Bench” to the following by 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 15, 2014:

Legislative Services Division City of Estevan 1102 4th Street Estevan, SK S4A 0W7

STARS FOR SASKATCHEWAN

Stars for Saskatchewan has just announced their concert lineup for the 2014-2015 season. This 6 concert series offers a diverse selection of performers – ALL high quality and professional.

This 6 concert series offers a diverse selection of performers – ALL high quality and professional.

Highlighting this year’s series will be the world renowned Vienna Boys Choir. With around 100 boys between the ages of ten and fourteen, divided into four touring choirs, they give around 300 concerts a year. The choir has performed in front of almost a half a million people, world-wide. Their repertoire includes everything from medieval to contemporary and experimental music.

Also scheduled to perform this year are Jimmy Rankin, Fung-Chui Piano Duo, The Gala Trio, Ensemble Caprice and Memory Lane.

Contact the office, for more information on our Season Subscription rates.

Contact us for more information on our programs

www.estevanartscouncil.com

306-634-3942

2014 Property Tax Notices

Summer Day Camps Discover Day Camps –

Ages: 8-12, Time: 10:00am-5:00pm Field trip based history themed day camps with trips to Boundary Damn and Roche Percee, and a Mining Tour.

July 15th-16th, August 6th-7th

All day camps cost $50.00 per participant.

Our remaining day camps are mostly full, so register soon!

Call 306-634-5543 or email info@sourisvalleymuseum.ca for more information.

2014 Tax Notices were mailed out on Thursday, June 12, 2014. If you have not received your property tax notice please contact Trina at 634-1811.

Taxes are due on July 31, 2014.

Penalties are accumulative, applied the 1st of each month as follows: August .5%, September 1%, October 1.5%, November 2.5%, December 3.5%, Arrears Penalty of 10% will be added to all outstanding amounts on January 1, 2015

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Roni Sue 306.421.3441 306.634.1020 1139 4th Street, Estevan

Roni Sue Coulter Let me help you find your dream home.

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Tim & Linda Hysuik

We recently sold and bought through Roni Sue and our experience could not have been better. She was very friendly, knowledgeable, efficient and professional to work with and really made out experience stress free! We will highly recommend her to family and friends.

Matt & Kim Tregoning

Working with Roni Sue on the sale of our home was an absolute pleasure. She sets herself apart with her relational skills and caring heart. She listened to our needs and dissolved stress with perspective.

He diligence and prompt communication creates an enjoyable experience and outcome. Her professionalism stood out and ranks her, from our experience, the best realtor in Estevan!

Jim Garland

We recently bought a house from a distance. The purchase was in Sask. and we live in Ontario. To say the least we needed to connect with a very capable real estate agent. We were looking for someone who was very efficient, professional and a pleasure to deal with. (Hey, you might as well enjoy the process.) We found that and MORE in Roni Sue Coulter. Efficient, professional and definitely a REAL pleasure to deal with!

Thanks again, Roni Sue!

I couldn’t have asked for better! I was unsure who to list through for the sale of my home but my husband recommended Roni Sue Coulter as she had helped him purchase a few years ago. She was friendly and professional, but also confident which in turn made me feel confident when the inevitable little bumps arose. Thank you for everything you have done.

Lauren Burnard & Terry Jacobson

When we started looking for property in the Estevan area Roni Sue was my first call. We had some specific needs and requirements that were unusual to a normal property purchaser. Roni Sue researched and came up with the perfect piece of land for us. Friendly, competent and professional – I won’t hesitate to call her again or recommend Roni Sue to others.

Nicole & Tyler Williams

My husband and I purchased our home with the help of Century 21 this summer. Roni Sue was excellent, we will definitely go to her again if we ever decide to move! She was very patient with us and ended up finding the perfect home for our family! Great service and she made sure to follow up with us afterwards to make sure we were happy with our purchase. Thank you, Century 21 & Roni Sue!

Call or stop by the office to discuss your property search!

Hall Acreage

$499,900

MLS# 491640

113 18th Avenue

$389,000

MLS# 498307

1363 Nicholson Road

1538 Dieppe Crescent

$459,500

$459,900

MLS# 501064

MLS# 491684

1492 Nicholson Road

171 Robinson Avenue

$339,900

$329,500

MLS# 503992

MLS# 472919

421 Maple Bay

$419,000

MLS# 493378

430 4th Avenue

$324,900

MLS# 498351

Hagel Land

Sale Pending

$183,000

MLS# 495864

465 Appleton Ave., Macoun

102-304 Petterson Drive

416 Willow Park Greens

196 South Road, Midale

$279,000

$109,900

$83,000

MLS# 492643

MLS# 488891

MLS# 492264

$23,000

MLS# 487513

Bolan Acreage

$97,000

MLS# 486015

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306-634-2628 • 902 - 4th Street, Estevan • www.remax-bluechip-estevan-sk.ca

2363 Irvine Cres $524,900 MLS®#502062

118 Main Street, Hitchcock $469,900 MLS®#490495

172 Robinson Avenue $234,900 MLS®#490857

812 Elizabeth Avenue $330,000 MLS®#490266

1st Avenue North, Oungre $449,500 MLS®#486520

265 Hanson Ave., Macoun $189,900 MLS®#486534

Harbourview Drive, Midale $169,900 MLS®#486525

103 Horizon Avenue, Oxbow $239,995 MLS®#486507

521 1st Avenue East, Lampman $125,000 MLS®#486630

534 Eisenhower Street, Midale $210,000 MLS®#490468

216 Railway Avenue, Oxbow $250,000 MLS®#492789

PT SE 32 W2nd $72,500 MLS®#495539

Donais Acreage $559,000 MLS®#499739

313 Sask. Avenue, Torquay $74,900 MLS®#497853

355 Russell Street, Stoughton $430,000 MLS®#498859

Pushie Acreage $589,000 MLS®#500732

728 Jubilee Place $449,900 MLS®#486493

$329,000 MLS®#486490 $269,900 MLS®#491680

1729 Third Street $299,000 MLS®#486510

206 - 1637 First Street $279,000 MLS®#486509

33 Willow Park Greens $82,500 MLS®#491144

$199,900 MLS®#486521 $195,000 MLS®#500610

334 Poplar Bay $399,000 MLS®#486535

#201 - 1137 Second Street $269,000 MLS®#490420

1402 Second Street $289,000 MLS®#486512

228 Willow Park Greens $110,000 MLS®#497827

724 Eva Street $419,000 MLS®#492047

925 Albert Street $253,900 MLS®#486524

#404 - 304 Petterson Drive $275,000 MLS®#492405

301 Shurygalo Road $239,000 MLS®#496158

734 Fourth Street $199,500 MLS®#486527

1817 Second A Street $295,000 MLS®#502105

310 Taylor Street $355,000 MLS®#502457

117 Carson Bay $439,000 MLS®#486495

725 Eva Street $435,000 MLS®#495416

Lot 4 Brenner Land West of Estevan $89,000 MLS®#485502

13 Appleton Avenue

15 Appleton Avenue

Westland Developments 32 Acres

Lot N SW 1/4-16-5-6-W2nd Lampman $165,000 MLS®#486519

3 lots

104 - 306 Perkins St.

PT NW 29-2-7-W2nd Commercial Land $65,900per acre MLS®#486505

Ranked one of the Canadian 250 TOP Real Estate Firms in 2013 by the American Registry Recognizing Excellence in Business

102 - 306 Perkins St.

$11,500 MLS®#486528 14 Appleton Avenue

$11,500 MLS®#486529

2013

304 - 701 Henry Street

202 - 701 Henry Street

$11,500 MLS®#486530

Commercial Land West of Estevan

16 Appleton Avenue

Meridian Land Bienfait $450,000 MLS®#486508

$11,500 MLS®#486531

MLS #486513 ®

Lot 13 Jahn Street Commercial $109,000 MLS®#486497

2013 Lorna Pylychaty 306-421-6847

Rhonda Blanchette 306-461-9791

Linda Mack 306-421-3883

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306-634-1020

(Southeast Sask Council of Realtors Matrix® Provincial MLS® System December 2013)

SECURE SOLID SOLD The Local Experts™ 1139 - 4th St. Estevan, SK

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Border Real Estate Service

Choice in the Southeast

See all MLS listings at: www.century21.ca/borderrealestateservice ®

Each office independently owned and operated

Part time - Carnduff

Terry Germain 306-421-2021

Melony Dew 306-421-6341

Roni Sue Coulter

306-421-3441

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Dwight Thompson

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Shane Ross Roxanne Stevenson Gale Tytlandsvik 306-421-7107 306-421-8803 306-421-7803

Bay Meadows Townhomes

Show Suite

Thursdays 6 pm - 8 pm Saturdays10 am -12 pm

Starting at $189,000+GST MLS# 492552

Part time - Oxbow

Lynn Chipley Darla Shillington Dana Krienke 306-421-0100 306-482-7772 306-485-7474

Attention Investors

Starting at $355,900+GST

Starting at $369,000 + GST

8 Plex - MLS# 496709 615 Albert Street

Show Suite 2019 Nicholson Road

All 2 bedroom units self contained.

Call Terry for more information!

Thursdays 6 pm - 8 pm Saturdays 10 am -Noon MLS# 473248

MLS# 479959

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1910 Matte Court

1914 Matte Court

$699,000+GST

$649,000+GST

2356 Irvine Crescent

707 Park Drive MLS# 499270

MLS# 487459

MLS# 496640

$619,900

MLS# 487539

$574,900

“Ask us about RCI Vacation Certificates.”

(We have that too)

(Yeah, we got that)

2267 Newcombe Dr. MLS# 488893

$569,900

1250 Nicholson Road MLS# 497333

444 Clasky Drive

1538 Dieppe Crescent

$465,000

$459,900

MLS# 504020

$539,000

MLS# 491684

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406 Brooks Road MLS# 490901

1363 Nicholson Road MLS# 501064

1912 Mayfair Dr.

421 Maple Bay

630 Eva Street

502 Princess St.

MLS# 501719

MLS# 493378

MLS# 496823

MLS# 502382

$459,900

$459,500

$419,900

$419,000

$399,900

$399,000

441 Petterson Drive MLS# 493970

702 Edward Place

113 18th Avenue

#104 - 1091 Taisey Cres

1492 Nicholson Road

#8 - 491 Bannatyne Ave.

$389,900

$389,000

$379,000

$339,900

$324,900

#105 - 2201 Newcombe Dr MLS# 489415

717 Eva Street

837 Isabelle Street MLS# 497002

1029 1st Street

MLS# 490921

$398,000 E SAL

430 4th Street

MLS# 498351

$324,900

MLS# 498307

MLS# 496905

MLS# 503992

MLS# 502305

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802 Hastings Place MLS# 500929

$319,000

$315,000

MLS# 499702

$305,000

MLS# 494131

$299,900

$299,900 E SAL

1018 1st Street MLS# 495459

#5 - 1237 3rd Street MLS# 494371

924 4th Street MLS# 497918

610 2nd Street

MLS# 504152

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410 - 308 Petterson Dr.

#102 - 304 Petterson Dr

MLS# 502245

MLS# 492643

$299,000

$299,000

$289,000

$286,500

$280,000

$279,000

634 3rd Street

1306 Lynd Crescent

834 2nd Street

#101 - 308 Petterson Dr

#109 - 308 Petterson Dr

$274,900

$269,000

$259,000

$259,000

$259,000

1033 1st Street MLS# 493406

$249,000

#203 - 306 Petterson Dr

4 West Valley Edge

402 Willow Park Greens

416 Willow Park Greens

43 Willow Park Greens

$182,000

$131,900

$109,900

464 Willow Park Greens MLS# 480763

MLS# 500507

MLS# 488422

$199,900

MLS# 501646

MLS# 503062

MLS# 499313

MLS# 481683

MLS# 496555

MLS# 488891

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MLS# 498789

$99,900

MLS# 503273

$75,000

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Winnona Johner

Owner/ Broker/ Sales 306.421.3170

Owner/ Sales 306.421.5725

July 2014

Estevan

real estate

Lesley Schmidt Sales 306.421.1776

660 Breen Avenue, Macoun

404 2nd Avenue, Lampman

426 Brooks Road

1725 2nd Street

South Country Acreage

MLS# 502224

MLS# 501839

MLS# 503710

MLS# 501174

MLS# 502096

$274,900

$369,000

$639,000

$255,000

$589,000

2107 Larter Road

315 Archibald Street, Midale

601 1st Street A

Country Estate

Woodlawn Acreage

MLS# 502948

MLS# 503662

MLS# 497971

$649,900

$359,000

730 Albert Street

LISNEW TIN G

LISNEW TIN G

LISNEW TIN G

LISNEW TIN G

LISNEW TIN G

21 Ac res

LISNEW TIN G

SOLD MLS# 497957

$249,000

MLS# 494540

5 Acres

614 Albert Street

813 Valley Street

1467 Nicholson Road

#18 - 408 Heritage Drive

MLS# 496778

MLS# 496799

MLS# 486805

MLS# 491054

$269,000

$349,000

$277,000

$332,900

MLS# 497277

$320,000

407 - 1601 1st Street

3 - 1250 8th Street

1105 2nd Street

1021 2nd Street

833 Edward Street

MLS# 479362

MLS# 485492

MLS# 485354

MLS# 486862

$312,000

$283,000

$259,000

MLS# 490958

$274,900

$259,000

907 4th Street

110 - 521 Dufferin Ave.

104 - 1137 2nd Street

A - 412 Heritage Drive

Hitchcock Acreage

MLS# 500866

MLS# 492142

MLS# 490105

$119,000

MLS# 491082

MLS# 488440

$209,900

$180,000

Frobisher Acreage

Woodley Acreage

MLS# 486450

RE DU CE D

SOLD

LISNEW TIN G

RE DU CE D

$169,900

$595,000

266 Hansen Ave., Macoun

Benson Farm

837 Railway Ave., Midale

MLS# 492273

MLS# 500488

MLS# 484538

$275,000

$125,000

$220,000

MLS# 481680

$229,000

$335,000

312 Tiverton Ave., Torquay

Blue Spruce Pub, Forget

Macoun Quarter Section

502 Railway Ave., Torquay

227 Main St., Stoughton

MLS# 496677

MLS# 496919

$179,900

$48,500

RE DU CE D

RE DU CE D

SW 2-3-10 W2 MLS# 498942

MLS# 487483

$164,900

$250,000

Bypass Acreage MLS# 477503

$399,000

20 Acre Parcel Close to Estevan

MLS# 486237

$125,000

Macoun Quarter Section

MLS# 483634

$89,500

SW 21-3-10 W2 MLS# 486237

$125,000

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Outram Parcel - 5 Acres

Rafferty Land MLS# 488137

$356,000 MLS# 486237

$32,000

1228 4th Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0W9 Office: 306-634-9898 Fax: 306-634-1253

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July 2014

Estevan

real estate

Jackie Fitzsimmons REALTOR® 306-421-6636

Christine Brown REALTOR® 306-575-8267

Meigan Wilhelm REALTOR® 306-421-3982

Charlotte Roettger

Lori Gonas

Mike DeBruyne

Vijay Chandora

Melanie Peters

Ken Rowan

REALTOR® 306-722-7411

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REALTOR® 306-722-7418

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