Estevan Mercury

McMaster To Perform In Estevan

⇢ B7

Collage Makes Grand Return

At the Collage Multicultural Festival this past weekend one of the performances featured Sikh dancers from both Estevan and Regina.

A group of women from Regina perform a Gidha, or folk dance, in the multipurpose room on Sunday. (See photos and story on A3)

⇢ A4

October 2, 2013

Cornerstone Wins Athletics Award

WEDNESDAY

Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month

www.estevanmercury.ca

Fire Prevention

Issue 22

⇢ A17 - 23

Open for business at Showcase Elecs Post First Win Since 2011

⇢ B1

WEATHER & INDEX Thursday

Friday

High 12º Low 2º

High 8º Low 1º

High 13º Low 2º

High 17º Low 2º

Careers .......B17-19 Church Dir........ B12 Classifieds ....B9-11 Perspective........ A6 Business .......... A13

Energy ........A14-16 Services Dir. .... B13 Sports .......... B1 - 6 Community ....... B7

Saturday

Sunday

Mailing No. 10769

Scan with your smartphone to visit The Mercury’s mobile website

The city played host to its flagship trade show over the weekend for the 20th year, as the annual Estevan Business Expo Showcase attracted thousands.

About 100 businesses set up booths at Affinity Place beginning last Friday. The arena was packed to the brim with nine more exhibitors setting up shop on the main event floor this year than last. Exhibitors also set up in the Icon Centre and in front of the Estevan Leisure Centre.

Showcase is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and Rotary Club of Estevan.

With 20 years under its belt, Showcase has become an event that people look forward to and come to expect each year, said Michel Cyrenne, executive director of the Chamber.

“It’s a September staple. It’s something that we certainly enjoy

The 20th annual Estevan Business Expo Showcase saw almost 100 exhibitors and about 2,700 people fill Affinity Place over the weekend. being a part of. We have a couple of great groups to work with,” he said.

“It’s good to have that annual event that people know about, that people

False alarms taking toll on firefighters The Estevan Fire Rescue Service is dealing with a bad case of “premature dispatch.”

The department has been inundated with a rash of false alarms in 2013 and is hoping that an education campaign will curb the

NO COMPARISON NO COMPARISON NO COMPROMISE NO COMPROMISE

problem.

In an interview Friday, Chief Ron Tocker said the department has been called to almost 70 false alarms this year. As recently as 2010, the EFRS had just 20, a total they topped in July alone.

Tocker said the culprit is the new alarm and monitoring systems that have been installed in many Estevan homes over the past couple of years.

The chief said while they support those systems “1,000 per cent” they are

asking homeowners to ensure they are fully aware of how to operate them.

He said the issue they are dealing with is that many of the alarms are tripped by something as simple as burnt toast. Once the alarm is initiated, the company monitor-

ing them calls the home and asks for the password. Many of the homeowners are not answering that phone call or do not know their password, which in both cases prompts an immediate call to the fire department.

Alarm ⇠ A2

NOTHINGNOTHING COMPARES COMPARES TO GETTING TO GETTING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING YOU WANT YOU WANT AS AS % LOW LOW % AS

00 AS

APR PURCHASE APR PURCHASE FINANCING FINANCING

ON SELECT NEWON2013 SELECT MODELS NEW 2013 MODELS

,250 FORD FORD 9,9250

R0_NCNCAdblockEN_7.3x3.indd 38545_R0_NCNCAdblockEN_7.3x3.indd 1 1

are excited about.”

Showcase usually draws a few thousand people through the gate each year. This year saw roughly

2,700 people attend, down from 3,200 last year.

Some booths draw more of a crowd than others, and the lights and sounds around the water speakers were a particular draw.

Tommy Nagel of Redfern Enterprises, which has a number of booths at the event, was in a booth featuring a speaker system and light show combination. Nagel has been to Showcase in the Energy City three times before.

“Estevan is up and coming and it’s a growing city. There’s a good crowd that comes out to the show here,” said Nagel. “I notice a lot of repeat people who I’ve met from years past.”

Redfern is a trade show company that markets new products at conventions across Western Canada. He was showing off water Showcase ⇠ A2

$

UPTO

$

UPTO

IN MANUFACTURER IN MANUFACTURER REBATESREBATES

ON SELECT NEWON2013 SELECT MODELS NEW 2013 MODELS

Ford Sales Ltd. 118 Souris Ave. N., Estevan 306-634-3696 Parts: 306-634-5653 E-mail: sales@senchuk.com www.senchuk.com

CALL FOR ALL THE DETAILS! 2013-04-30 2013-04-30 11:14 AM 11:14 AM

A2 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Alarm systems lead to rash of false calls

⇠ A1 “These systems are fantastic,” Tocker said. “But what’s happening is people are forgetting their password or they are running around trying to get the smoke out of the house and they are not answering the phone.”

Tocker added they have also run into cases where kids are home by themselves and do not know the password. They also had instances where someone house sitting or babysitting in the residence sets the alarm off and has not been given the password.

“There is a duty of responsibility on that homeowner to answer that phone or whoever is in that home, at that time, should know that password,” he said.

Tocker said the false alarms are taking a toll on the department in a variety of ways.

On the financial side, he noted that each call comes with a significant

cost to taxpayers. Although homeowners are c h a rg e d f o r t h e f a l s e alarm — $200 for the first, $225 for the second and $250 for the third and subsequent false alarms — it does not come close to covering the costs for each call out.

“Every time there is a call out here, that is a cost to the City. If we went by the hourly charge, it would be way more than what (the penalties are).”

The human toll is also a major concern of theirs.

The members of the EFRS are not career firefighters, they are paid, on-call volunteer firefighters who are taking time away from their families and work to keep residents safe.

“We get these calls 24 hours a day,” Tocker said.

“Mainly at supper time it gets heavy but last night, 1 o’clock in the morning.

That is hard on the system for our firefighters.

We are at about 70 (false alarms) right now. That

Chief Ron Tocker is an awful lot of calls for our firefighters to just drop their life and respond because we don’t know that it is a false alarm.

“That many calls per

year is an awfully large draw and a huge task to be asking these guys to give up their lives — whether it is an hour or whatever it takes — that many times per year when they have jobs, families and their own leisure time.”

Tocker said because all firefighters are allowed to leave work by their employers, they are also very concerned about how the increase in call volume impacts those businesses and their willingness to allow their employees to remain on the department.

“If we get our firefighters employers’ say-

⇠ A1 speakers to Estevan crowds over the weekend.

“They simulate a light show like in Vegas, but the

reality is, there’s no water in there. It’s just mineral oil,” he said, noting that water steams up and freezes.

“This is baby oil so it stays

water Treatment SystemS

With their recent losing streak, are you still confident that the Saskatchewan Roughriders will contend for the Grey Cup?

•

Provides crystal clear water from every tap • Reduces unpleasant tastes and odors from water • Eliminates the need for bottled water • Water treatment systems for residential, commercial, and industrial

This week’s question: Do you feel that Estevan needs another school?

JOHNSON

PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. Serving Estevan & Area since 1967 1037 - 5th Street • Estevan - Ph: 306-634-5172 E-mail: jph@sasktel.net

(the way it is) indefinitely.”

Pumps inside the speakers shoot water up inside the clear plastic speaker to the beat of the music, and the different coloured lights streamed through the water then reflect off of walls and ceilings.

“They’re a lot of fun, and everybody loves them,” said Nagel, who guessed the new gadget would be a very popular item come the holiday shopping season.

Lorna Lachambre stood behind the Envision Counselling and Support Centre booth on Saturday, and said the organization appreciates Showcase as it gives them an opportunity to inform the community about what they do. She said it’s also a great plat-

Orpheum Theatre Downtown Estevan • 24 Hr Movie Information Line • 306-634-2321

Hi my name is Mitzy! I am a very young, brown and black, long haired Chihuahua cross. I came in from the Kipling area. I love everyone. I am just a happy go lucky little girl.

We will be closed until and including Oct. 3 for renovations.

Listen to SUN 102 to win tickets for opening night Oct. 4!

Cloudy with a ChanCe of Meatballs 2 General

fri., oct. 4 - tues., oct. 8 @7 pm in 3d wed ., oct. 9 @7 pm in 2d sat., oct. 5@ 2pm in 2d~All Seats $6.00 sun., oct. 6@ 2pm in 3d~All Seats $9.00

Do you know me? I was found on the highway between Outram and Torquay September 23.

These 3 little orphans will be ready for adoption in 3 weeks. We have had them since they were about 4 days old. All 3 of the little monkeys are doing great!

Remember a pet is a lifetime commitment!

The Estevan Humane Society reserves the right to refuse any adoption.

Thank you for your continued support!

306-634-3444

This space is sponsored by this community minded business

"Merchants in Fine Jewellery"

password out to your kids, a babysitter, someone who is going to be in your house for awhile that may accidentally set the system off.”

Tocker said he would also like people to bear in mind the number one reason the alarms are going off — kitchen fires — and do what they can to prevent them.

For more on preventing kitchen fires, which just happens to be the theme for Fire Prevention Week in 2013, please see The Mercury’s Fire Prevention Week section.

Showcase proves to be strong marketing tool for businesses

Poll Results

This poll was posted on www.estevanmercury.ca from Sept 24 - Oct 1

ing ‘I don’t want you going anymore,’ that is going to hurt every single person in Estevan.”

To combat the false alarm problem, the EFRS is asking that everyone in the city who has a monitoring system have a method in place to prevent unnecessary calls to the department. The most obvious and important step is to make sure those staying in the house know the password.

“If you have that monitored fire alarm system, please be diligent with it. Please remember your password, give your

1223 Fourth Street, Estevan SK • 306-637-4006

Please Note: Fri., Oct. 4th’s show will be open to SUN 102 ticket winners only.

There will be no movie Oct. 10th due to the Luke McMaster concert.

SUN 102 presents Luke McMaster (formely of McMaster & James) All Roads Concert Tour; Orpheum Theatre Oct. 10 @ 8 pm Tickets $30 (+GST) at Henders Drugs, Orpheum & discoverestevan.com Cash Bar, Local Opening Act, Partial proceeds to the Estevan Salvation Army

form for them to recruit volunteers, which they are always looking for.

Manning the Better Homes and Gardens booth, Josh LeBlanc said he was happy to see Showcase and the Collage Multicultural Festival happening at the same time and in one place.

Cyrenne said having Showcase and Collage lent the opportunity for people to attend both.

“If they’re separate events, I don’t know if you would get a larger crowd out to each,” he said, noting they would like to see the impact of the events sharing a weekend.

As far as business attendance was concerned, about 20 per cent of the exhibitors come from within the community, a figure Cyrenne said he would like to double.

“Our intent at the Chamber of Commerce is to showcase the local business community. I think it would be great to see more local businesses.”

He said he has spoken to some local entrepreneurs who call Showcase their single best marketing tool, even going so far as to call Showcase the 13th month of the year.

               

Watch for The Butler and The Family opening October 11!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness

awareness month We support the fight.

612 Railway Ave., OXBOW 801 13th Ave., ESTEVAN • Ph: 306-483-2696 or 1-888-282-2221 1-800-915-8140 1223 Fourth Street, Estevan SK • 306-637-4006

www.murrayestevan.com

342 5th Street, Estevan - Phone: 306-634-3601

October 2, 2013

WEDNESDAY

“It is a great thing to have in the southeast because our area is getting very diverse.”

A3

— Melanie Mantei Southeast Newcomers Service

Dr. Daniel Crooks, DMD Dentist

New Patients Welcome!

306-634-5018 • 306-634-5515 1322 3rd Street

Collage celebrates the community’s colours The Collage Multicultural Festival got a fresh start this year, being organized by Southeast Newcomers Services (SNS).

After missing a year due to a transition in organizers from the Estevan Chamber of Commerce to the SNS, the festival took a large stride forward, bringing diverse acts of music and dance back to Estevan. The festival welcomed a variety group of performers and vendors from the community and surrounding area for the weekend.

Melanie Mantei from SNS was happy with how the weekend went, learning exactly how Collage is run.

She said running the event next to Showcase was a great way for people who didn’t know about Collage to check in and see what the festival is all about.

“It is a great thing to have in the southeast because our area is getting very diverse, and people just need to know how many cultures are here, so they can welcome them into the community,” said Mantei.

Collage was held in the Estevan Leisure Centre, with booths set up throughout the hallway from the Estevan Public Library to the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre.

Indian and Filipino food

was on the menu while at other booths, like the Estevan and Area Literacy Group’s, they were giving away books to kids.

The colourful booths were matched only by the colourful performances that ran throughout the weekend.

The festival included performances in the multipurpose room at the leisure centre by groups from both inside and outside the Estevan community. Local performances included dancing from the Estevan Filipino community’s jambangan dancers, Estevan Sikh Society, the Me’ira Belly Dance Troupe and Drewitz School of Dance.

Estevan Combat Sports and Fitness performed a jiujitsu demonstration Friday evening. Regina’s Chung Wah Kung Fu Centre also provided kung fu and tai chi demonstrations, as well as a lion dance.

Tanya Nichol hosted a pair of zumba demonstrations, while Watching Eye Magic performed two magic shows on Saturday. The Skin and Bones Drumming Group performed Middle-Eastern rhythms while Larissa Bouvier performed the shruti box during Saturday’s program.

The festival was closed Sunday afternoon with music from Third Town Band.

Members of the Estevan Sikh Society’s Bhangra team perform a colourful dance.

The Chung Wah Kung Fu Centre of Regina perform a lion dance at this weekend’s Collage festival.

Roger Boucher of Watching Eye Magic performed some tricks at a kids magic show during Collage festivities.

1305 6th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 1B2 STORE HOURS: Monday to Saturday – 9 am to 5:30 pm Thursday – 9 am to 9 pm

Experience a new generation of rEcliNiNg chAirs on sale now.

October 4 - 21

BANFF

save $100 on any My comfort™ power recliner

mycomfort.palliser.com

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Early Detection & Early Treatment

Standing Together in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Saves Lives!

Corner of Kensington Ave. & King Street, Estevan

Phone: 306-634-3783

306-634-2815

445 - 4th Street, Estevan

Early Detection & Early Treatment Saves Lives Innovations Hair & Tanning

203-1133 4th St, Estevan, SK 306-634-2428

A4 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Concerns raised about bypass New road will make access to land a tricky situation

By Norm Park Of The Mercury It’s definitely not about the money. That’s one thing they’re clear about right from the beginning. In fact, they don’t know yet what is actually going to be offered in terms of dollars if expropriation of their land is coming.

What really concerns brothers Don and Dave Gallaway is their belief that the proposed commercial truck bypass that has been promised for Estevan and area for several years now, has been ill-conceived and poorly planned. The bypass is pretty well dissecting their lives as well as the lives and livelihoods of several of their rural neighbours. The proposed bypass affects at least 26 other rural landowners in the immediate region.

If the bypass was planned a little further north of the current proposed route, those affected by expropriation or land negotiations would be cut by two-thirds, said Dave.

“The way it is now, it’s affecting our health and well being, not just us, but a lot of other farmers,” said Don. Meeting for separate interviews with The Mercury this past week, the Gallaways admitted they were, by nature, fairly laid back and not interested in any great deal of public exposure. But the impending expropriation of some of their land, the manner in which it is being done and the aftermath of the move, has provoked them to make their issue a public one. They don’t believe they are alone. A Letter to the Editor from a group of local landowners in this edition supports that claim.

“We haven’t heard or talked with a representative from Highways and Infrastructure since this spring,” said Dave. “We have had a few back and forth e-mails,” but nothing substantive.

“So it’s not about money at this stage, it’s about the route. They are destroying our farms, ruining our homes and in the end, they’ll be doing it to build a road that they’ll be throwing away in a few years.”

The current proposed bypass has the highway running through the middle of their land base and what disturbs them even more, is the fact they won’t be able to access the land from the home quarter without having to take the farm equipment one or two miles down the bypass route, provided they can get on it. Currently they can do it by simply crossing the highway, a journey of a few metres.

“It affects all our land … where the houses are,

Dave Gallaway

Don Gallaway

where the grain is stored,” said Dave.

Others are going to suffer the same fate.

“The first land severance offer I received on a quarter section of land was one-tenth of what SaskPower pays for power line access, but again, it’s not money that’s an issue, we’re just wanting to be able to get on the rest of our land after they’ve taken what they need,” said Dave.

“We’ve offered to work with them from Day One, but they don’t seem to be wanting to work with us.”

“Of the original 26 landowners affected, only 12 have signed an agreement with Highways and I’ve heard some of those did so quite reluctantly. They wanted it to be over with. The other 14, representing about 75 per cent of the land in question, did not sign,” said Don. “We don’t want to stop a truck route, but they’re heading into expropriation when three of us on the west end didn’t even have an original offer.”

The Gallaways wondered out loud during the two separate interviews how the ministry could be filing expropriation notices while telling certain landowners that their lands would be undergoing re-appraisals, saying that it doesn’t make sense.

“There was some discussion regarding compensation for cutting off access to our land, but really, it was kind of pitiful,” said Don, who figured that the highways team would be wanting up to 60 acres in total of his producing land, but wasn’t sure since the negotiations have been vague up to this point.

“If Highway 39 becomes a divided highway, which is what they’re talking about now, access will be even more limited, and with Estevan expected to grow rapidly on the north side. Where will everyone be in 10 years?” he added.

In Dave’s case, the bypass would cut through the middle of two quarter sections of land.

“On the throwaway portion, they’re only going to take enough for a two-lane bypass. On the rest of it, they’re taking enough land to accommodate four lanes,” he said.

“I don’t know. There is so much wrong with this plan, and we’ve talked with so many different people from Highways, and they’re not being consistent with their messages. The City of Estevan hears one story, CPR hears something else and the RM council hears another story and we, as the landowners, we get a whole different message,” Dave added.

The first land appraisal he heard about, “came out pretty much what they (highways) wanted it to be, but once again, we’re only talking about the plan right now.

It seems as if they have taken that old plan and design from 2006 and reworked it. So much has changed since then. On the safety side alone there are lots of issues … too many issues. I know there have been city planners and engineers not involved in this discussion who have taken a look at this plan, and they just shake their heads,” Dave said.

The brothers said after a couple of years of silence, they’ve decided to make their concerns public.

“Nothing else has worked,” said Dave. “We believe it’s important for the people to know what they’re getting and it seems as if the ministry has their minds made up and that’s what they’re going to tell us over and over.

If they moved the bypass further north, it would still be intersecting our land, but it would be a lot less cumbersome for pretty well everyone. We’d be a lot easier to deal with.

“Even the process of pulling the Pioneer grain loading trains off and loading them, it’s a 20-minute delay and Pioneer says that happens one or two times a week … plus there are all those daily trains going through that would intersect the bypass. We also see, hear and feel all the trucks that go by already. We know the importance of a truck route, but we also know the importance of getting a truck route that is safe, one that won’t kill people. This isn’t one,” Dave said.

A call to the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure on Sept. 30 for information regarding re-appraisals, timing of expropriation processes and the overall plan, had not been returned as of Tuesday morning.

Cornerstone school division receives athletic association award The South East Cornerstone Public School Division has been recognized by the South East District Athletic Association for its outstanding support to school and student athletic programs as well as for having a commitment to the philosophy of student athletics.

This is the first time in 35 years that a local school board has received this recognition, the second highest award presented by the association.

Fred Jerred, commissioner of athletics for SEDAA, lauded the support of the Cornerstone board to ensure the success of students and viability of the program.

As one of the first rural school divisions to recognize the value of personnel co-ordinating athletics, the board and senior management team ensured there was a fulltime commissioner of athletics on hand to provide the needed support to students and the district. The board also provided financial support and substitute teacher releases for all levels of athletic competition.

For all of your concrete needs

CSA Approved - Certified Plant - Certified Concrete

Estevan, Sk. • Plant Manager: 634-8910

“The board of trustees is made up of members who have been terrific advocates for high school sports. Their support and leadership are second to none,” said Jerred.

Along with providing financial support, the trustees, along with senior management, are active in the activities of the South East District and attend the general meeting every year. Of particular importance is the opportunity to provide feedback, and the SEDAA executive members are allowed to express issues or concerns to the school division; an opportunity that many other districts only dream of having, added Jerred.

Harold Laich, board chairman for SECSD, ac-

Lobstick Travel

Lobstick Travel Lobstick Travel & Tours & Tours & Tours

Call 306-763-7415 0r 306-752-3830 for more info.

Call 306-763-7415 0r 306-752-3830 for more Call 306-763-7415 0r 306-752-3830 forinfo. mo

Come & Go Tea

Alaska/Yukon Motor Branson Music Christmas – Nov.Coach 17th - 28th June – on July $1699.00 p/p17th (Based DBL6th, Occupancy) June 17th – 2013 July 6th, Includes shows, meals and as listed. $34959p/p (Based on attractions DBL Occupancy)

Alaska/Yukon Motor Alaska/Yukon Motor CoachCoach 2013

Junep/p 17th(Based – Julyon6th,DBL 2013Occupancy) $3495

Alaska Motor Coach and $3495Tour p/p (Based DBL- Cruise Occupancy) Mystical India Escorted — Jan. on 22Coach Feb. 12 , 2014 Alaska Motor and Cruise June 17th – July 5th, 2013 $7875.00 p/p (Based on 17th DBL Occupancy) June – July 5th, 2013 $3995 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy and inside cabin) Includes flights, 1 class hotels, all meals and attractions as listed

Please join us Wylie Mitchell Building October 12, 3-5 pm Vern & Roselia McClements 60th Anniversay as well as Vern’s 90th Birthday and Evelyn Noble McClement’s 80th Birthday

nd

st

th

Alaska Motor Coach and Cruise

$3995 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy and inside cab

UK/Ireland Motor June 17th Coach – July 5th,Tour 2013

Lobstick Travel UK/Ireland Motor Coach Tour

Arizona Motor Coach Tour–— Jan. 25th 2013 - Feb. 12th, 2014 Sept.

11th Oct 4th, $2195.00 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy) Sept.

11th – Oct 4th, 2013 $6675 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy) Includes all hotels, meals & attractions as listed $6675 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy) nts Vegas, 4 nts San Diego, 3 nts Mesa.

Call 306-763-7415 0r 306-752-3830 for Maritimes 3and Newfoundland Motor Coach Tour

$3995 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy and inside cabin) & Tours

UK/Ireland Motor Coach Tour Sept.Travel 16th –Alaska/Yukon Oct.16th, 2013 Lobstick Maritimes and Newfoundland Motor Coach Motor 10 Day Caribbean Cruise Jan. 30 - Feb. 13 , 2014Coach 11th –17th Oct $4295.00 p/p Sept.

(Based on DBL DBL Occupancy) –4th, July2013 6th, 2013 & Sept.June 16th –Occupancy) Oct.16th, 2013 From Tours $2795.00 p/p (Based on p/p(Based (Based on DBL Occupancy) Call 306-763-7415 0r more info.

Includes 4306-752-3830 nightsAnnual in$6675 Miami,$3495 2for day tours, transfers and airfare. p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy) $4295.00 p/p on DBL Occupancy) 10th Panama Cruise th

FOR SALE 2008 Ford F-57

Super Duty Cab & Chassis

th

Maritimes and Newfoundland Motor Coach Tour Sept. 16th – Oct.16th, 2013

www.lobstick.ca $6675 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy)

All Tours are Professionally Hosted –and include taxes and some Southern Belle Motor Tour Coach Feb. 16 -airfare, UK/Ireland Motor Coach and come live yourTour dreams with us.Mar 15 613978 th

10th Annual Panama Cruise

th

Motor Coach To Includes &www.lobstick.ca Florida 28 days of excitement.2013 $6675 p/p (BasedGeorgia, on DBL Carolinas Occupancy) Sept.for16th – Oct.16th, and come your with us.

Nov. 20thlive –p/pDec. 7th,dreams $4295.00 (Based on2013 DBL Occupancy) Maritimes and Newfoundland Motor Coach Tour

Prairie Mud Service

p/p (Based DBL Occupancy) Sept. 11th –$3985 OctMaritimes 4th, 2013 on and Newfoundland

$3295 p/p – Outside cabin (Based on DBL Occupancy) $3895 p/p – Balcony cabin (Based on DBL Occupancy) All Tours are Professionally Hosted and include airfare, taxes and some gratuities.

Sept.Spain 16th –&Oct.16th, 2013 Portugal Leisure Annual Motor Coach TourCruise Panama Mar. 18 –Nov. Apr20th 1st – Dec. 7th, 2013 10th Annual $3795 Panama Cruise p/p$3295 (Based Occupancy) p/pon–DBL Outside cabin (Based on DBL Occupancy) Nov. 20th – Dec. 7th,Lisbon, 2013 3 nights Algarve & 3 nights Malaga Includes 2 nights $3895 p/p – Balcony cabin (Based on DBL Occupancy) $3295 p/p – Outside cabin (Based on DBL Occupancy) Tours on areDBL Professionally $3895 p/p – Balcony cabinAll (Based Occupancy)Hosted and include airfare, taxes and some gra

10th $4295.00 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy) th

www.lobstick.ca www.lobstick.ca

Tours areand allinclude Professionally and include gratuities All Tours are Professionally Hosted airfare, taxes and Hosted some gratuities.

306-634-3411 for more info

www.lobstick.ca and come live your dreams with us. and come live your dreams with us.

and come live your dreams with us.

6139783

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

We Support finding a cure!

306-634-7276 • 110 Frontier Street

more

Alaska Motor Coach and Cruise Alaska/Yukon Motor Coach Nov. 20th – Dec. 7th, 2013 10th Annual Panama Music, & New Mexico Motor Coach TourCruise June 17th –Mardi July Gras 6th, 2013 June 17th –DBL July 5th, 2013 $3295 p/p – Outside cabin (Based on Occupancy) th th Feb. 21 Nov. - Mar. 13 , on 2014 $3495 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy) 20th – Dec. 7th, 2013 $3995 p/p (Based DBL Occupancy and inside cabin) $3895 p/p – Balcony cabin on DBL Occupancy) $2599.00 (Based on(Based DBL Occupancy) Motor Coach and Cruise $3295allp/p p/p –meals Outside cabin (Based on DBL Occupanc UK/Ireland Motor Coach Tour AllAlaska Tours are Professionally Hosted and include airfare, taxes and some gratuities.

Includes hotels, & attractions as listed June 17th – July 5th, 2013 Sept.

11th – Oct 4th, 2013 $3895 p/p – Balcony cabin (Based on DBL Occupanc $4295.00 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy) $3995 p/p (Based on DBL Occupancy and inside cabin)

Please Contact Ray Frehlick at

Visit us on the web!! www.estevanmercury.ca

cepted the award on behalf of the board of trustees and expressed gratitude to the association for the acknowledgement.

“We sincerely appreciate the efforts of the senior leadership team and the SEDAA executive in providing support for the extracurricular program. We very much commend the work of Fred Jerred, our athletic commissioner, for the exceptional contribution he has made to athletics in our school division as well as education in Saskatchewan,” said Laich.

5

601 - 5th St.,

STREET Estevan, Sk. Autobody 306-634-7101 th

Downtown Estevan 306-634-6774

Open Late • Mon. - Fri., Sun. 12-4

www.xsiv.ca

61

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 A5

SCHR board gets back to business

A business case is being made by the Sun Country Health Region to have a visiting ophthalmologist perform cataract surgeries in the health region.

Due to the number of patients currently travelling to Regina and elsewhere to have the 10-minute surgical procedures done, Sun Country is hoping to impress upon the Ministry of Health the need to have it provide funding for the surgeries to be done in Weyburn, thus saving many patients a lot of time and travel expense.

The recommendation to pursue cataract surgeries in Sun Country came from a committee of the whole working session. A business case for the extension of service is being prepared by CEO Marga Cugnet to be presented to the Ministry of Health in the near future.

Cugnet told The Mercury that the numbers of patients have been tracked and a Regina-based ophthalmologist has been identified and has agreed to provide the service, if the funding can be made available.

That piece of information was provided during the Sept. 25 meeting of Sun Country’s board of directors in Weyburn.

Following a summer break, the directors got down to the business of listening to reports stemming from a variety of sources during the session, including their monthly wall walk that provides graphic evidence of improvements made in various sectors of health-care service.

Chairwoman Marilyn Charlton, brought the members up to date on her summer’s scheduled events that included a meeting in Arcola to discuss collaborative health-care efforts, another meeting in Regina for risk management information and another Regina-based meeting to discuss five-year plans for health regions across the province. She also met with the finance and audit committee to further discuss risk management plans.

Cugnet reported on an ethics group meeting she attended along with a health care planning session and a follow-up session on long-term care plans that include resident councils. She noted that all but two long-term care facilities have now introduced the program and those two, in Oxbow and Gainsborough, were only hampered in the process by recent staff and management changes, so they will be added soon.

Cugnet also noted the recent official opening of the helipad at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan, the first helipad for medical evacuation services to be built in Saskatchewan.

The board approved a motion to sell some property adjacent to their hospital in Arcola. Cugnet said she understood there were some people who were interested in developing the property so the board decided to put the property on the market to test it for expressions of interest. An advertisement for tenders will be issued soon.

The purpose of the sale would be to provide housing for physicians or other health professionals.

Director Audrey Trombley said it would be made clear that the ad will stipulate the property is being made available only for accommodating medical practitioners.

Cugnet later reported that the long-term care facility in Redvers was completed over the summer and the residents have moved in. An integrated health centre in Kipling has been approved and work has begun on a project that will see the new facility completed by the end of 2014.

A primary health clinic slated for Weyburn has undergone some early glitches and was set back, but design work has now begun. Cugnet said the design will be forwarded for approval soon so that renovation work on the site can begin this month and completed within three months.

Cugnet told the board the target for the number of physicians needed in Sun Country is 46 and the region currently has 25 on board and practicing in the region.

The good news is that seven of the eight new physicians that were recently recruited have completed the first

round of the Saskatchewan certification process and are now engaged in the next phase.

Five of the seven doctors have indicated that they will be setting up for business in Weyburn while the other two have selected smaller centres within the region.

There are four more potential University of Saskatchewan medical students about to graduate who have expressed interest in Sun Country since they are originally from this area of the province. They could be available to set up practice in 2015.

The board approved several doctor appointments during the meeting as well.

The board learned that over the summer 29 bursaries were awarded from April 1, including 24 for registered nursing training, two for nurse practitioners and one in occupational therapy. Two students were engaged in primary care paramedic programs.

Over the summer Sun Country hired three registered nurses, two licensed practical nurses, two speech language pathologists, one occupational therapist and two out-of-scope staff.

During that same time period, two registered nurses and one licensed practical nurse resigned along with one medical laboratory technologist and four out-of-scope staff members.

The members also learned that in May and June of this year, Sun Country handled 38 calls or written concerns directed to the quality of care co-ordinator.

Most of the concerns were related to gaining access to physician services while others referred to problems accessing services in other health regions.

The number of residents waiting for a bed in a long-term care centre in Sun Country has dropped significantly from June 2012 to June 2013.

A recent report showed that the number of residents waiting for placement in long-term care facility is now just 14 compared with 37 at the corresponding time a year ago. However, the number of residents waiting for a transfer to a facility of their choice has increased to 104 residents now compared with 78 at the same time last year.

The Sun Country board will meet again on Nov. 27 in their central office conference room at Tatagwa View in Weyburn.

Student surveys post interesting results for school division During the Sept. 23 meeting of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s (SECPSD) board members, the trustees accepted a report on academic achievement and other outcomes.

The Tell Them From Me school survey involved 53 per cent of the students between the elementary and secondary levels. The students were surveyed in areas such as school environments, academics, math and school completion, which aligned with the division’s priorities of mathematics and graduation rates.

The results indicated similarities between SECPSD students and other young scholars across Canada at both secondary and elementary levels.

At both levels students showed they have a positive sense of belonging, have friends at school they can trust and feel safe while attending school.

In the academic areas, students indicated that they complete homework assignments with positive attitudes and in a timely manner and they are interested and motivated in the process and continue to keep focused on learning.

At the secondary levels, the students’ average reported mark was 80 per cent in mathematics when compared with the Canadian norm of 77 per cent. At least 74 per cent of the S.E. Cornerstone students have a high likelihood of high school completion, when compared with the Canadian average of 71 per cent.

Cornerstone will now use these survey results for their continued strategic planning as well as a school-based approach to address some of the 21 indicators of school

and class effectiveness.

Each school has been provided with data specific to their own facility and its environment and will use the data for planning and implementation at the school level.

The trustees also received a report on mathematics skill measurements at Gordon F. Kells School in Moosomin and the implementation of a mathematics initiative there.

A special request for a student transfer from one school to another outside of the family’s school attendance area was refused, based on established criteria that it would serve the best interest of the educational needs of the child. The student will continue to attend the school she is currently enrolled in.

The board also approved the local collective bargaining agreement between them and the South East Cornerstone Teachers’ Association for the period of Aug. 1, 2013 to July 15, 2015.

The quarterly financial report was also submitted and reviewed by the trustees who approved a motion of acceptance following an explanation of items that were slightly over budget on the revenue side. It was noted that the tax reconciliation amortization expenses and payable expenses would be incurred up to the finalization of the audited year-end statement.

The budgeted revenue for the 2012-13 school year, now totals just over $105 million with 43 per cent of those funds coming from property taxation, which is now carried out by the provincial government and 49 per cent coming from provincial grants.

102 Souris Ave

(next to Boston Pizza)

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

We Support the

FIGHT to end Breast Cancer

301 Kensington Avenue • Estevan, Sask.

Ph: 306-634-3616 • www.bbaxtertransport.ca

Proud to Support Breast Cancer Awareness

1208 4th Street, Estevan • Phone: 306-634-4772 or 1-800-634-5833 bannatynetravel@sasktel.net • www.bannatynetravel.ca

Bob’s Electric 306-634-9707

October 2, 2013

WEDNESDAY

A6 EDITORIAL

Showcase exhibit count raises questions A great idea, nice presentations and now come the questions.

Estevan Showcase had to be deemed a solid success on several fronts this past weekend. There was a well-organized collaboration with the Cultural Collage that definitely added to the positive atmosphere.

What we found somewhat puzzling though was the fact that only 20 per cent of the Showcase exhibitors were local businesses.

On the surface, that appears to be a sad commentary on local participation, especially for the Chamber of Commerce that loves to tout the “buy locally” theme.

But should a low turnout of Estevan businesses on the show floor translate into a negative response from this corner or from the public sector?

After all, isn’t Showcase also designed for others to come to the Energy City to strut their stuff and display their goods? Perhaps if their experience was a profitable one on the weekend, they’ll look seriously at setting up a permanent business here rather than just paying us a visit for a few hours and walking away with a few thousand dollars.

Visiting businesses that are repeaters have obviously seen something in the Energy City that local businesses might be missing. Maybe things have been too easy for the local entrepreneurs, who have enough business and don’t need Showcase because they already have six months of backorders to fill and can’t expand because they can’t get enough people to fill the bill. In fact, that was a good reason for one former Estevan Showcase participant to back away these past two years. They couldn’t find people to staff the Showcase exhibit booth for the continuous hours that were required. And at an event like Showcase, you don’t want to staff your booth with inexperienced, uneducated personnel either. You need your best.

So is the Chamber of Commerce wrong in their pursuit of outside enterprises to fill the Showcase spaces?

We say, probably not.

It is a first-come, first-serve situation, and if the local businesses are snoozing at the switch, they lose because the spaces fill up quickly, with a high percentage of those signing on being repeat exhibitors who appreciate the opportunity to sell stuff in Estevan.

Now, with additional space being available, there is no reason why Showcase can’t expand in the future, especially if there is a surge in interest from the local business front. That might solve the perceived problem of not having enough Estevan-based exhibitors.

We can’t lay the blame for low local participation on the shoulders of the Chamber of Commerce. We expect they swamped the local business community with news and information about Showcase. If local businesses didn’t know about the 2013 Showcase opportunity, then shame on them.

If you didn’t know about it, then you shouldn’t be in business.

So the C of C did their part. The rest was up to our business community, and if they chose not to get involved in this particular event, there must be good reasons, such as the aforementioned personnel issue.

When all is said and done, we salute those locals who did take the time and made the effort to put their best foot forward at Showcase, and we certainly welcomed those from outside the city, who found the experience exciting and rewarding and might be willing to return next year.

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

Regina sewer fight

By the time you read this, Regina’s great sewage treatment plant referendum will be over, an issue that most of you have little reason to care about.

Then again, what’s behind this municipal debate will resonate with all Saskatchewan people. After all, it’s been at the heart of Saskatchewan politics for a quarter-century now … yet it still seems rather unresolved.

For those of you outside the provincial capital, I will mercifully spare you from details over which method of building and running this sewer treatment plant is better, although there’s about 58 million reasons why that shouldn’t be much of a debate at all.

The City of Regina was offered by the federal Conservative government $58.5 million for the new sewage treatment plan, under the condition that it would be built as a public-private partnership (P3). As such, it would be built SERVING CANADA’S SUNSHINE CAPITAL

Volume 111 Issue 22

Contact us:

Teaching math and rating charities Oh, it’s variety night tonight dear diary. Can’t keep the head clear enough to stick to one topic. Too many voices coming at me today.

I read last week that Saskatchewan’s mathematics teachers are getting math teachers to help teach them how to teach math.

The Saskatchewan government is setting up one big $240,000 math tutorial class for math educators.

I always knew there was something wrong in that world of numbers that I failed in so miserably so many times. I mean, what the hey … living in a world of unknown quantities isn’t healthy, especially if 88.74 per cent of your audience doesn’t care and the other 21 something, something per cent are just depressed.

I was rotten in chemistry too, but I never got depressed in those classes because if you worked it right, you got to blow things up.

And in physics you got to float things.

In math classes, you just had to sit there and be deflated while the smart kids who had little calculators figured away. I still recall with those Day 5 double Algebra classes, 180 minutes of Taliban-style torture before the Taliban was created.

Math is easier to do now because we have more tools, but apparently not any easier to teach.

So Saskatchewan math teachers are getting a tutorial. Good for them I guess.

No cheap jokes here about bad math educators, I’ve been slapped

Norm Park All Things Considered around enough by obtuse angles.

Hey dear diary, what do you do with all that trash/spam mail you get every day? Today I received two invitations for possible partners (I haven’t told the bride yet, but let’s just say she’s on pretty solid ground compared with these wandering waifs). I also received one notice I had won a lottery I hadn’t entered, two potential contracts with bankers and insurance payment agencies from foreign countries. On top of that, I got financial information from 11 companies I’ve never heard of. I also got some great deals pending, like $10 for a round stone pendant, $10 for a Spider-Man costume for Halloween or light-up Iron Man mask for $12. I could also get a flowing trench coat and pretend I was a pretend shooter in a video game I suppose, for just $15. I passed on all of these offers, including a “full set” of sports bras for $29, which was $30 off the regular price. I’ll take their word for it.

It’s a magical world, this cyberspace domain we live in. But it’s also a lot of wasted time, unless, of course, you’re looking for material for a column close to deadline.

Last week we had a lot of people, kids mostly, walking and running in the memory of Terry Fox. They were raising money for

and run by a private entity, although still owned by the city.

The risk to city taxpayers is that private projects must have a built-in profit margin and it’s slightly more expensive for private companies to borrow money than municipal corporations. The benefit however is that most bid-and-build models of public projects wind up over budget and may be more expensive to run because of public sector salaries.

However, that $58.5 million upfront should surely have been the tipping point — a phenomenal federal contribution to Regina when one considers that Ottawa was not willing to put in a single dime (through P3s or any other sort of funding) to the new football stadium.

Yet, the notion of a conservative-minded government enticing the city to build this sewage treatment plant with a privatized component has been the very reason why Reginans are suddenly so passionate over sewage treatment.

The rest of the province may likely recognize this age-old fight, too.

Certainly, the Regina sewage treatment plant fight was fuelled by the fact that one side was supported by big union interests trying to protect public sector jobs and the other side was supported by private business.

But the question of how much private or public involvement is the right amount has gone to the core of all major Saskatchewan political debate for decades now.

About 50 years ago, it took the form of whether the public should take over payment of private medicine and doctor’s services through Medicare.

Less than 40 years ago, it was about the public entry

BRANT KERSEY: Publisher CHAD SAXON AND NORM PARK: Co-Editors CINDY BEAULIEU: Advertising Sales Manager Member Canadian Community Newspapers Association.

Member Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association.

Audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Phone: 634-2654 Fax: 634-3934 e-mail: editor@estevanmercury.ca 68 Souris Ave. N., Estevan By mail: Box 730, Estevan, Sask. S4A 2A6 website: www.estevanmercury.ca

Subscription Rates: In Saskatchewan - $58.26 In Canada - $63.56 In the U.S. $95.00 Over Seas - $110.00

the departed hero’s foundation that seeks cures for various forms of cancer.

I was heartened when I glanced at a list that was provided to me last year by one reader, Phil Sauter, that noted the Terry Fox organization was one of the more efficiently operated charities in terms of getting donated money directly into the cause and not into administration. It seems 83 cents out of every Fox dollar goes in the direction we would like to see it go whereas the Canadian Cancer Society is only able to direct 22 cents out of every dollar to the direct cause, the rest gets gobbled up by governance.

Where do the dollars go? Well, in the case of UNICEF, their CEO picks up $1.2 million a year plus a Rolls-Royce for his exclusive use and an expense account that exceeds $150,000. At UNICEF, 14 cents out of each dollar gets to needy recipients.

The American Red Cross isn’t much better. Their CEO picked up over $650,000 in salary in 2009 plus six weeks of paid vacation time for her, her husband and kids, along with a fully paid health and dental plan for the family … for life. Thirty-nine cents of the dollar go to the cause.

The two best when it comes to bang for the buck?

As you might expect, it was the Shriners at 100 per cent going to their causes and Salvation Army with 93 per cent, with their commissioner taking a salary of $13,000.

Any questions?

into the potash mining industry through the creation of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Other government owned resource companies like SaskOil and the Saskatchewan Mining Development Corp. (SMDC) were also prominent at the time.

A quarter-century ago it was about the privatization of PCS, SaskOil and SMDC. However, when the Grant Devine Progressive Conservative government tried to also privatize Saskatchewan’s natural gas utility, the battle over SaskEnergy became the single biggest political fight since medicare.

Understanding people’s passion for this debate, Premier Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party government has been careful to only dabble in this area. It has contracted out hospital laundry services and allowed the building of full-service private liquor stores to compete with existing public liquor stores in the cities.

Wall’s former PC party was annihilated over the privatization issue. And even his Sask. Party struggled to establish a political foothold until it promised it would not privatize anything major.

That is why the Regina sewage treatment fight has become such a hot political issue. P3s might very well be the next battleground in this age-old fight. Certainly, the public unions who have spent thousands of dollars on this referendum think so.

So, really, it hasn’t just been a silly fight over sewage.

In Saskatchewan, such fights are always about that much broader issue.

Published weekly by Prairie Newspaper Group Limited Partnership, 68 Souris Avenue N., Estevan, Saskatchewan. Postal address: Box 730 Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 2A6 The Estevan Mercury is owned and operated by Prairie Newspaper Group Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of Glacier Media Inc. Advertising rates are available upon request and are subject to change without notice.

Conditions of editorial and advertising content: The Estevan Mercury attempts to be accurate in Editorial and Advertising content; however, no guarantee is given or implied. The Estevan Mercury reserves the right to revise or reject any or all editorial and advertising content as the newspaper’s principals see fit. The Estevan Mercury will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of an advertisement, and is not responsible for errors in advertisements except for the space occupied by such errors.

The Estevan Mercury will not be responsible for manuscripts, photographs, negatives and other related material that may be submitted for possible publication.

All of the Estevan Mercury’s content is protected by Canadian Copyright laws. Reviews and similar mention of material in this newspaper is granted on the provision that The Estevan Mercury receives credit. Otherwise, any reproduction without the permission of the publisher is prohibited.

Advertisers purchase space and circulation only. Rights to any advertisement produced by The Estevan Mercury, including artwork, typography, photos, etc., remain the property of this newspaper. Advertisements or parts thereof may not be reproduced or assigned without the consent of the publisher.

We acknowledge financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activies.

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 A7

Letters to the Editor

Landowners say they aren’t to blame

More light shed on proposed bypass issue

The Editor: After reading the Sept. 18 edition of The Mercury, one might assume the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure has been actively negotiating with area landowners to obtain land for the proposed truck/highway bypass.

Unfortunately, this has not been the case. Most of the affected landowners have not heard anything from the ministry in several months. Some landowners have been told that another appraisal has been undertaken. Instead of getting information on this appraisal, landowners have received expropriation notices.

Previously there have been two offers presented to some of the landowners.

Most of them found these offers to be insulting. Some landowners had previously sold land for much higher than the offers from the ministry. Several have previously turned down offers to purchase that were higher than the offers from the ministry.

The expropriation act clearly states that, “the owner should not be required to shoulder an economic loss for the general public benefit, which is achieved as a result of the taking.”

It is understandable why the majority of the landowners did not accept the ministry offers.

For some of the landowners, money is not the issue. The ministry has refused to work with landowners on issues arising from the route location. The ministry has not supplied detailed information on access points and road closures. Numerous other issues have not been adequately addressed and some have been ignored completely. Again, it is understandable why the majority of landowners did not accept the ministry offers.

The landowners understand the need for a bypass around the city. Had they been treated fairly and had their questions and concerns been addressed properly, we’re sure the majority of them would have signed by now.

Sincerely, Gary and Joanne Bill Calvin Bill Clarence and Emeila Durr Jerome and Gloria Threinen Darrel Carlson Jeremy Carlson Calven Johnson Editor’s note: The people signing this letter are some area landowners who are immediately affected by the land acquisition process involved in the proposed design and construction of a commercial traffic bypass around Estevan.

The Editor: After reading articles in the Estevan Mercury recently I thought I would share some information about the commercial truck bypass project that some readers may not be aware of.

First, the west end of the proposed route has been labelled by the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure as “throw away construction.”

Do we really want to spend approximately $7 million on a throw away road? Or would we be better off investing that money in a much needed railway overpass?

The alignment of the west end was changed dramatically last year to accommodate the expansion of a large corporation. Right or wrong, the changes have caused delays and added significant costs to the proposed project.

The proposed route adds two dangerous grade level rail crossings to a route that currently has no grade level crossings. We have a lot of crude oil being transported by truck and rail in this area, and events in Quebec have shown how catastrophic that can be when an accident takes place. The recent accident in Ottawa demonstrates that even a crossing with warning lights and safety arms cannot guarantee safety.

The grade level crossing on the west end of the proposed bypass will be positioned very close to the new switch installed on the rail line to enable complete trains to pull off the track each time they drop cars off and pick them up at the Pioneer grain terminal. CPR has stated the average train is now 1.5 miles in length. The engineering firm designing the bypass confirmed at a RM meeting in Estevan that the crossing could be blocked for 20 minutes at a time when the trains pull into and out of the terminal. This would be in addition to the time it would be blocked due to the regular rail traffic each day. This does not seem to be a very efficient or safe way to move traffic around a busy city.

The proposed route will add three very dangerous highway speed intersections to a route that currently has none. Officials from the City, RM, CPR, law enforcement agencies as well as the general public have repeatedly voiced concerns about the safety of these newly created intersections. Instead of dealing with these concerns, the ministry has stated they feel the design is safe, and traffic at these intersections can simply be controlled by a stop sign.

The ministry refers to the route as the Highway 39 bypass. The City keeps referring to the project as the truck bypass. There seems to be a difference of opinion on what the project actually is.

There are numerous other issues regarding safety and access all along the proposed route and there are far too many to list in one letter.

We all want to see something built to safely move traffic around our city, so I hope for all of us that the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure will start listening to the people in the area. We are the ones who will be using the new road and the ones most affected by it.

Sincerely, Dave Gallaway Estevan

Congratulations!

The Estevan Mercury & Southeast Trader Express would like to congratulate

Justin Hertes & Family

winner of our $100 monthly draw for all our carriers.

The Estevan Mercury and Southeast Trader Express would like to thank you, The Hertes’s, and all our carriers for their hard work and dedication.

www.estevanmercury.ca All the news at the click of a button.

Walk For Fox

The students from Sacred Heart/Sacre Coeur School took to their neighbourhood streets on Sept. 26 for their annual fundraising Terry Fox walk in aid of the Terry Fox Foundation for research into cancer. The students were joined by staff members, several parents and friends for the approximate, two-kilometre trek.

U-

Mercury EXPRESS Estevan

SOUTHEAST TRADER

www.estevanmercury.ca

‘EM WE MEND ‘EM Owners - Lance Mack & Yancey Hagel

Call

634-6060

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

We support the fight to find a cure

ht against g i F e th n i p Hel We applaud cancer survivors for their strength and courage in battling this devastating illness PH. (306) 634-9846

98 Souris Ave., Estevan

• 306-634-6610

405 Kensington Ave., Estevan, SK

www.crownad.ca

1010 Street, 4406th King St, Estevan Estevan

(306) 637-2550 Phone: 306-634-6060

A8 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Sikh community getting comfortable in Estevan Now that they are a certified religious society, Sangha said they are looking to find a centre to rent that they are able to use as a temple.

“We’re trying to have the religious prayers at one of the residences owned by people in our community,” she said. “For those who do have houses we try to have religious prayers in one of those houses.”

With upwards of 200 Sikhs interested in worshipping as a collective whole each month, those get-togethers can fill a house very quickly.

Sangha said the local Sikh society is an open one, and people of all faiths are welcome to join them during any of their meetings.

“Our main motive is the noble deeds, to help others and to have the cycle of compassion and goodwill be continuous,” she added.

She said the Indian community in Estevan is larger than the area’s Sikhs. She said it’s important to remember that while Sikhism is an Indian faith, not all Indians identify as Sikhs.

Sikhism is a faith founded in the 15th Century by Guru Nanak in the region of Punjab. The faith follows the teachings in the Sikh scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The society has developed a brochure that explains a little about what Sikhs believe.

Sikhs value truth, contentment, compassion, humility, equality and love.

Members of the Sikh community have flocked to Estevan in recent years for employment.

They’re a growing part of the Energy City’s cultural landscape, and the Estevan Sikh Society expects its members to be vital citizens in the city’s future.

It was in July that the society, representing between 150 and 200 Sikhs in the Estevan community, became a recognized non-profit organization.

Manpreet Sangha is a member of the Estevan Sikh Society and works as the economic development officer at the Estevan Chamber of Commerce.

“In July, a group of about 200 people sat together, and we propagated this idea that we should be formulating a Sikh society,” said Sangha.

There are Sikh temples in Regina and Saskatoon where locals will travel for worship, but there is no place in Estevan for the Sikh community to practise their faith.

The society feels it’s important to create a place of worship that can accommodate the growing number of Sikhs in the city.

“One of the goals is to build a temple here, because the community plans to stay in Estevan for the long term,” said Sangha.

As a non-profit religious organization, she added that the Estevan Sikh Society stands as a pillar of Sikhism.

“The Society is proud to be a part of the cultural mosaic that is Canada, and it wants to promote an attitude of integration, participation and community service.”

Sikh societies are becoming more prevalent across the country, but in Saskatchewan, the fraternities are only established in Regina and Saskatoon.

“Just in the last two years, we’ve become a population of 200. I still remember there were two families in 2010 or 2011, just two families belonging to the Sikh community, staying here in Estevan,” said Sangha.

She said a family came to the area from Ontario, and after that, there was a referral line, where different families and acquaintances would inform others of the job opportunities in Estevan.

“Most of the jobs, whether they are white collar, mechanical jobs or skilled trades, people from our community are parts of those jobs,” Sangha added.

To gain a little more exposure in the city, the local Bhangra team performed a number of dances during the Collage Multicultural Festival, held at the Estevan Leisure Centre over the weekend. They were accompanied by performers from Regina as well.

“We were so enthusiastic because we don’t always get too many chances to perform,” said Sangha.

She said the society would like to continue to share their heritage with the city, maybe getting involved in an event around Christmas or a time revolving around one of their festivals.

“We’re trying to make our presence felt in the community. It’s a small community. There’s a lot of love and compassion amongst the people. People are really looking to stay here in the long term,” said Sangha.

The Estevan Sikh Society is active on social media and can be found on Facebook for those looking to learn more about the group.

One of the newest registered religious groups in Estevan is the Estevan Sikh Society, which was certified over the summer. Members of the society came out for the Collage Multicultural Festival last weekend.

The society’s Bhangra team performed a number of dances before a crowd of supporters.

Unreserved pUblic farm & real estate aUction

margaret daoust & The Estate of Gaylord Daoust estevan, SK | Saturday, October 12, 2013 · 11 am Acreage with Riding Arena (East of Estevan)– 20.66± title acres

1981 vErSatilE 835

1989 PrairiE SchoonEr

ParcEl onE

SK/RM OF ESTEVAN #5 Directions to View Property: From Estevan, SK go 10 km (6.2 miles) East on Hwy 39, then 1 km (0.6 mile) North on Hwy 18 OR from Bienfait, SK go 1 km (0.6 mile) West on Hwy 18.

18

1

ESTEVAN

PARCEL 1 · PSW 24-02-27 W2 · 20.66± title acres PROPERTy FEATURES INCLUDE: • 1982 Mobile Home - 14 x 76 ft, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath • 80x200x16 ft Riding Arena - lean-to 36x200 ft, (20) 10 x 10 ft stalls REAL ESTATE ESCROW: Brennan LeBlanc: 306.280.4878

39

qty of antiquE tractorS

39 Residential

SK/rM of EStEvan #5

This property will be sold on October 12, 2013 at the unreserved public auction in Estevan, SK. Each lot will be sold to the highest bidder on auction day, regardless of price.

John dEErE la

1942 John dEErE 820

ford 8n

13095DA01

directions: From ESTEVAN, SK, go South on Hwy 47 to Hwy 18, then go 8 km (5 miles) West on Hwy 18. Yard on North side. GPS: 49.1233, -103.1084

TRACTORS 1981 Versatile 835 4WD, s/n 035015, std, 4 hyd outlets, 18.4x38 duals, 3823 hrs showing.

1965 John Deere 3020 2WD, s/n T123R075802R, 148 ldr, bkt, std, 2 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, rear wheel weights, 18.4x30 R. 1976 John Deere 2130 2WD, s/n 222135, 148 ldr, open station, 2 hyd outlets, 540 PTO, 3 pt hitch.

1967 Case 1030 2WD, s/n 8318898, cab, 2 hyd outlets, 1000 PTO, rear wheel weights, 23.1x30 R. 1973 David Brown 990, s/n 857494, diesel, ldr, bkt, 1 hyd outlet, 540 PTO, 3 pt hitch, 16.9x30 R. 1998 Kubota L5450 Utility, s/n 61859, 5 cyl, diesel, 59.5 hp, LA1150A ldr, s/n 20546, joystick, 8 spd std, open station, 3 pt hitch, 540 PTO, 1 hyd outlet, rear wheel weights, 878 hrs showing.

AnTique TRACTORS 1950 John Deere M, s/n 39894.

1944 John Deere LA, s/n 7027.

1940 John Deere A Row Crop, s/n 49787.

1943 John Deere A Row Crop, s/n 541263.

1953 John Deere AR, s/n 283617.

1950 John Deere AR, s/n 274005.

1949 John Deere AR, s/n 272354.

1952 John Deere B, s/n 331953.

1942 John Deere B Row Crop, s/n 14204.

1942 John Deere D, s/n 153722.

1954 John Deere R, s/n 21365.

John Deere R, s/n 6868.

1960 John Deere 830, s/n 8306273.

1957 John Deere 820, s/n 8202114.

Ford 8N. Cockshutt 70, s/n 309882, PTO, FOR PARTS ONLY. Cockshutt 70, FOR PARTS ONLY. Oliver 70, s/n 13123.

AnTique TRACTORS COnSigned by TOm WiggeTT: 306.421.2999

2 Wheel 3 Pt Hitch Hay Rake.

PiCKuPS

1997 Dodge 2500 Ram Extended Cab, s/n bALeR 3B7KC23D7VM537446, diesel, 5 spd, 104,117 1980 John Deere 510 Round, s/n 534879. km showing.

Allis-Chalmers U Antique, s/n U25-14.

1986 Ford F150 XLT Lariat, s/n 2FTEF- mOWeRS Massey Harris 81 Antique, s/n 425099.

15N5GCB61817, A/T. Case D Antique, s/n 620082.

(2) Woods RM59 3 Pt Hitch, (Consigned by Tom Massey Harris 81 Antique, s/n 426268.

Wiggett: 306.421.2999).

AuTOmObiLeS 1943 Allis-Chalmers WC Antique Row Crop, Ford Galaxy 500 2 Door Car, (Consigned by White M525 3 Point Hitch Rotary, s/n 870168, s/n WC126038.

(Consigned by Tom Wiggett: 306.421.2999).

Tom Wiggett: 306.421.2999).

Farmall M Antique, s/n 90154.

1990 Volkswagen Jetta 4 Door. gRAin HAndLing equiPmenT Farmall H Row Crop.

Ford Fairlane Squire 4 Door Station Wagon.

Allis-Chalmers WC. Sakundiak HD7-45 7 In. x 45 Ft Grain Auger.

1956 Ford Fairlane 4 Door.

Massey Harris 55.

Versatile 6 In. Grain Auger.

TRAiLeRS Cockshutt 30.

(4) Westeel-Rosco 3300± Bushel Grain Bin. International W4.

2005 Continental Cargo 16 Ft V-Nose Enclosed Westeel-Rosco 1800± Bushel Grain Bin. (3) Ford 8N. Trailer, s/n 5NHUCC6225N041806, 3500 lb Westeel-Rosco 1650± Bushel Grain Bin. Massey Harris 44. axles, torsion axles.

Massey Harris 101 Junior Twin Power, s/n 2 0 0 8 P J T r a i l e r s 2 0 F t , s / n OTHeR iTemS inCLude 377217.

4P5F8202481106415, spring susp, (Consigned SNOW EQUIPMENT: Schulte 90 In. Front Mount · Farm Case VCA, s/n 5154565.

by Tom Wiggett: 306.421.2999).

King 80 In. 3 Pt Hitch. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES: 1989 Massey Harris 55.

Seeding, TiLLAge & bReAKing Prairie Schooner T/A Travel Trailer · 1983 Honda Big COmbineS International 310 Diskall (2) 18 Ft Discer, s/n Red ATC200 Trike · 1985 Vanguard 30 Ft Motor Home.

John Deere 6601, 1000 PTO. 10008550000892 · John Deere 20 Ft Discer · Morris Landscape Equipment: Swisher ZMAX 60 In. Zero Turn Case 660.

CP743 47 Ft Cultivator · 4 Bottom Plow · 60 Ft Diamond Riding Lawn Mower · John Deere 214 42 In. Riding Lawn Gleaner CII. Harrows · Flexi-Coil S90 60 Ft Harrow Packer.

Mower. TANKS: 3000 Gallon Fuel Tank, elec pump · SWATHeRS SPRAyeR 1000 Gallon Fuel, Tank S/A trailer · (2) 500 Gallon 1977 Versatile 400 20 Ft, s/n 027518.

Versatile 60 Ft Field.

Fuel Tank, stand · 300 Gallon Fuel Tank · Dearborn White 28 Ft. 19-42 Tractor Loader, bkt, to fit Ford 8N Antique HAying equiPmenT gRAin TRuCKS New Holland 114 14 Ft Hydra Swing Mower Tractor, (Consigned by Tom Wiggett: 306.421.2999) · 1961 Ford S/A, s/n 52301F4817074NL, 292, Conditioner, 540 PTO, rubber on rubber, dbl John Deere tractor cab w/rear door, to fit John Deere box, hoist, 59,578 miles showing.

830 · John Deere tractor cab, rear door. knife drive.

1973 Ford S/A, s/n F60DCR54397, 330, steel box, hoist, 86,469 miles showing.

Lyle Daoust: 306.421.0795 Myron Daoust: 306.421.2277

For more information:

emeRgenCy VeHiCLeS

International R185 Series Fire Truck, s/n 38251, Inline 6, 5 spd, American Marsh pump, hose & reel, (2) 4.5 in. suction hoses.

For complete list of details visit:

rbauction.com | 800.491.4494

Jordan Clarke, Regional Sales Manager Saskatchewan, Manitoba

306.539.1882 jclarke@rbauction.com Auction Company License #303043 & 309645

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In Support of Breast Cancer Awareness 306-637-2121 89 Escana St., Estevan 440 King St, Estevan Toll Free 1-866-332-2121 Fax: (306) 637-2124 (306) 637-2550

Together we can find a cure!

1437 4th Street Estevan, SK 440 King634-9228 St, Estevan (306) (306) 637-2550

Make a donation to Breast Cancer and we will waive your $199 service fee

(for the month of October)

440 King St, Estevan 306-634-3395 (306) 1212 - 4th 637-2550 Street, Estevan

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 A9

As part of Culture Days, a project looking at how immigrants integrate into Saskatchewan is being completed through a series of interviews with newcomers. Locally, the Collage Multicultural Festival has held in Estevan over the weekend. Above, Aimee Ristauro manned the Filipino booth in the leisure centre.

Stories of immigration shed light on integration Stories of settling in Saskatchewan are being shared from many generations as a new project seeks to get an inside look at the process newcomers experience when coming to the province.

Journalist Evie Ruddy is conducting the interviews along with Jason Rister, a videographer, who is capturing the stories that are planned to be a part of a series of public service announcements.

“People are not just telling their own story, but they’re telling their family’s story,” said Ruddy. “Sometimes we speak to Canadians who are telling the story of when their parents or their grandparents immigrated to Saskatchewan and what that was like for them.”

The project is a collaboration among the Conseil Culturel Fransaskois, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative, the Saskatchewan German Council, the Saskatchewan Organization for Heritage Languages and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Saskatchewan Provincial Council, with funding being provided by SaskCulture and Saskatchewan Lotteries.

“They wanted to raise awareness about how people who settle in Saskatchewan become part of their community,” said Ruddy. “In terms of First Nations and Métis communities, (we’re looking at) what is it like interacting with other cultures. We’re focusing on how people contribute to the community and also, how they relate to one another.”

The interviews were conducted during Culture Days events, which were hosted across the province this past weekend. Ruddy spoke to people in Canora and Weyburn before visiting the German Club in Regina on Friday. She was in Estevan Saturday morning attending the Collage

Multicultural Festival held at the leisure centre.

She interviewed people from several different nationalities, but noted in Estevan in particular she spoke mainly to people with German heritage but also those from the Philippines and Romania.

In Weyburn, she spoke to a couple from Chile who moved to Canada in 1973.

“It’s not just newcomers. Their story was interesting because they moved here when there was conflict in Chile. They’ve gotten very active in their community,” said Ruddy. “The woman said she wanted to teach her children soccer, so she got involved in the soccer community in Weyburn.”

She said when she asks people if they feel like they are a part of their community, everybody says they do. Asked why that is, she said it’s because they have been involved in their communities.

“They definitely recommend to newcomers to volunteer. That’s how you meet people, and that’s how you gain a sense of belonging. Everyone that we’ve spoken to is active in their ethno-cultural community in Saskatchewan.”

She said she spoke to a Canadian of German descent who grew up speaking Low German and felt excluded growing up. He didn’t speak any English and his teacher would strap him whenever he spoke. Over the years he lost the German language but is now taking classes at the Estevan Public Library, learning High German.

The PSAs will likely be airing sometime next year, but Ruddy noted there isn’t a timeline or plan to publicize the stories at this time. The audience for these stories is everyone, both new and old Canadians.

“One of the things people have been talking about is that everyone is an immigrant,” said Ruddy. “We’re all

multicultural. We’re all a part of the multicultural community, even if we’re white and of European descent. We’re all contributing to the culture.

“It’s not about assimilation, which is to impose the dominant culture onto a new culture, but it’s about integration. People still want to be able to retain their culture in Saskatchewan and be free to live the way they did before and be accepted for that.”

OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE FOR LEASE

MACOUN HOME FOR SALE

“You can tell the conditions of a nation by looking at the status of its women” ~Jawaharlal Nehru

presents

Colla eral

Bodies

Written by Erin Rachel Kaplan Estevan -- October 5th, Souris Valley Theatre Doors open 6 p.m., performance at 7 p.m.

WARNING: For Mature Audiences RATED PG 16

Graphic description of violent events including rape, wife burning, female circumcision, sex slavery, stoning as corporal punishment, murder, suicide and domestic violence.

Profanity and Coarse Language.

Great new office in downtown Estevan at the Pinetree Plaza.

Best retail value per sq. ft.

400-2000 sq. ft.

I’ll take a spa weekend at All Creatures for 200 Alex!

Close & Convenient

All Creatures Training & Boarding

“THE” Place to Stay! 421-6155

Available Now! Call 306-421-3749

Recently built modular homes with fenced land starting at only $190,000. (15 min west of Estevan) 1265 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bath home located on a 50’ x 150’ lot. 1000 sq. ft. pressure treated sundeck.

Call 306-421-3749

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Together we can nd a cure!

901 13th Avenue Estevan, SK 306-634-3209

1305 - 9th St. Estevan 306-634-6456

Dean & Daughters Repair Shop

116 Hwy 47 S, Estevan, SK • (306) 634-6114

WEDNESDAY

October 2, 2013

“Saskatchewan is the place to be in Canada right now.”

A10

— Premier Brad Wall

Sask. businesses remain optimistic Saskatchewan business owners are excited about the future and plan to express that optimism by hiring more employees.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released its latest monthly Business Barometer last week, which reveals optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan remains steady with an index of 70.7 in September, unchanged from August – the third best in Canada and well above the national index of 64.5. Sixty-two per cent of Saskatchewan small business owners rate their overall state of business as good — the highest in Canada and well ahead of the national average of 40 per cent.

“It is encouraging to see small business optimism in Saskatchewan remains steady in September, which is about its historical average during the past five years or so,” said Marilyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB’s vice-president, prairie and agri-business.

“Hiring plans are the strongest in Canada with 27 per cent planning to increase full time employment in

the next 3-4 months, compared to 19 per cent nationally.

Now we need Mother Nature to continue to cooperate over the coming weeks to get the rest of these great crops off the field.”

Nationally, small business confidence in September gave back most of the gains it had made in August, but it still counts as one of the better results so far in 2013.

The Business Barometer Index dropped 1.4 points to 64.5 this month, however, only January, February and August saw higher index values.

“Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta and Saskatchewan continue to lead the way in terms of small business confidence,” said Ted Mallett, CFIB’s chief economist and vice-president. “This seems to be one pattern we can depend on month after month.”

The long standing pattern shows highest optimism in Newfoundland and Labrador (72.2), Alberta (71.6) and Saskatchewan (70.7) has been maintained. Modest improvements in business sentiment are seen in British Columbia (67.9), Nova Scotia (61.6), and Manitoba

Province reaches population milestone Saskatchewan’s population has surpassed the 1.1 million mark for the first time ever after growing by more than 100,000 people since 2007.

New population figures released last week

by Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan’s population was 1,108,303 as of July 1, 2013. That’s an increase of 106,255 since July 1, 2007.

Saskatchewan’s population grew by 20,757 in the past year and 6,895 in the past quarter — the largest increase in any quarter since Statistics Canada began keeping quarterly estimates.

Premier Brad Wall said the rapid growth shows the strength of Saskatchewan’s economy and even surpassed the government’s goal of 100,000 more people in 10 years.

“Saskatchewan is the

place to be in Canada right now,” Wall said. “We have the strongest job growth and lowest unemployment in Canada, and we have a great quality of life in this province.

“It’s a great place to find a job or start a business. It’s a great place to live and raise a family. It’s no wonder our population is growing.”

Saskatchewan has not seen this kind of population growth since the province’s early days. Saskatchewan’s population grew rapidly during the province’s first 25 years – from 236,000 when the province was formed in 1905 to just over 900,000 in 1930.

After that, Saskatchewan’s population did more fluctuating than growing.

It then took until 1983 for Saskatchewan’s population to reach the one mil-

lion mark for the first time.

It dropped back below one million in 2001 before finally hitting one million again in 2007.

“So from 1930 to 2007 — 77 years — Saskatchewan grew by 100,000 people,” Wall said. “Because of that, some thought 100,000 people in 10 years was impossible.

“Now, we’ve grown by 100,000 in just six years. It really shows the economic strength of this

new Saskatchewan, and it shows the naysayers who believed this kind of growth was impossible were dead wrong.”

Last fall, the government set a new goal: 1.2 million people by 2020.

“Our government will keep working hard to keep Saskatchewan growing, to meet the challenges of growth and to ensure all Saskatchewan people are benefitting from growth,” Wall said.

PrOclaMatION

(60.7). While the opposite holds true in Ontario (63.6), New Brunswick (55.5) and Prince Edward Island (47.6).

Quebec’s index of 59.2 shows stability, but at levels still more than six points below the Canadian average.

Results and the full report are available at: www.cfibfcei.ca/english/barometer.

Provincial highlights include: · 62 per cent of businesses in Saskatchewan say the overall state of business is good (40 per cent nationally); only 3 per cent say performance is poor (12 per cent nationally). · 27 per cent of Saskatchewan businesses plan to increase full-time employment in the next 3-4 months (19 per cent nationally) and just 8 per cent plan to decrease full-time employment (11 per cent nationally). · The shortage of skilled labour (40 per cent) remains the main operating challenge - highest in Canada. · Major cost pressures for small business include: wages (48 per cent); fuel/energy (40 per cent); and taxes/ regulations (37 per cent).

Estevan Campus & Carnduff

UPCOMING COURSES ECE

100

EduCatIon

–

IntRo

to

EaRly

ChIldhood

This course focuses on the supporting values of the early childhood educator through classroom and practicum experience.

location

dates

Carnduff

Nov. 5 – 28 Tue & Thur 6-10 pm; Sat 12-5 pm & 9 am – 5 pm

Cost: $432.54 CCa – SPCR 101 – obSERvIng, RECoRdIng & REPoRtIng

You will learn written and oral communication skills required in the workplace.

location

dates

Estevan

Cost: $285.08

Nov. 7 - 28 Thur 9 am – 4:30 pm

SaIt SuPERvISoRy SkIllS

This course highlights the key skills of the successful supervisor’s role and provides opportunity for you to practice these management skills.

location

dates

Estevan

Nov. 12-13

Cost: $450/person or $1600/table of four (Includes materials, snacks & lunch) ECE – huMd 183 – ChIld guIdanCE I

You will examine the strategies of developmentally appropriate child guidance.

location

dates

Estevan

Cost: $343.92

Nov. 15 – Dec. 6 Fri 6-9 pm; Sat 9 am – 4 pm; Sun 12-6 pm

SaIt tIME ManagEMEnt & oRganIzatIonal SkIllS

Upon completion of this one day seminar you will leave wellequipped with a tool kit of templates and proven strategies for effectively managing your time.

Pictured behind Mayor Roy Ludwig L-R • Dawn Schell, President, United Way, Mayor Roy Ludwig, Lori Buchannan, Executive Director

United Way

MISSION: To promote the organized capacity of people to care for one another.

“Change Starts Here” Be It therefOre reSOlved: I Roy Ludwig, Mayor of the City of Estevan in the Province of Saskatchewan do hereby proclaim the week of October 14-20, 2013, as Estevan’s United Way Week and urge all citizens of Estevan to recognize and support the goals and objectives of Estevan’s United Way.

location

date

Estevan

Dec. 10

Cost: $250/person or $800/table of four (Includes materials, snacks & lunch) nEW!! CuStoMER SERvICE

Anyone who deals with the public should have good customer service skills.

location

date

Estevan

Nov. 27

Cost: $150 (Includes materials, snacks & lunch)

Register by calling

1-866-999-7372 www.southeastcollege.org Register by calling

NADbank, ComBase: Adults 18+, print and online

DO THE MATH. ADVERTISE IN THE NEWSPAPER.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Proud To Support Breast Cancer Awareness 1302 4th St, Estevan, SK 440 King St, Estevan (306)306-634-6093 637-2550

SUPPORTING THE FIGHT TO FIND A CURE! DOREEN EAGLES, MLA ESTEVAN CONSTITUENCY OFFICE 1108 4th Street, Estevan • Phone: 1-306-634-7311 Toll Free: 1-866-284-7496

Ed Komarnicki, MP Souris-Moose Mountain

In Support Of Breast Cancer Awareness Your Member of Parliament

308-1133 4th Street Phone: 306-634-3000 • Fax: 306-634-4835 Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Email: ed.komarnicki.c1@parl.gc.ca Website: edkomarnicki.com

Toll Free: 1-866-249-4697

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 A11

Farmers in need of dry weather With the 2013 harvest season into the home stretch, farmers from throughout Saskatchewan are in need of some dry weather to help them get their crop off.

Shannon Friesen, the crop specialist for the southeast, said 62 per cent of the crop in this region had been harvested as of late last week. She added another 23 per cent had already been swathed and was ready to be combined.

In comparison to last year, Friesen said the harvest is behind the pace but added that 2012 was a particularly good year with little to no rain and nice weather throughout. When compared to the average over the past few years, Friesen said the harvest is actually on schedule if not

a little ahead of the average.

As for the quality, Friesen said both the yields and quality were looking good but noted that last week’s rain showers has had a negative impact on crops.

“Everything was looking good, we had probably average to above average yields and the quality was looking good,” Friesen said in an interview Thursday.

“Of course now, the rain has bleached a lot of the crops, and there is some concern of downgrading at the elevator.

“Any remaining crop that is out there that is swathed or even some standing crops; if they are standing, some of them have become lodged, which will make harvest a bit of a headache. Anything that is

swathed now could remain wet for awhile so the longer it sits the more it can deteriorate and lose its quality and colour.”

Friesen said canola continues to be a popular crop and noted that farmers reported strong yields.

“In this region, yields were anything from the normal 25-30 bushels, all the way up to even 50 or 60 bushels an acre,” she said.

“In terms of quality, lots of number one, lots of number twos out there. Of course, it was really dependent on when you were able to swath, how long it sat.”

Although Friesen said farmers in the southeast still

have plenty of time, getting some good weather over the next couple of weeks will be crucial.

“We’ve got some time, but we just need the heat to come back.”

As for the rest of the province, the weekly crop report said that harvest is progressing well and farmers now have 71 per cent of the 2013 crop combined.

Twenty-one per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut. The five-year average (2008-2012) for this time of year is 60 per cent combined and 23 per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut.

Harvest progress is

most advanced in the westcentral region, with 86 per cent of the crop combined.

Seventy-nine per cent has been harvested in the southwest; 60 per cent in the eastcentral region; 68 per cent in the northeast and 73 per cent in the northwest.

Of the crop that has been harvested, average to above-average yields are being reported in most areas, however they vary from region to region.

Spring wheat average yields are reported as 46 bushels per acre, durum 44 bushels per acre, barley 68 bushels per acre, canola 38 bushels per acre, and peas 43 bushels per acre.

Rainfall ranged throughout the province from nil to 61 mm. Provincially, topsoil moisture on crop land is rated as three per cent surplus, 53 per cent adequate, 31 per cent short and 13 per cent very short.

Topsoil moisture on hay and pasture land is rated as two per cent surplus, 50 per cent adequate, 34 per cent short and 14 per cent very short.

Little crop damage was reported, although wind and heavy rain have damaged some crops. Light frost was also reported throughout the province; however, damage is expected to be minimal as the crops have matured enough.

unreserved public auctions

11 of 26 upcoming auctions Call for a FREE Fall Auction Guide 800.491.4494 or visit rbauction.com

89 HWY 39 East, Estevan MLS®# 461451 • $229,900

Great investment opportunity in the growing city of Estevan.

Margaret Daoust & The Estate of Gaylord Daoust

113 Main Street, Lampman

Leprechaun Farms Gerald & Gail Moriarty

MLS®# 467070 • $899,000 This is a perfect opportunity to own a bar, hotel and restaurant in one purchase.

qTy oF aNTIquE TraCTors EsTEvaN, sK – oCToBEr 12

229 3rd Street, Estevan - FOR LEASE

Glanbia Nutritionals Canada Inc.

1996 CasE IH 9330 KaMsaCK, sK – oCToBEr 17 Frank & Lynda Wilkinson

MLS®# 467148 • $2,500/month This shop has been recently renovated with bathroom, 2 offices, parts room, and doors. This is a perfect opportunity to lease a building in great shape in the booming oil city of Estevan.

RM Coalfields SE 25-2-6 W2, Bienfait

1 rEsIDENTIaL aCrEaGE & ForMEr GraIN HaNDLING FaCILITy aNGusvILLE, MB – oCToBEr 16

MLS®# 470161 • $199,900

Pendl Farms

This great quarter section is located only 5 km east of Bienfait. Great for development with gas and power through property.

1 rEsIDENTIaL aCrEaGE oNaNoLE, MB – oCToBEr 17

David shiner & Tim shiner

Jamie Dyer

306-421-3902

1982 NEW HoLLaND Tr95, 1998 NEW HoLLaND TX66 & 1997 NEW HoLLaND TX 68 roBLIN, MB – oCToBEr 18

1 HoME quarTEr & 3 ParCELs oF FarMLaND rossBurN, MB – oCToBEr 19

www.jamiedyer.bhgress.ca

Don & Ingrid Toews

Tom & Bev Neustaedter

2006 INTErNaTIoNaL 9200I sEDLEy, sK – oCToBEr 19 H&M Farms & Darren Kimmel

IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY

Kevin aasen

2010 NEW HoLLaND T6050 DysarT, sK – oCToBEr 23

October 5, 2013

2000 aPaCHE 790 75 FT LEWvaN, sK – oCToBEr 21

steven & Delia Trenholm Auction Company License #309645

Recycle This Paper

2004 JoHN DEErE 9420 & 2007 JoHN DEErE 1835 41 FT w/ 1910 CrysTaL CITy, MB – oCToBEr 21

1 HoME quarTEr & 7 ParCELs oF FarMLaND WyNyarD, sK – oCToBEr 30

rbauction.com | 800.491.4494

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Courage, Hope, & Strength ...

Let’s find the Cure

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Family Owned & Operated Since 1937

Estevan Motors Ltd. Corner of 4th & Souris • 306-634-3629 www.estevanmotors.com

Show Your Support & Wear PINK

EXPRESS SOUTHEAST TRADER

306-634-2654 • www.estevanmercury.ca

Box 700 Carnduff, SK 306-482-3244

A12 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Paroled man receives no further jail time

New charges that resulted in a parole violation for a Warman man led to some unusual circumstances when it came for sentencing on Monday.

Sean Carter appeared in Estevan provincial court via closed circuit television (CCTV) feed from the Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary in Prince Albert where he has been

www.estevanrealestate.com Winnona Johner

Diane Jocelyn, cres

Owner/ Sales 306.421.5725

Owner/ Broker / Sales 306.421.3170

RE

LISNEW TIN G

DU

1569 Wahlmeier

DU

CE

DT

D

1700 McCormick Crescent

MLS #475975 • $459,900 RE

CE

EL

L

210 Duncan Road

416 Railway Ave., Carnduff

MLS #474504 • $269,900

MLS #473825 • $159,000

PO QU SS ICK ES SIO

LISNEW TIN G

N

1913 Westview Place

1599 Dieppe Crescent

MLS #474552 • $338,000

MLS #475988 • $475,000

601 Prairie Ave., Arcola

1102 First Street

MLS #465290 • $385,000

MLS #467974 • $309,000

Devon St., Torquay

TIV

AT

ED

1127 Fifth Street

426 Fourth Street

MLS #469782 • $133,000

MLS #466023 • $317,000

10 acre Parcel bordering Estevan City limits.

Horton Acreage

110-521 Dufferin Ave

MLS #477503 • $349,000

MLS #468281 • $229,000

LISNEW TIN G

1525 Thorn Crescent

1843 Gibbs Road

MLS #477091 • $259,900

MLS #475527 • $389,000

Years Of Combined

1228 4th St, Estevan, SK Office 306.634.9898 Fax 306.634.1253

physicians, and nurse practitioners across the province.

Residents can contact their public health office, family physician, nurse practitioner, Regional Health Authority, or call HealthLine at 811 to find the nearest flu clinic.

“Getting the vaccine is an effective way to avoid becoming ill with influenza,” Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said. “We particularly recommend the flu shot for people at high risk of influenza-related complications and those in close contact with individuals at high risk.”

High-risk groups for influenza include: • people with chronic

107 - 517 Albert Street MO

30 “ Over

The provincial government is reminding residents that flu shots will be opening throughout Saskatchewan on Oct. 21.

All individuals six months of age and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine.

“This is the fourth year we’re offering the vaccine free of charge to all Saskatchewan residents over the age of six months,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said. “We want to ensure our residents have easy access to the flu shot and stay healthy during the flu season.”

The publicly-funded vaccine will be available through public health clinics,

MLS #473919 • $174,000

MLS #470487 • $99,900

Real E stat

Carter will be eligible for parole again in December. If he were sentenced to a further jail term for the new charge, he would not be eligible for parole and would serve the remainder of the manslaughter sentence, which expires in March.

Carter’s lawyer argued that while his client must continue to serve his original sentence, he is doing so as a result of the flight charge. The time he is serving now isn’t a direct sentence for fleeing police but still a consequence of it.

His lawyer called Carter’s actions “foolish” and a “panicky reaction.”

Because he is already being punished for the offence through his remand time, his lawyer suggested more jail time would be to harsh. Given the relatively short pursuit and the fact Carter turned himself in, his counsel said any further jail sentence would be “piling on.”

He suggested a fine of between $1,000 and $1,500 would be appropriate.

“He was given the chance to be in the community and abide by his parole conditions but he didn’t,” said Landry.

“It is an offence that based on the circumstances a period of prison is appropriate,” said Benison. “But given the unusual circumstances of Mr. Carter being on parole and taken into custody after turning himself in … the principals of denunciation and deterrence can be achieved without greater punishment.”

Benison ordered a fine of $1,500, and Carter will be eligible for parole again in December. When he is released from prison, he will be subject to a one-year driving prohibition.

Flu shots to begin in October

MLS #471170 • $310,000

OS

since June after turning himself into police in Saskatoon for charges in Estevan.

Carter pleaded guilty to a charge of fleeing police, stemming from a June 15 incident at 3 a.m. when he was pulled over by a member of the Estevan Police Service.

After a brief conversation the officer suspected Carter may have been driving while impaired and asked him to provide a breath sample.

That’s when Carter locked his car doors and drove away.

Police pursued his vehicle and followed him to the Estevan Exhibition grounds, where police had Carter’s vehicle blocked in. He made another escape in his car, nearly striking an EPS cruiser and drove toward the Estevan Comprehensive School approaching speeds of 100 kilometres per hour.

Police then abandoned pursuit. Two days later, Carter informed his parole officer of the incident and turned himself in to Saskatoon police.

Crown prosecutor Maura Landry noted the matter is complicated due to the accused’s parole status at the time of the incident. She suggested a consecutive period of jail of between one to three months would be suitable.

“His actions clearly showed a disregard for the Estevan Police Service and showed disregard for civilians,” she told presiding Judge James Benison.

Carter, now 24, was on parole for a manslaughter charge dating back to when he was 18 years old. As a result of the Estevan charge, his parole was revoked, and he was returned to custody where he has been for the last three months.

Early

DEADLINES As Monday, Oct. 14 is Thanksgiving

The Estevan Mercury’s Business Office will be CLOSED to mark the statutory holiday and this will result in

advertising deadline changes for the

Wednesday, Oct. 16 Estevan Mercury

Classified Advertising For THE ESTEVAN MERCURY The Deadline Will Be …

e Expe rienc e”

Thinking of selling?

Call us today for a FREE evaluation of your home!

Thursday, Oct. 10 at Noon ***

Display Advertising For the Estevan Mercury The Deadline Will Be …

Thursday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m.

health conditions; • people 65 and older; • residents of long-term care facilities; • people with severe obesity; and • children under five and pregnant women.

Influenza is a contagious viral disease of the respiratory system that can be spread by coughing, sneezing

or touching surfaces like door handles and then touching mouth, nose or eyes. In addition to getting a flu shot, the spread of influenza can be limited through infection prevention methods such as frequent handwashing, coughing and sneezing into the sleeve, cleaning surfaces often and staying at home when sick.

Day of Pink to return in 2014 Sadly, about one in five children are the targets of bullying behaviour.

On April 9, 2014, the Canadian Red Cross and SaskEnergy will take a stand against bullying with over 20,000 children, youth and adults across the province during Red Cross Day of Pink.

The day builds on yearround Red Cross violence, bullying and abuse prevention education in schools and communities throughout the province.

“Red Cross Day of Pink is all about taking a stand against bullying behaviour.

We want to demonstrate that it’s no longer socially acceptable to bully,” said Valerie Pearson, RespectED Manager with the Red Cross in Saskatchewan. “With the support of sponsors like SaskEnergy, and over 20,000 children, youth and adults, we’re going to make that stand on April 9.”

Red Cross Day of Pink began as Pink Shirt Day in 2007 when two high school students in Nova Scotia stood up to bullying. The students asked their peers to wear pink to school after they heard a male classmate had been bullied for wearing a pink shirt. Red Cross Day of Pink continues this momentum and brings schools and com-

munities together in a stand against bullying.

“Preventing bullying in our schools, communities and the workplace is a high priority at SaskEnergy,” said Leslie Gosselin, Manager of Advertising & Community Relations for SaskEnergy.

“Education is the key to prevention, and we’re proud to partner with the Red Cross once again to help put an end to bullying.”

Red Cross encourages schools and businesses to register at redcross.ca/ PinkSK to receive support tools and order pink shirts, hats and stickers in support of Red Cross bullying prevention programming. For tips and information about Red Cross bullying prevention education programs contact your local Red Cross office, or visit redcross.ca/ RespectED. “At the Red Cross, every day is Pink Day,” said Pearson. “We are always educating children, youth and adults about how to recognize, address and prevent bullying.”

Every shirt sold will help educate one child in bullying prevention in Saskatchewan. All proceeds go directly to Red Cross violence, bullying and abuse prevention education in the province.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Hope, Love, Courage, Strength.

Phone: 306-634-7922 • Fax: 306-634-3211 913 - 5th Street, Estevan

3 Rules to Remember...

Prevention, Prevention, and Prevention!

Gescan

Division of Sonepar Distribution Inc. Box 1518, 101 6th Street 440 King St, Estevan Estevan, SK S4A 2L7 Phone: (306) 634-8655 • Fax:(306) (306) 634-8028 637-2550

In Support of Breast Cancer Awareness In Our Community

Office: 306-634-5224 • Cell: 306-421-7119

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 A13

Join us for our Customer Appreciation event!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4TH

2 for 1 Pan-scramblers 7am - 10am

20% Off Gourmet Burgers 11am - 2pm

2 for 1 Steak Night

Enjoy a 6 oz or 10oz Steak and the 2nd is FREE with the purchase of two beverages.

5pm - 9pm Friday Night Football FREE Mini football for anyone wearing RIDER GREEN!

Kids Eat Free 5pm - 9pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH

Famous Cowboy Breakfast $11.89 $9.51

Fill up with 2 eggs, 2 bacon, 2 ham, 2 Humpty bangers, choice of sides and toast.

7am - 10am

20% OFF Lunch

Humpty Cristo, Pulled Pork Stacker or Hot Beef Sandwich

Saturday Afternoon Football FREE Mini football for anyone wearing RIDER GREEN!

11am - 2pm

20% Off Full Meal Deal

Enjoy any Main Attractions menu item with a salad or soup and dessert.

5pm - 9pm SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6TH (2-4pm)

Meet & Greet Weston Dressler #7 Player appearance subject to replacement pending team considerations if necessary

421 Kensington Avenue 5:00 am - 10:00 pm 7 days a week Ph. 306.634.8145 www.humptys.com @HumptysOfficial

October 2, 2013

WEDNESDAY

“This Shand operation is very flexible and generic so different companies can come in and within weeks you can have a new system in testing and it is testing on a real coal plant.”

A14

– Mike Monea, the president of Carbon Capture Initiatives for SaskPower

YOUR QUICK LUBE SERVICE SPECIALISTS Lube Hours: Mon. - Sat. 7 am - 5 pm

238 4th Street, Estevan Phone 634-6276

Work on Shand test facility progressing Two of the major players in the Carbon Capture Test Facility at the Shand Power Station tied the knot last week.

SaskPower and Hitachi celebrated their partnership in the $60 million project with a ribbon joining ceremony at Shand. The CCTF is being built to give developers an opportunity to test their technology on a coal-fired power station.

Officials and employees from both companies as well as all three levels of government were on hand for the ceremony and celebration of a facility that has the potential to make coal a viable power source into the future. “(The test facility) is going to combine two great strengths. One is SaskPower’s choice in creating a future for coal and that is not a small thing,” said Mike Monea, the president of Carbon Capture Initiatives for SaskPower. “You folks here that are working for SaskPower, you are working at a coal plant. I hope that we can show the world, and certainly our government first, that coal will play a role in this province for the next 100 years and not only will you have employment but your children will have employment,and the people who do the mining will have employment.”

Monea said instead of getting rid of coal, their goal is to show that coal can be cleaned up and the test facility at Shand will play a major role in that. He also touted the importance of their partnership with Hitachi, which is supplying their employees and process equipment from their Saskatoon location. The two sides are also splitting the estimated $60 million price tag.

“We have plants that are getting old and we need to rebuild them and put on capture systems. We have one system we are testing now but the future, generation two, is what is happening at this table. As quickly as we can build the test facility they will be demonstrating their technology, and they would like to launch their equipment and technology around the world.”

Monea said their belief is that the data generated at the carbon capture unit at Boundary Dam and the test site at Shand will show them how to keep coal viable and that capturing carbon makes sense.

He added many companies in the United States are not thrilled about the work being done at the two plants because they fear it could end up costing them money down the road. However, Monea feels their work will not only show the feasibility of carbon capture, it will also show it can be done relatively economically.

Work on the test facility began earlier this year and remains on schedule for a 2014 opening.

Serving the OILPATCH of WESTERN CANADA

Long Haul Canada/US

www.bbaxtertransport.ca • 634-3616

DRILLING LICENSES DRILLING Twenty-one licenses issuedLICENSES to Friday, September 27, 2013

13i256 C-Group Hastings E Re Hz .............................................................................................

4A11-9-3A12-9-4-33 Eighteen new licenses issued to Thursday, May 2, 2013 13i263 CPEC Glen Ewen N Hz.....................................................................................................

CPEC Weir Hill 2Hz ..........................................................................................................2C4-34-4B2-33-5-6 13D207 2A3-3-3B10-34-3-1 13i 274 CPEC Viewfield Hz .........................................................................................................3C5-28-2D8-28-7-10 LTS Bellegarde Hz .......................................................................................................... 3B4-29-4A9-19-6-30 13D208 13i277 Red Beds Gainsborough Hz .......................................................................................

Legacy VOC North Portal Hz ........................................................................................3C12-11-1B13-10-1-4 13D243 4A16-14-3A14-13-2-30 13E002 13i265 Kingland Auburnton Hz .....................................................................................................4D16-1-2C15-1-6-2 Aldon Bryant Hz ................................................................................................................4D8-22-4D8-23-5-7 13E001 ........................................................................................3D8-27-2B11-27-6-2 13i280 Petrex et al Queensdale W Hz CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................................................................................3C16-25-2C16-36-8-8 13i279 CPEC Viewfield Hz ............................................................................................................4A1-34-4b4-34-6-9 13i278 CPEC Viewfield Hz ........................................................................................................... 5A9-29-1A9-28-7-9 13i276 Advance #4 CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................................................................................

3B13-23-1B13-22-8-9 12K076 ............................................. CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................6C12-2-4C12-3-8-9 13i271 DZ #1 LTS Viewfield Hz .............................................................................................................4B5-34-2C7-33-8-10 12E169 ......................................................V40C Tableland Hz .........................................1A1-14-4D16-2-1-11 13i272 LTS Viewfield Hz ............................................................................................................. 8B6-34-3A8-34-8-10 13i283 Legacy Pinto East Hz .......................................................................................................... 3B3-16-3B3-9-2-3 13i284 Legacy Pinto Hz .................................................................................................................... 1A1-7-3A1-6-1-5 13B039 RROI Ryerson Hz ............................................................................................................ 4B1-24-2D1-13-7-30 13i314 FCL Hastings Hz ............................................................................................................... 4B1-10-7A9-3-3-33 12L261 Shooting Star Fairlight ......................................................................................................................1-20-11-30 13i313 FCL Hastings Hz ............................................................................................................. 5A2-10-8A10-3-3-33 13B239 Questerre et al Ryerson Hz .............................................................................................. 3B4-32-3A4-31-8-30 13i309 Elkhorn Northgate Hz ........................................................................................................ 2A3-15-3A3-10-1-3 12B395 VOC Redvers .......................................................................................................................................6-8-7-31 13i308 Elkhorn North Portal Hz ................................................................................................... 2D13-24-3B424-1-4 12K341 PBEN Moosomin ............................................................................................................................13-31-13-31 13i294 Tetonka Steelman Hz......................................................................................................1A10-19-1D2-19-4-4 11K442 Epping et al Bellegarde SWD ............................................................................................................3-15-6-31 13i293 Tetonka Steelman 2hZ ...................................................................................................... 1B1-19-1B8-19-4-4 12K234 Highrock Lightning ..............................................................................................................................3-8-8-32 13i307 Mosaic K2 Esterhazy 6 WSW .......................................................................................................12-26-19-32 Painted Pony Flat Lake Hz.............................................................................................. 4A16-4-3A16-3-1-16 11B210

RIG REPORT

WAITING ON PROGRAM

13H127 13H259 13G337 13D018 13F060 13G259 13F366 13H174 13G128 13F125 13H155 13A160 13C087 13E222 13G076 13G109 13H277 13G253 13G264 13E225

RIG REPORT

Trinidad #14 .................................... Red Beds Gainsborough Hz .................................... 2D9-133D9-12-2-30 Stampede #2 ........................................ Legacy et al Frys Hz ..........................................3B9-26-3B1-26-7-31 Stampede #1 ......................................Phase et al Service DD ....................................... 3D2-14-1C1-14-8-34 Panther #2 ..................................... Husky West Carnduff Unit Hz ................................ 2C11-28-1B8-33-2-34 Precision #149 ......................................... Arc Parkman Hz ..........................................3A16-11-3A14-12-10-1 Red Hawk #6 ................................Spectrum et al Hastings Re Hz ....................................... 1C5-1-4B4-1-4-1 Red Dog #3 ......................................... Elkhorn Northgate Hz......................................... 1B4-33-2D15-33-1-2 Panther #4 ........................................... Canera Alameda 2Hz............................................4B9-10-4A2-10-3-2 D2 #1 .................................................... V40C Elcott East Hz ......................................... 3B5-24-3C11-14-2-2 Ensign #651 ......................................... Legacy Pinto East Hz..............................................1A2-16-4A2-9-2-3 Vortex #2 .......................................... FCL Wordsworth East Hz ........................................2B1-11-4B4-11-7-3 Betts #1 ......................................1346645 Silver Bay Northgate Hz ................................... 3C14-2-3B3-2-1-3 Canelson #24 .......................................Longview Pinto E HZ ............................................3A3-21-4A3-16-2-3 Advance #1 .......................................... Midale Steelman 2Hz ....................................... 1D15-33-1C13-33-4-4 Ensign #650 ......................................... Legacy et al Pinto Hz ................................................1B1-9-3B1-4-1-5 Partner #4 ..............................................CPEC Viewfielf 2hZ ............................................ 4C9-22-3A6-26-6-6 Lasso #1 ................................................. Aldon Bryant 2HZ.......................................... 8D16-15-1D14-14-5-7 Alliance #5 ............................................. CPEC Viewfield Hz .........................................2B13-11-2A16-11-8-8 Horizon #34 ........................................... CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................... 2B1-14-2C16-14-9-8 Canelson #11 ................................... Canera Macoun VIU 2Hz ........................................ 1C4-23-3C2-22-4-9

SaskPower and Hitachi held a ribbon joining ceremony last Wednesday at the Shand Power Station. The ceremony was to signify the two companies involvement in the Carbon Capture Test Facility at the plant. Taking part in the ribbon joining were Yoshiro Inatsune of Hitachi and Max Ball of SaskPower.

“This Shand operation is very flexible and generic so different companies can come in and within weeks you can have a new system in testing and it is testing on a real coal plant,” Monea said. “It’s real conditions.”

Monea added work on the CCS project at Boundary Dam is also progressing well, noting that major construction is complete and they are now in the commissioning phase.

“We are well under budget on the whole project, which is a big shock to a lot of companies around the world,” said Monea, who added one of their principal tasks at the moment is rebuilding the power island at the plant. “The power island is a different beast. It’s an old plant and you lift the lid off something and go ‘oh my God, I guess this is a little worse than we expected.’ But it’s just typical of rebuilding plants and the men and women are doing a fantastic job.”

THE THE ESTEVANMERCURY MERCURY ESTEVAN DRILLING DRILLINGREPORT REPORT 13G147 Canelson #25 ........................................ CPEC Viewfield Hz .........................................5A16-29-1A16-28-7-9 13E053 Precision #380 .......................................

CPEC Viewfield Hz .............................................3A16-8-2A16-9-9-9 10E269 Mosaic Esterhazy 2 EH .................................................................................................................12-22-19-33 13H139 Precision #381 ....................................... CPEC Viewfield Hz ............................................ 5A9-11-4C5-11-9-9 10G299 CPEC Wawota ................................................................................................................................8-13-12-33 12D331 Mosaic K1 Esterhazy 1 WSW .......................................................................................................

15-13-20-33 13F275 Canelson #26 ........................................ CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................... 3C5-13-3B5-14-8-10 13B037 KRC Cantal South DD ..................................................................................................4D16-18-2D16-18-5-33 13B215 Canelson #21 ........................................

CPEC Viewfield Hz ........................................ 5B4-20-1C13-20-8-10 12J237 Phase et al Manor .............................................................................................................................10-11-8-1 13i002 Canelson #23 ......................................... CPEC Oungre Hz...............................................1A4-10-1A4-3-1-13 11J193 Triwest Alameda East SWD ................................................................................................................16-9-4-2 13G116 Alliance #3 ..............................................

CPEC Oungre Hz...............................................1A1-14-3A1-2-1-13 11H433 Kinwest 08 Alameda .........................................................................................................................11-28-3-3 13G375 Panther #3 .......................................... Husky Oungre East Hz ............................................2B2-7-3A2-6-1-11 13C125 CPEC Viewfield Hz .....................................................................................................

7D15-29-3D15-32-10-6 13G309 Precision #117 ............................................Arc Hume Hz ...........................................

7B13-23-1D15-26-7-12 12G154 Silver Spur Viewfield Hz ......................................................................................................

4C13-3-4B4-3-7-7 13H199 Panther #1 ...........................................Canera Tatagwa C Hz ........................................

3A1-12-3D15-6-6-15 13B299 CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................................................................................

3D16-23-2D16-26-9-8 13i102 Ensign #645 ............................................ Enerplus Neptune ..........................................................

1D2-1-4-17 13B127 CPEC Veiwfield Hz ............................................................................................................1D1-24-2D1-19-8-8 12E307 CPEC Viewfield .................................................................................................................3C4-12-3D1-12-9-9 13C062 CPEC Viewfield ..............................................................................................................2C12-19-1C16-24-8-9 13E061 Tundre Antler Hz ............................................................................................................ 5D16-24-3A1-24-7-30 12C096 CPEC Viewfield WSW .........................................................................................................................9-10-8-9 12L063 RROI Ryerson Hz ............................................................................................................ 5C5-36-3A8-36-6-30 12J173 CVE Weyburn .................................................................................................................................15-26-6-12 12L261 Shooting Star Fairlight ..................................................................................................................... 1-20-11-30 13A034 CPEC Hoffer Hz .................................................................................................................3A4-14-4B4-2-1-13 13B239 Questerre et al Ryerson Hz .............................................................................................. 3B4-32-3A4-31-8-30 13A116 CVE Weyburn ..................................................................................................................................8-18-6-13 13G386 Hilsdale Rocanville ............................................................................................................................ 9-3-16-31 12J008 CVE Weyburn ...............................................................................................................................12-30T-6-13 12K341 PBEN Moosomin ........................................................................................................................... 13-31-13-31 10B263 Arc Tribune ......................................................................................................................................15-32-3-14 13G344 Postell et al Workman .....................................................................................................................

13-12-2-32 12A364 Rio Tinto Sedley ..............................................................................................................................4-20-14-16 11B210 Mosaic K2 Esterhazy 6 WSW .......................................................................................................12-26-19-32 12B199 Sparton Ceylon ...............................................................................................................................16-29-6-18 10E269 Mosaic Esterhazy 2 EH .................................................................................................................12-22-19-33 13C033 Epsilon Ceylon Hz .........................................................................................................

4C6-31-1C14-36-6-19 10G299 CPEC Wawota ................................................................................................................................8-13-12-33 11K043 PBEN Pangman DD .................................................................................................... 4B16-15-2D15-15-7-20 12D331 Mosaic K1 Esterhazy 1 WSW ....................................................................................................... 15-13-20-33 12J237 Phase et al Manor .............................................................................................................................10-11-8-1 13H232 Kingsland Auburnton ........................................................................................................................ 16A-1-6-2 11J193 Triwest Alameda East SWD ................................................................................................................16-9-4-2 13C162 FCL Carlyle DD ................................................................................................................. 2C9-19-1C9-19-8-2 11H433 Kinwest 08 Alameda .........................................................................................................................11-28-3-3 13i031 Renegade Buffalo Head ......................................................................................................................1-22-7-4 13H091 Elkhorn Pinto Hz ............................................................................................................... 4D14-4-2D14-9-1-4 13G244 CPEC Viewfield Hz ........................................................................................................... 4C13-5-4C13-8-9-7 13H122 CPEC Viewfield Hz ....................................................................................................... 4A9-21-1C12-21-7-11 13H272 CPEC Viewfield Hz ......................................................................................................... 2C12-32-2D9-32-8-8 13G290 Pemoco Melrose .................................................................................................................................3-36-9-8 12C096 CPEC Viewfield WSW .........................................................................................................................9-10-8-9 13C157 CPEC Oungre Hz ...............................................................................................................2B5-18-3B4-6-1-12 13B077 Husky Oungre East Hz .......................................................................................................2A4-10-4B4-3-1-12 12J173 CVE Weyburn .................................................................................................................................15-26-6-12 12J008 CVE Weyburn ...............................................................................................................................12-30T-6-13 10B263 Arc Tribune ......................................................................................................................................15-32-3-14 12A364 Rio Tinto Sedley ..............................................................................................................................4-20-14-16 12B199 Sparton Ceylon ...............................................................................................................................16-29-6-18 13C033 Epsilon Ceylon Hz ......................................................................................................... 4C6-31-1C14-36-6-19 11K043 PBEN Pangman DD .................................................................................................... 4B16-15-2D15-15-7-20

WAITING ON PROGRAM

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Fighting for a cure Mayers Machine & Welding Ltd. 412 Mississippian Dr. •

1.306.634.6466

Finding a Cure!

BREAST CANCER October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Ken Rowan 306-461-9282 (part time)

Lisa Monteyne 306-421-7445

Unit 7 419 Kensington Avenue 306-634-6647

www.estevanmercury.ca

School supply drive a major success

The drive to help Estevan families send their children to school with all of the necessary supplies was a success.

The Salvation Army Family and Community Services in Estevan and Staples Canada Announce teamed up on the program and raised $2,600 in cash donations.

Lt. Brian Bobolo of The Salvation Army said in a press release that 50 children from 18 Estevan families received the school supplies that they needed upon their return to classes this year.

Bobolo said the money collected was converted to Staples gift cards and distributed to area families in need so that they could

purchase the school supplies their children require.

“We distributed the gift cards to those families who applied at The Salvation Army,” said Bobolo.

“Each of these families received a follow-up telephone call a week after receiving the gift cards. We wanted to ensure that they had sufficient resources to buy all the school supplies that their children needed. I did not want any of the children to go without. Some of the families received additional support.”

To date, the Salvation Army has distributed in excess of $2,200. Bobolo said he expects to distribute the remainder in the weeks ahead.

“We are prepared to

TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD

Box 931, 548 Bourquin Road Estevan, SK S4A 2A7 P: 306.637.3360

“We are so grateful to the Rotary Club and to all those who donated to the campaign at Staples.

Because of them, we were able to partner together to help those in need in our community. We have proven once again that Estevan is an amazing success story. We are a community that knows how to take care of its own.”

Bobolo said he invites those wishing to apply to receive funding for school supplies to contact The Salvation Army at 306-6342074 or apply in person at 1107 4th Street.

The Salvation Army and Staples plan to partner once again next year to administer this worth while program.

www.canyontech.ca

September Contract

SHOP for SUB-LEASE Shop area is approximately 2200 sq.ft., as well as negotiable office space of 500 sq.ft. with 1.5 acres of yard space.

support families in need who move to Estevan part way through the school year. And we will be able to support children throughout the school year who require additional supplies.

This may be particularly true for students in high school who typically require additional supplies for the start of their second semester classes.”

During this year ’s campaign, donors contributed funds at the cash register at Staples. These funds were then passed on to The Salvation Army

by Staples sales manager Heather Manser in the form of gift cards. The Rotary Club of Estevan contributed $500 to the campaign as well Bobolo added.

October 2, 2013 A15

Crude oil

2200

Closing price as of Monday, September 30, 2013

101

$

sq. ft.

Sponsored by

500

Hwy. 361, Lampman, SK Phone (306) 487-2525 Cell (306) 421-0528

83 US dollarS

sq. ft.

1.5

acres

Oilfield Electrical Construction & Service

Total leased area is negotiable to meet your needs!

*Instrumentation * Motor Sales, Rewinds & Repairs For more information please contact Scott Nichol @ 306-461-8336

310 Kensington Ave., Estevan, SK

306-634-5617

Buying or Selling A Vehicle?

Check The Classifieds

Phone 634-2654 Today to book yours!

24 HOuR SERvICE

Estevan

Mercury www.estevanmercury.ca

A Division of Southeast Regional College

Branches in Estevan, Carnduff and Brandon

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE & SERVICE PLC’S, VFD’S BATTERY CONSTRUCTION GENSET RENTALS TRENCHING MOTOR SALES & REPAIRS

Enform COR Certified 24 HOUR SERVICE 62 DEVONIAN ST. ESTEVAN, SK. PH: 637-2180 FAX: 637-2181 LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

www.powertech-Industries.com

southeastcollege.org

1.866.999.7372

BUSINESS TRAINING WORKSHOPS Strengthen your business by training your employees. Our 2-day workshops deliver practical, skill-oriented knowledge in convenient SE Sask locations. Courses are offered in partnership with Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).

Communicating Effectively - Estevan, October 8 & 9 Supervisory Skills - Estevan, November 5 & 6 Conflict Management - Weyburn, November 20 & 21 Time Management and Organizational Skills - Estevan,

December 10

To register, please call toll-free 1-866-999-7372.

Check out our Classified section online at:

www.estevanmercury.ca

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

OCTOBER IS

One Life

all about

K5 WATER SUPPLY

PINK JOHNSON

PLUMBING & HEAT LTD. 440ING King St, Estevan

Serving Estevan & Area since 1967 (306) 637-2550 1037 - 5th Street • Estevan - Ph: 306-634-5172 • E-mail: jph@sasktel.net

Your “Purified Water and Ice” Headquarters

1302 5th Street Estevan, SK 306-634-3581

306-634-5300 906 5th Street, Estevan, SK

A16 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Alberta man faces several charges A 48-year-old Alberta man, was taken into custody

by Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel on Sept. 25.

The man was picked up after he was noted operating his vehicle in a suspicious manner behind the Estevan Shoppers Mall.

An original charge of impaired driving was added when police discovered the man was operating a stolen vehicle from Edmonton with a dealer’s licence plate in the back that had been “flagged” as being stolen.

The man had been released on several conditions and was facing numerous charges stemming from Alberta and warrants had been issued for his arrest.

EPS added the impaired driving and driving while blood-alcohol content over .08 to the outstanding charges plus two more charges of possession of property obtained by crime and two charges of breaching conditions of recognizance.

The man was held in custody pending a court appearance.

On that same day, EPS members charged a 28-yearold man for impaired driving and driving while over .08.

He now has an Oct. 28 court date.

On Sept. 26, EPS members charged one 19-year-old man with being in possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) with less than 30 grams being found.

On that same shift, police attended to a motor vehicle accident that involved a driver who didn’t yield the right-of-way to another driver, causing the accident. He was charged accordingly.

On Sept. 27, EPS members attended to the central part of the city in response to a report of an intoxicated man causing a disturbance. EPS members spoke to the man before eventually sending him home with a sober person who had arrived to pick him up. No further policing action was required.

Members were called to the same area of the city STOP a short timeBY later OUR in response to another report of an intoxicated man causing a disturbance. He was gone before police arrived, but was tracked down and spoken to by police regarding his actions.

A report of an unconscious man being spotted on the east side of the city resulted in police making an arrest and transporting the man back to police cells where he was lodged until sober.

A traffic stop was also initiated on the east side of the city that same night. This resulted in a 27-year-old man being arrested and charged for impaired driving and for being in possession of controlled substances, namely marijuana and cocaine. He was given a court date and later released.

On Sept. 30, EPS issued another warning to the public regarding potential scams that are constantly occurring in the city. Police issued the warning following a report of an Estevan person stating they had received a cheque for more money than what they were requesting for the item they were selling. The person supposedly making the purchase told them to take extra cash for their time and to send the rest back to them via Western Union.

EPS noted the old adage that if it sounds too good to be true, it is and to be aware.

EPS are investigating the theft of a 46-inch television set from a basement suite on the southwest side of the city on Sept. 30.

Police also arrested a 14-year-old girl for an alcohol related offence on Sept. 30. During the process the girl pulled away from the police officer and attempted to flee but was caught again and advised she was under arrest. Once again she struggled to get free and attempted to run so she was placed in custody and charged with resisting arrest.

Police next received a call from St. Joseph’s Hospital regarding a young man who had been dropped off there in an intoxicated state. The man was acting belligerently so police eventually arrested him and lodged him in cells until he regained sobriety.

Hydraulic Fracturing

On that same night police charged a man with assault after it was learned he had pushed his fiancée into the wall of their residence.

Another call regarding an assault was responded to a short time later. Members of the police service attended to a residence on the northeast side of the city where they discovered a heated disagreement among family members. One person was sent to their separate residence and the arguing ceased.

A report of an impaired driver in a parking lot on the northeast side of the city drew a response from police.

The driver, witnesses noted, had entered the area at a high speed with his vehicle then hitting the curb, going over the median and into the parking lot inflicting significant damage to the vehicle.

When police arrived they discovered that an offduty police officer had the driver under control, and he was subsequently arrested and charged with impaired driving and driving while over .08 and driving without due care and attention.

Police were next sent out to investigate an assault that had occurred outside a local lounge. The victim in this case, had exited the premises to smoke a cigarette and was assaulted at that point. He required several stitches to close facial wounds. EPS members still have the matter under investigation and are seeking the assistance of the public in the hope that someone witnessed the incident.

EPS members added that they were called upon to assist emergency medical services personnel on two separate occasions during the weekend.

Quality Controlled Safety Co-ordinated Oxbow & Carlyle • 306 483 2848 Waskada • 204 673 2284 Pipestone • 204 854 2231

Hydraulic Fracturing

Providing Oilfield Services Since 1956

(A Division of Total Energy Services Ltd.)

TRUCKING

• Pickers • Bed Trucks • Winch Tractors • Texas Beds

RENTALS

• 400 BBL Tanks, Lined, Sloped, Steam Coiled, Sumped & Sour Serviced, ACID Enviro-Vac Units, Flare Tanks • Rig Mats • Invert Systems

MIDALE 306•458• 2811

STOP BY OUR Midale

Hydraulic Fracturing Community EngagEmEnt EvEnt

• Surface Sump Tanks • Caterpillar Loaders • Vapor Tight Equipment • Portable Flaring Equipment • Flow Back Separators • Pre-Mix Systems

midale@totaloileld.ca

• Souris Valley Pipeline Limited operates a High Pressure Carbon Dioxide Pipeline in Southeast Saskatchewan, a component of the gas is Hydrogen Sulde (H2S).

• As a member of Sask 1st Call, Souris Valley Pipeline would like to remind you to call Sask 1st Call at 1-866828-4888.

• Statistics show that a signicant cause of pipeline ruptures is due to third party damage.

For pipeline safety concerns or emergencies call toll free 1-866-PIPELINE (1-866-7473546) Before excavating call Sask 1st Call at 1-866-828-4888 for a free locate.

SOURIS VALLEY PIPELINE LTD. 24 HOUR PHONE SERVICE

1-866-747-3546

SOURIS VALLEY PIPELINE LIMITED 26 12th Street, N.E. Weyburn, Sk. Canada S4H 1K2 Phone: 306-848-0206 Fax: 306-848-0293

Thursday, October 10, 2013 10:30 am - 3:00 pm Element Technical Services Office Hwy 9 South, Carlyle, Saskatchewan (2.6 KM south of the intersection at highways 9 & 13) Ask questions of hydraulic fracturing & regulatory experts.

View hydraulic fracturing displays and equipment.

HOIST FOR SALE Capacity 18,000 lbs. (9,000 lbs. per axle)

Four Post Surface Mounted Lift Maximum Wheel Bases: 194” & 230 “

Deadline to RSVP is October 7th, 2013 info@psac.ca 1.800.818.7722 More information www.workingenergy.ca

Minimum Wheelbase: 126” Used (in premium condition) Asking $11,000 (approx. ½ off new)

Call Rick at (306) 482-8577 for more info.

Smith Building & Development Ltd. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Join us in the quest for a cure!

Supporting The Fight

Schilling

80 King Street, E., Estevan, SK

Ph: 306-634-3689

201 4th Street, Estevan 306-634-3109

Proud supporter of Breast Cancer Awareness 1506 4th St., Estevan (306) 634-8233

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 A17

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

OCTOBER 6 -12, 2013

PREVENT KITCHEN FIRES

Honouring the following local Firefighters During Fire Prevention Week Fire Chief - Ron Tocker Deputy Chief - Dale Feser Monty Blomberg Patrick Bock Mallory Cappelle Matt Clausen Clint Davies Rick Davies Travis Eckel Lincoln Empey Lack of maintenance is the number one cause of dryer fires. That is why it is critical to clean the lint filter before and after each use, and wipe away any lint that has accumulated around the drum.

1112 5th Street, Estevan • 306-634-2631

Peter Fedyk Brandon Frank Victor Frank Neil Kish Nolan LaCoste Daniel Leibel James Little Kyle Luc Daniel MacLean Jamie Mack Chief Ron Tocker

Travis Mosley Dean Nagel Charles Olsen Mile Olson Corey Olver Travis Olver Chad Perrault Jordan Robinson Dustin Sands Daniel Woijtowicz Deputy Chief

Dale Feser

23 Years of Service

9 Years of Service

City of Estevan

Install smoke detectors

Check smoke detectors once a month and change the batteries at least once a year. Smoke detectors sense abnormal amounts of smoke or invisible combustion gases in the air. They can detect both smoldering and burning fires. At least one smoke detector should be installed on every level of a structure. Purchase smoke detectors labeled by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or Factory Mutual (FM)

301 Kensington Ave. Estevan, SK. Phone: (306) 634-3616 www.bbaxtertransport.ca

Mike Olson

Corey Olver

Monty Blomberg

Captain Peter Fedyk

5 Years of Service

6 Years of Service

7 Years of Service

24 Years of Service

Boundary Dam Mine Bienfait Mine

A18 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

OCTOBER 6 -12, 2013

Preventing kitchen fires theme of Fire Prevention Week Careless cooking is in the crosshairs as Fire Prevention Week is recognized across Canada.

Kitchen fires are the number one cause of fires in homes and unlike many other types of blazes, they are largely preventable as long as people pay attention and know what steps to take if one breaks out.

According to information from the National Fire Protection Association, there were an estimated 156,300 home fires where cooking was involved in 2011. In those blazes, 470 people lost their lives, over 5,300 were injured and there was $1 billion in property damage.

Chief Ron Tocker of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service said the majority of those kitchen fires began because of unattended cooking. With that in mind the department is reminding the public that they should give cooking the attention it deserves and avoid a potential situation.

“Unattended cooking is the worst culprit,” he said.

If a fire does break out, Tocker said it is important that residents know what to do. Upon seeing a fire, the immediate reaction is usually to throw water on it or use a fire extinguisher.

That may be a proper tactic for some fires but Tocker noted that if grease is involved that could make the situation worse.

“The biggest thing with (grease fires) is to cover them,” he said. “I’m thinking back in my years of how many kitchen fires we’ve had where somebody tried to extinguish it the wrong way and has spread that grease.

“You don’t want to put water on it, you want to cover that grease fire. Say

you’re cooking hamburgers and that grease caught fire, you want to cover that with a metal lid and smother it. A fire extinguisher can do this as well; the force from the dry chemical coming out can push that grease and now the whole kitchen is on fire.”

Tocker said it is important for people to realize if they cannot get at the fire, the thing to do is to leave the scene and call for help. He added that wearing proper clothing when cooking is important, noting that loose clothes could easily catch fire. If that does happen, the first thing one should do is the classic stop, drop and roll method.

The NFPA reminds people to keep anything that can burn a safe distance from the stove. They also recommend that if you have been drinking or using drugs you should stay away from the kitchen until you sober up.

Tocker added that the topic of unattended cooking is a timely one as the department has been flooded with false alarms, many of which were tripped because of people being careless in the kitchen. (For a story on the false alarms please see page A1) In recognition of Fire Prevention Week, the local firefighters will again visit a number of homes in the city to check smoke alarms. If a home has a faulty alarm or one that is older than 10 years they will replace it for free. Tocker said they will also replace the batteries for free and install additional alarms if they are needed. The department has yet to select what area of the city they will be focusing on this year.

Tocker said he would like to thank the local businesses who have donated alarms and money to support the alarm program.

Be Careful Cooking Keep the handles of your pots turned inward so they do not overhang the stove. If grease catches fire, carefully slide a lid over the pan and smother the flames, then turn off the burner.

DOUSE CIGARETTE AND CIGAR BUTTS WITH WATER BEFORE DUMPING THEM IN THE TRASH.

Victor Frank 36 Years of Service

Schilling

Box 700 Carnduff, SK 306-482-3244

P: 306-634-3689

913 - 5th Street, Estevan • Ph:306-634-7922

Proud of our local firefighters

80 King Street, E., Estevan, SK

Dean Nagel 89 King St, Estevan (306) 634-3783

35 Years of Service

Space Heaters Need Space 62 Devonian Street, Estevan, SK.

Patrick Bock

James Little

6 Years of Service

3 Years of Service

1302 5th Street • 306-634-3581

(306) 634-5155

402 Kensington Ave. Estevan, (306) 634-2681

Travis Eckel 1 Years of Service

Photo Unavailable

(306) 637-2180

Never leave heaters on when you leave home or go to sleep. Children and pets should always be kept away from them.

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 A19

Fast facts about fire

Home Fires In 2011, U.S. fire departments responded to 370,000 home structure fires. These fires caused 13,910 civilian injuries, 2,520 civilian deaths, $6.9 billion in direct damage.

On average, seven people die in U.S. home fires per day.

Cooking is the leading cause home fires and home fire injuries, followed heating equipment. Smoking is a leading cause of civilian home fire deaths.

Most fatal fires kill one or two people. In 2011, 12 home fires killed five or more people resulting in a total of 67 deaths.

Cooking U.S. Fire Departments responded to an estimated annual average of 156,600 cooking-related fires between 2007-2011, resulting in 400 civilian deaths, 5,080 civilian injuries and $853 million in direct damage.

Two of every five home fires start in the kitchen.

Unattended cooking was a factor in 34% of reported home cooking fires.

Two-thirds of home cooking fires started with ignition of food or other cooking materials.

Ranges accounted for the 58% of home cooking fire incidents. Ovens accounted for 16%.

Children under five face a higher risk of non-fire burns associated with cooking than being burned in a cooking fire.

Microwave ovens are one of the leading home products associated with scald burn injuries not related to fires. Nearly half (44%) of the microwave oven injuries seen at emergency rooms in 2011 were scald burns.

Clothing was the item first ignited in less than 1% of home cooking fires, but these incidents accounted for 16% of the cooking fire deaths.

Heating The leading factor con-

tributing to heating equipment fires was failure to clean, principally creosote from solid fueled heating equipment, primarily chimneys.

Portable or fixed space heaters, including wood stoves, were involved in onethird (32%) of home heating fires and four out of five (80%) home heating deaths.

Half of home heating fire deaths resulted from fires caused by heating equipment too close to things that can burn, such as upholstered furniture, clothing, mattresses or bedding.

In most years, heating is the second leading cause of home fires, fire deaths, and fire injuries. Fixed or portable space heaters are involved in about 4 out of 5 heating fire deaths.

“On behalf of the City of Estevan, I would like to thank our fire department and each firefighter for the professional job they do throughout the year. Aside from Chief Ron Tocker and Deputy Chief Dale Feser, our firefighters are made up of volunteers who do not receive a salary but are rather paid on an hourly basis (as needed) which certainly does not amount to that which they would make if they were a full time firefighter, therefore most of our firefighters have full time jobs which shows the dedication that they are willing to put into our community.

The City of Estevan also appreciates and is grateful for the companies in which our firefighters work for and the flexibility you offer these fine men and women.

In closing, I would like to thank the firefighters and their families as well as their employers for their leadership and dedication in helping to move our city forward.”

Mayor Roy Ludwig

Mallory Cappelle

Travis Mosley

(306) 634-1237

2 Years of Service

Mayer Machine & Welding Ltd.

412 Mississippian Dr, Estevan • (306) 634-6466

Flammable materials – thinners, gasoline, paints, industrial cleaners – should be stored neatly in approved containers and away from possible ignitable sources.

405 Kensington Ave. • 306-634-9846

901 13th Avenue Estevan, SK 306-634-3209

Thank you to our local firefighters.

It is nice to know you are there when we need you!

2 Years of Service

Nolan LaCoste

2 Years of Service

these fires started in the bedroom; however, the candle industry found that only 13% of candle users burn candles in the bedroom most often.

More than half of all candle fires start when things that can burn are too close to the candle.

Escape Planning According to an NFPA survey, only one-third of Americans have both developed and practiced a home fire escape plan.

Almost three-quarters of Americans do have an escape plan; however, more than half never practiced it .

One-third of Americans households who made and estimate they thought they would have at least 6 minutes before a fire in their home would become life threatening. The time available is often less. And only 8% said their first thought on hearing a smoke alarm would be to get out!

Smoke Alarms Almost two-thirds (62%) of reported home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half.

In fires considered large enough to activate the smoke alarm, hardwired alarms operated 92% of the time, while battery powered alarms operated only 77% of the time.

“Reproduced from NFPA’s Fire Prevention Week website, www.firepreventionweek.org. ©2013 NFPA.”

Jordan Robinson

2 Years of Service

2 Years of Service

Smoking Materials During 2007-2011 smoking materials caused an estimated 17,900 home structure fires, resulting in 580 deaths, 1,280 injuries and $509 million in direct property damage, per year.

Sleep was a factor in one-third of the home smoking material fire deaths.

Possible alcohol impairment was a factor in one in five of home smoking fire deaths.

In recent years, Canada and the United States have required that all cigarettes sold must be “fire safe,” that is have reduced ignition strength and less likely to start fires.

Electrical About half (49%) of home electrical fires involved electrical distribution or lighting equipment.

Other leading types of equipment were washer or dryer, fan, portable or stationary space heater, air conditioning equipment water heater and range.

Electrical failure or malfunctions caused an average of almost 50,000 home fires per year, resulting in roughly 450 deaths and $1.5 billion in direct property damage.

Candles During 2007-2011 candles caused 3% of home fires, 4% of home fire deaths, 7% of home fire injuries and 6% of direct property damage from home fires.

On average, there are 32 home candle fires reported per day.

Roughly one-third of

PERCY H. DAVIS LTD. North Portal (306) 927-2165 • Estevan (306) 634-5454 www.percydavis.com

NOW WHAT? Not knowing the ins and outs of your insurance policy could prove a financial disaster. We offer expansive coverage and affordable premiums to put peace of mind in your reach.

Cathedral Insurance Brokers

#10 910 13th Ave., Estevan Phone: 306-634-2671

15 Years of Service

Daniel Leibel

314 Kensington Ave, Estevan, SK 306 634 6494

Captain Neil Kish

16 Years of Service

Lieutenant Chad Perrault

Estevan Branch 833 - 4th Street www.spectracu.com 1-800-863-1312 • 306-636-7700

A20 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

OCTOBER 6 -12, 2013

PREVENT KITCHEN FIRES

How much would it really cost to replace your home?

Lieutenant

Dustin Sands

14 Years of Service

insurance policy is based on the cost to rebuild the house, not to sell it on the market. The actual replacement cost could end up being either greater or less than the market value. Replacement costs will include the material (lumber, roofing shingles, siding material, carpet, drywall, etc.), and the labor and architectural services. There are also additional costs associated with the demolition and clean-up of the site before construction, which can be expensive in a crowded city neighbourhood. The loca-

Ed Komarnicki, MP Souris-Moose Mountain

Clint Davies

Proud to support our local Firefighters Your Member of Parliament

30 Years of Service

Phone: 634-3000 Office Hours:

Estevan Motors Ltd.

9 am-4pm Mon-Fri Email:ed.komarnicki.c1@ parl.gc.ca

DODGE • CHRYSLER • JEEP

Corner of 4th & Souris • (306)634-3629

Stop, Drop, and Roll

if your clothes catch fire Dwight Thompson Sales Representative Cell: 306-421-7516

You'll Be Breathing Easy With Our Furnace and Duct Cleaning!

Residential • Industrial • Commercial

(306) 634-4775

Close the lid on all dangerous products and put them away after using them.

440 King Street

Phone 306-637-2580

PROUD

supporter of our local firefighters

Estevan 634-2522, Oxbow 483-2599, Weyburn 842-7111 Toll Free • 1-888-677-2522

We do not telephone solit, our reputation keeps us busy!

Toll Free: 1-866-249-4697

Proud supporters of our local firefighters

101 6 Street, Estevan (306) 634-8655

Daniel MacLean 10 Years of Service

EXPERT VAC AND CAM RUTLEDGE YOUR LOCAL FURNACE CLEANER SINCE 1976!

tion of your home could be a factor too. For example if you're located in a remote or rural area, travelling expenses and supply transportation need to be taken into consideration.

For more information about your insurance policy and the replacement value of your home, speak to your insurance provider. Or for immediate answers, call or visit Desjardins Insurance at www.desjardinsgeneralinsurance.com.

Shane Ross

(306) 421-7107

Photo Unavailable

(NC) Ask any Canadian home-owner to name their biggest investment — their real pride and joy — and most likely they'll say it's their home. It's their sanctuary with the pristine lawn and beautiful garden, the finished basement and renovated kitchen. When such a paradise exists, why would anyone want to risk losing it? But what if disaster struck and your place was severely damaged by fire or some other catastrophe. Are you certain that your insurance policy would cover the rebuilding of your house and the replacement of all the contents?

Unfortunately, this answer often comes too late that the homeowner isn't adequately covered. The property insurance experts from Desjardins Insurance have some answers and suggestions to help you.

First, be prepared. The first three days after an emergency are the most critical. So consider creating a 72-hour emergency kit. Typically it will include 3 days' worth of water for each person in your family, imperishable food stuffs, candles, flashlight and batteries, and a first-aid kit. Next, take an inventory of your belongings.

Be thorough because it's easy to underestimate the total value of your possessions. Include furniture, jewellery, electronics such as computer equipment, game systems and television, along with clothes, shoes, boots, pots, pans, other personal and household items. Take particular note of expensive items such as antique furniture or other valuables.

Read your policy carefully. It's important to remember that your home insurance will not cover every type of major loss. The typical home insurance policy will cover a fire loss, as well as damage caused by lightning, windstorms, hailstorms and even tornados. Standard homeowners' policies in Canada exclude flood damage.

However, policies generally cover other kinds of water damage, for example from a sewer backup or a burst pipe in your house. Desjardins Insurance is one of the few companies that also cover damage caused by water seepage through basement walls or floors.

Your policy may be worth more than your home.

Many people believe that if their home is burnt to the ground, they would automatically receive full market value for their house. This isn't true. The value of a home

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 A21

Kitchen Safety

See if you can find:

❒ binoculars, ❒ flip-flop, ❒ sock, ❒ sand shovel, ❒ fire hydrant, ❒ sailboat, ❒ pizza slice, ❒ hammer, ❒ comb, ❒ book, ❒ ice cream cone, ❒ leaf, ❒ eyeglasses, ❒ baseball, ❒ banana, ❒ butterfly, ❒ lightbulb, ❒ bell, ❒ fried egg, ❒ beach ball, ❒ baseball bat, ❒ pencil, ❒ tape measure, ❒ 3 smoke alarms!

Hidden Pics

PROUD OF OUR LOCAL FIRE FIGHTERS

The name and image of Sparky are trademarks of the NFPA.

306-634-6600 98 Souris Ave.

BORDER CLEANING SERVICES 102 Hwy 47S Estevan, SK 306-634-9418

Plan Ahead Since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9 falls. Here are dates for future FPW campaigns:

Sparky says...

“Stay safe in the kitchen!” ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪

Stay at least 3 feet from the stove.

A grown-up should decide when you are old enough to use a microwave oven.

Stay away from things that get hot.

Remind grown-ups to keep things that can burn away from the stovetop.

Check out

sparky.org for more fun!

"Reproduced from NFPA's Fire Prevention Week website, www.firepreventionweek.org. ©2013 NFPA."

Make sure to have two ways out!!

Office: 306-634-5224 • Cell: 306-421-7119

Proud to recognize the hard work and dedication put foward by our communities fire fighters DOREEN EAGLES, MLA ESTEVAN CONSTITUENCY OFFICE

1108 4th Street, Estevan Phone: 1-306-634-7311 Toll Free: 1-866-284-7496

Answer on page A23

Lieutenant

CAPTAIN

Charles Olsen

Rick Davies

4 Years of Service

13 Years of Service

445 - 4th Street, Estevan

(306) 634-2653

Estevan, SK S4A 2A6 Phone: (306) 634-3311

Gasoline is very dangerous. Inside a garage or home, gasoline vapors can explode with just a tiny spark.

Travis Olver 9 Years of Service

1139 5th Street Downtown Estevan 306-634-2823 Your friendly neighborhood auto repair shop.

(306) 634-3644

Many young children are badly burned or die playing with matches and lighters.

PROUD OF OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS

JOHNSON

(306) 634-2815

2014: October 5-11 2015: October 4-10

PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. Serving Estevan & Area since 1967 1037 - 5th Street • Estevan - Ph: 306-634-5172 E-mail: jph@sasktel.net

®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Tradings V.V. Used under licence by Loyalty Management Group Canada, Inc. and SaskEnergy.

56 Devonian St Estevan, SK

306-634-6847

A22 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

OCTOBER 6 -12, 2013

PREVENT KITCHEN FIRES

Week commemorates tragic fires Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on October 8, but continued into and did most of its damage on October 9, 1871.

Commemorating a conflagration According to popular legend, the fire broke out after a cow - belonging to Mrs. Catherine O'Leary - kicked over a lamp, setting first the barn, then the whole city on fire. Chances are you've heard some version of this story yourself; people have been blaming the Great Chicago Fire on the cow and Mrs. O'Leary, for more than 130 years.

But recent research by Chicago historian Robert Cromie has helped to debunk this version of events.

The 'Moo' myth Like any good story, the 'case of the cow' has some truth to it. The great fire almost certainly started near the barn where

Mrs. O'Leary kept her five milking cows.

But there is no proof that O'Leary was in the barn when the fire broke out - or that a jumpy cow sparked the blaze. Mrs. O'Leary herself swore that she'd been in bed early that night, and that the cows were also tucked in for the evening.

But if a cow wasn't to blame for the huge fire, what was? Over the years, journalists and historians have offered plenty of theories. Some blamed the blaze on a couple of neighborhood boys who were near the barn sneaking cigarettes. Others believed that a neighbor of the O'Leary's may have started the fire. Some people have speculated that a fiery meteorite may have fallen to earth on October 8, starting several fires that day - in Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as in Chicago.

The biggest blaze that week While the Great Chicago Fire was the best-known blaze to start during this fiery two-day stretch, it wasn't the biggest. That distinction goes to the Peshtigo Fire, the

most devastating forest fire in American history. The fire, which also occurred on October 8th, 1871, and roared through Northeast Wisconsin, burning down 16 towns, killing 1,152 people, and scorching 1.2 million acres before it ended.

Historical accounts of the fire say that the blaze began when several railroad workers clearing land for tracks unintentionally started a brush fire. Before long, the fastmoving flames were whipping through the area 'like a tornado,' some survivors said. It was the small town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin that suffered the worst damage. Within an hour, the entire town had been destroyed.

Eight decades of fire prevention Those who survived the Chicago and Peshtigo fires never forgot what they'd been through; both blazes produced countless tales of bravery and heroism. But the fires also changed the way that firefighters and public officials thought about fire safety. On the 40th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, the Fire Marshals Association of North

Lieutenant

Lincoln Empey 6 Years of Service

1217 4th Street, Estevan, Sask.

306-634-3613

Toll Free (888) 936-2222

TroberT Law Firm

Estevan Wicklow Centre 305 1133 4th St.

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

America (today known as the International Fire Marshals Association), decided that the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire should henceforth be observed not with festivities, but in a way that would keep the public informed about the importance of fire prevention. The commemoration grew incrementally official over the years.

In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation, and since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9 falls. According to the National Archives and Records Administration's Library Information Center, Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. The President of the United States has signed a proclamation proclaiming a national observance during that week every year since 1925.

“Reproduced from NFPA’s Fire Prevention Week website, www.firepreventionweek.org. ©2013 NFPA.”

Daniel Woijtowicz 6 months of Service

WOOD COUNTRY Ph: (306) 634-5111 407 Kensington Avenue, Estevan, SK

Blow out candles when adults leave the room.

Jamie Mack 2 Years of Service Production Systems 413 Mississippian Dr. Estevan SK 306.634.7892 www.weatherofrd.com

#200 Hwy 18 W Box 845 • Estevan, Sk. 306-634-7255

FINANCIAL Phone: 306-634-7979

Proudly supporting all our local firefighters

THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS

Lieutenant

Brandon Frank

TOWN OF LAMPMAN

4 Years of Service

Box 70, Lampman

306 634.8001

R.M. OF BROWNING NO.34 Box 40 , Lampman

Trim candle wicks to 1/4 inch before lighting.

BORDER BANNATYNE INSURANCE

1238 4th Street, Estevan, Sk. Phone: 306-634-2647 • Fax: 306-634-7606

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 A23

I

in the K S KD

Thank-you

IT C HEN

To all the local businesses who allow their employees to serve on the Estevan Fire Rescue Service and provide a much needed service for the residents of Estevan and area.

DO YOU LIKE HELPING OUT IN THE KITCHEN and cooking up tasty snacks for your friends and family? Preparing yummy treats can be lots of fun, but it's important that kids who like to cook know how to be safe in the kitchen. These tips can help you figure out what you're old enough to do on your own—and when it's time to ask an adult for help.

Getting Started:

Before you get cooking, you need to get a grown-up’s permission. If you plan to use a recipe, look it over with a grown-up first to decide what you can do on your own and what you need help with. And once you get started, never be afraid to ask for help.

Even the best chefs rely on their assistants to help them out in the kitchen.

Helping Out is Fun: From mixing up cake batter to cutting shapes out of cookie

dough, helping out a grownup in the kitchen can be lots of fun. So if you're not old enough yet to cook on your own, not to worry; being the chef's helper is the most important job in the kitchen.

Cooking for All Ages:

All kids are different—and a grown-up should always decide what is safe for you to do in the kitchen—but here are some guidelines that you can use.

Get ingredients out of the refrigerator Measure and mix ingredients together in a bowl Pour liquids into a bowl Wash fruits and vegetables off under cold water Use a cookie cutter to cut shapes out of cookie dough or sandwiches Lick the cake batter off of a spoon (yum!)

Kids aged 6–8 can:

• • • • • •

Open packages Use a butter knife to spread frosting, cream cheese, peanut butter or soft cheese Peel vegetables Measure ingredients Stir ingredients in a bowl Set the table

• • • • • • •

Begin to follow a recipe Open cans Use electrical kitchen appliances, such as a microwave oven, when a grown-up is present Use a grater to shred cheese and vegetables Turn stove burners on and off and select oven temperature when a grown-up is present Help plan the meal Make a salad

• • • •

Operate the stove or oven without an adult present Heat food up in the microwave without an adult present Drain cooked pasta into a colander Take a tray of food out of the oven

Kids aged 9–12 can:

Kitchen

See if you can find:

❒ binoculars, ❒ flip-flop, ❒ sock, ❒ sand shovel, ❒ fire hydrant, ❒ sailboat, ❒ pizza slice, ❒ hammer, ❒ comb, ❒ book, ❒ ice cream cone, ❒ leaf, ❒ eyeglasses, ❒ baseball, ❒ banana, ❒ butterfly, ❒ lightbulb, ❒ bell, ❒ fried egg, ❒ beach ball, ❒ baseball bat, ❒ pencil, ❒ tape measure, ❒ 3 smoke alarms!

Safety Key Hidden Pics

The name and image of Sparky are trademarks of the NFPA.

Kids aged 3–5 can:

• • • • • •

Sparky says...

“Stay safe in the kitchen!”

Kids aged 14 can: + +

Check out

sparky.org

✪ ✪ ✪ ✪

for more fun!

Stay at least 3 feet from the stove.

A grown-up should decide when you are old enough to use a microwave oven.

Stay away from things that get hot.

Remind grown-ups to keep things that can burn away from the stovetop.

"Reproduced from NFPA's Fire Prevention Week website, www.firepreventionweek.org. ©2013 NFPA."

Find a way for everyone to sound a family alarm.

Yelling, pounding on walls, whistles, etc. Practice yelling “FIRE!”

If someone gets burned, immediately place the wound under cool water for 10 to 15 minutes. If the burn blisters or chars, see a doctor immediately!

Prairie Mud Service

322 4th Street, Estevan 306 634 6258

306-634-7361

CAPTAIN Kyle Luc

Matt Clausen 6 Years of Service

Senchuk Ford Sales Ltd.

118 Souris Ave. N., • 306-634-3696

Thank You To Our Volunteer FireFighters!

801 13th Ave., ESTEVAN 1-800-915-8140

612 Railway Ave., OXBOW 1-888-282-2221

www.murrayestevan.com

4 Years of Service

Check out

sparky.org for more fun!

Picture find on page A21

The name and image of Sparky are trademarks of the NFPA.

CONSIDER HAVING A HOME FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLED IN YOUR NEW HOME, OR WHEN YOU REMODEL.

ROY'S

TRANSMISSION Ltd.

237 3rd Street, Estevan www.roystransmission.com Ph: 306-634-7903

SEE US FOR ALL YOUR FIRE RETARDANT CLOTHING Ron’s Work Wear Store Ltd. 1210 - 4th Street, Estevan

Phone: 306-634-8232

306.421.7794

ryansaxon@sasktel.net

Install smoke detectors on every level of your home and outside of sleeping areas.

LD’s Cleaning Services Phone: 306-634-9292, 306-421-9366, 306-421-2253 Fax: 306-634-1098

1210 4TH ST ESTEVAN 306-634-8232

202 MAIN ST CARLYLE 306-453-6167

112 2ND ST WEYBURN 306-842-3006

Is Everyone’s Resposibility

Trucking Estevan Ltd.

88 Devonian St Ph: 634-4041 (24 hr) • Fax: 306-634-4040

before

A24 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Thank You! The Management and Staff of Souris Valley Paving Inc. would like to say a Great Big Thank You to all the citizens of Estevan for your patience during the 2013 portion of the Highway 47 reconstruction project.

A special thanks to those who obeyed all road closures, barricades and speed limits.

We always enjoy making Estevan a more beautiful place to live for your families and ours!

after

WEDNESDAY

SOUNDING OFF

October 2, 2013

“It was a great feeling and the players even gave me a water bath after the game. That caught me off guard.”

Elecs football head coach Mark Schott on Saturday’s 14-7 win over Vanier.

B1

“The territorial advantage was fairly even. They put one more puck in the net than we did and that was the only real difference I saw.”

— Bruins head coach Chris Lewgood on Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Yorkton.

www.jlsbikeskate.com

#2 - 938 Eva Street, Estevan • 306-634-8006

HOckey equipment

& sale On nOw!

SummeR Bike cLeARAnce

(306) 634-2654 • sports@estevanmercury.ca • twitter.com/joshlewis306

Elecs running back Cole MacCuish keeps his eye on an oncoming defender while rushing the ball during the team’s 14-7 win over Vanier on Saturday.

(Photo by Wanda Harron)

Elecs break through for win over Vanier The wait was long and arduous, but good things finally came to the Estevan Comprehensive School football team on Saturday.

The Elecs defeated the Vanier Vikings 14-7 in Moose Jaw for their first win since Oct. 18, 2011.

It was the first win at the helm for second-year head coach Mark Schott, and the first taste of victory for many of the players.

“It was great. We’ve been working hard the last few years, but the results haven’t really been what we wanted.

It shows that (if you) be patient and go with the process, eventually those things will turn around and the results will start to go your way. It was a great feeling and the players even gave me a water bath after the game. That caught me off guard,” Schott laughed.

The play of running back Cole MacCuish was an enormous factor in the win, as he took off for a 71-yard rushing major on the first play from scrimmage and added a 25-yard touchdown with 25 seconds left in the first half.

Schott said the first touchdown helped take some wind out of the Vikings’ sails.

“That was huge. We were able to get a lead for the first time and it’s a huge momentum shift. I know Vanier was definitely focusing on Cole and for us to send a message

right from the start of the game with a big touchdown run, it gives us a big boost and it gets into their heads as well. That was a huge play and set the tone for the rest of the game.”

MacCuish ran for 150 yards on the day, most of that coming in the first half.

“He had a great game for us. It’s even harder to do, when the other team is trying to shut you down, to still stand out.

Their whole defence was geared toward shutting him down.

When he goes off for those big runs, it definitely gets our team going,” Schott said. “He just makes things happen and makes guys miss.”

The Elecs (1-2) led 14-0 at the half but needed a strong defensive effort in the second half to stay ahead.

“Defensively, we had by far our best game in two years,” said Schott, who noted there were multiple sacks, tackles for losses in the backfield and knockdowns.

“We were just constantly putting pressure on their quarterback and offensive line, taking away their time and space.

It was excellent to see. In the second half, our defence came up even bigger because Vanier made some halftime adjustments to try to shut down MacCuish even more.

“Our offence somewhat stalled in the second half, but our defence came up huge for us and kept them pinned deep in their own zone. That was definitely the difference in the

second half.”

The lone touchdown for Vanier (0-4) came on a twoyard run by quarterback Rylan Blacklaws early in the fourth quarter.

Schott said Kyle Seipp played a key role after returning from a knee injury, with his fumble recovery helping shut the door on the Vikings’ comeback bid. Mitchel Clark and Austin Garchinski also stood out.

Schott said the win gives the Elecs a shot of confidence heading into their final three regular season games.

“It’s a huge morale boost. We’ve had a lot of frustration and turmoil over the course of the last couple of seasons, and our guys are starting to see some of the rewards of their commitment and dedication and hard work. Hopefully this is one of many to come.”

ECS will face a bigger challenge on Saturday against the Central Cyclones (2-2), with that game starting at 1 p.m. at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field.

“Offensively we need to add a little bit more, as teams are going to start to key on Cole and try and limit what he can do for us. We need to add more dimensions to our offence and fine-tune what we have in place,” Schott said.

“Defensively, if we can play like we did on Saturday, our defence should be able to keep us in it against any team.”

Bruins lose squeakers to Terriers, Mustangs The Estevan CanElson Drilling Bruins are still looking for their second win of the season after dropping a pair of one-goal games last week.

On Saturday, the Bruins surrendered the winning goal with barely five minutes to play in a 3-2 loss to the Yorkton Terriers. A few days earlier, on Sept. 24, they fell 3-2 in a shootout against the Melfort Mustangs.

Despite coming out with no points for the first time in four games this year, Bruins head coach Chris Lewgood was happy with his team’s effort against the defending champions in Yorkton.

“I thought it was our best yet. I thought we played

as close to 60 minutes as we have all year. Our guys worked hard and seemed to be on the same page. I thought we were a lot better team than we were against Melfort,” said Lewgood.

“The territorial advantage was fairly even. They put one more puck in the net than we did and that was the only real difference I saw.”

Zach Zadorozniak, Chase Norrish and Jordan Ross scored for the Terriers, with Nolan Nicholas and Darcy DeRoose replying for the Bruins.

Zadorozniak scored the only goal of the first period, lighting the lamp at the 5:45 mark.

The Terriers took a 2-0 lead early in the second, with Norrish scoring on a power

play at 1:43.

Nicholas got the Bruins on the board eight minutes later, also with the man advantage.

DeRoose pulled the Bruins into a tie at the exact midpoint of the third period, but the Terriers struck back 4:37 later on Ross’s winner.

Estevan outshot Yorkton 30-28.

The Terriers are considered a legitimate threat to repeat as league champions, but Lewgood said the Bruins can’t be satisfied with anything less than two points regardless.

“It’s nice to know you can play with those guys.

They got off to a little slower start than I’m sure they wanted to. (But) we expect to win those games, not just

skate with them.”

Sophomore left winger Wyatt Garagan made his season debut on Saturday, returning from a shoulder injury suffered in the preseason.

Rookie right winger Lynnden Pastachak, also out with a shoulder ailment, is considered day-to-day and could play on Friday when the Bruins visit the La Ronge Ice Wolves.

Against Melfort, the Bruins led 2-0 after the second period but blew that lead in the third before losing in a shootout.

DeRoose opened the scoring 1:19 into the first after stealing the puck from defenceman Matt Saunderson in the neutral zone, then scoring on a partial

breakaway.

Daae extended the cushion with just over a minute to go in the second, finishing off a cross-ice feed from Tanner Froese.

The Mustangs roared back in the third, starting with Anthony Pickering’s goal 2:47 into the period.

Brandon Sloan evened it up with 2:50 to play, burying a shot past Brett Lewchuk from the slot.

Adam Fauchoux would win it in the eighth round of the shootout, firing a wrist shot over Lewchuk.

Eight members of the Bruins were invited to the SJHL Showcase Monday and Tuesday. The event took place in Warman, with a new format featuring teams representing each age group.

Nicholas, Zach Douglas and Keegan Allison were selected for the team of 1995- and 1996-born players; David Robertson and Hudson Morrison played with the 1994 squad; and Froese, Matt Gibney and Corey Kosloski suited up with the 1993 team.

Pastachak and Lewchuk (knee) were invited but could not play due to injury.

Lewgood said that although spots were limited, he felt left wingers Darcy DeRoose and Austin Daae also should have been invited.

The Bruins will head up north this weekend, facing La Ronge on Friday, the Nipawin Hawks on Saturday and the Humboldt Broncos on Sunday.

SAVE UP TO

www.murrayestevan.com 801 13th Ave., ESTEVAN 1-800-915-8140 612 Railway Ave., OXBOW • Ph: 306-483-2696 or 1-888-282-2221

$1,500 ALL 2013 VEHICLES CLEARANCE PRICED TO MOVE FAST.

B2 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Oxbow defeats ECS in volleyball final

They ran into a virtually unstoppable team in the end, but the Estevan Comprehensive Schools senior girls volleyball team had a good run at their home tournament on the weekend.

After going undefeated in the round-robin, the Elecs defeated Yorkton Sacred Heart in three sets in the semis before losing to the Oxbow Black Knights in the final on Saturday.

Scores from the playoff games were not available at press time.

“Oxbow’s a very strong team and they have been forever. The girls played well. Oxbow is a tough serving team,” said Elecs co-coach Marika Ehrhardt, who noted it was the team’s second match against Oxbow this season.

“We knew they were a strong team going into it. We just tried to prepare the girls mentally to get past that.”

The Elecs won all eight of their sets in four roundrobin matches, defeating Radville 25-20, 25-21; Yorkton Regional 25-16, 25-20; Midale 25-13, 25-17; and Weyburn 25-15, 25-20.

The tournament featured 10 teams this year, up from eight in the past, despite a few teams backing out late.

“We didn’t have the strong competition we would have liked,” said Ehrhardt. “The girls played well together. This was our fourth tournament, so after playing in a few together, they’re finally forming as a group and forming as a team. So that’s nice to see.

“We lost a lot of girls last year, so that was a detriment to the team. We’ve had to pick up some girls, so they’re finding their roles on the team and working together. Our returning players have been a huge help toward helping them step into leadership roles.”

The team’s returning players include Kristen Skjonsby, Janay Marr, Brooklyn Boan, Taylor Boan, Macy Earl and Tess Lindquist.

Macy Earl of the ECS senior girls volleyball team tries to dig the ball near the net during a game at their home tournament on Saturday.

Cassie Blanchette, Cheyenne Odgers, Chantel Zajac, Jenna Holmgren, Shelby Willetts and Abbie Reich make up the group of newcomers.

Ehrhardt is coaching the team with Sheena Summers and Rebecca Aspinall.

In previous tournaments this year, the Elecs finished third in Oxbow, losing to Wolseley in the semis, and placed 18th at the University of Regina 32-team tournament, which was their best finish at the event in recent years.

Perkins playing in Arizona Bruins deal Reich to baseball tournament North Stars Although baseball season in Estevan is long over, Carson Perkins isn’t done quite yet.

The Bienfait pitcher has been selected to the Saskatchewan club playing in the Fall Classic 16-and-under tournament in Peoria, Ariz., this week.

The tournament starts today and runs through Monday, with the Saskatchewan team showcasing the top players in the province. The Saskatchewan Baseball Association sends a team of 16-and-under players to Arizona every fall to compete in the tournament.

Perkins, who can throw upwards of 80 miles per hour, will be among the younger players on the team at 14 years old.

It has been a busy year for Perkins, who spent the season with the bantam AA Haulers. He has been working on his technique year-round and began training with Inside Pitch Baseball Academy in

Regina last winter.

In early July, Perkins joined a midget AAA team from Moose Jaw at a tournament in Spokane, Wash. He was later picked up by the Swift Current Indians for the Western Canadian bantam AA championship in August.

Also in August, Perkins was chosen for the Zone 1 team to play in a bantam selects tournament in Saskatoon. The Saskatchewan Baseball Association selected 15 players from that event to play in another prospect tournament in Okotoks, Alta., in early September, with Perkins being the only Zone 1 player taken.

At that showcase, Perkins struck out nine of 17 batters, with four hits, one run and no walks.

Perkins continues to throw every day and also gets instruction from the Regina academy in preparation for his debut in Arizona.

FAST

Get a Handle on Plumbing & Heating Problems!

After spending two seasons playing in his hometown, Taylor Reich’s days with the Estevan Bruins are over.

The Bruins shipped the 20-year-old left winger to the Battlefords North Stars on Monday for future considerations.

Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood said the trade was about finding Reich an expanded role with the North Stars.

“It was one of those things where there’s an opportunity for him to go up there and play a role he was comfortable with. As a

20-year-old who’s worked hard for us the last few years, we felt it was our responsibility to let him have that.

“He’s a good kid, and he deserves to be comfortable in his role and in the dressing room. For Battlefords to give him that opportunity, it was a good fit.”

Reich, who was part of a large contingent of hometown players on the Bruins, struggled mightily last season following a strong rookie campaign.

The 5-foot-11, 180-pound forward collected 14 goals and 32 points in his SJHL debut, but fell to just

six goals and 11 points as a sophomore.

In other Bruins news, right winger Tanner Froese was named the SJHL’s player of the week on Monday.

The 20-year-old has gotten off to a hot start, with four goals and eight points in his first four games, including a four-point night in the season opener against Melville.

David Stumborg (Humboldt) was the defenceman of the week, Tyrell King (Kindersley) earned the top goaltender honour and Rylan Parenteau (Weyburn) was named rookie of the week.

OFFICE AND RETAIL SPACE AVAILABLE IN ESTEVAN, SK

Kensington Avenue

AIR CONDITIONERS, FURNACE REPLACEMENTS, GARAGE HEATERS, WATER HEATERS AND SOFTENERS

4 RetAil spAces AvAilAble

Prompt installation available!

Call Today for a FREE estimate

minimum 1290 sq. Ft. - build to suit

1-855-209-HEAT (4328)

Holdings Inc.

www.estevanmercury.ca

For lease or rental inFormation contact treena 306-634-6030 306-421-0252 or e-mail: thirsch@sasktel.net

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

AWARENESS

PREVENTION HOPE 440 King St, Estevan (306) 637-2550

306.634.8001

#200 Hwy 18 W Box 845 Estevan, Sk. 306-634-7255

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 B3

Miners lose tight bowl game to Lions play to take a 7-6 lead at the half.

“Again, it was a case of our defensive backs seeing the quarterback scramble and then not staying with their receiver,” Harron noted.

The Lions reached the end zone again in the fourth quarter on the ground, with the Miners stopping the extra point.

Harron said her team blocked well early, but “sort of took the middle part of the game off.”

On defence, Cyrus Rooks had an interception on the last play of the first half, while Kade Lukye made some key tackles, including some in the backfield.

“The game was a very entertaining one, and I don’t

think we could have asked much more of the kids. The effort was there. I’m really proud of them,” Harron said.

The Miners finished the season with a 1-5 regular season record, along with the loss in the bowl game. Harron pointed out that they were in the thick of it in three of those defeats, and that it might be “a case of us needing to learn how to win.”

Harron said that although the record wasn’t good enough, there was improvement this season, crediting that to her coaching staff, which includes offensive co-ordinator Steve McLellan and defensive coordinator Kevin Mortenson, along with Scott Saigeon, Paul Duncan, Chris Rens-

A trio of Estevan Comprehensive School athletes earned a silver medal in the girls division of the provincial grass golf championship on the weekend in Goodsoil.

The team of Tija Donovan, Kailey McLellan and Shayna Hamilton combined for an overall score of 381 over the two-day event, which put them behind only Coronach (348) in the eight-team field.

Estevan totalled a score of 189 on Friday and 192 on Saturday to stay 10 strokes ahead of third-place Watson.

Outlook finished fourth, followed by Spiritwood, Rosthern, Nipawin and Pierceland.

Donovan finished eighth in the field of 37 golfers, shooting a 96 on Friday and 101 on Satur-

Shayna Hamilton, Tija Donovan and Kailey McLellan teamed up to earn a silver medal for ECS at the provincial grass golf championship last week. (Submitted photo) day.

McLellan’s total of 211 tied her for 14th, as she carded scores of 105 and 106.

Buy 60 units of Botox now and get a Hydrafacial for SAVE

$109

ONLY

$50

Hamilton was four strokes behind, finishing 18th with rounds of 110 and 105.

Kayla Sawchuk of

Prince Albert Carlton won the individual competition, shooting rounds of 77 and 74 to finish 18 shots ahead of the closest challenger.

Don’t Cuss!

Call uS!

All return bell customers pay only $10 per unit.

BEFORE

AFTER

Result 2 weeks after initial Botox Treatment

Complete Paint Service Expert Collision Repair • Guaranteed Work Fast Friendly Service • Courtesy Vehicles

“Customer Approved results”

5 STREET Autobody 634-7101 th

Ph: 306.634.6789 Fax: 306.634.6793 3-419 Kensington, Estevan, SK S4A 2H8 (Strip Mall by Wal-Mart)

To see what people are saying about us go to: www.bellmedicalaesthetics.com and see more before and after shots.

601 - 5th St., Estevan, Sk.

Trish Meshke. Elecs players Justyn Taillon, Austin Haukeness, Riley Meshke and Quentin Vanderschaff also helped out.

BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD

STAY WARM EVERYBODY! WINTER STOCK ARRIVING DAILY. NO FREEZING NECK OR FACE WITH OUR NEW BRAND

ECS girls golf team earns silver at provincials

by, Jason Stewart, James Trobert, Kevin Sutter, Mazen Borhot, Lonnie Rooks and Jamie Taillon and managers Tammy Neff and

BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO

two big gains from Shanelle Rioux in the final minute, then Kade Bachorcik took off with the ball on the last play of the fourth quarter.

“I honestly thought he was going to break it, but he was stopped on about the 30,” Harron said.

The Miners’ touchdown came in the second quarter. After driving down the field, they were stuffed twice on the Lions’ threeyard line, but they went for it and Kyler Dutka went up the middle and over the plane. The convert failed. “(It was) a nice march highlighted by getting the blocking we’ve been looking for all season,” Harron said.

The Lions also scored in the second quarter, converting on a long passing

BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO

With another broken tackle or two, the Estevan Sherritt Coal Miners may have had a better fate.

The atom football club lost 13-6 to the Regina Lions in the Estevan Boston Pizza Bowl on Saturday, with their final drive stopping short on the 30-yard line to end the game.

“The way the offence played in that last minute, if we would have had an extra 30 seconds, I honestly think there would have been a different outcome,” said Miners head coach Wanda Harron. “But hopefully this will show the kids that you can’t take any plays off, and they’ll remember this when they come back next season.”

Trailing by a converted touchdown, the Miners got

BIKE ▪ BOARD ▪ MOTO ▪ BIKE ▪ BOARD

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Hope

306-634-2220 Downtown Estevan

Senchuk Ford Sales Ltd.

118 Souris Ave. N., Estevan • 306-634-3696

We support finding the puzzle pieces to end the fight and find the cure!

B4 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

TS&M Bruins blank Raiders in opener

After a long hiatus, the Estevan TS&M Bruins made their return to the ice on Saturday, shutting out the Swift Current Raiders 2-0 in their Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League season opener.

Josh Skjonsby and Wyatt Haux scored to pace the Bruins to victory.

Tom Copeland, who has taken over the reins of the bantam AA squad this year, said it was a strong defensive effort by his club.

“I think we only had 19-20 shots against. (Goaltender) Ethan (Veroba) made a couple of stops that obviously contributed to the shutout, but he just made the saves he had to make. This early in the season, our guys were getting on pucks good. Most of their shots came from the outside. Our kids are quickly buying into the hockey we need to play,” he said.

“Any breakout they had, we were breaking it down before the red line, breaking up any scoring chances. A lot of the things we didn’t do very well in the pre-season, we stepped up and did it very

well on Saturday.”

It didn’t take long for the Bruins to get on the board, breaking the ice 3:48 into the first period on the power play.

Brady Long made a sharp pass across to Skjonsby, leaving him with an empty net to shoot at.

Jayden Davis drew the other assist on the goal.

After a scoreless second period, Haux added some insurance at 11:31 of the third, with Dawson Nobiss and Shae Little assisting on the tally.

Copeland said it was a case of everyone pulling their own weight, rather than a few standouts leading the way.

“We had a great game from all our forwards. It was fairly balanced across the board. They all bought into the team system.”

He added that returning defencemen Brayden Pachal and Kale Martens had strong outings and will anchor the blue line this year.

Estevan played two pre-season games, defeating Brandon 2-1 on Sept. 14

Peewee AAs open season Saturday in Moose Jaw Another season will begin for the Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins on Saturday, as the peewee AA club visits the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The Bruins’ home opener is on Oct. 12, when they host the Weyburn Wings.

The team is coming off a year that saw them lose to the Yorkton Terriers in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League semifinals.

Chad Himmelspeck takes over the reins behind the bench for Estevan, who have only three returnees from last year’s team that went 7-11-2 in the regular season.

Mason Strutt finished third in team scoring last year with seven goals and 16 points, while Jake Palmer (two goals, four points), Kersey Reich (one goal, four points) and Tristan Seeman (four assists) are also back.

The group of graduates from last year includes sniper Cole Fonstad, who was fourth in league scoring with 30 goals and 44 points, as well as Hayden Cutler (eight goals, 18 points) and Ryder Pierson (five goals, 12 points).

Both goaltenders from last year’s squad, Cody Levesque and Morgan Wanner, have also departed.

Newcomers include Cale Adams, Cole Brooks, Cody Davis, Colby Himmelspeck, Josh Romanyk, Dawson Schaff, Ethan Smith, Brennen Stubel, Kaiden Tuchscherer, Alex Von Sprecken and Reid Waldegger.

and falling 4-2 to Weyburn on Sept. 23.

Copeland said the Bruins won’t blow other teams away with their scoring, but he’s happy with the club’s makeup in their own end.

“We’ve got nice, big goaltenders that move well and they’re going to have to make all the saves they should. Our defencemen have to make big plays. They have to understand it’s a 60-minute game and it’s a long game. They have a lot to learn about patience.”

The Bruins have four returning players, highlighted by Pachal, who had seven assists in 24 games last year.

“He moves the puck well and sees the ice well. He makes good passes, makes good decisions and he’s going to continue to get better all the time,” Copeland said.

Other returnees are Martens, Skjonsby and forward Jayden Davis.

Skjonsby is the team’s captain and Copeland described him as a hard worker who should be able to improve on the six points he managed last season.

Davis also had six points in 2012-13 and will see an expanded role.

“I would bet he skates as well as any player in the league. He just brings everything.”

Six players have moved up from the peewee AA ranks, led by Cole Fonstad, who finished fourth in South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League scoring last

's

year with 30 goals and 44 points in 20 games.

Copeland said there will be an adjustment period for Fonstad, as he won’t be able to dominate at the bantam level the same way he did in peewee.

“Cole’s going to play a lot of hockey, but it’s a step up for him. He plays extremely well, but he’s not going to dance around guys anymore. For a couple of games, I think he didn’t realize that.

“Once he gets accustomed to the league and gets used to his linemates, he’s going to know where they are. He’s got an amazing gift to be able to pass the puck … Cole’s future is very bright. He knows that;, we know that.”

Other players moving up from peewee AA are Hayden Cutler (eight goals, 18 points), Ryder Pierson (five goals, 12 points), Carson Benning (seven goals, 10 points), Terran Holzer (three goals, 10 points) and Colton Schell (two goals, four points).

Copeland said he hopes the team will hit its stride by Christmas and make some noise when the calendar flips to 2014.

The Bruins won’t play their home opener until Oct. 12, when they host Humboldt. They visited the Notre Dame Hounds last night and have a northern road swing this weekend, facing the Saskatoon Stallions, Saskatoon Outlaws and Prince Albert Raiders.

WANT YOU TO

FIND THE FAN!

BID PortaBle classroom aDDItIon sacreD heart school estevan, saskatchewan Sealed bids for the above-noted construction will be received up to 2:00 P.M., CST , on thUrsDaY, octoBer 17, 2013 at the officesofof Pattison MGM Architectural Services Ltd., 3434 Regina Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 7J9, and opened in public immediately after.

Description of the Work: Installation of Owner-supplied portable classroom unit at Sacred Heart School in Estevan, including related foundations, sitework ,, mechanical and electrical connections and minor renovations.

Plans and specifications are available from Pattison MGM Architectural Services Ltd., on deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), recoverable upon return of same in good condition within five (5) working days of the award of the contract. Subscribers to SCA Plan Deposit Fund are exempted from deposit requirements.

Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond/Certified Cheque in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the tender.

Is thIs your face (cIrcled) at an estevan BruIn hockey game?

Free!

If it is take this picture to eB's dining emporium and you'll receive a gift certificate for a

S E N S AT I O N A L S M O R G S Sunday Supper Smorg Daily Lunch Buffet Thursday Supper Smorg Sunday Brunch

Plans and specifications may be viewed at the Regina and Moose Jaw Construction Association offices.

Sponsored by

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted

Pattison MGM Architectural Services Ltd. 3434 Regina Avenue Regina, SK S4S 7J9 (Tel: 306-584-2020) (Fax: 306-584-5252)

Pizza

Try one of EB's

Subcontractors shall file their Bids directly to General Contractors

Holy Family R.C.S.S.D. No. 140 #23, 110 Souris Avenue Weyburn, SK S4H 2Z8

Large Triple Topping

's

104 Souris Ave, Estevan Ph. 306-634-2356

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Proud to support Breast Cancer Awareness

ROY'S

TRANSMISSION Ltd.

237 3rd Street, Estevan www.roystransmission.com Ph: 306-634-7903 Fax: 306-634-9838

Honouring Survivors & Remembering those we’ve lost

1305 6th Street, Estevan Phone: 306-636-2444 Designing One Room at a Time FREE DELIVERY • IntEREst FREE FInancIng aVaILabLE O.a.c. • www.roombyroomfurniture.net

88 Devonian Street Estevan, SK. Ph: 306-634-4041 (24hr) Fax: 306-634-4040 Trucking Estevan Ltd.

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 B5

Bruins entering important road swing

There are two ways you could look at the Estevan Bruins’ start to the season.

One, they have points in three of their four games.

Two, they have lost three of four games.

Either way, it’s been a middling start for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League club.

A northern road trip this weekend represents the first big test for the Bruins, as they play three games in three nights against some of the toughest teams in the league.

On Friday, they take on the league’s biggest surprise in the early going, the La Ronge Ice Wolves. The

Josh Lewis Hear Me Out Wolves boast a 4-0 record and are outscoring teams 17-9 under new head coach Shawn Martin.

Next up are the 2-2 Nipawin Hawks, who will likely contend this year and always seem to give the Bruins trouble.

On Sunday, they head to Humboldt to face the Broncos (3-1). In past years, Humboldt has eaten up a lot of teams playing there on Sunday at the end of a road trip, but we’ve yet to

see what this season’s club is made of.

Early-season road trips are also important for team bonding, especially with teams carrying so many players before the Dec. 1 cutdown deadline.

The Bruins were a terrible road team last year, one of several areas that must improve, and that begins this weekend with their first real trip of the season.

Wyatt Garagan returned from injury on Saturday in Yorkton and we could also see Lynnden Pastachak make his season debut this weekend. They are among a group of younger forwards who will be asked to step up,

with the likes of Tanner Froese, Austin Daae and Darcy DeRoose leading offensively through the first four games.

The trade of Taylor Reich to Battlefords on Monday also opens up a little more ice for youngsters looking to make an impact. *** Wins have been few and far between, for the most part, for the ECS football team since their program began in 2009.

The high watermark so far was 2011, when they won two regular season games and another in the quarterfinals.

They have struggled since then, with Saturday’s 14-7 win over the Vanier Vikings marking their first victory since that playoff game against Swift Current two years ago.

It was the first win for second-year head coach Mark Schott and many of the players.

It is also believed to be the program’s first ever victory against a Moose Jaw team.

Part of the impact of adding Yorkton and Weyburn, both strong programs, to the Moose Jaw High School Football League is that the Moose Jaw teams don’t necessarily dominate

the out-of-town squads now.

The kind of excitement that existed after Saturday’s win goes a long way toward building a viable long-term program, which means those moments need to happen more than once in a blue moon.

Contact Josh Lewis at 306-634-2654 or sports@estevanmercury.ca. So let’s get this straight: the Boston Tea Party helped spur a revolution that led to the creation of the U.S. government. The current Tea Party managed to shut down that same government because they don’t like the president. Time for a name change, perhaps?

Riders plummeting as stretch drive begins The Saskatchewan Roughriders are in a lot of trouble as the stretch drive for the 2013 Canadian Football season officially begins.

With other teams tuning up for the playoffs, the once mighty Green and White have fallen from the upper echelon of the league to a team doing a lot of soul-searching and looking for answers at a critical time.

Sunday’s 17-12 loss in Montreal was the team’s fourth consecutive defeat and they find themselves all alone in third-place in the CFL West. Less than a month ago the Riders’ 8-1 record was the best in the league — and the franchise’s best start in 103 years — but now at 8-5 there are three better clubs in the loop.

Your record is what you are, and right now the Riders are treading water in the deep end.

The biggest reason for the slide? The answer is fairly simple; when tailback Kory Sheets went out with a knee injury in Week 12, the offence went into hiding. The sophomore accounted for 31 per cent of Saskatchewan’s offence through the opening nine games, the most for any running back or receiver this year. Without him, the team appears lost.

Add in injuries to offensive linemen Chris Best and Ben Heenan and the current

DRYWALL TAPE 500’ reg.

SALE

Rod Pedersen Rider Insider tailspin is explainable. Unfortunately, however, it’s not acceptable for a team whose sights were set on finishing in first place in the West and playing in the Grey Cup in November.

The first goal seems remote now but the second is certainly achievable. The road is just a bit longer now. What the Riders need right now is time, but they’re not going to get it because the schedule stops for nobody.

“It’s one of those things, we gotta get healthy on the O-line and get continuity there,” Rider coach Corey Chamblin said after the loss in Montreal. “We have musical chairs on the O-line but we have to come back and play better ball.”

If Chamblin knows the way out of this, he’s not saying. For each of the past four weeks he’s surmised that the club needs to play better. However, they haven’t.

“I don’t know,” said Rider Radio analyst Carm Carteri when asked on our post-game show what’s happened to this club. “We’re all

STORE CLOSING SALE

will be a climb for him, but we started with Kory and you just have to weather the storm (without him).”

In the meantime, the pressure ramps up to an almost intolerable level here in the Wheat Province. People are fleeing the bandwagon in droves and Chamblin has noticed.

“It’s amazing that you say that,” Chamblin smiled when asked about it on Saturday.

“I told Darian the other day that I always hear the negative part of the fans but when we’re out and about, I never see those fans, for the most part. It’s not us against the fans. Our fans are our fans and our critics are our critics.

We just have to make sure that just because they have the same colour of clothes on, we don’t call them fans.”

For daily Rider news follow Rod on Twitter at @sportscage.

SYNKO DRYWALL FILLER

Special WiNTeR reg. WiNDOW/DOOR $50 / pROmOTiON

$8. / roll 00

$5.00 / roll

trying to figure that out. Was it the Dewdney Incident? They won after that went down.

That was kept pretty quiet for three weeks so I can’t say that. No, the bad penalties and the turnovers are hurting this team. And they’re not scoring when they need to score.”

The penalties and turnovers should be correctable. Historically they have been, although they’ve haunted this team for the past month and counting. As for the scoring, the return of Sheets would help remedy that but at this point we don’t know when he’ll be back on the field.

“You have a guy like that who’s playing at a high level,” Chamblin said on the weekend when discussing the club’s woes without the league’s top rusher. “It doesn’t matter who you sub in there, no one’s going to be able to get to the level he was playing at. Even himself when he comes back, it

box

303 Kensington Ave., Estevan • 306-634-6141 Serving the Estevan Community for over 60 years

SALE

$30/ boxStay warm & save this winter. See us today!

Estevan Bruins

FREE Estimates • Order Now Store Name, Address, Phone #

allweatherwindows.com a l l w e a t hAlleCanadian r w i n dmade o wfors .allcCanadian o m weather

All Weather Windows is a CSA Certified Manufacturer

Annual General Meeting Tuesday, October 15 7:00 p.m.

Taylorton Room, Days Inn

Windows & Entry Door Systems

REDRIVER LUMBER LTD. 481 Devonian St.

Ph: 306-634-2114 or 306-634-2143

Weekdays 7:30 am - 5:30 pm, Saturday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

rrlsalesdesk@sasktel.net

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Supporting The FIGHT!

Saluting All Breast Cancer Survivors

Proud To Support Breast Cancer Awareness 1239 5th Street Estevan

Pharmacy 306-637-3802

409 Kensington Avenue

(306) 637-2180

62 Devonian Street, Estevan, SK.

306-6 34-3221 If you haven’t shopped Power Dodge you may have paid too much!

Checkout 306-637-3801

440www.pharmasave.com King St, Estevan (306) 637-2550 PHARMACY OPEN LATE EVERYDAY • LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED Toll Free 1-888-637-3882

B6 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Second quarter woes lead to Steelers loss The Estevan Lions Club Steelers were within striking distance until early in the second quarter, when it all fell apart.

Their opponents, the Yorkton Raiders, used the last few minutes before halftime to maximum advantage en route to a 54-11 victory over the Steelers on Saturday in Yorkton.

The Steelers fell to 0-6-1 in the Regina Minor Football bantam division, while the Raiders improved to 3-4.

Yorkton led 40-3 at the half.

“At one point it was 16-3, five minutes into the second quarter, then they scored 24 points in seven minutes,” said Steelers head coach Phil Zajac.

“You look at the second quarter, we were right there.”

The Steelers managed a safety and a rouge in the first half, with Jacob Shurygalo blocking a punt that led to the safety.

Estevan’s lone touchdown came from Jake MacLeod in the second half. He broke out for a 50-yard gain on the ground to set it up, then plunged into the end zone, hurdling over a Raiders defender in the process.

Zajac said another standout, as usual, was linebacker Marshall Delorme, who also spent time at running back for the second straight game.

Zajac added that the game was a bit of a mismatch in the physical department.

“They’re a big team. Football is a game of size and we were out-sized.”

The Steelers will wrap up their regular season slate on Sunday, visiting the Balgonie Griffins.

Steelers running back Levi Pick lowers his shoulder into a defender during a recent game. (File photo) “This week we have a little different of a matchup, not as much of a powerhouse team,” said Zajac, who noted the Steelers will add a couple of offensive plays in practice this week but none on defence.

Crazy Boys play at nationals in Yarmouth The Estevan Crazy Boys took their ball hockey exploits to the national stage last week.

The team of six played at the Redwood Cup national street hockey tournament in Yarmouth, N.S., which is part of Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On 4-on-4 program.

The tournament ran from Thursday through Saturday.

The Crazy Boys played six round-robin games and one playoff game, with their slate beginning on Thursday with four games.

In their opener, Estevan fell 12-1 to the Loon River Stars, with Kolby Fleury scoring their lone goal.

The Crazy Boys lost 10-2 to the Stratford Seals in their second game, getting goals from Brody Stark and Michael Fleury.

Their luck didn’t turn in the third game, as they were routed again, 11-1 by the Kelowna Roadrunners. Stark netted their only goal. Estevan only trailed by one goal at the half, but Kolby Fleury was injured by a high stick and missed most of the second half.

In their final game of the day, the Crazy Boys lost 11-1 to the Montreal Gunners, with

Kolby Fleury scoring their goal. He was later ejected following an argument with a referee.

The Crazy Boys played twice on Friday, earning their only win with an 11-8 victory over the Hamilton Kings. Kolby Fleury (4), Michael Fleury (3), Stark (3) and Christian Recolaso supplied the scoring.

Estevan later lost 13-3 to the Steel City Sauce. Kolby Fleury, Mike Fisher and Stark tallied for the Crazy Boys.

Next, they faced the Toronto Dumpsters in the playoffs, losing 13-6. The Fleury brothers accounted for all the scoring, with Kolby scoring five times and Michael adding the other. Goaltender Jeremy Godfrey made some big saves to keep Estevan in the game.

MACK AUCTION ANTIQUE TRACTOR AND VEHICLE

DON & SHIRLEY BRYANT (306) 577-7362

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013 12:00 NOON

DIRECTIONS: FROM CARLYLE, SK, 12 MILES SOUTH ON HWY #9 AND 3.5 MILES EAST. WATCH FOR SIGNS

ALL TRACTORS AND VEHICLES ARE FOR RESTORATION

The Estevan Crazy Boys played in a national Play On street hockey tournament in Yarmouth, N.S., last week. Back row, from left: Michael Fleury, Mike Fisher, Brody Stark, Jeremy Godfrey. Front row: Christian Recolaso, Kolby Fleury. (Submitted photo)

FORD MERCURY ADVERTISING DEALER SIGN TRACTORS 1. MASSEY HARRIS 44G SN.7214 2. MASSEY HARRIS 102 JUNIOR SN.32809 3. CASE VA SN.VAC4930789 4. CASE LA SN.5328773LA 5. CASE LA SN.5620596LA 6. McCORMICK DEERING W-6 DIESEL SN.1575 7. IHC GAS SN.42245W1 8. IHC W4 SN.BH15312 9. IHC McCORMICK STANDARD W-4 SN.26940W1 10. IH FARMALL CUB SN.FCUB75131 11. MASSEY HARRIS 44 SN.44G15312 12. ALLIS CHALMERS B SN.B27926 13. CASE 930 SN.8220291 14.CASE 930 SN.8222760 15. JOHN DEERE 70 SN.7015474 16. JOHN DEERE B SN.B197232 17. JOHN DEERE G SN.G41522 18. JOHN DEERE H SN.H20734 19. JOHN DEERE AR SN.277978 20. JOHN DEERE AR SN.274563 21. JOHN DEERE A SN.573674 22. JOHN DEERE R SN.14693 23. JOHN DEERE AR SN.279335 24. JOHN DEERE G SN.G11866 25. JOHN DEERE G SN.G55005 26. JOHN DEERE D SN.D15746 27. JOHN DEERE AR SN.261138 28. JOHN DEERE D SN.181434 29. JOHN DEERE AR 271437 30. COCKSHUTT SUPER 570 SN.D339H 31. COCKSHUTT SUPER 570 SN.D339X62 32. JOHN DEERE AR SN.232201 33. JOHN DEERE AR SN.282623 34. CASE C SN.C340300 35. MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE U

SN.0192879 36. MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE U SPECIAL SN.04804069 37. MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE UB SN.04804196 38. CASE SC SN.530288SC 39. MASSEY HARRIS 44 SPECIAL SN.57899 40. MASSEY HARRIS 444 WESTERN SPECIAL SN.75075 41. MASSEY HARRIS 44-GS SN.12629 42. IH FARMALL M SN.HBK8086 43. WALLIS SN.59561 44. WALLIS 45. LONG F162 GAS SN.4905290 46. MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE Z 47. MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE U 48. MASSEY HARRIS 102 JUNIOR 49. OLIVER 88 50. IH FARMALL M 51. IH FARMALL H 52. COCKSHUTT 80 53. MASSEY HARRIS 102 SENIOR 54. CASE D 55. FORDSON MAJOR DIESEL 56. CASE V 57. JOHN DEERE A 58. MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE U 59. JOHN DEERE AR 60. FARMALL SUPER M 61. JOHN DEERE B 62. JOHN DEERE G 63. JOHN DEERE G 64. CASE S 65. JOHN DEERE G 66. CASE D 67. IH 4366 4WD VEHICLES 68. 1958 CHEV DELRAY 4DR CAR 69. SKI BEE SNOW MACHINE 70. 1964 IH LOADSTAR 2 TON 71. FORD 2 TON WITH BOX & HOIST

72. 1951 DODGE 300 73. 1952 GMC 9300 ½ TON 74. 1966 GMC 950 2 TON 75. 1975 CHEV 10 CUSTOM DELUXE 76. 1972 GMC 1500 CUSTOM 77. 1950 GMC 9700 78. 1950 GMC 9700 79. 1952 CHEV 1430 80. 1960’s FORD VAN 81. 1964 INTERNATIONAL 1200 82. 1958 MERCURY 100 4WD TRUCK 83. 1972 INTERNATIONAL 1110 TRUCK 84. AUSTIN 2 TON TRUCK 85. 1936 CHEV 2 DOOR CAR BODY 86. 1952 GMC TRUCK 87. 1952 CHEV 1430 TRUCK 88. 1964 CHEV 30 TRUCK 89. 1952 GMC 450 90. 1947 MERCURY 3 TON TRUCK 91. 1953 FORD TRUCK 92. FORD 600 CAB OVER TRUCK 93. INTERNATIONAL CAB OVER TANDEM AXLE SEMI-TRUCK 94. 1957 CHEV 1 TON TRUCK 95. 1947 DODGE 2 TON TRUCK 96. 1947 FORD 1 TON TRUCK 97. 1947 INTERNATIONAL KB-7 TRUCK 98. 1947 INTERNATIONAL KB-7 TRUCK 99. 1956 CHEV BEL AIR 4 DOOR 100. WD 45 ALLIS CHALMERS 101 VA CASE TRACTOR COMBINES 2 – JOHN DEERE 12A PTO COMBINES INTERNATIONAL COMBINE MINNIAPOLIS MOLINE COMBINE CASE A-6 COMBINE MASSEY HARRIS COMBINE COCKSHUTT 431 COMBINE COCKSHUTT 522 COMBINE MASSEY FERGUSON MODEL 72

THE ESTATE OF VIC EAGLES (306) 634-4696 TRACTORS FOR RESTORATION JOHN DEERE DEALERSHIP SIGN JOHN DEERE 210 INDUSTRIAL FOR PARTS JOHN DEERE 1010 JOHN DEERE D IH 300

MCCORMICK S FORDSON MAJOR 1H B414 JOHN DEERE D STEEL SPOKED WHEEL INCOMPLETE JOHN DEERE 820

JOHN DEERE 620 MASSEY FERGUSON 44 JOHN DEERE A 2-JOHN DEERE AR MASSEY HARRIS MODEL GC IH PT ROAD GRADER MODEL U2A

Box 831, Estevan, SK S4A 2A7

Entering the Zone

Ph: (306) 634-9512, (306) 421-2928, (306) 487-7815

Estevan Bruins centre Hudson Morrison carries the puck over the blue line as Melfort Mustangs rearguard Jay Aasen looks on during the Mustangs’ 3-2 shootout victory last Tuesday.

Licensed, Bonded & Insured P.L. 311962

www.mackauctioncompany.com

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Hope, Love, Courage, Strength

Finding a cure

WE SUPPORT THE FIGHT TO FIND A CURE!

Progressive Realty Each office independently owned and operated

Rhonda Blanchette 306-634-2628

902 - 4th Street, Estevan

Progressive Realty

Each office independently owned and operated

306-634-2628 www.estevanlistings.com

Boundary Dam Mine Bienfait Mine www.sherritt.com

October 2, 2013

WEDNESDAY

“We’ll be in Estevan with a good band, a stripped down version of our regular group.”

B7

• Carpet • Linoleum • Laminate • Hardwood • Ceramic Tiles • Paint • Window Coverings • Granite Professional Installations - Free Estimates 104 - Hwy. 47 South EStEvan, SK 634-5588 Bay #1 - Hwy. 13 CaRLYLE, SK Ph: 453-2519

– Luke McMaster

Luke McMaster will be on stage in the Orpheum Theatre Oct. 10 for a concert that will see a good portion of the proceeds going to the Salvation Army’s food bank.

McMaster is on a 15-city Prairie tour.

McMaster bringing his unique vocal talents to Energy City He had no input when it came to the scriptwriting for the video of his latest hit song Good Morning Beautiful, but when Luke McMaster viewed a clip depicting a scene of a guitar player in the back of a pickup truck, his memory raced back to when he was a 14-year-old student in Brandon, Man., thinking he was interested in music.

“I had a dream, and my friend was in the dream, and he was playing a guitar in the back of a pickup truck. Then I see this video clip for my song and it was just weird … good but strange,” he said with a laugh while talking with The Mercury on Sept 26.

“It all came roaring back to me.”

McMaster will be in Estevan playing a concert in the Orpheum Theatre, with some of the proceeds from the event being directed to the Estevan Salvation Army’s food bank.

The Estevan stop will be Oct. 10, midway through his group’s 15-city tour across the Canadian Prairies.

McMaster calls Toronto home now, but he still proudly claims his prairie roots and the occasional need to escape the claws of the big city in an effort to reclaim the spirit of the Canadian west.

“I get claustrophobic in Toronto and I love driving, so I get a bit of both worlds. We’ll be in Estevan with a good band, a stripped down version of our regular group. I have a great guitar/mandolin, keyboardist and a super drummer with me who does some serious drumming loops, and I’m really looking forward to singing in the Orpheum,” said McMaster. “I’ve been in that theatre before, and it’s a great place for a concert like this.”

McMaster co-wrote Good Morning Beautiful with Jim Brickman and it charted up to No. 3 on Billboard for three weeks and stayed in the Top 20 list for 22 weeks. He just recently released a new single, All Roads, that has been receiving serious air time on radio and other music release

venues. In 2012, McMaster teamed up with Jesse Labelle to co-write another Top 20 hit, Heartbreak Coverup.

McMaster is remembered by some music lovers as part of the musical duo McMaster and James. The two, who remain good friends, wrote, sang and toured their songs throughout North America from 1997 to 2002. The breakup had more to do with business and the desire to pursue solo careers than it was about disagreements.

“Hey, I play basketball with Ron every Thursday when we’re home,” he said with a laugh.

McMaster dropped out of the performing end of the business a few years ago to devote more time to songwriting and achieved success with multiple credits for producing music and lyrics for well known vocalists including Rihanna, Nick Lachey, Labelle, Eva Avila and Marc Jordan.

He also did a lot of musical placements and projects for film and television shows.

But the performing bug is back.

“I still want to get on stage and sing my songs,” said McMaster.

An extensive road tour can get tedious at times, but there is nothing tedious or old about it once the musical introduction begins and the main character hits the stage.

“No, I don’t get too tired, and no, it doesn’t get tiresome either. But I will tell you, just about a week ago we were finishing up eight straight hours in rehearsal, and I was so tired, I just wanted to get through the final set and then the band got going and I was right back into it, energy and all.

You take that, and add a crowd of people to it, especially if they’re wanting to get into the music, and it’s magic all over again.”

McMaster said being a musical performer isn’t unlike being a standup comedian at times.

“They have to tell the same jokes with a few changes,

night after night, but if they’re getting good feedback, they feed on that and put on great shows. Same with us.”

McMaster has even enjoyed some improvisational training that he can attach to his musical and acting careers, but when it comes right down to it, “I’m this Canadian guy who plays guitar and sings and loves doing it.”

McMaster said having the opportunity to play in a comfortable venue like the Orpheum only adds to the experience.

“I’ve spent time with Randy Bachman. He’s a great guy and he also talked about playing the Orpheum and loving it and now I’m there and I’m headlining an evening show.

Nothing is better than that.”

Asked if he would ever look at doing duo gigs again, maybe with a well-known female Canadian artist, McMaster immediately pulls up a name that has been recently soaring.

“Serena Ryder. I know her well, she’s a good friend and she’s really moving. Just had a shot on Letterman’s show.

She’s taking off and I’d love to make some music with her, and who wouldn’t want to sing with K.D. Lang? She can bring tears to your eyes with her voice. There is some wonderful female talent out there,” he said.

The recent release of All Roads, a tribute to McMaster’s blue-eyed soul and pop music stylings, meant that he has put his music out there for the summer festival circuit in 2014. He’s already booked into a couple of jazz festivals, and he said his band has the talent to pull it off.

“We can do new stuff too, morphing into jazz and a little more Motown will be good for us,” he said with another laugh.

“But first, I’m very happy to be booked on this tour and booked into Estevan. We’ll see ya there, and we’ll have a great evening.”

Don’t Miss What’s on Tap Saturday, October 5th

Prizes and So Much More!

Serving Estevan’s Best Pizza!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Remembering those we’ve lost.

Honoring survivors!

1139 5th Street Downtown Estevan 306-634-2823 Your friendly neighborhood auto repair shop.

Awareness

Helping you make smarter, healthier choices.

Estevan Shoppers Mall

306-634-9577 Providing Healthy Choices For The Whole Family

Downtown Estevan www.towercafe.ca

We support Breast Cancer Awareness.

PERCY H. DAVIS LTD.

440 King St, Estevan

North Portal (306) 927-2165 • Estevan (306) 634-5454 (306) 637-2550 www.percydavis.com

B8 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Hillcrest team raising funds for another We Day experience Last year’s We Day adventure was so positive a group of Hillcrest School students are hoping to reprise the experience again this year while having a number of first-time student candidates share it with them.

The We Day event that will be staged in Saskatoon again this year is slated for Nov. 6. That means Hillcrest’s 25-member team has a limited window of opportunity to do their serious fundraising that will enable them to attend the motivational and leadership program.

Cat Billesberger, the educator behind the project that encourages leadership within the school along with self awareness lessons that fit into the academic curriculum, said that 16 of the 25 tickets that are needed for all the students to be able to attend have been assured. But the accommodation and transportation costs haven’t been nailed down yet.

So to that end, the Hillcrest candidates from Grade 6 through 8 will be at the Estevan Shoppers Mall on Saturdays for the next three weeks (four weeks in total) selling their baked goods and crafts with the hopes of raising enough money to make it possible for them to make another excursion.

“There are more than a handful of students who went last year who want to go again this year,” said Billesberger, noting that last year she restricted the eligibility to her own classroom’s students. This year the offer has been extended to a wider group of the more senior students in the elementary school.

“To get tickets they each need a volunteer action plan that focuses on community, national or international service and volunteer efforts. So far we’ve been seeing students getting involved with the Humane Society, nursing home, United Way, Bikers Against Diabetes … a lot of community organizations and some with national and international connections,” she added.

“We are seeing some of the action plans rolling out already. As long as we see things moving forward, that’s good,

Senior students at Hillcrest School are raising funds to help more than 20 students attend the We Day event in Saskatoon this fall. Brooklyn Greers and Morgan Barnard were two of the students selling baked goods at the Estevan Shoppers Mall on Saturday. but everyone has to be involved, or they don’t get there.

It’s things they have to do themselves,” Billesberger said.

We Day sees thousands of youngsters, many of them teenagers, gathered in one venue to hear motivational messages while picking up action plans that will help

them participate and lead volunteer and business efforts in the future.

The event often attracts a surprise celebrity presenter or two that enhances the experience for the young delegates.

Creighton lodge September notes Judy Pratt Correspondent As I am writing this column, we have had no sign of Mr. Frost. We’ve been given a few more weeks to enjoy the colors and fragrances of all of our flowers outside in the ground and in our pots. Many thanks to Pat Glasser for helping us dig up and transport some more donated perennials. Without your help we could never have done

ts

reas B r u Yo Know

it. We are hoping to plant a lot of tulip bulbs this week – anyone wanting to work outside again are more than welcome to lend us a hand! We’ll feed you really well when you’re here!

Some of you may have noticed we pruned some trees and removed 9 trees from our property last week.

They were falling down around us and becoming very unsafe. What a huge undertaking!

We had some wonderful entertainment this month with Freddy and the Freebies, the Happy Wanderers, Bob Olson, Ella Messer and Ron Mayer coming to play and sing for us. It gives some of us a chance to get up with our walkers and do a little two-step. We also want to thank our residents, Norma Barber and Kaye Johnson who also entertain us off and on during the month with some accordion playing and piano playing.

Our Creighton Lodge Songbirds have been practicing the tone chimes so we can entertain everyone at our Christmas concert.

We were so happy to welcome back the Church of Christ singers on the first and third Tuesdays. We love to have them come and visit with us.

We are sad to say that our Friday exercise volunteer, Kellie Harrison will no longer be able to do our routine with us. We appreciate all the years she has given to the Lodge in that capacity and we will miss her cheery smile and positive attitude.

Our Monday and Thursday exercise volunteers, Audrey Dupuis and Monica MacKenzie are still making us pump iron! We sure feel good after our workout and then often we get our nails painted by Monica to finish the afternoon. Thank you again to you ladies for your dedication.

Wednesday’s are a busy day with Choir practice in

the mornings. The members of our choir are Norma Barber, Gwen Walton, Marie Lukye, Olive Murphy, Theresa Zimmerman, Gladys Lindgren, Marie Bill, Sarah Harder, Kaye Johnson, Ida Brownbridge and Frank DeBoth.

Also on Wednesday’s we play bingo with the help of our Volunteer bingo caller, Joan Wock and we also get a visit from our dog therapy puppies with their trainer Christina Wock. It’s a nice time for all of us. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers.

We were very pleased with the results of our raffle.

Dianna Eagles from the Creighton Lodge Trust Committee put together a wonderful basket of donated items and we raised $1045.00 for the building fund. The winner of the basket was Norm Mack (Freda Littlejohn’s son-in-law). We also drew for a handmade hooked rug made by our very own Lenora Wanner. The winner was Dave Hoffort. We also drew for a framed puzzle picture donated by Mary Grube and the winner was Noreen Stein (Ray Holmes’ daughter). Thank you to all the people who donated the prizes and for all of you who bought tickets.

FOR SALE

Congratulations

Westeel - Rosco Bins Nobody, but nobody beats The Brick!

306-634-7211

Estevan Shoppers Mall, 400 King St., Estevan

2 - 2,750 bu.

2 - 1,250 bu.

1 - 1,350 bu.

2 - 2,350 bins with hoppers.

For Details: 1-306-443-2302

We are also so grateful to the Ministerial Association for organizing our church services for us. We appreciate being able to worship every Sunday when we can’t get out to church.

We were saddened by the news of the passing of one of our past residents, Earl Aspinall. We all enjoyed Earl when he lived here at Creighton Lodge. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

We had our new fire system installed recently and are looking forward to the work on the overhangs being done before the snow falls.

Hopefully next time I’m writing this column we are still talking about the flowers and leaves on the ground!

Dream Vacation Lottery Winners!

September Draws

Pool C Trip: Dennis Selk

Dennis has won his choice of a trip to Palm Springs, Seattle, Cayo Santa Maria-Cuba or Halifax

Secondary Prize:

Chris & Mallory Olhesko

have won a one night stay at the Regina Inn and tickets to the Applause Dinner Theatre.

Lottery License # LR12-0062

Tickets are still available!

Contact Janelle at 306-421-9258

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Supporting The Fight Against Breast Cancer

Join us in the quest for a cure! ood-country.c y com y.c om VISIT US ON OUR WEBSITE: www.wood-country.com V

WOOD COUNTRY 306.421.5725 • 306.634.9898

ES ESTEVAN E STE TEVAN MCLEAN TISDALE Ph: (306) 634-5111 • Fax: (306) 634-8441 407 Kensington Avenue, Estevan

Hours: Mon. - Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wellhead Systems #17 Hwy. 39 East, Estevan Phone: 306-634-7600

October 2, 2013

Wednesday

634-9898 1228 4th St

In MeMorIaM

In MeMorIaM

LegaL/PubLic Notices

ApArtments/Condos for rent

IN LOVING MEMORY

KAZUIK - STEVE: Loving memory of a dear Brother & Uncle who passed away October 01, 1999.

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal Love leaves a memory “no one” can steal So with love and memories in our hearts You’ll walk with us forever.”

L ov i n g ly re m e m b e re d - s i s te r Anne, Allan, Kim and Mike

COMMUNITY NEWS THAT MATTERS

Brand new 2 bedroom 1 bath fully furnished units in Lampman Lodge. Ready for occupancy. Non Smoking,no pets. Call for details 306-222-5213

SHIRLEY MAYER October 2nd, 2010 In Loving Memory of our dear Mother, Wife, Grandma, Sister and dear Friend.

Mom you mean the world to us It’s been three years now since you died Not a day goes by that we don’t think of you It’s so hard living without you here You were always by our side Through thick and thin you helped us Now your gone and life is so hard without you Some days it’s hard to breathe Some days it’s hard to see And it’s hard to think about anything but you Even though your love will shine in us always It’s still hard not to look for your hand to hold Even though you’re not here with us We still have you in our hearts and in our memories Until we meet again and that I know we will You died with the hope of living again and so my dear Mom Until then sleep on in Jehovah’s memory For there it is safe, no pain, no tears, no remembrance of time passing by You will remain until Jehovah brings you back to us again With no pain, no suffering, the promise of the New World Where tears, pain, and death will be no more No more cancer, no more disease of any kind For Jehovah God has promised and God cannot lie So sleep on our precious Mom, it’s only hard for us But soon the time will arrive and our tears of pain and loss Will become tears of joy for the real life will be here!

-Wrote with Love from Daughter Cheryl

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SHOW & SALE. October 28 to November 3 (inclusive) at Market Mall, Preston & Louise, Saskatoon, during mall hours.

Grow Marijuana Commercially.

Canadian Commercial Production Licensing Convention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriot Hotel. www.greenlineacademy.com. Tickets 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.

Oungre Memorial Regional Park Annual Fall Trade Fair Sunday , October 20- 1:00-4:00pm Bake sale starts at 2:00pm Raffles and Ticket Sales Table Rental is $20- Call Elaine Larson 306-456-2612 Kitchen is open and dinner is served at noon The Family of Eric Pullam invite you to a come and go tea in celebration of his 80th birthday. Saturday October 12, from 2 pm to 4 pm at St.Pauls United Church Auditorium. Gifts gratefully declined.

Brought to you by the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association and this newspaper.

HARVEST HEIGHTS 542 Bannatyne Avenue 1 & 2 Bedroom Units. Utilities included. A/C, fridge, stove and laundromat. Parking with plug-ins.

Security entrance. No pets. For More Info Go to: www.apartmentsestevan.ca For Apar tment Availability and Pricing e-mail us: harvestheightsteam@gmail.com

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Psychics

Houses for sale House for Sale At Bounday Dam Newly renovated. Two bedrooms.

Appliances included. Detached single garage. Phone 306-4212337

ApArtments / Condos-For sAle CONDO FOR SALE:408 Her itage Manor, unit 102. Over 50 condo, built in 1988. 1240 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus den. $250,000 or highest offer. Phone 306-4618778 or 306-634-4215

TRUE PSYCHICS For Answers CALL NOW 24/7 Toll FREE! 1-877-342-3032 Mobile: #4486 www.truepsychics.ca

For Sale - MiSc

For Sale - MiSc

For Rent:Three bedroom mobile home. Please phone after 10am.

306-421-6015

F o r R e n t I n F a r m h o u s e : Tw o bedrooms in basement, own bathroom, common kitchen, clean and quiet.14 miles nor th of Midale.

Phone 306-861-1389

Mobile/ Manufactured

CANADIAN MANUFACTURED backed by 10 year warranty -multi family, single section, motel style homes -Qualify for C.M.H.C.Financing FOR MORE INFO CALL 1.800.249.3969

At the Estevan Mercury Pay Full Price for a CLASSIFIED in

Estevan

Mercury www.estevanmercury.ca

Repeat the Same Ad in the

EXPRESS SOUTHEAST TRADER

For

1/2 Price!

Our Classied Sale Never Ends!

Estevan Mercury & Southeast Trader Express CLASSIFIED INDEX

Engagements Wedding Annivers.

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

SERVICES

www.medallion-homes.ca Hwy 2 South Prince Albert

Accounting/

Macoun Home For Sale:Recently built modular homes with fenced land starting at only $190,000. ( 15 minutes west of Estevan).

1265 sq. ft. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath home located on a 50’ x 150’ lot.

1000 sq. ft. pressure treated sundeck. Phone 306-421-3749

Lots & AcreAges for sALe For Sale 22 Acres with buildings.

35 miles N.E of Estevan on 361 highway.Balance of 1/4 available Asking 395,000. Phone 306-9496668 Prime 10 Acre Parcels of Land 1/2 mile west of Estevan. Phone 306-634-7920 or 306-421-1753

RecReational PRoPeRty Large Level Lakefront Lot in sold out subdivision on Lake Dauphin, Manitoba. Semi-treed, flood proof, no building time limit. Trailers allowed. Close to boat launch. Great fishing. Owner moved to B.C. $43,000. Includes boat, motor and travel trailer. May sell separately.

Phone 204-761-6165

13095RR00

NOTICE

Mobile/Pads

ONLY A FEW UNITS LEFT! 55 P L U S A D U LT C O M M U N I T Y Ground Level Ranchers. www.diamondplace.ca 306 241 0123 Warman, SK

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

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

In Memory of Steve Kazuik 1941- October 1st 2009 They who think that you are gone, Because no more your face they see, Are wrong, for in our hearts you live And always will in memory.

-Berva, Garnet, and Sheldon

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

Air conditioning, 5 Appliances.

Fireplace in suites; Security doors.

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

Rooms

Out Of tOwn

In Memory of Paul and Phyllis Michaud It was 18 years ago that we had to say goodbye to our beautiful mother and grandmother, Phyllis Michaud. A loss we still feel today. Last year we had to say goodbye again, this time to our dad, Paul Michaud.

Paul was a great father, grandfather, and someone we all counted on. Phyllis left us on October 8, 1995, and Paul joined her October 8, 2012...17 years later to the day.

An act of fate?

We find comfort in believing so.

The love they shared never faltered, and we all know how much he wanted to see her again. Our hearts are filled with sadness, and the grief is still heavy, but within all the turmoil, comfort and peace find their place knowing these two soul mates have been reunited. We hope you can hear us say, enjoy eternity together; we love you, and we miss you. Forever in our hearts, Love Denis, Brenda, John, Ryan, Valerie, Brian, Jalissa, Andrew, Jacie, Madilyn and Kade

Local, timely, relevant!

For Rent: We e k ly Ra te s $ 4 0 0 /week. In Estevan Adult building.

O n ly N o n S m o k i n g. N o Pe t s.

Weekly maid service. Full Kitchen, free laundry. Free WiFi, Satellite TV. Parking with hookup. Phone 306-461-9981

Coming EvEnts A Come and Go Tea will be held for Mary Martin Drader’s 80th Birthday Saturday, October 12/13 2p.m. to 4p.m. #42 Royal Heights Home Park, Estevan

Winnona Johner

www.estevanrealestate.com

B9

Woolsey- In loving memory of my dear Husband, Duane, who passed away September 29, 1983.

Gone Dear Husband, gone forever.

How I miss your smiling face; But you left me to remember, None on earth can take your place.

-Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by wife Marian.

Diane Jocelyn

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

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

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

Business Opportunities Hotels/Motels Business Services Financial Services Industrial/Commercial Storage Space for Lease Office/Retail for Rent Warehouses Farms for Sale Farms/Acreages for Rent Land/Pastures for Rent Mineral Rights Farm Implements Livestock Horses & Tack

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

Heavy Equipment Career Opportunities Professional Help Office/Clerical Skilled Help Trades Help Sales/Agents General Employment Work Wanted Domestic Help Wanted Career Training Tutors Memorial Donations Obituaries

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 4:00 P.M.

PAYMENT FOR CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE Prepaid Classied Advertising Rates – $7.95 per Week for up to 20 Words Over 20 Words Please Add 20¢ per word REMEMBER TO ADD 5% GST!

Estevan

Mercury www.estevanmercury.ca

Box 730, Estevan, SK S4A 2A6

or e-mail: classieds@estevanmercury.ca Business Ofce Located at 68 Souris Avenue North in Estevan (Across from the Water Tower) Phone 634-2654 for further information Ofce Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday

Note: No Refunds are issued for Cancelled Classied Ads – If you cancel your ad before expiry, Credit will be given which may be applied to future advertising ***** CHECK YOUR ADS We will only accept responsibility for Errors the First Time an Ad appears.

PLEASE NOTE

Rewording or changing an ad after it has appeared in the paper requires Payment for a NEW AD No Credits are issued for ads that are Changed Cancellations Must be received by 4:00 p.m. Friday for the Mercury and 3:00 p.m. Wednesday for the Trader

Name ____________________________________________ Address __________________________________________

MAIL YOUR ADS TO: The Estevan Mercury Box 730, Estevan, SK S4A 2A6 or e-mail: classieds@estevanmercury.ca with payment or card number included Please Select Your Category from the Classied Index Remember: Each Abbreviation Counts as One Word (You don’t save money by abbreviating …

You just make your ad more difcult to read PLEASE PRINT

_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

Telephone No. _____________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Number of Weeks ___________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Amount Enclosed ___________________________________ VISA/MC No. _______________________________________ Card Expiry Date ____________________________________

_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

B10 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury Steel BuildingS / granarieS

Real estate seRvices CANCEL YOUR TIMESHARE. No RISK program. STOP Mortgage & Maintenance Payments Today. 100% Money Back Guarantee.

FREE Consultation.

Call us NOW. We can Help!

1-888-356-5248

Senchuk’s Super Deals!

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS UP TO 60% OFF! 30x40, 40x60, 50x80, 60x100, 80x100. Sell for balance owed! Call: 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

2013 FORD TAURUS SEL 16,000 km............................................$25,995 2010 FORD FOCUS SE 80,000 kms ..............................................$14,995 2007 DODGE CHARGER 94,000 kms............................................$12,995 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT 135,000 kms ................................................$8,995

Space for lease in multi-unit building at 1314 3rd street.1040 sq. ft.

Available immediately. Phone 306421-1440

For Sale - MiSc HOT TICKETS

Office/Retail

for fans in Rural Saskatchewan Only

Office/ Retail Space for Lease: Great new office in downtown Estevan at the Pinetree Plaza.

Best retail value per sq. ft. 4002000 sq. ft. Available now. Phone 306-421-3749

WINNIPEG JETS

1 night U-Drive Packages are available for ALL HOME GAMES Packages include: Hotel, Tickets & Dinner

LAND/PASTURE FOR RENT

See the SOLD OUT GREY CUP Game

Tour packages includes 4 Nights Hotel Accommodations and Grey Cup Tickets Nov. 21st - 25th in Regina

FOUR QUARTERS OF FARMLAND FOR CASH RENT IN RM OF BROWNING: NW-09-0504W2; SW-09-05-04 W2; NW-1905-04-W2; SW-19-05-04 W2 .

Submit cash rent offers to Cheryl.wanner@doallind.com prior to October 7, 2013. If you require more information please give Cheryl a call at 306-471-7987

Go online to www.dashtours.com or call Dash Tours at 1-800-265-0000 One Call & You’re There

Farm Implements

Feed & Seed HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

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

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

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

AT LAST! An iron filter that works.

IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions: www.bigirondrilling.com.

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. Butcher Supplies, Leather + Craft Supplies and Animal Control Products. Get your Halfords 136 page FREE CATALOG. 1-800-353-7864 or email: order@halfordhide.com.

Visit our Web Store: www.halfordsmailorder.com HOT TUB SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality.

All Shapes & Colors Available.

Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Re a c h ove r 5 5 0 , 0 0 0 re a d e rs weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306-649.1400 for details.

Auctions

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @

Adver tisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertisement, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater information on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’ s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.swna.com.

SHARES FOR SALE: Weybur n Inland Terminal. Market value, no brokerage. Dan, (306) 527-0397, ainc@sasktel.net.

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

www.westerncommodities.ca

Domestic cars

S T E E L B U I L D I N G S / M E TA L BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance o w e d ! C a l l 1- 8 0 0 - 4 5 7- 2 2 0 6 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Space For LeaSe

For Sale:1997 John Deere CTS Combine with pick up and 30’ straight cut header. 1976 Dodge 3 ton for grain truck.30’ John Deere 590 swather with pick up reels.10” x 70’ Brandt auger with full bin alarm like new. 1982 -2390 CASE Tractor. 1600 bushel older hopper bin. Various flat bottom bins. 870 CASE tractor with FEL,cab,power shift,bucket,bale forks,and new pallet forks. Phone 306-421-3374

Domestic cars

REAL ESTATE AUCTION. Three new 1104 sq. ft. houses; three other properties. Melville, Saskatchewan. Sunday, October 27, noon.

Visit ukrainetzauction.com for details.

Domestic cars

Domestic cars

Utility trailers

Utility trailers

Used Cars

Used Trucks, SUVs & Vans

2012 EXPEDITION 4x4 LIMITED 20,000 kms ................................$47,995 2012 E450 CUBE VAN 29,000 kms ................................................$34,995 2012 DODGE JOURNEY R/T AWD 27,000 kms.............................$29,995 2011 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4x4 6.7L diesel, 156,000 kms. .......SOLD 2011 F450 LARIAT CREW CAB 4x4 DUALLY 6.7L diesel, 64,000 kms...................................................................................... ....SOLD 2011 F250 LARIAT CREW CAB 4x4 6.7L diesel, 95,000 kms ......$41,995 2011 DODGE JOURNEY RT AWD 24,000 kms..............................$25,995 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 4x4 57,000 kms ..........................SOLD 2011 F150 LARIAT SUPERCAB 4x4 76,000 kms ............................SOLD 2010 CHEVROLET CREW CAB LT 4x4 80,000 kms.....................$21,995 2008 F150 XTR SUPERCREW 4x4 106,000 kms ..........................$18,995 2008 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4x4 6,4L diesel ...........................$22,995 2008 LINCOLN MKZ 93,000 kms ...................................................$15,995 2008 DODGE 1500 SLT QUAD CAB 4x4 leather, moonroof, 56,000 kms .........................................................................................SOLD 2008 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4x4 6.4L diesel ...........................$20,995 2007 F150 LARIAT SUPERCREW 4x4 114,000 kms ....................$19,500 2006 F150 XTR SUPERCREW 4x4 136,000 kms .............................SOLD 2004 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 4X4 148,000 kms ...........................SOLD

Senchuk Ford Sales Ltd.

Your home of after sales service 118 Souris Avenue North – Estevan, Sask.

306-634-3696

441 - 4th Street - Estevan 306-634-7977 highenergy@sasktel.net www.highenergytrailers.ca

2008 GMC YUKON 4 WD, LOADED, LEATHER SEATS 142,000 KMS

$19,000

New Trailers Arriving Daily

TRAILERS

2014 Haulmark 85 X 20 v-nose 2-5200 axle, alum Wheels.........$10,500 2014 Haulmark 85 x 27 v-nose.........................................................call 2013 rainbow 6x10 3500 axle flip up ramp .....................................call 2013 rainbow 6x12 3500 axle flip up ramp .....................................call 2013 rainbow 6x14 3500 axle flip up ramp .....................................call 2013 Haulmark 26ft, 85x26, 5200 axle ............................................. sold 2013 Haulmark 20ft, 85x20 ............................................................... sold 2013 Haulmark 20ft, 85x20.............................................................$10,500 2013 Haulmark kodiak 7x14 ............................................................ sold 2013 Haulmark 7x16 ......................................................................... sold 2013 Haulmark transport v-nose 6x12, 2-3500 axle ..............reduced 2013 Big tex 6x10 dump ................................................................. sold 2013 Haulmark rampdoor 6x10 ...................................................... sold 2013 Haulmark passport 5x8 ........................................................... sold 2013 Big tex 7x14 utility................................................................. $2,599 2012 rainbow 18’ dovetail c&e 14k gvW ..................................... sold 2012 rainbow 20’ 2-5200 lb. axles .................................................. sold 2012 rainbow 18’ car Hauler 7000 gvW ....................................... $3,400 2012 newman 10ft. aluminum 13” Wheels, v-front ...................... $2,500 2012 newman 10ft. aluminum, tilt /10” Wheels ............................. sold

WE HAVE RENTALS

Flatdecks, enclosed trailers, cars, trucks & 15 passenger vans.

rentals for Business, leisure, Weddings or school sports teams.

Family Owned Dealership Since 1937 1021 - 4th STREET, ESTEVAN PHONE: 306-634-3629

USED CARS

2012 CHRYSLER 300 LTD Loaded, 19,600 kms ........................... $33,900 2010 CHEV COLBALT LT 57,000 kms .......................................... $12,395 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT 52,000 kms ...................................... $15,900 2003 CAViLiER 4 dr........................................................................ $3,995

USED TRUCKS/VANS

2012 RAM 1500 Longhorn Fully Loaded ....................................... $44,900 2012 RAM 1500 LARAMiE Fully Loaded ....................................... $39,995 2012 RAM 1500 LARAMiE Fully loaded......................................... $42,995 2012 RAM 1500 SLT Bighorn ....................................................... $34,995 2011 GRAND CHEROKEE LTD Loaded, 68,000 kms ................... $33,900 2011 RAM 1500 OUTDOORSMAN ................................................ $31,900 2011 FORD F-250 XLT CREW CAB DiESEL....................................SOLD 2010 RAM 2500 5.7 Hemi SLT ....................................................... $25,995 2010 SANTA FE GL 35,000 kms .................................................... $21,900 2009 DODGE JOURNEY RT Loaded, red ...................................... $24,900 2009 FORD CREW CAB 4X4 XLT .................................................... SOLD 2008 RAM 3500 SLT Black, loaded.................................................$29,900 2008 DODGE 2500 LARAMiE DiESEL .......................................... $28,995 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT ......................................... $15,995 2008 GRAND CARAVAN SXT ....................................................... $12,900 2007 TOWN AND COUNTRY ......................................................... $12,995 2007 HYOSUNG SCOOTER ............................................................ $1,600 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 4 dr, leather, loaded, 116,000 kms ........ $10,995

TRAILERS/MOTORHOMES/RVs

1980 TRAVEL AiR MOTORHOME, 24 Ft. ....................................... $6,500

*PLUS APPLiCABLE TAXES*

We are just a call aWay! Adult PersonAl MessAges LOCAL HOOKUPS BROWSE4FREE 1-888-628-6790 or #7878 Mobile **************** HOT LOCAL CHAT 1-877-290-0553 Mobile: #5015 **************** Find Your Favourite CALL NOW 1-866-732-0070 1-888-544-0199 18+

Domestic cars For Sale: 2004 Alero GLS,black-2 door, automatic, leather interior, sunroof, fully loaded, new windshield. Comes with four winter tires-excellent shape. 121,000 kms. Phone 306-487-2647 for more information.

Guaranteed approval drive away today! We lend money to everyone. Fast approvals, best interest rates. Over 500 vehicles sale pr iced for immediate deliver y OAC. 1-877-796-0514. www.yourapprovedonline.com.

LONG CREEK MOTORS

Trucks & Vans

Auto Sales & Service Since 1970

For Sale 2005, seven passenger Trailblazer.Asking $6000.00. 190,000km.

Single owner, mint condition.

P h o n e Ce l l 3 0 6 - 4 8 5 - 8 4 8 7 o r Home-306-483-2545

www.longcreekmotors.carpages.ca

CARS

11 Chev Impala LT 4dr factory warranty ..................................................$16,995 09 Dodge Caliber SXT 4dr factory warranty, 53,981 km .........................$12,995 09 Toyota Corolla Low kms factory warranty...........................................$12,995 08 Chev Cobalt LT 2dr warranty, 100,900 km, 5 spd, was $9,995 .........................................................................................Reduced to sell $7,900 08 Dodge Avenger R/T AWD 4dr warranty..............................................$15,995 07 Chev Malibu LT 4dr warranty, 126,800 km ...........................................$9,995 07 Pontiac G5 SE 4dr warranty .................................................................$8,995 06 Honda Accord EX 2 dr warranty ...........................................................$9,995 06 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 4dr warranty.....................................................$6.995 06 Pontiac Pursuit 2dr warranty, 5 spd, was $6,995.....Reduced to sell $5,995 05 Hyundai Accent GS Hatchback 2dr Low kms, warranty .....................$4,995 04 Chev Optra 5 LS H/B warranty..............................................................$5,495 01 Chrysler Sebring LX 4dr warranty........................................................$4,995 88 Ford Mustang LX Convertible 2dr warranty ........................................$3,995

TRUCKS, VANS & SUV’s

13 Jeep Compass North 4x4 Factory warranty, 37,442 km....................$23,995 13 Jeep Patriot Sport North 4x4 Factory warranty 23,120 km................$23,995 11 Ford Escape XLT AWD factory warranty ............................................$20,995 11 Ford F150 Super Crew/Cab XLT 4x4 EcoBoost factory warranty ....$30,995 10 Chev Silverado LT Crew/Cab 4x4 Z-71 factory warranty, Flexfuel $25,995 09 Dodge Dakota Ext/Cab SXT 4x4 factory warranty .............................$18,995 09 Dodge Journey R/T AWD 7 Pass 84,000 km, warranty .....................$22,995 09 Dodge D150 Ram Quad/cab SLT 4x4 warranty .................................$18,995 09 Honda CR-V EXL AWD 4dr warranty .................................................$20,995 04 Chev Silverado Z-71 Crew/cab 4x4 4dr warranty ..............................$14,995 02 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT QuadCab 4X4 warranty ...................................$8,995

Most of Our Vehicles are Covered by Lubrico Powertrain Warranty

Prices Reduced! ~ We Take Trades Reasonable Offers Considered

Used Cars 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Black, 28,814 kms..........................$36,900 2005 Dodge Viper Convertible Black, 37,520 kms ........................ $49,900

Used Trucks, Suvs & Vans 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Loaded Blue, 33,450 kms. ...................... $40,900 2012 Ram 1500 Sport Loaded Rambox Black, 42,089 kms .......... $39,900 2012 Dodge Journey R/T Silver, 63,503 kms ................................. $23,900 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD LTZ Gas White, 116,139 kms. $32,900 2012 Kia Sportage LX, Black, 44,610 kms......................................$19,900 2011 Ram 1500 Laramie, Brown, 67,089 kms ................................ $37,900 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, Black, 88,123 kms ............... $28,900 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Cheyenne Extended Cab Grey, 60,000 kms ....................................................................................... $22,900 2011 Ram 1500 Sport Crew Cab, Silver, 67,464 kms .................... $29,900 2011 Dodge Journey SE, Red, 45,743 kms ................................... $16,900 2010 Acura RDX Technology Silver, 60,695 kms .......................... $29,900 2010 Dodge Dakota SXT Crew Cab V8 Red, 106,496 kms ........... $18,900 2010 Buick Enclave CXL Ivory, 118,212 kms................................. $26,900 2010 Dodge Journey SE, Red 59,219 kms .................................... $16,900 2010 GMC Terrain SLT, Red, 91,792 kms ...................................... $21,900 2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT, White, 98,797 kms ........................... $19,900 2009 Lexus RX350 Loaded, Silver, 55,000 kms ............................. $27,900 2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT, Green, 89,029 kms .......................... $21,900 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT Dually, White, 201,000 kms .............. $25,900 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Silver, 87,287 kms.................. $29,900 2008 Ford F350SD Harley Davidson, Black, 152,670 kms ............ $32,900 2008 Ram 1500 Big Horn Quad Cab, Black, 114,235 kms ............ $17,900 2008 Ford F350SD FX4, Red, 169,571 kms.................................... $24,900 2008 Dodge Durango SLT, Grey, 115,162 kms ............................. $19,900 2007 Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab, 130,202 kms ............................... $15,900 2005 Nissan Titan, LE 5.6, Black 160,323 kms .............................. $13,900

PHONE COLLECT FOR KEN 634-7231

AFTER HOURS: Cell: 461-7805

421 - 4th Street – Estevan, Sask.

www.longcreekmotors.carpages.ca e-mail: saleslongcreekmotors@sasktel.net

HOME OF THE POWER TEAM!

409 Kensington Avenue ~ Estevan, Sask.

Phone: 306-634-3221 If you haven’t shopped POWER DODGE you may have paid too much!

Parts & accessories GREAT PRICES on new, used and remanufactured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check us out at www. thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding. Ph 204532-2187 Russell MB. Wrecking auto-trucks... Parts to fit over 500 trucks. Lots of dodge... gmc... ford... imports... We ship anywhere. Lots of dodge, diesel, 4x4 stuff... (Lloydminster) Reply 780-875-0270..... North-East Recyclers truck up to 3tons

Career OppOrtunities HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS for late model CAT equip: motor scrapers (cushion ride), dozers, excavators, rock trucks, graders (trim operators).

Camp job. Competitive wages plus R & B. Valid drivers license req’d.

Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc. Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; email: brydenconstruct@xplornet.ca Fax: 306-769-8844

Career OppOrtunities

RENAISSANCE TRANSPORT IN BRANDON, MB requires experienced Class 1 Drivers to haul liquid fertilizer and asphalt oil within MB, SK, AB, ND, and MT. **Excellent earning potential** **Consistent home time** **Excellent benefit package** Basic requirements are: -Class 1 license with air-Acceptable driver’s abstract-Passport or FAST cardCall Tyler @ 204.571.0187 or email resume to theuchert@ renaissancetrans.ca AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for experienced welders. Competitive wages, profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Call Cindy for an appointment or send resume to: cindy@autotanks.ca. 780-8462231 (Office); 780-846-2241 (Fax).

J O U R N E Y M A N AU TO M OT I V E Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $30/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Fulltime per manent with benefits.

Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403-8542845; Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

TOWN OF LANIGAN EMPLOYM E N T O P P O RT U N IT Y - T h e Town of Lanigan invites applications for the position of Director of Recreation & Community Development. The ideal candidate should possess the following: Cer tificate/Diploma from a recognized Recreation Program or equivalent; Work experience in a field of Economic Development & Tourism would be an asset; Capable of operating equipment and performing minor maintenance and repairs would be an asset. Current salary range is $32,000 to $40,000 annually plus a comprehensive benefits package. For a list of duties, cont a c t t h e Tow n o f L a n i ga n a t (306) 365-2809 or email town.lanigan@sasktel.net. Resumes complete with 3 references should be sent to: Town of Lanigan, Box 280 Lanigan SK S0K 2M0 or faxed to: (306) 365-2960. Application deadline is Thursday, October 10th, 2013.

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 B11

Career OppOrtunities

General employment

Travel Consultants Wanted! Flight Centre is hiring in Saskatoon, and is on the lookout for travel consultants to join their team.No travel experience is necessary. You will need to share their passion for travel and have a proven aptitude for sales. To apply, visit www.applyfirst.ca/jobF149621.

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. No Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.

Sign up online! iheschool.com 1866-399-3853

WINCH TRACTOR OPERATORS. Must have experience operating a winch. To apply fax, email or drop off resume at the office. Phone 780-842-6444. Fax 780-842-6581.

Email: rigmove@telus.net. Mail: H&E Oilfield Services Ltd., 2202 1 Ave., Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7.

For more employment information see our webpage: www.heoil.com.

General employment DRIVERS WANTED AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrakes” Guaranteed 40 hour work week + over time, paid travel, lodging, meal allowance, 4 week’s vacation/excellent bebefits package.

Must be able to have extended stays away from home for three months at a time. Exper ience Needed. Valis AZ,DZ,5,3, 0r 1 with airbrakes, commerciql driving experience. Apply online at www.sperr yrail.com under careers, FastTRACK Application HELP WANTED-LOCAL PEOPLE NEEDED!!!

Simple & Flexible Online Work.

100% Genuine Opportunity. F/T & P/T. Internet Needed. Very Easy...

No experience Required.

Income is Guaranteed! www.ezComputerWork.com HELP WANTED!!!

Make $1000 weekly mailing brochures from HOME! No experience required!

Start immediately! www.TheMailingHub.com

CROSSWORD

Looking for a Store Supervisor in Lampman, SK - Completion of secondary school & Having work experience in retail store such as general store and/or grocery store is required. Flexible work shifts (willing to work evening and/or weekend shift). Duties: Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule activities of staff members; Sell merchandise to customers, process payment and return of merchandise; Assign staff members to duties and prepare work schedules and shifts; Maintain/control inve n to r y a n d o rd e r m e rc h a n dise;Train staff in job duties, sanitation and safety procedures; and Resolve customers’ complaint, report daily operation of the business to management. Wage & B e n f i t s : $ 16 . 0 0 ~ $ 18 . 0 0 / h r, 4 0 hrs/per wk, 3 wks of paid vacation. Send your resume to gerryslampman@gmail.com (Half-hour drive from Estevan) G e r r y ’s S t o r e F a m i l y F o o d s a t 101 Main St, Lampman, SK, S0C 1N0 PART TIME OPPORTUNITY - Anderson Merchandisers-Canada Inc. requires a Merchandiser to service and maintain various product lines in Estevan retail outlets.

Reliable transportation, computer with Internet and printer, access to digital camera and able to lift up to 50 lb. is required. Approximately 3-5 hours per week. Salary is negotiable based on experience. Email resume to: hrcanada@amerch.com or fax to 905-763-6785.

CHARGED CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES

Businesses/Private Parties placing Classied Advertising (Want Ads) in either The Estevan Mercury or the Southeast Trader Express and requesting these ads to be BILLED TO AN ACCOUNT WILL BE CHARGED THE FOLLOWING RATE: $9.95 for the First 20 Words + 20¢ for Each Additional Word ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO 5% GST Please remember …

Each Abbreviation Counts as One Word (You don’t save money by abbreviating, you just make your ad more difcult to read) Web Sites (i.e. www.world.ca) count as three words Published weekly by the Prairie Newspaper Group L.P., a subsidiary of Glacier Media Inc. The Glacier group of companies collects personal information from our customers in the normal course of business transactions. We use that information to provide you with our products and services you request. On occasion we may contact you for purposes of research, surveys and other such matters. To provide you with better service we may share your personal information with our sister companies and also outside, selected third parties who perform work for us as suppliers, agents, service providers and information gatherers. Our subscription list may be provided to other organizations who have products and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to participate in such matters, please contact us at the following address: The Estevan Mercury, Box 730, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 2A6; or phone (306) 634-2654. For a complete statement of our privacy policy, please go to our Web site at: www. estevanmercury.ca The Estevan Mercury is owned and operated by Prairie Newspaper Group L.P., a subsidiary of Glacier Media Inc.

Focus on faith

By Tim Pippus When I was a kid, I was taught that the temple in Jerusalem was God’s special dwelling place (see 1 Kings 8). Over time, God’s people became unfaithful to him, so he allowed Jerusalem to be overrun and the temple was destroyed. The conclusion to that lesson was that there are now no “special holy places” anymore.

But what if that is not the way to see things?

Consider this: In Exodus chapter three, Moses is in a desert in the middle of nowhere. In the distance, he sees a bush that is on fire, but, strangely, it is not burning up. When he goes to investigate, God says to him, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground” (verse 5). Now, why was that ground holy? Was it because there was something unique and special about that plot of sand? Of course not! It was holy because God was there!

So, instead of thinking that “nothing is holy,” maybe I need to see things through the filter that says, “Since God is here, everything has the potential to be holy. Everything can be God infused!” That one change in thinking could change every little thing.

In fact, based on that sort of thinking, I could show you lots of “holy ground” in Estevan. I could take you to the leisure centre parking lot and show you the spot where, after hockey one night, a teammate and I had a big life conversation until one in the morning. I would take you to the hospital and show you rooms where I prayed with people, held newborn babies, or sat with someone as they died. I would show you the table in a local restaurant where my then-to-be wife and I sat to write our marriage vows. I could show you the place where several women spend time making quilts to give away to those who need them. In each case, and many more, something about God was happening there. You just have to look for it.

What I am advocating for here is not a change of circumstances, but rather simply a change of vision. We do not leave God at the church building on Sunday morning.

Instead, his presence goes with us and that fact allows us to be both a recipient and a conduit of God’s grace and blessing every minute of every day.

What if instead of “nothing” being holy, “everything” was?

“Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus” (Colossians 3:17)

CLUES ACROSS 1. 1st, 2nd & 3rd in baseball 6. Sew up a hawk’s eyes 10. N’Djamena is the capital 14. Be a connector 15. To accustom 17. Cornflower 19. Former CIA 20. Bark sharply 21. Actress Barkin 22. Cathode-ray tube 23. Shallowest Great Lake 24. Surface of a plane figure 26. Bird of prey 29. A large number 31. Chums 32. Express pleasure 34. Capital of Yemen 35. Sanctify 37. Hyperbolic cosecant 38. Central Standard Time 39. Seed of the legume family 40. Drove in golf 41. Without difficulty 43. Without (French)

45. Politicians (informal) 46. Not happy 47. Spiritual being 49. Male child 50. The cry made by sheep 53. Handheld image enlarger 57. Inventiveness 58. Column style 59. Impudence 60. 33 1/3 records 61. Berkeley’s sister ci CLUES DOWN 1. Lymph node plague swelling 2. Freshwater duck genus 3. Dog attacks 4. Eilat Airport 5. Visualize 6. A young pig 7. Wyatt __, OK Corral 8. Point one point S of due E 9. Those who give freely 10. Small slice of meat, espe cially veal 11. Dislike intensely 12. Egyptian sun God

13. Animal lair 16. Dutch flowers 18. A Greek harp 22. O. Twist’s author’s initials 23. Periods of time 24. __ Claus 25. Actress Lupino 27. Green regions of desert 28. Any competition 29. Salem, MA, teachers college 30. Container for display 31. Ink writing implement 33. Hogshead (abbr.)

35. As much as one can eat 36. Puts in a horizontal position 37. Cotangent (abbr.)

39. Vitamin H 42. Book hinges 43. Voiced musical sounds 44. In the year of Our Lord 46. Japanese entertainment firm 47. Comedian Carvey 48. Bird reproductive bodies 49. Rests on a chair 50. River border 51. Largest continent 52. Plural of ascus 53. Prefix for ill 54. Small bark 55. Geographic Information System 56. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcano

Answer Key

Trinity Towers weekly news Peggy Bolten Correspondent Fall is officially here — shorter days, flies, wasps, reptiles, dust — just not my favorite season; but on the positive side, it is a beautiful display as the trees that I can see out of our fifth story window change into gorgeous colors.

On Sept. 23 Bev Schmidt of Estevan, Karen Sklmeck from Saskatoon, Sharon Melle also from Estevan, and the daughter of Una Seymour, Dawn Corpe from Vegreville, all shared cake and strawberries with us and helped celebrate Una’s 39??? Birthday.

On Sept. 25 there were 39 people licking their fingers after ordering in KFC instead of having the monthly potluck.

Also, a belated birthday greeting to Hazel Romness, whom also turned 39??? on Sept. 29.

Remember our Soup & Sandwich Fundraiser is being held at noon on Oct. 2, with all proceeds being donated to the United Way. Olive Firth attended the 25th anniversary celebration of her brother in law, Johann and Hilda Ingjaldson at Moosomin on Sept. 28th.

The devil made me share this story. Sorry Judy …

Les was riding his Harley on the highway. He is pulled up to by a police officer, also on a motorcycle. The officer says, “Pull Over!” So he pulls over to the side of the road and says, “I am sorry officer, was I speeding?” The officer replies, “No mate, but your wife fell off a couple of miles back.” Les replied, “ Oh, that explains it… I thought I was going deaf.”

Let’s all stay young!!

How To Stay Young Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.

Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

Keep learning! Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s.

Enjoy the simple things.

Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are still alive.

Surround yourself with what you love, whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.

Your home is your refuge.

Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEBER…Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away…

Drivers reminded to slow down The provincial government is again asking drivers to slow down in construction zones.

The government announced that simplified black and white signage has been posted in dozens of work zones across Saskatchewan throughout this construction season, offering a plain reminder to drivers that they must slow down or face tripled fines.

“Whether or not you see workers and equipment, and no matter the time of day, you must slow to 60 km/ hr if the sign is posted – it’s black and white,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Don McMorris said.

“We’re getting into fall now, but there is still plenty of work underway and it’s important that drivers watch for construction and obey the rules.”

To learn more about Saskatchewan work zones, head to www.highways.gov.sk.ca/workzone/ and to view a gallery of photos from this year’s construction season, visit www.highways.gov.sk.ca//ConstructionGallery2013.

Additional travel information about emergency road closures, the status of ferries and barges and other road activities can also be found on the Highway Hotline at www.highways.gov.sk.ca/road-conditions. It’s also available by calling 306-787-7623 in Regina, 306933-8333 in Saskatoon, the SaskTel cellular network at *ROAD, toll-free across Canada at 1-888-335-7623 and via the Highway Hotline mobile website at http:// hotline.gov.sk.ca/sk/map/mobile/.

B12 October 2, 2013

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

LC-C

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

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

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

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

Sunday: 9:00 & 10:30 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

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

Evening Worship 7:00 p.m.

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

Come and Worship With Us

St. Joseph’s Prayer Centre Everyone welcome to join our daily prayers, inspirational Bible DVD viewings and lively discussions 2 - 4 pm Monday - Friday Series topics change monthly Call for more information 1033 3rd Street Estevan

306-634-9191

REAL REAL LIFE REAL REALPEOPLE PEOPLE REAL REALGOD GOD

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

NOW 22Sunday Sunday services services to NOW to choose choosefrom from * 9:00 am and 11:00 am * With coffee in between 9:00 am and 11:00 am With coffee in between

LIVE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION LIVE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION during service duringthe the 11:00 11:00 amam service

Estevan Mercury

CHURCH OF CHRIST 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.

Free Clothing Outlet

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

THE SALVATION ARMY

Phone: 306-634-2074

ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH 1107 - 4th Street

Pastors: Lieuts. Brian & June Bobolo SUNDAY: 11:00 a.m. Worship Service

ALL WELCOME!

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH

Church of God

SUNDAY WORSHIP & SUNDAY SCHOOL - 11 AM

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

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

Coffee Fellowship Before Church

WELCOME!

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

Pursuing God Building Relationships Impacting Lives

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. 738 - 2nd Street, Estevan Church Office: 306-634-5684 SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 a.m.

Coffee and fellowship after worship Pastor Stewart Miller ALL ARE WELCOME email: trinity.luth@sasktel.net • www.etlc.ca

His Glory Bible Church

(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

Week by Week, Year by Year...

We’ve Always Been There

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 B13

Legal BILLESBERGER LAW FIRM

Kohaly, Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP

BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS JOHN J. BILLESBERGER, B.A., LL.B.

1017 Third Street Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 0R4

Branch Offices:

LAMPMAN: Fridays • R.M. Building • 306-487-2880 MIDALE: Tuesdays • 233 Main Street • 306-458-2277

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

Dustin Hall - Owner/Funeral Director Allan Styre - Funeral Director Jeff Sully - Funeral Director

1312 - 4th Street, Estevan

Optometrist

Telephone: 306-634-3631 Fax: (306) 634-6901

Phone: (306) 637-3710 Fax: (306) 637-3719

Funeral Directors

Gainsborough: Carnduff: Thursday a.m.

Thursday p.m.

Phone: 306-685-2250 Phone: 306-482-3731

TROBERT LAW FIRM

ORLOWSKI LAW OFFICE Barrister & Solicitor

Stephen J. Orlowski, B.Ed., LL.B.

James F. Trobert

1215 - 5th Street, Estevan

Phone: 306-634-3353

Fax: 306-634-7714

orlowski.law@sasktel.net

Branch offices at: Arcola Redvers Carnduff Arcola Agencies Carlsen Bldg.

Carnduff Agencies Bldg.

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

B.A., LL.B. Barrister & Solicitor

Financial Planning

Reynold Bert Certified Financial Planner

Dr. Sarah Sliva, Optometrist 4 - 102 Souris Ave, Estevan, SK

Phone: (306) 636-2020 www.southeasteyecare.ca

Real Estate

RS C

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

Insurance & Investments Services “In the business of creating , enhancing and insuring client’s net worth”

1506 4th Street, Estevan (306) 634-8233 12 Warren Street, Redvers (306) 452-6020 www.hallfuneralservices.ca

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

Email: trobertlaw@sasktel.net

Handyman Services

Ron Areshenkoff Mutual Fund Advisor Life Insurance Representative

REALTOR

Roni Sue Coulter Sales Representative

www.century21.ca/ronisue.coulter

Windows, Doors, Soffit & Fascia, Siding & Renos, the list goes on.

No job too small

FINANCIAL

GO WITH GONAS

306-421-9884 Lori Gonas

Selling Estevan & Area for 10 years...

Health & Mobility Aids Equipment Rental FOR RENT

OPEN THURS: 12:00 - 8:00 CALL: 306-483-2430 TOLL FREE: 1-800-472-5063

• 13 in. Black Tires • Full Suspension • Deluxe Light Package Serving Estevan’s Area From • 1.2 HP @ 8 MPH 616 Beharrel St. • Power Seat or Lge. Batteries Oxbow, Sk .

Call 634-2654 or email:

adsales@estevanmercury.ca

Book This Space

ronisue.coulter@century21.ca

For all your real estate needs

306-421-5166 Estevan, SK

Manulife Securities Investments Services Inc. is a Member MFDA IPC.

Trailblazer Scooter

B 306-634-1020 F 306-634-0088 C 306-421-3441

Tim’s Handyman Services

403B 9th Avenue, Estevan, SK S4A 2V4 PH: (306)634-7979 Toll Free: (877)779-0948 info@spectrafinancial.ca Insurance Offered Through Spectra Financial

LIFT CHAIRS WALKERS, ELECTRIC BEDS AND MUCH MORE

Border Real Estate Service

• • • • • •

Let my experience work for you

RUBBER & TRACK SKID STEERS MINI TRACK HOES PORTA POTTIES MINI SKID STEER CAR HAULER TRAILER FLAT DECK TRAILERS • 5500lb TELEHANDLER • DOOSAN LOADER

FRESH WATER AVAILABLE FOR FRAC WATER, DRILLING RIG, ETC.

Pongo Holdings Ltd.

306-421-9576 or 306-421-2244

31/2 miles South of Estevan on Hwy 47 (35 of 1 of 8, West of the 2nd)

Cabinetry Let us create beautiful, custommade cabinetry for every room in your home. Choose your style, color and the perfect finishing touches.

Our quality products and service are guaranteed.

Box 234 Hamiota, MB R0M 0T0 Phone# 204-764-2591 Fax# 204-764-2172 www.hatfieldcustomcabinets.com

Winnona Johner • Owner/Sales 306.421.5725 | 306.634.9898 www.estevanrealestate.com

Arizona Luxury Homes & Horse Properties For Sale

Doug Ketterling

Ph. 480-263-0079 E-mail- doug.ketterling@russlyon.com

DT

Dwight Thompson

Sales Representative Cell: 306-421-7516 dwight.thompson@century21.ca

B14 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Midale community happenings Catrina Moldenhauer Correspondent At 4 a.m on Sept. 7, former Midale residents Treva Pick Philliben and her children Taylor and and Devin lost their home and all of their belongings to fire. Due to unfortunate circumstances, they had no insurance on the house or their belongings and are currently trying to pick up the pieces and move forward. In Treva’s own words, she wrote ‘We had no insurance, because when it came due it was either groceries or insurance and I sadly picked the groceries and let our insurance lapse. I meant to go pay it later but forgot. Lesson well learned. We lost everything. It’s been devastating. We have been receiving lots of help from the Red Cross and victims services which has been much needed and appreciated. Clothing donations are still coming in, as well as some household items. Total strangers are offering to help with various things, for which we have been so so grateful for any and all help.”

Treva added, “the fire started in Taylor’s bedroom wall (neighbour across the street thought we were lighting fireworks at 3 a.m when she saw the outside wires crackling and sparking and no, she didn’t wake us up nor did any cracking noises outside. Devin and I were sleeping. Taylor got out of bed to get a drink and when she came back her bed and wall were totally on fire. We had to go through the flames to get out. A little bit of smoke inhalation, but no burns on anybody. When we got downstairs and outside, all the windows exploded but none of us were hit by any flying glass. When the live wires were sparking in the driveway, we were in bare feet and a passerby moved us out of the way so nobody got electrocuted. Then a few minutes later the roof collapsed. We should have all died that night, but definitely someone was helping and guiding us I have no doubt. We have been given a second chance. For some reason we are still here, alive and uninjured, thank God. It is truly a miracle. I’m weepy as I write this so hope it makes sense. We just found a new place to live, as of Oct 1. We are all still in shock, and post-traumatic stress disorder is appearing, as to be expected we are told.

“Police finished their investigation last week, no arson, etc. and the fire marshall is still declaring cause as unknown and says he may never have an answer as to what started it. I have my true treasures with me (my kids) and we’re starting fresh trying to rebuild our lives day by day. Any and all help is gratefully appreciated. We are survivors and not victims.

We need to figure out what our purpose is in being given a second chance. I am grateful for what I have — my kids —and this has certainly been a humbling experience being homeless and possession less.”

This is the link to see the story for yourself: http:// www.news1130.com/2013/09/07/fire-destroys-home-intsawwassen/ .

There is a trust account set up at TD Canada Trust Branch 0574 account # 6356723. If you are able to help out in any way, it would be greatly appreciated.

The Midale Recreation Board’s annual Trade, Craft and Bake Sale will be held this year on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m until 4 p.m. Call Catrina Moldenhauer to book your table.

Tables are $20 each.

The Midale Rink’s cell phone number is 306-458-7555 and is equipped with voice mail, call display, texting and e-mail. The Midale rink’s email is midalerink@gmail.com.

If you need to book ice on the hockey side, book meetings, wedding receptions, etc. on the curling side, please call this number. If you would like to book ice on the curling side, please get in touch with Brad Eggum or Joe Vilcu.

The Midale Lions Club is already planning for their fall projects. Bingo dates will be held Sunday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, December 8 will be the Christmas bingo. They will be held at 2 p.m at the Midale Seniors’ Centre.

The Santa Parade this year will be held on Saturday, Nov 2. Please start preparing your floats, ponies, wagons or whatever you would like to put in the parade. The parade will start from Manley Park at 11a.m so please be at the park by 10. The judges will be there as well as the first responders.

There will be different categories this year but all prizes will be ribbons for first, second and third places. After the parade,

Contractors

Roofing

Fessler Contracting

Colby Fessler

Carpenter / Home Renovator Estevan, SK.

Experienced In: Framing Deck, Fences Renovations Bathrooms Tiling Door / Window Installations Garage Packages

Cell: 306-461-9478 E-mail: fesslercontracting@gmail.com

Ove ALL W We have yo r 10 ORK yea GUAR ur roofin rs e ANT g nee d xpe EED rien | FRE s “covere ce • E EST d!”

Res IMAT ide ES ntia l

TNT ROOFING 306.421.2512

Bridal Guide Monique Belanger & Kevin Ley ...................................... October 5, 2013 Natasha Mydonick & Brad Tinant ................................... October 5, 2013 Amy Keess & Paul Gutheil .......................................... October 12, 2013 Tressa Whitman & Mathew Procyshyn......................... October 18, 2013 Pamela Young & Travis Packer................................ November 12, 2013 Carly Fraser & Michael Berg ...........................................March 17, 2014 Amie Sehn & Kyle Whitehead .............................................July 12, 2014 Amy Hammermeister & Bradley Belitski ...........................August 2, 2014 Jolene Pettapiece & Chris Byers ......................................August 2, 2014 Alysha Mittelholtz & Garrett Lasko ...................................August 2, 2014 Breonna Alexander & Robert Graham............................August 30, 2014

10% Discount For Seniors

Insured and WCB Covered

catering

From large Dining weddings to smaller intimate affairs. e.B.’s emporium Let us look after the catering can make your Special Event a Day to Remember!

From large weddings to smaller intimate affairs.

Let us look after the catering 104 Souris ave., estevan

306634-2356

FaShion

the Lions will be having a lunch at the Midale Civic Centre at a minimal cost of $5.00. They will also have a fish pond at a cost of 3/$1. The Lion’s members are quite excited and hope you are too and they would like you to please invite your friends to provide an entry as well. Please call Marilyn or Wayne Gust to enter a float or for more information.

Midale Skating Club is pleased to announce they have found a coach for the CanSkate program to run again this year. The coach is coming out of Weyburn and the club is so thankful to have found her. Skating will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 – 5 p.m. Registration was held on Sept 19 but if you were unable to attend please call Michelle Kleinsasser to register. The cost of the skating this year is $160. It will run from mid-October until the end of March.

For those parents getting a criminal check done in order to drive students to school events, the RCMP asks that any parents living in town and those who live north of Midale to please go to the Weyburn RCMP Detachment to get it done.

For those parents living south, please go to Estevan. You will need to take your ID with you, your driver’s license, passport or birth certificate.

A school safety and security letter was sent home. Please read it as it contains important information. This will also be posted on the school website. www.cornerstonesd.ca The Midale Seniors regular meetings are going to change from Tuesdays to Wednesdays at 2 p.m beginning this month.

The seniors are going to celebrate Seniors Week on Friday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. There will be musical entertainment and lunch provided. All are welcome to attend.

All M.C.S. families are reminded to please send their $30 year book fee as soon as possible if you haven’t already done so. The purchase of one book per family is necessary to ensure the school has a yearbook.

Words cannot express how truly amazing a lot of people in and around our community are. Things like the fowl supper, M.O.R.E. Auction, kids sporting events both at the school and at the rink, Mustang games, etc., would not be possible without all of you. All of these take a lot of time planning and working and wouldn’t be successful without all of your help!

You are wonderful people and you make Midale a wonderful place to live!

Please remember to call or email Catrina with anything you would like put in this report under Midale News. Catrina doesn’t always see the signs up around town, so that is why some things do not make it into the column.

Until next week Midale and area, have a great week!

60 & Over Club Shirley Graham Correspondent Words of wisdom: Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

Upcoming events: Meeting Oct. 3 at 12:30 with Cribbage to follow. Sunday Oct 13 is our “Jam Session” which begins at 2 with a lunch served. On Tues Oct. 15, Lynn’s Clothing will display ALIA & TANJAY fashions. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Bridge winners this week were Joan DeRosier coming in first, second went to Helen Marriott and in third place was Carrie Leptick. The winners for Cribbage on Thursday were Angie Friesen taking first and in second place was Bertha Andries and coming in third was Al Fellner.

Story of the week A tough old cowboy once counseled his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously and he lived to the age of 93. When he died, he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and a fifteen-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.

Have a Good Day!!

180 Coteau Ave. E, Weyburn, SK • Ph. 306-848-1080

• Fancy attire - Mother of Bride • Jewellery Always That Personalized Service

Appointments may be made.

To Announce Your Upcoming Wedding For Free!

Call 306-634-2654

MORE WAYS TO STAY UP TO DATE!

Visit us on the web!! www.estevanmercury.ca

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month No matter what your age, gender or race, you could be at risk for developing cancer.

Early detection can save lives, so get scanned today as part of your commitment to a healthy lifestyle.

LD’s Cleaning Services Phone: 306-634-9292, 306-421-9366, 306-421-2253 Fax: 306-634-1098

Proud to Support

Progressive Realty

Each office independently owned and operated

Lesley Schmidt 306-421-1776 • 306-634-2628

56 Devonian St. Estevan, SK 306-634-6847

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 B15

CITY PAGE ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Join our team at the City of Estevan!

We are currently seeking people who have the desire to grow with us, and serve your community. We work at rock concerts, hockey games, maintain the Parks operate Zambonis and all forms of heavy equipment. We make a difference to your friends, family and neighbors every day.

• Tired of working 12 hour shifts or longer?

• Working long stretches without a day off?

• Routinely miss your kids, sporting events?

• Can’t stand to miss another family function?

Openings exist for Laborers, Events staff, Executive Assistant, Facility Managers, Foreman and an Electrician.

We offer a competitive wage; benefits and great pension plan. Enjoy stability and opportunity for a strong work life balance.

For further information, please contact:

If your answer was nothing then contact the Estevan Fire Rescue.

They can fix the problem.

306.634.1850 1101 3rd Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 0R6

BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Hours of Work: Full Time - Monday to Friday Duties and Responsibilities: Enforcement of City of Estevan Bylaws, Property Maintenance, Parking Enforcement, and Animal Control.

Respond to incoming complaints and general public inquiries regarding Bylaws.

Issue tickets for Bylaw offences and maintain a daily report management system.

The Successful Candidate: Must possess a valid driver’s license Must have suitable computer skills Must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Must be able to work independently and efficiently.

Must be able to understand and work within the justice system.

Must pass a Police Security Clearance Process.

Successful applicant will be placed on a one year probationary period.

Applications are available at the Estevan Police Service. Return completed applications including a resume to: Chief of Police Estevan Police Service 301-11th Ave. Estevan, Sask.

S4A 1C7 Phone: 306-634-4767 Only successful candidates will be contacted.

The Estevan Leisure Centre Running (0-5 km) Class Starting Oct. 7, every Mon/Wed/Fri at 11:00 am.

Anyone interested can: email fitness@estevan.ca or leave your name at info centre desk @ 306-634-1876.

REGISTER NOW

for the next session of Spin Classes at Estevan Leisure Centre

October 10 - November 12 • 12:10 pm Registration fee: $100 Call info centre desk at 306-634-1876 to register.

CEMETERY

Under restrictions in the City of Estevan Cemetery bylaw Section 7 “Regulations Governing Cemetery” article 7.17 we ask that everyone who has loose objects and memorabilia sitting on/ around the gravesites at the Estevan City Cemetery to remove them during the winter months, October 16, 2013 – April 14, 2014 inclusive. The City assumes no responsibility for missing or damaged memorabilia, vases or flowers. Vases must be inverted and locked into place.

After October 16, 2013 Cemetery employees will be removing any remaining memorabilia and flowers as well as inverting vases. These items will be placed in storage until January 16, 2014. If items remain unclaimed they will be disposed of.

This bylaw is in place to avoid injury or incident during the winter months and snow removal.

A copy of our City of Estevan bylaw is available at the Leisure Centre office for your reference.

Kelvin Pillipow - Human Resources 1102 – 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Email – hr@estevan.ca

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (Dispatcher) Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills. This person will handle incoming telephone calls, general public inquiries and complaints, and will communicate via radio transmissions with members on patrol. Must be able to work independently under stress as well as produce a high degree of accuracy.

Application packages can be picked up at the Estevan Police Service or mailed out upon request. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Please return the completed package with an updated resume in a sealed envelope to: Chief of Police Estevan Police Service 301-11th Ave.Estevan, Sask.

S4A 1C7

CONSTRUCTION BULLETIN

Highway 47 Roadway Surface Rehabilitation and UpgradesPhase 1 The City of Estevan is undertaking Construction of Curb and Gutter replacement, Median replacement, roadway surface rehabilitation, Watermain crossing replacement, Valve replacement, Driveway and Blvd Restoration Construction on: Highway 47 - (CP Rail Tracks to Wellock Road) King Street - (13TH Avenue to Cundall Drive) This work would require closure of immediate areas of excavation and may necessitate parking restriction in adjacent areas. This work will commence during the week of July 07, 2013 and expected to be complete on October 15, 2013 (subject to weather condition).

Safety Construction site could be dangerous. If you have children, please ask them to keep a safe distance from the site. We will take every precaution to ensure public safety, but we need your assistance to constrain the natural curiosity of younger children. Please DO NOT attempt to go close to areas of open excavation.

Theft or Vandalism If you see any act of vandalism, theft or anyone suspiciously tampering with equipment, signage or barricades please contact 306-4211952, the Site Foreman or after hours call Police.

Questions and Concerns The City of Estevan, Engineering Services apologize for any inconveniences that this work may cause and thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience.

If you have any question or concerns, please call at 306-634-1820

WHAT’S HAPPENING WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE ESTEVAN WHAT’S ATHAPPENING THE ESTEVAN COUNCIL? AT THE ESTEVANARTS COUNCIL? ARTS ARTS COUNCIL?

Baby Time: Thursday, October 24 @ 10:30am or Monday, October 28 @ 7:00-7:30pm For babies up to 18 months & their caregivers. Songs and rhymes, bounces “promoting the arts in OUR community” Programs are FREE! and books! This is a fun, interactive parent-child program that ends with a baby-inspired craft. “promoting the arts in OUR community” Subscribe Now! Basic Drawing: Orange Things: Monday, October 7 @ 6:30-7:30pm. Ages 6-9 This month’s focus will be on drawing anything that can be orange. Based on Ed Emberley’s drawing technique.

2013-2014 concert season: Hello Computer! Thursdays, October 10th & 24th @ 5:00 & 6:00PM*. *alternate times can be arranged caseSubscribe Now! by-case. Computers are complicated, but don’t let them get you down. Come and get answers to your computer Stars for Saskatchewan questions in 30 minute ‘one-on-one sessions.’ Bring your laptop or use a public computer.

Celtic Tenors – Musica Intima – Elmer Iseler Singers 2013-2014 concert season: Mobile Device Advice. Mondays, October 7th & 21st @ 3:00 & 4:00PM Tablets, e-readers and smart phones – Ballet Jörgen (Romeo & Juliet) – Guy & Nadina – Everything Fitz oh my! If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by your mobile device, we are here to help! Join Krista for a 30 minute Koncerts for Kids one on one tutoring session on your device.

Stars for Saskatchewan L’Aubergine Burletta ~ Fubuki Daiko (reinventing traditional Japanese Crafter’s Circle. Tuesdays, October 1st, 15th & 29th @ 5:30PM Do you knit, crochet or just enjoy crafting? drumming) and Wide Open Theatre: “Massive Munsch” (stories come Enjoy the company of others crafters like yourself. All experience levels welcome. A great opportunity for ongoCeltic Tenors –alive Musica Intima – Elmer Iseler Singers with puppets) ing support; share your knowledge or benefit from the advice of other crafters. Just bring your own materials and Ballet Jörgen (Romeo & Juliet) – Guy & Nadina – Everything Fitz come join the circle. No pre-registration required. Ages 15 and up.

POTTERY WITH BARB GORETZKY Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Every Tuesday @ 5:30 PM Welcome back! Join Katharina Ulbrich for an introduction Saturday October 5th and Sunday October 6th 10:00-5:00 Come and experience a specialized form of pottery. This class is for intermediate or to the German language. This is an ongoing program and will take place at the library every Tuesday from 5:30 Koncerts advanced for Kids potters. Cost is $240 Ages 15+ to 7:00. The classes are designed to be fun and non-competitive; those who want to learn faster will get extra Missoula Children’s Theatre “The Secret Garden” ~ homework. Call 636-1621 to register. All ages welcome. Held in partnership with the Estevan & District German YOUTH ART DISCOVERY “Feundschaft” Society.

L’Aubergine Burletta (a new generation of stanchly modern clowns) ~ Starting Wednesday, October 9 (6 weeks) Estevan Community Gardening Meeting. Wednesday, October 2nd @ 6:00 PM Come join the movement for This 6 week series of art inspired discovery opportunities encourages the young in Fubuki Daiko (reinventing traditional Japanese drumming) and exploring the world of art! A number of take home projects will be created. community gardening in Estevan! Discuss locations, plot sizes, garden naming, sponsors, seed trading days & Cost is $110.00 Ages 7-13.

Wide (stories come alive with much more! For more information on community gardening, please contact Chantelle at 306-421-8785. No pre- Open Theatre: “Massive Munsch” puppets) registration needed.

KONCERTS FOR KIDS PRESENTS- L’AUBERGINE: BURLETTA A Pirate’s Life for Me, Saturday, October 5th @ 1:00 PM Yaarrg! Shiver your timbers & swab your poop decks!

Thursday, October 24 7:00pm Estevan Comprehensive School Come join us here at the Library for an afternoon of swashbuckling fun with Captain Jack Sparrow & his crew as new generation of staunchly modern clowns that dare to stray from tradition And weDiscover area CALLING ALL ARTISTS! and the usual clown antics. Burletta is a family of urban clowns that is not standing still! we make our own pirates treasure necklace, eat some pirate-themed snacks & watch the action on Pirates of the for submissions in our Annual Adjudicated Art Show Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Ages 13+. Pre-registration required, savvy?

And we are CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Saskatchewan Library Week: String Heart Craft, Wednesday, October 16th @ 5:30PM November 28 – December 20, 2013 for submissions in our Annual Adjudicated Art Show Saskatchewan Library Week is about connecting our communities & our libraries together. Come celebrate this November 28 – December 20, 2013 __________________________ by making some connections of your own & a lovely string heart craft for your home! All materials will be provided. __________________________ Ages 13+. Pre-registration required.

If you have a passion in the arts to and encourage would like to encourage others, Visual Cover-to-Cover Book Club. Thursday, October 17th @ 6:30 PM This month’s book is Gone Girl by New York If you have a passion in the arts and would like others, ourour Visual Arts committee is looking for instructors & committee members. Call Joyce for Times Bestselling author, Gillian Flynn. It’s a story of mystery, intrigue & murder when small town Golden Boy Arts committee is looking for instructors details 306.421.5886 & committee members. Call Joyce for Nick’s picture-perfect wife disappears and all focus turns on him. Call Krista to reserve your copy today! New 306-634-3942 details 306.421.5886 members of all ages always welcome!

At The Library...

• Library will be closed October 13 & 14 for Thanksgiving • To pre-register or for information call 1-306-636-1621 unless otherwise indicated.

www.estevanartscouncil.com

306-634-3942

THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? www.estevanartscouncil.com

THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER!

THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER!

THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? BECOME A FIREFIGHTER! THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

B16 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Students encouraged to make WorkSafe video More than 8,000 young workers 15 to 24 years old are injured in Saskatchewan each year.

With that in mind, WorkSafe Saskatchewan has launched its annual youth video contest to create awareness about safety at work.

The theme this year is “It’s your job: Just Ask!” Young workers sometimes feel intimidated or scared to ask questions if they are unsure of something at work. When it comes to safety, WorkSafe Saskatchewan wants everyone, especially youth, to feel comfortable asking questions that could save their lives.

The contest is open to all Grade 9 to 12 high school students. Students must create a

SaskPower giving away block heater timers

SaskPower is offering free engine block heater timers to SaskPower customers and CAA Members at any of the 14 CAA locations in the province including Estevan.

According to SaskPower, plugging in your vehicle for just four hours is all it takes to start your vehicle.

If every Saskatchewan resident used a block heater timer, SaskPower could save enough power to supply more than 5,000 homes — that’s the equivalent of taking 8,500 cars off the roads.

A block heater timer can save customers up to $25 in electricity costs each year.

To learn more, visit www.saskpower.com/efficiency. Since 2011, SaskPower has provided more than 135,000 engine block heater timers to residents across Saskatchewan.

CAA Saskatchewan advises it’s best to have vehicles plugged in when the temperature drops to -15 C. Additional winter automotive tips are available at caask.ca/ car-care-tips. CAA Saskatchewan is pleased to participate in the SaskPower engine block heater program. It aligns with CAA’s Thinking Green policies and programs that support reducing vehicle fuel consumption to help decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

video no longer than two minutes that best depicts the theme “It’s your job: Just Ask!” at work.

Winners receive a cash prize for themselves and their school. First place is $1,000 for the student team and $1,500 for the school. In addition, the Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation will award $1,000 to the winning student team and their school.

Top three winners advance to the national It’s Your Job contest. In 2013, the winners from Foam Lake won the national contest for Fan Favourite, receiving $3,000 in total prize money for their team and $2,500 for their school.

Saskatchewan wages increase Saskatchewan workers are continuing to see higher wages, according to a report on average weekly earnings released by Statistics Canada last week.

For the month of July, average weekly earnings in the province were $939.58, the second highest in the nation and well above the Canadian average of $914.25.

“In our new Saskatchewan, people are prospering as a result of better employment opportunities and the lowest unemployment in the country,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said.

“It provides people with more job options and leads to higher paying positions.”

There was a 1.3 per cent increase in wages on a year-over-year basis, the third highest percentage increase among the provinces. Nine industries had increases, with the highest growth rates in services such as repair and maintenance at 13.9 per cent, construction at 9.1 per cent, and administration and support up 7.8 per cent.

“Those higher wages are not only helping to improve the quality of life of the people of Saskatchewan, but are also a major contributor to economic growth,” Boyd said. “Record job numbers, low unemployment, growing population and higher wages are all supporting Saskatchewan’s economic success.”

PINTEREST CHALLENGE Are you addicted to Pinterest, but tired of pinning things and never trying them? Then take the Pinterest Challenge at the EAGM and join us as we stop pinning and start doing! For our first class we will be making a fall yarn wreath.

WHEN: September 26, October 24, December 5 TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm COST: $15/person (materials included) INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier

Culture days DECORATIVE CANVASES

BEGINNER PHOTOGRAPHY

PINTEREST CHALLENGE

Are you addicted to PINTEREST Pinterest, butCHALLENGE tired of pinning things and never trying Thentotake the Pinterest Challenge at the EAGM join Are youthem? addicted Pinterest, but tired of pinning things andand never us as we stop pinning and start doing!

For ouratfirst weand willjoin be trying them? Then take the Pinterest Challenge theclass EAGM making fall yarn wreath. us as wea stop pinning and start doing! For our first class we will be WHEN:aSeptember 26, October 24, December 5 making fall yarn wreath.

TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm WHEN: September 26, October 24, December 5 COST: $15/person (materials included) TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm INSTRUCTOR: Karly(materials Garnier included) COST: $15/person

The Estevan Public Library took part in the province-wide Culture Days celebraCreate your own DIY decorative canvas, using collage and painting tion this past displaying weekend, inviting people to come in and make pumpkin bread in techniques, personal photos and mementos.

Participants encouraged to bring in their as ownfilling items to is include on their canvas. a tin. are Harris Nisar watches scooped into his INSTRUCTOR: mixture.Karly Garnier

This fall, the EAGM is excited to expand on the success of our winter photography classes. Please contact Karly at 634-7644 for more information on upcoming photography sessions this fall, and stay tuned for exciting classes such as Beginners Guide to Camera Settings and Night Photography! Dates, times and cost to be announced.

Please Support the Canadian Cancer Society

CITY PAGE

trying them? Then take the Pinterest Challenge at the EAGM and join us as we stop pinning HOME and startFOR doing! our first class we will be THEFor HOLIDAYS: making a fall yarn wreath.

THANKSGIVING ENTERTAINING WHEN: September 26, October 24, December 5 TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm Have you ever glanced at the cover of a home design magazine and thought, COST: $15/person (materials included) I want that look?Karly Home for the Holidays delivers budget conscience editorial INSTRUCTOR: Garnier

PINTEREST CHALLENGE style whilst prepping you for the upcoming holiday season. Join us for DECORATIVE CANVASES Thanksgiving Entertaining wherebut we tired will create a centerpiece Are you addicted to Pinterest, of pinning things and and neverwine glass Createthem? your own canvas, using at collage and and painting accessories. trying ThenDIY takedecorative the Pinterest Challenge the EAGM join techniques, displaying personal mementos.

WHEN: October 1,start 8 (2 photos weeks) us asTuesdays, we stop pinning and doing! and For our first classParticipants we will be are 7:00 encouraged to bring in their own items to include on their canvas. making a fall yarn wreath.

TIME: - 9:00 pm WHEN: Wednesday, October 16 24,included) WHEN: September 26, October December 5 COST: $35/person/class (materials TIME: 77:00 - 9pm TIME: - 9:00pm INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier

are encouraged TIME: 7 - 9pm to bring in their own items to include on their canvas.

WHEN: Wednesday, October 16 COST: $40/person TIME: 7 - 9pm Karly Garnier INSTRUCTOR: COST: $40/person INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: HOME FOR THEENTERTAINING HOLIDAYS: THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING ENTERTAINING

WHEN: Tuesdays, Nov. 5, 12 (2 weeks) TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm COST: $60/person (materials included) INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen

ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - A VICTORIAN HALLOWEEN

In this class, participants will munch and sip on haunted pairings of food Have you ever glanced at the cover of a home design magazine and thought, PINTEREST CHALLENGE and beverages to get ideas for their party. There will also be a discussion of I want that look?

Home Holidays delivers budget conscience Have you ever glanced atfor thethe cover of a home design magazine and editorial thought, how tobut pull tired together diverse elements to create style whilst prepping you for the upcoming holiday season.

Join us for I want that look? Home for the Holidays delivers budget conscience editorial Are you addicted to Pinterest, of pinning things and nevera fantastic party set up.

Participants also makeatathe ghostly Victorian inspired framed work. ParticiThanksgiving Entertaining where we will create a centerpiece and wine glass style whilst prepping you for the upcoming holiday season. us for tryingJoin them?

Then take the Pinterestwill Challenge EAGM and join pants must be 19 years or older. accessories. Entertaining where we will create a centerpiece and wine glass Thanksgiving us as we stop pinning and start doing! For our first class we will be WHEN: Tuesday, October 15 WHEN: Tuesdays, October 1, 8 (2 weeks) accessories. making a fall yarn wreath.TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm TIME: 7:00 - 9:00October pm WHEN: Tuesdays, 1, 8 (2 weeks) WHEN: September 26, October 24, December 5 COST: $35/person (materials included) COST: 7:00 $35/person/class TIME: - 9:00 pm (materials included) TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier COST: $35/person/class (materials included) COST: $15/person (materials included) INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier RECYCLED ARTWORK WHODUNNIT: Prepping for a Murder Mystery Party

Adult Art Classes Fall 2013 COST: $40/person COST: $15/person (materials included) INSTRUCTOR: Karly Karly Garnier Garnier INSTRUCTOR: BEGINNER DRAWING:

FIGURE DRAWING

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS:

DECORATIVE CANVASES to drawing the human face This two-session course introduces ENTERTAINING participants THANKSGIVING DIY decorative canvas, using collage and painting andCreate figure your usingown various drawing tricks of the trade.

Elements such as shadtechniques, personal and mementos.

Participants glanced at discussed the cover ofphotos a home design magazine and thought, ingHave andyou lineever willdisplaying also be and demonstrated. to bring owndelivers items tobudget include on their editorial canvas.

I are wantencouraged that look? Home for in thetheir Holidays conscience WHEN: Tuesdays, 12upcoming style whilst preppingNov. you for5,the holiday season. Join us for WHEN: Wednesday, October 16(2 weeks) Thanksgiving Entertaining where we will create a centerpiece and wine glass TIME: 7 - 9pm TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm accessories.

COST: $40/person COST: $60/person (materials included) WHEN: Tuesdays, October 1, 8 (2 weeks) INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Andersen INSTRUCTOR: Amber COST: $35/person/classHOME (materials FORincluded) THE HOLIDAYS: INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier THANKSGIVING ENTERTAINING

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: OLD -FIGURE A VICTORIAN HALLOWEEN BEGINNER DRAWING: Have youARSENIC ever glancedAND at the coverLACE of a home designDRAWING magazine and thought, IThis wanttwo-session that look? course Home for the Holidays delivers to budget conscience editorial introduces participants drawing the human face

In style this class, participants will and sip onElements haunted of food whilstusing prepping youdrawing for themunch upcoming holiday Joinsuch uspairings for and figure various tricks of the trade.season. as shadThanksgiving Entertaining where willparty. create aThere centerpiece and be winea glass and getbeideas forwe their will also discussion of ingbeverages and line willto also discussed and demonstrated. accessories. how to pull together diverse elements WHEN: Tuesdays, Nov. 5,1,12 (2 weeks) to create a fantastic party set up.

WHEN: Tuesdays, October 8 (2 weeks) Participants will also make a ghostly Victorian inspired framed work. ParticiTIME: pm TIME: 7:00 7:00 -- 9:00 9:00pm pants must be 19 years(materials or older.included) COST: COST: $35/person/class $60/person (materials included) WHEN: Tuesday, October INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier 15 INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm BEGINNER DRAWING: DRAWING HOME FOR THEFIGURE HOLIDAYS: COST: $35/person (materials included) This two-session course introduces to drawing the human face ARSENIC AND OLD LACEparticipants - A VICTORIAN HALLOWEEN INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen

BEGINNER DRAWING: FIGURE DRAWING

DECORATIVE CANVASES

This two-session course introduces participants to drawing thediscussed human face Join instructor Kayla Hanson as she shows participants how to reuse and reSimilar to previous classes, food pairing and beverages will be Create your own DIY decorative canvas, using collage and painting cycle everday household materials into beautiful - and functional - pieces of while examples projects are demonstrated that could compliment murand figure using of various drawing tricks of the trade.

Elements such asashadtechniques, displaying personal mementos. artwork photos for your and home.

Projects willParticipants include DIY light fixtures, wall art and derand mystery theme Participants will make a murder mystery inspired ing line will alsoparty. be discussed and demonstrated. their own items to include on canvas.

Call Adult Arttheir Instructors! pieces all For utilizing recycled materials. centerpiece. Must be 19 years or older to participate. are encouraged to bring instorage WHEN: Tuesdays, Nov. 5, 12 (2 weeks) Estevan Art6,Gallery WHEN: Wednesday, October 16The WHEN: Wednesdays Nov. 13, 20, 27and Museum is WHEN: Tuesday, October 22 TIME: 7:00 9:00pm artists and crafts people to serve TIME:seeking 6:30 - 8:30pm TIME: 7 - 9pm TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm as instructors for our adult art classes.

COST: $80/person COST: $35/person included) COST: $60/person(materials (materials included) COST: $40/person INSTRUCTOR: Kayla Hanson Don’t miss out on this exciting creative INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier

DUELING PIANO

INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - A VICTORIAN HALLOWEEN

opportunity! Contact Karly at HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: for more information.

306-634-7644 THANKSGIVING ENTERTAINING

CABARET $25 per ticket

OCT. 5, 2013

│118 - 4th STREET │HOURS: Mon to Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm | Thurs 10:00am - 9:00pm│(P) 306 634 7644 │ (E) eagm@sasktel.net │(W) www.eagm.ca Havepairings you ever In this class, participants will munch and sip on haunted of glanced food at the cover of a home design magazine and thought, want look? Home and beverages to get ideas for their party. There will Ialso bethat a discussion of for the Holidays delivers budget conscience editorial style whilst prepping how to pull together diverse elements to create a fantastic party set up. you for the upcoming holiday season. Join us for where we will2013 create a Member centerpiece and wineShow glass Participants will also make a ghostly Victorian inspiredThanksgiving framed work.Entertaining ParticiArt accessories. pants must be 19 years or older.

The concept is simple….buy a WHEN: Tuesdays, October 1, 8 (2 weeks) WHEN: Tuesday, October 15 TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 pm membership to the EAGM and TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm COST: $35/person/class (materials included) COST: $35/person (materials included) receive the opportunity to display INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen

7:00 PM

Wylie Mitchell Hall

one piece of artwork in the Gallery!

For more information please

BEGINNER DRAWING: DRAWING│(W) www.eagm.ca │118 - 4th STREET │HOURS: Mon to Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm | Thurs 10:00am - 9:00pm│(P) 306 634 7644FIGURE │ (E) eagm@sasktel.net

and figure using various drawing tricks of the trade. Elements such as shadThis two-session course introduces participants drawing at the306-634-7644. human face In this participants will munch sip on haunted pairings of food contacttoAmber ing andclass, line will also be discussed andand demonstrated. │118 - 4thtoSTREET │HOURS: to Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm | Thurs of 10:00am - 9:00pm│(P) 306 634 7644 │ (E) eagm@sasktel.net │(W) www.eagm.ca and figure using various drawing tricks of the trade. Elements such as shadand beverages get ideas for theirMon party.

There will also be a discussion WHEN: Tuesdays, Nov. 5, 12 (2 weeks) how to pull together diverse elements to create a fantastic party set up. ing and line will also be discussed and demonstrated.

TIME: 7:00 -will 9:00pm Participants also make a ghostly Victorian inspired framed work. ParticiWHEN: Tuesdays, Nov. 5, 12 (2 weeks) pants must be 19 years or older.

COST: $60/person (materials included) TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm WHEN: Tuesday, October 15 INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen COST: $60/person (materials included) TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm COST: $35/person (materials included) INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - A VICTORIAN HALLOWEEN

Think you hAVE whAT iT TAkEs? BEcomE A firEfighTEr! Think you hAVE whAT iT TAkEs? BEcomE A firEfighTEr! Think you hAVE whAT iT TAkEs?

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In this class, will munch and on haunted of food- 9:00pm│(P) 306 634 7644 │ (E) eagm@sasktel.net │(W) www.eagm.ca │118 - participants 4th STREET │HOURS: Mon to Frisip 10:00am - 6:00pm pairings | Thurs 10:00am and beverages to get ideas for their party. There will also be a discussion of how to pull together diverse elements to create a fantastic party set up.

Participants will also make a ghostly Victorian inspired framed work. Participants must be 19 years or older.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 15 TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm COST: $35/person (materials included) INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen

The Faces of Hope

a st e r B g rti n o p p u ess S n e r a r Aw e c n ity a n C u m om C r u O in

│118 - 4th STREET │HOURS: Mon to Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm | Thurs 10:00am - 9:00pm│(P) 306 634 7644 │ (E) eagm@sasktel.net │(W) www.eagm.ca

314 Kensington Ave, Estevan, SK 306-634-6494

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - A VICTORIAN HALLOWEEN

Trobert Law Firm

In this class, participants will munch and sip on haunted pairings of food and beverages to get ideas for their party. There will also be a discussion of how to pull together diverse elements to create a fantastic party set up.

Participants will also make a ghostly Victorian inspired framed work. Participants must be 19 years or older.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 15 TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm COST: $35/person (materials included) INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen

│118 - 4th STREET │HOURS: Mon to Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm | Thurs 10:00am - 9:00pm│(P) 306 634 7644 │ (E) eagm@sasktel.net │(W) www.eagm.ca

Estevan Trophy440 & King Engraving St, Estevan (306) 637-2550 Phone: 306-634-6005; Fax: 306-634-6405

305 - 1133 4th Street Estevan, Saskatchewan 306-634-2616

Think you hAVE whAT iT TAkEs? BEcomE A firEfighTEr!

Think you hAVE whAT iT TAkEs? BEcomE A firEfighTEr!

DECORATIVE CANVASES BEGINNER DRAWING: FIGURE DRAWING WHEN: Wednesday, October 16 This two-session course introduces participants to drawing the human face Create your own DIY decorative canvas, using collage and painting TIME: 7 - 9pm DECORATIVE CANVASES PINTEREST CHALLENGE techniques, displaying personal photos and mementos. Participants and figure using various drawing tricks of the trade. Elements such as shadCOST: $40/person Create your own DIY decorative canvas, using collage and painting Think you hAVE whAT iT TAkEs? BEcomE A firEfighTEr! hAVE whAT TAkEs? BEcomE A firEfighTEr! Think you hAVE whAT iT TAkEs? are encouraged to Think bring in theiryou own items to include on theiriT canvas.

Are you addicted to Pinterest, ing and line will also be discussed and demonstrated.

INSTRUCTOR: Karly Garnier but tired of pinning things and never techniques, displaying personal photos and mementos. Participants WHEN: Wednesday, October 16

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 B17

Fox Trot

Moms, teachers, students and a few dads and grandparents joined together at Sacred Heart/Sacré Coeur School Sept. 26 for their annual Terry Fox Walk Fundraiser to aid cancer research.

Government to invest in ag research The federal and provincial governments have announced they are investing in agriculture research and development.

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced last week $7.4 million to help farmers become more innovative and profitable. Through the Agricultural Demonstration of Practices and Technologies program and the Agriculture-Applied Research Management program, producers will be able to discover and apply new technologies that can improve their farming operations.

“This investment furthers our government’s commitment to producers and to the continued growth of Canada’s agriculture industry as a whole,” said Ritz. “We have made it clear from the beginning that making smart investments in research and innovation will help Canadian farmers remain profitable now and in the future.”

“The enhancements to the Agri-ARM program were developed in response to direct feedback from producer groups,” Stewart said. “These programs provide producers with better access to the technology that will help them grow their businesses, and make sure that our advancements in research move from the lab to the producer to create long-term benefits.”

The two levels of government will provide up to $3.4 million over the next five years to assist Agri-ARM sites with operating and capital investments. Agri-ARM connects eight regional applied research and demonstration sites into a province-wide network. Each location has an affiliated producer group that sets the research priori-

Career

Opportunities

ties for that site. These sites serve as centres for applied research and demonstration, focusing on increasing value from crops and enhancing production efficiency and environmental stewardship in a region.

Through the ADOPT program, $4 million is available over the next five years to accelerate the transfer of new technologies to Saskatchewan’s farmers and ranchers.

The program provides funding to producer groups to evaluate and demonstrate new agriculture practices and technologies at the local level.

“Research is important to the growth of the wheat industry in Saskatchewan,” Wheat Development Commission interim Chair Cherilyn Nagel said. “With the local Agri-ARM sites and ADOPT program, producers are able to see research that they can put into practice right away in their operations.”

“SaskCanola values this investment as it allows canola producers to see how new practices and technologies work under local conditions,” SaskCanola Chair Joan Heath said.

Support for these programs is provided under the federal-provincial Growing Forward 2 framework, a $3-billion investment in innovation, competitiveness and market development, which includes $2 billion cost-shared on a 60:40 basis for programs delivered by provinces and territories whick is a 50 per cent increase in cost-shared funding, as well as $1 billion for federal-only strategic initiatives.

For more information on the programs, visit the Saskatchewan Agriculture website at www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/GrowingForward2 or www.agr.gc.ca/growingforward2.

JOURNEYMAN/APPRENTICE ELECTRICIANS OILFIELD & COMMERCIAL

- Oilfield experience a definite asset - Assorted powered mobile equipment experience an asset - Knowledge of Estevan & area an asset - Flexible hours, competitive wages, benefits and bonus - Overtime always available If you are reliable, take pride in your workmanship and looking to work for a company who values its employees

WOOD COUNTRY is currently accepting resumes for the following positions at their Estevan location:

Truck Drivers

Full and part time positions available. Must possess a class 1A license with air endorsement and be capable of driving a tandem truck or single axle for deliveries.

Weekends off.

Company benefits available for both positions & salary based on experience and qualifications.

Has immediate openings

for the following permanent full-time positions:

Send resume to Harvey/Donna: pselectric@sasktel.net Fax: 306-634-3043 Phone: 306-634-9888

Interested applicants can fax resume to Brian at Wood Country at 306-634-8441 or email resume to brianwoodcountry.estevan@sasktel.net No phone calls please.

• (1) Loader Operator • (1) Excavator Operator (minimum 2 years experience) • (4) Labourers (Water & Sewer Installation) • (1) Skid Steer Operator Applicants must have valid Class 5 drivers license and current safety tickets (first aid, H2S, ground disturbance, confined space) We offer competitive wages and group benefit packages.

NOW HIRING Apprentice / Journeyman Machinists Manufacturing Co-ordinator Journeyman Pressure Welders Apprentice / Journeyman Welders

Please send resume to dave.turnbullexcavating@sasktel.net or Fax 306-634-6639

• Offering competitive wages based on experience • Benefit package available • Safety tickets an asset

Visit us on the web!! www.estevanmercury.ca

or on facebook www.facebook.com/EstevanMercury

Join our rapidly growing team of Service and Manufacturing Professionals!

WW1337

Interested applicants can fax resume attention to Human Resources at 306-634-7887 or email resume to hr@waterflood.com

B18 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Career

Opportunities

101 Supreme St. (Shand access road)

SERVICE RIG PERSONNEL Class 1A & 3A Preferred Above Industry Wages Benefits Packages Opportunity for Advancement

For more information on the position below visit www.cornerstonesd.ca

Permanent Full Time Information Systems Technical Analyst - East Service Area

Please email or fax resume to:

Full Benefit Package & Employer Defined Pension Plan - Salary Range $26.27 - $31.95

Email: sleibel@suncountrywellservicing.ca Fax 306 634 1200 • Cell 306 421 3418

Is looking for Casual

LPN’s and EMT’s in our busy ESTEVAN office ECS Safety Services is looking for health care staff.

The ideal candidate will possess a positive personality, effective organizational and communication skills and an aptitude for multi-tasking.

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WANTED

Duties Include: Drug and Alcohol Testing • Audiometric and Spirometry Testing • Medical Assessments • Respirator Fit Testing • Various Administrative Duties

Experience an asset but willing to train.

ECS Safety Services offers advanced training in a unique specialized setting.

If you feel that you could be part of our team please send your resume to: employment@ecssafety.com or fax 780-986-8972

Apply At: HIGH ENERGy pERFORMANCE 441-4th St. - Estevan 306-634-7977

www.ecssafety.com Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you in advance for applying!

Book Your Career ad today!

Call

306-634-2654

Hiring: Sign Installer Apprentice Are you a hands-on learner? Looking for a great Career?

Apprenticeship will include learning to: - Use safe working practise - Install sign faces - Use of bucket truck - Application of Vinyl decals Assets: - Enthusiasm to learn!

- Must have valid Driver’s License - Be able to work at heights - Able to lift 50lbs + - Basic hand tool experience

We offer a competitive wage, health benefits and a great working atmosphere!

Lightstream is a light oil-focused exploration and production company with an extensive portfolio of resource plays that will generate long-term growth and dividend income for shareholders.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about their careers and enthusiastic about growing and innovating with our dedicated team.

We are looking for energetic individuals to fill the following positions:

•Production Administrator •Operations Administrator •Oil Battery Operator

Estevan, SK.

•Gas Battery Operator

Email resume: info@dynamicsignsinc.ca or Fax: 306-634-6417

Please visit our website for more information, and to apply online:

www.lightstreamresources.com

13095DS01

Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you.

Now hiring the following positions: Experienced Class 1 Drivers / Operators  Experienced Cement and Acid Operators 

Applicant Requirements:  Self-motivated  Willing to work flexible hours  15 / 6 rotation  Safety-focused  Team oriented  Clean Class 1 Drivers abstract

Why Canyon?  Dynamic and rapidly growing company  Premium compensation package  New equipment  Paid technical and leadership training  Career advancement opportunities  RRSP matching program

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: email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

www.estevanmercury.ca

October 2, 2013 B19

Receptionist/Bookkeeper Comfort Plumbing Ltd. is a new plumbing/heating company located in Estevan. We are looking for a receptionist/bookkeeper for a full time position starting immediately. The applicant must be able to multi task and enjoy a busy work environment. Experience with Simply Accounting is preferred, but we are willing to train the right applicant.

Salary will be based on experience. Please contact:

Eric Langston at 306-637-2507 or 306-471-8182

Senchuk Ford currently has an opening for a Parts Representative. This is a full time position, the successful applicant will possess attentive customer service skills. ADP, Microcat is an asset.

Willing to train the right applicant. Apply in confidence to Blaine Dirks, Parts Manager. blaine@senchuk.com or call 306.634.3696

Your Opportunity Awaits

Senchuk

Ford Sales Ltd.

118 Souris Ave. N., Estevan • 634-3696

has immediate openings for the following positions •operators •labourers •fork lift driver •lathe operator •1a driver/repair operator wages negotiable based upon experience.

Interested IndIvIduals can fax resume to (306) 634-8025

Administrative Assistant Full Time We are currently looking for an outgoing individual to join our office team

Journeymen Electricians and Apprentices

• Accounts Payable • Data Entry • Customer Relations • General Office Duties •Office Education an Asset

PowerTech Industries Ltd. in Estevan is seeking Journeymen Electricians and Apprentices for work in the Estevan and Carnduff areas.

Full Benefits Effective Immediately

Experience: Safety Certificates are needed.

1st Aid/CPR, H2S. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license. Full benefits packages and RSP plan.

Duties: Day to day electrical construction and maintenance in the oilfield.

Wage/Salary Info: Depending on experience & qualifications.

To Apply: Fax: (306) 637-2181, e-mail sschoff.pti@sasktel.net or drop off resume to 62 Devonian Street, Estevan, SK.

Opportunities RENTAL COORDINATOR

WW1336

Parts Representative

Career

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

Must have the ability to market and coordinate Apex equipment and people. Previous oilfield experience and strong organizational and computer skills are required. Previous dispatch, sales or field experience is preferred. Apex offers excellent pay and benefits.

To learn more about Apex, visit our website at www.apexoil.ca To apply email a resume to hr@apexoil.ca

by October 8, 2013

Senchuk Ford Service Department has the following full time position available

Technician

Automotive and computer knowledgeable, as well as, experience and ADP training Insertion Order an asset but willing to train.

questions regarding If you have a solid work ethicFor and take pride in please contact: your work, make sure to forward your resume Recruitment A immediately to Chris Hortness at Phone: 832-437-1477

chris@senchuk.com or call 306.636.6465 Mike Brasseur at 306-634-4554Please or 306-461-8111 remit invoices reflecting IO number to: Patriot Advertising, Inc., Attn 535 East Fernhurst, Suite 263, Katy, TX 77450 AND THE DAY AFTER PUBLICATION Brad Alberts at 306-634-4554 or 306-461-8153 advertisement/tearsheets to: Fax: 832-553-2599 or tearsheets@patriota or Client: Weatherford - Jaclyn Cyca Account Rep: Tim Runge Christine McNabb at 306-634-4554

Your Opportunity Awaits

Pub: Estevan Mercury Insertion Date: Oct 2 & 9, 2013 Section: Careers - Craft/Skills/Trades Cost:

Senchuk Size: 2 x 7.5 Rate: $1.10 l/gr Internet:

Ford Sales Ltd.

118 Souris Ave. N., Estevan • 634-3696

All contents are property of Patriot Advertising Inc and are for the use through Patriot Adve Materials may not be reproduced by any vendor or publication. C Copyright 2009 Patri

Visit us on the web!! www.estevanmercury.ca

WORK FOR

WEATHERFORD

One of the largest oilfield services companies, Weatherford operates in more than 100 countries and employs more than 65,000 people worldwide. With a product and service portfolio that spans the life cycle of a well - drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention - and a robust research and development effort, we are well positioned to meet the everevolving needs of the oil and gas industry.

13095BS00

DIRECTIONAL DRILLING FIELD TRAINEES AND SUPERVISORS - Job# 29698 Directional Trainees will require Drilling or Derrick Hand experience on an oil well rig. Computer Literacy is preferred and the candidate must have good mathematical skills, interact effectively with customers, show a team player attitude, and possess good verbal/written communication skills. Weatherford Drilling Services provides in-house classroom training, as well as training in the field. Qualified Directional Supervisors will possess Directional Drilling experience and good interpersonal skills with clients and rig personnel. International travel opportunities may be available for candidates with Directional experience.

MWD FIELD SUPERVISORS - Job# 31444 Travel and work in field locations throughout Western Canada.

Duties include operation and maintenance of MWD/LWD surface systems and down hole tools at rig site. Qualified candidates require technical diploma (NAIT/SAIT) or university degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation. Oilfield experience, preferably on a drilling or service rig is preferred.

Weatherford offers an excellent wage and benefit package, including a generous retirement savings plan and health care spending account. Weatherford has many training and development opportunities for career progression. All employees are required to undergo drug and alcohol testing.

Please fax resumes to (780) 979-4502 or online: www.weatherford.com/careers Formation Evaluation | Well Construction | Completion | Production © 2013 Weatherford. All rights reserved.

B20 October 2, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Estevan Shoppers Mall www.bhgressestevan.ca

306•634•5900 e

eag

Acr

1131 Taisey Crescent

1910 Matte Court

112 Douglas Street, Estevan

Bachorcik Acreage

$858,900 MLS # 472435

$749,000 MLS # 472770

$639,900 MLS®# 470833

$639,900 MLS®# 475563

1308 Barabash Bay, Estevan

1701 2nd Street, Estevan

1109 Hudson Road, Estevan

$549,900 MLS # 477130

$449,900 MLS # 464900

$417,900 MLS # 475866

1742 McCormick Crescent

$415,000 MLS®# 473605

571 Milne Crescent, Estevan

737 Eva Street, Estevan

313 Poplar Bay

1288 Veterans Crescent, Estevan

$415,000 MLS # 474997

$397,500 MLS # 467884

$394,500 MLS®# 473695

$389,900 MLS®# 476428

910 Albert Street, Estevan

Lot 11 Block 2 Beaver Park, Oxbow

1482 Nicholson Road, Estevan

120 McDonald Road, Estevan

$385,000 MLS®# 468815

$385,000 MLS®# 476754

$385,000 MLS®# 476780

®

®

®

®

®

®

®

$369,500 MLS®# 474565 14 - 1437 1st Street, Estevan

649 Albert Street, Estevan

#110 - Erickson Street, Midale

#112 - Erickson Street, Midale

$359,900 MLS®# 474118

$349,900 MLS®# 449800

$349,900 MLS®# 449801

$299,900 MLS®# 476315

371 O’Connor Avenue, Macoun

$264,900 MLS®# 469068

909 4th Street, Estevan

209 Main Street, Lampman

$248,000 MLS # 474341

$245,000 MLS®# 468765

1809 2nd Street A, Estevan

507 First Avenue E, Lampman

314 Young Street, Bienfait

$345,000 MLS # 473987

$170,000 MLS # 469089

$139,000 MLS®# 473426

1727 McCormick Crescent, Estevan

$269,000 MLS # 477422

®

®

80 Foord Crescent, Macoun

$209,900 MLS®# 476100

®

®

Commercial Properties ilable

2 Ava

5 acres of commercial land in Estevan.

RM of Enniskillen 3 SW 30-3-2 W2

Block F Plan 101983798, Estevan

$850,000 MLS®# 468846

$262,900 MLS®# 464329

113 Main Street, Lampman

$899,000 MLS®# 467070 Realtor Owned

132 - 400 King Street, Estevan

Parcel A Plan 1011260909

89 Hwy 39 East

Shangrila Place Brand New & Affordable 416 Main Street, Bienfait

Starting at $194,575

Rural Land

Krueger Parcel A, Estevan $944,900 MLS®# 474709

$375,000 MLS # 474805

$999,000 MLS #472257

$229,900 MLS # 461451

Prime Industrial Land With 2 Buildings

3.68 Acres Zoned Heavy Industrial

10 Acres Zoned Heavy Industrial

1.91 acres. Great potential for rezoning or subdividing

50’x120’ lot ready for you to develop in the village of North Portal.

Souris Avenue, Estevan $399,900 MLS®# 458972

First Street, North Portal $20,000 MLS®# 460319

®

®

®

102 Perkins Street

Escana Street

275 Kensington Avenue

$1,575,000 MLS®# 473566

$569,000 MLS®# 453311

$1,200,000 MLS®# 453231

Jackie Fitzsimmons REALTOR® 306-421-6636

Lori Gonas REALTOR® 306-421-9884

Meigan Wilhelm REALTOR® 306-421-3982

Jamie Dyer REALTOR® 306-421-3902

Melanie Peters REALTOR® 306-421-6279

Lisa Monteyne REALTOR® 306-421-7445

Mike DeBruyne REALTOR® 306-421-3348

Joan Selk REALTOR® 306-421-6425

Charlotte Roettger REALTOR® 306-722-7411

Vijay Chandora REALTOR® 306-461-6363

Christine Brown REALTOR® 306-575- 8267

Josh LeBlanc REALTOR® 306-421-6778 (part time)

Ken Rowan REALTOR® 306-461-9282 (part time)

“Information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. Subject to omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawl without notice. Not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale.”