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There are some stark differences from the early shopping centres in our society, but like the bazaars and markets that came before them, the modern malls in our cities provide a common centre for commerce and culture. That commercial hub in Estevan began 40 years ago. The anniversary was recognized this past weekend with a celebration on Saturday afternoon and stores took part through anniversary sales. Mall manager Arlene Stebeleski has been working at the mall for about four years and took the post as manager earlier this summer, as the mall was purchased by Winnipeg’s Artis Reit. Those are just a few of the many and constant changes that the Shoppers Mall has seen over the past 40 years. As Stebeleski noted, a mall is always in
a state of change and movement, with stores coming and going, and new faces walking through the door on daily basis. “We’ve gone through some changes, all positive,” said Stebeleski. “Malls have so many beneficial things. You can come for the shopping. You can come to gather. A lot of people come for coffee and sit and meet with friends or you meet people you haven’t seen in a long time, too,” she added. “Malls really bring a lot into the community, whether they’re big or small.” Cutting the cake on Saturday was Marilyn Ribling, who has been working in the mall since almost the beginning. She has worked at the Old Homestead for about 39 years and six months. “She i has been in the mall the longest,” said Stebeleski. “She started in the Homestead six months after it opened.” ⇢ A2 Mall
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EPS constable receives award Estevan constable Steven Enns was once again recognized for his service during a patrol on May 18, 2012. Enns, of the Estevan Police Service, received the CPA National Award of Excellence on Sept. 13 at the Canadian Police Association meeting held in Banff. The award was presented by CPA board of directors representative Evan Bray along with Estevan Police Association president Evan Handley. Enns started his policing career with Estevan Police Service in 2007 and has been with the service since. As was reported in the Mercury at the time, while on patrol during the early morning hours of May 18, 2012, Enns discovered the rear of an older twostory residence engulfed in flame. He radioed for assistance and then banged on the locked door, waking two dogs and a 30-year-old woman. She informed Enns that her boyfriend, her in-
Estevan Police Service Constable Steve Enns, centre, received the Canadian Police Association National Award of Excellence for his role in assisting residents escape their house that was engulfed in flames in May 2012. With Enns is Estevan Police Association President Evan Handley, left, and Evan Bray, CPA board of directors representative. fant son, and another family friend were still in the house. As the woman fled the house, Enns entered and observed flames along the walls and ceiling. De-
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playpen. He picked up the infant, covered him, and went to the other bedroom where he located a sleeping 24-year-old man. Together they were able to exit the smokefilled house as the flames surrounded them and consumed the structure. “Enns laid aside his personal safety to save the lives of those four occupants,” read a release issued Monday by EPS. Enns had previously been recognized for his actions during this incident, receiving the Valor Award from the Saskatchewan Chiefs of Police, the Premier’s Commendation Award and the Carnegie Medal for extraordinary heroism. The Canadian Police Association National Award of Excellence recognizes members whose commitment to service, determination and courage place them at the highest level of the policing profession. Enns is the sole recipient of this year’s national award.
Attendees of the Warm Welcome Shelter’s walk for homelessness listen to stories of the homeless in Estevan.
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The organizers say they are building community for those who have none, and the walk for homelessness hosted by the groups behind the Warm Welcome Shelter sought to remove whatever veil there may be left covering the issue of shelter insecurity around Estevan. With the shelter housing guests in St. Paul’s United Church and the Salvation Army during its open season through the winter and spring, the walk began at the bus depot by St. Paul’s and led the roughly 18 walkers through various places in Estevan that have stories of homelessness it wrapped up at the Salvation Army. See more on the story on A3.
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Suchan, Fleury meet the prince A former Estevan resident and a Lampman woman will be meeting His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex on Thursday morning. Shayne Suchan, born and raised in Estevan, who is now employed as an electrician at the potash
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In the midst of a Saturday afternoon walk aimed at raising awareness of homelessness in the Estevan area, and raising funds for the Warm Welcome Shelter that houses those without shelter, was the reminder that there would be people sleeping outside that night. Just over two years after the Salvation Army and St. Paul’s United Church decided there was something that could be done to shelter the homeless in the city, the issue has only grown. More people are finding themselves without sufficient shelter for at least a brief time in the Energy City, and the shelter housed 41 unique individuals during its open season last year, from December to March. The shelter organization hosted a walk Sept. 13 that featured various areas of the city, outlining a narrative as to how people find themselves without a home. Ahead of the walk, Salvation Army lieutenant Brian Bobolo acknowledged with the shelter not opening until later in November, he was sure there would be people sleeping outside overnight. “There are people every night of the year who struggle with shelter here in Estevan,” said Bobolo. “There are some people who will live on the street tonight. They’re living in our alleys or in our ravines or in their cars or makeshift shelters with tents. We’ve seen it all in our outreach.” He noted that there are always new people to town as well who have no idea where they will be spending their first night in a new place. That’s why the walk started at the bus depot next to St. Paul’s. About 18 people attended the walk to learn more about the shelter and the issue of homelessness. Participants wore signs signifying some of the ways guests of the shelter have been marked by the community. One read “I just got kicked out of a restaurant,” and another, “I don’t know where I’ll be sleeping tonight.”
At left, St. Paul’s United Church Minister Brenna Nickel addresses the roughly 18 people who attended the Warm Welcome wal k, which began outside the bus depot in Estevan.
Participants who took part in the Warm Welcome Shelter walk on Saturday donned signs outlining real experiences had by those who have found themselves shelter insecure in Estevan. They also pushed shopping carts full of belongings.
While leading the walk, St. Paul’s Minister Brenna Nickel noted their guests are primarily men, though they have had a handful of women. She noted it’s common to see young, working people staying at the shelter. Stopping in the gymnasium of St. Paul’s, where guests sleep during the shelter’s opening period, beds were set up in a specific way to show how regular guests set up areas where they sleep. Nickel said because their guests have no other place to stay, the shelter is their home. Like any home, the guest settle
into routines and have a very specific sense of space, sleeping in the same spot in the gymnasium every night. “We’re more than just providing a mattress to sleep on,” said Bobolo. “We’re trying to provide a place to belong. There’s a real social need in the community as well that goes along with homelessness. If you have no place to belong and to call your own place, you tend to suffer in a lot of other areas of life, including that social connection, that stigma that you struggle with.” He said it’s those other, more broad issues they also
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want to reach the community with in order to build a better understanding of life for those who are shelter insecure. “We hear about all the stats, how many Canadians live between one or two paycheques of being on the street themselves, so this issue is close to home. You know, we as individuals may have never been on the street, but we are intimately aware of that tension that comes, that fear that comes of being really close to being without,” Bobolo added, noting awareness and support has grown in the community.
That growing support is becoming more necessary as the number of guests climbed from the first to second year of the shelter. Because of that, Bobolo said they will be continuing to ask for community support, both financially and through volunteer time. The shelter requires a handful of volunteers each night of the week, including a pair for the overnight shift. “Like we’re trying to do today, is just spread the word, so when people are hearing stories about what we’re doing, they can then maybe repeat it in their conversations, so we’re all
looking out for one another this coming winter.” Bobolo said people should remember that housing insecurity can happen to anyone and having a dependable home isn’t necessarily something that is tied to a job. “There’s one issue or one event that separates people from the streets. It’s a family breakdown or an economic issue that comes up all of a sudden. It’s the unexpected. A lot of people are one unexpected event away from needing supports like those the Warm Welcome Shelter provides.” The awareness in the community is growing in the last couple of years since the shelter began, noted Bobolo. “We look for opportunities to go out into the community and talk, and we’ve always been received well. People are really becoming aware of all the little subtleties of the issue,” he noted. “Everyone, of course, is aware the supply of affordable housing in the market is low, but in addition to that, it’s all the different stories that factor into homelessness and what it’s all about. It’s not just about mental illness and addictions, though those are the two things that come to a lot of people’s minds. It’s a relationship breakdown. It’s being unable to find a house to go along with a new job. It’s about finding a hope and opportunity for people, and it’s about building community.” Prior to the walk, the group held the Barbecue for Belonging at the Southern Plains Co-op, though due to weather, the barbecue was moved inside, and the lunch served was a taco in a bag. All the money raised through the barbecue went to the frontline services of the Warm Welcome Shelter. “We really appreciate the support of the community at events like this throughout the year. This is the first time we’ve done this program for Warm Welcome, and it’s going really well,” added Bobolo, who said it may be something they will be doing again in the coming years.
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Day hospital offers variety By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca
A trip to the Day Hospital at St. Joseph’s in Estevan was made even more interesting thanks to recent acquisitions made possible through funds forwarded by United Way Estevan. “We would never be able to purchase most of these items without the additional support,” said Marian Huber, director of the program that sees 10 to 14 seniors attend on a daily basis. “We’ve been able to replace some well worn musical instruments and we’ve purchased some large piece, colourful jig saw puzzles that are perfect for aging eyes and a lot of other items that we like to refer to as ‘brain pushers,” said Huber. A newly purchased drummel drill for foot care was also a big addition, said nurse Stephani Bourassa, who works with the program and clients a couple of days each week. There is a modest fee of $8.55 per visit, with the 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. schedule including a whole series of activities and lunch. “We can offer these people some care and attention that they would probably have to wait for before. We get some lab work done, nutrition consultations completed, physio-therapy treatments, motor skill development … all kinds of things. That allows clients to stay in their home or in their independent living suites longer,” said Huber. The United Way provided $5,000 for the day hospital program last year, said Laura Bjarnason, the
UW administrator who visited the site last week to view and work with many of the newly acquired devices such as the sensory boards that are popular with the visiting clients. “If we get continued funding, we might be able to purchase a blood pressure machine that special care aides and recreation staff will be able to deploy and administer without a nurse having to be in attendance,” said Huber. One client, Jean Dukart, said she was impressed with the additional services provided, including the foot-care as well as the recreational items. The clients appreciate the medication checks and all the other aforementioned services. Most clients arrange a one-day per week schedule or about four visits a month. The program currently caters to about 45 clients, said Huber. Staff consists of one recreation director, two special care aides and one nurse. It receives basic funds through the hospital’s general operations budget but the add-on services are what makes the program so popular, which only comes about through the United Way donations. “We purchase certain styled books that are great for memory stimulation, and we have materials for sensory memories as well. Some of these items are huge in terms of retaining fine motor skills,” Huber added. “So much of the stuff they had before was so well used it was worn right down, it needed replacement,” said Bjarnason. Transportation to and
Jean Dukart received some foot care service from nurse Stephani Bourassa using the day hospital’s newly acquired drummel drill, while Laura Bjarnason of United Way Estevan checked it out along with several other pieces of equipment and supplies purchased for the hospital’s day programs through United Way funding. from the program is most often provided by SMILE Services vans, another recipient of UW funds. “In the adult day program we are able to do a lot of identifying of potential problems, which is a key element of what we do here and, of course, there is a confidentiality aspect to all of it too, for the respect of the clients and staff. That’s part of it too. There are many directions for the day program,” Huber said.
Dick Willows worked on a puzzle, while Allan Moroz monitored his progress along with Laura Bjarnason (left) of United Way Estevan and Marian Huber, special care coordinator for St. Joseph’s Day Hospital programs.
Not just a matter of walking away By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca
More often than not, women who find themselves in a violent relationship and consider walking away risk losing significant elements of their lives. “If any one of us were to think about the four or five most important things in our life, when you look at someone who is trying to flee a domestic situation, they’re leaving those things behind,” said Christa Daku, Envision’s recently appointed executive director, on the heels of the recent controversy surrounding NFL player Ray Rice, who assaulted his girlfriend, who has since become his wife, in an elevator in this year. A video surfaced last week showing the appalling assault on Janay Rice, resulting in a whirlwind of conversations, one of which includes her decision to marry Rice despite the physical attack she endured. Daku said these situations are far more complicated than many people tend to believe and involve a multitude of factors. “To have to leave children for safety, to have to leave maybe your animals, your finances, your security, all of those things impact whether or not someone reaches out for support or not. On average, seven out of 10 women who
leave, leave for good,” she said, but noted when a person is in a situation like that, their belief in themselves is often minimized. “They live in fear and shame, so if they don’t have the support out of that relationship that’s controlling them it’s very difficult to build their self-worth and self-independence,” she explained. Meeting with a counsellor is one of the best options for anyone in these scenarios, said Daku. “In a lot of circumstances, not always, there can be some preparation done if they reach out to see a counsellor. Supports can be lined up so they can be prepared when they leave, so to speak, so they know they have people to turn to and they’re not alone out there by themselves,” said the executive director. Daku acknowledged, however, the difficulties people living in rural areas face, specifically when it comes to accessing the resources that could help them during a domestic dispute. “Isolation is one of the key factors, which is the starting phase of a domestic situation,” she said, adding transportation, or a lack thereof in many cases, is another. “Our rural little towns out in the country that are further away from city centres, it’s more difficult for people living there to access services. A lot of times all of their freedoms
are taken away as well. They have no vehicle, no cellphone and no supports. The key to overcoming these situations is to have support systems, and if you don’t have access to them, it’s really hard to build the strength to leave,” said Daku. Envision’s website, she said, is an excellent resource for anyone who has questions or concerns, or would simply like to do a little research and prepare for a potential meeting with a counsellor. “It’s also a safe website,” she noted, referring to recently installed features like the the quick escape button and the ability to hide their online activity. “There’s always a fear around people finding out in our small communities, and it’s important for people to know that we’re a confidential service,” she said. She stressed the fact that Envision doesn’t subscribe to call display and accepts collect calls if someone doesn’t have the capacity to make a long-distance phone call. Daku emphasized the importance of reaching out to people who you suspect may be victims of domestic violence. “There’s no harm in asking because there may be too much shame involved, which prevents someone from coming forward with the information. If you suspect something like that is going on in someone’s life, it’s important to be there for them when they do decide to make a change in their life.”
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Sculpting a message that lasts By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum’s latest exhibit called Work Hard, Be Nice, sheds an interesting light on schoolyard antics, girlhood, and an aging belief that if you work hard and be nice you will always be successful. “We live in a world where that’s rarely the case, unfortunately,” said Heather Benning, a Regina-based artist who was at the EAGM on Sept. 11 to talk about the exhibit and work she has done in the past. Work Hard, Be Nice consists of a couple dozen sculptures in the form of young school girls that are strewn about the floor in the centre of the gallery. All of their dresses are painted green and each girl sports long blonde hair. The “ring leaders,” as Benning described them, are in the centre, while the stragglers are on the edge of the circle, trying to be part of the inner circle. Surrounding them are eight young boys standing on pillars, overseeing the crowd in front of them. “I started making these little girls and I didn’t really know why I was making them. I actually started making these smaller ones on the wall,” she said, referring to the long line of action-figure-sized girls that dot a long stretch of the gallery. “They were such a dweeby size though, so I started sculpting larger ones.” The boys standing on the pillars, Benning said, represent how they distance themselves from the young girls’ treatment of each other. “I remember how I was in Grade 6 or something, ‘gotta get to the bathroom first because if you’re there first they won’t talk about you,’ and girls sort of turn on each other like that,” she explained, while audience members laughed out loud and turned to the person next to them, remi-
niscing about a similar scenario from their childhood. “We turn on each other like that for the likes of, I don’t know, Aaron whatever-his-name-is. And he’s totally above it all because he’s unaware that this is even happening.” The interesting placement of the sculptures also had a specific purpose. “I like it when they’re grouped in a space like this because they somewhat demand some attention, but they’re still very quiet pieces,” said Benning, adding the concept behind the whole idea didn’t come until a little later. “The concept didn’t totally make sense to me until I drove past a school once with the billboard outside that said ‘Work Hard, Be Nice.’ And then I realized that’s pretty much what I’m doing, is I’m making these little be-nice girls.” Benning noted that in a schoolyard, this train of thinking is often reinforced and is a model many children follow. “It’s great for the teachers and great for the kids, but in adulthood, it doesn’t really do us any favours,” she said. Benning grew up on a farm near Humboldt and over time realized she wanted to go to school for art. She graduated from Nova Scotia School for Art and Design with a BFA, and also obtained her MFA in sculpture at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. Other work of hers worthy of recognition include a life size doll house located near Sinclair Manitoba on Highway 2, a five metre long doll that has been situated in several areas across Canada and 600 sculptures of hands installed in an old tobacco kiln in Norfolk County, Ontario. “I really enjoy working on these big projects, but they take you away from home for longer,” admitted Benning, adding her work has a “rural sensibility,” to it and she therefore enjoys working
Do what you love The opening reception for Carrie LaCoste’s Find something you love to do, and do that thing a lot exhibit took place prior to Benning’s presentation. Her work, which largely consists of random pieces of art like text, paint and found objects, are pressed between pages and also represent her natural talent for photography and scrapbooking. Nature appears to be a reoccuring theme however, highlighted by the occasional butterfly and splashes
of green on multiple pages. “This is all 100 per cent stuff that I do to unwind,” said LaCoste, adding it was the first time her work was being displayed at an exhibit. Following a conversation with Jennifer Durr, who had a photography exhibit at the EAGM early 2014, LaCoste said Durr had pointed her out to Amber Andersen and asked them to consider displaying some of her work. “It’s pretty exciting,” she admitted.
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Heather Benning surrounds herself with her sculptures during the EAGM’s Work Hard Be Nice exhibit opening on Sept. 11.
Plastic, enamel, oil paint and wood were used to create the sculptures for Benning’s Work Hard, Be Nice exhibit. within the smaller market art communities. “I find it interesting that amazing art galleries like this exist in a smaller
community like Estevan. It’s an amazing space, and in terms of size and scale it’s even better than the Dunlop gallery in Regina,” she said.
UW Telethon countdown begins The countdown has begun and the details are being firmed up as the Oct. 17 and 18 United Way Telethon edges closer. The fundraising activities begin in earnest on Friday, Oct. 17 at 8 a.m. with the opening ceremonies in front of the Access Communication cameras. They will end on Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. UW president Doug McDavid is extending a warm welcome to all. Organizers of the televised 33hour marathon are hoping to raise $340,000 this year within this period of time. The action gets heavy at various times during the event, especially at the telethon headquarters in the Estevan Legion Hall. This year’s theme is Community Starts With You. Each October since 1977, the United Way board, volunteers and community at large have come together to successfully reach the annual targeted goal. Thanks are extended to the general population, local businesses and organizations for their generosity during this frantic period and for all the hours put into the effort prior to the telethon and
after the lights are dimmed on the official broadcast. The telethon will again showcase local talent and groups that include schools, seniors, churches, choirs and social organizations who are part of the local and regional culture. Laura Bjarnason, administrator for the UW, noted there are still some openings for entertainers who might be interested in giving the telethon some of their time and talent. Those who might be interested are asked to contact her at admin@unitedwayestevan.com or phone 306-634-7375. The UW Estevan telethon is organized by a number of committees made up of board members and volunteers. The committees include banking, entertainment, facilities, food services, history, phones and cameras, public relations, production, security and raffle. United Way Estevan is grateful to all who have stepped forward to participate and perform those various duties and encourages all individuals or groups interested in assisting these committees to contact Bjarnason at the office. Volunteers represent
a wide range of people working together to raise funds for the 17 member agencies and projects supported by this event. UW supports not only the member agencies but also the Hillcrest School Breakfast Club and the Day of Caring. A complete list of the member agencies is provided on the website unitedwayestevan.com It is a registered charity with 24 volunteer board members. “We are still in need of bid items for the auction at the telethon,” said Bjarnason. “If you are willing to donate a home made item for the fundraiser please contact Wendy at 306421-7124, Christa at 306-461-9465 or Elizabeth Pinel at 306-421-2030. “Please come out and join in the fun and excitement. Volunteer or visit us live and enjoy the entertainment and on-site concession. United Way Estevan thanks you for your past support and looks forward to working together with you for another great Telethon,” McDavid and Bjarnason said in a release issued this past week.
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Trying to keep Lean initiative alive Now that some sense of balance has been introduced into the world of Lean methods to improve production in Saskatchewan’s health and education sectors, we now move into a period of assessment and adaptation that was perhaps missing earlier. When the Lean practices were first introduced to the provincial health community, they required an almost obsessive, compulsive buy-in. Everyone had to be on board, or it simply wouldn’t work. The leaders, and later the senseis who led the pack, were going to show health care professionals how to do their work more efficiently, quickly and effectively. The government of Saskatchewan bought the package and served as the lead advocate. It has come to pass that what might work in the manufacturing sector and assembly lines requires a whole lot of tweaking when applied to the health care assembly lines. The question of how quickly someone or some team can perform a series of tasks, takes on an entirely new meaning when applied to patient needs. “But wait, you can always stop the line,” the care professionals were told, by the leadership who were clueing into the fact that perhaps line dancing wasn’t the perfect model
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A sorry smart meter saga By the standards of costly Crown corporation screw-ups, the Saskatchewan Party will argue that the smart meter fiasco isn’t the biggest. Government supporters will be quick to point out that the NDP/Sask. Water Spudco fiasco that cost taxpayers some $38 million with nothing to show for a return was far more costly. And they will be even more adamant now that SaskPower has reached an arrangement with Sensus – the American manufacturer of the defective smart meters – on compensation. In fact, both SaskPower and the Sask. Party are already spinning the notion that the deal reached recovers the entire $47-million cost. Their math is questionable. Under the agreement reached with Sensus, SaskPower gets a $24-million cash refund for the meters already installed or bought. Our Crown electrical utility also gets an $18-million credit that will go toward any future purchase of Sensus meters
to follow when it came to treating fragile bodies and personalities. So the conflicts began. Do the workers take slower more methodical steps, or was there still the need to be quick and crisp? Nurses and physicians began to question the methods and practises. The early cautionary signs were generally ignored. Those urging caution were dismissed as malcontents who just didn’t want to buy in, at least not right away. But they would learn soon enough, that Lean was the truth and the way. Then some patients, or clients we may call them, also started to question. The believers were trotted out to provide testimonials as to how wonderfully efficient Lean was. The detractors were not. Those who objected were listened to, and notes were taken. The processes were tightened. Patients admitted on Monday could be discharged on Tuesday. If the patient needed to be re-admitted Tuesday night, the efficiency statistics didn’t have to change. Were all members of every health care team embracing Lean at all times? It seemed as if the efficiencies had to be compromised when those not yet indoctrinated into Lean or substitute health professionals
were injected into the team. How could they fit the established efficiency pattern? Were they part-timers or casual? What would the costs in time and funds be to train them if they weren’t going to be there consistently? What about the health professional who learned one lean pattern in one facility but worked in four separate facilities? Nurses began to relate tales of having to work under stopwatch mentalities. Patient transfers, they were told, need only take 30 minutes or less to process. Suddenly they found themselves in a relay race. They started to punch back. Lean advocates insist that glitches are bound to happen, especially in the first two or three years as everyone becomes familiar with the program. Lean initiatives began officially in Saskatchewan’s healthcare community in August of 2012. Of the 44,000 health care employees who are, or will be influenced by the project, some have transferred or retired. Others will move in and out. It will be a moving target for the Lean practitioners who will most likely love the situation since it means their services will be required forever … as long as they can keep selling the story, using Japanese terminologies, to lend some global intrigue.
and $5 million in research and development of a new “next-generation meter.” That may add up to the recall cost, but it all hinges on doing more business with Sensus and doesn’t include the $30-million cost to install and uninstall after 10 of the units caught on fire. And then there is the legitimate question as to why any compensation agreement should have had to have been negotiated at all. Shouldn’t most of this have been built right into the purchase agreement contract with Sensus? It sure was in other agreements Sensus signed with utilities much, much smaller. For example, the tiny Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) – a community-owned utility serving 86,000 homes in Eugene, Oregon – seemed to do a far better job of its homework before getting into its smart meter contract with Sensus. In a 2013 memo to its customers/ shareholders publicly released and available online, EWEB outlines how it awarded the smart meter contract to Sensus over 13 other applicants even though it had misgivings that “Sensus has not been in the electric meter manufacturing business as long as other proposers and appears to be encountering growing pains associated with being new to this market.” But according to the public memo, the $26-million contract with EWEB has a $2.3-million “hold-back” provision “to be paid only when the system is fully installed,” an “off-ramp” that is “in direct response to various challenges incurred by other utilities,” milestone payments to
ensure meters are working correctly and a “predefined Final Acceptance Criteria (FAC)” in the case of “unusually high rates of equipment failure” that would state “Sensus will repair, at their expense, any issues that arises I that would cause the system to perform at less than the FAC criteria.” How a tiny local utility seemed to get all this in writing beforehand when SaskPower appears to have had to negotiate a settlement is an interesting question. But a better question is how we can find out more about Sensus’ contract in Eugene, Oregon than we can about SaskPower’s own deal with Sensus here at home. After months of asking for details on the decision-making process on the Sensus contract and getting no real answers, the Regina Leader-Post applied through the province’s Freedom of Information legislation for documents pertaining to SaskPower’s negotiations with Sensus and the installers who put in the smart meters. The newspaper was told it would cost $57,000 for that information. This from a public utility we own that claims it has “offered as much information as is possible.” Of course, the Sask. Party can rightly argue that SaskPower was equally mum about the Channel Lake fiasco and its attempt to buy the Guyana Electrical Company during the NDP days. This is true. But Sask. Party supporters might also recall that heads rolled at both SaskPower and SaskWater for those past messes. And they should also remember that we own SaskPower, and it’s accountable to us.
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Recent video of a prominent football player punching his fiancée in an elevator has moved beyond the sports pages to take over mainstream North American conversation. Ray Rice dragging his partner out of the elevator just moments after he knocked her to the ground offers stunning visual images of interpersonal violence and abuse. Just like most relationship abuse, this incident happened behind closed doors. But it was caught-on-tape in a way that our media can watch and re-watch, comment and dissect. This Sunday, the debate shifted to child abuse as Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson prepares to go to court for the charge of negligent injury of a child after whooping his child with a stick. TV talk show hosts and burly football analysts, almost exclusively men, filled our homes with their opinions. They condemned Ray Rice and his situation, without really talking about what they experienced in their own playing days or behind their own closed doors. Sports loves a good statistic, but none of the talking heads mentioned domestic abuse numbers. One in four women are
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abused in Canada and the United States. This means that on a football roster with 60 players, 15 of those men have been perpetrators of abuse. “I think it brings a lot of light to domestic violence, not just Ray Rice but domestic violence as a whole, because it’s not just a football or player issue, it’s an issue, period,” said NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan on David Letterman last week. These sports experts were tiptoeing with more skill than a star running back in his prime, choosing the least offensive sound bite without committing too far in any direction. Not surprisingly, Mike Ditka, former Chicago Bears head coach, scored low in the final analysis, “I don’t know Ray at all,” Ditka said. “I’m sure he’s not a bad guy, but he made a bad mistake. “Hey, two lives are ruined,” Ditka said of Rice and his wife. “These two lives are ruined. His earning power is destroyed. That’s an important thing.” Former basketball player and now announcer
Charles Barkley supported Peterson beating his fouryear-old child. “We spank kids in the South. There’s a question if Adrian Peterson went overboard, but listen Jim, we all grow up in different environments. Every black parent in my neighborhood in the South would be in trouble, or in jail, under those circumstances.” Whatever the opinions, the water cooler buzz has been dominated by domestic violence. For those on the sidelines of this story, working to prevent interpersonal violence, that’s the upside to a bad situation. Big men are talking about domestic violence. They are showing deep disapproval of something that’s happening in every community. Men are telling men that hitting women is not acceptable. During a football game. A new trend in the prevention of domestic violence is called ‘Man Up Against Violence’. It’s men leading the charge, demanding more of each other, challenging themselves as a gender to stop violence against women. Last year, players from the B.C. Lions gave presentations as part of a campaign called ‘Be More Than a Bystander’, designed to change the culture among
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men so that abusive attitudes and behaviour directed toward women is not tolerated. “The best way to do that is to use manly things,” said O-lineman Angus Reid. “There’s nothing more manly than football and it’s a job of exclusively men.” At the University of Regina, organizers have planned a three-day event in late October to promote ‘Man Up Against Violence’ awareness among young men. There will be a variety of guest speakers and lectures, panel discussions, a screening of Tough Guise 2: Violence, Manhood and American Culture. The website is www.manupagainstviolence.ca Despite some early fumbles in the discussion surrounding violence and abuse in the NFL, those in the fight to prevent interpersonal violence and abuse welcome football fans and macho men to continue the conversation. Tania Hlohovsky Andrist works at Envision Counselling. For more information on campaigns to prevent domestic violence or to seek counselling and support, please contact Envision Counselling and Support Centre. 306-6374004. www.envisioncounsellingcentre.com
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The case has been made for the construction of a fourlane highway link between North Portal and Regina. Or has it? Recent fatalities along this stretch of Highway of Tears will bring the Time to Twin action committee back into focus. They must not-so-gently keep the government’s toes nudged close to the hot coals. Traffic volumes for qualifying may be slightly below what was deemed necessary for this highway, but anyone who has spent more than a half-hour on this hellish throughway will attest to the fact that volume be damned, it’s high enough, definitely high enough to qualify for serious homework and construction, not lip service. It’s the size, scope and intensity of the traffic that gets our attention. We see a few police vehicles on this hell highway now, which eases the situation. But there is no denying the fact that more lives are going to be lost. Twinning Bienfait corner to Estevan is a small step in the right direction, but we can’t let the Highway Ministry off the hook with that token activity. Rumour has it that after 52 years of study and naval gazing, and now three years of construction, Estevan and area will be welcoming a truck bypass either this year, next year or the next year. Stay tuned. Excitement mounts. Sticking with the highway theme, I recently studied a financial tome on highway construction that suggests in terms of return on capital, twinning a highway is an effective way to go. The first consideration is one of efficiency in moving products to market. The swifter movement of goods down the road via truck, the major form of product conveyance in Saskatchewan, makes obvious economic sense. Not only will truckers and service providers save up to 20 minutes or a half-hour on a two to three hour trip, they are promised a safer, more economical journey because they won’t be braking and accelerating as often. Long haul drivers, who can ease their stress and fatigue levels, are better drivers. Four lane highways attract more traffic and that includes bus traffic, tourist bus traffic to be more specific. Estevan then becomes a natural point of economic entry for Americanbased visitors. Have a meal, change money, use a washroom, take a walk and visit with the local population and move along, or stay overnight and enjoy what the city has to offer. Making the trip into Regina easier, means that word gets around. The Global Transportation Hub in Regina receives more attention. Four lanes from Portal to Saskatoon becomes an even more solid selling point. With four lanes, businesses make decisions to move more goods. The Energy City becomes more energetic because it has first-class transportation corridors. Companies in northern Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma decide to use the corridor, saving hours of time with lessened stress. Access to the provincial natural resources are enhanced with a twinned road, as are its vacation sites. We still rely on railroads to do most long distance, heavy hauling, but when those rail loads have to be broken down for distribution, it’s the four-lane highways that get the nod of approval. Place those economic factors into the fact that building a twinned highway in this section of the province, has to be the easiest thing to do in terms of geography and engineering, and we have another case to make, don’t we? Four lanes is simply too damned good for business to have been ignored for so long.
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Young people at greater risk of workplace injuries By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca
Sept. 10 marked Saskatchewan’s third annual Youth Safety Education Day, an awareness initiative that Mike Carr, deputy minister for the governments labour relations and workplace safety ministry, described as “absolutely beneficial.” “The single most important aspect of safety is awareness and creating an opportunity where people are reminded constantly of their rights and responsibilities,” he said. According to the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board’s (WCB) most recent numbers, there were a total of 31,135 workplace injuries in 2013. Roughly 6000 of them happened to people under the age of 25, two of which, resulted in fatalities. Carr described the high number of young workers involved in workplace accidents as an unfortunate
Mark Kroeker shows students in his grade 11 welding class how to use an electrical grinder. “trend we’ve seen for some you have not completed high safety and acknowledged time,” and stressed the impor- school you’re probably at the Young Worker Readiness tance of spreading awareness an increased risk of taking Certificate Course, which regarding workplace safety uninformed risk and in do- the provincial government during times when youth are ing so subjecting yourself implemented in 2009 to help actively looking for employ- to the impacts of industrial youth understand their rights ment. exposure or injury.” and responsibilities for health “The simple fact is that He noted the increased and safety and labour stanyouth have a tendency to effort to inform 14 and 15 dards. take risks,” he said. “I would year-old children at schools Workplace accidents argue that intuitively, when about work and workplace in Saskatchewan, Carr said,
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also stem from a cultural perspective. “One of the significant reasons we believe Saskatchewan has the second highest injury rate in the country, is because we have the tendency to take a view that we just need to get things done, be responsive and we need to get moving on with the job. What we’re trying to get people to think about is, that cultural expectation also creates our high injury rate.” He added that challenges in our economy also have a direct relation to the province’s high injury rate. Though young workers statistically seem to be more vulnerable to workplace injuries, even seasoned employees tend to take shortcuts. “There is the potential for complacency to build in over time after you’ve done a certain task a particular way so often for so long you begin to discount potential risk. Once you become complacent, you do very much become subjected to risk,” Carr said. He suggested that the responsibility in creating a safe work environment extends beyond what takes place at the work site and includes proper diets and being well rested for work. “When you look at all the incidents on an annual basis, those are all circumstances where something has gone wrong and the individuals or co-workers decision or decisions resulted in an injury,” he explained. With the start of school now upon many youth in the city, an emphasis on safety, especially in workshop classes, is being heavily enforced. “I spend the whole first week pretty much talking
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about safety in our workshops, making sure we have up-to-date equipment, that’s a big one. In the woodworking shop we have table saws that kick out if a finger touches them,” said Mark Kroeker, who teaches welding and machining at Estevan Comprehensive School. He stressed the importance of knowing your rights as an employee, which he added are often forgotten or never in place in young workers’ minds if they decide to drop out of school and enter the workforce. “Honestly, when you don’t know your rights as an employee, you’re going to find yourself in situations where you can get harmed. My suggestion to students who drop out and take a job on an oil rig is make sure they know their rights as an employee and know that they can say no to unsafe work and not get fired,” he said. Finishing high school he noted is something that people should strive to accomplish. “Even though you can go out and get a job on the rig, getting your high school diploma grows more and more important every day,” he concluded. No matter what path young people take, Carr pointed out that any doubts that creep into one’s mind while on the job have to be dealt with immediately. “There is no such thing as a dumb question,” he said. Carr encouraged people to visit www.worksafesask. ca and learn more about the importance of having the right to be informed, the right to be trained and the right to refuse unsafe work.
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CFUW recognized on Sept. 14 The provincial government proclaimed Sept. 14 as Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Day in Saskatchewan. Founded in 1919, the CFUW is a voluntary, selffunded non-partisan organization with 110 clubs across Canada, including five in Saskatchewan. Committed to improving the status of girls and women, the CFUW promotes education, peace and human rights. CFUW is the largest of the 79 affiliates of the International Federation of University Women (IFUW). CFUW Day was first declared by the Government of Saskatchewan in 2011. “The Government of Saskatchewan is proud to recognize the work that
the CFUW does to promote post-secondary education to women,” Advanced Education Minister Kevin Doherty said. “I applaud the CFUW efforts to encourage girls and women to take advantage of the educational opportunities available in Saskatchewan.” “The priority CFUW places on higher education as an effective way to achieve equality is clearly demonstrated by the sixty per cent employment rate for women with post-secondary education among Saskatchewan’s working women,” Social Services Minister and Minister responsible for the Status of Women Donna Harpauer said. “I am pleased to recognize the more than 200 dedicated CFUW members
in Saskatchewan who are ensuring that education is a possibility for all women and helping to build a better quality of life for all Saskatchewan people.” The CFUW Saskatchewan Council provides approximately $40,000 in scholarships to university, college and high school students, as well as grants to music and science festivals, early learning centres and other local projects. Students can learn more about the scholarship opportunities through their school or post-secondary institution. Grant information can be obtained from local schools, music festival committees or science fair organizers. For informat i o n o n C F U W, v i s i t www.cfuw.org.
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10G299 CPEC Wawota ................................................................................................................................8-13-12-33 Fourty-four licenses issued totoFriday, September 12, 2014 14G251 Precision #418 ..........................................CPEC Viewfield ............................................ 3B14-12-3B14-11-8-7 12D331 Mosaic K1 Esterhazy 1 WSW ....................................................................................................... 15-13-20-33 Eighteen new licenses issued Thursday, May 2, 2013 Halo Workman Hz .......................................................................................................... 1D9-31-1D11-32-1-32 14D200 Ensign #602 ...................................... Harvest Corning West Hz ....................................5C11-18-4B3-18-11-7
14i050 13B037 KRC Cantal South DD ..................................................................................................4D16-18-2D16-18-5-33 13D207 CPEC Glen Ewen N Hz..................................................................................................... 2A3-3-3B10-34-3-1 149061 CPEC Viewfield Hz .........................................................................................................3C5-28-2D8-28-7-10 Midale Hastings 2Hz .......................................................................................................1B7-13-1D15-14-3-3312J237 14F367 Lasso #1 ................................................Aldon View Hill 2Hz .............................................8C13-8-4A1-17-4-8 Phase et al Manor .............................................................................................................................10-11-8-1 13D208 14i056 Red Beds Gainsborough Hz ....................................................................................... CPEC Glen Ewen N 2Hz.................................................................................................3A13-31-1B11-34-3-1 14E002 Ensign 645 ........................................ Surge West Kingsford Hz......................................... 4A1-26-3A1-25-4-8 11J193 Triwest Alameda East SWD ................................................................................................................16-9-4-2 13D243 4A16-14-3A14-13-2-30 14i057 Kingland Auburnton Hz .....................................................................................................4D16-1-2C15-1-6-2 CPEC Glen Ewen N Hz.....................................................................................................7D13-4-2B11-34-3-111H433 14G308 Crusader #2 ...........................................CPEC Viewifel dHZ ............................................. 3B5-14-1B5-23-7-9 Kinwest 08 Alameda .........................................................................................................................11-28-3-3 13E002 14i051 Petrex et al Queensdale W Hz Legacy Pinto Hz ......................................................................................................................1A4-7-4B4-6-1-5 14H022 Horizon #34 ...........................................CPEC Viewfield HZ .......................................3C12-18-4C12-13-10-9 13C125 CPEC Viewfield Hz ..................................................................................................... 7D15-29-3D15-32-10-6 13E001 ........................................................................................3D8-27-2B11-27-6-2 14i055 CPEC Viewfield Hz .............................................................................................................3B5-32-3A8-32-8-512G154 14F323 Ensign #609 ............................................ LTS Heward Z Hz ........................................7D11-35-3A16-35-8-10 Silver Spur Viewfield Hz ...................................................................................................... 4C13-3-4B4-3-7-7 14i059 LTS Viewfield Hz ...............................................................................................................4B4-29-4B4-30-10-713B299 CPEC Viewfield Hz ....................................................................................................... 3D16-23-2D16-26-9-8 14A402 Ensign #625 ........................................... CPEC Viewfield Hx .........................................8D9-25-2A16-30-7-10 14i060 Advance #4 LTS Viewfield Hz ...............................................................................................................8B6-34-3A8-34-8-10 13B127 CPEC Veiwfield Hz ............................................................................................................1D1-24-2D1-19-8-8 14G100 Precision #275 .............................CVE et al Weybrun Unit INJ 2Hz ................................... 7A4-5-1B16-5-6-12 12K076 ............................................. CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................6C12-2-4C12-3-8-9 12E307 CPEC Viewfield .................................................................................................................3C4-12-3D1-12-9-9 14i079 DZ #1 Spartan Workman S Hz ................................................................................................11B12-30-4B2-25-1-33 14A019 Vortex #3 ...............................................Legacy Torquay Hz .............................................1D1-16-4B4-3-2-12 12E169 ......................................................V40C Tableland Hz .........................................1A1-14-4D16-2-1-11 CPEC Viewfield ..............................................................................................................2C12-19-1C16-24-8-9 14i078 Spartan Workman S Hz ................................................................................................7B12-30-1C10-25-1-3313C062 14B079 Alliance #7 .............................................. CPEC Oungre Hz...........................................4D14-7-2D14-18-1-13 CPEC Viewfield WSW .........................................................................................................................9-10-8-9 14i066 Spartan et al Queensdale Hz ......................................................................................... 1D5-15-2C14-15-6-3412C096 14G261 Alliance #3 ............................................... CPEC Hoffer Hz ..............................................4C13-7-3C4-30-1-14 CVE Weyburn .................................................................................................................................15-26-6-12 14i077 Longview Openshaw Hz .................................................................................................4A11-22-3B10-15-2-312J173 13K149 Canelson #23 ............................................. NAL Oungre ................................................. 4A1-14-3A1-11-2-14 13B039 4B1-24-2D1-13-7-30 13A034 CPEC Hoffer Hz .................................................................................................................3A4-14-4B4-2-1-13 14i068 RROI Ryerson Hz ............................................................................................................ CPEC Kisbey Hz ...............................................................................................................5B4-18-2D13-18-8-5 14D107 Precision #117 .......................................... Arc Oungre Hz .............................................4C14-34-2C13-2-3-15 12L261 ......................................................................................................................1-20-11-30 CVE Weyburn ..................................................................................................................................8-18-6-13 14i073 Shooting Star Fairlight CPEC Viewfield Hz ............................................................................................................ 3C12-4-1C12-5-9-913A116 14F274 Panther #3 ................................................. Husky Lisieux .............................................................4B1-18-4-29 13B239 ............................................................................................. 3B4-32-3A4-31-8-30 12J008 CVE Weyburn ...............................................................................................................................12-30T-6-13 14i123 Questerre et al Ryerson Hz Primrose Workman 2Hz .........................................................................................................2B1-8-3B9-5-2-31 12B395 VOC Redvers .......................................................................................................................................6-8-7-31 14i087 Longview Pinto East Hz ..................................................................................................3A11-22-4B11-15-2-310B263 Arc Tribune 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............................................................................................................................ 13-31-13-31 11B210 Mosaic K2 Esterhazy 6 WSW .......................................................................................................12-26-19-32 11K043 PBEN Pangman DD .................................................................................................... 4B16-15-2D15-15-7-20 14i102 Kinwest 08 Pinto Hz ............................................................................................................. 3C4-7-1C4-12-1-5 10E269 Mosaic Esterhazy 2 EH .................................................................................................................. 12-22-19-33 14i114 CPEC Kisbey Hz ...............................................................................................................2A4-16-1C13-16-8-5 10G299 CPEC Wawota 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............................................................................................. 8C13-3-1C13-10-1-3 14i122 Fire Sky Macoun Hz ........................................................................................................... 1D8-14-2D8-13-4-9 12i200 Sundance Ochapowace ................................................................................................................... 16-32-17-3 14o091 CPEC VIewfield Hz ...........................................................................................................2D4-26-3A4-23-9-10 11H433 Kinwest 08 Alameda .......................................................................................................................... 11-28-3-3 14i082 CPEC Flat Lake Hz ...........................................................................................................3B16-11-2B1-2-1-16 14F196 Kinwest 08 North Portal Hz ................................................................................................ 4D1-15-3D1-14-1-4 14i135 Legay et al Viewfield Hz ........................................................................................................4A2-6-3A2-31-9-9 14G067 CPEC Viewfield Hz ................................................................................................................ 5D1-5-1D1-4-7-8 14i140 CVE et al Weyburn Unit INJ 4Hz ..........................................................................................4A2-6-3A2-31-9-9 14G232 CPEC VIewifeld HZ ...................................................................................................................4D8-2-3A7-1-8-8 14i154 Red Beds et al Winmore Hz ................................................................................................6B1-18-4B1-7-2-30 13i153 CPEC VIewifeld HZ ........................................................................................................ 4C13-15-1C13-22-9-8 14i145 Spartan Cantal South Hz ..................................................................................................4B15-1-4C12-1-5-34 14F073 CPEC Viewfield Hz ........................................................................................................ 3B12-34-1C1Z-33-9-8 14i164 Spartan Queensdale East Hz........................................................................................... 3C5-25-1C16-26-6-1 14B138 CPEC Viewfield Hz ........................................................................................................ 3D15-15-2D15-22-9-8 14i157 Arc Queensdale West Hz ................................................................................................. 1D15-35-2D15-2-6-2 14A146 CPEC Viewfield HZ .............................................................................................................2B4-3-1C13-3-10-8 14i161 Spartan South Pinto Unit Hz ...............................................................................................2A2-14-4B2-11-1-5 13K101 CPEC Viewfield Hz ................................................................................................................ 2C5-6-1C5-1-9-8 14i160 Spartan South Pinto Unit Hz ...........................................................................................2A12-14-3B11-11-1-5 14E333 CPEC Viewfield Hz ........................................................................................................ 4C16-15-2D16-22-9-8 14i163 Spartan South Pinto Unit Hz ...........................................................................................3A12-14-4B12-11-1-5 14F224 Surge Macoun Hz .............................................................................................................8B4-30-4A12-19-4-8 14i165 Spartan South Pinto Unit Hz .............................................................................................. 2D5-14-1C5-23-1-5 14B314 CPEC VIewifeld Hz .............................................................................................................1B4-13-2A1-16-8-9 14i159 Arc Browning Hz .................................................................................................................4C9-29-1A6-29-6-5 14G250 CPEC Viewfield Hz ........................................................................................................... 6C5-29-3D8-29-8-9 14i162 FCL Moose Valley Hz Hz ................................................................................................1A6-14-1C15-14-12-6 14B147 CPEC Viewfield Hz .............................................................................................................3C4-16-2A8-16-8-9 14i153 Fire Sky Bryant South Hz ............................................................................................... 4D15-11-2D16-12-5-9 14C074 CPEC Viewfield Hz ...............................................................................................................3C13-5-1B4-7-8-9 14i151 Legacy et al Creelman Hz .....................................................................................................3B1-6-4B1-31-9-9 13L305 CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................................................................................7C5-16-1B12-17-8-9 13K340 CPEC Viewfield Hz ..........................................................................................................1A8-36-2A8-31-7-10 14F357 CPEC Viewfield Hz .........................................................................................................6B12-35-2A9-35-7-10 14B248 CPEC Bromhead Hz ...........................................................................................................2A1-29-1A6-4-3-12 14H049 Precision #195 .................................Red Beds et al Winmore hz ......................................... 2C27-1C2-12-2-31 12J173 CVE Weyburn .................................................................................................................................. 15-26-6-12 14H101 Stampede #2 ....................................... Minwich Ingoldsby Hz .......................................... 1B2-18-4B3-18-4-31 14C056 Tundra Flemming ............................................................................................................................. 1-11-12-13 14H273 A-1 Drilling ...........................................A-1 Drilling Rocanville ........................................................... 7-4-16-31 12J008 CVE Weyburn ................................................................................................................................12-30T-6-13 14H164 Canelson #10 ........................................CCEC Lightning Hz ................................................ 3C3-5-2A7-5-8-32 14A240 CPEC Oungre Hz ..................................................................................................................2A2-9-2A2-4-1-13 14F332 Canelson #28 .............................................FCL Carnduff ................................................................ 15-28-2-33 14G131 CPEC Oungre Hz ..............................................................................................................2A1-32-3A1-29-1-13 14F177 Precision #409 .........................................Halo Carnduff Hz .............................................. 3A14-32-2D8-4-3-33 10B263 Arc Tribune....................................................................................................................................... 15-32-3-14 14F143 Ensign #689 .............................................LTS Hastings Hz ............................................2C15-23-1C7-26-3-34 13E165 Gibson Oungre SWD Re .................................................................................................................. 10-16-2-14 14H141 Ensign #351 .............................................. CNRL Pinto Hz................................................4C15-8-2D15-17-2-3 12A364 Rio Tinto Sedley ............................................................................................................................... 4-20-14-16 14H187 Stampede #3 ................................. Spectrum et al Openshaw Hz ..................................3D15-24-1D15-25-2-3 12B199 Ceylon 101250512 ........................................................................................................................... 16-29-6-18 14i039 Vortex #1 ................................................ Torc Steelman Hz ...............................................3D15-8-1C15-7-4-4 13C033 Epsilon Ceylon Hz .......................................................................................................... 4C6-31-1C14-36-6-19 14G253 Canelson #21 .................................... CPEC Clarilaw West Hz............................................... 3B4-3-4B4-4-8-5 11K043 PBEN Pangman DD ......................................................................................................4B16-15-2D15-15-7-20
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Estevan Police Service tend to noisy party and vandalism complaints Estevan Police Service personnel were required to deal with a variety of incidents over the past week, some of them ending with participants being taken into custody, while others ended up with tickets and fines to tend to over the next few days. On Sept. 9, EPS members responded to a report of an erratic driver in the central part of the city. When they confronted the driver he was warned about his driving actions and no further policing activity was necessary. On the night of Sept. 12, EPS members dealt with several noisy party complaints, noting that one residence they attended to had been visited and ticketed several times in the past under the city’s noise bylaw. EPS members also located a 30-year-old Estevan man who was wanted for being unlawfully at large. Police spotted the man in a vehicle in front of WalMart and eventually arrested him following a brief foot pursuit after he exited his vehicle. The man was taken into custody and was scheduled to appear in a Regina court on Sept. 16 to answer to several charges. On the night of Sept. 13, EPS members checked several vehicles during their patrols and arrested one man from Tisdale and charged him with impaired driving. He was lodged in cells until sober and is now scheduled for court in October.
EPS members also reported that an Estevan man was assaulted at a local business on the night of Sept. 13. When police arrived they summoned emergency medical personnel to tend to the victim on the scene before he was released. The incident remains under investigation. On the evening of Sept. 14, EPS members located a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing from the Radville area. Police notified her parents that the girl was safe and she was returned home without incident. On Sept. 15, police learned that some vandalism had occurred in the north central area of the city during the early hours of the evening. A window in a vehicle had been broken and police have set up an investigation into the incident. Another call to police on Monday evening, asked them to look into another incident in the north central
area. This one involved a heavily intoxicated man who was reported to have been screaming while walking along the street carrying a bottle. When police at-
approaching vehicles. This incident remains under investigation. EPS members were called upon to respond to a number of calls regarding barking dogs and dogs running at large within the city.
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Andino Suns will be performing at the Collage Cultural Festival on September 27. (Photo submitted)
Andino Suns look forward to Collage appearance at EAGM By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca
Andino Suns are promising an invigorating, musical finale to this year’s Cultural Collage Festival that will be hosted by the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum on Sept. 27. The Latin-inspired musicians will be on stage at the gallery as a climax to the day-long festival that will offer a variety of activities and foods for the festival crowd. Andres (Andy) Davalos, lead singer and guitarist with Andino Suns said, “our music is definitely Latin-based with a Spanish touch and heavily influenced by Central American culture.” The six-member group, that is sometimes extended to include a seventh performer, will take to the stage in Estevan around 7:30 and Davalos said they appreciate the smaller stage and audience opportunity because it gives them the opening to get more intimate with them as the evening progresses. The Regina-based band blends the traditional sounds of the Andes Mountains of Chile with the folk-rock sounds of the Canadian prairies. “We’ve been playing together for about five years, but only seriously for the past two to three years,” said Davalos.
Although he was born and raised in Saskatchewan, he said there is no denying his Chilean roots since his mother and father make sure the family pays a visit to Chile at least once every two years or more often. They too had a strong musical background, playing traditional Latin music for their youngsters as they grew up. As a result of this, Davalos not only handles the guitar, but also the charango, quena, zampona as well as harmonica. Pablo Davalos chips in with vocals as well as bombo, guitar and zampona and Antonio Davalos contributes lead guitar as well as vocals. Andres Palma, Brian Warren, Erik and Leif Mehlsen fill out the rest of the roster with bass guitar, congas and drums. “We’re family and we are Latinos, so when we arrive, we have the fire and we also have some water and we’re in each other’s corner when it comes to creativity. We love what we do, whether we’re collaborating on a song, or arguing about a song,” he said with a laugh. Andino Suns released their debut self-titled album in 2013 and have appeared in a number of high profile music festivals including this summer’s Regina Folk Festival, the Jazz Festival in Saskatoon, Ness Creek and Bengough as a small sample. They’ve worked with a number of other
musicians and acts. “We loved the Regina Folk Festival because you get to workshop with other musicians. We had a great time with those two Mexican groups this year and had fun with Dead South. They’re great guys,” said Davalos. Because the group consists of a mixed group of a teachers, a mountie, a doctor and social worker, they only have a limited time to arrange and work with their original music. “We had to put the album out on a small budget and a video recording is out now. We did it all in affordable fashion but still managed to keep the quality in the production,” he said. The band has also been featured in a documentary. Davalos said he does a good deal of the group’s musical writing, but there is also a lot of collaboration going on all the time. “The others paint their stuff on top of it and we make sure that there is an emphasis on everyone contributing,” Davalos said. Andino Suns has never played in Estevan before, so they’re anxious to make their first performance here one of their best. “We like what your festival promises and we like to get close to the people we’re entertaining,” Davalos said in conclusion.
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The lights may be dimming soon By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca
Following a particularly strong solar flare that erupted from the sun early last week, the Northern Lights that followed were largely obstructed by clouds on Friday night in Estevan, and it looks like opportunities to see the glittering skies are growing dimmer by the year. According to the former head of the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network in Canada (SuperDARN), George Sofko, a long-lasting study on our nearby star’s sunspots has revealed some interesting facts, which means residents should maximize efforts to see the Northern Lights the next time they roll around. “There are some astronomers using the McMath Pierce Telescope at Kitt Peak, Arizona who have been following these sunspots since 1992, and I can tell you that the situation on the sun magnetically is becoming a lot quieter and quieter,” said Sofko, who is also a former engineering physics professor from the University of Saskatchewan. “We should enjoy (the Northern Lights) because we might not be seeing them for much longer.” Sunspots are often the originating point of solar flares. These solar flares hurl high energy particles into space— also known as solar winds — that make their way to our planet, and when these particles collide with our magnetic field it causes them to glow. This is known as the Aurora Borealis. “The sunspot cycle goes with this 11-year cycle but there have been times in history when there were no sunspot cycles for long periods of time. We appear to be approaching one of those,” said Sofko, adding that by 2020, the Northern Lights
A strong solar flare erupted from the sun early last week, resulting in beautiful Northern Lights which were mostly seen by northern states in the U.S, including Minnesota and Maine. (File photo) won’t be visible for roughly 70 years if the patterns of the past hold up. Sofko suggested there are no sunspots on the sun that contain a magnetic field of less than 1,600 gauss (G), and by 1997 the scientists at Kitt Peak discovered the sunspots’ average magnetic field was decreasing at a rate of 50 G per year. At this rate, they predicted that by 2020, the average magnetic field for sunspots will reach the 1,600 G threshold, which therefore means they will essentially disappear. Solar flares are known to knock out man-made satellites and power grids, at times even affect navigation equipment on airplanes. The minimal magnetic field this time around, however, proved to do no such thing, noted Sofko. There is another strong element to the prediction surrounding the Northern Lights diminishing, said Sofko, and it involves the rising temperatures of sun-
spots. “The reason they’re black, of course, is because if you put a low temperature spot on a high temperature surface, it makes it look dark. Colder bodies radiate less radiation so it doesn’t look as hot,” he explained. The studies from Kitt
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At left, Nathan Wilhelm, whose construction company completed the work; Rev. Mark Osborne; MLA Doreen Eagles; and City Councillor Kevin Smith.
St. Giles christens renos The St. Giles Anglican Church finished renovations on its building last year and on Sunday had the opportunity to hold a ribbon cutting, welcoming Bishop Right Reverend Robert Hardwick to perform a brief service. Rev. Mark Osborne spoke to his congregation during a ceremony acknowledging the completion of the St. Giles renovations.
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Council Briefs
News and notes from the September 8 regular meeting of Estevan city council
City adds funding to repair Humane Society City council approved a budget increase in funds heading to the Estevan Humane Society. The City originally budgeted $27,500 this fiscal year to cover utility costs and wage coding work completed at the facility. During the Sept. 8 regular meeting of council, councillors committed another $23,000 to the Humane Society for funding of $50,500 over the year. In a report provided to council, which was previously considered by councillors at a private meeting on Aug. 11, it noted there was recently some work required at the Humane Society, and a contractor was hired to remove damaged parts of the facility. The work cost $22,029, which the Humane Society has paid. As a result of that bill, Humane Society management was requesting the City supply funds for the reconstruction in the amount of $20,433 along with providing trenching around the east side of the kennels. Those costs put the budget close to $40,000 thus far this year, and there are another five months of utilities to pay for. Mayor Roy Ludwig said during the open meeting the repairs were to rid the facility of black mould as a result of water damage. City Treasurer Jeff Ward, who prepared
the report for council, noted the Humane Society operates out of a City building. Councillor Kevin Smith noted this matter falls under the purview of the police board, “and they have simply been living on a shoestring for quite some time.” In support of the additional funding, Coun. Greg Hoffort noted the building is the City’s and any delays to repairs would only cause increased issues and higher costs. “It’s unfortunate that it’s not in the budget,” he said, while adding it’s a necessary expenditure to ensure the Humane Society maintains its needed services to the community. *** The latest building reports show the pace picked back up again in August after a brief slowdown in July. The City of Estevan has now sold $28,637,084 in building permits through August, an increase from 2013, which in the same time period saw $24,290,903 in building permits issued. The figures presented to council show building permit values are steady in all areas from 2013, but the commercial permits issued are now $14.2 million, up from $9.3
million through August 2013. While the to-date totals are similar, July 2013 saw $8.3 million in permits issued, compared to $2.7 million this past July. In August however, permits issued totaled just over $4 million in August, up from $1.4 million worth in building permits issued in August 2013. That $4 million made August the second highest value month this year, behind only June, which saw a total value of building permits issued above $13 million. So far this year, the City has issued 108 total permits, equaling 73 total units. That’s an increase from 2013’s 89 permits issued and 74 individual units. *** Councillors voted to approve the installation of two stop signs at the corner of Wellock Road and Nicholson Road, making the intersection a four-way stop. The added signs will stop east and westbound traffic on Wellock Road. The matter had previously been discussed in council chambers and the issues of further residential development and increased traffic in that area were mentioned as councillors expressed their support for the additional signage.
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Jogging Dogs The Estevan Humane Society held its annual Dr. Neil Howard Dog Jog at the Estevan Shoppers Mall on Sunday afternoon. Pooches and their owners attended the event, along with Oliver, left, and Katie. (right) Gail Ireland and her dog Zoe stopped at the event for the barbecue and some exercise for the pup.
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Elecs challenge late against Weyburn It was a promising finish to an entertaining football game, but for the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs, it wasn’t enough. The team lost 31-14 to the Weyburn Eagles in their home opener on Saturday at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field. Penalties and turnovers cost the Elecs, but they saw some very encouraging developments, particularly on defence. “We made huge improvements from last week to this week,” said Elecs head coach Mark Schott. The Elecs struggled in the first half, not getting anything going on offence and hurting their own cause with penalties. The Eagles broke open a scoreless game in the second quarter when Kyle Martin punched in a twoyard rushing major with 5:36 left in the half. In the final minute of the half, a penalty sent the Eagles to Estevan’s one-yard line and Zach Neilmeyer broke the plane to put Weyburn ahead 14-0. Estevan’s problems continued early in the third quarter when a pick six thrown by rookie quarterback Andrew Kehler was run back 60 yards by Quinten Ruckaber. E s t e v a n ’s o ff e n c e started to show signs of life in the third quarter, but it was in the fourth when it really shone. Early in the fourth, Kehler connected with Mitchel Clark on a 49-yard pass down to the one-yard line. Two plays later, run-
Elecs receiver Mitchel Clark lowers his shoulder into a Weyburn Eagles tackler during a rainy 31-14 loss on Saturday. ning back Levi Pick ran it in to make the score 21-7. In the final two minutes of the game, the Elecs’ defence got some pressure on the Eagles and there was a high snap on a punt. It was recovered by the Elecs on the two-yard line and Clark then ran in the team’s second touchdown. “We needed something to happen here in the second half to get us back in the game and they came up big when they recovered a fumble and made an inter-
ception. Then we pinned them deep in their own end, and our pressure got to them and they had a high snap on the punt. Our defence was amazing today, and I’m confident that our offence will also be able to get on the right track, and we saw that toward the end of the game,” said Schott. In the final minute, the Eagles would tack on a field goal and another pick six, this time by Jarrett Metheral. “There are definitely
some things we need to improve upon, even after this game. Turnovers is one of them. Penalties is another one, and making sure that we’re mentally ready right from the start of the game. A lot of penalties, that’s just a mental focus issue. We need to be smarter than that. That really hurts us when we make a big stop or make a big play, but then it’s negated with a 10 or 15-yard penalty. Those are big momentum swings and if we can clean that up,
I think we’ll definitely be in a better position,” said Schott. He added Kehler, who was playing in his first high school game, should only get better with time. “There’s still some execution issues on offence and defence. Making sure that guys are in the right place at the right time sometimes is easier said than done, but that’s something that we need to work on. “We had Andrew Ke-
hler in there today, in his first game at quarterback at the high school level. I thought he was great today, but there was a little bit of first-game jitters there, so I think with a full week there and heading into his second game, he’ll be much more relaxed and he’ll see the whole field when he’s out there.” The Elecs (0-2) will visit the A.E. Peacock Tornadoes on Friday in Moose Jaw.
Motocross circuit hits Trackside in Estevan For the second time this season, the Southeast Corner Racing Circuit came to Estevan on Saturday. Motocross races were held at Trackside MX Park southeast of the city. There were a total of 133 entries for the race day, which marked the fifth of seven stops on the SCRC schedule this year. Here are the leaders in each class following the Estevan races: Travis King (85cc, supermini), Lane Tomolak (B class),
Cole Hastings (C class), Chris Colenutt (A class), Ty Stadnick (125 two-stroke), Linkn Jacobson (50cc A), Makenn Slykhuis (50cc B), Mitchel Scheddemat (small wheel beginner), Kate Lees (women), Noah Jacobson (65cc), Randy Franke (vet 30-plus), Kade Anderson (youth). The final two stops on the SCRC schedule are Saturday in Carlyle and Sept. 27 in Weyburn. The year-end banquet will be held Oct. 11 in Estevan.
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Bruins name Nicholas new captain It comes as no surprise to anyone who knows Nolan Nicholas that he will serve as the Estevan Bruins’ captain this season. The team announced Monday that the 19-yearold defenceman will wear the ‘C’. Nicholas, 19, is coming off a strong rookie season and will make up part of the Bruins’ top-three group on defence this year, along with David Robertson and Zach Douglas. “It was one of those things where we met with the guys at the end of last year. We told Nolan and David it was a tossup between the two guys and with Nolan being a two-year guy, he would get the edge there,” said Bruins head coach Chris Lewgood, referring to the fact Nicholas can captain the team for two seasons. He said that isn’t necessary, but it’s a perk when
the chance comes. “When given the opportunity, it goes a long way. You get that continuity and an opportunity to set the tone for two years. The consistency is an added bonus,” Lewgood said. He noted Nicholas had a leadership presence as a rookie last year. “It didn’t take long last year to notice that Nolan carried himself with poise and maturity, and guys were drawn to him,” Lewgood said, adding that he “does things the right way on and off the ice. “Nolan speaks up when he should, and he never takes a day off as far as leading by example, and that’s a key component. If he didn’t say a word, guys would still learn from him.” The alternate captains will be Robertson, Douglas and left winger Wyatt Garagan.
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Nolan Nicholas “We have awesome leaders, especially the young guys. We have a couple of other guys who are quality leaders, but these guys stand out as
bringing something extra, whether it be verbally or something else,” said Lewgood. Robertson is the veteran of the blue line, go-
ing into his final season, while Douglas is entering his third season at just 19. “ D a v i d ’s p r a c t i c e habits are incredibly good. That’s something the young guys need to learn from. Zach’s a quiet leader. He doesn’t say much at all but goes about things the right way and carries a lot of respect in the room. He’s very mature.” Garagan is a hometown product and is the only 20-year-old among the forward group. “With Wyatt, his character is strong. As the year went on last year, his positivity during games is something we really gained from. He’s a real cheerleader on the bench and really cares about his teammates. That positivity goes a long way.” Meanwhile, the Bruins made more cuts after their two pre-season games last week, and are now at 27 players going into Thursday’s season opener in Melville against the Millionaires. That group includes 18-year-old forward Patrick Lyster, who arrived Monday on a tryout basis. Lyster had eight goals and 16 points in 32 games
with the Calgary Flames midget AAA team last year. He was a late cut from the BCHL’s Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Lewgood said two separate contacts recommended him to the team. The latest round of cuts includes forwards Chris Thorimbert, Carter Cowlthorp, Cole McKechney and Ryan Smith. Thorimbert played with the team last year, but Lewgood said he just didn’t show enough in training camp. “He was a depth guy for us last season and wasn’t able to carve out a role and separate himself from the young guys in camp. He played hard for us last year, but unfortunately, sometimes you gotta turn the page and look to a new guy.” Lewgood said he isn’t concerned about the fact the team is still carrying 17 forwards. “We’re close to where we want to be. We have a pretty good idea what the team’s going to look like.” After Thursday’s season opener, the Bruins will return home on Friday to host the Millionaires. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at Affinity Place.
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Eve of Destruction stands up to its name The fourth annual Eve of Destruction kept audiences of chaos entertained on Friday night at the Estevan Motor Speedway. This year, the event, which features a fundraiser for the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation included trucks and trailers circling a figure eight inside the track in a battle to discover the last man standing, the same as the Year 2 event. The first year featured combines and last year buses. Despite the cool evening air, the grandstands were packed tight, and perhaps extra tight as a result of the temperature. After some games and giveaways, the entertainment started on the track with the fan favourite car rollover challenge.
This year featured just two participants, and while one of those was plagued by vehicular troubles, the other attempted the rollover multiple times, landing once on its four wheels. Following the rollover contest came the head-to-head races between the street legal vehicles, pickups, cars and vans, with the winner eventually finding themselves at the starting line across from Rocky Alexander and his stock car. The main event began with a parade of the contestants and their colourful trucks into the arena where audience members bid to buy a select champion through a live auction. The auction of the SJHF truck and trailer netted the foundation $5,000.
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Thrilling finish at Coaler Rollers derby debut By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca
For their first appearance on an Estevan flat track, the Estevan Coaler Rollers junior roller derby squad finished with flair. The Coaler Rollers Pink Team capped off the first bout of the September Smash doubleheader at the Icon Centre on Saturday night with a 386-385 win over Team Black with the game on the line heading into the final jam. Coach and Hillbilly Hurt player Lorelei Lachambre noted junior games are generally higher scoring affairs and she was happy with the edge of the seat finish. “It came down to the final jam, the final jammer, and we won. Out of 386 points we won by one point,” said Lachambre. “It was a very exciting finish.” The winning team had the opportunity to skate a victory lap following the game. The match marked the first home game for the Estevan squad, which started recruitment in February, with the coaches teaching
the girls the ins and outs of the sport prior to the first real action. The junior team previously played in Regina, Whitewood and Moose Jaw in the spring. “I thought they played fantastic. They were quite nervous because it was hometown people (in the crowd),” said Lachambre about the team’s Estevan debut. She noted the players have come a long way since the team first started. “It’s really amazing because the first game we were concentrated on our skating ability and just staying upright. That was our goal. I felt like (on Saturday) they were really concentrating on the actual game of roller derby. There are a couple of strategies we taught them that before they wouldn’t have got, because they were too worried about skating and falling and being in the right spot. This past game on Saturday I saw them put into play some real derby strategies.” Now that players don’t have to focus exclusively on the fundamentals, the team as
A bout between Team Black and Team Pink came down to the wire as the Estevan Junior Coaler Rollers hosted their first derby match in Estevan on Sept. 13. a whole is developing to play the sport the way it’s meant to be played. “They weren’t thinking about falling over. They were thinking about making a play,” added Lachambre. While the team is still new, whatever the players may lack in experience is made up for through enthusiasm, and that interest in playing is pushing the team forward. “We don’t have a lack of spunk on our bench. We
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Miners can’t hang onto halftime lead Things were looking up for the Estevan Sherritt Coal Miners at halftime of their game against the Regina Alouettes on Sunday. The Miners were leading by a touchdown, and their defence was keeping the Alouettes at bay. H o w e v e r, t h a t a l l changed in the second half, and the Miners (0-5) would go down to defeat by a score of 25-12. “It was a tale of two halves. In the first half, we controlled their field position big time. They were deep in their own end the majority of that first half,” said Miners head coach Wanda Harron. Estevan started the game by recovering a fumble on Regina’s first drive, on an incomplete screen pass.
With three minutes left in the first quarter, quarterback Kaleb Bechtold connected with James Knibbs on a pass and run play that took the Miners deep into Regina territory. A few plays later, Ira Smith caught a pass for five yards, and Knibbs took a handoff up the middle into the end zone to put Estevan ahead 6-0. “What impressed me with that play was Ira is one of our smaller players, but has really improved so much this season. He came to Estevan Minor Football as a pretty meek, very quiet, almost unsure of himself type of kid, but the past few weeks he’s really come out of his shell,” Harron said. The team’s defence continued to play well in the second quarter, includ-
Estevan Miners defender Kolby Forseth looks to bring down a Regina Alouettes ball carrier during Sunday’s 25-12 loss. ing a fumble recovery by Tanyan Hauck on a botched snap. “One thing I did notice, and I was a little bit worried, I don’t know if the kids were thinking of the score too much, but near the end of the second half, the tackling started getting a bit sloppy.” The Miners saw their lead evaporate after halftime. “In the second half, Regina started stretching out their game more,” said Harron. “What Regina started doing was running those end-around runs
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ing we’ve been looking for all season,” with Knibbs, Keagan Merriman, Curtis Phillipchuk and others helping that play succeed with blocks. Harron said Keara Merriman, Reife Bachorcik, Levi Kreinke, Lucas Rooks, Regan Carlberg, Connor Trobert, Laura Swirski, Michael Meshke, Blake Procyk, Owen Gudmandson and Justice Gillis are among the other players who have impressed. The Miners will wrap up their regular season slate on Saturday when they visit the Regina Lions.
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Although the Estevan Century 21 Chargers lost their fifth straight game on Sunday, head coach Paul Duncan saw some encouraging signs. The peewee football team fell 34-0 to the Regina Thunder at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field, representing their closest margin of defeat this season. “It was definitely our most competitive game of the year so far,” said Duncan. Raspberries The Thunder led 18-0 at the half. 170pleased g, or Blackberries, Although they were thunderstuck, Duncan was 6 oz., Product of USA, with the performance of the defence. No. 1 Grade “I was really happy, once again, with the defence and our aggression that we showed. They were hungry for the ball and that was nice. We could have used a few more wrap-up tackles, but (for the most part) the defence was quite phenomenal.” Although the offence didn’t get a lot going on their drives, they did incorporate a bit of a passing game on Sunday. “We accomplished our first first down of the year. Also, with the passing game being brought in, it opens up the door for a few turnovers as well. That’s par for the course for a young quarterback,” Duncan said. The coach added that in order for the 0-5 team to get better results, the Chargers need to start dictating the pace of the game. aspberries “I think it’s going to be our sense of urgency. We need 0 g, or Blackberries, get outof ofUSA, our huddles faster, get to the line of scrimoz., to Product mage faster and generally dictate the play more than what o. 1 Grade we do. With us being short players, we have to make sure we’re making the other team run and get tired, not just us.” He also gave credit to the players for not getting down, despite the team’s results so far. “I think the kids have really shown a lot of resilience throughout the year, not to give up on what seems like a tough season.” On Saturday, the Chargers will visit the Regina Razorbacks.
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Locals make Gold Wings AAA team The Estevan connection with the Weyburn Gold Wings continues. A year after defender Madison Colbow and goalie Tamara Irwin made the women’s midget AAA team in Weyburn, two more locals have followed in their footsteps. Forwards Jenna Grube and Michaella Matthies have made the jump from the midget AA Estevan Panthers to the Gold Wings. In making the Saskatchewan Female Midget
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11 per cent in the northeast; 10 per cent in the northwest and six per cent in the eastcentral region. Provincially, 77 per cent of fall rye, 65 per cent of field peas, 53 per cent of winter wheat, 34 per cent of lentils, 16 per cent of mustard, 12 per cent of barley and 10 per cent of canola have been combined. Seventy-one per cent of canola is swathed or ready to straight-cut. Much of the province received rain this past week, with some areas receiving several inches over the course of a day. Topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as 31 per cent surplus, 68 per cent
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She’s a self-confessed author of serial novels and also self-confessed obsessed with delivering the stories to readers who have grabbed hold of her Other Side offerings over the past several years. Marie Calder has just released the 15th episode, the Other Side of Guilt, following up on the 14 earlier installments that focused on her father, a Canadian military engineer and his post Second World War experiences and adventures in Germany. “In Book 14, we learned something serious happened to a little girl, so in Number 15, we still don’t know what is going to happen at first, so there is a lot of worry and guilt going around,” said Calder, explaining the basic format for the most recent book in the series. “There is a particular person in the community delivering contradictory information and the soldiers are wondering whether to take his warning to heart, or not. If the information that is being handed out is true, someone will have to leave Germany in a hurry,” Calder said, in referring to the build up of the drama to be found in the latest story in the group that is touted as being of interest to young adult readers as well as adults and seniors. “There is a conversation there with someone they (soldiers) may or may not know well,” she explained further, without giving the plot away.
Calder said her obsession with delivering her late father’s story to the public began shortly after she concluded a successful teaching career as her sight started to fail. The first four volumes came in a rush as she knew she had a tale to tell in the back of her mind and within her heart. The other episodic events and stories that followed came in a continual stream as she stuck to the keyboard to deliver the words to readers. The first book is now being translated into German and will be on sale in that country shortly after its release. That will be the duty of her publisher Borealis Press. The first books in the series more closely followed the adventures of Calder ’s father, Ed Donais, based on his letters home and his real-life experiences with his adopted German family, the Schmidts, a fascinating group who just happened to be residing in a small village near a camp that had been established by the Canadian engineers who had set up operations shortly after the official end of the Second World War. Sales of all the books in the series have gone well, so well in fact, that the first book in the run has been reprinted and the second is also headed for a reprinting. “When the first book (The Other Side of War) gets translated, I may be able to go to Germany to promote it. We’re not sure yet,” she said. Just based on her promotional tours, she ends
up selling as many as 800 books to her already dedicated readers and the books can now be found in most bookstores. On the local scene, Calder usually sets up shop at the Saturday Farmers’ Market in the Estevan Shoppers Mall parking lot. The books are also on sale at A&A Jewellery, Carnduff Agencies, Alida Grocery, Home Hardware in Weyburn and at most Chapters and Indigo book stores across Western Canada. It’s also available at McNally Robinson in Saskatoon where she will be found soon for a special book signing event. “Apparently I am a series writer now,” she said with a laugh. “It’s funny how things move in this world. When I first started researching for the first two books, I read a lot about the Cold War and how it supposedly ended in 1985, but you hear and read the news now and we find out that maybe it didn’t end then and we’re not really finished with Russia yet are we?” Donais said she feels an affinity towards Canada’s military personnel today, she harbours a sense that Canadians aren’t that aware or interested in the armed forces as they once were. She said she also hears a similar message from the families of military men and women. She fears the Canadian public at large is not that conscious of what the military brings to the table in this country and what they have gone through or are
going through. This is difficult to accept after a very noble and trying 10-year experience in Afghanistan, a conflict that took the lives of 158 Canadian soldiers. “Just knowing this has provided me with the incentive to soldier on,”
she said. “I have a purpose to keep writing so that I might be able to bring some awareness to the subject.” She said Second World War veterans are grateful for any exposure or attention they might get today, but then, there are
so few of them, they are no longer a major visible force within our communities and our daily lives. With that in mind, Calder said she appreciates the opportunity to bring a little of that appreciation to the table through the Other Side Series.
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Farmers market kids Helping out at the Estevan farmers’ market on Saturday morning were Aaron Hofer and Danny Wipf.
Wolf hunt 60 and Over happenings piloted this fall Correspondent Shirley Graham
Starting this week, the Ministry of Environment will began piloting the use of licensed hunters to reduce wolf populations in an area of the province where a high number of livestock kills have been attributed to wolves. The wolf hunt will run from Sept. 15 to March 31, 2015, and be restricted to wildlife management zone (WMZ) 49, which runs south along the forest from Carrot River to Greenwater Lake Provincial Park and east along the forest to Hudson Bay. “Saskatchewan Crop Insurance has reported an unusually high number of livestock predation claims in the Weekes area, and wolves are suspected as the cause in most cases,” Environment Minister Scott Moe said. “Although the ministry supports licensed trapping as the primary control method for managing wolf populations, we hope the wolf hunt pilot will help address and alleviate the problem in this specific area.” There will be 100 licences available at Ministry of Environment offices in Nipawin, Hudson Bay and Greenwater Lake Provincial Park. Licences will be available on a first come basis and must be picked up in person. One licence will be available per person until Jan 1; a second licence may be purchased until March 31, if unsold licences remain. Licences are restricted to Saskatchewan residents only. “The Saskatchewan Trappers Association supports the decision to use a licensed wolf hunt to reduce wolves in this specific area,” Saskatchewan Trappers Association president Don Gordon said. “The season dates should
provide the opportunity to hunt a wolf when the pelt is prime, and will still allow northern trappers to use their skills and knowledge to trap wolves within the forest.” As a condition of their permit, licence holders will be provided with a reporting sheet and are required to report hunting results to the Ministry of Environment. Over the coming months, the ministry will be working with Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation, Saskatchewan Trappers Association, landowners and municipalities to evaluate the success of the pilot and to determine a path forward. Hunters are reminded that for the purposes of this pilot, wolves are considered a big game species so that all regulations around weapon type, clothing requirements and baiting that pertain to big game apply for this hunt. The Ministry of Environment provides science-based solutions, compliance and mitigation measures aimed at protecting the environment, safeguarding communities and helping to ensure a better quality of life for all Saskatchewan residents.
If you don’t like my driving get off the sidewalk! Did’ja ever wonder why Noah didn’t swat those two mosquitoes? The square dancers are back. If you would like to join, phone Lorna Stubel. Bridge winners were; Margaret Sawyer in first, Dave Donachie in second and Irma Lesiuk in third. Cribbage winners were; Bert Parent in first, Carrie Leptick in second and Louis Belanger in third. A bridge tournament will be held on September 17.
Muffins and coffee will be ready at 9 a.m. and play will begin at 10 o’clock. Every Saturday morning Grandpa Walt found himself babysitting his three grandchildren…all boys. The kids always wanted to play “war,” and Grandpa somehow always got coaxed into the game. His daughter came to pick the kids up early one Saturday and witnessed Grandpa take a fake shot as Jason pointed a toy gun and yelled, “Bang!” Grandpa slumped to the floor and stayed there motionless. The daughter rushed over to see if he was all right. Grandpa opened one eye and whispered, “Sh-h-h, I always do this. It’s the only chance I get to rest.”
Estevan sees $58k of SLGA grants The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is providing about $1.9 million to more than 900 organizations across the province as part of SLGA’s charitable gaming grant program. “The financial boost provided through the charitable gaming grant program will ensure many worthwhile community projects and programs remain vibrant,” Minister responsible for SLGA Don McMorris said. “Our
government is pleased to provide these grants to groups and organizations that support and assist sports, recreation, culture, education and other important services in communities throughout Saskatchewan.” Among the grants provided by SLGA this quarter: the Estevan and surrounding area received $58,146, while Prince Albert and surrounding area received $150,877; Meadow Lake and surrounding area: $104,580;
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ApArtments/Condos for rent 2 bedroom apartment for rent. Available October 1. Call 306-6347672 or 306-421-1898. ESTEVAN LARGE NEW 1 BEDROOM APT $1500/month, includes heat & hot water, A/C, Washer Dryer Cable & internet . Available today. Call 306-6342000 ESTEVAN LARGE NEW 2 BEDROOM APT $1800/month, includes heat & hot water, A/C, Washer Dryer Cable & Internet. Available today. Call 306-6342000 For Rent: 2 bedroom condo, includes fridge, stove, washer, dryer, AC. Available October 1st, $1400.00 month. Phone 306-7812163 Harvest Heights Apartments Freshly renovated 1 bedroom apartments available now, all utilities included. Email-harvestheighsteam@gmail.com or call 306 -421 -0581 for details 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
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LAND FOR SALE BIG VALLEY ACRES A totally secluded, 41 acre, Incomparable, One-of-a-kind Property overlooking A 1600 Acre Bird Sanctuary and A 552 Acre Nature Preserve only 25 minutes from Regina. It has a large barn with 2 box stalls, 3 tie stalls, an outdoor riding arena, 2 corrals and a 2,400 sq. ft. 4 bedroom house. For complete details go online to.... www.bigvalleyacres.com
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LAND WANTED FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.
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For Sale - MiSc 120 ft of 4ft tall cedar fence in 10 ft sections. Rail is made from 1” x 2” rec tube. Accepting reasonable offers. Days phone 306-634-6966, evenings 306-634-4809 Advertisements 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. Butcher Supplies, Leather + Craft Supplies and Animal Control Products. Get your Halfords 134 page FREE CATALOGUE. 1-800-353-7864 or E-mail: 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. Reach over 550,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306-649.1400 for details. RURAL WATER TREATMENT. Patented iron filters, softeners, distillers, “Kontinuous Shock” Chlorinator, IronEater. Patented whole house reverse osmosis. Payment plan. 1-800-BIG-IRON (244-4766); www.BigIronDrilling.com. View our 29 patented & patent pending inventions. Since 1957.
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Career OppOrtunities Newspaper Reporter Position Weekly newspaper is seeking a reporter in the progressive town of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. Town has all amenities for excellent living and is close to many recreational activities. Individual must possess good writing, reporting and communication skills, and be able to work well with others. Some other related duties are required. Interested applicants may send a resume and references to: Clark Pepper, Publisher by email to reporterposition@ sbchron.com 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; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www.brydenconstruction andtransport.ca
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Pitbull Energy Services is the leading provider of field services solutions across Western Canada. Based in Edmonton, AB. Pitbull is hiring for water truck drivers, vacuum truck drivers and track hoe operators for drilling rig sites in Alberta and Northern BC. Oilfield Experience and safety tickets required. Drivers: Class 1 or 3 DL with air and required oilfield safety tickets. Track hoe operators: Class 5 DL, oilfield experience, at least 1000 hrs and required safety tickets. Pitbull is committed to the highest level of safety and customer service in every project. If you are interested in joining a growing team, email your resume in confidence to info@ pitbullenergyservices.com MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-athome career today! DRIVERS WANTED AZ, DZ, 5, 3, or 1 with airbrakes: Guaranteed 40 hour work week + overtime, paid travel, lodging, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation/excellent benefits package. Must be able to have extended stays away from home for three months at a time. Experience Needed: Valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3, or 1 with airbrakes, commercial driving experience. Apply online at www.sperryrail.com under careers, FastTRACKApplication.
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Obituaries
Obituaries
Elsie Neumann 1913 – 2014 Elsie Neumann passed away peacefully at Hill View Manor, Estevan, on Monday, August 25, 2014 at the age of 101 years. Elsie is survived by her daughter Agnes (Hugo) Freitag of Lampman; grandsons, Gary (Charlene) Freitag of Calgary, AB, Kurt (Danita) Freitag of Lampman and Darin Freitag of Toronto, ON; great grandsons, Lee, Mark and Henri; brothers, Fred Gall of Qualicum Beach, B.C., Herb (Jean) Gall of Oxbow and Ed (Marvel) Gall of Estevan; sisters, Helen Sidaway of Regina and Lila Meyer of Saskatoon; sisters-in-law, Yula Gall and Selma Gall, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Gustav Neumann; grandson Walter Freitag; parents, Frederick and Alvina Gall; brothers, Ewald Gall, Emil Gall and Edwin Gall; brother-in-law Robert Meyer and sister-in-law Elsie Gall. A service to celebrate Elsie’s life was held on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Estevan, with Rev. Randy Kleemola officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan. Those so wishing may make donations to a charity of choice in Elsie’s memory. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
Thank You
Thank you to everyone who helped in any way at the time of the passing of our dear mother and grandmother. We appreciate so much the manager Eunice Massett and staff at Hill View Manor for the good care and love shown to Elsie for the past seven years. Thanks for all the cards, flowers, gifts of food and the generous donations made in memory of Elsie. Special thanks to Pastor Randy Kleemola for his comforting service, the Lutheran ladies for the lunch and organist Irene Freitag. Thanks to all for your love and support. -Hugo and Agnes Freitag & family
Remember Your Loved Ones with a Memorial Tribute in The Mercury
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Your Guide to Area Estevan Gospel Chapel
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
“Equipping God’s people to think biblically, to live godly, and to serve effectively – influencing our world for Christ”
Isabelle & Souris Reverend Randy Kleemola Phone: 306-634-2024 email: st.peters@accesscomm.ca
1202 - 2nd Street Phone: 306-634-3761
Pastor: Josh Permann Sunday:Worship 11:00 a.m. Weekly: Prayer Meeting
www.estevangospelchapel.ca An Associated Gospel Church
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Corner 12th Avenue & 2nd Street
Phone: 306-634-2190
Fax: 306-634-6845
Pastor: Father Brian Meredith MASSES: Saturday: 7:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. & 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
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
REAL LIFE 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 choosefrom from NOW2 2Sunday Sundayservices services to to choose *9:009:00 amam andand 11:00 am* With coffee in between 11:00 am With coffee in between LIVE RUSSIAN RUSSIAN TRANSLATION LIVE TRANSLATION during the 11:00 am service during the 11:00 am service
ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH
Where We Get Grace, Get God, Get Going!
Corner of 14th Avenue & 3rd Street Phone: 306-634-2885 – Fax: 306-636-2611
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE & SUNDAY SCHOOL - 11 AM Coffee Fellowship Before Church
WELCOME!
MINISTER: REV. BRENNA NICKEL Email: stpaulsuc@sasktel.net Website: stpaulsestevan.ca
738 - 2nd Street, Estevan
Pastors: Danny Krauss & Joshua Lowe Phone: 306-634-3773 Cell: 306-471-8130
SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 a.m. Coffee and fellowship after worship Pastor Stewart Miller
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
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
ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH 1107 - 4th Street Phone: 306-634-2074 www.facebook.com/salvationarmyestevan Youth Program Wed. 6:30- 8:00 pm
Pastors: Lieuts. Brian & June Bobolo SUNDAY: 11:00 a.m. Worship Service with Children’s Program
Church of God
Pursuing God Building Relationships Impacting Lives
1920 Wellock Road, Estevan • (306) 634-7955 www.estevancog.com Estevan Church of God 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship with Children’s Ministries & Nursery.
7:30 p.m. Fridays theGROVE Youth Ministries
Please call us or visit our website for more information about other ministries and events.
Trinity Lutheran Church E.L.C.I.C.
Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Come and Worship With Us
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Church Office: 306-634-5684
ALL ARE WELCOME email: trinity.luth@sasktel.net • www.etlc.ca
Sunday Worship 10:30am
Nursery and Children’s Ministries available Sunday School at 9:30am Friday Night Youth 7:30pm (Gr. 7-12) Children’s Clubs - Wednesdays: 7:00-8:00pm
140 King Street (accross from Staples) www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance 306 634 2601
Lead Pastor: Rev. Jim Kedge
Pastor: Waylon Klix
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
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Legal Barrister & Solicitor
Stephen J. Orlowski, B.Ed., LL.B. 1215 - 5th Street, Estevan
Barristers & Solicitors Paul D. Elash, B.A., LL.B. Aaron Ludwig, B.Sc., LL.B.
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
REALTOR
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Telephone: 306-634-3631 Fax: (306) 634-6901
James F. Trobert
Selling Estevan & Area for 10 years...
Gainsborough: Carnduff: Thursday a.m. Thursday p.m. Phone: 306-685-2250 Phone: 306-482-3731
B.A., LL.B. Barrister & Solicitor
Let my experience work for you
Equipment Rental
Estevan Wicklow Centre 305 1133 4th St. Estevan SK S4A 0W6
FOR RENT
• WHEELED & TRACK SKID STEERS • MINI TRACK HOES • PORTA POTTIES • MINI SKID STEER • FLAT DECK TRAILERS FRESH WATER AVAILABLE FOR FRAC WATER, DRILLING RIG, ETC. • 5500LB TELEHANDLER Water hole location 35-1-8 W2 • DOOSAN LOADER • CAR HAuLER TRAILER
Ph: 306-634-2616 Fax: 306-634-9881
Email: trobertlaw@sasktel.net
Financial Planning
Ken Mehler Sales & Rentals 306-421-9576 Estevan, SK – 306-634-9955
Insurance & Investments Services
Randy Franke 306-421-2244
Roofing/Eavestrough Ove All W We hav r 10 ORK e you yea GuA r roofi rs e RAN n xpe TEEd g needs rien | FR “cove Now Booking ce • EE ES red!” Res TimA Fall 2014 Roofs ide TES ntia l
“In the business of creating , enhancing and insuring client’s net worth” Ron Areshenkoff Mutual Fund Advisor Life Insurance Representative
Border Real Estate Service
1312 - 4th Street, Estevan
TroberT Law Firm
Reynold Bert Certified Financial Planner
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Kohaly, Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP
ORLOWSKI LAW OFFICE
Phone: 306-634-3353
Real Estate
TNT ROOFING
306.421.2512
Winnona Johner • Owner/Sales 306.421.5725 | 306.634.9898 www.estevanrealestate.com
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Sales Representative Cell: 306-421-7516 dwight.thompson@century21.ca
Plumbing
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FINANCIAL
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INC. INC. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INC. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Specializing in furnace replacement & repair, gas fitting and all plumbing services for renovations and new construction.
Call 306-452-5199
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Sprayfoam FORBES FOAMING Spray Foam Insulators
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The AMSOIL product line includes the finest quality synthetic motor oils, diesel oils, gear lubes, greases and industrial and motorsports lubricants
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Wood Country is currently accepting resumes. Must possess a class 1A license with air endorsement and be capable of driving a tandem or single axle truck for deliveries. Weekends off. Duties to include the following: • Drives company vehicle to deliver lumber, building materials, hardware and other building materials, hardware and other building and maintenance supplies to customer’s home, construction site or place of business. • Collects payment from customers on COD orders and records customer information according to Standard Operating Procedures • Verifies order details and obtains customer signature on store copy of delivery ticket • Follows directions or uses a map to locate delivery addresses or locations efficiently • Collects and organizes required paper work for delivery and transfer activity • Treats all customers and their agents with courtesy and respect. Acts as a customer service liaison between the site customer and facility personnel. • Loads vehicle safely and accurately • Maintains the cleanliness and appearance of the inside and outside of delivery vehicles • Performs routine safety check on vehicles according to company guidelines • Assist customers in the yard with loading material and product questions when not driving a delivery truck.
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Canyon Technical Services is a leader in the oilfield service industry, providing customized fracturing and pressure pumping solutions to oil and gas producers across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. At Canyon, our employees are ‘Champions’, dedicated to fulfilling our Vision of “improving the industry one job at a time” - our ‘Champions’ have made Canyon one of the most sought-after providers in our industry. If you are looking for a career within a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then Canyon is looking for you! Canyon is preparing for an extremely busy 2014/2015 and are looking for qualified employees.
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Why Canyon?
Paid technical and leadership training Career advancement opportunities RRSP matching program
Premium compensation package New Equipment 15/6 Schedule
Interested applicants can fax resume to Brian at 306-634-8441 or email resume to brianwoodcountry.estevan@sasktel.net * No phone calls please ESTEVAN MCLEAN TISDALE
Estevan Elks is looking for a person with some experience to be an assistant manager of the Elks Lounge and promotions. Salary based on experience.
Contact:
Ray Walton 306-421-1413 or 306-636-2121 Drop off at Estevan Elks marked to:
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How to apply:
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Box 40, Oungre, Sk, S0C 1Z0 • 1-306-456-2676 Requires a
Seasonal General Labourer Competitive salary September to Mid November • Starting immediatly contact: Glenn Walkeden - 1-306-861-7782 Rick Chapman - 1-306-456-7630
Experienced Production Testing Supervisors & Field Hands Needed We’re looking to fill several positions in our North American operations. • Competitive wages • Equipment and Safety bonus • Benefits package Submit resumes to: jointheteam@enseco.com
SRI HOMES’ Estevan Facility SHELTER HOME SYSTEMS
is currently accepting applications for
WANTED...
PREFABRICATED HOUSING ASSEMBLERS
ClAss 1A DrivErs with Winch Experience and... sWAmpErs Rig moving experience a definite asset. Full TimE posiTioNs – Primarily in the Kindersley, Saskatchewan area. We offer competitive wages, benefit plan and a safe work environment. Applicants need to state experience and wage expected and a minimum of two references. Training certificates to be supplied. We will also provide training in-house.
Duties include: • Assembling and installing modular components Send, fax, e-mail or drop off resume to: please fax resumé to: Good To Go Trucking – 306-463-2814 or mail to: P.O. Box 1855 • Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0 Office phone: 306-463-1454 • Ask for Chris Arthurs
Remember Your
Field Technician – Estevan
Are you mechanically inclined? Tired of being on-‐call, shift work or working in the same place? Then we have the job for you! Looking for a Technician for Hydrocarbon Field Sampling. Must have valid license and clean driver’s abstract. Field tickets an asset. F/T w/ Benefits. Send resume to opportunities@agatlabs.com
With a memorial tribute in the Estevan Mercury.
Warehouse Shipper/Receiver
WOOD COUNTRY
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
EXPRESS SOUTHEAST TRADER
is looking for a
Carrier is looking for a
Carrier for Poplar Bay, Pine Avenue, 200 Block Spruce Drive and 300 - 400 Block Henry Street. 100 papers.
Box 845 #200 Hwy. 18 West, Estevan, SK S4A 2A7 Fax: 306-634-7597 E-mail: jobs.shelter@gmail.com
Kelly Panteluk Construction Ltd. has an opening for an
Loved Ones
Full time. Forklift/lumber experience an asset. Salary based on experience. Benefits available.
• Required Immediately • Permanent Full Time • 30 Available Positions • Starting at $14.70 per hour plus benefits
for the 500 - 900 Albert Street, Phillips Place and Garner Place, Edward Street and Edward Place 140 papers. Abbott Bay, Brooks Road and Petterson Drive - 140 papers. 500 - 900 Henry Street - 100 papers. 1300 - 1500 4th, 5th & 6th Street 120 papers.
If interested please call Gayle at The Estevan Mercury
306-634-2654
Visit us on the Web: www.estevanmercury.ca
Operations Clerk
in Estevan, SK. KPCL is a growing company and is looking for a motivated and organized individual who enjoys working in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment. The successful applicant will pay attention to detail, demonstrate leadership skills, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, have the ability to complete multiple projects with specific time restraints, and willing to follow directions accurately. Experience in Data Entry, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word are an asset. A valid driver’s license is required. Duties will include, but are not limited to: • Control & data entry of KPCL office and camp inventory • Bank deposits, mail, supplies • Answering the phones • Filing • Hotel bookings & purchase order requests • Driver’s abstracts • Check-in’s/Check-out’s of camp employees • Assisting Accounts Payable when needed KPCL offers competitive wages, with overtime paid after forty hours per week. Please forward your resume, by fax or e-mail, complete with 3 references to: joann.panteluk@kpcl.ca Fax: 306-634-7822 Local applicants only. No phone calls.
Permanent Full time Positions available
• 1a truck Driver requirements
Class 5 License Drivers Abstract Oilfield Tickets an Asset
POSITION OPEN IMMEDIATELY
• shop labourer • Picker operator Helper
Submit resume and drivers abstract to:
Email: grimessales@sasktel.net Fax: 306-487-2560
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Estevan Mercury
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LOTS FOR SALE CITY OF ESTEVAN
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GLEN PETERSON INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK
CALL 306-634-1821 FOR FURTHER DETAILS
The Estevan Police Service would like to remind the residents of the following traffic safety tips.
Public Open House
According to Section 200(2) of the Traffic Safety Act: It is unlawful to exceed the posted speed limit in a school zone. (all school zones in Estevan are 30 km/hr) The fine for that infraction starts at $210.00. Also according to Sections 212(3) and 212(4) of the Traffic Safety act: Failing to stop 5m from the rear of the front of a school bus that has its safety lights and stop arm in operation holds a fine of $360.00. For any questions regarding this tip please contact the Estevan City Police at 306-634-4767. Thank you, Cst STEPHANY #44 Estevan Traffic Section
Estevan Truck Route Overpasses Study You are invited to attend a public open house to view the recommended overpass designs for the Estevan Truck Route. The purpose of this project is to consider the potential future overpass requirements along the Truck Route (currently under construction) including right-of-way and layout. The open house, an informal come and go, is your opportunity to provide input, ideas and suggestions for the designs. The overpasses are not expected to be needed for several years but proper planning now is vital for this vibrant area of the province. Please join us: DATE:
Wednesday September 17, 2014 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. LOCATION: Estevan Leisure Centre – Multi-Purpose Room 701 Souris Avenue Estevan, SK Representatives will be on hand from the study consultant, Tetra Tech EBA, and the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The City of Estevan is looking for an independent and self-motivated professional to guide our Roads & Drainage crew into the coming years. A hands-on approach to leadership is required as this is a working position. The future Roads & Drainage Foreman would be capable of developing and leading a strong team, responsible for construction projects such as: • Street Repair and Maintenance • Snow Removal • Street Signs & Control Devices • Dust control • Landfill
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Ensuring compliance with all safety legislation and requirements and ensuring the safety of the crew. • Assigning the appropriate staff to given tasks. • Ensures the recording of resources used in the completion of assigned tasks. • Participates in the recruitment and selection of future staff and the training and development of existing staff. • Receives calls during off hours and arranges for corrective action.
This position requires:
• Grade 12 or GED Equivalent • Proficiency with computer Software • Class 3A Driver’s License with Air Brake Endorsement • Fireman’s Certificate • 5 Years of heavy equipment operation experience • At least one year of experience in a supervisory role, or a combination of training and experience that would indicate supervisory capabilities If you’re looking for a career that contributes directly to a growing, thriving community then apply to:
For more information please contact Paul Steel at paul.steel@tetratech.com or 1.877.777.4166.
Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources Co-ordinator 1102-4th Street Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Ph: (306) 634-1841 F: (306) 634-9790 E: apply@estevan.ca
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE ESTEVAN ARTS COUNCIL?
Public Notice
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“promoting the arts in OUR community”
2014-09-04 4:09 PM STARS FOR SASKATCHEWAN Stars for Saskatchewan has just announced their concert lineup for the 2014-2015 season. This 6 concert series offers a diverse selection of performers – ALL high quality and professional.
At the September 8, 2014 Regular Council Meeting Bylaw 2014-1948 has been passed to provide for the control and regulation of traffic. This bylaw will allow installation of a 4 way stop at Nicholson Road and Wellock Road to allow pedestrian safety when crossing the street. This bylaw is available for viewing at City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK. Please contact Judy Pilloud City Clerk at 634-1852 or cityclerk@estevan.ca for further information.
This 6 concert series offers a diverse selection of performers – ALL high quality and professional. Highlighting this year’s series will be the world renowned Vienna Boys Choir. With around 100 boys between the ages of ten and fourteen, divided into four touring choirs, they give around 300 concerts a year. The choir has performed in front of almost a half a million people, world-wide. Their repertoire includes everything from medieval to contemporary and experimental music. Also scheduled to perform this year are Jimmy Rankin, Fung-Chui Piano Duo, The Gala Trio, Ensemble Caprice and Memory Lane. Contact the office, for more information on our Season Subscription rates.
Contact us for more information on our programs
306-634-3942
www.estevanartscouncil.com
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