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EPS plan to build warrant entry team By Alex Coop
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Following through with his promise of spearheading certain changes within the Estevan Police Service, police chief Paul Ladouceur said preparations are being made for the emergence of a Containment Warrant Entry Team (CWET) that will be ready to serve by 2015. “It will essentially be a team of officers that are trained for those types of entries. You have your tactical units in larger cities like Regina, you have your front line officers, and CWETs are somewhere in between. It’s certainly not to the level of a S.W.A.T team by any means, but the idea is if we have a barricaded subject or a search warrant that needs to be executed where there is a potential risk, we’ll deploy that team,” Ladouceur explained. The CWET will consist of officers with a high level of physical and psychological fitness, attributes that will be closely monitored during examinations to determine who will obtain a spot on the special unit. Combined with specialized equipment that includes new breaching tools, thicker bulletproof vests and heavier ammunition, the team will be used for a variety of situations. A number of officers, Ladouceur said, have expressed interest. ⇢ A2 New
Award winner embraced the challenges By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca
Shayne Suchan, a former Estevanite, was one of 24 proud recipients of the Duke of Edinburgh gold pin and certificate that were presented by His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex in a ceremony held in the Centennial Building at RCMP Depot Division in Regina on Sept. 18. Suchan, a former cadet officer with the Estevan Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Squadron, who is now employed as an electrician in potash mines near Esterhazy, completed the gold medal requirements for the Duke of Edinburgh Award,
Shayne Suchan as did Lampman’s Danielle Fleury, the current commanding officer of that same air cadet squadron. The award is sought by more than eight million participants from 140 countries, but only a few succeed in meeting the demanding requirements. The bronze, silver and gold level activities are currently being pursued by 1,250 registered participants in Saskatchewan. ⇢ A2 Prince
Crash Aftermath
This car was involved in a collision on King Street near Boston Pizza and an entrance to Days Inn last Wednesday. One charge has been laid as a result of the incident.
RMs heading to polls Voters across southeast Saskatchewan will be heading to the polls at the end of October, and other than in the RM of Benson, choices will need to be made. With elections in rural municipalities staggered every two years, with oddnumbered divisions open to polls two years ago and even-numbered divisions up this year, candidates will have a month to make a case for themselves prior to election day on Oct. 22. Those eligible to vote in the RM of Estevan will have more decisions to make this time around. During the municipal election in the Fall of 2012, the incumbents in Division 1 and 3 were both acclaimed, as was Reeve Kelly Lafrentz. The only seat requiring a decision from the electorate was Division 5.
With options in each of the three open divisions, the eligible voters in the RM of Estevan have some choice as to who will sit on the municipal council in those seats for the next four years. In Division 2, Barry Schulte will challenge incumbent Donald Hilstrom, while John Kish, a former councillor, will challenge incumbent Doug Blue in Division 4, and in Division 6, Bryan Tucker will be challenging incumbent Terry Keating. RM of Estevan Administrator Grace Potter said to be eligible to vote in a division, voters must reside within that division or own property within it. She added, however, that if someone lives in Division 5 and owns property in Division 2, they would only be eligible to vote in Division 5.
Potter said each term for elected members is four years. “We’re just getting into stride now with the four-year terms. It used to be a two-year cycle and every year we would have an election,” she said. With a challenger in each of the open divisions, Potter added that the options for voters are good for the RM. “It’s great to see some interest,” she said. Polls will run from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the RM of Estevan office in Estevan. Further elections in the southeast will be held in the other RMs. In the RM of Benson, each of the incumbents, Stanley Zimmerman, Malcolm Herman and Dwight Monteyne, will be acclaimed in their seats, with no challengers submitting
nomination papers prior to the Sept. 17 deadline. There were no challengers in that RM during the 2012 elections either. The RM of Cymri will have only one election in Division 4, where incumbent Dianna Eagles will be challenged by Marnell Eagles. The RM of Coalfields will have challengers in each of its three divisions, with Richard Tessier challenging Brett Mackenzie in Division 2. Brian Hall will challenge Joseph Deyell in Division 4, and Terry Sernick is challenging Paul Deren in Division 6. Voters must provide identification when they head to the polls, and those who do not have government-issued photo ID are asked to contact their RM office to determine acceptable identification options.
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