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It wasn’t a yes, but after years of saying no to the twinning of Highways 39 and 6, the provincial government now appears open to the idea.

Premier Brad Wall was in Estevan Thursday for a meeting with the members of Estevan city council and senior staff members. Following the meeting Wall addressed the media and said the twinning of the route from Estevan to Regina will soon become a high priority for his government.

The premier’s comments marked a dramatic shift in attitude from the province, which for years has maintained the daily traffic volume on that roadway did not exceed their threshold for twinning.

However, a recent re-

Premier Brad Wall was in Estevan for a pair of events including meeting with Estevan city council. While speaking with the media, the premier said the twinning of Highways 39 and 6 will become a high priority for the government. port from SGI has apparently forced the government to change its tune. Wall said

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Just days after Premier Brad Wall’s announcement that the twinning of Highways 39 and 6 would become a government priority, a woman was killed in a head-on collision near Corrine.

According to an RCMP press release, a head-on collision occurred Sunday morning at 10:20 roughly 12 kilometres north of Corrine on Highway 6.

A woman, whose age, name and hometown had not been released as of press time, was killed when the SUV she was a passenger in collided with a semi. The release noted the woman was transported from the scene by the STARS Air Ambulance and later died as a result of her injuries.

Milestone RCMP were forced to detour traffic around the scene while an investigation was carried out, but it was reopened later in the day.

the report included traffic projections for five and 10 years down the road. “(The projections) just show that the very compelling need for twinning for 39 and 6 means that we must place a much higher priority on it as a government and we are going to do that,” Wall said. “I am going to be asking the highways minister and the energy and the economy ministers and the SGI minister to sit down and work together on how we can move up the project, how we can move towards improving safety; how, frankly, we can move towards twinning on these highways in a much more timely way.”

Aside from the SGI projections, Wall said the government has also taken into account the rising number of fatalities on the highway.

“What’s important here is the safety of Saskatchewan people. It’s the tragedies that we’ve unfortunately seen and the ones that we would like to do everything we can to avoid in the future,” Wall said.

Having seen it firsthand while on his way to Estevan Thursday, Wall added that not only the volume of traffic but also the type of traffic merits consideration as well.

“What we have here is a lot of truck traffic; it’s agriculture, it’s oil, it’s in-

dustrial. That has to inform what government is going to do. The Highway 11 twinning project is wrapping up and we are looking at what’s next, and I just want to reiterate that 39 has to be a higher priority and will be,” said Wall, who added that Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles and Weyburn-Big Muddy MLA Dustin Duncan have also been strong proponents of twinning.

“Doreen is our caucus chair and I sit beside her, literally, every day of session, which gives her a chance to basically make the case.

She would tell us how many trucks she had passed going home or coming here.”

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After taking a year off, it appears Estevan’s multicultural festival will make its return this year.

Southeast Newcomer Services announced last week that Collage will be held Sept. 27-29 at the Estevan Leisure Centre.

Katie Burham of SNS said the organization had applied to a number of government agencies for funding and learned in late August that they had

received all of the funds they were asking for. “ We a r e n o w f u l l blown and ready to schedule. We are working on that right now,” said Burham.

Collage had previously been organized by the Estevan Chamber of Commerce but the organization decided to back away from the event since it didn’t fall under their mandate.

That decision, among other reasons, led to Collage not

taking place in 2012.

However, earlier this year it was noted that perhaps another group could pick up the torch and bring the event back to life.

As it turned out, that group was Southeast Newcomer Services, a provincial agency created to help immigrants get settled in the area. Burham said given their involvement with the newcomer community, their involvement

with Collage is an ideal fit.

“We are really looking forward to everything coming together,” she said.

Now that they have all of their ducks in a row on the funding side, Burham said their next challenge will be scheduling.

She noted they chose the dates they did since they coincide with the annual Estevan Business Showcase ,which will also be held at the leisure cen-

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“People are already out (for Showcase) so it will be a great way to introduce them to some new cultures and experiences,” said Burham, who added they plan to hold performances in the multi-purpose room and will also have booths set up in the hallways of the leisure centre.

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Decision on CT scan not close The offer has been made but it will be awhile before Estevan finds out if it will get a CT scan unit or not.

While speaking to the media after his meeting with City of Estevan officials, Premier Brad Wall touched on the proposal that a local health committee has made to the province.

Under the terms of the proposal, the local committee would pay for the CT scan, any costs associated with the installation and the first two years of operation.

“I don’t know if there is another proposal like that in the province so that is going to be very earnestly considered in the budget process,” Wall said.

Because the local group is offering to pay all of the costs there had been hope of expediting the process instead of waiting for the budgeting process that Wall mentioned. However, Wall said that is not likely to hap-

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“We do have some people booked. We have some Chinese lion dancers coming from Regina, which I think will be an exciting thing to

see. They will perform on (Sept. 28) but we don’t have times confirmed yet.

“Our goal is to educate the public on some of the cultures that are in our community as well as to give some of our newcomers a chance to meet members of the community.”

“If we were to go outside the budget in the fall it would likely be about emerging infrastructure issues,” he said. “I wouldn’t rule anything out but it is likely part of the budget process.”

Councillor Greg Hoffort was an interested party in the CT scan discussion as a member of council and the executive director of St. Joseph’s Hospital. He said they have regular discussions with the Ministry of Health and will continue to work towards their goal.

“It’s certainly on the radar and they have a proposal from our community leaders; not just Estevan but 14 municipalities in total and it’s something they are taking very seriously,” he said. “(The proposal) sums up the way we do things in Estevan. We are not just looking for things to be handed to us, we are willing to step up and do our part.”

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Wall did not provide any figures on what twinning might cost but obviously it won’t be cheap. In 2009 the cost of twinning Highway 11 from Warman to Saskatoon was pegged at $124 million, however that is a much shorter route than Estevan to Regina.

Much like the Highway 11 project, Wall said the province will be looking to the federal government to share in any costs.

“This is an international area of our province just based on what is happening here economically.

We share an oil formation, there is lots of cross-border traffic, we are very close to the border, obviously.

So, we hope the federal government will also be a meaningful partner as we move forward with the plan to get safety improvements done, namely the twinning.

“It worked for Highway 11, it made common sense there. It makes great sense here just because of

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The issue of Highways 39 and 6 has been a hot topic in the Estevan area for a number of years but gained steam in the past few months as the number of fatalities continue to grow. The Time To Twin Highway 39 Committee has spearheaded the local lobbying effort and have an ongoing petition.

Committee co-chairwoman Marge Young said she was very happy to hear Wall’s comments.

“We will be positively optimistic until we see a shovel in the ground,” Young said. “It’s moving in the right direction and at least we know that we are on the radar and whether it is (Wall driving Highway 39) or our petition or Heaven’s Flowered Highway and people themselves contacting the MLAs or the premier, I think every little bit has helped.”

Young said the petition has around 2,500 signatures. She added that each time someone signs the online petition the premier and Highways Minister Don McMorris are notified.

Anyone interested in signing the petition can go to change.org and search for the Time to Twin Petition.

The City of Estevan has also been a major backer of the twinning efforts.

Councillor Greg Hoffort, who was in attendance at Thursday’s meeting, was pleased to hear the premier’s comments on the matter.

“It certainly is a priority and I would suggest, from what we learned, it’s an increasing priority,” Hoffort said. “They are looking for solutions and he will be directing his affected cabinet ministers to determine how big a priority it is and to move on. I am more encouraged than when I walked into the meeting. I think we are becoming a priority in that light as well.”

While in Estevan, Wall also toured the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project at the Boundary Dam Power Station with North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp.

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By Norm Park Of The Mercury Premier Brad Wall referred to it as an international game changer and visiting U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp sees the SaskPower Boundary Dam Unit 3 CO2 capture project as one that will provide a huge advantage for North American power and oil producers, if it works.

“I need to say how grateful we are to your provincial government and the people of this province for working on the technology and be willing to share the information with us,” said Heitkamp who was in Estevan with Premier Brad Wall last Thursday to tour the BD3 site where clean coal technology is about to be rolled out on a grand scale.

The absorbers are ready to collect the sulphur dioxides and carbon dioxides and to sequester them and use them for enhanced oil recovery in nearby fields or, in the case of sulphur, sold to the North American industrial complex.

Wall said he had met the Democratic Senator when he paid a visit to Washington in March to talk about energy options, pipelines and North American partnerships.

At that time Heitkamp had expressed a great deal of interest in the BD3 project, so Wall issued an invitation to her to visit the site, which she did on Thursday.

Heitkamp included the CEO of North Dakota’s Basin Electric, Andy Serri in the small group that made the trek to Estevan to see the latest in carbon capture technology being put in place.

The duo, along with Wall and Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles, were given an overview of the project by Ian Yeates, director of corporate planning and rate design for SaskPower prior to the tour that was conducted by Mike Zeleny, project manager, carbon capture transition to operation.

Heitkamp said she was very interested in how older, coal-fired power units can be retrofitted to embrace the new technology, and later she said the most compelling part of the presentation and tour was found in the economics of the project and how it could translate into similar programs in North Dakota. She pointed out the similarities between Saskatchewan and North Dakota where both jurisdictions rely heavily on coal-fired power plants and both have large nearby oilfields that can use carbon dioxide as an enhanced oil recovery tool, which makes the carbon capture process economically worthwhile.

Yeates pointed out that coal power plants still provide up to 52 per cent of Saskatchwan’s electrical needs while gas and hydro follow at 22 and 19 per cent respectively.

He said the BD3 plant, which is already experiencing some commissioning movement, will be completely on line by April of 2014. He said 50 per cent of the $1.24 billion cost of this project has been for the actual capture process while 30 per cent has been spent on refurbishment of the No. 3 generating unit, which included a new turbine that will be capable of providing up to 110 megawatts of power once it is hooked up to the carbon capture island. Another 20 per cent of the cost structure has been spent on emission control and efficiency upgrades, Yeates said.

Using CO2 as an oil recovery tool, is already proven, he said, since the nearby Weyburn oilfield that has used North Dakota gas as an agent for over 10 years now, is experiencing oil recovery at a 35-year high. He said the information gleaned from this

process is already being shared with American partners as well as 12 other countries who are part of the data consortium.

As for BD3 and clean coal, Yeates said vendors, governments and power utilities around the world “are interested in this as are a lot of environmental groups. Some are dismissive, others see the value and potential.”

Yeates also spoke briefly about the new test facility under construction at nearby Shand Power Station, the biggest test facility around. It will allow other agencies to test their own capture systems, using their own formulas and amine solutions before venturing out to do it on a commercial scale.

Heitkamp said it is interesting to see how public opinion impacts decision-making on projects such as this, and she said she would like to see a comparison of acceptance of coal as a fueling agent in Canada compared with its acceptance in the United States.

Wall responded by saying that so far there has been no huge opposition shown toward the Estevan project, but there had been some controversy over the numbers.

“But people are generally accepting, especially after they see the choices,” Wall said.

Yeates said the power that will be generated from Unit 3 at Boundary Dam will be cost competitive with current kilowatt prices, with perhaps a small increase.

There was also some discussion about how far carbon dioxide can be transported before it is no longer economical as an enhanced oil recovery agent, and that was seen as 300 kilometres or about 200 miles in U.S. terms.

Zeleny told the touring group of politicians and media that the BD3 capture island will have up to 55 people on staff on the operations side once it gets underway with 30 of those being direct operators while the others will be support staff such as engineers and maintenance. The commissioning team numbers about 30, he said and they have been seconded from around the province and brought into Estevan for their knowledge of certain aspects of each stage of the operation and transition.

“We need them for both the capture and the power island. We looked within our system to find the people who can get this job done and we brought them in. A few had to switch their priorities list for awhile, but we’re confident we have the right people on line,” said Zeleny.

Gary Cooper, who has been overseeing the entire carbon capture project for lead contractor, SNC Lavalin, was included in the tour and confirmed that some of the commissioning work was already underway.

“This is world-renowned technology. You are leading the way here for a responsible and sustainable power supply,” said Heitkamp. “I promised to take a look. I can now go on the floor of the Senate and say I’ve been there and that this story needs to be told.”

“Until we get a transition fuel, we need to use coal,” said Wall. “We need this for our economy and we are today’s story and we’re proving our (EOR) technology thanks to the fact CO2 has been coming to us from North Dakota. We can say CO2 storage and EOR works because of this partnership and the history we have with North Dakota.”

Wall also noted that Heitkamp had paid a visit to Alberta Premier Allison Redford and the oil sands operations in that province and has been vocal in her support of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada into the United States.

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City discusses growing pains with premier Premier Brad Wall said the provincial government has not forgotten Estevan and the growing pains the city is facing due to the ongoing resource boom in southeast Saskatchewan.

The members of city council and senior City staff met with the premier Thursday at Spectra Place.

During the meeting the City was able to brief Wall on the challenges presented by the increase in economic activity and the City’s plans for the future.

“We talked about infrastructure and we talked about funding,” Wall said.

“I asked them what their priorities (are) and their priorities are the basics — roads and replacing cast iron, and we are going to be there for those projects and we talked about housing, which is obviously a huge issue.”

Wall said the eyes of Canada, and in some cases the world, are on Estevan because of the carbon capture and sequestration project ongoing at the Boundary Dam Power Station.

The first of its kind in the world, the CCS project is of

major interest to countries that rely on coal for power generation. A number of people throughout the world have already toured Boundary Dam, the latest, Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota who visited the site on Thursday. He also mentioned the ongoing oil activity, which is highlighted by the Bakken oil play, has also gained international interest.

However, as much as Estevan has benefitted from the boom, it has placed a strain on roads and infrastructure throughout the city. As well, housing has become something of a nightmare with the vacancy rates plummeting to zero per cent and rents skyrocketing to an average of over $1,100 a month, the highest in Saskatchewan.

Wall said the province is aware of the issues in Estevan, more so now after last week’s meeting, and is committed to working with the City to get past these hurdles.

“We have 40 per cent of the oil that the province produces coming out of this region so we have to reinvest in the infrastruc-

Premier Brad Wall met with members of Estevan city council and senior staff members at Spectra Place Thursday. The meeting focused on Estevan’s ongoing growing pains. ture,” he said. “We’ve tried to make Estevan issues a high priority for the government. Our MLAs have been working on that as well, and I hope that is seen in things like the Energy Institute, the government’s largest project with respect to clean coal at Boundary Dam. I hope it’s evident in terms of the government’s commitment on 47 and the (heavy truck) bypass.”

Wall was asked about whether or not the province might consider extra funding to cities dealing with challenges due to growth.

North Dakota recently announced a round of payments for communities that have been trying to keep up with the increase in activity due to the Bakken oil play. For example Crosby, which has a population of just over 2,000 people,

Sexual assault claims come into question at trial With the defence calling its witnesses late last week in a trial for an Estevan man accused of sexual assault, testimony from a number of witnesses suggested the charges are a hoax made up by the alleged victims to set up the accused.

A trial ran last week from Monday to Friday in Estevan provincial court for an Estevan man charged with three counts of sexual assault, three counts of sexual interference and four counts of assault. Crown witnesses testified at the start of the trial and the efence brought its case forward late last week. The identities of the accused and victims are all protected by a publication ban.

Two witnesses on Thursday testified they were told by one of the alleged assault victims that two of the girls accusing the defendant of sexually assaulting them are “setting (him) up.”

Both witnesses said they were told on multiple occasions the charges are simply a lie to get the defendant in trouble.

One witness, a friend and neighbour of the accused, testified that when the accused came to her house to socialize, one of the alleged victims would be constantly sending text messages and making phone calls to the accused asking when he would be home.

“It looked like (she) was trying to control him,” the witness said.

Crown prosecutor Erin Schroh asked why she would

use the word “controlling,” asking if it would be appropriate to call her actions that of a needy young girl. The witness reaffirmed that she thought it was controlling behaviour.

The defendant’s previous lawyer Lori Dunford also testified for the defence. She interviewed one of the alleged victims last December and had the impression she would be a strong witness for the defence because of her glowing comments of the accused. She said the alleged victim, who had filed a complaint about the accused, gave a statement to her supporting the accused. Dunford made a point of that during a bail hearing for the accused in May 2012.

Dunford testified that she was told by the woman that she never saw any violence or aggression from the accused and that she was never a victim of any physical violence herself.

“She was extremely positive about (him),” Dunford said, saying the witness had no negativity or concern about the home she was living in.

Asked if the lawyer believed the alleged victim’s version of events, in which she suggested no wrongdoing took place, Dunford said she did. She told the court she has been lied to before and didn’t get the impression she was being lied to by this particular witness.

The trial was adjourned until October at which time the final defence witnesses will be called and the proceedings will come to a close.

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He noted the province already does have a revenue sharing program that is based on population. In 2013 Estevan received $2.3 million, which is up from around $800,000 when the Sask. Party took office in 2007.

“It’s not fair to say thanks for the royalties and not reinvest in the infrastructure that enables that region to contribute like they are,” Wall said. “I know if you live in Estevan you’d say we’d like to have even more, but when you look at these things whether it is the energy institute, clean coal project or even help out in the facility that we are standing in today, we are going to be there and we need to be there.”

On the topic of housing, Wall said the government is continuing to work with the City and have looked at ideas such as incentives to try and stimulate the building of rental properties.

“We just need to keep working on it and find out some innovative ways to help Estevan deal with what can be a barrier to growth,” he said. “The challenges we face are not the challenges of decline, they are the challenges of growth. I’d rather have the challenges of growth than the other but they are challenges.

“Estevan might have provided the clearest example of what those are.

If what we are doing so far

hasn’t had the results that we would like to see, then we need to get innovative and bear down and find out what might work.

“We have some incentives on a per unit basis on rental properties. We have a tax incentive that we introduced two budgets ago that we introduced for rental properties. We have the government directly involved in affordable housing in building units; that is an option and we may have to look that one a little more carefully because the developers are not yet responding here. They are responding to the need for condos and single family but we need to move on (rental properties).”

Councillor Greg Hoffort said he and his fellow councillors were pleased with the opportunity to sit down with Wall and discuss the issues facing Estevan.

“It’s wonderful the economic activity we have in our community but they do come with the challenges,” Hoffort said.

“One of those is our roads and we did take the opportunity to discuss. It’s no secret in our town that the roads need work and we are attempting to address that locally. We shared that concern with the premier and he was receptive to that.”

Hoffort said there were no financial commitments on roads but called the meeting a step in the right direction.

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By Norm Park Of The Mercury While South East Cornerstone Public School Division educators worked on upcoming lesson plans and sorted out their schedules for the new school year last week, their board chairman and director of education were in Regina and Moose Jaw respectively, picking up and delivering valuable information with representatives from the Ministry of Education.

Cornerstone chairman Harold Laich spent time with seven or eight other Saskatchewan school division chairmen and women along with Education Minister Russ Marchuk and Assistant Deputy Minister Don Johnson as they worked on reducing an extensive list of initiatives to a more workable plan.

Director of Education Marc Casavant, on the other hand, was meeting with other directors and ministry officials to grind out a capital infrastructure plan and a model that can be used for prioritizing major capital projects for school divisions around the province.

Laich said the people involved in his meeting were focused on developing a public sector education plan that will pass scrutiny at the board and director levels.

“We went in there knowing that the ministry had no fewer than 42 identified initiatives. It was our job to eliminate the unnecessary items and get down to the two, three, four or eight initiatives that were reachable and needed to

be tended to,” Laich said in a telephone interview on Aug. 29.

“We don’t want to go in too many directions, so we had to look at what is really important and decided it was going to be student achievement even if we have a fragmented assessment process. There is the overwhelming need to provide student achievement,” he added.

As far as school boards are concerned, Laich said the team felt the current capital infrastructure deficit that exists had to be accounted for and commitment was needed that would enable school boards to provide some long-term planning when it came to facility construction or renewals and replacements. That, he added, was what Casavant and his meeting mates were doing just a few kilometers down the road.

A third major item that needs to be addressed sooner, rather than later, he said was a need to lead the country in the percentage of graduates and that includes a concerted effort to improve the high school graduation rates of First Nations students.

“We can do that by providing support to the federal funding plan and to improve their school experiences,” said Laich.

The actual format and attendance numbers at the meeting allowed all those present to have significant input into the process and to freely discuss what needed to be discussed.

“I didn’t get the sense that the ministry is trying to run the show. They are

implementing a lean (efficiency) program, which, when implemented, will give us better value for our money as it goes forward, but I didn’t feel they were trying to control this agenda or the process. From what I heard that day, our new Deputy Minister Dan Florizone is tasked with prioritizing the items to get the things that are really important … done. There is a top down pressure at the ministry to listen to one another, so in that respect, the ministry does control the agenda, but in reality, they know that sometimes things are different in the trenches than they are in the ivory towers,” Laich added.

In fact, the veteran educational administrator (now retired) and board member said, “it’s the first

time I’ve gone to a meeting and came away with an impression that everyone was willing to work together.”

There will be at least two more meetings for chairs and government administrators including a four-day planning session in early October for directors only.

“Boards of education will deliver their priorities and hand them off to directors and the provincial treasury will no doubt be getting involved, along with board chairs as well as the ministry offi cials.

That should all be coming together by early 2014,” Laich said.

“What will roll out from that will probably come to light in the fall of 2014. Before that directors will need to go through the priority reports. I think

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we’re all in the same boat this time in terms of initiatives. There will be further inputs before we get to an action plan, but we’re working together,” Laich said.

Casavant said the session he attended left no doubt in their minds that the ministry was looking for feedback on prioritizing construction and renovation models.

“I think we all have a handle on the smaller project models. I also left with the feeling that we’ll have influence and accountability at the division levels for the major projects.

“For these larger projects, they’re looking for a more simplistic and transparent way to do them than what is happening now.”

Casavant said the directors learned that the potential for P3 models (private, public partnerships) are definitely in the discussion for the major projects, and there is an expectation of some announcements regarding these models coming soon.

“There could be a P3 model for a group of schools in a partnership,” said Casavant, referring to the economy of scale for big ticket items.

“We’re trying to support a new process. It

could be a year away, but that would include a funding model for major capital projects,” he said.

The director said they submit a five-year capital project plan every September and the current plan is looking at major projects for Estevan’s Comprehensive School and a major need in Carlyle.

“But the ministry is so far behind on so many files, it will be difficult to sort out when these things can happen,” Casavant said.

The Moose Jaw meeting included directors from Chinook, Prairie South, Holy Trinity, Cornerstone and Holy Family school divisions.

“It was a pretty optimistic meeting. The ministry is reaching out to see what might be and what could be done, so I see that as a positive first step.

There have been lots of turnovers at the ministry level and I like the people they’re putting together there. They appear to be using common sense in a desire to meet some major challenges. So what we can do is put our pieces into that model, help them create a ranking system and when they have a new one implemented, we move forward.”

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A6 EDITORIAL

What to make of the premier’s comments?

After years of hearing no, it seems as though it’s a matter of when, not if Highways 39 and 6 will be twinned.

Or is it?

The answer to that question seems to rest on whether one is a skeptic or an optimist.

Premier Brad Wall was in Estevan Thursday for a meeting with city council and other city staff members. He also gave North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp a tour of the carbon capture unit at Boundary Dam. But it was his comments to the media following his meeting with council that are garnering the most attention. It was expected Wall would speak about his meeting with the City and what the province might be able to do to help with the growing pains Estevan is dealing with.

He did speak on that subject, but the premier prefaced those comments with a surprising announcement regarding twinning. The premier said recent traffic projections from SGI have prompted the government to make twinning an important priority.

Although he was admittedly short on facts and timelines, Wall’s comments represented the biggest reason to believe that twinning may actually happen.

For years, one highways minister after another said the traffic numbers don’t justify twinning. Wall, on the other hand, said the projections have given the government reason to rethink their stance. He added that the type of traffic also has to be accounted for.

The reaction to his comments fell in one of two categories - optimism or skepticism. Both sides have reason to feel the way they do. We’ve mentioned the reasons to be optimistic.

The reasons to be pessimistic are also many. After all, there has been no shortage of government announcements that were little more than bluster. A skeptic would also note there was no money as part of the announcement.

For now, we’ll take the side of the optimists if, for no other reason, than these were the strongest comments any member of the government has made in favour of twinning. These were the type of comments that would be very difficult to take back or not follow through on.

No, the premier didn’t absolutely commit the government to twinning.

But his comments signalled the government appears to be listening to the concerns raised by the thousands of people who travel Highways 39 and 6 from Estevan to Regina.

If Wall and the government needed any further motivation, just three days after he was in Estevan, a woman was killed in yet another head-on collision. This accident occurred Sunday morning just north of Corinne.

The name of the victim has not been released but she becomes the latest to perish on that highway. She becomes the latest person whose life might have been spared if that highway was twinned.

We, and many others, will be watching to see what happens next.

As Sunday’s accident drives home, this is truly a life and death decision.

Due to the numerous tributes along Highways 39 and 6, some have taken to calling it Heaven’s Flowered Highway.

It is, sadly, a fitting moniker. But after years of tragedy and heartbreak, there is a glimmer of light at the end of that flowered highway.

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

Conservatives will survive new boundaries Now that we’re past the fight over the 14 new federal electoral boundaries, let us examine a few Saskatchewan political realities.

The first political reality is the likelihood we will elect a majority of Conservative MPs, anyway.

For their partisan interests, Conservative MPs tried to convince you of the inherent unfairness of city MPs representing city folk and rural MPs representing rural folk. The reality, however, is that it likely won’t hurt the Conservative chances all that much.

Yes, rural ridings will get bigger because we will no longer see four seats in each Regina and Saskatoon containing large swaths of rural Saskatchewan. And, yes, there are always questionable decisions, like putting Moose Jaw and Lanigan or Lloydminster and Rosthern in the same seat.

But if anyone thinks for a moment that these were SERVING CANADA’S SUNSHINE CAPITAL

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Let music help you choose a partner There is always a summer movie season and a summer music season and alas and alak, with the days getting shorter along with our attention spans, we gird ourselves for winter.

This year’s version is coming to a conclusion.

Music, as far as I can tell, is like laughter and tears. It’s universal. I am a firm believer that you find out a lot about a person just by checking out what he or she enjoys in the musical sense and let that be your guide as to whether you are going to be compatible or not.

Case in point, when I was a young and reckless 22-year-old, fresh in my first real non-family related job I was “hooked up” with a young lady who the matchmaker told me would be a great date and we’d get along just wonderfully.

I met the great date. We exchanged all the awkward greeting protocols and eventually slipped into some easy general conversation as we made our way toward the restaurant.

“What kind of music do you like?” I queried.

“Oh, my favourite singer is Julius La Rosa,” she replied.

My shoulders slumped and I knew right then and there, this was a relationship that was headed directly to the dumpster.

LaRosa, for those who don’t recognize the name, was a sort of Perry Como-type singer who

Norm Park All Things Considered wore button up sweaters, pants with creases in the seams, wingtipped shoes and warbled sort of like a latter day Michael Buble.

At that time I was appreciating the musical offerings of Zeppelin, Johnny Rivers and CCR, so let’s say we were worlds apart on that and several other fronts to be perfectly honest.

There was no second date.

A few years later, returning to Saskatchewan where I met the bride, I was heartened to learn that the girl with the huge smile I kinda liked was a Beatles fan and liked Hendrix and Billie Holiday as well as the Regina Symphony Orchestra.

That was more like it.

Somebody who was all over the musical map.

By that time I had moved on to worship the likes of the Bee Gees, The Band and Billy Joel.

I even had brief musical affairs with Dolly Parton and then Cleo Laine. But at least we were reading from the same book, even if we weren’t on the same page.

Now, many years into our marriage, we still enjoy exchanging ideas of what and who we think are the best listening opportunities. She introduces me

ever what sincerely motivated Conservatives’ complaints about the new boundaries, think again.

For those Conservatives who questioned the ethics of the two boundaries commissioners unwilling to bend to their wishes of split urban-rural ridings, this was always about getting as many Conservatives elected as possible.

And the best way for Conservatives to achieve the maximum MPs from this province is to dilute the NDP/Liberal vote concentrated in the cities with rural votes.

The political reality in a largely rural province like Saskatchewan is that the more rural you are, the more likely it is that you will vote Conservative.

It is for this reason that in each federal general election of the past 50-plus years, at least half the MPs Saskatchewan has sent to Ottawa were “conservatives” although … whether they were Progressive Conservatives, Reformers, Canadian Alliance or the Stephen Harper brand of Conservatives has sometimes varied.

You read that correctly, folks. Since the 1950s, only in the 1968, 1988 and 1993 elections did Saskatchewan send a majority of “non-conservatives” to Ottawa. This might have been a CCF-NDP province for 46 of the past 69 years, provincially. But only once has the majority of MPs been NDP (1988) and only on two additional occasions in the past 50 years has the majority of Saskatchewan MPs been a combination of NDP and Liberal.

This likely won’t change under these new boundaries still dominated by rural seats.

Under the new Saskatchewan federal boundaries, there will be seven rural seats — Moose Jaw-Lake CentreLanigan, Cypress Hills-Grasslands, Humboldt-Warman-

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to Eva Cassidy and I expound on Serena Ryder and we listen to both. We agree 11-year-old Michael Jackson was a better singer than the 38-year-old Michael Jackson, but the 38-year-old was a better dancer. We appreciated getting blown away musically by a mezzo soprano named Carmen while visiting Phoenix a number of years ago and we both lamented the too-sudden passing of the likes of Hendrix, Joplin and Winehouse.

We enjoy the unique voices and love to listen to the up and comers and try to guess if they’re going to make it in the big, bad world of musical entertainment, or just buzz around the perimeter for a few years before burning out … like so many do.

We marvel at the musical skills of Bachman and Burton and enjoy listening to great trumpet, saxophone and piano players. We know that on the rock scene, there has been no replacement yet for Bruce and the E-Street boys, but there are a lot of contenders. The Band quit but the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac still carry-on in a “sort-of” tradition just like Paul McCartney does without his mates.

And so we go.

Music doesn’t make the partnership. We’d never suggest that, but it certainly can enhance it and for that, I thank Julius La Rosa for pointing that out to me those many years ago.

Martensville-Rosetown, Lloydminster-BattlefordsRosthern, Prince Albert, Souris-Moose Mountain and Yorkton-Melville — considered as rural. An eighth seat, Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River is really a northern seat. Speaker Andrew Scheer’s Regina-Qu’Appelle will be the only truly split urban-rural seat. And five other seats will be seen as urban seats, (although SaskatoonGrasslands also has a large rural and acreage component).

Also to the advantage of Conservatives is the fact that 10 of their current 13 incumbent MPs are likely to run (or at least, only Maurice Vellacott, Ray Boughen and Ed Komarnicki have indicated plans to retire). That will give the Conservatives name recognition in both urban and rural seats. (Tom Lukiwski will run in Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan. Kelly Block says she will seek the nomination in Humboldt-Warman-Martensville-Rosetown.)

Add to the equation the likelihood of the NDP and Liberals splitting the left-of-centre vote and that neither Thomas Mulcair nor Justin Trudeau have all that much appeal in Saskatchewan, and one suspects we will still see 10 to 12 Conservative MPs from Saskatchewan.

However, there is one final Saskatchewan political reality worthy of consideration.

Until the first Harper minority government election in 2006, there were only three previous occasions when Saskatchewan sent the majority of its MPs to government side of the House of Commons. This is largely because of the number of Liberal governments elected.

So if Conservatives aren’t re-elected as government, Saskatchewan may return to its old political reality of having more opposition than government representation.

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Letters to the Editor

Writer appreciated local hospitality The Editor: I wish to thank the Estevan Drag Racing Association for the professional manner in which they welcomed my wife and me.

Soon after our arrival Friday afternoon we were washing the tons of bugs off our truck, and to my surprise the club’s contact came and found us, informed me as to our itinerary, accommodations and where and when we were asked to display our 1937 Chevy Pick-up Wheelstander.

You see, we were hired by the club to professionally attend the events planned both down on Fourth Street Saturday morning at their show and shine, and also perform a few high performance wheels up passes on Sunday ... we were warmly received by many at both events.

Our job was made somewhat difficult as our beloved wheelstander decided to act up. Our three attempts to fly down the prepared strip at the local airport on Sunday were by far less than what we had planned to give and as well the club to receive. The temperature was 33 degrees, our truck has no reason to not perform, so we felt, but drag racing often throws a curveball, as it did to us.

Our second pass was flawless with a full three gear run well past the 1/8th mile finish trap, but when we asked the truck to perform again soon after, once again she failed. The time between runs should be, on a 23 to 25 degree day, two hours for a full cool down ... we strived to have things perform perfectly with a one hour cool down, and she refused to perform again.

We once again thank the club for their understanding and support as we felt so disappointed. A large percentage of Estevan fans dropped by the trailer to still thank us for our attendance and their positive comments on the day’s events, with an open invite to come again. I have been wheelstanding hot rod Chevy’s since 1984, from California to Ontario and nowhere have we seen such royal treatment and general great community spirit regarding the future of our drag racing sport in your community.

I was shown the property the club owns, with plans to soon become a first-class drag racing facility. Let me tell you this club has done their homework, as they laid out their development plans to me. This facility promises to generate huge dollars when the racers and fans check into your hotels, feed their families at your many eating facilities, fill their gas tanks, shop for clothes etc.

My point is simply this: Estevan has a group of people that are extremely devoted to this sport as they volunteer many long hours to bring events that will benefit the entire business community.

I for one hope to return to join in the celebration when this new track has a grand opening event, as I owe Frosty and the club many thanks for a memorable weekend. I suggest those with any interest, whether you race or even as a fan, volunteer your support to this club and its future track at Estevan. It will be worth it!

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Council Briefs News and notes from the August 26 regular meeting of Estevan city council

In his report, city manager Jim Puffalt reminded the public that recycling will begin on Sept. 9 in the Pleasantdale area of the city.

Puffalt also mentioned that Celtic Thunder is scheduled for Sept. 17 at Spectra Place and good tickets are still available.

• • • • • • The Estevan Fire Rescue Service report for June and July was presented at the meeting.

It was noted by council that false alarms are still a major issue for the department. Although there were just five in June, the department had 16 in July at a total cost of $4,056. Due to the fines that are now levied for the false alarms, the department did recoup just over $4,900.

Although they were able to recover the money, council remained concerned about the volume of calls and inquired about how many of them are repeat false alarms.

As for actual fires, the department answered five calls in July. They also had one rescue call and one hazardous materials situation.

• • • • • • Council gave the final two readings and approval to a bylaw that clears the way for a new modular home park at the city’s south end.

The Ridge is being developed by WestD Construction of Regina and will be located on land directly south of the Willow Park Greens mobile home park. Under the plans laid out by WestD owner Kurtis Dmuchowski, the park will be a bare land condo format where residents will purchase their lot and home. All homeowners will then pay monthly condo fees for maintenance and upkeep at the park.

The City has expressed its excitement about the park, noting that the homes will be geared to lower and medium wage earners who do not want to rent but were unable to purchase a home in Estevan’s current housing market.

In a previous interview with The Mercury, Dmuchowski said there are 440 lots available on the land they purchased from the City. He expected that once they got the rubber stamp from council they would begin work on the 85 lots in Phase 1 with the goal of having homes ready for occupancy by November.

The only potential hang up is developing an access into the park. The initial proposal presented to the Ministry of Highways was rejected due to a handful of safety concerns, but land development manager Rob Denys said they will work with the developer and province to address those concerns.

• • • • • • Council also amended a bylaw regarding the leisure service advisory board.

The change will trim the number of members from 12 to 10 as it was noted the board had been struggling to fill all of its spots.

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Harvest efforts ramping up in Sept.

The 2013 harvest is underway throughout Saskatchewan according to the weekly crop report.

The report noted that warm weather with very few rain interruptions over the past week has helped speed crop development. Five per cent of the 2013 provincial crop has been combined, while 14 per cent has been swathed or is ready to straight cut.

While harvest is behind the five-year average for this time of year, above average yields are being reported for most areas. The five-year average (2008-2012) is 15 per cent combined and 22 per cent swathed or ready to straight cut.

Harvest operations in the southwest region are the furthest ahead with 14 per cent of the 2013 crop combined.

Here in the southeast, four per cent of the 2013 crop

combined, and 16 per cent swathed or ready to straight cut.

The warm weather over the past several days has helped speed crop development. The majority of the region recorded very little rain. The Lampman area reported 5 mm.

Topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as two per cent surplus, 84 per cent adequate, 12 per cent short and two per cent very short. Hay land and pasture moisture is rated as two per cent surplus, 73 per cent adequate, 24 per cent short and one per cent very short.

Very little crop damage was reported this past week.

Grasshoppers are causing the majority of the reported crop damage. In some areas, the lack of rain over the past few weeks has caused some moisture stress on the later seeded crops and in pastures. Yields are looking to be above average;

however, crop yield will vary depending on seeding date and weather conditions throughout the growing season. Producers are busy with harvest operations.

Across the province, 34 per cent of peas, 20 per cent of lentils, 27 per cent of winter wheat and 10 per cent of mustard have been combined. Twenty-six per cent of canola has been swathed. Spring cereals are maturing and in some areas producers have started swathing or are ready to straight cut the crops.

Rain recorded in the province last week ranged from nil to 31 mm. Grasshoppers and bertha armyworm caused some of the reported crop damage.

Farmers in all regions are busy swathing, desiccating, combining and cutting and baling greenfeed.

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Council approves leisure rate hikes

The City of Estevan’s never ending struggle of trying to provide affordable sports and recreation services and remaining fiscally responsible was back in the spotlight recently.

At its regular meeting on Aug. 26, council approved a number of suggestions from the Leisure Service Advisory Board, which recommended increases on everything from ice rental to birthday parties.

Councillor Greg Hoffort, who is a member of the advisory board, said as much as the City desires to keep its rates affordable, there is a delicate balance they have to strike.

“It is a tough balance because whatever the shortfall is on leisure and recreation services, it is borne by the taxpayer of the City of Estevan,” Hoffort said.

“Therefore the balancing act becomes what portion is it justified to charge the users versus the taxpayers, so that is the balancing act and it is a tough one.”

Hoffort said the advisory board deserves credit for coming up with what he feels were manageable increases for the various user groups and helps the City achieve a better cost recovery rate.

According to the report presented at council the cost recovery rate for 2012 was 46 per cent, which was up from 34.90 per cent in 2011. Of note, Spectra Place had a recovery rate of 51 per cent while the Civic Auditorium was 36 per cent.

The Estevan Leisure Centre rate — which does not include Spectra Place and the Icon Centre activities — was 31 per cent.

“The goal of the present council right now is to give great diligence to our finances and this is in keeping with that,” he said. “What we are trying to learn — and the new city treasurer is just getting to work on this — is the cost recovery on each of these. It’s not the same for all of them. Once we have that information, council can then really digest it and try and get to where we are achieving some consistency.

“We also, at the leisure services board, give a lot of discussion to those services

that aren’t City supported; groups like taekwon-do, gymnastics and dance. Groups in those sports aren’t subsidized by City taxpayers. To get to the exact (cost-recovery) number is something we have put in the hands of the city treasurer to get at.”

Among the increases approved by council was a 21 per cent hike in the minor ice group rate, which bumps the cost from $70 an hour to $85. For summer hockey or figure skating schools, the rental costs for private groups were increased by 21 per cent while non-profit groups saw their rate jump by 37 per cent. With the increases, both groups will now pay $175 for an hour of ice time.

Other highlights among the increases approved by council were: • The cost of holding a birthday party in the multipurpose room rose by 35 per cent to $75 for a two hour rental.

• The cost of the splish splash birthday party package in the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre will rise to $75, an increase of 76 per cent.

• Multi-purpose room hourly rates will increase to $50 an hour and $250 for the entire day.

• The rental price paid by local swim clubs will increase from $56 an hour to $75.

Hoffort said with the increases, Estevan’s rates remain on par with, or lower, than communities such as Yorkton, Weyburn, Swift Current, Melville and Moose Jaw, which is something the advisory board looked at during their deliberations.

“We were quite behind some of the (communities) and going at three to five per cent a year just wasn’t going to ever get us there in some comparisons. There were some substantial increases that we think will be palatable but at the same time will get us to the point where we can keep up with inflation and rising costs so the user groups can in the future expect lesser increases.”

ECI monument site gets another addition A small team of dedicated ECI alumni and a few who never did attend the school, but know a good project when they see it, gathered in the midday heat at the valley’s edge on First Street last Wednesday to put another finishing touch to the Estevan Collegiate Institute’s monument and memorial rest stop and garden.

The site, a few short steps south of where the former collegiate once stood, now has the former school’s front entrance stonework façade mounted on a large metal tub located in front of the memorial and graduate wall that was created from original school brick.

“We’re getting closer to completion,” said Ken McDonald, one of the driving forces behind the ECI tribute team.

McDonald was back in Estevan from his new home in British Columbia, to help with this most recent phase of the project.

The school served as the city’s main corridor of secondary school power from 1912 to 1969, at which time the Estevan Comprehensive School was opened and ECI was transformed into the Estevan Junior High School until it too was closed and the school demolished in the early 2000s.

A school memorial scheme was launched through a reunion committee, and the work on the site has continued through the past several years to the point where visitors can now walk through the valley, climb up to the memorial rest benches and small garden area, or visit the site from the top of the valley on First Street by walking down a few steps, also retrieved from the former school facility.

The large school entrance stones with the school’s opening date engraved in them were lifted into place thanks to equipment and skilled employees donated by Skylift Services, said McDonald, who was joined by another key ECI reunion and memorial park co-ordinator

The volunteers who put the ECI stone façade in place last week included, from the left: Nathan Dies, Dave Saxon, Ryan Floden, Ken McDonald, Darren Delorme, Ray Delorme, Barry Dies and Larry Preddy.

Larry Preddy and a few other volunteers that included Barry and Nathan Dies, Darren and Ray Delorme, Dave Saxon and Ryan Floden.

The work entailed a lot of sweat in the hot late summer sun, but the volunteers remained upbeat as they saw the results of their efforts taking shape.

“The tub was fabricated and donated by KRJ Custom

Fabricating, F&L Concrete has helped out a lot and we’ll be installing lighting soon, courtesy of Bob’s Electric, who is donating the lights and the installation work. We’ll also have some surveillance cameras set up too to reduce the vandalism incidents,” said McDonald and Preddy who were viewing the nearly finished project in mid-afternoon.

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The St. Giles Anglican Church in Estevan received a facelift. With construction complete the renovations to the old Estevan church have been well received by local parishioners.

New face of St. Giles calls to the future Wi t h t h e r e n o v a tions at St. Giles Anglican Church in Estevan mostly complete, the church’s pastor said it’s the perfect metaphor for modernizing the church with local parishioners.

Along with a new face on the southwest corner of the church, the building received all new offices, washrooms and a highly upgraded kitchen. The roof of the new foyer was completed in the style of the original building.

Pastor Mark Osborne arrived at St. Giles after the renovation had already begun, so while all he knows is for his church to be under construction, he’s happy the work is mostly done and the intrusions mostly over. The new front entrance on 12th Avenue reopened in early July.

“We’re quite pleased.

We’re hoping we’ll be able to grow into our new building. It’s like moving into a new house and you’re figuring out how to be in that

new house and what to do with it — how to best serve your needs,” Osborne said.

The pastor is now settled into to his new office, which seems large and airy, compared the musty office he used to occupy in the basement without a single beam of natural light.

“You can smell the must, and the furnace room was right next door,” Osborne said of his original office. When asked about the new office, he added, “It’s delightful. It’s nice to have a space that I can feel comfortable being in.”

He put in some time at the church, but before he moved into his new office, he spent more time working from home.

Osborne said the complete renovation cost a little under $1 million, and the majority of the tab has already been paid. Osborne is particularly happy with the way the new parts of the building blend with the older parts.

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“The cool thing about this is that you have the old church, it’s almost 100-years-old, and you’ve got this new part added to it and it blends in,” said Osborne. “You’ve got the new with the old. It’s more than just the building. It’s sort of like a symbol for what we’re trying to do with the church, trying to bring the church into the 21st century.”

The church is now even more accessible for those in wheelchairs or those who have trouble walking up stairs, with a new lift that will take people up or down to different floors. The new bathrooms also have access for people with disabilities, as well as infant changing tables.

The first difference to be noted is in the front foyer, which used to be much more closed off.

Osborne said it’s now a place where a large group can mingle and socialize.

The space is also important for funerals, added Osborne, who said in a typical Anglican funeral the casket is brought in and out of the church. Where before turning a corner was tricky, there is a lot of

Pastor Mark Osborne sits in his new office at the St. Giles Anglican Church in Estevan. Along with new offices, recent renovations to the church have added larger washrooms, a spacious foyer and an upgraded kitchen. space for one now.

“Turning at the top of the stairs was sometimes kind of tricky, but now there’s a lot of room,” he said.

With a new spacious kitchen in the basement, the fall fowl supper coming later in September will be a good way to break in

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The stained glass windows have been sealed up on the south wall of the church, as it’s no longer an exterior wall as the new offices are set up on the outside now. Two stained glass windows at the front of the church, and a pair of lights can be turned on to make sure the windows pop with faux sunlight.

The church also has a couple of windows adopted from the former Anglican Church in Bienfait, which closed a few years ago. They have taken up residence in the new office space at St. Giles. A stained glass window from the Bienfait church has also been placed in the new

front foyer.

After enjoying the new renovations for the last half of the summer, Osborne said the church’s regulars are very happy with the changes.

“They love the building. They love being able to come in through the big doors,” said Osborne about his parishioners’ thoughts on the new construction.

There are still some finishing touches to complete the finer points. Some exterior lights still need to be installed, but the doors are open, the kitchen is ready to prepare meals, or even just coffee, something Osborne said was a problem at times when the water was shut off.

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Hillcrest Barbecue Hillcrest School hosted a backto-school barbecue on Aug. 29, inviting students to come with their families and drop off their school supplies while they have a snack. Larry Kirkpatrick, left, and Darius Rasmussen enjoy a cold drink on the warm day on their school’s grounds.

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“The City has made a concerted effort to develop relationships with developers so that development can occur at a rapid rate that will start to address a number of issues noted.”

– City of Estevan

City replies to Chamber retention report The City of Estevan has given its replies to a series of inquiries from the Chamber of Commerce.

The questions were the result of the Business Retention and Survey that was conducted by the chamber in 2012. The C of C then highlighted a number of questions that were raised in the survey and presented them to the City for a response.

The majority of queries focused on issues such as housing, labour, infrastructure and beautification.

On the labour front, the City was asked what is being done to create the type of atmosphere that will attract and retain workers.

The City pointed to a number of Estevan’s amenities, such as the various leisure facilities including Spectra Place and cultural facilities such as the library, art gallery and local museum.

It was also acknowledged that housing remains the biggest factor in recruiting and retaining employees.

To that end, the City noted there are a number of developments currently underway or in the planning stages.

“There have been 594 housing units constructed or under construction over the past five years in Estevan. There have also been approximately 300 hotel rooms added during this same time period as well as a 150 unit open camp at Atco Village and a new open camp just open-

ing in summer 2013,” the City noted in the report.

“The City has made a concerted effort to develop relationships with developers so that development can occur at a rapid rate that will start to address a number of issues noted.”

Aside from the numerous developments, the City also noted they have encouraged infill housing and the devel-

opment of secondary suites. They also touted their rental program.

“The City was also fortunate to be able to obtain the Rental Development Program that provides a $5,000 grant per door from the province and a matching tax cancellation from the City for any new rental construction. The total value of this program is an estimated $1.5 million over the next three years or 100 units per year.”

The questions regarding beautification touched on everything from green spaces to pathways to activities in the city.

In response to a question about making Estevan a more pedestrian friendly community, the City noted they are continuing to work off a five-year pathway master plan “that will link the various areas in the City so that pedestrians will be able to move from one area of the City to the other. As well, private developers are required to construct and link pathways into the City pathway system as part of their development.”

Sask. business owners remain optimistic Saskatchewan’s small business owners continue to be the most optimistic according to a new report.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released its latest monthly business barometer and it revealed that optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan remains strong with an index of 70.7 in August from 71.2 in July, the highest in Canada and well above the national index of 65.9.

Sixty-three per cent of Saskatchewan small business owners rate their overall state of business as good — tied for the highest in Canada and well ahead of the national average of 42 per cent.

“Small business optimism in Saskatchewan remains the strongest in Canada, which is a dose of good news this month,” said Marilyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB’s VicePresident, Prairie and Agri-business.

“Hiring plans have settled somewhat with 22 per

cent planning to increase full time employment in the next three to four months, which is the third highest in Canada. By a large margin, the main growth limitation on business continues to be labour shortages.”

Nationally, small business confidence made another upward surge in August – following on the heels of a healthy jump in July. The index this month puts it at 65.9.

“Once again increased confidence among Ontario entrepreneurs has powered the national average, although the Index numbers are up in 7 of the 10 provinces,” said Ted Mallett, CFIB’s chief economist and vice-president.

“So far, the summer has shaped up to be considerably better than the spring for small business owners.”

Entrepreneurs in Saskatchewan (70.7) are the most optimistic in Canada, with Newfoundland and Labrador (70.4) a close second, followed by Alberta (69.5), Ontario (67.8) and British Columbia (66.3). Quebec (59.0), New

Brunswick (58.5), Nova Scotia (58.0), and Manitoba (57.6) are below the national average, while Prince Edward Island (50.0) is at the back of the pack.

Provincial highlights include: • 63 per cent of businesses in Saskatchewan say the overall state of business is good (42 per cent nationally); only 3 per cent say performance is poor (12 per cent nationally).

• 22 per cent of Saskatchewan businesses plan to increase full-time employment in the next 3-4 months (17 per cent nationally) and just 7 per cent plan to decrease full-time employment (11 per cent nationally).

• The shortage of skilled labour (43 per cent) remains the main operating challenge - highest in Canada.

• Major cost pressures for small business include: wages (46 per cent); fuel/energy (42 per cent); and taxes/ regulations (38 per cent).

Recycle Sask. launches website Recycle Saskatchewan has introduced a new website aimed at making information about recycling options easily available to consumers, by answering any questions from the residents of Saskatchewan regarding recycling.

With the impending introduction of multi-material recycling, as well as recycling changes at the municipal level, Recycle Saskatchewan seeks to be a “central hub” and trusted voice in recycling, by providing the public with ease of information during this potentially confusing time.

“We are looking to leverage the members’ collective knowledge to become a one stop shop for information on recycling in Saskatchewan,” said Joan Meyer, program manager for Recycle Saskatchewan.

Recycle Saskatchewan is the umbrella organization for product management programs in Saskatchewan including Saskatchewan Association for Resource Recovery Corp, Saskatchewan Paint Recycling Program, Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corp, SWEEP/EPRA Saskatchewan (electronic products recycling), and SARCAN. The new web platform allows for consumers to receive a timely response to their recycling questions from the members of Recycle Saskatchewan.

“Our program acts as a unified voice for these stewardship organizations,” said Meyer, “and supports the province-wide cause of creating a recycling-minded culture within the province.”

Recycle Saskatchewan also serves as a mentor for new product stewards that are being developed within the province. The collective expertise and knowledge of Recycle Saskatchewan will allow for the continued success of end-of-life product recycling in the province.

Recycle Saskatchewan also announced a new brand, which identifies Recycle Saskatchewan as its own entity and will be added to all the marketing materials of its members.

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“Since 2009, they have achieved $22 million in efficiencies, with a further $5 million targeted for 2013.”

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SaskEnergy rate increase approved SaskEnergy’s application for a two-year delivery service rate increase has been approved by the provincial rate review panel.

At the same time, the government announced SaskEnergy will not be applying for a commodity rate change this winter.

SaskEnergy’s current commodity rate of $3.82/Gigajoule (GJ) is its lowest since 2000.

With the change to the delivery service rate, the average monthly bill for residential customers increase 2.1 per cent beginning Sept 1 and will rise 1.2 per cent beginning

Sept. 1, 2014. A typical residential customer could see an average increase of $1.46/month in the first year and $0.87/month in the second year, depending on natural gas usage.

“SaskEnergy’s delivery service rate reflects the need to provide vital investments in safety and pipeline integrity programs for a natural gas system that has seen unprecedented residential, business and industrial customer growth over the last six years,” Minister responsible for SaskEnergy Tim McMillan said.

In April, SaskEnergy applied to the

Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel to increase to its Delivery Service Rate — specifically to the volume-based delivery charge that applies to the amount of natural gas a customer uses.

The panel recommended government approve the changes, subject to the condition that prior to the second year increase requested, SaskEnergy provide updated financial information. SaskEnergy will be submitting this requested information to the panel in 2014.

This multi-year application provides

customers with longer-term rate certainty, allowing for better budgeting and planning.

“Over the last several years, SaskEnergy has worked to offset additional delivery rate pressures through productivity and efficiency measures,” McMillan said. “Since 2009, they have achieved $22 million in efficiencies, with a further $5 million targeted for 2013.”

Even with the change to the delivery service rate, SaskEnergy’s says that residential delivery costs will remain the lowest of any natural gas utility in the country.

Scholarship program proves popular More than 4,500 students benefitted from the new Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship in its first year.

In 2012-13, the program provided more than $2.2 million in scholarships to help students with their postsecondary education.

“I am pleased that thousands of students have benefitted from this scholarship in its first year,” Advanced Education Minister Don Morgan said. “We are seeing more students participate in our growing economy and the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship will assist more students participate in and complete their postsecondary education.”

The Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship reduces tuition up to $500 per year to a lifetime maximum of $2,000 for new Saskatchewan Grade 12 graduates who enroll at a Saskatchewan post-secondary institution.

Students have up to 10 years from graduation to access

the scholarship.

In the 2012-13 academic year, students across the Saskatchewan post-secondary sector benefitted from the program. The percentage breakdown by institution is: • University of Saskatchewan: 44 per cent • University of Regina: 30 per cent • SIAST: 13 per cent • Regional Colleges: eight per cent • Private Vocational Schools: five per cent Morgan reminds parents and students that they do not need to apply for the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship.

“Your post-secondary educational institution will apply on the student’s behalf and eligible students will have their tuition reduced by the scholarship amount,”

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2B4-15-4B4-10-6-30 13E001 Petrex et al Queensdale W Hz ........................................................................................3D8-27-2B11-27-6-2 13H252 CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................................................................................4A16-23-2D16-24-9-9 13H256 CPEC Veiwfield Hz ......................................................................................................... 2A1-27-3A1-22-8-10 13H233 Fort Clagary Moosomin Hz ........................................................................................... 4B4-32-4B4-29-14-30 12K076 Advance #4 ............................................. CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................6C12-2-4C12-3-8-9 13H232 Kingsland Auburnton ........................................................................................................................16A-1-6-2 12E169 DZ #1 ......................................................V40C Tableland Hz .........................................1A1-14-4D16-2-1-11 13H234 Aldon Bryant Hz ..............................................................................................................8D14-8-2D14-17-5-8 13H259 Legacy et al Frys Hz ....................................................................................................... 3B9-26-3B1-26-7-31 13H260 Legacy et al Frys Hz ....................................................................................................... 4B9-26-4B1-26-7-31 13B039 Legacy et al Kisbey Hz......................................................................................................

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5C5-36-3A8-36-6-30 11K442 Hillsdale #8 ............................................Hillsdale Rocanville ............................................................9-3-16-31 Epping et al Bellegarde SWD ............................................................................................................3-15-6-31 13G386 12K234 Highrock Lightning ..............................................................................................................................3-8-8-32 13G006 Partner #3 ........................................Postell et al Workman V2U ........................................................1-1-2-32 11B210 Mosaic K2 Esterhazy 6 WSW .......................................................................................................12-26-19-32 13G344 Partner #3 ............................................Postell et al Workman ........................................................13-12-2-32 13F066 Precision # 409 ....................................... NAL edenvale Hz ........................................ 1C16-21-1B13-21-6-32 13C046 Precision #219 ................................ Renegade N Cantal Unit Hz...................................7A3-34-4B11-27-5-34 13G256 Red Hawk #6 ..............................Spectrum et al Hastings W Re Hz ................................. 2D10-9-2C16-9-4-1 13G236 Vortex #2 ............................................... FCL Glen Ewen Hz ............................................ 3C2-25-7D8-25-2-2 13G202 Apex #1 .............................................Midale Alameda East Re ........................................................15-11-4-2 13G168 D2 ......................................................... V40C Elcott East Hz ..........................................3B4-24-3A11-14-2-2 13H091 Betts #1 ................................................... Elkhorn Pinto Hz .............................................. 4D14-4-2D14-9-1-4 13G263 Ensign #351 ...........................................CNRL Steelman Hz .............................................4B4-12-4B4-11-4-4 13H104 Partner #4 ..............................................CPEC Browning Hz ........................................ 1D16-20-2D14-21-6-5 13B259 Precision #149 ........................................ Arc Browning 2Hz ..............................................3A6-29-3A4-29-6-5 13H151 Stampede #2 ................................. Legacy et al Buffalo Head Hz ...................................... 4C11-3-2A4-2-8-5 13C129 Stampede #2 .................................... Legacy et al Viewfield Hz ........................................ 3D9-28-3D9-27-8-5 13E119 Alliance #1 ......................................... Spectrum et al Viewfield ..........................................................10-3-6-6 13G084 Horizon #34 ........................................... CPEC Viewfield Hz ........................................ 5B1-29-2D16-29-10-6 13G200 Panther #2 .............................................Husky Weir Hill 2Hz ...........................................4A16-20-4A5-28-5-6 13H1121 stampede #1 ........................................ FIRE Sky Bryant 2Hz ............................................2A9-21-3A1-21-5-7 13H118 Lasso #1 ........................................... Aldon Macoun North 2Hz ...................................... 7D13-21-2A5-28-4-8 13H181 Canelson #11 ........................................ Canera Bryant 2Hz ........................................ 3C13-19-1C15-24-5-8 13G266 Canelson #26 ...........................................CPEC Viewfield ........................................................... 2B13-2-8-8 13E244 Precision #380 ....................................... CPEC Viewfield Hz .............................................1A8-22-1B7-23-8-8 13F010 Red Dog #4 ........................................... CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................... 1A1-35-2C13-36-8-8

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Husky Oungre Hz...................................... 2C13-+26-3A16-34-1-13 12E307 .................................................................................................................3C4-12-3D1-12-9-9 13F115 CPEC Viewfield Precision # 117 ......................................Arc Skinner LK 2Hz .........................................1B10-19-1B4-19-4-17 13C062 ..............................................................................................................2C12-19-1C16-24-8-9 12C096 CPEC Viewfield WSW .........................................................................................................................9-10-8-9 12J173 CVE Weyburn .................................................................................................................................15-26-6-12 13A034 12K295 CPEC Hoffer Hz .................................................................................................................3A4-14-4B4-2-1-13 RROI Fertile Hz .......................................................................................................... 4A16-35-2A165-36-6-30 13A116 12L261 CVE Weyburn ..................................................................................................................................8-18-6-13 Shooting Star Fairlight ..................................................................................................................... 1-20-11-30 12J008 13B239 CVE Weyburn ...............................................................................................................................12-30T-6-13 Questerre et al Ryerson Hz .............................................................................................. 3B4-32-3A4-31-8-30 10B263 ......................................................................................................................................15-32-3-14 12K341 Arc Tribune PBEN Moosomin ........................................................................................................................... 13-31-13-31 12A364 ..............................................................................................................................4-20-14-16 11B210 Rio Tinto Sedley Mosaic K2 Esterhazy 6 WSW .......................................................................................................12-26-19-32 12B199 10E269 Sparton Ceylon ...............................................................................................................................16-29-6-18 Mosaic Esterhazy 2 EH .................................................................................................................12-22-19-33 13C033 ......................................................................................................... 4C6-31-1C14-36-6-19 10G299 Epsilon Ceylon Hz CPEC Wawota ................................................................................................................................8-13-12-33 11K043 .................................................................................................... 4B16-15-2D15-15-7-20 12D331 PBEN Pangman DD Mosaic K1 Esterhazy 1 WSW .......................................................................................................

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False alarms and fireworks keep police on the run

Once again it was a week of variety for the Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel as they were kept engaged in trying to track down impaired drivers, false alarms and renegade fireworks displays, which are illegal within city limits without special permits.

The activity began on Aug. 27 with responses to several false alarms throughout the city, then a motor vehicle accident on Kensington Avenue later in the day when a northbound vehicle that had stopped suddenly due to the fact the vehicle in front of him had also stopped abruptly, was struck from behind by a third vehicle.

A tow truck was required to remove the vehicle since it was not seen to be safe enough to drive. The incident is under investigation.

On Aug. 28, EPS members were asked to look into the theft that occurred at a local fast food outlet within the city, and they also tended to a number of hit and run events that happened in various parts of the city during the day and evening.

EPS also noted that they were required to respond to a number of false alarms within the city during the day.

On Aug. 31, EPS members initiated a vehicle stop when the male driver showed signs of impairment. Two breathalyzer examinations were conducted with both readings indicating impairment and blood-alcohol levels above .08 per cent so the man was later released into the care of a sober person after being charged with impairment and driving while over .08 per cent.

In another incident on Aug. 31, EPS members clocked a vehicle on Kensington Ave. travelling at a speed of 80 km/h.

Police activated their warning lights and siren and chased

the vehicle down Kensington and continued to follow it as it proceeded down King St. where it was finally stopped at Souris Ave. Police reported the driver of the vehicle had no operator’s licence due to previous charges. A breathalyzer test was taken and the driver was issued a 24-hour driving suspension and he was subsequently charged with flight from police and driving while suspended.

Police next received a call from a person who had witnessed an assault that had occurred early in the evening.

Several hours later police received information that the victim had been transported to Regina to undergo medical tests. A 17-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault causing bodily harm. He now has a Sept. 9 court date.

A concerned citizen flagged down a police patrol cruiser on Aug. 31 to point out a concern regarding a man who he had noticed further down the block on Fourth Street. The man had been knocking over garbage cans as well as Canada Post mail boxes. The individual was stopped by police and charged for having alcohol in a place other than a private dwelling as well as for being intoxicated in public. He spent the rest of the evening in police cells.

Another vehicle stop on the night of Aug. 31 ended up with another local driver facing charges of driving while impaired and driving while over .08.

Before the night’s shift was over, police encountered another man who was obviously inebriated. He was seen vomiting on the side of a building and had a difficult time responding to police inquiries. He was charged with being intoxicated in public and while police conducted an obligatory

search they uncovered four packages of powder, which were later shown to be an illegal substance, so he was also charged with being in possession of a controlled substance and was later released after regaining sobriety.

Police also fielded a report of fireworks being set off within the city. They were able to locate the person responsible and issued a warning regarding the local civic bylaw regarding such actions.

On Sept. 1, they field another call regarding an illegal fireworks display, but this time they were not successful in tracking down the source of the action. The same thing happened on Sept. 2, and again police were unable to identify the exact yard from which the activity had taken place.

On Sept. 1, police were called to a motor vehicle accident on the city’s northeast side. A female driver of one vehicle refused to provide a breath sample for analysis so she was charged accordingly and will appear in court Oct. 7.

An intoxicated man contacted police on Sept. 1 stating that his common-law wife had stolen a vehicle but since he did not appear at the police station to provide a statement and refused to provide a description of the vehicle, police determined that no further action could be taken.

Police also responded to another call as a result of the Report Impaired Driver program, but they were unable to locate the vehicle in question.

On Sept. 2, EPS members responded to a noise complaint coming from a local apartment block on the south side of the city. The resident in the particular apartment unit was warned about the city’s noise bylaw and no further action was required.

SaskTel brings LTE service to Estevan and area SaskTel has announced that Estevan is the newest community to receive significantly faster wireless service with the expansion of the LTE network.

In a press release, SaskTel said customers will see data speeds approximately five times faster than the current 4G network meaning customers can now stream music, share pictures and videos, download apps and games faster than ever before.

“SaskTel is working hard to connect Saskatchewan to the world,” said Don McMorris, minister responsible for SaskTel. “Saskatchewan residents are technically savvy, and they are demanding lightning speed so they can quickly and reliably use their wireless devices to communicate for both business and personal use. 4G LTE gives SaskTel customers access to the best mobile Internet experience in the province.”

“Our LTE network has twice the coverage and is up to 33 per cent faster than any other LTE network in

Saskatchewan”, said Ron Styles, President and CEO of SaskTel, “And we are the first company in Canada to offer LTE roaming across Canada.”

The release noted that SaskTel already offers wireless technology to the largest number of communities in Saskatchewan, and it plans to continue to expand across the province throughout the year. 4G LTE was also expanded to Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Prince Albert, Yorkton, Swift Current and North Battleford over the summer.

The existing 4G wireless technology reaches download speeds of up to 21 megabits per second (Mbps).

The new 4G LTE technology offers download speeds of over 100 Mbps and 50 Mbps upload. 4G LTE phones are compatible with both networks – when outside 4G LTE coverage areas, the devices will always fall back to the 4G network.

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Estevan Mercury

Irish sextet Celtic Thunder is stopping in Estevan on Sept. 17 as part of its fall North American tour, which will see them play more than 60 shows from now until December.

Celtic Thunder bringing the Irish to Estevan Estevan will get a taste of the Irish when Celtic Thunder stops in the Energy City on their fall tour.

Emmet Cahill is part of Celtic Thunder, a group of Irish, and one Scottish, singers who will be performing in Estevan on Sept. 17 at Spectra Place. Cahill will be joined on stage with fellow bandmates Ryan Kelly, Colm Keegan, Neil Byrne, Keith Harkin and George Donaldson, the lone Scot from Glasgow.

Cahill spoke with The Mercury from Dublin last week prior to the group’s arrival in Vancouver on Monday as they begin the tour on Sept. 7 to promote the group’s latest effort, Mythology, released earlier this year.

Cahill, 22, is from Mullingar in Country Westmeath in Ireland and has been performing with Celtic Thunder for two and a half years. While he has enjoyed his time with the group, he said his career trajectory wasn’t originally going to take him down this path.

“It has been an amazing experience for me. I was in a very different path. I was headed toward an opera career before this madness took me away and brought me halfway around the world,” he said. “It’s been probably the best three years of my life. I’m just delighted to be part of it, to go out and showcase what I do on the stage as well as with the guys with the group numbers.”

This is Cahill’s third time touring in North America with Celtic Thunder.

“Everyone gets to shine in their solo songs, but we just get on the stage and have fun. It’s like a group of brothers out there having a good time. I think people really get to see that. They see the honesty on the stage and see we’re just ourselves,” said Cahill.

“The shows are very carefully constructed because we have our solo songs that reflect who we are as individual singers. We’re all very different. George kind of sings the older folky songs.”

Donaldson is the oldest member, at 43, while Cahill is the youngest. Cahill has come in as the classic crossover singer who handles some of the big anthems, while Kelly practises his craft with some of the more dramatic numbers.

“We all have our own styles, but we have to be very versatile, because you can literally go from a rock song, like The Boys Are Back in Town, to Danny Boy, and you have to be able to go from one style completely to another.

That’s what keeps it interesting with Celtic Thunder.”

There was a lot of preparation before departing for the tour, which runs from Sept. 7 to Dec. 2 with stops in 13 Canadian and 46 U.S. cities.

“Once we get it going, the wheel turns every night and the show rolls in and rolls out. For 62 cities from now until Christmas, it’s going to be quite a busy schedule. I’m looking forward to getting out and getting performing again.

“Things are so hectic that you don’t get much time to think. It’s all go, and this show that we’re doing, Mythology, we recorded it this time last year. We sort of had to forget about it and do a completely different tour last year.

We’re reminding ourselves of what we were doing when we were shooting the DVD.” After they shot Mythology and recorded all the tracks last year, they toured using a different set list rather than performing the new material.

“You guys in Canada will be the first people to see this new stuff. We’re really excited about that. The fans are really appreciative of that. It’s exciting to finally get to perform this new show. We’ve been wanting to get this show out there for so long, it’s great that it’s finally here.”

He said this show will be very different compared with much of the Celtic Thunder of the past.

“I feel that the music has really been upped a couple of notches. In terms of everything we do, we’ve really pulled out all the stops with Mythology,” said Cahill, who added there are 40 new tracks they will be rotating through each show to keep things fresh.

Breaking up the North American tour this fall will be a five-day cruise, setting sail from Miami on Nov. 2. It will be the inaugural Celtic Thunder Cruise and will see the group performing shows each night.

“We’ll be on the Caribbean for five days. It’s going to be fun. It’ll be one big Irish party on the high seas for five days.”

He said there are still some tickets and cabins avail-

able for the cruise.

“People are finally going to get an opportunity to see us outside of the big Celtic Thunder thing. It’s going to be more intimate.”

Along with a group show, he said there will be smaller, solo shows. He and Keegan will be performing a show

apart from the main group.

Cahill hinted at more new music from Celtic Thunder, teasing that they have been working this summer on another “secret project” that may be coming later in the year.

Tickets for Celtic Thunder are still available for the Sept. 17 show at Spectra Place.

HEALTH & SAFETY Fair 2013 Join us at the 2013 Sanjel Health & Safety Fair, September 19th at the Spectra Place in Estevan. This event will feature a health and safety exhibition and health assessment clinic to educate your family. There will also be free food, face painting, giveaways, bouncy castles, family games and so much more!

Our guest speaker, Spencer Beach, will be sharing his powerful and moving story regarding his own workplace incident. Spencer was tragically burned in a workplace flash fire that resulted in burns to over 90% of his body. Spencer will be sharing his experience and how it taught him the importance of making safe decisions in life. To learn more, visit spencerspeaks.ca.

FREE ADMISSION! Location:

Spectra Place, 701 Souris Avenue North

Date:

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Time:

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Event Highlights: Health Screening Clinic Health & Safety Exhibition Kids’ Zone Music FREE FOOD & GIVEAWAYS!

Taking Pride in Everyone’s Safety!

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Play puts spotlight on domestic violence

It is not easy speaking up and speaking out against violence and abuse — but Crocus 80 Theatre is working with Envision Counselling and Support Centre to do just that by staging Collateral Bodies.

The one act play, which was written

by Erin Rachel Kaplan, is a powerful, emotional play that explores the human rights violations that happen specifically to women, also known as femicide.

The Estevan performance will be held on Oct. 5 at the Souris Valley Theatre at 7 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the door with all proceeds going to the Envision Counselling and Support Centre.

“When I first read this play, I was really excited about it. It interested me because it provides entertainment in a different way; it tells a story that is relevant to what is going on in our world and in our community,” said Charline Doney, Crocus 80 director.

“Envision is proud to be a part of this endeavour put on by Crocus 80 Theatre,” said Sheena Wock, outreach co-ordinator with Envision.

“Collateral Bodies gives insights to the human rights violations that happen against women worldwide every day. The experiences these women portray on stage are relatable to everyone who has faced oppression and been marginalized for just being themselves.”

“The Envision staff responds to situations of violence against women on a

daily basis. With their guidance, we can make our production very real and true,” said Doney. “They have agreed to be on hand during our performances, so they can provide additional information to anyone wanting to learn more about their programs or services.”

There are seven characters in Collateral Bodies, all female roles. There is a Woman in White, portrayed by Chelsea Edwards, who brings the other six women to life so that they can share their experiences.

The other six cast members are Hope, Rajeey, Omid, Esperanza, Nadiya and Asha, women from six specific cultures: American, Mexican, Indian, Iranian, Somali and Eastern European — whose lives were ended in various ways simply for being female.

Bringing life to these roles are Cara Schultz (Hope), Anne Marie Martineau (Rajeey), Sabrina Kraft (Omid), Connie

Nightingale (Esperanza), Emera Megenbir (Nadiya) and Wendy Sidloski (Asha).

It is very important to Crocus 80 Theatre to accurately represent these six cultures. They sought guidance from cultural leaders to ensure proper representation of each of the six females and their culture.

The stories told in Collateral Bodies are fictional yet based in truth from research, interviews, documentaries and historical texts.

The goal of the play is to enlighten spectators about the state of women in the modern world and give an impetus for action against the atrocities presented in the play, so that the next generation of women has a better chance at life. The women in Collateral Bodies are motivators, meant to empower others to stand up and act, and make their voices heard.

“The world is faced with the horrors of sex-trafficking, rape, female circumcision, bride burning, domestic violence and

more,” said Wock.

“These crimes against women need to stop. This play is a platform to show us a glimpse of the global situation we face.

Collateral Bodies gives a chance for us to hear the stories that are from across the oceans and across the street.”

“Interpersonal violence has no boundaries. It happens to any gender, sexual orientation, age, body type, race, class or status, at any time or place,” said Wock.

“One-quarter of women in Saskatchewan have experienced interpersonal violence.”

Statistics from Envision show that before Canadian youth turn 18, one in three girls and one in six boys will be sexually assaulted. Also, domestic violence is the No. 1 one cause of injury to women and accounts for more injuries than rape, muggings and automotive accidents combined.

“The stories in Collateral Bodies are fictional, yet being a counselling support centre with a focus on interpersonal abuse and violence, we see stories of the abuse of power and control daily and find this play is based in truth,” said Wock.

In addition to performing in these communities, Crocus 80 will stage Collateral Bodies during the TheatreOne competition. The one-act festival is organized by Theatre Saskatchewan.

Crocus 80 Theatre is based in Weyburn. They were created in 1980, and are a non-profit community theatre group.

CITY PAGE

ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY 2013 Member Art Show Member Art Show. The concept is simple….buy a membership to the EAGM and receive the opportunity to display one piece of artwork in the Gallery! For more information please contact Amber at 306-634-7644.

Call For Adult Art Instructors!

The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum is seeking artists and crafts people to serve as instructors for our adult art classes. Don’t miss out on this exciting creative opportunity! Contact Karly at 306-634-7644 for more information.

Estevan Student Basketball

CITY of ESTEVAN PROGRAMS Aquatic programs will be available for

SEPT 10, 2013

registration. Please watch for facility guide , or check online at www.estevan.ca

5:30pm-9:00pm

(click on Leisure Services) Make your account ahead of time to save time.

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PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO VIEW IMMEDIATLY

Estevan Taekwon-Do Association Mini’s: Sunday from 6pm-6:30pm Ages 6-7 Beginner: 8 years & up

ESTEVAN GYMNASTiCS Parent & Tot (Ages 2-4), Tumblebugs (Ages 4-5) (Subject to change) Cangym Levels Burgundy to Purple (Age 6+)

Intermediate/Adult

$150/session (2 sessions per year, 32 classes/session) Contact Wayne @ 634-7793 or Trinda @ 461-9455

5-7 yr: 2 to 3 pm (max 16 participants) 8-10 yr: 3 to 4 pm (max 16 participants) Fee $55.00 Novice/Juvenile Curling & ECS Curlers (Skill/Game Development: Oct. 22-Feb. 4) Tues and pre-booked practice times available Grades 6-12: 5:45pm-7pm (max 48 participants) Fee- $160.00 Adult Curling - Back by popular demand Get Started in Curling Information and registration will also be available at City Wide registration Equipment: Curlers need to wear clean indoor shoes.

Curlers are to wear track pants or stretchy pants. No jeans allowed. Club will provide brooms and sliders but please feel free to bring your own.

For more information call Pauline at 634-3391 or 634-9016

Wylie Mitchell Air Cadets Contact Lt. Danielle Fleury @306‐487‐2704 NO registra�on Fee, No Uniform Cost Tuesdays 6:30‐9:15pm

Boys and Girls age Groups We will be taking all registrations from 4yr. program to Midget male and female that night.

Fall Session: Mon nights Oct 7 ‐ Nov 25, 2013

Timbit Initiation 5 & 6 year olds Novice 7 & 8 year olds

Winter Session: Mon nights Jan 6 – Feb 24, 2014 Grade 1 and 2: 6 – 7 pm

Atom 9 & 10 year olds

Grade 3 and 4: 7 – 8 pm

PeeWee 11 & 12 year olds

Grade 5 and 6: 8 – 9 pm

Bantam 13 & 14 year olds

Cost: $50/session

Midget 15, 16 & 17 year olds

Fees: To be set at Annual Fall General Meeting

ESTEVAN SKATING CLUB

S.E. Sask Roller Derby Association

ROLLERGIRLS WANTED!

Looking for women aged 18+ to join the exciting sport of ROLLER DERBY. Any shape, size, or athletic ability

Fall Session: October - December

Mon & Thurs 6:15‐7pm (choose one or both nights)

No experience required and gear is provided!

Winter Session: January - March

Figure Skate – Badge 4 and higher

Men or women also needed to ref.

Dates to be determined

October to March

Come and get all your questions answered at City Wide

Fees to be announced at City Wide

Registration and join us at our recruitment Wed. Sept.11,

For more information call Lisa at 461-8655 or estevangymnastics@sasktel.net

Estevan Broomball Association

Midgets : Boys and Girls Teams (ages 15 & under) Fees : $150.00 Wed eve & Sun a�ernoon prac�ce �mes

Juveniles : Boys and Girls Teams (ages 16 ‐ 19) Fees : $190.00

Mixed Men and Women (ages 19 and over)

welcome.

7-9pm and Sat. Sept. 14, 1-3pm at the Curling Rink.

Fees will depend on age and/or badge level

Estevan Curling Club Timbits Curling (Nov.3 to Dec.15) (Sundays)

Association Contact: Sheila Kobitz (306)634‐5188

Canskate – begins early October for children ages 4 and up

Sunday & Wednesday from 6:30-7:30

Sunday & Wednesday from 7:30pm -9pm

ESTEVAN MINOR HOCKEY Times: Vary – depending on age group and league schedule

SouthEast Connections The 2014 Saskatchewan Winter Games will be taking place in Prince Albert February 16-22, 2013. The Saskatchewan Games Program provides an opportunity for the province’s developing athletes, coaches and officials to participate in a multi sport event in preparation for a higher level of competition.

Team South East will be selected through various try-outs.

Walk-ins welcome.

For more info email s.e.saskrollerderby@hotmail.com or check us out on FB - South East Sask Roller Derby Association

Estevan Sharks Water Polo Welcomes swimmers age 8yrs and up Season runs end of September to March every Sun, Tues, Thurs eve Contact Joelle at bradandjoelle@sasktel.net

To see a list of sports and age classes, visit www.southeastconnection.ca/ saskatchewan-games.

For more info contact Nicole Clow, Coordinator at (306) 482-4041 or email nclow@southeastconnection.ca.

~ promoting the arts in our community ~ Energy City Film Circuit – Koncerts for Kids – Stars for

Fee: $250.00 Mixed team plays in the Regina League‐Games on Sundays in Regina Prac�ce �mes will be announced We welcome any interest in coaching and /or reffing ….courses are available Contact : Denise @ 3064210038

Saskatchewan – Visual Arts As a volunteer, non-profit organization, we offer to Estevan and surrounding communities:

 Concerts (Koncerts for Kids & Stars for Saskatchewan)  Canadian & International Films (Energy City Film Circuit)  Art Classes, workshops and Adjudicated Art Show (Visual Arts) Scholarship in the Arts (grades 7 – 12)

For details about upcoming events please check us out online at: www.estevanartscouncil.com

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ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY DO YOU PAY YOUR UTILITIES OR TAXES ONLINE?

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If you have moved and currently pay your taxes through your online banking, please note that your utility and tax account numbers will have changed. To ensure your payments go into the correct accounts and to avoid interest, please be sure to update your account numbers online to correspond with your most recent invoices. Thank you.

PUBLIC NOTICE Changing of Street Names

PUBLIC NOTICE CHANGING OF STREET NAMES

The Council of the City of Estevan herein gives notice of its intent to pass a Bylaw in accordance with Section 16 of the Cities Act, 2002, authorizing the changing of street names as herein described: 1. That effective on the date of third and final reading hereof, the following Municipal streets located in the Northeast and Northwest Quarter Section 23, Township 2, Range 8, West of the Second Meridian, Estevan, Saskatchewan, shall be renamed accordingly; a) “Walker Road” shall be renamed “Walker Avenue” and; b) “Trout Crescent” shall be renamed “Trout Avenue”.

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Thank You

The City of Estevan would like to thank all the Summer Students for your contributions to our community. Your working efforts have gone a long way towards making the City of Estevan a better place to live work and play for all of our residents.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Any person(s) claiming to be negatively affected by the proposed bylaw may submit their written objections and/or advise of their intent to be heard by the Council, by contacting the City Clerk’s office, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan on or before 12:00pm, on Thursday, September 5, 2013.

The City of Estevan intends to tender the following projects in the next few weeks The projects are the following: • Rehabilitation of Kensington Ave. North (Gravel Road) • Rehabilitation of Woodlawn Ave. South (Gravel Road) • Rehabilitation of 11th Ave. South (Gravel Road) WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE ESTEVAN ARTS COUNCIL? “promoting the arts in OUR community”

Subscribe Now! 2013-2014 concert season: Stars for Saskatchewan Celtic Tenors – Musica Intima – Elmer Iseler Singers Ballet Jörgen (Romeo & Juliet) – Guy & Nadina – Everything Fitz

Koncerts for Kids

Missoula Children’s Theatre “The Secret Garden” ~ L’Aubergine Burletta (a new generation of stanchly modern clowns) ~ Fubuki Daiko (reinventing traditional Japanese drumming) and Wide Open Theatre: “Massive Munsch” (stories come alive with puppets)

QUILTING 101 Starting Tuesday, September 17 (6 weeks)

With step by step examples, instructor Eileen McKersie, an avid quilter, will teach you the basic skills and terminology that are the building blocks of the art! Cost is $150.00 + $90.00 quilting kit fee.

And we are CALLING ALL ARTISTS! for submissions in our Annual Adjudicated Art Show November 28 – December 20, 2013 __________________________ If you have a passion in the arts and would like to encourage others, our Visual Arts committee is looking for instructors & committee members. Call Joyce for details 306.421.5886

306-634-3942 www.estevanartscouncil.com

Toddler Time: September 10 - October 16 Programs are FREE! Ages 18 months - 3 years Tuesday or Wednesday @ 10:00-10:30 Stimulate your child’s imagination and pre-literacy skills by participating in action rhymes, songs, crafts and great stories!

Story Time: September 10-October 17 Ages 3 - 5 years Tuesday @ 10:45-11:30am or Wednesday or Thursday @ 1:30-2:15 Stories, fingerplays, songs and crafts make up this fun program that highlights early literacy skills and encourages reading readiness.

Baby Time: Thursday, September 26 @ 10:30am or Monday, September 16 @ 7:00-7:30pm For babies up to 18 months & their caregivers. Songs and rhymes, bounces and books! This is a fun, interactive parent-child program that ends with a baby-inspired craft.

Pumpkin Pie Play Dough: Saturday, September 14 @ 3:305:00pm. Ages 8+ (younger children need older helper) Smells good enough to eat! Come out & create your own delicious-smelling play dough but remember not to eat it!

Tuesday, September 17: Parents & Caregivers! Join us for an informational session about what Envision Estevan is & the helpful services they provide@ 2:30 & then stay for “Baby Sign Language” @ 3:00 (children are welcome, we will supervise & provide fun activities). A unique way of communicating with your baby!

Facilitated by Sheena Wock, Certified Sign Language Interpreter.

Held in partnership with Envision Counselling & Support Services.

At The Library...

Call 306-636-1621 for more info.

Basic Drawing: Monday, September 23 @ 6:30-7:30pm. Suggested for ages 6-9. Based on the Ed Emberley technique of drawing. A different theme every month! This month’s technique involves thumbprint drawing.

TEEN & ADULT PROGRAMS – FREE! Hello Computer! Wednesday, September 4th & 11th @ 5:00 & 6:00PM*. *alternate times can be arranged case-by-case. Computers are complicated, but don’t let them get you down. Come and get answers to your computer questions in 30 minute ‘one-on-one sessions.’ Bring your laptop or use a public computer.

Mobile Device Advice. Mondays, September 16th & 23rd @ 3:00 & 4:00PM. Tablets, e-readers and smart phones – oh my!

If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by your mobile device, we are here to help! Join Krista for a 30 minute one on one tutoring session on your device.

Crafter’s Circle. Tuesdays, September 3rd & 17th @ 5:30PM Do you knit, crochet or just enjoy crafting? Enjoy the company of others crafters like yourself. All experience levels welcome. A great opportunity for ongoing support; share your knowledge or benefit from the advice of other crafters. Just bring your own materials and come join the circle. No pre-registration required. Ages 15 and up.

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Every Tuesday @ 5:30 Welcome back!

Join Katharina Ulbrich for an introduction to the German language.

This is an ongoing program and will take place at the library every Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:00. The classes are designed to be fun and non-competitive; those who want to learn faster will get extra

homework. All ages welcome. Held in partnership with the Estevan & District German “Feundschaft” Society.

Eating Healthy After your Baby. Friday, September 6th @ 4:30PM. Parenting is an important job with a steep learning curve; let us help you along the way! Join the Library & Estevan Public Health for a presentation on post natal nutrition for new or experienced parents.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Relaxation. Saturday, September 7th @ 1pm. The first thing the all knowing & very informative Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy tells you is DON’T PANIC. One way to keep from panicking is to do something relaxing (or drink a Pangalactic Gargleblaster). Join us at the Library for an afternoon of pampered relaxation and laughs as we make & use a “edible mud” facial mask and watch the hit movie The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Themed snacks to be provided. Ages 13+.

Cover-to-Cover Book Club. Thursday, September 12th @ 5:30PM. This month we will be reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Pulitzer Prize winning author Katherine Boo. Full of stories from the people living in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, it has been called “Riveting, fearlessly reported… plays out like a swift, richly plotted novel… Grade: A.” by Entertainment Weekly. Call to reserve your copy today! New members of all ages always welcome!

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ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Join our team at the City of Estevan!

We are currently seeking people who have the desire to grow with us, and serve your community. We work at rock concerts, hockey games, maintain the Parks operate Zambonis and all forms of heavy equipment.

We make a difference to your friends, family and neighbors every day.

• Tired of working 12 hour shifts or longer?

• Working long stretches without a day off?

• Routinely miss your kids, sporting events?

• Can’t stand to miss another family function?

Openings exist for Laborers, Events staff, Executive Assistant, Facility Managers, Foreman and an Electrician.

We offer a competitive wage; benefits and great pension plan. Enjoy stability and opportunity for a strong work life balance.

Kelvin Pillipow - Human Resources For further information, please contact: 1102 – 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Email – hr@estevan.ca

CAN YOU FILL THESE BOOTS It takes a special person to fill the boots of an Estevan Firefighter.

It takes someone with the desire to do something important for the community, someone with courage and dedication who isn’t afraid of hard work, and is willing to accept the challenge of a difficult job.

If you are this kind of person, you are needed as a paid on-call firefighter.

BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Hours of Work: Full Time - Monday to Friday Duties and Responsibilities: Enforcement of City of Estevan Bylaws, Property Maintenance, Parking Enforcement, and Animal Control.

Respond to incoming complaints and general public inquiries regarding Bylaws.

Issue tickets for Bylaw offences and maintain a daily report management system.

The Successful Candidate: Must possess a valid driver’s license Must have suitable computer skills Must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Must be able to work independently and efficiently.

Must be able to understand and work within the justice system.

Must pass a Police Security Clearance Process.

Successful applicant will be placed on a one year probationary period.

Applications are available at the Estevan Police Service. Return completed applications including a resume to: Chief of Police Estevan Police Service 301-11th Ave. Estevan, Sask.

S4A 1C7 Phone: 306-634-4767 Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Engage Your Community in Physical Activity...Become a Fitness Leader!

Group Exercise Module (Land) October 4-6

Aquatic Exercise Module (Water) November 22-24

For More information call 306.634.1876 or email fitness@estevan.ca

The Estevan Police Service is seeking applications for the position of Guard/Matron.

Successful applicants must be honest, trustworthy and able to work independently with little supervision. The Guard/Matron will provide constant observation of persons who are being held in custody.

Retired persons are also encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be on call and will have the right to turn down shifts.

Applicant must pass a Security Clearance.

If you would like to apply or would like to receive further information please contact the Estevan Police Service at: 301-11th Ave., Estevan, Sask., S4A 1C7 Or call 306 634 4767 You can also email schartrand@estevanpolice.ca Del Block – Chief of Police Estevan Police Service Kelvin Pillipow - Human Resources 1102 – 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Email – hr@estevan.ca

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (Dispatcher) Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills. This person will handle incoming telephone calls, general public inquiries and complaints, and will communicate via radio transmissions with members on patrol.

Must be able to work independently under stress as well as produce a high degree of accuracy.

Application packages can be picked up at the Estevan Police Service or mailed out upon request. Please return the completed package with an updated resume in a sealed envelope to: Chief of Police Estevan Police Service 301-11th Ave.Estevan, Sask.

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ConstruCtion BuLLEtin

Highway 47 roadway surface rehabilitation and upgrades- Phase 1 The City of Estevan is undertaking Construction of Curb and Gutter replacement, Median replacement, roadway surface rehabilitation, Watermain crossing replacement, Valve replacement, Driveway and Blvd Restoration Construction on: Highway 47 - (CP rail tracks to Wellock road) King street - (13tH Avenue to Cundall Drive) This work would require closure of immediate areas of excavation and may necessitate parking restriction in adjacent areas. This work will commence during the week of July 07, 2013 and expected to be complete on October 15, 2013 (subject to weather condition). safety Construction site could be dangerous. If you

The job requires: • Grade 12 education • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License • Arena Operator’s Certificate – Level 1 & 2 • Pool Operators Certificate – Level 1 & 2 • 5TH Class Engineer’s Certificate • Custodial Care Certificate • Five years, including three years of supervisory experience

GUARD/MATRON

Phone 306-634-1850 or visit the Fire Station at 1101 3rd Street

SPRA Fitness Theory Course - Requirement September 20-22

Facilities Manager – Permanent Full-Time Reporting to Leisure Services Manager, the ideal candidate would possess a positive attitude and a powerful personal work ethic. This position leads our Maintenance, Arena and Cleaning Technician teams, and provides a wonderful opportunity to support our community services and customer first approach.

For a complete job description, visit www.estevan.ca and search under Employment.

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Contact Estevan Fire Rescue Services:

The following certification courses are being held at the Estevan Leisure centre:

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have children, please ask them to keep a safe distance from the site. We will take every precaution to ensure public safety, but we need your assistance to constrain the natural curiosity of younger children. Please DO NOT attempt to go close to areas of open excavation. theft or Vandalism If you see any act of vandalism, theft or anyone suspiciously tampering with equipment, signage or barricades please contact 306-4211952, the Site Foreman or after hours call Police.

Questions and Concerns The City of Estevan, Engineering Services apologize for any inconveniences that this work may cause and thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience. If you have any question or concerns, please call at 306-634-1820

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SOUNDING OFF “With the athletic ability that’s out here on the field, it’s just going to be hopefully a matter of time before things start to click and athletic ability and natural skill take over.”

— ECS football head coach Mark Schott on what he has seen from players at training camp over the past two weeks.

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“There were so many two and outs and we did have an interception. I don’t know how much more, with kids this age, we can expect from a defence. They’re wrapping well and they’re tackling, they’re getting into the backfield lots.”

— Estevan Miners head coach Wanda Harron on the play of her defence Saturday in a 20-0 loss to the Regina Cardinals.

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Elecs running back Cole MacCuish rolls onward after breaking a tackle during a training camp session on Thursday.

Elecs start new year with new blood ECS football team hosts Peacock Friday Nearly 11 months after playing their final game of the 2012 season, the Estevan Comprehensive School football team returns to the field on Friday.

The Elecs will kick off the Moose Jaw High School Football League regular season at home, taking on the A.E. Peacock Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field.

The Elecs were still hoping to add a few more players leading up to the opener, as 33 players picked up equipment, but only 25 to 27 were firmly committed as of Saturday.

“There was a lot of uncertainty over the summer in terms of how many players we would have, so we’re pretty happy with our overall numbers. Now it’s just a matter of getting them out on the field and getting them prepared for (the season opener),” head coach Mark Schott said during a training camp session on Thursday.

“It’s going great. We’ve got some really good athletes. Trying to figure out where everybody fits in is one thing because there’s

a lot of new faces to us. There’s a big group that came up from the bantam Steelers team (and) a lot of new, inexperienced football players that have been in ECS but just have never played before. Overall, great athletes, but we’re still kinda in that feeling out stage, trying to figure out where everyone fits in.”

The Elecs went winless last year and lost a number of key players from that team, meaning there will be new blood at some crucial positions.

Justyn Taillon and Matt Haux, two newcomers from the Steelers, are battling for the Elecs’ starting quarterback job, vacated after Kolby Fleury graduated. Taillon was the Steelers’ starting pivot last year, while Haux starred for them as a receiver.

“There’s a good healthy competition going on between the two of them, which will make them both better and will really strengthen that position for us,” said Schott.

“They’re athletic, they’re really quick learners and they’re coachable players, so they’re really easy to work with. They’ve shown us a

lot out here, so we’re pretty impressed with both of them so far.”

They aren’t the only players from the Steelers who could make an impact, with Mitchel Clark, Kolby Dyck, Austin Haukeness and Kyle Harron also among that group.

“There are some great athletes in that group, a lot of highly skilled players that will fit in quite nicely with us,” Schott said.

Cole MacCuish was a key player for the Elecs last year on special teams, and Schott said he will be relied on heavily.

“He’s going to be a guy who’s all over the field for us, special teams, offence and defence. He’s got great speed and good hands, so we’re hoping he can help break some tackles for us when he’s on the offensive side and make some big plays for us on the defensive side of the ball,” Schott commented.

Returnees Austin Garchinski (receiver), Kaleb Memory (running back) and Colten Brokenshire (lineman) will also be expected to lead this year.

Coming off a 2012 season that represented a step back from 2011, when the Elecs won three games, Schott said there are two key areas where improvement would go a long way toward fielding a better squad.

“We need to finish drives. We were great at moving the ball between the 30, but once it got into the red zone we had trouble putting the ball in the end zone. We need to put up points,” he said.

“Defensively, we need to eliminate that big play against us. It seems to crush our momentum. There’s a lot that goes into both of those things, but hopefully we can improve in both those areas and lead to better results.”

Schott said it may take some time for the team to gel, but once that happens, he hopes his club can improve on last year’s showing.

“With the athletic ability that’s out here on the field, it’s just going to be hopefully a matter of time before things start to click and athletic ability and natural skill take over. Hopefully that leads to some wins and we can take some big steps from last year.”

Dayman wins double gold at wakeboard nationals Johnson also earns two medals at nationals in Ontario Two Estevan wakeboarders added to their impressive resumes on the national stage recently.

Sage Dayman and Taylor Johnson both earned a pair of medals at the Canadian Wakeboard Championship in Bala, Ont., from Aug. 22-25.

Dayman won gold in two events, taking top spot in the boys division (for ages 10-13) with a score of 87.33, and in the boys features division. The first event sees the competitors perform stunts behind a boat, while the other has them on a cable system hitting jumps and rails.

For Dayman, it was a successful follow-up to the 2012 nationals where he won the junior boys division and took bronze in the amateur wakeskate.

The two gold medals wrapped up a strong year for Dayman, who has landed many new inverts and spins in 2013, including a 540.

Johnson, meanwhile, entered the event coming off three straight junior girls national titles. This year, she moved up to the women’s amateur division, where she won silver with a score of 60.67. She also earned a bronze in the women’s open division, scoring 70.67.

Estevan wakeboarders Taylor Johnson and Sage Dayman both won medals at the Canadian Championship in Ontario recently. (File photo)

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Falcons edge Steelers in high energy tilt Weyburn wins minor football contest 42-40 After an underwhelming performance in their home opener, the Estevan Lions Club Steelers’ offence woke up in a hurry on Saturday.

The Steelers fell two points short in the end though, dropping a 4240 road game against the Weyburn Falcons in Regina Minor Football bantam division action.

“Obviously our offence played way better,” said Steelers head coach Phil Zajac, referring to the team’s 48-0 loss to the Regina Renegades on Aug. 24.

Saturday’s game was a clash of two winless teams — Estevan won last year’s meeting 68-8 — and the Falcons (1-2) came back in the second half to earn the victory.

The Steelers (0-3) led 14-8 after the first quarter and 34-26 at the half.

Among the highlights was running back Jake MacLeod rushing for over 100 yards and scoring his first touchdown of the year, and Zach Anderson reeling in his first touchdown catch on a pass from quarterback Andrew Kehler.

Star running back Levi Pick, who was injured early in the team’s season opener, returned for five plays and managed to explode for over 100 yards in that short time before leaving the game.

“Then his ankle started to hurt again and we pulled him,” Zajac said.

The Steelers revamped their playbook for the game. The week before, during their home opener,

one of the camera operators for Access 7 happened to be a member of Weyburn’s coaching staff.

“So we changed our whole offence and only ran the plays from the previous week maybe eight to 10 times. We installed an allnew offence with new plays and obviously they weren’t ready for them,” Zajac said.

“Things worked. We threw touchdown passes, we had lots of rushing yards.”

Part of the new strategy included only working out of the shotgun early in the game.

“It takes a little pressure off the offensive line, and it gives the quarterback a little more time to look at receivers rather than having to back peddle. We put in a lot of short swing passes with just the odd

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deep downfield play. And it worked well,” he added.

The Steelers had a chance to win the game late in the fourth quarter, getting the ball back with 1:10 left after making a defensive stop. It was second and six at the Weyburn 42-yardline when the Steelers took an objectionable conduct penalty over something a player said.

There were only 10 minutes left in the game when one of the two zeroes on the scoreboard disappeared.

Unfortunately for the Estevan Sherritt Coal Miners, it wasn’t theirs.

The atom football club fell 20-0 to the Regina Cardinals on Saturday in a defensive duel that remained scoreless through more than three quarters.

“It was quite the defensive battle back and forth. It was such a good game and you almost had that feeling, whoever was going to score first was going to win and unfortunately for us it was them that scored first,” said Miners head coach Wanda Harron.

One week after a victory in their home opener, the Miners (1-2) had a shot at another win late in the game, but they couldn’t hold off the Cardinals (1-2), who had been routed in a pair of losses to open the season.

“In all honesty, maybe us as a coaching staff went in licking our chops a little too much,” Harron acknowledged. “But they were a good team. They had one linebacker that was constantly getting

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The Steelers are back at home on Saturday, playing the third-place Regina Mounties. Kick-off is at 2 p.m. at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field.

“The Mounties are a good team. We’ll work with the same offence we did this week, then it’ll depend on personnel, who we have back, who we don’t and try to be creative,” Zajac said.

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“Instead of second and six, it was third and 21.

We gained about 16 yards on third down, but they stopped us and it was basically game over,” said Zajac, adding that kicker Prestin Bergen had been booting the ball over 30 yards in warmups and another 15 yards would have been enough for a field goal attempt.

up the middle. They didn’t look like an 0-2 team at all.”

Estevan’s best chance to score came when they opted to pass at the one-yard line and the attempt was picked off.

“They had a very tall linebacker that was constantly getting into the backfield, so we thought we’d mix it up a bit and called a passing play,” Harron said, noting that in hindsight, it may have been better to run the ball regardless.

The head coach said she was impressed with the job her defence did, although there is still room for improvement.

“The one thing we need to work on is play recognition. They passed on us a few times for big plays. In practice, our defensive backs are excellent, but it seems like during the games, our whole defence thinks, ‘Oh, their quarterback’s scrambling, one of our guys is going to get him,’ then they (complete a big pass).”

On the other hand, Harron said, “There were so

many two and outs and we did have an interception. I don’t know how much more, with kids this age, we can expect from a defence. They’re wrapping well and they’re tackling, they’re getting into the backfield lots.”

The Miners were shut out for the second time in three games, and Harron said better blocking is critical for improvement on offence.

“We were moving the ball pretty good, not as well as in our win. Again, I think the big thing is the blocking. It’s just so hard to stress at this age how important blocking is, that you can’t afford to take one play off,” she said.

It doesn’t get any easier for the Miners on Saturday, as they host the 3-0 Yorkton Gridders. With the Miners’ defence being a strong point, Harron said she is considering converting a couple of defensive players to offensive linemen or slotbacks to help out with the blocking.

Saturday’s game kicks off at noon at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field.

Estevan CCA Rodeo Sept. 6th and 7th, 2013

Friday and Saturday nights starting at 7:00 pm Ranch Rodeo Sunday, Sept. 8th starting at 2:00 pm - Good Will Offer will be taken • Parade Friday, Sept. 6th at 4:00 pm • Beer Gardens all three days open at 2:30 pm • Estevan Light Horse Show Saturday, Sept. 7th starting at 8:00 am • Gate Prices: Adults 18 & over: $10/day Students 13-17: $8/day Youth 9-12: $5/day Child 8 & under: Free • Intermission Trick Rider Shelby Thue • Fireworks Show Saturday, Sept. 7th at 9:30 pm on Exhibition Grounds

Estevan Minor Hockey Conditioning Camps at Spectra Place September 2nd - September 10th Monday, September 2 • Pee Wee 6:45 - 7:45 PM • Bantam 8:00 - 9:00 PM • Midget 9:15 - 10:15 PM

Thursday, September 5 • Pee Wee 6:45 - 7:45 PM • Bantam 8:00 - 9:00 PM • Midget 9:15 - 10:15 PM

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Bruins preparing to open camp

It all starts over again for the Estevan Bruins on Friday, as they kick off their 2013-14 training camp at Spectra Place.

The camp itself runs Friday through Sunday, followed by pre-season action leading up to the Bruins’ season opener on Sept. 19 in Melville against the Millionaires.

First-year head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood said he expects the total player count at camp to be in the mid-60s, with the aim of having four intrasquad teams.

“It’s such a cliche to say it, but really, being a new coach and not being overly familiar with guys, every spot’s open. Basically, the best players that bring a good attitude and contribute that way will be the guys (who make the team),” Lewgood said.

Registration will take place in the main lobby at Spectra Place from 4-5:30 p.m. on Friday, followed by two intrasquad games comprised of two periods of 35 minutes straight time. Those contests take

place at 6 and 7:45 p.m.

On Saturday, there are intrasquad games at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., followed by a goalie practice session at 2:45 p.m. Games resume in the evening, with the puck dropping at 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday’s games will be two periods of 40 minutes straight time.

Cuts will be made after Saturday’s action, with the remaining players being assigned to two teams for the annual Black and Gold game on Sunday, which sees the teams play for the Gerry Aspen Cup. O n S u n d a y, Te a m Gold practises at 11 a.m. and Team Black practises at 12:15 p.m., followed by the Black and Gold game at 6 p.m. That will be a normal game, with three periods of 20 minutes stop time.

“Off-ice, they gotta be model citizens. We’re looking to have guys that are good representatives of the club in the community,” Lewgood said of the message he will convey to the players in camp.

“On the ice, when you go to camp, it’s important that guys play their game,” he added, stressing that players shouldn’t deviate from their bread and butter in an attempt to impress the team.

Several players who will or could figure into the Bruins’ plans this season are currently at WHL camps and will not be at Spectra Place this weekend. They include 18-yearold left winger Darcy DeRoose with the Moose Jaw Warriors, 17-year-old forward Carter Folk with the Seattle Thunderbirds and 17-year-old defenceman Carter Forsyth with the Kootenay Ice. Lewgood said the early reports out of Seattle are that Folk will be sticking there.

Bienfait right winger Lynnden Pastachak, 17, tried out for the Red Deer Rebels but was re-assigned to the Bruins on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Bruins have invited several players who aren’t listed by the team but may be familiar to local fans.

One is 20-year-old forward Corey Kosloski, who played 39 games with the Weyburn Red Wings in 2011-12, posting six points. The Regina native then played for Lewgood with the Pilot Butte Storm last year, amassing 13

goals and 39 points in 31 games.

Another is 18-yearold forward Connor McKenzie, the son of former NHL tough guy Jim McKenzie. He played last year with the TPH Thunder under-18 team, based in

Minor hockey board holds annual meeting The Estevan Minor Hockey Association held its fall annual general meeting on Aug. 28, reviewing the budget for the upcoming season and reviewing existing and new business.

The organization is budgeting a deficit of $4,195 for the 2013-14 season, with $292,400 in income and $296,595 in expenditures.

The cost of ice rental, which is the largest expense each year for the EMHA, is going up significantly, with a 21 per cent hike seeing the

cost go from $70 an hour to $85.

That means the association will pay $161,000 in rental fees this season, an increase of more than $18,000.

The other major increase in expenses comes from the board’s decision to hire an administrative assistant to take care of registrations, ice scheduling and other duties. The position pays $25,000, which is up from the original proposal of $20,160. Heather Lang-

staff has been hired for the position.

Both of those expenses are reflected in higher registration fees for this year.

The organization is budgeted to bring in $223,600 in registration fees, which is up from $184,315.39 last season.

The minor hockey board has filled most of the positions left vacant after its spring AGM, although two positions, ways and means and registration and publicity, are still vacant.

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It was noted at the meeting that there is a new equipment policy. Since some teams have had trouble with players not returning their jerseys at the end of the year, every registration must include a $100 cheque post-dated to April 1. The cheque will be cashed at the end of the season if the child’s jersey is not returned.

There was a lengthy discussion about out-oftown players, with one person appealing to the board to “remove the protectionism” and allow more outof-town players to play for EMHA teams.

Minor hockey president Kelly Kjersem responded that none of the teams’ limits on out of town players were filled last year as is, and it is up to other centres to release players to Estevan if they wish.

Another suggestion was that the board should consider out-of-town players to be Estevan players after two years under the EMHA banner, instead of grandfathering them after three years under the current rule.

Kjersem said the proposal would be taken under consideration at the next meeting.

Alabama, posting two points and 59 penalty minutes in 38 games.

McKenzie is not the only son of a former NHLer to be taking part in Bruins camp. Carter Melnyk, a 1994-born defenceman whose father Larry was an NHL defenceman, had three assists and 61 penalty minutes last year with the Port Moody Panthers of the Pacific Junior Ice Hockey League.

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Roller derby group recruiting new players The time has come again to recruit more local women into the sport of roller derby.

The South East Saskatchewan Roller Derby Association (SESRDA) is holding a pair of recruiting skates next week at the Estevan Curling Club. The first is on Sept. 11 from 7-9 p.m. and the second is Sept.

14 from 1-3 p.m.

“Whether you’re looking for a new work out, or a new way to express that aggressive spirit, roller derby wants you,” said SESRDA member Lorelei Lachambre.

“Strap on a pair of roller skates to get fit, have fun, and make loads of new friends.”

Women 18 years and older of any shape, size or athletic ability are welcome.

Skates and pads will be on hand for any girls who want to give it a try. People are asked to bring a helmet if they have one, and water.

“Our experienced skaters will be there to help you along the way, providing encouragement and support,” Lachambre said.

Previous skating or roller derby experience is not necessary. Most SESRDA members had never skated before joining.

“In its current revival, roller derby still contains elements of the theatrical roller derby of old, but today it is developing into a true sport,” said Lachambre. “While it may appear like a free-for-all, the game play is actually well organized, with a defined rule set. Dangerous moves such as tripping, pushing, and elbowing are explicitly illegal. Like hockey, the team will skate one player short until they have served their penalty time. As for the uniform, booty shorts and fishnet stocking are not required!

Some girls wear basketball

shorts and a t-shirt.”

Roller derby is a full contact sport played between two teams in a game, called a bout. A bout consists of two 30 minute periods in which the teams skate as many two minute jams as the time allows. The objective of the jam is to score as many points as possible. Points can only be scored by the jammer from each team. The jammer attempts to infiltrate and pass through the pack, which consists of one pivot and three blockers from both teams. She earns a point for each opposing team member she passes.

Flat track roller derby has grown in popularity in the past few years, with leagues popping up in Rocanville, Whitewood, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Brandon, Swift Current, North Battleford, Portage la Prairie and Minot, among others. Cities

like Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary have established leagues with a number of home teams and travel teams.

Practices are held Tuesday evenings and Sunday afternoons, with a break over

the winter months. Games are held from May to September when the ice is out of the local rinks.

Referees are also needed and anyone, male or female, interested in learning about becoming a referee is

welcome as well. All referees officiate while on roller skates.

For more information, contact the SESRDA at s.e.saskrollerderby@hotmail.com, or find them on Facebook.

Daae wins at Motor Magic

A pair of strong showings on back-to-back nights earned Austin Daae some hardware in Minot on the weekend.

The city was hosting the annual Motor Magic motorsports festival, which, among many other things, features two nights of racing at Nodak Speedway.

Daae earned the overall stock car championship at the event after finishing fourth in the feature on Saturday and winning on Sunday.

On the first night, two Estevan drivers were vying for the lead, as Gregg Mann

ended up winning the feature.

Minot’s Kelly Henderson and Michael Vennes also finished ahead of Daae.

On Sunday, Daae started in fifth for the second straight night and went on to win the feature and the points title, holding off Dalton and Joe Flory of Williston. Mann’s hopes were derailed by a sixth-place finish after he started the race in 11th.

Local modified driver Ed Turnbull also had a shot at a trophy after winning the feature on Saturday, but he finished seventh in Sunday’s race.

The South East Saskatchewan Roller Derby Association will be holding two recruiting sessions next week for women interested in learning how to play. (File photo)

Pastachak re-assigned by Rebels Austin Daae

The Estevan Bruins’ forward corps got a boost last week with the news that a promising local prospect will be at the team’s training camp this weekend.

The Red Deer Rebels re-assigned 17-year-old right winger Lynnden Pastachak to the Bruins on Thursday after their intra-squad game.

Pastachak, a Bienfait native, had been at the Western Hockey League club’s train-

ing camp trying out.

Last year, he finished fifth in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League scoring race, posting 29 goals and 58 points in 42 games in his second year in the league.

He also led the Yorkton Harvest in scoring.

Pastachak also appeared in three regular season games with the Bruins last year as a 16-year-old affiliated player.

When Pastachak signed

with the Bruins in June, head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood said he felt he could be one of the top rookies in the SJHL this season.

“It’s especially sweet (because) he’s a high-end local product and to me, those guys are the centrepiece of the club. When they come in and are able to contribute and be a part of the team, that’s just huge,” Lewgood said at the time.

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Time to start earning your roster spot

With a new head coach, new off-season acquisitions and new rookies who could make an impact, the Estevan Bruins will start fresh on Friday as they open their training camp.

The 65 or so players we see this weekend will be a collection of returnees looking to improve on last season, signed prospects making an argument they belong on the team, and non-listed players coming in to try to earn a spot.

The biggest off-season pickup was goaltender Matt Gibney, who was brought in from the AJHL’s Camrose Kodiaks.

Gibney, along with incoming rookie Brett Lewchuk, represents a changing of the guard between the pipes for the Bruins, and fans can see him for the first time this weekend.

Steven Glass was supposed to be the guy last year and this year after a strong rookie campaign in 2011-12, but that was before a knee injury during his rookie year lingered into last season and wiped out pretty much the entire year for him.

Glass was traded to the AJHL’s Drumheller Dragons

top four group as it stands now includes Brett Blatz, Leighton McLachlan, David Robertson and Zach Douglas. One of the biggest decisions to be made coming out of camp will be how to fill the minutes vacated by Kauk.

There are a couple of spots up for grabs at the lower end of the depth chart, so there should be a good battle there too.

Up front, it appears the Bruins will have a deep, if not explosive, cast of offensive forwards. The additions of Austin Daae and Ben Johnstone, along with the signing of Lynnden Pastachak, Keegan Allison and Chris Thorimbert, should go a long way toward bolstering the attack.

Pastachak was re-assigned by Red Deer on Thursday and can probably be penciled in on the second line.

Hudson Morrison and Darcy DeRoose were two of the biggest bright spots for the team last year, and they will be asked to take a step forward and play key roles in the top six.

It all starts Friday.

Josh Lewis Hear Me Out last month.

Gibney, 20, is coming off a couple of strong years with the Kodiaks. Last year, he went 19-9-4 with a 2.83 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage in 39 appearances. In 2011-12, the Regina native started 25 games and posted a record of 16-6-3, along with a 2.49 goals-against average and .917 save percentage.

Lewchuk was impressive in his one start last year and is considered the Bruins’ goalie of the future.

On the blue line, the team is without a No. 1 defenceman following the trade of Tyler Kauk to Flin Flon. Their

Contact Josh Lewis at 306-634-2654 or sports@ estevanmercury.ca. Syria is going to be so surprised!

At 8-1, Roughriders have never been this good We are in new, uncharted territory here. It’s strange. It feels great, but strange.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders entered the history books this weekend with a 48-25 blowout of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Labour Day Classic XLVII at Mosaic Stadium. It was the second-highest attendance in Roughrider history at 44,910 and the vast, vast majority of fans were clad in green. More on that in a moment.

But more importantly, for the first time in their 103 years, the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ record stands at 8-1. It’s astounding when you think about it, but then again, maybe not so much when you consider this franchise’s bumpy track record and reputation as lovable losers.

Not anymore.

One of the few blemishes on this season is the fact the Riders have become notorious slow starters and they allowed the Bombers to score first in Sunday’s game, and Winnipeg even led 18-14 at the halftime break.

But was anyone worried? Nah. At halftime in the press box, everyone just wondered when the Green and White were going to turn it on and mash the Bombers into the ground. As it turned out, they didn’t wait long. The Riders scored a touchdown on their first drive of the second half,

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2013. The thousands of Bomber fans who make the trip to Regina annually elected to stay home this time around, reducing the number of blue and gold jerseys in the crowd on Sunday to about a thousand.

That makes the attendance of 44,910 all the more astonishing because the stadium was populated by almost entirely Rider fans. Rider Pride is in overdrive and I heard over the weekend the franchise sold $1.3 million in merchandise in the month of August alone.

Clearly the Rider Nation is buying what the Riders are selling. Literally and figuratively. This team is on a collision course with the Grey Cup and the ride has been a thrill-a-minute.

“I’ve never seen so much talent,” said Rider defensive end John Chick, who had the team’s two sacks in the game. “And maturity. We have some things to work on both on and off the field, but this is a mature bunch.

“Everybody gets along well and it’s a tight bunch. It’s been a lot of fun.”

The question now is: how high can they go?

Rod Pedersen Rider Insider took the lead, and never looked back. As my radio partner Carm Carteri said late in the game, “The Riders just broke the Bombers’ spirit.”

They did. In fact, they wore them right out. Winnipeg may be the doormat of the East Division but they came into Regina on this weekend to play. Unfortunately for them, they ran into the strongest team Saskatchewan has ever fielded. The record says so.

And the Bombers didn’t have the backing of their own fans in this Labour Day Classic, or at least to the degree they used to. Labour Day weekend is always one of the highlights on the football calendar around here because it’s a mini-Grey Cup atmosphere, but that wasn’t the case in

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Armstrong bringing big voice to Minot campus The guy from Estevan with the big voice is back in the ‘hood.

Chad Armstrong is rehearsing right now for his appearance with the Western Plains Opera Company at his alma mater, Minot State University, for the Marriage of Figaro that is being presented Sept. 13 and 15 in the Ann Nicole Nelson Hall on campus.

“It’s a very good cast, young director, it should be a very nice experience,” said Armstrong, who is also excited about sharing the stage and spotlight with his bride of one year, Sara Petrocelli.

“I get to play Figaro, the guy with all the problems,” he said with a laugh.

“The last time I performed

this role was 11 years ago, in English. This time it’s Italian.”

The Armstrongs, who now live in Englewood, N.J. took some time to visit with his family in Estevan leading up to the beginning of rehearsals in Minot in late August.

Armstrong said they will be touring Europe in October and had just come off performances of Rigoletto in Maryland where they received a very good review before heading off to Oklahoma and New York for an appearance with the Gotham Chamber Opera House, a first for both of them.

“It’s pretty exciting.

My wife will get to work

in the Metropolitian Opera House in New York this coming spring,” he added.

The two actually met on stage in New York, the baritone and mezzo soprano, and before they knew it, they were on tour in Hungary. That was about five years ago, and the relationship just grew from that point.

Their first anniversary was to be celebrated in Minot.

“There are 10 main characters in Figaro, it’s a good solid comedy about class differences in feudal Europe when the servants outsmart the class people.

It’s a very enjoyable opera, and the audience always has a good time and subtitles explain the plot,” Armstrong

said.

“We sing the dialogue and with another language, a lot of the rehearsal time has to be spent getting the pace down pat with the other singers/characters in the production.

“Because it’s the first time Sara and I have played main roles together, it should be a lot of fun. She has the role of Cherubino and I am Figaro, the guy with the problems.”

Tickets for the performance and more information regarding the Friday night and Sunday afternoon concerts, are available by contacting the university’s ticket office at 701-858-3185 C or email wpopra@yahoo. com.

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Home Routes concert series back for another season It’s modest in scope but very popular in concept.

The Home Routes concert series is returning to Estevan for a third straight year thanks to the success of previous efforts to bring classically trained artists into the Energy City for an intimate evening of music and socializing.

The concept that has become so popular sees the artist or artists performing in a local home with between 20 and 50 invited guests in attendance.

Shirley Andrist, co-ordinator for the local four-performance schedule, said the musical talent is supplied by the University of Manitoba’s music department staff and students, as well as their guests. They are, in turn, co-ordinated by artistic director Mel Braun.

Andrist said there will be at least one new residential host on this year’s schedule, which begins Sept. 23 with the appearance of Hank Knox on harpsichord in the home • weight loss • diabetes • high blood pressure • acid reflux • cellulite reduction • medically derived protocols

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The invitations have gone out, and ticket sales have been brisk for the concert that will begin at 7:30 and will feature this unique musical instrument.

Knox has just recently launched an all-Bach recording in Montreal and will be featuring some of this music in the concert series that will take him through four Manitoba communities as well as Estevan. It will culminate in a recital at the COC in Toronto in October before he returns to Montreal and then a European tour with the Arion Baroque Orchestra.

Knox is noted for his colourful, kinetic performances, said reviewers.

“He transports the splendors of music of the 17th and 18th centuries, along with unique enchantments of rare and historic instruments into the present day,” a recent review stated.

Knox is also an ensemble musician, director and educator.

It was also noted Knox is probably the only harpsichordist in Canada who is willing to take his instrument on the road for a series of concerts.

Other concerts planned for Estevan will include Andrew Erickson and his classical guitar, pianist Lauran Loewen and vocalist Braun, then Michael McKay on Celtic harp.

“Those who attend will be able to visit with the artists, who will share their stories and passion for their music. The artists are also available to offer workshops and lessons while they’re in your community,” said Braun.

“Classical music on radio, television and recordings is wonderful, but it’s meant to be experienced live,” he said. “So we’ll see you in the living room.”

Andrist said the second concert in the local series will feature the classical guitarist Andrew Erickson in November at a venue to be revealed later. The other two concerts will be scheduled in February and April.

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She said last year’s series proved to be very popular with packed living rooms for every one of the concerts and a modest waiting list.

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The Gateway City Golf Club held their 24th annual Brokerage Golf Tournament with 128 golfers on Aug. 30 and 31.

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In second place was the Charlie Altringer family with a score of 58.

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Spending the weekend with Murray and Debby Arnold was James Arnold, Winnipeg Man., Daren Arnold, Portage La Prarie and Dave and Heida Arnold, Nanaimo, B.C. Warren and Verla Fair, son Doug and Cheryl drove to Sask. last weekend to visit son Alan and Val Fair and stayed to celebrate Alan’s birthday.

Dave Harron and his friend Kathy attended the wedding of Dave’s daughter Cruptal and Murray Workman at the Park in Alameda Aug. 31. The reception and dance were held in Estevan.

The Canada Safety Council would like to remind motorists that yellow school buses will soon be back on the road.

The Highway Traffic Act in each province and territory states that every driver, approaching from both directions toward a school bus with overhead red signal-lights flashing, must stop and shall not proceed until the bus moves or the overhead red signallights have stopped flashing (except on highways separated by a median strip, whereby oncoming traffic is not required to stop). Also, school buses are required by law to stop at all railway crossings; motorists should likewise be prepared to stop behind school buses.

Travel by school bus is 16 times safer than travelling in a family car per passenger per kilometre of travel, according to a study by Transport Canada. In addition, each school bus made and imported into Canada has approximately 40 standard safety features built into the design and construction. These include specialized brake systems, lighting, emergency exits, escape hatches in the roof, and high padded seatbacks that cushion the impact of a crash.

It is most common for injuries to be sustained once children are outside the bus.

Children may be hit by their own school bus or other vehicles, underlining the need for all motorists to abide by the laws and be vigilant with student pedestrians and bicyclists.

Here are a few tips to help ensure that children reach their destinations safely.

• Abide by the school bus traffic laws.

• Watch for children running to catch their bus. They have been known to pay little regard for their own safety and may dart out in traffic.

• Respect the crossing guards and slow down in school zones.

• During the school year, be especially cautious during periods of the day when students are travelling to and from home.

• Watch for cyclists and pedestrians on roadways.

• When turning at intersections, watch out for students using the crosswalks.

• Teach your own children about safe conduct in roadways and on school buses.

Sask. wages continue to rise Average weekly earnings in June were $952.63, the second highest in the nation and the highest ever for the month of June, according to a report released by Statistics Canada today.

Nationally, average weekly earnings were $918.67.

Wages were up 4.2 per cent on a year-over-year basis in the province, the highest increase in the nation and well ahead of the 2.6 per cent recorded nationally. Even after inflation is factored in, Saskatchewan had a real wage increase of 2.5 per cent, again the highest increase among the provinces.

“Today’s news about record weekly earnings for June comes at a time when job opportunities are plentiful and the economy is growing,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “With wages outpacing inflation, Saskatchewan will continue to be an attractive destination for job seekers from across the nation.”

Gains were also posted on a month-over-month basis in Saskatchewan, up 1.4 per cent over the previous month, the highest increase among the provinces and well ahead of the 0.2 per cent increase in national earnings.

Wages increased in a number of industries on a year-over-year basis including other services such as repair and maintenance up 18.2 per cent; administration and support, waste management and remediation up 12.7 per cent; transportation and warehousing up 10.4 per cent; mining, and oil and gas up 9.0 per cent.

“Saskatchewan families continue to earn more, contributing to our thriving economy,” Boyd said. “Workers in our province are enjoying more financial security, which is just another reason Saskatchewan is the best place to work, live and raise a family.”

Slow down for student commuters Summer vacation is coming to an end and children will soon be returning to school.

CAA Saskatchewan is reminding drivers to slow down and to be extra aware of children on foot, on bicycles, near buses and in school zones.

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“The students may just not be as attentive as usual; they’ve been away from school for two months and are adjusting to schedules and new routines. As drivers, we need to be especially cautious around schools and playgrounds to help keep our children safe.” Drivers should follow these important tips: • Slow down to the posted limit in school zones.

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• Obey “No Stopping” zones in front of schools. Use designated drop-off and pick-up areas only.

• Watch for children darting out from between parked cars, school buses or buildings.

• Teach children to always stop, look both ways and listen before crossing the street; wait for the signal of the school safety patroller when crossing the street near schools.

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CARS

12 Dodge Avenger SXT 4dr warranty, 16,875 km ...................................$20,995 11 Chev Impala LT 4dr factory warranty ..................................................$16,995 09 Dodge Caliber SXT 4dr factory warranty, 53,981 km .........................$12,995 08 Chev Cobalt LT 2dr warranty, 100,900 km, 5 spd, was $9,995 .........................................................................................Reduced to sell $7,900 07 Chev Malibu LT 4dr warranty, 126,800 km ...........................................$9,995 07 Pontiac G5 SE 4dr warranty .................................................................$8,995 06 Honda Accord EX 2 dr warranty ...........................................................$9,995 06 Pontiac Pursuit 2dr warranty, 5 spd, was $6,995.....Reduced to sell $5,995 05 Hyundai Accent GS Hatchback 2dr Low kms, warranty .....................$4,995 04 Chev Optra 5 LS H/B warranty..............................................................$5,495 04 Chrysler PT Cruiser 4dr warranty ........................................................$6,495 03 Ford Mustang Pony warranty, 5 spd ....................................................$9,995 02 Pontiac Sunfire GT 2dr sunroof 5 sp. warranty ....................................$4,995 01 Chrysler Sebring LX 4dr warranty........................................................$4,995 99 Olds 88 Anniversary 4dr warranty .......................................................$1,995 88 Ford Mustang LX Convertible 2dr warranty ........................................$5,995

TRUCKS, VANS & SUV’s

12 Jeep Liberty Sport 4x4 factory warranty, 38,241 km..........................$23,995 11 Ford Escape XLT AWD factory warranty ............................................$20,995 11 Ford F150 Super Crew/Cab XLT 4x4 EcoBoost factory warranty ....$30,995 10 Chev Silverado LT Crew/Cab 4x4 Z-71 factory warranty, Flexfuel ... $25,995 09 Dodge Dakota Crew/Cab SXT 4x4 factory warranty ..........................$19,995 09 Dodge Dakota Ext/Cab SXT 4x4 factory warranty .............................$18,995 09 Dodge Journey R/T AWD 7 Pass 84,000 km, warranty .....................$22,995 09 Dodge D150 Ram Quad/cab SLT 4x4 warranty .................................$18,995 07 Chev Colorado E/C 2wd warranty ......................................................$11,995 07 Chev Trailblazer 4x4 warranty, sunroof ............................................... $9,995 06 Chec Equinox LS AWD warranty..........................................................$9,995 04 Chev Silverado Z-71 Crew/cab 4x4 4dr warranty ..............................$14,995 03 Dodge Dakota ClubCab SLT 4x4, topper warranty .............................$9,995 02 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT QuadCab 4X4 warranty ...................................$8,995 97 Ford F150 E/C warranty.........................................................................$3,495

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2012 FORD FUSION SEL AWD all options, 16,000 kms, white diamond ....................................................................................$165/$23,980 2012 CHRYSLER 200 leather, 25,000 kms ......................................$144/$20,817 2012 CHRYSLER 200 Red, 18,000 kms............................................................SOLD 2011 FORD FUSION SE local trade, 27,891 kms ..............................................SOLD 2011 CHEV MALIBU LT SK tax paid, only 16,000 kms .....................$138/$17,490 2008 CHEV MALIBU LT 104,000 kms, pr. roof ................................$104/$10,900 2006 BUICK ALLURE CXL white, 131,000 kms.............................................$8,990 2005 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SLE 132,000 kms .........................................$8,995

TRUCKS, SUVS, VANS

Bi-weekly

2013 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON White, leather, 3.6L, 6 spd manual, 25,000 kms......................................................................$31,700 2012 KIA SORENTO LUXURY PKG AWD 35,000 kms.............................$29,900 2012 GMC CREW 4X4 5.3 V8 122,000 kms .............................................$23,900 2012 FORD SUPERCREW FX4 4X4 5.0L, 31,000 kms .................$212/$30,900 2011 DODGE DAKOTA CREW 4X4 30,424 kms .......................................$21,681 2011 GMC 3/4 4X4 CREW LONG BOX 6.0 L 130,000 kms..........................SOLD 2011 GMC CREW 5.3 L loaded, leather, 20” rims, 106,000 kms ....................$30,700 2011 CHEV AVALANCHE buckets, 20” rims, orange, 40,000 kms .....$246/$31,700 2011 CHEV TRAVERSE LT AWD 8 passenger, 45,000 kms..............$193/$24,642 2011 GMC SIERRA SLE CREW 52,455 kms ..................................$178/$25,900 2010 F-150 XTR XLT Silver, 46,000 kms........................................$215/$25,900 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL AWD black, leather, 89,608 kms ............................SOLD 2010 CHEV EQUINOX AWD LS silver, 121,000 kms ......................$132/$16,700 2010 JEEP NORTH EDITION GRAND CHEROKEE 94,500 kms ....$208/$24,981 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD leather, two pannel roof, 97,580 kms .....................SOLD 2009 CHEV AVALANCHE 20” rims, 82,500 kms ........................................$24,900 2009 CHEVY AVALANCHE Local trade, 80,500 kms ....................................$24,500 2008 GMC YUKON XL DENALI 105,636 kms ...............................$233/$27,700 2008 GMC ACADIA SLE AWD blue, 110, 000 kms ........................$196/$20,970 2007 GMC CREW 4X4 black, 70,431 kms .......................................................SOLD 2007 CLASSIC CREW DENALI power roof, DVD, black, 113,000 kms .................................................................................................$22,990 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE 4X4 silver, 83,000 kms .........................$237/$20,979 2007 CHEV TAHOE LT 4X4 grey, 148,000 kms ..............................$167/$17,700 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE black, 81,500 kms ...............................$150/$15,900 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT AWD Leather 118,571 kms...............................$10,900 2006 GMC CANYON CREW 4X2 115,000 kms ..........................................$9,990 2006 BUICK TERRAZA rear DVD, extra clean, 153,000 kms................................SOLD

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Bi-weekly O.A.C

2012 CHRYSLER 300 LTD Loaded, 19,600 kms ........................... $33,900 2011 CHEV MALIBU LT Loaded, 15,175 kms................................... SOLD 2010 CHEV COLBALT LT 57,000 kms .......................................... $12,395 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT 52,000 kms ...................................... $15,900 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT AWD ................................................. $8,995

USED TRUCKS/VANS

2012 RAM 1500 Longhorn Fully Loaded ....................................... $44,900 2012 RAM 1500 LARAMIE Fully Loaded ....................................... $39,995 2012 RAM 1500 LARAMIE Fully loaded......................................... $42,995 2012 RAM 1500 CREW CAB LARAMIE 4x4 ................................. $39,995 2011 DODGE 3500 CREW CAB 4X4 ............................................. $34,995 2011 GRAND CHEROKEE LTD Loaded, 68,000 kms ................... $33,900 2011 RAM 1500 OUTDOORSMAN ................................................ $31,900 2011 DODGE JOURNEY RT AWD White ...................................... $27,900 2009 CHEV AVALANCHE LTZ Loaded ......................................... $29,995 2009 DODGE JOURNEY RT Loaded, red ...................................... $24,900 2009 FORD CREW CAB 4X4 XLT ................................................. $20,995 2008 RAM 3500 SLT Black, loaded ................................................. $29,900 2008 DODGE 2500 LARAMIE DIESEL .......................................... $28,995 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT ......................................... $15,995 2008 GRAND CARAVAN SXT ....................................................... $12,900 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT .............................................................. $12,995 2007 TOWN AND COUNTRY ......................................................... $12,995 2007 HYOSUNG SCOOTER ............................................................ $1,600 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Loaded ......................................... SOLD 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 4 dR, leather, loaded, 116,000 kms ........ $10,995

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Career OppOrtunities

General employment

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TJ LOGGING of Whitecourt, Alberta is now taking resumes for 2013 - 2014 logging season. Experienced buncher/skidder/limber/process operators required.

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2013 FORD TAURUS SEL 16,000 km............................................$25,995 2010 FORD FOCUS SE 80,000 kms ..............................................$14,995 2008 MAZDA 3GT 90,000 kms ..........................................................SOLD 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT 135,000 kms ................................................$8,995

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Used Cars

Used Trucks, SUVs & Vans

2012 F350 CREW CAB LARIAT 4x4 74,000 kms ..........................$37,995 2012 EXPEDITION 4x4 LIMITED 20,000 kms ................................$47,995 2012 E450 CUBE VAN 29,000 kms ................................................$34,995 2012 DODGE JOURNEY RT AWD 27,000 kms .............................$29,995 2011 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4x4 6.76L diesel, 130,000 kms .....SOLD 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 4x4 57,000 kms .......................$29,995 2011 F150 LARIAT SUPERCAB 4x4 76,000 kms .........................$26,995 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT1 AWD 18,000 kms ...................$24,995 2011 F150 XTR SUPERCREW 4x4 120,000 kms .............................SOLD 2010 CHEVROLET CREW CAB LT 4x4 80,000 kms.....................$21,995 2009 F150 XTR SUPERCREW 4x4 80,000 kms ...............................SOLD 2008 F150 XTR SUPERCREW 4x4 106,000 kms ..........................$18,995 2008 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4x4 6,4L diesel ...........................$22,995 2008 FORD EDGE LIMITED AWD 85,000 kms..............................$23,500 2008 DODGE 1500 SLT QUAD CAB 4x4 leather, moonroof, 56,000 kms ......................................................................................$22,995 2008 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4x4 6.4L Diesel ..........................$20,995 2007 F150 LARIAT SUPERCREW 4x4 114,000 kms ....................$19,500 2007 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC XLT 4x4 119,000 kms ..................SOLD 2006 F150 XTR SUPERCREW 4x4 136,000 kms ..........................$13,995

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Used Trucks, Suvs & Vans

2012 RAM 1500 Limited Loaded White, 19,164 kms ..................... $45,900 2012 RAM 1500 Laramie Loaded Blue, 33,450 kms ...................... $40,900 2012 RAM 1500 Sport Loaded, White, 27,903 kms ...................... $38,900 2012 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Unlimited Green, 49,004 kms .......... $34,900 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD LTZ Gas White, 116,139 kms $32,900 2012 Jeep Compass Limited Silver, 15,378 kms ........................... $25,900 2011 RAM 1500 Laramie Longhorn Brown, 35,000 kms ............... $39,900 2011 RAM 2500 Crew Cab Long Box Diesel Black 125,754 kms . $33,900 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD LT Diesel, White, 152,248 kms ..................................................................................... $32,900 2011 RAM 1500 Sport Silver 67,464 kms ....................................... $29,900 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Cheyenne Extended Cab Grey, 60,000 kms ....................................................................................... $22,900 2011 RAM 1500 Laramie Longhorn Rambox Black Two Tone, 91,200 kms ....................................................................................... $33,900 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab Red, 89,044 kms.............. $24,900 2011 RAM 2500 SLT Crew Cab Long Box Black, 124,830 kms .... $32,900 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab Red 89,044 kms............... $24,900 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie Brown, 126,121 kms ................... $42,900 2010 Acura RDX Technology Silver, 60,695 kms ......................... $29,900 2010 GMC Terrain SLE-1 Cloth Black, 59,495 kms ....................... $19,900 2009 Lexus RX350 Loaded Silver, 55,000 kms .............................. $27,900 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT Dually White 201,000 kms ................ $26,900 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Silver, 87,287 kms .................. $29,900 2008 Ford Escape XLT Red, 91,121 kms ....................................... $14,900 2008 Chevrolet Equinox LT Black, 173,765 kms ............................. $9,900 2005 Cadillac Escalade Loaded Pearl White, 141,000 kms .......... $17,900 2005 Nissan Titan LE 5.6 Black 160,323 kms ................................ $15,900 2005 Dodge Dakota SLT Quad Cab Grey, 106,000 kms ............... $12,900

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CARS

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2013 Dodge Dart Rallye Maximum steel, 9,935 kms ..................... $22,900 2011 Ford Mustang GT Boss Black, 28,832 kms........................... $29,900 2010 Chev Camaro SS Black, 57,194 kms ..................................... $29,900 2007 Pontiac G6 GT Convertible Red, 119,918 kms ...................... $9,900

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries

Clara Elsie Collins June 6, 1917 – August 19, 2013 Clara Elsie Collins (nee Hewitt) passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home on Monday, August 19, 2013 at the age of 96.

Left to cherish her memory is the family to whom she lovingly dedicated herself: children, Kathy (Ron) Muirhead, Estevan, Wesley Collins, Estevan, Elva (Gary) Haagenson, Pahrump, Nevada and Vicki (John) Winter, Estevan; her special grandchildren, Carrie (Brian) Moore, Pahrump, Nevada, Dana (Kim) Haagenson, Marshfield, Wisconsin, Tess Haagenson, Las Vegas, Nevada, Twyla (Mark) Hanson, Estevan, Sheri (Greg) Trobert, Regina, Glynis Collins (Keith Hunter), Mississauga, Ont., Jackie (Jason) Brannick, Calgary, Alta., Michelle (Cory) Stepp, Estevan and Nathan (Winnie) Winter, Edmonton, Alta.; also 14 precious great grandchildren; 3 step great grandchildren; sisters, Mabel Tindall, Weyburn, Sask. and Hilda Martin, Trenton, Ont.; sister-in-law Lydia Hewitt, Weyburn, Sask., as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Victor Collins, in 1972; parents, John and Harriet Hewitt; brothers, Harold, Norman, Ernest, Frank, John, Sam; sisters, Marjorie, Eunice, Annie; daughter-in-law Dorothy Collins; and grandson Kevin Muirhead.

A service to celebrate Clara’s life was held on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Interment followed at the Goodwater Cemetery.

If so desired, donations may be made to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home or St. Paul’s United Church Memorial Fund in memory of Clara.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Thank You

The family of Clara Collins would like to thank family and friends for your expressions of sympathy with cards, prayers, flowers, food, memorial donations and attendance at Mom’s funeral. Thank you to the staff at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home for making Mom as comfortable as possible during her years there and for your tender compassion during her final hours. Thanks to Kaye Hemus for sitting with Mom. It was greatly appreciated. Sarah Veroba, special thanks for your understanding and your readiness to always address our concerns regarding Mom’s health and comfort. We are grateful to Sandy Dalziel who led the service, soloist Kathryn Friedrick, organist Shirley Andrist, choir members, Hall Funeral Services, pallbearers and the UCW for the lovely lunch.

Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries

Calvin Bilusack of Lloydminster passed away on July 8, 2013 at the age of 51 years.

Calvin was born in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan to Martha and Val Bilusack. He was raised in Estevan where he attended school and then started working in the oilfield. Calvin stayed in Estevan for a time before moving to Lloydminster in 1988. Calvin met Marion in the fall of 1990, and they were married May 21, 1994. They had four children, Mikaela, Tyler, Lucas and Nicole. Calvin continued working in the oilfield in Lloydminster and for the last 11 years he was a consultant for CNRL. Calvin is predeceased by: his father, Val Bilusack; his brother, Les Reynolds; and his father-in-law, George Leer.

He is survived by: his wife, Marion (nee Leer); their four children, Mikaela, Tyler, Lucas, and Nicole; his mother, Martha (Bill) Burley; his sister, Karen (Blair) Giem; his mother-in-law, Georgina Leer; his sister-in-law, Angela (Lionel) McKenzie; his niece, Adrienne Robertson; his nephew, Travis (Nicole) Robertson; his sister-in-law, Val (Michael) Seguin; his nephew, Brett Seguin; his niece, Cassie Seguin (Jay Bogust); his aunt Dorothy Volk; his cousin, Glenda Volk; his nieces, Shannon and Lindsay; and numerous aunts and uncles.

The Funeral Service for Calvin was conducted from the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in St. Walburg on Monday, July 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Father Richard Doll officiating. The pallbearers were Doug Boyd, Greg Nelson, Blair Giem, Murray Tluchak, Rick Biberdorf and Collin Briault. All of Calvin’s Family & Friends were the honorary bearers. Murray Tluchak gave the eulogy and the Catholic Youth Leadership Program provided the music. Wayne Johnson, Curtis French and Danny Peterson were the ushers. Interment followed at Glenbogie Cemetery. MARSHALL’S FUNERAL HOME LTD. of St. Walburg, Saskatchewan administered the funeral arrangement.

Card Of Thanks

The words “Thank You” don’t seem enough for all of the support we have received during this difficult time and during the two months of Calvin’s illness, but Thank You! I would like to give a special thanks to my mother, Georgina Leer; and my sisters, Angela Mckenzie and Val Seguin for all they have done for us. To our friends, Gwen Mohrbutter, Murray Tluchak, Jen and Collin Briault, Rick Biberdorf, all of our children’s friends and their families, and our neighbors, your support has been overwhelming and so much appreciated. Thank you to Dr. Sayeed, Dr. Kostic, Dr. Reddy, Dr. Aslum, Brenda (Palliative Care Worker) and all the third floor nursing staff for your care and compassion. We would also like to thank Father Doll for the beautiful service, the Royal Purple for the lunch and Marshall’s Funeral Home.

Marion, Mikaela, Tyler, Lucas and Nicole

CROSSWORD 25. Blood-sucking African fly 28. Coats a porous surface 31. A layer or level 32. Kittiwake genus 33. Digs up in a garden 34. Freestanding cooking counter 39. Incline from vertical 40. External occipital protuberance 41. ____, MI 48749 42. Feed to excess 45. Pointed teeth 48. Fishing implement 49. Express pleasure 51. Grew choppers 54. 1916 battle 56. San __ Obispo, CA 58. Halo around the head of a saint 59. Cain and __ 60. Behave in a certain manner 61. Hits the ball in various games 62. Get out of bed 63. Director Michael ___ 64. Midway between S and SE 65. Cardboard box (abbr.)

CLUES ACROSS 1. Academy of Country Music 4. Company that rings receipts 7. An explosion fails to occur 10. Bleats 12. Opening 13. European sea eagle

New School Clothes

14. River in Florence 15. St. Petersburg river 17. Longest forearm bone 18. Proper or original position 20. Epileptic spasm 22. Snakelike fish 23. Highest card

CLUES DOWN 1. Lower in esteem 2. Decays of a bone or tooth 3. Baseball legend Mickey 4. Words having no meaning 5. Rocky Boys Reservation tribe 6. __ Shankar 7. Removal by striking out 8. Vase with a footed base 9. Carries our genetic code 11. Small coin (French) 16. AIDS antiviral drug

17. Ethyl Carbamate 19. Of Salian Franks 21. We 24. Ready money 26. Plant egg cell 27. Stray 29. They carry blood away 30. Where Indiana Jones found the Ark 34. Chief tributary of the Volga 35. What gets stolen on the internet 36. Cover with water 37. Father 38. Factory apartments 39. Ad ___ 43. ___ pentameter 44. Most broken in 46. Midway between N and E 47. 7th Greek letter 50. She who launched 1,000 ships 52. Wheel centers 53. Geological times 55. Paddle 56. Scientific research workplace 57. Fiddler crabs Answer Key

In preparation for the school year that began Tuesday, students and parents filed through the Estevan Comprehensive School doors to register and purchase ECS gym clothes, hoodies and T-shirts.

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Estevan Mercury

60 and Over club notes Economy shines in June Did’ya know cats are smarter than dogs. You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through the snow. Or that people who hate cats come back as mice in the next life (enough with the “cat” jokes).

How are you handling this hot weather? Stay inside where it is cool?

Not much news this week. So here are the winners of bridge last Wednesday, Bernie Collins in first place, Helen Marriott took second and third went to Helen Parish. The winners from Thursday were Diane Fowler who took first with a nice score of 126, Edmond Schell came in second and third was Eric Parker.

Evolution A little asked her mother, “How did the human race develop? “ Well dear, God made Adam and Eve and they had children and that’s how it began.”

Later, the girl asked her father the same question. “ Well dear, many years ago there were monkeys and that’s how it started.”

Confused the girl went to her mother saying, “how come you told me God created the human race and dad says we evolved from monkeys?”

“Well, I told you about my side and dad told you about his!”

See you next week.

Retail sales in June hit a record for the month totalling $1.6 billion, according to a new report released by Statistics Canada. Another report on employment insurance claims show Saskatchewan had a drop of 3.0 per cent in claims on a year-over-year basis.

“With great job numbers and higher wages it’s no surprise that retail sales are going to increase and that fewer people are collecting employment insurance,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “In terms of the retail sales, higher wages have resulted in a willingness to invest into our economy, which keeps Saskatchewan moving forward.

Annually, retail sales climbed up 6.1 per cent, the third best in the nation. On a monthly basis, retail sales were up 1.2 per cent between May 2013 and June 2013, the fourth highest percentage increase among the provinces.

Saskatchewan had the second lowest number of regular EI beneficiaries as a percentage of the working-age population at 1.3 per cent. On a month-over-month basis, the number of regular EI beneficiaries dropped 2.4 per cent, the second best among Canadian provinces.

“Ultimately, both reports show that Saskatchewan people are experiencing a better quality of life with the extra purchasing power and the availability of jobs,” Boyd said.

Your Guide to Area Estevan Gospel Chapel

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church

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

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

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

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

Weekly: Prayer Meeting

www.estevangospelchapel.ca An Associated Gospel Church

LC-C

Sunday Worship

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

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

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

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

Sunday: 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

St. Giles

Anglican Church Parish of Estevan 317-12th Avenue

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

Faith Lutheran Church Nicholson Centre, Estevan

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

Evening Worship 7:00 p.m.

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

REAL REAL LIFE REAL REALPEOPLE PEOPLE REAL REALGOD GOD

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

NOW 22Sunday Sunday services services to NOW to choose choosefrom from * 9:00 am and 11:00 am * With coffee in between 9:00 am and 11:00 am With coffee in between

LIVE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION LIVE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION during service duringthe the 11:00 11:00 amam service

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH Corner of 14th Avenue & 3rd Street Phone: 306-634-2885 – Fax: 306-636-2611

SUNDAY WORSHIP - 10 AM Coffee Fellowship Before Church

WELCOME!

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

Trinity Lutheran Church E.L.C.I.C. 738 - 2nd Street, Estevan Church Office: 306-634-5684 SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 a.m.

Coffee and fellowship after worship Pastor Stewart Miller

Come and Worship With Us

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

St. Joseph’s Prayer Centre

His Glory Bible Church

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

(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

CHURCH OF CHRIST 1302 - 8th Street, Estevan

Tim Pippus

Office: 306-634-3116 Sunday Services:

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

Evening Worship - 7 p.m.

Wednesday Meeting - 7 p.m.

Free Clothing Outlet

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

THE SALVATION ARMY

Phone: 306-634-2074

ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH 1107 - 4th Street

Pastors: Lieuts. Brian & June Bobolo SUNDAY: 11:00 a.m. Worship Service

ALL WELCOME!

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.

www.estevanmercury.ca

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Legal ORLOWSKI LAW OFFICE Barrister & Solicitor

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

Phone: 306-634-3353

Fax: 306-634-7714

orlowski.law@sasktel.net

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

Dental

BILLESBERGER LAW FIRM

BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS JOHN J. BILLESBERGER, B.A., LL.B.

1017 Third Street Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 0R4

TROBERT LAW FIRM

Phone: (306) 637-3710

LAMPMAN: Fridays • R.M. Building • 306-487-2880 MIDALE: Tuesdays • 233 Main Street • 306-458-2277

Kohaly, Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP

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

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

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

Email: trobertlaw@sasktel.net

Telephone: 306-634-3631 Fax: (306) 634-6901

Gainsborough: Carnduff: Thursday a.m.

Thursday p.m.

Phone: 306-685-2250 Phone: 306-482-3731

“In the business of creating , enhancing and insuring client’s net worth”

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Ron Areshenkoff Mutual Fund Advisor Life Insurance Representative

403B 9th Avenue, Estevan, SK S4A 2V4 PH: (306)634-7979 Toll Free: (877)779-0948 info@spectrafinancial.ca Insurance Offered Through Spectra Financial

Manulife Securities Investments Services Inc. is a Member MFDA IPC.

Real Estate

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REALTOR

Roni Sue Coulter Sales Representative

www.century21.ca/ronisue.coulter

TNT ROOFING 306.421.2512

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Dwight Thompson

Sales Representative Cell: 306-421-7516 dwight.thompson@century21.ca

A Space For You!

Dustin Hall - Owner/Funeral Director Allan Styre - Funeral Director Jeff Sully - Funeral Director 1506 4th Street, Estevan (306) 634-8233 12 Warren Street, Redvers (306) 452-6020 www.hallfuneralservices.ca

Optometrist

10% Discount For Seniors

Equipment Rental • • • • • •

RUBBER & TRACK SKID STEERS MINI TRACK HOES PORTA POTTIES MINI SKID STEER CAR HAULER TRAILER FLAT DECK TRAILERS • 5500lb TELEHANDLER • DOOSAN LOADER

FRESH WATER AVAILABLE FOR FRAC WATER, DRILLING RIG, ETC.

Dr. Sarah Sliva, Optometrist 4 - 102 Souris Ave, Estevan, SK

Phone: (306) 636-2020 www.southeasteyecare.ca

Health & Mobility Aids LIFT CHAIRS WALKERS, ELECTRIC BEDS AND MUCH MORE

Trailblazer Scooter

OPEN THURS: 12:00 - 8:00 CALL: 306-483-2430 TOLL FREE: 1-800-472-5063

• 13 in. Black Tires • Full Suspension • Deluxe Light Package Serving Estevan’s Area From • 1.2 HP @ 8 MPH 616 Beharrel St. • Power Seat or Lge. Batteries Oxbow, Sk .

Insured and WCB Covered

FOR RENT Border Real Estate Service

Funeral Directors

1312 - 4th Street, Estevan

Financial Planning

FINANCIAL

Toll Free: 1-855-848-0112 info@smilesonsouris.ca www.smilesonsouris.com

Branch Offices:

B.A., LL.B. Barrister & Solicitor

Reynold Bert Certified Financial Planner

Dr. Greg Konotopetz

Fax: (306) 637-3719

James F. Trobert

Insurance & Investments Services

7 Souris Avenue Weyburn, SK 306-848-0112

Pongo Holdings Ltd.

306-421-9576 or 306-421-2244

31/2 miles South of Estevan on Hwy 47 (35 of 1 of 8, West of the 2nd)

Cabinetry Let us create beautiful, custommade cabinetry for every room in your home. Choose your style, color and the perfect finishing touches.

Our quality products and service are guaranteed.

Handyman Services Tim’s Handyman Services

Windows, Doors, Soffit & Fascia, Siding & Renos, the list goes on.

No job too small

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Box 234 Hamiota, MB R0M 0T0 Phone# 204-764-2591 Fax# 204-764-2172 www.hatfieldcustomcabinets.com

Call 634-2654 or email: adsalesestevanmercury.ca to book your ad

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Estevan Mercury

Midale news weely happenings Catrina Moldenhauer Midale Correspondent School is back in once again, so please slow down in the school zone and watch for children as they head to and from school.

Midale Cooperative Playschool is having their registration and general meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m.

For those who don’t know, the playschool is located at the back of the town office.

Midale’s Black Gold Bullnanza Committee is pleased to be bringing saddle bronc riding, bareback riding and wild horse racing along with last year’s popular events of Novice/Jr bull riding and mutton bustin’. This of course is all on top of the bull riding!

Please keep Saturday, Sept. 7 open on your calendar and attend this great event! Things will kick off at 10:30 a.m. this year! The cabaret will get underway at 8 p.m. at the Midale Harry O’ Memorial Arena with Blake Ber-

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glund. For more information call Adam Carlson or Cody Martin. Mutton bustin registrations will be taken that day and children must be seven years of age or younger with the maximum of 40 entries. Children must be 65 pounds or less and there will be a scale to verify weights. Please bring your child’s hockey helmets if you have one.

Admission prices are as follows: Rough stock event or cabaret $15 each or both for $25 for Adults, Students are $10 for both and preschoolers are free.

Midale Minor Hockey Association is held registration on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. If you were unable to attend please call Angela Carlson to register. If you are in need of a release for members joining other teams outside of our community, please call Terry Hauglum. For more information please call Terry Hauglum or Colin Rosengren. Right now Midale has an initiation team that will practice on Wednesdays from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. and a novice hockey team that will practice on Wednesdays from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Both teams will practice Saturday afternoons as well

when not playing in games and tournaments. Midale also has a rec team and the senior team that plays in the Big Six Hockey league. For information on the rec team call Colin Rosengren or Cody Martin. For more information on the senior team call Ryan Thompson. The rec board is hoping to have the ice in by mid-October.

Did you know that it is Sandra Carlson and a couple of helpers that have been taking such great care of Midale’s Westphalia Cemetery? Former Midale residents, Jean & Morley Jacobs from Weyburn and Ron & Jean Erickson from Yorkton wanted to let whoever it was taking such excellent care of it to know that their efforts were not going unnoticed and they are very appreciative.

The Midale Lion’s Club hosted a Dedication to Manley Park on Saturday, Aug. 24 and they were very pleased with having approximately 25 Manley family members in attendance.

The Midale Pool is closed for the season.

Until next week Midale and area, have a great week!

WOOD COUNTRY is currently accepting resumes for the following positions at their Estevan location:

Truck Drivers

Full and part time positions available. Must possess a class 1A license with air endorsement and be capable of driving a tandem truck or single axle for deliveries.

Weekends off.

Company benefits available for both positions & salary based on experience and qualifications.

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.

is looking to hire a

Outside Sales Parts Person We are looking for a professional who: - delivers thorough, efficient and courteous services to all customers, in person or via the phone; - advises customers on inventory selection, service availability and new products; - makes regular scheduled calls to current and prospective customers to discuss current services, new promotions and other incentives; - provides sales leads to the Sales team; - maintains ongoing responsibility for customer service and provides problem resolution; - is independent and resourceful with the ability to work under minimal supervision.

- is proficient with computer systems - has excellent communication and organizational skills.

We would like to offer you: - an exemplary health, dental and optical benefits package; - a fulfilling career where you can relate to and engage with an incredible team.

DSI Thru-Tubing Inc. is an industry leader in the North American Thru-Tubing market. We currently have an opening for a Thru-Tubing Tool Specialist in our Saskatchewan district and are looking for reliable and knowledgeable individuals to join our team.

Coil Tubing and Service Rig Experience an Asset.

Safety tickets and Clean Drivers Abstract Required.

Skills and Abilities: - continuous learning - computer use - finding information - job task planning and organizing - critical thinking - decision making - problem solving - working with others - oral communications - document use.

Parts Specialization: - heavy equipment - on/off highway trucks and related equipment.

Please forward your resume to

maddy.kaun@dsitt.ca or visit our website at

www.dsithrutubing.com

CAREERS WITH A FUTURE FULL TIME PETROLEUM DRIVER SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Southern Plains Co-op invites applications for the position of a

PETROLEUM DRIVER SALES REPRESENTATIVE

This position reports to the Petroleum Manager.

The candidate must have a Class 3 A license. A key job duty of this position will be fuel delivery and promoting a strong customer contact program as well and keeping high standards at the location.

Applicants must possess a positive, ambitious attitude with outstanding interpersonal skills. Previous experience in fuel delivery and/or previous experience at a retail Co-op will be considered an asset.

Southern Plains Co-op offers a comprehensive salary and benefits package, and excellent opportunities for advancement.

Please apply with resume to Carol McKay - Human Resources Manager Southern Plains Co-op 826 4th Street Estevan Fax 306-634-3199 or Email c.mckay@southernplainscoop.com

SOUTHERN PLAINS

For more information or send resume to: Winacott Equipment Group Bienfait Box 369 Bienfait, SK S0C 0M0 Attn: Jerrod Tedford Email: j.tedford@winacott.ca Phone: 306-388-3788 Fax: 306-388-3789 Cell: 306-421-7233

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WINCH TRUCK & TEXAS BED DRIVERS • wages negotiable depending on experience • First Aid & H2S required Fax resume to: 306-636-1537 or e-mail to outlawoil@sasktel.net

ESTEVAN

JOURNEYMAN/APPRENTICE ELECTRICIANS

Accounts Payable Administrator Kelly Panteluk Construction Ltd. is looking for an Accounts Payable Administrator for our head office in Estevan, SK. This is a full-time position for 16 months starting October 1, 2013, with the possibility to transition into a permanent full time position.

The successful candidate must be able to communicate clearly, be self-motivated, organized, and conscientious with a strong attention to detail. Following directions accurately and understanding when to question transactions is imperative to succeeding in this role. This is an independent role, but must be able to work in a team environment. This position will administer all A/P personnel.

Preference will be given to applicants with a Business Degree or Diploma focused in Accounting, Administration, or Management. Having knowledge of PST Laws and WCB regulations is an advantage. Experience with Data Entry Processes, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Web-based applications are necessary. The successful applicants must have a valid driver’s license and pass a drug and alcohol test when hired.

Responsibilities include: • Accounts Payable – data entry and cheque runs, verifying accuracy of invoices, and using a Purchase Order system, • General Office – administration activities including, but not limited to, answering phones, filing, running errands, etc.

The wage range for this position starts at $22 - $26 per hour, depending on qualifications; overtime is paid after 40 hours per week.

Submit your resume, complete with three references to: Email: Brad Jacobs – brad.jacobs@kpcl.sk.ca No phone calls please.

OILFIELD & COMMERCIAL

- Oilfield experience a definite asset - Assorted powered mobile equipment experience an asset - Knowledge of Estevan & area an asset - Flexible hours, competitive wages, benefits and bonus - Overtime always available If you are reliable, take pride in your workmanship and looking to work for a company who values its employees

Service Administrator Kelly Panteluk Construction Ltd. has a full-time Service Administrator position available in the maintenance division of the company in Estevan, SK. This position would handle the administrative tasks of managing a fleet of earthmoving equipment and parts. Working with the fleet and service manager, this position would manage parts inventory, order parts, write up work orders, track time to repairs, enter invoicing to be paid, and track equipment usage and location.

Required Skills: • Computer experience a necessity. Previous experience with a parts inventory system, and ability to learn fleet management and accounts payable programs an asset.

• Good people skills. An enthusiastic team member that would work together and communicate clearly with mechanics, office staff and suppliers.

• Organizational and time management skills. Interest in learning about equipment and their components.

• Attention to detail and analytical skills. Manage inventory levels and purchasing quantities; properly ordering and documenting parts and service for repairs.

Send resume to Harvey/Donna: pselectric@sasktel.net Fax: 306-634-3043 Phone: 306-634-9888

Kelly Panteluk Construction Ltd. has a full time

PAYROLL DATA ENTRY CLERK

position available in Estevan, SK. KPCL is looking for someone who communicates very well, self motivated, organized, and conscientious, pays attention to detail and willing to follow directions accurately. The successful application will assist with payroll data entry so knowledge of payroll would be an asset yet willing to train on the job, as well as general office duties including, but not limited to answering phones, filing, running errands, etc.

The ideal candidate would have previously worked in a repair shop, either writing up work orders or in parts sales.

This person would have a basic knowledge of equipment that would work with limited supervision. The applicant must enjoy working with people and would contribute to a positive and healthy work environment.

KPCL offers competitive wages, with overtime pay after forty hours per week. This position may require overtime hours.

Forward your resume by email, complete with three references to: Attention: Oakley Sauder, Fleet and Service Manager – osauder@kpcl.sk.ca No Phone Calls or Fax Please.

• Microsoft Excel and Word experience is an asset. Experience with web based application would also be an asset.

• A valid driver’s license is required.

KPCL offers competitive wages, with overtime paid after forty hours per week.

This position may require overtime hours to be worked.

Forward your resume by email, complete with references to:

jop@kpcl.sk.ca Attention: Jo-Ann Panteluk No Phone Calls Please Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you.

Building Leaders.

Driving Success.

Experienced Class 1 Drivers / Operators  Experienced Cement and Acid Operators 

Building Leaders.

Carson Energy Services is an industry leader in oilfield services by Driving Success. providing the highest quality service and safety when it comes to

welding,

pipeline construction, oilfield maintenance, facility fabrication, environmental work, site preparation, trucking, safety, and horizontal Carson Energy Services is an industry leader in oilfield services by providing the directional drilling. We are currently seeking applicants for the following highest quality service and safety when it comes to pipeline construction, full-time positions at our Halbrite, SK location:

oilfield maintenance, facility fabrication, welding, environmental work, site preparation, trucking, safety, and horizontal directional drilling. We are Hydrovac Operator - must have class 3 or 1A license currently seeking applicants for the following full‐time position: Insulator/Carpenter - journeyperson or apprentice

Environmental, Health & Safety Advisor – Halbrite, SK Location We offer: Applicant must have a valid Driver’s License. Oilfield safety tickets are an asset; • Competitive wages however, Carson Energy Services Ltd. is willing to train the right candidate.

Now hiring the following positions:

•

Benefits and RRSP package

We offer: • Room for advancement for qualified candidate • Competitive wages Benefits and RRSP package Our• benefi ts package and training and development programs are one • Room for advancement for qualified candidate of the key reasons why candidates choose Carson as their ‘employer of

Applicant Requirements:  Self-motivated  Willing to work flexible hours  15 / 6 rotation  Safety-focused  Team oriented  Clean Class 1 Drivers abstract

Why Canyon?  Dynamic and rapidly growing company  Premium compensation package  New equipment  Paid technical and leadership training  Career advancement opportunities  RRSP matching program

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

How to apply: email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

choice’.

Carson Energy Services employees with all are of the tools Our benefits package and training provides and development programs one of the they need to grow and excel, both personally and professionally. key reasons why candidates choose Carson as their ‘employer of choice’.

Carson Energy Services provides employees with all of the tools they need to APPLY NOW: grow and excel, both personally and professionally.

Contact Jim at 306-458-2415, e-mail jjaworski@flintenergy.com APPLY NOW: Or Ron at 306-421-0442, e-mail rkostiuk@flintenergy.com

Contact Jim at 306‐458‐2415, e‐mail jjaworski@flintenergy.com

Thank you to all who apply;

Thank you to all who apply; only short-listed candidates will be contacted. only short‐listed candidates will be contacted.

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Estevan Mercury

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Locator Assistant Position Details: • works well with others • assisting locator as required • outdoor work in the oilfield • requires a lot of walking Employer willing to train.

Apply by email or fax:

questlocators@sasktel.net

Required Immediately

PRESSURE WELDERS • The successful applicants must have valid drivers licence, H2S Alive, 1st Aid / CPR and Fall Arrest safety courses • Must have carbon steel and stainless steel tickets (submit copy of tickets with resume) • Must pass drug and alcohol testing • Health benefits and RRSP plan offered • Wages based on experience • Non local applicants must be willing to relocate Please apply to Jordyn by email, fax or in person:

Quest Line Locators Ltd.

email: jordyn@brentgedakwelding.com or by Fax to 306-634-5148 #1 – 126 Lamoro Street (Hwy 39 West of Estevan) www.brentgedakwelding.com

Sales People Required

Inside Sales/Counter Person

Senchuk Ford is looking for a dynamic, upbeat person to join their sales team. Previous sales experience is not necessary, but is an asset. If you are outgoing, competitive, and enjoy working with people, this will be an excellent career for you.

required immediately for electrical distributor. Excellent wages and benefits offered.

Electrical experience would be a definite asset.

306-634-6493

We offer: • A strong management team dedicated to help you succeed • Ongoing training that gives you an edge in the market • A positive work environment • Benefits package

If you’re not happy with your present work environment or would like a new challenge, we want to talk to you. Come by and see Randy or Rick. Bring your resume or e-mail it to randy@senchuk.com

118 Souris Ave. N., Estevan

OILFIELD LABOURERS REQUIRED

Mail resume to: Box 1518 Estevan, SK S4A 2L7 or email to: gerry.pakish@sonepar.ca

NOW HIRING 1st and 2nd YEAR APPRENTICES or ELECTRICAL HELPERS • no experience required • safety tickets an asset but not required

SECRETARY • experience an asset but not necessary

TO ASSIST WITH OILFIELD TUBULAR INSPECTION.

Competitive Wages Offered Health Plan, RRSP’s & Bonuses

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS MUST PASS PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING AS WELL AS PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING.

Forward Resume to: Fax: (306) 634-5545 E-mail: clarkizsak@sasktel.net or larryboutin@sasktel.net Ph: (306) 634-9724 Mail: Box 362 Estevan, SK S4A 2A4 Or apply in person to 102 Perkins St.

CLASS 5 DRIVERS LICENSE PREFERRED. PREVIOUS OILFIELD EXPERIENCE PREFERRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED.

DROP OFF RESUME AT 341 IMPERIAL AVENUE, ESTEVAN OR FAX: 306-634-2606 OR EMAIL: ESTEVAN@GUARDIANOIL.COM NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

SALESPERSON REQUIRED

Mature Salesperson required for a permanent/part-time position.

Drop off resume in person to:

1210 4th St. Estevan

RON'S

THE WORK WEAR STORE LTD. Ph: 306-634-8232

is seeking a

full time quick lube technician - wage negotiable - we will train

Drop off resume to 238 4th St.

is looking for two FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS for full time positions.

Starting wage $11.01/hour Description of positions: • Customer service • Prepare the subs and salads • Slicing vegetables and meat • Taking inventory, records of food supplies Interested individuals can send resumes to: Quiznos Sub Unit 9, 461 King Street Estevan, SK S4A 1K6 CANADA Ph: 306-634-6202 email: kamalpreet111@gmail.com

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Creighton Lodge weekly news happenings Judy Pratt Creighton Lodge Correspondent Wow! Here it is, the end of August. We just got the flowers to bloom, and now we’re thinking of taking them out of the ground! We have such a short summer but as far as summers go, this was a very nice one. Let’s hope fall is as pleasant.

We are so pleased with our two large flowerbeds in the north and south corners of the front of the building. We received another donation, this time from Mary Grube for the completion of the north flowerbed. Her family took on the onerous task of amending the soil, laying the bricks and replanting the flowers. It is looking so nice around the grounds now – we’ve never seen so much colour! Thank you to everyone involved. A special thank you goes out to Dave Wanner who donated two huge loads of topsoil for us to use, Gord Stevenson for the rototilling he did for us free of charge, to Lyle Grube for the help with transporting all the soil with his bobcat and to Reid and Rose Walton for helping complete the brick wall around the south flower bed. In this heat we graciously accept all the help we can get to finish our projects outside.

On the entertainment side of things we danced and sang to the tunes of Freddie and the Freebies, the Happy Wanderers and Bob Olson. Thanks to all of you for coming out in this heat to spend some time with us. Our own Norma Barber and Kaye Johnson supplied us with some tunes on the piano when it got too quiet around here. Thanks so much ladies for doing this for us – we so enjoy your playing.

We were also treated to a beautiful piano concert by Audrey Andrist. We want to thank Audrey for performing for us in the summer when she is home visiting her mom Shirley.

We kept up our exercises with the help of Audrey Dupuis and Monica MacKenzie this month. Even in this heat they came to run us through our routines of stretching, lifting weights and chair aerobics. This is so important for our minds and bodies and we really appreciate all our volunteers that lead us in these activities.

Our Creighton Lodge Songbirds have taken up ringing the bells. We have been practicing with the tone chimes and surprised ourselves how good we are! We hope to have a little repertoire learned for our Christmas concert.

We also were paid a visit by the Vacation Bible kids from the Church of God who entertained us for a while. That was so nice of them to think of us.

Always a big thank you to the ministerial association for organizing our Sunday Church services. We welcome each church to worship with us as it is so difficult for most of us to attend our churches. We also appreciate communion with Trinity Lutheran, St. Paul’s United and mass with St. John’s Roman Catholic church. We are so grateful that our community sees that our spiritual needs are met.

Our faithful Bingo caller, Joan Wock is back at the helm along with her daughter Christina who visits us with her trained dogs.

We said goodbye to Raymond Holmes as he makes his new home in Hillview Manor. We will miss you Ray – you’re a great guy to visit with. All the best to you and come back once in awhile for dinner with us!

We’ve started painting the North end of the building. It’s going to take a lot of manhours to complete this but it’s in dire need of a paint job. Still hoping there are some volunteers out there who just love to paint.

I guess that’s all for this month. Soak up the sun while you can and please come on over to see our flowerbeds – they’re gorgeous.

Trinity Tower happenings SAP program proves popular Peggy Bolton Correspondent We hope you enjoyed the long weekend. As I am writing this before the weekend we hope the Roughriders have a win at “ The Classic.” Cheer Green.

The summer really went by quickly.

It is hard to believe the children are back to school. Drivers pleases watch for them.

Aug. 27 was our final patio party hosted by floor 7. The August birthdays were recognized. John Fowler, who is now in the regional nursing home was in attendance.

We sang a rousing rendition of “For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow” and presented him a gift.

He graciously thanked everyone but being a wise man realized it was time to move on.

We are so happy to have Susanne Widenmaier back home again. Take care our friend.

Olive Firth enjoyed a visit from her son Larry from Regina.

The window cleaners did some of the windows last week. We who had ours done think we have an extra hour of daylight.

Gordon and Gen Kuammer accompanied Margo Hammett from Bienfait toTorquay on Saturday Aug. 24. There they visited Marchand and Sharri Phillips of Torquay, Lisa and Pat Marchand from Calgary and Jerome and Marge Stepp from Weyburn.

We wish Shirley Peters a happy birthday on Sept. 5, Yvonne Steinke on Sept. 7 and Rita Verbeem on Sept. 10. Have a great day ladies.

Here is a joke sent to me that I will share. I am sure the punch line is shared by many of us here: Mother Teresa died and went to heaven.

God greeted her at the pearly gates “Be thou hungry, Mother Teresa?” asked God. “I could eat, “ Mother Teresa replied.

So God opened a can of tuna and reached for a chunk of rye bread and they began to share it. While eating this humble meal, Mother Teresa looked down into hell and saw the inhabitants devouring huge steaks, lobsters, pheasants and pastries.

Curious, but deeply trusting, she remained quiet.

The next day God again invited her to join him for a meal. Again, it was tuna and rye bread. Once again, Mother Teresa could see the denizens of hell enjoying lamb, turkey, venison and delicious desserts. Still she said nothing.

The following day, mealtime arrived and another can of tuna was opened. She couldn’t contain herself any longer. Meekly, she asked, “God, I am grateful to be in heaven with you as a reward for the pious, obedient life I led. But here in heaven all I get to eat is tuna and a piece of rye bread and in the other place they eat like emperors and kings! I just don’t understand it…”

God sighed. “Let’s be honest, Teresa,” he said, “… for just two people, it doesn’t pay to cook.”

Until next week keep smiling and God bless.

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More than 4,500 students benefitted from the new Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship in its first year.

In 2012-13, the program provided more than $2.2 million in scholarships to help students with their post-secondary education.

“I am pleased that thousands of students have benefitted from this scholarship in its first year,” Advanced Education Minister Don Morgan said.

“We are seeing more students participate in our growing economy and the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship will assist more students participate in and complete their postsecondary education.”

The Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship reduces tuition up to $500 per year to a lifetime maximum of $2,000 for new Saskatchewan Grade 12 graduates who enroll at a

Saskatchewan post-secondary institution. Students have up to 10 years from graduation to access the scholarship.

In the 2012-13 acad e m i c y e a r, s t u d e n t s across the Saskatchewan post-secondary sector benefitted from the program.

The percentage breakdown by institution is: • University of Saskatchewan: 44 per cent • University of Regina: 30 per cent • SIAST: 13 per cent • Regional Colleges: eight per cent • Private Vocational Schools: five per cent Morgan reminds parents and students that they do not need to apply for the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship.

“Your post-secondary educational institution will apply on the student’s behalf and eligible students will have their tuition reduced by the scholarship

amount,” Morgan said.

Updated information on the scholarship is posted on the Ministry of Advanced Education’s website at www.aeei.gov. sk.ca/scholarship-sas.

Morgan noted that while the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship is reducing tuition fees for students, those same students can also get all of their tuition back, up to $20,000, if they stay and work in Saskatchewan after they finish their post secondary education.

“Close to $52 million in Graduate Retention Program benefits were provided to 50,000 graduates for the 2012 taxation year,” Morgan said. “This means more young people are choosing to live and work in Saskatchewan after finishing their education and that’s one of the reasons our province is growing at its fastest pace in decades.”

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Sept 2 - 8, 2013 TRUCKING, AN INDUSTRY THAT MOVES YOUR ECONOMY

Canadian truck driver older than reported (July 9, 2013) – An analysis of the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) by the Conference Board of Canada shows that the average age of a truck driver has continued to increase at a faster rate than the rest of the labour force and is even older than previously thought.

In its report on the driver shortage and economic implications released earlier this year, the Conference Board relied on the 2006 Census and Labour Force Survey to find the average driver age to be 44 years – four years higher than it was for the average worker and increasing more rapidly as well. The Conference Board characterized the situation the trucking industry finds itself in – a rapidly aging and relatively older workforce of drivers combined with few young entering the occupation – as a “demographic tsunami.” It estimated that the national shortage of truck drivers could reach 33,000 by 2020.

The more recent numbers from the NHS (which is voluntary and replaces the long census questionnaire) confirms this challenge confronting the industry and suggests the situation may be even more pronounced.

Based on its review of the NHS data, the Conference

Board now finds the average truck driver age is 46 years, compared to the average age for all workers in Canada of 41.5 years.

Most importantly, the Conference Board says the increase in the average driver age is due to a drop in the share of drivers between 20 and 29 years old. In 2006 11.6 per cent of truck drivers were in that age group but in 2011 this share declined to just 8.8 per cent of the driver population. Also of note is the fact that in 2006 the share of drivers in the 30 to 34 year range was 10 per cent, the same as it was for the total labour force.

However, by 2011 8.5 per cent of drivers found themselves in this age group. For the total labour force there was a slight increase to 10.4 per cent.

On the other end of the spectrum the share of the driver population in the age group 55 years and older has increased from 20 per cent to 26 per cent.

Furthermore, the NHS data indicate that 4.4 per cent of drivers are 65 and over (compared to 3 per cent in 2006) while for the total labour force the share of this age cohort increased from 2.6 per cent to 3.5 per cent. According to the Conference Board, this confirms that in the trucking industry more than in others a primary source of

“new” labour is delayed retirements – which it says is “nothing more than a bandage solution.”

The Conference Board was also able to examine the variation in the driver age by province. The NHS data indicate drivers are slightly “younger” in Alberta, where the average age is 44.9 years (in part reflecting the generally younger labour force in Alberta (40.6 years rela-

tive to the national average of 41.5 years)). On the other hand, the average driver age is over 47 years in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Manitoba (although in provinces where the driver population is particularly small some caution should be taken when interpreting the results).

The data also show that truck driver remains the second most com-

(Aug. 30, 2013) – Prime Minister Stephen Harper and CTA President David Bradley have reached out to the trucking industry as the nation’s largest celebration of truckers is set to kick-off this weekend.

“I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to everyone marking National Trucking Week 2013,” Harper wrote in an open letter sent to the Canadian Trucking Alliance. “The trucking industry plays a vital role in the Canadian economy.

Our trucking transportation services ensure the safe and efficient flow of goods across our vast country and with our major trading partners. I am delighted to have this opportunity to recognize our hardworking trucking professionals for their extraordinary efforts to serve Canadian businesses and communities throughout the year.”

National Trucking Week, which this year takes place from Sept. 1 to Sept. 7 was launched by the Canadian Trucking Alliance in the 1990’s and has been embraced by the industry as a way to spotlight the contributions of the hundreds of thousands of men and women of the Canadian trucking industry who keep the country’s freight moving, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

During the week, various events will be occurring across the country where the trucking community in Canada and others come together to celebrate recognize those who deliver Canada’s goods and who keep the wheels turning as well as the folks who promote the industry’s dedication to safety and to environmental enhancement. Companies show their appreciation by hosting barbeques, picnics and all kinds of other family events and promotions.

In his letter, Harper mentioned several steps the government is taking to enhance safety and productivity in the industry, such as the Beyond the Border program with the U.S. “We are committed to bringing our border into the 21century and increasing cooperation with the United States,” he wrote. “Key sectors of our economy, including the trucking industry, will benefit from this landmark agreement.”

As he does every year, CTA President David Bradley also sent an open letter to the “400,000 or so men and women whose hard work and dedication make the trucking industry the dominant mode of freight transportation in Canada.”

Bradley says industry workers “deserve to be recognized and saluted each and every day, but in the everyday course of getting the job done we all know this is impossible.” Hence, the launch of National Trucking Week!

NTW is also a time “to blow our own horn and to make others aware of the essential role the trucking industry plays in the economic and social well-being of the country,” Bradley adds.

Bradley noted the economies of North America are gradually recovering and he hopes that “the industry is poised for a new era of prosperity and accomplishment.”

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The Conference Board concludes “it will ultimately be up to the industry to address this ongoing challenge and to make the

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Driving safely around trucks Vehicles have to share roadways equally, but some vehicles tend to take up more space and make motorists more nervous than others. Anyone who has traversed a freeway has ridden alongside trucks. More than 70 percent of accidents involving trucks are the fault of the other vehicle, according to a study from the U-M Transportation Research Institute that analyzed national crash data on fatal two-vehicle accidents involving a heavy truck. Accidents involving large trucks frequently result in injuries.

Ensuring everyone's safety means knowing some of the rules of the road when trucks are present.

Blind spots Experienced drivers know the advantages of defensive driving techniques, especially when riding alongside tractor-trailers. Despite their larger side view mirrors, large trucks have much larger blind spots than standard cars, and knowing about blind spots is a great way to avoid accidents involving tractor-trailers. Avoid driving on the right side of the truck in the front or rear of the vehicle.

The middle-left side of the truck is another spot to avoid, as trucks merging into lanes may not be able to see you when you are on the left flank of the truck. Similarly, trucks are typically required to drive in the right lane of highways and will be changing lanes frequently to get back into the right lane. Because passing on the right is not allowed, driving in blind spots in the right lane can be dangerous for standard-size cars.

Merging As mentioned, the middle of an 18-wheeler is a large blind spot, as is directly behind the truck. When trucks are merging into the roadway, give them plenty of space.

You can flash your high beams to alert the truck that you are slowing down and allowing the driver to cross in front of your car. Otherwise, move over into an open lane to give him a wide berth.

Leave plenty of room Give tractor-trailers plenty of room when sharing the roadways. Tire blowouts on such trucks are quite common, as carrying heavy loads can put a lot of stress on tires. Blowouts send shards of heavy rubber into the air and roadway and can cause the trucker to swerve.

The more space you leave between your vehicle and the truck, the less likely you are to be involved in a blowoutrelated accident.

Another thing to keep in mind is that trucks have a large amount of surface area that can be blown around by the wind. Trucks can be difficult to control in the wind.

Therefore, leave extra room on windy days; otherwise, you could find a truck drifting into your lane.

Wide turns Trucks need to make wide turns to clear curbs and roadside items. Therefore, truck drivers need to swing left before making right turns. Very often the driver will not be able to see cars next to his trailer. The right side of a truck can be extremely dangerous and has far more blind spots than the driver's side of the vehicle.

Don't stop suddenly A truck traveling behind you cannot stop and maneuver as quickly as a passenger vehicle. Try not to hit the brakes to avoid an obstacle in the road, or you may have a semi barreling into the rear of your vehicle. According to information from the site Drive Safely, trucks fully loaded may take as much as the length of three football fields to come to a complete stop when driving at 60 miles per hour.

Pass quickly When passing a large truck, do so only on the left and do it as quickly as possible. This way you move out of the truck's blind spots promptly and avoid getting caught in a situation with a truck coming into your lane because the driver doesn't see you.

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Practice self-preservation Trucks are much larger than cars, and a collision with a truck can result in the car being trampled by the tires or sliding underneath the rig. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that 70 percent of fatalities in accidents involving a car and a truck were people in cars and not trucks. Do whatever you can to steer clear of trucks and give them plenty of room, even if and when truck drivers are in the wrong. It could mean the difference between a pleasurable road trip and a potentially fatal accident.

Trucks try to maintain speed When on roadways it can take a while for a truck to reach a cruising speed. Therefore, drivers will usually do what they can to remain at that speed. Otherwise the trickle-down-effect of braking could mean losing precious momentum, causing a

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Trucks also may have speed governors between 60 and 65 miles per hour. In such instances, they cannot move as fast when passing around other trucks and cars. If a truck seems like it is pacing another truck or car, it could just be because it is at max speed and the terrain doesn't allow the truck to pass effectively. Patience is key in this situation.

Driving with trucks requires drivers sharing the roadways with trucks to be more cautious and courteous. Cars are much more maneuverable than trucks, not to mention much more susceptible to damage in an accident.

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