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Cocaine seized

Estevan Police Service officers on Sept. 8 stopped a vehicle on King Street and following the execution of a search warrant on the vehicle, seized a large amount of cocaine with an estimated street value of $80,000.

Police arrested the two male occupants of the vehicle, David Gatis, 48, and Cary Power, 51, at around 11 p.m. Monday night. Both were charged with trafficking cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and possession of property obtained by crime, as they were also found to be in possession of an undisclosed amount of Canadian money.

EPS Chief Paul Ladouceur said the two men were first arrested when the

officers stopped a vehicle because the occupants were suspected of possessing drugs.

“As a result, the officers drafted a search warrant and were granted one later in the evening.

As a result of the search warrant, they recovered the quantity of cocaine along with some Canadian currency,” said Ladouceur.

Ladouceur said he couldn’t divulge details of why there were drugs suspected to be linked with the two men involved.

Both men appeared in Estevan provincial court on Tuesday after the Mercury print deadline. Please check www.estevanmercury.ca for more on the result of that first court appearance.

Man charged after shooting Kelly Smith, 49, is facing a number of charges following a shooting at a home in Carlyle on Sept. 6.

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Housing project has three years to get off ground

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

It’s not the most urgent race against time, but the Southeast Regional College has three years to break ground on what they hope will be the perfect solution to housing the student enrolment numbers desired by the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute in Estevan.

It’s no secret that since SETI opened in 2012, the facility has been underutilized. Early in the summer, Dion McGrath, SRC president and CEO, said they would like enrollment to be around 80 per cent at

Dion McGrath, president and CEO of Southeast Regional College this point in the facility’s history, but it hovers much closer to just 40 per cent.

After studying the is-

sue of low enrolment, the college found housing affordability in the Energy City to be the biggest obsta-

cle in the way of the enrollment they would like to see.

Given that it’s an obstacle faced by most businesses and most industries in the city, the leaders at the college thought there could be a joint initiative between the college and local industry to work together on a solution.

As the college is funded publicly, and McGrath wants to team up with the private sector in Estevan, he hopes a partnership between the private and public sectors will win the day. With all the chatter at the provincial level about supporting public-private partnerships (P3s), McGrath said that while their housing project

doesn’t necessarily meet the project specs the province looks for in a P3 deal, particularly size and cost, the project is a P3 in spirit.

The college and the City of Estevan reached a memorandum of understanding this summer, where the City will hold a parcel of land near SETI in abeyance until 2017. McGrath said with the threeyear deadline, the time to push the housing project forward is now.

“We set a period of three years in the MOU, simply because if we can’t get something done in that time period, it’s probably not going to be done,” he

said. “We’ve been working at this for 12 months now. The issue hasn’t gone away, and if the economic forecasting that others are predicting (continues), the growth in Estevan isn’t going to subside.”

The concepts of affordable housing are easier enough to grasp. It’s funding that remains a big issue.

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From left, Ty Seeley, Brayden Wegner and Jesse Toombs enjoy some snacks during Pleasantdale’s back to school barbecue on Sept. 3

Third suspect in kidnapping case appears in court Kolby Iezzi, 24, of St. Albert, Alta., was in Estevan Provincial Court on Sept. 8 for a show-cause hearing, where he was released on a $20,000 cash bail.

A warrant was issued for his arrest in late June following the arrest of Cyrus Ackrill, 19, and Daniel Lowenberg, 23, who were both charged with kidnapping, uttering death threats, forcible confinement and kidnapping for the benefit of a criminal organization.

The incidents took place at the southeast end of the city.

Iezzi was arrested last week at his home.

A lengthy list of restrictive measures was placed on Iezzi upon release.

He must reside at a designated address approved by his bail supervisor – which will be in Alberta – and he must appear before the court when called upon and maintain a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew. He cannot possess any firearms or explosives, cannot consume any drugs or alcohol and mustn’t make any contact whatsoever with Ackrill or Lowenberg. Judge Lane Weigers also enforced one of the Crown’s primary restrictions of disallowing Iezzi to use or obtain any type of electronic communications device, which could potentially lead to him establishing contact with the co-accused.

The defense said this

was an extreme measure, adding a cell phone is an integral part of everybody’s means of communication in today’s world and would therefore cause difficulties for Iezzi in several ways.

The defense also pointed out that police could check phone records to determine whether or not he is communicating with the co-accused. Judge Weigers agreed with the defense about the police monitoring phone records, but noted it may be too late by then if they discover Iezzi had been communicating with Ackrill and Lowenberg, who in that instance may have made efforts to pursue the victims.

Iezzi will be back in court on Sept. 22.

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There are tandem activities going on.”

He noted the only way to do affordable housing is to reduce costs. With the City setting land aside for the project, it’s a good start.

“That land is a huge cost for a project. If the provincial government sees fit to provide some public investment, that reduces cost,” noted McGrath, who said they intend to set up as a non-profit. “We’re not in this to make money, so the whole profit margin isn’t required for us.”

He said the rents would cover capital renewal, and a reserve fund will be developed to ensure maintenance can happen when it’s necessary.

McGrath said they hope the private investors will come to the table to build the units they wish to lease.

“We want to marry that with the public sector investment for the student portion. Notionally, I would term it as a P3. What we are trying to pull together is a P3 partnership,” said McGrath.

He added they hope to work closely with developers to realize what would work best regarding design and size of the units. At the moment, they are pursuing a townhouse style over an apartment complex.

“At the heart of all this is a lot of businesses have told us they can’t fill jobs,”

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Businesses may secure space for their labour force by providing the investment on the unit and are then able to sub-lease it to employees.

“That’s a real rough sketch of the concept,” noted McGrath. Each lease would have a term. Under a 10-year lease, the company would have the rights to the unit for the term of the lease, but if their labour needs change and they don’t require that unit, it can be put into the “pool” where it could be rented out to anyone in the community.

“We’ve been setting up and meeting with various industry and businesses who have expressed an interest in hearing more about the affordable housing project and how it could help address their labour force issues and growth issues,” said McGrath. “We’ve been having those conversations, and they’ve been going quite well. We’ve had some very positive feedback and very high level interest.”

The discussion will continue for the next month, and the college will also be engaging the Province of Saskatchewan in the fall.

“We’ve also provided government some information on the project and where it’s at in development. We’re hoping we’re going to engage in more dialogue with the provincial government to see where they are at and what their concerns might be.”

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said McGrath, who noted there are about 1,000 job vacancies in Estevan at any given time. “That’s a huge lost opportunity for the economy, having that many positions going unfilled. What it means is there are a lot of companies losing productivity because they’re not operating at full capacity.

“We as a college are having issues because of the housing situation in Estevan. Our learners can’t afford the rents that are there, or some of the places they have lived at in the past may have been questionable. In order for us to grow and enhance our programming and to serve the needs and to help train people for those 1,000 jobs that are there … students need a place to live.”

He said housing is an issue of strategic importance that needs to be addressed if the college and other industries in the southeast expect to continue to prosper.

The housing project includes two parts: dedicated student housing and capital lease units, made available to businesses.

“Affordable housing will go a long way to helping us as a college be better at labour force development. Those companies that might be interested in partnering with us on affordable housing, for them, it will provide long-term security for their labour force development.”

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By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

A routine mountain biking trip on the trails among the mountains in Vernon, B.C. suddenly took an exciting turn as a baby bear jumped out in front a group of cadets, nearly knocked over the team leader, while not far away, the mother bear watched closely, ready to make a move.

This was the scenario 15-year-old Catherine Kroeker described when asked about her most memorable moment during her two-week Expedition Instructor course at Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre, which she began on July.

“We basically got out of there as quick as we could,” said Catherine.

“It was pretty exciting though, it was my first bear (encounter).”

It may have been her first bear, but it wasn’t her first time in B.C. As a member of the army cadets, her first trip out of the province was last summer, when she participated in the Expedition Instructor course’s threeweek program that focuses more on basic leadership skills, first-aid and lessintensive exercises. This year, everything was taken to another level.

A major part of their summer’s training is an 18-day expedition that takes them by canoe, mountain bike and foot from Sicamous, BC, to Cathedral Provincial Park near the United States border. Cadets paddle the Shuswap River and Mara Lake, hike the Larch Hills and the mountains in Cathedral Provincial Park.

They also mountain bike the Kettle Valley Railway, covering 360 kilometres.

“Some nights during our rest days we would stay up until about 11 stargazing. It’s the most beautiful thing you could ever imagine. There are so many constellations, and we saw a few shooting stars, satellites, it was really relaxing,” said Catherine, while also noting the friendships she developed on her trip. “It was probably the best summer I’ve ever had.”

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Army Cadet Catherine Kroeker of Estevan, Saskatchewan hikes along the Rim Trail at Cathedral Provincial Park during the six-week Expedition Instructor course at Vernon Cadet Summer Training Centre. eral of the expedition’s elements coming together to create a unique balance of hard work and fun, according to Wayne Emde, community public relations officer for the Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre.

“That’s a big part about this entire experience, building those

not, the cadets won’t come back.”

Before any mention about how the experience can be fun, Emde said above all else, one important factor is brought up.

“The one emphasis the commanding officer has at the start of every meeting begins with ‘let’s keep them safe, don’t let

did this,’ look on their faces. There’s a little swagger to them, and it’s really nice to see,” Emde admitted.

“As they age, they take on increasing levels of responsability as well.”

For Catherine, next year’s outing to B.C. will require her to work as a staff member on site that will require her to utilize

“It’s the most beautiful thing you could ever imagine. There are so many constellations, and we saw a few shooting stars, satellites, it was really relaxing,” — Catherine Kroeker friendships,” explained Emde. “The kids don’t have to be here, it’s a volunteer thing, so the other goal, of course, is that it has to be fun. It can be hard and testing sometimes, but at the same time there’s a huge emphasis on it being fun, because if it’s

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anyone get hurt.’ The parents send their kids here and they trust us with them,” he said.

Confidence is something the kids gain quickly as they conquer each task they’ve been assigned to complete.

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all her experience and leadership skills obtained to date.

Estevan’s Cadet commanding officer, Craig Bird, said there are a number of things cadets can take away from an out-ofprovince experience that can’t be obtained locally.

“It’s a program where kids are able to initially travel to different parts of the province, as well as take part in training outside of the province, pretty much anywhere in Canada.

If they like the outdoors and the survival-type of training like first-aid, mountain biking, canoeing, hiking and navigation skills, they will benefit a lot from these extra-curricular portions of training,” he said. “Trekking through the mountains is just not something we can do here in Saskatchewan.”

The absence of any cost to the parent or child is also something Bird noted, and was emphasized by Catherine, who was paid a total of $360 to embark on the trip to B.C. “The uniforms are provided to the kids, and they are under adult supervision throughout their time with the cadet program,” he said Catherine, Emde and Bird each emphasized the common misconception about the cadets and their role as a recruiting tool for

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“It couldn’t be further from the truth. The Department of National Defense sponsors the army cadets because they feel like it’s a good learning tool that teaches them self-discipline and self-reliance.

They take a huge stride in looking after children who might not be able to afford other activities and organized sports,” explained Bird.

Catherine highlighted some of the reasons people misunderstand the program, but said ultimately its purpose is simple.

“We march and shoot pellet rifles and we learn about the history of war and our country, but (the cadets) aren’t designed to get people started in the military. It’s mainly this entire group for people to make friends and learn about discipline and respect. It’s actually just this, awesome program.”

The Estevan Army Cadets had their first regular Monday meeting on Sept. 1 and welcomed the new recruits on Sept. 8.

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Regina-based author’s story looks at cultural adaptation in Canada

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

Ponziano Aluma arrived in Canada in early January in 1987 after moving from Madi Moyo, Uganda, and besides the chilling -9 C weather that greeted him in Regina, he had to endure a slew of other changes and unexpected racism while adapting to his new life.

“Over the years I’ve built a good network of friends, most of whom aren’t necessarily African anymore,” said Aluma with a laugh. “I had to learn to take risks and adapt to the new culture that surrounded me.”

Aluma is the author of We’re Here! Now What?

It’s a personal tale about the adjustments he had to make when he moved to Canada and the expectations he had coming in. His book has caught the attention of readers across Canada, and has resonated not only with new Canadians, but people who have lived here for an extended period of time, like Gail Bowen, professor of creative writing and author at the University of Regina of the mystery book series featuring Joanne Kilbourn, Mystery Series.

Aluma will be in Estevan on Sept. 27 for a book reading during the Collage Cultural Festival.

The aforementioned racism he experienced is part of what he calls the “expectation gap,” a concept he said many newcomers face.

“These are expectations people have coming in, but in reality once they

Ponziano Aluma will be in Estevan on Sept. 27 for a book reading during the Collage Cultural Festival. He is the author of We’re Here! Now What? hit the ground they discover that things are totally different. Having to negotiate with that bridge is quite an experience,” he noted. “We have a very different representation of what life in Canada is like when you’re in Africa.”

He talked about the few Canadians he met in Africa before moving to Canada, and how he discovered they didn’t reflect Canada overall once he moved to Regina.

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pect from people here generally comes from those certain selected pockets of people who have foreign experience in most cases.

Those who don’t have that experience, you don’t get what you expect from them.

For some people, this is a bit of a rude awakening,” he explained.

His advice for newcomers is simple; be openminded.

“Don’t be afraid to take risks. By that I mean don’t be afraid to approach people

who don’t look like you,” he said.

As a result of Ugandan President Idi Amin’s fall in the late seventies, who was

largely responsible for the expulsion of 60,000 Asians, Aluma left the country with his family and thousands of other northern Ugandans to southern Sudan. The priority for him and his family was feeding his younger siblings, nephews and nieces, which also meant he couldn’t complete his post-secondary education.

He found hope, however, in the form of the World University Service of Canada and the U of R, which sponsored his education in Regina.

The eventual publishing of his book was spearheaded by a tragedy within the family. Two of Aluma’s nephews, ages four and six, are living in Uganda. Their mother was raped twice.

She was impregnated each time and contracted HIV, and had to give up her children once they were born. Aluma sends money overseas to the two children who now live with Aluma’s parents. His sister hasn’t been seen since she escaped from a mental health hospital.

The success of Aluma’s book has fueled the funding for his nephews’ adoption process, which currently sits at $14,000, still short of the $35,000 goal. The author and Can-

ada Revenue Agency employee, however, remains optimistic.

“I was approached by someone a few years ago who told me if I write my story, he would promise to pay for the printing. With that kind of challenge, I had no option other than to write. I had the need, the opportunity, and the encouragement of friends, and unless I didn’t care about what I believed in, I would do nothing,” he said. “I find myself in a very positive position to help those two children.”

Sarah Mehler, director of the Southeast Newcomer Society in Estevan, said Aluma will provide an excellent opportunity for residents in the community, especially new Canadians, to interact and get some guidance from someone who has gone through the same uncertainty they have.

“A lot of newcomers experience that culture shock and the language barriers. Sometimes they don’t exactly know where to go to obtain the resources necessary to get involved within their community,” she said.

Mehler noted alongside Aluma’s reading, the Culture Collage Festival will have live music and a global market that will

“These are expectations people have coming in, but in reality once they hit the ground they discover that things are totally different. Having to negotiate with that bridge is quite an experience,” — Ponziano Aluma

Cultural Collage ready to launch Sept. 27 Cultural Collage on Sept. 27 will be one day of intensive celebration with four official partners leading the charge.

Sarah Mehler, program co-ordinator for Southeast Newcomers Services and Amber Andersen, director/ curator of the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum said last week that the Estevan Public Library and the Souris Valley Museum have joined them in the organization of cultural events for what promises to be a busy day of celebrating cultural differences … together.

The newcomers group is promoting what they refer to as their Global Market, while the EAGM is providing the space and organization expertise to help make it happen.

“We’ve signed up at least 15 vendors to date,” said Mehler on Sept. 3, shortly after she and Andersen had met to firm up plans for the activities that will begin around

noon and will wrap up later that evening with an appearance by Andino Suns, a five to seven-member Chilean folk-rock band.

Admission to the day’s action is all free.

“This is the kick off to our annual season of the After Dark series,” said Andersen, noting the EAGM will be playing host to energetic, global award winning singer/ songwriter Jeffery Straker in mid-October.

“Our newcomers are helping us put the Global Market feature together,” said Mehler, referring to the collage event.

“If will feature different arts, crafts and food, all with cultural focus. We have Ukrainian, Peruvian, Filippino … all kinds of artists and vendors,” Mehler added.

“The market will be hosted outside on the EAGM grounds as well as inside and we’ll accommodate the

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outside vendors inside the gallery in case the weather turns bad,” said Andersen.

Author Ponziano Aluma, formerly of Uganda who now resides in Regina, will be a featured presenter in the early afternoon, reading from his recently released book We’re Here, Now What? (See related article in this edition).

The Estevan Public Library will be offering a children’s story time shortly after that, while the EAGM will provide a crafts display and the evening performance by Andiono Suns.

The Souris Valley Museum’s staff and volunteers are chipping in with heritage craft creations for children.

“We hope for a good turnout,” said Mehler, referring to the organizational effort that has gone into the early preparations.

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Cornerstone public schools expecting slight registration increases

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

With the exception of the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS), student enrolments in Estevan’s public schools will remain pretty well static compared with last year.

Lynn Little, director of education for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division, said this past week there was an expectation of a very modest increase in total student population that is housed in 39 school facilities scattered throughout southeast Saskatchewan. This follows a trend of small increases within the division for the past two academic years.

At the end of the school year in June of this year, there were 8,228 students attending classes in Cornerstone schools. In this new academic year, that number should or could be around 8,238, which pretty well translates into maintaining a status quo situation.

One notable exception to the

otherwise stabilized registration numbers is found at ECS where 861 students answered the call for the first few days of classes, an increase of 43 compared with the June enrolment and well ahead of the projected number.

“A significant portion of growth at ECS would be newcomers to the province, a few are interprovincial (transfers), as well we have several returning students and those who are upgrading,” said Little.

Besides ECS, Macoun School, a kindergarten to Grade 6 facility is experiencing a jump of eight registered students, giving that community’s educational centre a total enrolment of 60 this year, a significant hike for a school of that size. No increase had been projected for Macoun School heading into the new school year.

Spruce Ridge School in Estevan is also witnessing an increase of eight, moving from 421 students at the close of operations last June to 429 on opening day

last week. Officials had predicted a slight hike in numbers at Spruce Ridge.

Other schools in Estevan and the immediate area are showing stable numbers or slight declines in population such as Hillcrest School where there are 163 students to start the new school year whereas there had been 175 at the close of the last school year.

The decline of a dozen or more was not anticipated by those who were running the numbers on the projection front.

Little said an enrolment forecasting tool known as Baragar, is used to project enrolments. Officials also use the always very helpful local knowledge about civic growth or decline and current student numbers to arrive at their forecast numbers.

Pleasantdale School, another Estevan elementary public school, will see only a slight dip in enrolment, moving from 226 to 224 students, whereas officials had been predicting a slight increase in registration due to a

rapidly growing nearby residential subdivision.

Westview School, another Estevan based kindergarten to Grade 8 facility, is also witnessing a small decline, going from 196 to 189 whereas the prediction was for a small increase.

In Lampman, the kindergarten to Grade 12 school is seeing a pretty-well stabilized enrolment figure with 225 students registered there compared with the 226 registered last year. Again, the prognosticators had predicted a slight increase.

In Midale Central School, another kindergarten to Grade 12 configuration, there is a drop of 10 from the student population to 149, just about what the projection called for.

Weldon School in Bienfait, a kindergarten to Grade 8 school, sees 122 students enrolled this year, a drop of 11 from last year.

The projection was for a slight decrease for this school as well.

Estevan and area schools have also welcomed 14 new

teachers into the fold as reported by the division’s head office.

Three of the newcomers have been added to the ECS staff. The new faces there are Kaila Jutras, Andrew LaPrairie and Breanne Swarbrick.

Hillcrest School is welcoming newcomer Alissa Klassen, who is actually transferring from another Cornerstone School, while Pleasantdale School has three newcomers, Ryan Jutras, Tannis Scharnatta and Kathleen Stobbs.

There are no new additions to the Spruce Ridge teachers staff while Westview has two additions to their staff; Stacey Chalmers and Kayla Hanson.

Weldon School has added Shannon Brown to their list of educators while Macoun School welcomes Preston Dumaine. Finally, at Midale Central, the newcomers are Cathy Harvey who is the school’s new principal and she will be joined by newcomers Rebecca Aspinall and Jessica McNabb.

Running and guessing for a good cause

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

An overwhelming wave of support on Sunday afternoon was spearheaded by Tracey Lievaart of Estevan, who recently helped changed the lives of her sister-in-law Jenelle Wimmer and her two children, both of whom have endured enormous hardships during the past couple of months.

Harvesting crops is a difficult task, but it was one Wimmer and her husband Brad, 29, performed together for many years until a terrible plane crash ended that partnership on Father’s Day earlier this year.

Brad and his father Phil, 59, were forced to turn their plane around while en route to the Father’s Day Fly In Breakfast in Lampman in June due to worsening weather conditions. A short time later, the plane went down, killing both men.

Since then, Jenelle and her two children, Brayden a n d h i s o n e - y e a r- o l d brother Jaxon, have been engulfed in a remarkable show of support.

Lievaart ran the Queen City Marathon in Regina on Sept. 7 to raise money for Wimmer and her two boys through a fundraising initiative that allowed people to guess what Lievaart’s final time was going to be for $20. Her final time in the half-marathon was two hours, 19 minutes and six seconds. A friend of Wimmer, whose guess was only

Jenelle Wimmer and her two children, Brayden (left) and his one-year-old brother Jaxon, have been engulfed in a remarkable show of support following a tragic plane crash that took the lives of her husband Brad and his father Phil on Father’s Day in June.

Tracey Lievaart ran in the Queen City Marathon on Sept. 7 to raise money for Jenelle’s two sons. Supporters paid $20 to guess her final time. A total of $18,650 was raised. five seconds off Lievaart’s final time, won $500 as a grand prize.

“It wasn’t the best run, but I was motivated to finish for Brad, Jenelle and the boys,” said Lievaart, a day after participating in only her second half-marathon, her first one being in New York City two years ago. “I wasn’t prepared at all, I only started to train hard in August but I still made it through.”

Combined with a trust fund that has been in place since June for Wimmer’s two boys, a total of $18,650 was raised with the added guesses, which

reached nearly 200.

“The community is always so supportive,” Lievaart pointed out, while acknowledging the donations made from residents outside of Estevan, including Weyburn and Tribune.

She had kept a lot of the planning close to the chest and purposefully left Wimmer in the dark as much as she could heading into Sunday.

“I was so shocked when I found out what the total amount raised was. I just couldn’t believe it, to have that much money raised in such a short amount of time. It

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was an overwhelming moment,” said Wimmer, a kindergarten teacher from Queen Elizabeth School in Weyburn on Monday.

“It was the first marathon I’ve ever been at to start with so that was a pretty neat atmosphere, but to see the sea of red, we had these red shirts made for Brad and I was surprised to see so many people there supporting us, I didn’t expect them all to be there.”

Brayden and Jaxon were also in attendance on Sept. 7 in Regina, and though Jaxon, who Wimmer said is still largely unaware of the situation they’re going through, the two seemed to soak up the experience.

“They had their shirts on that said ‘Team Dad,’ and I told them we’re here

because we’re doing this for Dad. Jaxon is still too young to understand but Brayden knew what was going on,” she said.

Back home on the farm, Wimmer said Brayden is beginning to adapt to the life without his father and is learning how responsibilities on the farm are able to shift from one person to another.

“He’s a kid and kids are so flexible, I think it’s starting to sink in as to how life has changed here.

He’s been tagging along with me everywhere I go, and sees how Mom can work the combine. We’re making it work,” she said. “(Brad’s) brother, his wife and myself we’ve picked up the harvesting side of things. The neighbours have pitched in during hay-

ing season, we have a lot of support around here. We’re making it work for this year, and we’ll decide how we approach it next year.”

Wimmer noted the wet weather that has blasted the southern parts of the province, which has made working in the field a lot more difficult.

“It’s been terrible.

We’re basically out in the field for one day and inside for two,” she explained..

Lievaart and Wimmer said the trust fund for the two boys is still open, where donations can be made to inmemoryofbrad@hotmail.com.

More information can also be found on the In Memory of Brad Wimmer Half Marathon Fundraiser Facebook page, which will continue to remain active.

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The case for school community councils When school community councils first came on the scene about 10 years ago, many public education officials feared they would simply be viewed as glorified parent-teacher associations with a narrowed view of their role.

Fortunately, most SCCs have grown to embrace their much wider and vital mandates and our provincial schools are much better off for having them involved at this elevated level.

When school boundaries were stretched and amalgamation of dozens of small school divisions occurred, there was a real fear among trustees and division administrators that the individual schools were going to be minimized and lost in the overall magnitude of these emerging governance structures. Schools that once were big fish in small ponds, suddenly became small fish in big ponds of 7,000 to 20,000 students and over 1,000 teachers and 1,000 support staffers all seeking recognition and clear identification.

Administrators realized soon enough that each and every school within these large systems needed strong advocates, representatives who wouldn’t be afraid to step up and step out on behalf of their school and its staff and students.

They needed people who were willing to look beyond the old PTA bake sales and raffles and school fundraisers to become educated and vocal advocates for their respective schools. Principals, superintendents, directors and hard-pressed trustees who were being asked to represent several schools, were going to have to rely on these community councils to deliver the goods in a businesslike manner while maintaining that school-community ambiance.

It took awhile for the SCCs to embrace the fact their mandate

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Enrolment shows rural decline There is no mistake rural Saskatchewan has been in a position of power and influence for the past seven years of Premier Brad Wall’s government.

Saskatchewan Party MLAs represent all 29 rural seats and nearly two-thirds of the government caucus. Rural Saskatchewan hasn’t enjoyed this much political representation since the 1960s when the rural population vastly outnumbered the urban population and city MLAs had no seats but were elected at large.

The same can be said for Wall’s cabinet that now has no representation from Prince Albert or Moose Jaw and only three MLAs each from Regina and Saskatoon.

In fact, Saskatoon representation actually decreased to three ministers in the spring shuffle from four with both Rob Norris and Ken Cheveldayoff being dropped.

Moreover, rural ministers represent all the most each from influential portfolios

was larger and more vital than they perhaps anticipated when they first allowed their names to be submitted as possible representatives. But we are willing to speculate that most of them have now arrived and have accepted this new world order in terms of provincial organizational needs.

Countless times we have heard around the trustee and administrative tables, voices raised to suggest that a certain item or action plan be delayed “until we have heard what their SCC has to say.”

This is done because these trustees and administrators are trusting that the SCC members have taken the pulse of the school they represent and are willing to speak up on its behalf in a reasoned manner. If they continue to do that, they will continue to be heard.

Not every school can have what they want or get what they clearly need, but when they have clear-headed and clean-thinking advocates on their SCCs, they can definitely make their case and be heard because it can be verified that their thoughts and activities are appreciated at the next levels of governance.

As long as school community councils remain pro-active, supportive, reasonable and thoughtful, their voices will be heard because those who are tending to the big picture know they can’t arrive at any crossroads or conclusions until they’ve received an in-focus picture from those charged with the duties of taking the smaller pictures, the snapshots, if you will. They know that dismissing what the SCCs have to say, would be a big mistake and that only by listening to them, can they craft their decisions for the larger masses.

It’s been a tricky path at times, but the process is evolving positively so far.

including finance (Ken Krawetz), health (Dustin Duncan) energy and economic development (Bill Boyd), social services (Donna Harpauer), government relations (Jim Reiter), agriculture (Lyle Stewart) and, of course, the premier’s office occupied by Wall.

About the only urban minister with a senior portfolio right now is Education and Labour Minister Don Morgan (although the justice ministry headed by Gord Wyant is often viewed as part of the senior ministry group).

Admittedly, this is less deliberate than it is the nature of the Sask. Party government. Coming into existence as a party that opposed the largely urban-based NDP, the Sask. Party’s most senior and arguably most talented MLAs, happen to come from the country. Really, would it make any sense to sit out a 15 or 20-year MLA who helped found the Sask. Party just to get every urban MLA possible in cabinet?

But while this may be the reality of the Sask. Party’s makeup, it has also done as much as it possibly can to cater to rural needs.

Besides specific policies to reduce municipal/education taxes on agricultural land, increase highways spending and build rural hospital and nursing homes, Wall has even appointed a minister in charge of rural and remote health. That he would assign one minister to this task while asking another to handle both the massive departments of education and labour says much about the influence of rural issues on this government.

The very fact that this government chose to keep the numbers of rural seats

the same — despite the on-going decline in rural population — also says much.

However, the slow march of that population shift from rural to urban in Saskatchewan (which, essentially, gains all three of the new seats the government will be adding), says even more.

And if one wants to gaze into the future, one need not look much further than the student enrolment statistics.

The official new numbers won’t be out until later this month or early October, but expect a story very similar to one we saw last year.

In 2013, student enrolment increased by 2,140 or 1.7 per cent to 170,582 students throughout Saskatchewan. More interesting, however, was that most of that increase was concentrated in the urban centres. Rural school enrolment continues to decline.

Sure, there are exceptions like Estevan and Weyburn in the oil-booming southeast or the bedroom communities around Regina and Saskatoon in particular.

But the most telltale statistic is that of the 28 school districts in the province last year, only 17 experienced an increase in enrolment, one had no change and 10 suffered declines.

At a time of population growth unseen in this province since the settlers flocked here for cheap agriculture land, that so many rural schools are still losing kids tells us much.

And it reminds us that there’s no greater factor in political influence than population.

School enrolment numbers suggest these heady days of rural influence won’t last forever.

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The Editor, Low voter turnout is a common problem in many democratic nations including local, provincial, state and national elections.

When voter turnout is high, elected government officials can justifiably say that they represent the will of the people. On the other hand, when voter turnout is low, it can be argued that the elected officials are only representing the will of a select minority: those who actually made it to the polls to cast a ballot.

I suggest that we con-

sider several strategies to address this problem.

The first would be to implement compulsory voting. This means that citizens who do not exercise their right to vote would be penalized in some way, typically through the application of fines.

In Belgium, where voting is compulsory, voter turnout is typically over 90 per cent. On the other hand research has shown that in the United Kingdom where voting is optional, adults are more likely to

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Another strategy would be the adoption of e-voting technology for casting ballots and the possible adoption of Internet voting. This could increase voter participation among young people who have grown up with technology as an integral part of their lives. They use the Internet and mobile devices on a daily basis to conduct the rest of their business, so why

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ance payroll tax increases, which are running up a multi-billion-dollar EI surplus and unnecessarily killing jobs in the process.

They could join the “Team Canada” trade missions, led by provincial premiers in a concerted effort to brand and sell more Canadian goods and services abroad.

They could develop a credible environmental framework for resource projects, which would earn Canadian energy producers greater access to international markets at better prices.

They could tear down barriers to higher learning and skills, and strengthen homegrown Canadian science and innovation.

They could accelerate, instead of stalling, federal investments in truly transformative public infrastructure to help drive jobs, growth and productivity — as recommended by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the provinces, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, former Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge, the Canada West Foundation, the Canadian Council of Chief Executive Officers, the C. D. Howe Institute, and many more.

But don’t hold your breath. This is not a government that lets human need, good advice or hard evidence get in the way of its ideology or partisanship.

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Some private sector economists call this situation “shocking.” Others say it’s “dismal.” Whatever the descriptor, it’s not good. And the problem seems to be chronic. To paraphrase the governor of the Bank of Canada, the Canadian job market is a “serial disappointment.”

Looking back a full year, only a meagre 81,000 jobs have been created in this whole country through the past 12 months. More than 80 per cent of them are just part-time, meaning poorer job quality, lower wages and less security.

Most seriously, the largest job losses in August were in the private sector — some 112,000 of them gone! That’s the worst private sector job-loss record ever. Public sector employment increased a bit, as did the numbers of people claiming to be self-employed. But good solid private sector jobs went up in smoke.

In the fall of each year, the Government of Canada publishes a midterm fiscal and economic update.

It’s due in just a few weeks. Will the Harper government continue to show passive indifference and do nothing — behaving like a hapless spectator, paralyzed by ideology, incapable of influencing the course of events, content to watch jobs deteriorate and disappear? Or will they at least try to be more useful?

If they had the will and gumption, they could roll back some of their excessive employment insur-

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A further benefit could be mobile apps to provide voters with more information about the platforms of each of the candidates.

This way voters could make more educated decisions.

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Is there even a case to be made for old fashioned, from scratch, healthy meals today?

With so many prepared and ready-made foods available to us, does it really matter if you don’t know how to boil or burn those fresh from the garden beets or turnips?

I read last week that only 25 per cent of Canadian kids get to eat a “from-scratch” meal every day.

If you think that statistic represents a problem, what is equally troubling is the fact that nobody is even trying to teach them how to prepare and then actually cook a from-scratch meal.

I’m not suggesting that 13-year-olds should learn how to butcher a half-hog or steer or pluck and remove the entrails of a chicken or duck, although that certainly would be helpful and probably profitable. I’m sure some kids who like fishing learn how to fillet their catch, so removing gunk from chickens or ducks is just a natural next step isn’t it?

Some people who believe they know all about domestic food preparation figure they’ve reached at least a B-level of competence if they know how to cook mac and cheese.

Sorry, that’s an F. I know at the Comp they teach commercial culinary skills and those kidlets seem to embrace the program while learning neat skills. I don’t believe high schools teach home economics anymore though, do they? Some might offer bachelor survival courses or some such alternatives, like how to pop popcorn correctly, but I don’t think we can take those things seriously. Commercial cooking is the real thing.

How many 15-year-olds can stuff and roast a chicken or turkey?

I’ve heard of some younger mothers who don’t know, so how will they teach their kids? And did you note I said kids, not daughters? We’re equal now guys. You get to learn how to cook rice and bake a saskatoon pie, just like mom … or grandma.

Barbecues don’t count either guys, not unless you’re roasting vegetables while you’re burning the chicken or steak. And, of course, you didn’t get those vegetables from the grocery store’s prepared tray of mixed veggies did you?

No, you got them raw from the produce counter or farmers’ market then washed them and peeled them or prepared them in the traditional way, you know, that way you never learned. A potato peeler is not some kind of ancient Turkish torture device.

Pasta sauce? Jar or peeled tomatoes with spices and peppers added to a simmering pot?

Stir fry? Packaged or self-prepared?

So you get what I mean.

How important is it for today’s young people to learn some basic food preparation and cooking skills? Maybe it’s just as important as learning how to manipulate the latest Xbox game?

I know I’m an advocate of learning how to cook and bake, at least to some degree of proficiency simply because when I have to enter bachelor mode, I don’t run in fear of stuffing and cooking a turkey or baking some fish or even a cake, if need be. I learned early and often to get away from canned beans, fried eggs and that ugly mac and cheese thingy. I fall flat on my face when it comes to adding the finer things though. I love East and West Indian meals but learned long ago that simply tossing curry powder on rice is just an ugly and unappetizing cover up that doesn’t do the trick. So for now, samosa is out, toasted tomato sandwich is on.

Light up the barbecue man, here comes the steak and bottled barbecue sauce. I’m in!

The Editor, After last month’s debacle at Statistics Canada over the official job numbers for July, observers might be forgiven for wondering if the most recent figures for August (published last Friday) are accurate. The onceproud agency, long suffering now under a government that doesn’t much believe in data-based decisionmaking, could ill-afford another hit on its credibility.

But public reaction to the August labour market report quickly moved on to the substance of what it revealed — a struggling economy that simply isn’t generating jobs.

Instead of gaining some 10,000 new positions in the past month, as predicted, employment fell by some 11,000.

Despite regular monthly population growth, participation in the labour force continued to decline in August by another 0.1 per cent — meaning that another 21,000 people stopped looking for work. Some of those would have taken normal retirement. Many others just gave up their job search in frustration.

As a result, the August unemployment rate stayed flat at 7.0 per cent, while both the number and percentage of Canadians gainfully at work dropped yet again — more evidence that the economy is not producing jobs at a sufficient pace.

Compared to the period in 2008 just before the recession, there are nearly 230,000 more jobless Canadians

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Berglund, Belle Plaine ready for Estevan Returning from Confederation Conference appearance

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

He’s a real singing cowboy who knows all about southeast Saskatchewan, having been raised on a ranch near Kennedy, while she can sing your soul out with her sweet sounds. She’s from Fosston.

Blake Berglund and Belle Plaine, slightly road weary warriors, will be in Estevan this weekend with a unique blend of entertaining music while helping the Souris Valley Theatre raise a few bucks.

The two have just completed an ambitious Maritime tour that took them as far as Charlottetown, P.E.I. where they entertained Canada’s Premiers and First Ministers at the Confederation Conference. They helped a few smaller communities raise funds with their concerts, played a few more halls on the island then hopped over to Truro and Halifax in Nova Scotia before heading back to Saskatchewan via Via Rail. Berglund and Plaine were happy to provide passengers on the Via Rail express from Montreal to Toronto to Saskatoon with a little entertainment on the way.

Asked if he’s going to be arriving in the Energy City with a bit of a fatigue factor, Berglund simply laughed, “I don’t think I’m ever fully rested, in fact, if I was, it probably wouldn’t be a good thing.”

Berglund and Belle Plaine say they’re ready for another good time in Estevan. Both have been on stage here before but in different musical formats.

The Saturday night

Blake Berglund and Belle Plaine, ready to entertain at the Souris Valley Theatre Saturday. show in Frehlick Hall at Woodlawn Regional Park, will begin at 7:30. A burger barbecue will precede the show, starting around 6:30.

Berglund said they’ll be ready to entertain a partyhearty crowd or settle into a neat concert-like setting, whatever the audience dictates.

“We’re coming with my full band. It’s a prerelease of my Jasper album and we’re ready for

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anything. I hope there’s a good turnout. I know the oilpatch, I know what’s going on in that corner of the province, so if some guys and girls want to take the focus off work for a few hours and have some fun with us, then this will be the place for them to be on Saturday.”

Berglund will be bringing bassist J.R. Lewis, Bryce Lewis on guitar and Steve Leidal on drums. He

and Belle Plaine, having just completed the Maritime tour, are beginning to come together quite “organically,” he said.

“We’re both lead singers and harmonizing was difficult for us. I know when I did that tour a couple of winters ago with Chris Henderson and Jess Moskaluke (Canadain Country Music Award winner), they took on harmony so easily, it was just second nature for them,

whereas we have to work at it,” he said chuckling.

Berglund said their appearance at the premier’s reception in P.E.I. was a special night and one that everyone, including the entertainers seemed to enjoy.

A couple of nights later in Milton, Berglund noted that Saskatchewan’s Premier Brad Wall was in the audience again.

“I guess he just bought a ticket and there he was in the back of the hall. What a nice surprise. I guess he likes country and western music.”

Berglund has some fun with politics in a few of his songs, including Where Have All My Horses Gone?, a song he wasn’t afraid to sing in front of Canada’s political leadership group.

“I like politics. I kinda get into it. I know what it’s like to take a stance on your economy and the oil industry. That’s why I know that the arts and oil community can work, because it does in southern Saskatchewan.”

The Jasper album was recorded live in the Jasper, Alta., Legion Hall and contains some tunes from Berglund’s Coyote album and others that were catalogued earlier.

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With a classical piano training and a love for all musical genres as well as horses, Berglund had a great basic training ground for his career in fresh-styled, genuine country music.

Belle Plaine, on the other hand, also draws from a 12-year background in classical music, which eventually led her to her jazz and contemporary musical stylings. Her textured voice handles country as well as 1940s swing tunes to soul-searching blues and jazz with emotional honesty such as lyrics found in Notes From a Waitress.

“Don’t worry, we’ve done this before, we’ll make it sound as if we know what we’re doing,” Berglund joked just before climbing aboard the Via train in Montreal.

“We’ll be in Saskatoon by Tuesday. Someone is picking us up there and we’ll be in Regina on Wednesday and then I want to hit Estevan by Thursday or Friday, maybe do a little promotion work, try and sell a few more tickets you know, because your live theatre productions there deserve the support I know your people can bring it.

Arts and oil, they do work together. Everyone is just trying to make a living for their family. We’re hoping we can help get something done while having fun.”

Having just come off a tour that featured full concert halls and Canada’s premiers, as well as house concerts, schools, theatres and bars, Berglund said he and Belle Plaine are ready to respond to whatever the Energy City has to offer on Saturday.

The Souris Valley Theatre has been providing live musical theatre in Estevan for over 24 years and have added a variety of special events and performances, such as this, to their schedule every year in an attempt to attract audiences with wide-ranges of interests.

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In a relationship built on trust, financial advisers are tasked with guiding clients through the complex, at times murky, world of investments.

For the second consecutive year, Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with fullservice brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power 2014 Canadian Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study (SM).

The study determining the rankings measures overall client satisfaction with full-service investment firms based on a number of performance factors.

Edward Jones scored 791, above the industry average of 755, in a study that looked at factors including investment adviser, invest-

ment performance, account offerings, fees and commissions.

Tyler Knibbs, financial adviser at Edward Jones in Estevan, said through his role, the business requires a relationship built on trust with the client.

“Trust is inherent in this relationship. It has to be. When you build a financial plan for somebody, and they tell us they want to retire at a certain age, and they entrust us with their RRSPs, their tax-free savings accounts, with their pension, there is inherently a great deal of trust in that relationship. Really, when you start looking at things like J.D. Power two years in a row, a happy, satisfied client is the highest measure of success we could ever hope to obtain,” said Knibbs.

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client. I work with conservative long-term investors.

That’s it,” he added.

Despite how simple and minute that clientele sounds, he noted the term describes a lot of people, not a few.

“That describes people who are 20 years old. That describes people who are 80 years old.”

While things are more complex than that, Knibbs gives the conservative long-term investment a blunt evaluation: “It works,” he said.

“The primary thing people are looking for when they’re coming to me is a financial plan. I’ve built my business primarily around financial planning, so whether someone’s coming to me to figure out how they’re going to put their children through university, or when they can retire

and with what lifestyle, everything we do here comes back to that financial plan,” said Knibbs.

He said he wants his clients to understand what’s going on, adding that ensuring clients understand their goals, their plan and, ultimately, their investments is a key to maintaining satisfied customers.

Communicating the reason for portfolio performance, communicating the fees and commissions that are paid, all comes down to investor education.

“My own personal argument is an educated investor is a good thing. Do you understand investment performance? It’s nice to win in an up market. It’s probably more important to win it in a down market because you can control your reaction to markets,

but you can’t control the markets itself.”

He said everybody who comes through the doors goes through the five-step process.

The process has aspiring investors go through a series of five broad questions that are relevant to anyone at any stage of life, no matter the age, goals or financial position, covering topics like goals, how they may be achieved and how one stays on target. While the process is the same, it’s the details that change, and a client’s answers to those questions will change in varying and unpredictable ways as they go through life.

“You can take two people, the kid who just started out on the oil rig and the guy who owns it. The questions apply to both,” noted Knibbs. “I don’t want

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Regarding the top customer ranking his company received for another year, he added, “It is an honour that Edward Jones was recognized with the top customer ranking by J.D. Power because I believe that it is confirmation that our effort to provide exceptional value to my clients is being recognized.

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Sask. unemployment Fish hatchery remains lowest in country transferred to SWF A trust agreement signed between the Ministry of Environment and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) marks the transfer of the 100-yearold provincial fish hatchery to the SWF. The agreement includes the transfer of staff and fisheries programming through the Fish and Wildlife Development Fund (FWDF). The fish enhancement component of the FWDF was established in 1984 to ensure the sustainability of Saskatchewan’s fish resource with a primary focus on habitat management and population enhancement.

“The transfer will facilitate a stronger industryled partnership within the Fish and Wildlife Development Fund by assigning responsibility of program delivery and administration duties to the Saskatchewan

Wildlife Federation,” Environment Minister Scott Moe said. “We see this as a positive step for fisheries habitat enhancement and the fish stocking programs.”

Day-to-day operations will be transferred over the next several months.

Program oversight, policy development and fish stocking plans will remain the responsibility of the ministry. Ownership of the fish culture station and required equipment purchased by the FWDF will remain the property of the Crown, although operational use will be transferred to the SWF. As part of the trust agreement, a Capital Reserve Fund will be created to provide for future upgrades to the fish hatchery and for other fisheries enhancement developments.

“The SWF is very excited to take on this new role in the enhancement of

Saskatchewan’s fisheries resources,” SWF President David Pezderic said.

“This new program delivery model will provide the opportunity to secure additional federal and corporate funding to strengthen and improve our hatchery operations, benefiting present and future generations of Saskatchewan anglers.”

The fish hatchery is located on Highway 210, east of Echo Valley Provincial Park, just outside Fort Qu’Appelle.

The FWDF was established under The Natural Resources Act to carry out fish and wildlife conservation and enhancement programing in Saskatchewan, including management of lands purchased through the fund. FWDF funding is secured from a 30 per cent levy on hunting, trapping and angling licence sales revenue.

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The unemployment rate for youth (seasonally adjusted) was 8.9 per cent, the lowest among all provinces and below the national average of 13.4 per cent.

Regina’s unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) remains the lowest of all major Canadian cities at 3.1 per cent and Saskatoon’s rate was the second lowest at 4.4 per cent.

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Since August 2013, 7,500 new jobs have been created, for a growth rate of 1.3 per cent, the second highest among all provinces.

“We continue to see steady progress and positive results, a reflection of the hard work of the men, women and businesses in Saskatchewan,” Harrison said.

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Saskatchewan’s labour force reached 604,100; a historical high in the province. The increase in the unemployment rate can be attributed to strong labour force growth, which saw 6,100 new workers (seasonally adjusted) added to the province’s labour force in August.

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Rink Burgers chronicles small town hockey To d d D e v o n s h i r e knew he wanted to be an author. He just didn’t have the topic. While living in Japan, it came to him.

One night he was late for class and didn’t have a chance to eat supper.

He made the mistake of telling his classmates he was so hungry he could eat a horse.

The reference was lost in translation and the group went to a restaurant where Devonshire was served actual horse meat.

“So they said, ‘what would you like to eat?’

And I said, ‘honestly, if I could have anything right now, I’d love nothing more than a rink burger,’” Devonshire recalled.

“I told them some stories about that and what the rink burger meant, and the next day I said, ‘OK, there’s the world trying to tell me something,’ and I started writing. A year later, I came back home and I had about 400 pages written.”

Devonshire was at the Estevan Public Library on Saturday to read from his book, Rink Burgers, which was published in September 2012.

Anyone who has spent significant time in a rink knows the appeal of the rink burger, Devonshire said.

“It’s one of those cul-

would just go down with a pair of skates and a stick and we didn’t care about anything else. The only timekeeper we had was the sun. When the sun was up, we’d go play and when the sun was down, well, ‘Hey Dad, could you bring the snowmobile down here to shine some lights, we’ve gotta finish this up.’ I think maybe a little bit of that is lost today.”

Rink Burgers is about more than the game itself.

“I think just the camaraderie and the real lessons that we learn. There’s a lot of good times and good friendships developed. A little bit about loyalty and sticking with it through good times and through bad,” Devonshire said.

“We had a terrible tragedy when I was 10.

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“I think just the camaraderie and the real lessons that we learn. There’s a lot of good times and good friendships developed. A little bit about loyalty and sticking with it through good times and through bad,”

Saskatchewan author Todd Devonshire read from his book, Rink Burgers, at the Estevan Public Library on Saturday. tural things that’s so engrained to us. As soon as I said it, I said, ‘that’s it, that’s the title of the book,’ because it works as kind of a symbolism throughout the book.”

Devonshire said the book is about his life growing up in Big River, “playing hockey and the life lessons that came along.”

He said hockey has become such an integral

from a hockey game and our team was involved in a car accident and people lost their lives. All of us leaned on each other a little harder that time and being hockey (players) didn’t matter now, just being human, we obviously formed a bond. It’s one of the tougher chapters I had to write, but it was one of the more important ones, too, because you talk about hockey and the fun stuff, but that was a real experience that I still think about today when dealing with adversity, how we all pulled together.”

On the book’s twoyear anniversary, Devonshire said there has been “a fantastic reaction” to Rink Burgers.

“The whole province has just really embraced it.

It is so beyond my wildest dreams.”

part of the fabric of Saskatchewan “because it’s something to do in the cold weather,” recalling his days playing on the pond in Big River.

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Arts council says no to artist-in-residence project The Estevan Arts Council has decided to take a pass when it comes to sponsoring an artist-in-residence in Estevan for a year.

Evelyn Johnson, spokeswoman for the council, said their members had contacted several organizations and individuals regarding the suggestion and the fill-in funding that would be required to make the program viable in the city.

Johnson explained that the Saskatchewan Arts Board approved partial funding for a one-year project in Estevan under the SAB’s Creative Partnerships Plan. She said the funding the SAB was willing to provide would cover about 55 to 60 per cent of the total cost. The local arts council, she explained, wouldn’t be able to come up with the additional funds to ensure the program’s success so they have reluctantly declined the offer and informed the SAB of their decision.

“We (Estevan Arts Council membership) were a little hesitant anyway going into the application and when we found out we would get only partial funding, we decided not to go any further with it. It’s a lot of work, a lot of organization goes into it and then there are always unexpected expenses that the local council would have had to cover,” Johnson said.

But that does not preclude the local art group from taking another stab at it in the future with a little more time and financial support behind the promotion.

Johnson said when Estevan has been engaged in artist-in-resident programs in the past, they have been quite successful. She recalled when Judy McNaughton arrived for a one-year project in 2000-2001. That experience was so successful, an application was filed to extend it to two years and it was granted, allowing McNaughton and the local council to complete some very important personal and civic art projects.

“It seems as if the Creative Partnership Plan is a different format compared with the previous funding model the SAB had,” said Johnson.

Under the former program, the SAB handled the financial details of the residency and would oversee the entire process.

“They would send a monitor down here once every month or so and we (Estevan Arts Council) would be directly accountable to them and the SAB,” she said.

The veteran arts council member said the local organization was very appreciative of the interest and support that was offered during their exploratory process. She also said the aforementioned support from the provincial body in the past was noted and appreciated.

The SAB has also been a major supporter of the self-guided art tours in the southeast for the past three summers and Johnson said their impact on the community has been very positive.

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Autism Donation From Affinity On June 24, the facilities department of Affinity Credit Union Estevan held a barbecue, with the proceeds going to The Casey Foundation for Autism Support Inc. This department also held a raffle on a homemade quilt for the same organization. The total donation to The Casey Foundation was $1,188.01. Pictured from the left are Lucinda Milford, Dierks Milford, Gaylene Wyatt, Casey Cuthbert and his mom Alexis Cuthbert, co-founder of The Casey Foundation. The funds raised will go toward supporting additional programs for people with autism in Saskatchewan.

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Capital expenditures across the company’s asset base in 2014 are expected to increase by $200 million to $2 billion. Considering the increase Crescent Point said in a release it plans to invest additional capital in its high-netback resource plays.

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The incremental capital is expected to be directed primarily to the company’s Uinta Basin resource play in Utah and its Torquay resource play in Saskatchewan, where additional infrastructure is designed to accommodate the success of the play.

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“With the increased capital expenditure budget and assuming the successful acquisition of the Lightstream Assets, Crescent Point’s 2014 exit production rate is expected to increase to 155,000 from 149,000 boe/d and its average daily production in 2014 is expected to increase to 140,000 from 138,000 boe/d,” according to a release by the company. “Funds flow from operations is expected to increase by three per cent to $2.6 billion ($6.13 per share – diluted), up from $2.5 billion ($6.04 per share – diluted).”

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School zone safety the focus for September With kids now back to school around the province, September’s traffic safety spotlight is highlighting school zone safety in Saskatchewan.

Police will be watching for traffic violations in and around school zones, including drivers speeding in school zones, failing to stop at stop signs or yield signs, failing to yield for pedestrians, failing to obey crossing guards or failing to obey school bus cross arms and flashing lights.

Estevan City council recently approved a change to how speeding will be handled within the city, moving to turn reduced speed zones into school zones around schools and playparks where the speed limit is 40 km/h. The changes will mean fines for speed violations in those designated areas will be roughly double what they were before.

“The combination of the high-traffic area and our most vulnerable road users – children – makes school zones particularly risky,” said Andrew Cartmell, president and CEO of SGI. “Slow down and stay alert to help keep everyone safe.”

Looking at 2013’s preliminary numbers, there were 24 collisions in school zones in the province, resulting in nine injuries.

“If you drive even 10 km/h over the posted speed limit in a school zone and you hit a child, you increase the risk of seriously injuring that child by up to 50 per cent,” said Cpl. Doug Green, forensic collision reconstructionist with the RCMP. “And if you’re going 50 km/h in a 30 km/h zone, you might not even have a chance to hit the brakes before you hit them.”

Speed limits in school zones vary by municipality, but they will be marked with regulatory reflective signs. In some areas of the province, reduced speeds remain in effect in evenings and weekends, not just during regular school hours and some all year long. The school zones in Estevan mark a reduced speed that runs every hour of the day.

SGI asks motorists to check with their local municipal office if unsure of the rules in the community.

Penalties for speeding in school zones, under The Traffic Safety Act, include a fine of at least $190 and three demerit points under SGI’s Safe Driver Recognition program.

Visit SGI’s website at www.sgi.sk.ca for more information about school zone safety or for details about the Road Safety Challenge and how #wecandrivebetter.

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Estevan Mercury

A few drug busts and traffic stops on the agenda for Estevan police A number of minor drug busts added to the routine patrols made by members of the Estevan Police Service this past week.

On the night of Sept. 4, EPS members noticed that a driver of a minivan parked in a public lot had remained in the vehicle for an extended period, so they approached the driver to speak to him about this suspicious behaviour and noticed that he was wearing women’s undergarments.

They also noted a strong odour of marijuana being emitted from the vehicle, which led to an arrest and search of the vehicle. The 46-year-old man was charged with being in possession of cocaine and marijuana in an amount less than 30 grams. He now has an Oct. 6 court date.

A 37-year-old woman was charged with speeding and having open liquor in a vehicle when she was stopped by police on the night of Sept. 4. The woman was also issued a three-day suspension of her driver’s licence following a roadside breathalyzer test that registered a warning level.

Police then attended to a local lounge at the request of employees to tend to a 41-year-old patron who was refusing to leave when asked to do so. He was arrested and charged and placed in cells until sober.

A man phoned police regarding the fear of a fire in his basement on Sept. 4. When police arrived, they did not detect any smoke but followed the man to the source of his concerns and shut off the power to the residential boiler as a cautionary measure.

EPS members also noted they conducted several routine traffic stops during the course of the Sept. 4 evening patrol.

On Sept. 5 police were informed by a local business that a motorcycle had been found on their premises.

Later that day, police received a call regarding a stolen motorcycle, with the owner providing a description of

the bike that matched the motorcycle found at the business, so arrangements were made to have it returned to the rightful owner. In the meantime, police are still investigating the incident and have asked for the public’s assistance on this file.

In the early morning of Sept. 6, EPS members responded to a complaint regarding a noisy party. Since they had responded to the same address on several occasions earlier, the owner of the house was finally charged under the civic noise bylaw and while police were dealing with tenants at the same address, an additional charge of obstruction was laid against another male who was

in attendance.

On that same day, EPS were asked to look into a matter of a man uttering threats against another man after the two had engaged in a negative verbal exchange.

In response to an anonymous tip, EPS members visited the local skate park where they arrested a 21-year-old man for being in possession of a controlled substance.

On the early morning shift of Sept. 7, police began work by following a string of vandalism incidents that had occurred on the city’s north side the night before.

Police noted that vehicle windows had been smashed and the vehicles had been entered, with items being thrown out onto the street after loose change had been stolen. The vandals had attempted to hot wire some of the vehicles, without much success, but one vehicle was taken and was reported to have left the city, heading north towards Weyburn. The investigations into these incidents continues.

EPS members then received a call regarding a semitrailer unit that was weaving and speeding on the highway near Estevan. When police activated a stop, the driver was warned about his poor driving habits and while they were doing a follow-up check, they noted the driver had warrants out for his arrest issued by Moose Jaw police.

The driver was taken into custody and later released pending a court appearance in Moose Jaw. On the Sept. 7 day shift, EPS attended to a domestic disturbance that was resolved with some police intervention. The members on the night shift were also called upon to help resolve a couple of domestic disturbance incidents.

Two separate reports of intoxicated individuals putting themselves at risk while walking on the south side of Estevan were looked into by EPS members. Police were unable to locate the inebriated pedestrians when they arrived in the neighbourhood.

regarding this theft wishing to share it with the RCMP is asked to contact the local detachment at 306-637-4400 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Tips may also be supplied online at www. saskcrimestoppers.com *** On Sept 4, at around 5:30 p.m. a victim from the Bienfait area received a phone call from a thickly accented male who of-

fered to drop the interest rate on the victim’s credit card. The caller listed off the first eight digits of the victim’s credit card and asked the victim for the last sequence of digits from the card, including the expiry date and the victim’s date of birth.

After giving this information, the caller abruptly hung up.

After the phone call, the victim recognized that this was a scam, immediately cancelled the credit

card and called police.

Police are strongly advising the public not to give out any credit card information or personal information if asked to do so over the phone, even if the caller claims to know a partial sequence of their card number.

For further information on this type of scam, please contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online or contact the Estevan RCMP.

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The Estevan detachment of the RCMP is seeking the assistance of the general public in their investigation of a theft that occurred in early August.

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learn and grow, prepare for a constantly changing world and workplace and interact with society and our communities.”

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Holy Family expects to meet enrolment crunch Official enrolment numbers are expected to be up in the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division this year compared with the 201314 academic year.

Gwen Keith, director of education for Holy Family, said that when the official count is taken near the end of the month, she expects the separate school division that serves the southeastern sector of the province will be around 1,200, an increase of about 100 students.

The division includes two elementary schools in Estevan, as well as one each in Weyburn, Radville and Wilcox.

In terms of facility needs, Keith said “the pressure points are St. Michael’s School in Weyburn, and Sacred Heart/ Sacre Coeur in Estevan.

We may have to make some short-term adjustments and then plan longer term fixes for these schools,” she said, referring to recent renovations and additions made to St.

Michael’s to accommodate students from a former Catholic-based school, St. Dominic’s, that closed last year.

Sacred Heart, on the other hand, is the only French immersion elementary school in Estevan and it is expected that well over 300 children will be registered there this year with about half of them enroled in the courses that are delivered in French.

The school was originally built and renovated to accommodate 260 to 280 students from kindergarten to Grade 8, but as many as 320 could be registered by the end of this month.

Past increases in enrollments were accommodated by the addition of portable classrooms, the last coming on stream last year.

“Nothing has been approved by the board so far, but they will have to address the Sacred Heart need. It’s a good problem to have, but it’s still a problem,” Keith said.

Adding more staff

members is something that has been addressed, she said, with the division welcoming about 10 newcomers to the overall picture.

“We have two new teachers at Sacred Heart this year, Akeela Jundt and Andrea Skelton. There is no major change or additions to St. Mary’s School in Estevan. We have a core French program in that school that needs a full-

time teacher. We have a substitute teacher hired at this point, so the position is filled for now.”

By the end of the month, all 28 school divisions in the province must have their official enrolment numbers filed with the Ministry of Education, since those numbers are the ones used in the provincial funding formula that decides how much each division will receive

to conduct their 950 hours of academic instruction between Sept. 2 and the end of June, 2015.

In terms of increasing enrolments, Keith said the division saw an increase of about 65 last school year and that didn’t come as a surprise, so an equal or slightly larger increase in registrations isn’t going to place any unexpected pressure on the governing or administrative bodies.

“We’ll monitor St. Michael’s and Sacred Heart closely. We’ll want to know what’s going on in their communities as well as what’s going on in the ministry,” she said, adding that she had already arranged a meeting with the Sacred Heart School Community Council, which will help her assess what their priorities are and where they want to move things in terms of educational development and accommodating a fresh influx of young students.

“I also want them to be aware of what the gov-

ernment is saying, or will be saying about funding.”

The French immersion program is accelerating in popularity, as are core French classes in the Holy Family structure. How these classes are delivered is important to Keith and all the other administrators and trustees.

On the Weyburn front, Keith said the division is currently trying to sell St. Dominic’s School. The funds derived from the sale mostly belong to the province, but there is an understanding that the money is usually moved back into the division that is directly involved to advance their particular educational needs.

The educational sector plan is in place and there is “an incredible push to reach targets and solve problems that are shared with other school divisions because when it comes right down to it, we all care very deeply about every child who is being educated in this province,” said Keith.

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Estevan Mercury

Harvest falling further behind Cool, wet weather continues to delay harvest operations for many producers. Seven per cent of the provincial crop has now been combined, while 28 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut. The five-year average (2009-2013) for this time of year is 14 per cent combined and 23 per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut.

The southwestern region is the furthest advanced, with 17 per cent of the crop combined. Seven per cent is combined in the southeast; six per cent in the west-central region, three per cent in the east-central and northeastern regions, and two per cent in the northwest.

Across the province, 65 per cent of fall rye, 42 per cent

of field peas, 32 per cent of winter wheat, 23 per cent of lentils, nine per cent of mustard and two per cent of canola have been combined. Fifty-three per cent of canola and 21 per cent of mustard is swathed.

Rainfall in the province ranged from nil to 63 mm in some southern areas. Topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as 24 per cent surplus, 74 per cent adequate and two per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 16 per cent surplus, 80 per cent adequate and four per cent short.

Pasture conditions across the province are rated as 21 per cent excellent, 65 per cent good, 12 per cent fair

and two per cent poor. Ninety-seven per cent of livestock producers have indicated that they have adequate supplies of water for their livestock. At this time, crop reporters are indicating that seven per cent of the forage crops did not get cut or baled due to excess moisture and dry-down issues.

Hail, heavy rains, flooding and strong winds caused some crop damage this week. Many crops have lodged and there are quality concerns with some pulses and cereals.

Farmers are busy with harvest operations and are hoping for improved weather.

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Public Notice At the August 11, 2014 Regular Council Meeting Bylaw 2014-1947 has been passed to provide for the control and regulation of designated school zones. The maximum speed for vehicles travelling through these zones shall not exceed 30 km per hour (18.6 mph) This bylaw, which includes a complete list of school and play park zones is available for viewing at City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK. Please contact Judy Pilloud City Clerk at 634-1852 or cityclerk@ estevan.ca for further information.

S P I T Y ET F A S C I TRAFF The Estevan Police Service would like to remind the residents of the following traffic safety tips.

According to Section 200(2) of the Traffic Safety Act: It is unlawful to exceed the posted speed limit in a school zone. (all school zones in Estevan are 30 km/hr) The fine for that infraction starts at $210.00.

Also according to Sections 212(3) and 212(4) of the Traffic Safety act: Failing to stop 5m from the rear of the front of a school bus that has its safety lights and stop arm in operation holds a fine of $360.00.

For any questions regarding this tip please contact the Estevan City Police at 306-634-4767.

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Lane Link of Maple Creek lost his hat, but the rest of him managed to hang on atop Bootlegger during the bareback portion of the Estevan Rodeo on Saturday night.

Lots of action at Estevan Rodeo The bulls and horses bucked, the steers scampered, the cowboys roped and the cowgirls raced.

The annual Estevan Rodeo, sanctioned by the Canadian Cowboys Association, went ahead on the weekend at the exhibition grounds.

The events on Friday and Saturday included bull riding, bareback, saddle bronc, steer wrestling, barrel racing, tie down roping and team roping. On Sunday, locals got a chance to participate in the ranch rodeo.

The weekend’s festivities kicked off with the rodeo parade on Friday.

Some familiar figures returned from past rodeos in Estevan, with Ward Cutler announcing and Lee Bellows as the rodeo clown. Raftor Anchor Rodeo was again the stock contractor.

Dwight Dokken and Travis Erickson were the pick up men, while the bull fighters were Brett Salsie and Jory Vine.

There were a number of local competitors in various events. In ladies’ barrel racing, Estevan’s Kyra Block, Cayle Holbrook, Jenn Schaff and Torie Froese were part of the field. Justiss Daoust, Drew Dowhanuik and Brooke Kruger competed in junior barrel racing.

The local duo of Jeremy Ross and Alex Peters were entered in team roping.

Of the seven riders entered in the marquee bull riding event, only one managed to stay on his bull for eight seconds, and that was Wyatt Laughlin of Gleichen, Alta. His run on the bull Bamboon earned him a score of 74.

Casey Bertram of Piapot was the saddle bronc champion, riding to a score of 78 atop Snack Bar. Only three competitors in bareback stayed on for eight seconds, with Michael Tuck of Esterhazy winning with a score of 74. The novice winner was Mason

Helmeczi, also of Esterhazy, with a 63.

Shawn Williamson was the winner of the tie down roping event with a time of 8.8 seconds.

Leighton Schroeder won the steer wrestling event with a time of 3.5 seconds.

In a large field of barrel racers, Ann Collen posted the fastest time at 16.78 seconds. The junior winner was Hallie Anderson of Maple Creek at 17.39 seconds.

In team roping, the duo of Lance Brown (Virden, Man.) and Scott Sigfusson (Davidson) won with a time of 5.6 seconds.

Bruins down to 30 after tournament The process of determining their roster for the opening night of the SJHL regular season continues for the Estevan Bruins, with the team making some cuts after hosting a pre-season tournament at Affinity Place on the weekend.

The Weyburn Red Wings, Virden Oil Capitals (Manitoba Junior Hockey League) and Minot Minotauros (North American Hockey League) came to town for the mini-tournament, with the Bruins playing all three nights of the weekend.

The weekend got off to a rocky start for the Bruins, as they fell 6-3 to the Minotauros on Friday after allowing the first four goals.

Minot’s goals came from Nick Monfils (2), Troy Degler, Jake Howie, Christian Mohs and Rasmus Sorgardt. Chris Thorimbert, Cody Durdle and Chaseton Sare replied for the Bruins.

It was a different story on Saturday night, as the Bruins clobbered Weyburn 7-2.

Recent addition Kurt Sonne led the club with two goals, while Adam Canepa, Mahlon Head, Keaton Longpre, Mason Benning and Richard Yusa added singles.

Mike Eskra and Tucker Neuberger scored for the Wings.

In their final game of the tournament on Sunday, the Bruins fell 3-0 to the Oil Capitals. Cole Oliver, Jake Dudar and Dylan Thiessen powered Virden to victory.

Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood said the weekend was about making roster decisions, not wins.

“The process is more about evaluating guys as individuals, and what that is partially is evaluating how they play as members of a team. As far as that goes, it was a success in that we were able to make some decisions and the guys separated themselves a bit. We’re further along in the process that way,” he said.

Estevan Bruins forward Mahlon Head primes to shoot the puck during the first period of Sunday’s 3-0 pre-season loss to the Virden Oil Capitals.

“We’re not going to spend too much time hanging our heads on the fact we lost two games and won one. The bottom line is Minot was further ahead in the process, they’ve been going for a month and a half now, and Virden had a lot more of a veteran lineup than we did (on Sunday). Our D corps was very veteran, but up front we only went with three veteran forwards. As far as the wins and losses, that’s of little significance to us, but that’s an opportunity to learn what you got here in camp. We had three good opponents over the weekend and I really thought this

tournament worked out well.”

Four players were cut at the conclusion of the weekend: 19-year-old goalie Bobby Palzer, 16-year-old forward Chaseton Sare, 19-year-old forward Keegan Hull and 18-year-old forward Braydon Delorme.

Palzer came from New Jersey to try out for the starter’s job, but Lewgood said he didn’t do enough to convince the coaching staff to steer away from Brett Lewchuk.

“The bottom line with Palzer is, as a ‘95 guy, he was going to have to set him-

self apart. I thought (18-year-old Tyler) Gutenberg was every bit as good as he was throughout camp and exhibition. I thought Lewchuk was ahead of him in the camp, and then in the games on the weekend, I thought Palzer had a solid game and Lewy maybe faltered a bit, but the bottom line was he was really going to have to set himself apart.”

The team still has 20 forwards, but Lewgood said the picture is a little more clear now.

“There are some guys who identified themselves as obvious top six guys.

Some guys came here with plans of being top six guys and just don’t have the skill for it, and other guys, what you saw was character and grit and the ability to play a defensive, shutdown, grinding type game.

After four games in five nights, you really see who’s who and what they can bring to the table.”

Lewgood added that some returning players are fighting for roster spots, while some have been pleasant surprises.

“Some of them are going to have to play better to make it into a spot on our team. Some of these young guys are going to push for some of their jobs. But as a whole, overall, we’re really excited about some guys. Some guys are coming back ahead of where we thought they would be, and for the most part, guys are where we expected them to be at this point.”

With two pre-season games left -- tonight at Notre Dame and Friday at Melville -- Lewgood said more cuts will come when they become apparent to the coaching staff.

“It’ll play itself out. We’re not sure.

It’s not set in stone. It’s not something that necessarily we have timelines on.

We’d like to be down to 25 for opening night, but we’ve got decisions to make, and we’re not going to rush them.”

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Estevan Mercury

Strong effort from Miners too late There were a lot of encouraging plays by the Estevan Sherritt Coal Miners in the second half on Sunday, but the damage had already been done.

Despite their late efforts, the Miners fell to 0-4 on the season with a 26-6 loss to the Regina Gaitors at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field.

The Gaitors, coached

by Saskatchewan Roughrider legend Gene Makowsky, grabbed a 20-0 lead in the first half, with two of those touchdowns coming in the second quarter.

“I’ll be honest, I was quite disappointed with our team in the first half.

The blocking wasn’t there for our offence, and I was expecting more, especially after that breakthrough we had last week. Basically, that’s all it is, it’s that blocking. I don’t know what more we can do to these kids to tell them once the blocking’s there, you’ll see your ball carrier reach the end zone. At practice against your own team, they’ll block till the cows come home. But once we get to a game, it’s poor,” said Miners head coach Wanda Harron.

“We did see some better blocking come the fourth quarter, but I don’t know why it takes us till the fourth quarter to get that blocking.”

Harron added she was disappointed that the Gaitors were able to run the ball wide and then romp to the end zone.

Regina added another touchdown early in the third quarter, but the Miners’ defence made some big plays after that.

Estevan got on the

board shortly after the Regina touchdown. Quarterback Kaleb Bechtold ran the ball for 19 yards on third down.

Two plays later, running back James Knibbs rushed 50 yards for a touchdown.

The Miners forced a couple of turnovers in the final 10 minutes of the game.

They recovered a fumble in the red zone. Then, on the Gaitors’ next possession, the Miners got a stop in the red zone, followed by an interception by Lucas Rooks in the end zone.

The Miners got close to the end zone again in the final minute, but couldn’t punch it in. Running back Keagan Merriman, playing with a hand injury, ripped off a 54-yard run from his own five-yard line, and the Miners kept driving until they got inside the 15.

Other turnovers came from Tanyan Hauck, who recovered a fumble on the first series of the game, and Jayden Florizone, who had an interception.

“Tanyan’s a real gogetter. He’s one of our smaller players, but he knows the key to success for football, no matter how big you are, is to get low. He is always in tackling low.

He’s a tackling machine,” Harron said.

She added Boden Dukart, Jayden Florizone and Kolby Forseth were other defensive players who stood out, while Janessa Ireland played the whole game on the defensive line with an injured foot.

“So defensively, we’re good, it’s just I don’t know if we’re not on them enough as coaches to remember to watch that wide run. What we did see today though is we weren’t wide enough at

Estevan Miners running back James Knibbs tries to hold off a Regina Gaitors tackler during Sunday’s 26-6 loss. times and then our tacklers would come inside, instead of staying wide and taking the proper angle.”

Harron said the bright spots on offence included Bechtold, Knibbs and Merriman.

In addition, Michael Meshke was moved from receiver to slotback due to injuries Harron said, “I was floored by what I saw for blocking from him.”

The Miners will host the Regina Alouettes on Sunday at noon.

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September 10, 2014 B3

Elecs allow 72 points

The game couldn’t have started on a much better note for the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs on Saturday.

Then things unravelled quickly, and by the time the clock read zeroes at the end of the fourth quarter, the score was 72-6 in favour of the Yorkton Raiders.

Faced with a tough opponent on the road in their Moose Jaw High School Football League season opener, the Elecs got an ideal start.

On their first play from scrimmage, rookie running back Levi Pick ran the ball 65 yards downfield. Shortly after, quarterback Mitchel Clark punched it in from the one-yard line to give the Elecs an early 6-0 lead.

“That was a fantastic start for us. You march the ball down and score and get a lead right off the bat. Everyone was pretty fired up,” said Elecs head coach Mark Schott.

However, the Raiders didn’t make it to the last two league finals for no reason, and it was all Yorkton from that point on.

“We had a lot of miscues from there. They ran the ensuing kickoff back for a touchdown. We had a number of turnovers. Our kickoff return team was out there quite a bit. We had numerous fumbles on that return team. That was frustrating because we were expecting our offence to get back on the field and then our defence heads right back out there,” said Schott.

“They just seemed to make us pay. Any little mistake that we made was in our end zone shortly after. It was frustrating.”

Any hope the Elecs had of making a comeback in the second half was dashed early after play resumed.

“It was 34-6 at half, which isn’t out of reach by any means, but we gave up two touchdowns in the opening minute of the second half, and that really crushed any sort of energy or optimism that we had to try to get back into the game. We had a little bit of an unravelling in the second half,” said Schott.

The offence never found the end zone again after that early scoring drive, but Schott said there were some encouraging signs there.

“At times we moved the ball decently. I wouldn’t say we moved the ball well. But we had some success.

Levi ran the ball really well for us. Mitchel Clark at quarterback made some nice plays. Yorkton’s defence was right in both quarterbacks’ faces. They did a great job withstanding the pressure and fighting for those tough yards.”

The Elecs’ defence was on the field for most of the game and gave up a staggering point total to Yorkton’s high-octane offence, but Schott saw some positives.

“Despite what the score might imply, our defensive front seven was great. They were getting pressure in the backfield all game,” he said, noting they had some sacks and tackles in the backfield, and also forced a fumble and came up with an interception.

Schott said it’s important that Saturday’s game is not repeated and that they “get a game like that out of the way at the start of the year. We’ve gotta refocus really quickly because we have five more games that are crammed in really tightly. We’ve gotta pick ourselves back up.”

The Elecs’ home opener is on Saturday against the Weyburn Eagles (3:30 p.m., Dana Quewezance Memorial Field) and Schott said he hopes some changes will pay off.

“I think the big area we need to address is our special teams and we’re making some tweaks on both sides of the ball to put us in better position to have success.

“We’re going to be making some tweaks in our defensive coverage, our secondary coverage, to try and help us out in that area. Offensively, we’re making some personnel tweaks to give us more of a deep threat option in the passing game. Those changes will see improvements on both sides of the ball.”

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Estevan Bruins forward Brad Arabia fires the puck on net from the top of the left faceoff circle during Sunday’s 3-0 loss to the Virden Oil Capitals. The game closed out pre-season tournament hosted by the Bruins on the weekend. The other teams participating were the Weyburn Red Wings and Minot Minotauros.

Estevan team plays in Vegas pool tourney It is billed as the largest pool tournament in the world and it certainly was unlike anything the Tap House Wolves had seen before.

That was the name of the Estevan team that played in the American Poolplayers Association’s National Team Championships in Las Vegas Aug. 17-23.

The team was comprised of Nick Sereggela, Chris Ball, Dave Dayman, Russell McCleary, Duane Kuntz and Darcey Williams.

The event has teams from the United States, Canada and Japan, and is considered a world championship.

The Wolves got there by advancing from the Estevan Monday night league to provincials, then winning the provincial title in Moose Jaw. The group is the first Estevan team to play in this tournament.

“That was kind of an honour. I’ve been in this league for 10 or 11 years and we’ve gone to provincials, but haven’t come close (to winning),” said Sereggela.

There were over 700 teams at the tournament, and Sereggela said it was quite

different than playing in a local bar.

“It’s intimidating at times, because there are 110 tables at once of guys playing pool. But after you realize it’s a pretty level playing field, it’s OK.” Each player gets a ranking based on their skill level and the team’s overall ranking cannot exceed 23. It’s a way to even out the field.

“We had a guy who was nervous when he was racking the balls. He had to rack it six times once because he couldn’t stop shaking. So the nerves get to you,” Sereggela said.

The Wolves won two of their four games and finished in a tie for 257th place, which netted them $350.

“We got a first round bye to the A side. That actually kind of hurt us a little, because the teams we were playing had already played and they got the nerves and jitters out of them a bit. So we struggled in the first match, but after that we played well.”

The Estevan team lost to Hog Wild from Suffolk, Va., in their first game. After that, they picked up two straight

wins against No Pressure from Colorado Springs, Colo., and Clean Livin’ from St. Joseph, Mich.

They lost their fourth game to The Dicemen of Fort Wayne, Ind. It was a double knockout format and a win in that game would have sent the Wolves back to the A side and into the top 125.

“At first we just wanted to win a match, because we

wanted to go down there and not be embarrassed. We didn’t know what it was going to be like. After we won a match, then everybody wanted to win another one and then the competition takes over. Everybody wants to win, nobody wants to lose,” said Sereggela.

The size of the field wasn’t the only thing different from the games in

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It was a solid finish for the Wolves in their first appearance on the world stage, and they hope they can return.

“It was fun. It definitely makes you want to try to go back because you think you can do better.”

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With the proceeds from the event we were able to purchase and release of 450 pheasants and were involved in the purchase and release of 1200 Hungarian partridge as well on August 26, 2014. The partridge release was a very first for Saskatchewan; it had never been done before.

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Estevan Mercury

Silver at worlds in Spain for Bill Estevan’s Auriel Bill has travelled the world for various water polo experiences, but her most recent tops them all.

Bill, 18, was part of the Canadian team that won silver at the FINA World Women’s Youth Championship in Madrid Aug. 25-31.

Canada lost 5-4 to the United States in the gold medal game.

A year ago, Bill played in the Youth Pan American Championship in Argentina, and she said this experience was on a totally different level.

“Worlds was definitely different. The scenery and everything, all the fans being there — and these are just locals, they might not be parents of players — the fans were always there. The cheering was amazing. It’s the FINA worlds, so they had beautiful posters everywhere showcasing the worlds being there. Just being surrounded by the other teams was really cool because everybody was really nice to each other, except in the water, but that’s just how sports work,” she said.

“The competition was extremely hard this year in comparison to Argentina last year. Every team we faced, it was never really a blowout game. There was one game that was quite (easily) handled by our team, against New Zealand, but every other game was won by one or two points. It was really cool, because we were playing the best teams in the world. If those games were played again, they could go another way. It gave more of a thrill to the athletes playing in the tournament.”

Bill, who spent the summer with the national team, feels she is at the pinnacle of her career to date.

“It means the world to me, honestly. I felt like I was at the top level. I don’t know if I’m going to go to the Olympics, but winning a silver medal at the worlds is the best thing that’s ever happened in my water polo career.

They put the medals around our necks and we had so much pride in winning it for our country.”

The final was very tightly contested, with the score going back and forth from start to finish.

“The gold medal game was intense. It started with USA scoring two goals. I don’t know about my teammates, but I was nervous. We had trouble getting momentum, but

Auriel Bill once we actually started scoring, it was good,” said Bill.

“We were either tying them or down by one. I don’t think we were ever ahead of them. We made it close for them. We made them a little scared, for sure. USA was definitely deserving of the place they finished in. They played amazing. We did too, we just couldn’t get it in the last couple minutes. Kudos to them, first in the world is

amazing.”

Bill said if the game were played again, Canada might have been able to win, but she noted a better warmup would be needed to get them more ready to play.

She was satisfied with her performance when she got a chance to play.

“I feel like I was good. I’m in the top 13 in the country for (1996-born players), which is amazing, but it doesn’t mean I’m going to be in the water all the time. When I did play, I tried to play my heart out. I made a couple of nice assists and tried to help out my teammates. When I wasn’t in the water, I was a good cheerleader. Every time I went in, I felt like I left my best in the pool, and that’s all I could do.”

She said she had some doubts about her ability when she was sitting, “but in the end, it was a matter of ‘I made this team for a reason, so every second I get in that water I’m going to prove myself and represent Saskatchewan.’”

Earlier in the summer, Team Canada trained in Montreal and played in a pre-worlds tournament in Hungary, where they went undefeated.

While the team didn’t get to do any sightseeing in Madrid, they did get a day off in Budapest.

“Playing in Hungary was actually really awesome. We were in a smaller city for the first bit of the tournament. We did end up winning both of those games, so our vibe was really good when we were in Hungary. Going undefeated there was awesome.”

After her achievements of the last few years, Bill is looking to take a bit of a break and not spend all her time on water polo.

“I feel like my career is at the highest point. I love water polo, but really, right now, I’m going to focus on coaching in Regina, I’m going to focus on university and keep my water polo to Team Sask, which will be a great season. My focal point is on that right now.

“I do have an opportunity to try out for the 20-andunder (national) team next summer, but that depends on how much I’m willing to commit myself to just water polo. I feel like now is the time to spread my wings and do some other things as well. I don’t regret anything. The last three summers have been amazing with Team Canada.”

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A charity golf tournament in Estevan will benefit young children in the Philippines.

The second annual Young Focus Canada tournament goes Sept. 17 at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.

All proceeds will go to Young Focus Philippines to aid children living in poverty.

Estevan’s Tareina Hunt has travelled to the Philippines to work for the orga-

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Registration is from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and the tournament begins with a shotgun start at 11.

The entry fee is $100 per golfer, which does not include a cart. Entries are limited.

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September 10, 2014 B5

Austin Daae, Riley Raynard and Ed Turnbull were all crowned champions at Minot’s annual Motor Magic festival.

Locals dominate at Motor Magic On Aug. 22, American drivers swept the three track championships at Estevan Motor Speedway.

A week later, the Canadians headed south and returned the favour.

Three local drivers were winners at the annual Motor Magic motorsports festival in Minot on the weekend.

The dirt racing portion of the festival includes two features on Saturday and Sunday nights.

Estevan’s Ed Turnbull and Austin Daae won the modified and stock car titles, respectively, while Lampman’s Riley Raynard was the winner in the hobby stock class.

Turnbull won his first Motor Magic title since 1996 after finishing second on the first night and winning the second feature.

“I won that Motor Magic thing back in ‘96, and after that everybody got faster and the kids got more ability, and a whole bunch of good drivers have come up along the way here now. Everything’s changed since ‘96. In ‘96, there were half a dozen of us who could win, but now, it’s changed where there’s a whole bunch of guys who

can win,” he said.

“We had a good run down there. We had good starting positions, which helped, and we got out front right away in the feature on Sunday. We had some challenges for the lead both nights, it was no runaway.

I was challenged for the lead many times both nights. It was exciting.”

Daae won on Saturday and wound his way from near the back to fourth place on Sunday.

The Motor Magic win capped off a very successful year for him in Minot, with a blip in the middle when he had car troubles.

“I think it’s just the way they prep the track last year and this year has been really good for how my car handles. It seems like we’ve got a pretty good handle on setting it up for the feature and getting a lot of speed out of it,” said Daae.

“Since I was wrecked on (July) 4 down there, it took a long time, probably seven or eight races to get the car back to where it was. I got a win in Estevan a couple weeks ago and then to win there once this weekend and then drive from the back of the pack on Sunday up to fourth,

it felt really good to have that car back to where it was.”

The victory in Minot was a career highlight for Raynard, who also won his first two features in Estevan this year.

“It’s amazing to know that it’s only my third year of racing and I’ve accomplished so much so far. I got Motor Magic

and a couple of features. It’s just been awesome all year. I’ve improved so much.”

Raynard won on Saturday night and finished second on Sunday.

“I think last year when I wrecked my car, I really wanted to get back at it and prove myself this year. I think I did that pretty good.”

Woodlawn hosts parent-child golf tournament The 31st annual parentchild golf tournament was held at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club on Sunday.

There were ideal weather conditions, which meant 46 teams entered the competition, up from 29 last year.

The tournament uses the Rondeau age scoring system, which uses a handi-

cap system based on age.

All of the juniors received a trophy and lunch after the tournament.

The winner of the mother-daughter junior division was Maia Flaman, with a score of 70. She beat her sister Madison by one stroke, with Tyann Babiuk finishing third with a 98.

Winning the motherson junior division was Tallan Howie, with a score of 48. Second place went to Ryan Chernoff, who shot 56, followed by Ryder Dyer with a 59.

The champion of the father-daughter junior division was Rowan Siever, with a score of 56. Finishing second was MacKenzie Flaman with a 59 and third went to

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The father-son junior division had the most entries. The low score went to Jaden Chernoff with a 40.

Cruz Symons shot a 45 to take second, while London Christenson was third with a 48.

Zoe Wagner won the mother-daughter senior division with a round of 56.

In the mother-son senior division, Jayden Dudas took first place with a score of 40. Second place was a tie between Kaiden Tuchscherer and Erik McKersie, as both shot 46.

Brittany Tuchscherer won the father-daughter senior division with a score of 59.

The father-son division had the most entries in the senior category. The champion was Reid Waldegger with a score of 39, which was also the lowest score of the day. Second place went to Jace Carlisle with a 41, and Logan Chernoff was third at 42.

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Chargers’ early effort goes to waste Halfway through the second quarter, the Estevan Century 21 Chargers were very much in it against the Regina South Griffins.

The game quickly unravelled for them after that en route to a 52-0 loss on Sunday.

The peewee Chargers (0-4) got a strong effort from their defence early on, trailing only 6-0. That score held well into the second quarter.

That all changed in a hurry, however, with the Griffins striking for three touchdowns in the final six minutes of the half, including a pair of passing majors that went for 20 and 30 yards, respectively.

As a result, the Griffins had a 27-0 lead at the end of the first half.

Chargers head coach Paul Duncan said the defence was doing its job properly in the early going.

“The defence was do-

ing a fantastic job. They were in the right lanes, watching their responsibilities and playing aggressively, which was exactly what we wanted them to do.”

With only 20 players, however, he said having to play on both sides of the ball eventually caught up with them.

“With the number of players they had, they were able to expose some downturn of play. It slowed down, is what it was. The kids were going up against (being outnumbered two to one) here. It was a hot day.

They gave it their all, but it’s tough to play two-way football.”

The Chargers made some big plays defensively, including several sacks.

“We had some stellar highlights on the defensive side of the game. There were a lot of really good plays by Caleb Reetz.

Jordan Bachorcik was able

to strip a ball from an opposing player and took off with it for a bit of a return,” said Duncan.

On the other hand, the offence wasn’t able to get a lot going against the Griffins. “ O u r o ff e n c e h a d some good plays too, but they sputtered throughout the game. That’s something we’ll be focusing on this upcoming week.

“The offence needed a little bit more push in the game. A second here for blocking, maybe a second faster getting out of their stance. The quickness of execution needs to increase a little bit and that’s on me as a coach to make sure we can establish that.”

The Chargers were playing four short of a full roster, and three players were missing. Duncan said it “seems to be a revolving door” of players at this point.

Estevan’s next game is on Sunday, when they visit the Regina Thunder.

The team will be busy in

practice this week.

“As long as we have the appropriate amount of players, I’d like to incor-

porate a bit of a passing game to hopefully keep the defences on their heels a bit more.”

An Estevan Chargers player runs the ball during the second quarter of a 52-0 loss to the Regina South Griffins on Sunday.

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Plan ahead for difficult decisions Jenay Werle, PAg, Regional Farm Business Management Specialist Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Yorkton

As farmers enter one of the busiest times of the year, they should take care to remember to plan ahead for safety. You try and avoid an on farm accident by taking preventative steps (i.e. burying overhead power lines, managing fatigue and having safety equipment functioning and ready to use at all times).

You talk to your kids about the danger of catching a limb in an auger or PTO, and running out in front of a moving grain truck.

But how many farmers have planned ahead to manage the risk to the farm business if there is an injury? When I meet with clients to discuss risk management strategies, I usually ask the question “What would you do if you broke your leg on the second day of harvest?” The answer I receive usually depends on the size of the

operation and the number of employees. For larger operations with multiple operators and/or several employees, farmers manage this risk by ensuring all involved can operate most, if not all, of the equipment needed for harvest. A solo operator, who may or may not farm alongside their spouse, will typically rely on a friend or relative to come in and help, and in times of need, neighbours can usually be counted on to lend a hand once their own crop is in the bin. In either situation, a conversation held in advance with your spouse, your employees, your brother-in-law or your neighbour will make for a smoother transition.

A broken leg in harvest is a hurdle, but you are still available to manage from the sideline and perhaps operate in a limited capacity. What if the situation is graver than that? The immediate concern from a business perspective is of course getting the crop off, and as with the broken leg example, most farmers

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Plans and specifications are available from Living Skies Housing Authority at 306-787-4158, and can be viewed the Regina Construction Association.

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feel confident that there are people around who will help. Yet once the production needs are met, we are still faced with marketing the crop and ongoing management of the business.

Consider how much your spouse, business partner and/or employees know about the management aspects of your business.

Do they know about any existing grain contracts and delivery commitments?

Have they co-signed on land or equipment leases, or other contracts? Have you specified who has control over your assets once you are gone? These are just a few examples of questions you can answer yourself that may lead to important conversations

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Buick 1981 Regal 2dr 1972 4dr 1952 Convertible 1952 HT – chopped top Chevy 1974 Camaro 1976 Scottsdale Pickup 1974 Box Van Truck 1967 Pickup longbox 1966 Pickup shortbox Stepside 1960 Impala Convertible (3) 1960 Impala 2dr (4) 1960 4dr (2) 1960’s Pickup (fleetside & stepside) (2) 1960’s Grain Truck (5) 1959 Impalas 2dr HT (2) 1959 2dr HT 1959 El Camino (6) 1959 4dr 1959 Nomad 4dr 1959 Kingswood (6) 1958 Impala 2dr (4) 1958 2dr HT (2) 1958 Nomads 4dr 1958 Brookwood 4dr (4) 1958 Bel Air 4dr (one with “Level Air” option)

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ket this year’s crop? And when the bins are full, the equipment is serviced and stored for the winter, and the snow is on the ground, take the time to have a few conversations with your spouse, your friends and neighbours, and your professional advisers on how you can manage the effect of an accident during harvest or at any other time.

Taking this step now could save money and time, and provide much needed peace of mind down the road.

Please be safe this harvest. For more information on business risk management, stop by or contact the Yorkton Regional Office at 306-786-1531 or contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.

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portantly – be sure to put your decisions in writing.

A current will and power of attorney are critical pieces in the puzzle. A lawyer can assist you in that process, though much of the work can be done by you beforehand.

As mentioned previously, harvest is busy. You don’t have time right now to see your lawyer, or to have your neighbour over for a cup of coffee to talk about a contingency plan if you are unable to take off the crop. But maybe you have some time between loads to think about who you would have over for that cup of coffee? Maybe you and your spouse could squeeze in a conversation about how you plan to mar-

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with family members and business partners. Other issues, such as the tax implications of an unexpected transfer of assets or the appropriate level of life insurance to carry, may be best discussed with your accountant or financial planner.

These are important conversations to have, though they may be difficult to initiate. If the thought of having these conversations is upsetting to you, consider hiring a consultant to assist you through the process. An experienced estate planner can ask the right questions to ensure your family and your business are looked after if you are not there to do it yourself. Most im-

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Big Bike returns to Estevan with spot in SMILE parade

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SMILE brings smiles SMILE Services once again organized the annual parade leading up to the CCA Rodeo at the Estevan Exhibition grounds.

A number of floats from local organizations and companies took part along the parade route from First Street to the rodeo grounds.

Big Bike ride returns to Energy City The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Big Bike made an appearance in Estevan as part of the SMILE Services parade on Friday afternoon, and this year the foundation dedicated its presence to Ed Moreau, an Estevan man who has long been involved in fundraising efforts geared toward heart health.

The Big Bike, which seats 30 people, was powered by the Medical Maniacs, a team from St. Joseph’s Hospital who manoeuvred the machine around the parade route prior to the CCA Rodeo at the Estevan Exhibition grounds over the weekend.

The group raised more than $12,000 this year, a record total in the Energy City.

The Big Bike has been a recognizable contraption around Estevan on an annu-

The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Big Bike made a return to Estevan last Friday as the Medical Maniacs from St. Joseph’s Hospital teamed up to steer the bike through the SMILE Services parade last Friday. The bike was dedicated to long-time local Heart and Stroke Big Bike captain Ed Moreau. al basis, as Moreau brought the Heart and Stroke Foundation to Estevan for fundraisers over the past couple of decades. The last couple

of years, however, the bike didn’t make it to the Energy City.

This year’s co-captain, Nadine Linthicum, said

it was special to have it back this year dedicated to Moreau.

“Our team is the Medical Maniacs, and we

haven’t done it for the last two years,” said Linthicum, who noted Moreau wasn’t able to take part in those years due to some health

issues.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation in Saskatoon asked her to captain the bike this year, as they wished to dedicate it to Moreau.

Linthicum had ridden the bike before, but this year marked her first as a captain along with cocaptain Doreen Eagles.

“It’s something that Heart and Stroke does every year. They travel around the province with this Big Bike and any group of people can ask to ride the bike, and they bring it to your community,” said Linthicum.

Those who ride then gather pledges and donations as part of the fundraiser.

She noted Moreau has raised more than $100,000 locally throughout his time working alongside the foundation and the Big Bike.

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New exhibits unveiled at EAGM tomorrow Three new exhibits are being unveiled at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum on Thursday night.

Work hard, be nice

by Heather Benning; An Education by Karlie King and Find something you love to do and do that thing a lot, by Carrie LaCoste are all being introduced to Estevan that night with Benning providing some

insight into her work with an artist’s talk, as part of the evening’s program.

The event includes snacks and beverages for the public and it gets underway at 7 p.m.

Amber Andersen, director for the gallery noted there are several more events coming to the EAGM this fall including an image transfer workshop schedule, a feature-

length film that focuses on well-known graffiti artist Banksy, and a Pinterest Challenge schedule as well as the upcoming Cultural Collage fair on Sept. 27.

The image transfer workshops begin Sept. 12 and are geared for both children and adults. Young children are to be accompanied by adults.

The film feature on

Banksy, the graffiti artist, is slated for Sept. 17, beginning at 7 p.m. and it is free admission while the Pinterest Challenge registration is already underway. It has a focus on

hand-made gifts and home wares. The dates for these workshops are: Sept. 25, Oct. 23 and Nov. 27. These will begin at 7 and wrap up around 9 p.m. each night.

A small fee to help pay for

materials is involved.

More information regarding any of these events may be obtained by contacting the EAGM at galleryed@sasktel.net or by phoning 306-634-7644.

Happy 50th Anniversary Mom and Dad! Mervin and Jean Olsen September 5, 1964

60 and Over Club notes Submitted by Shirley Graham A man asked his buddy, “How long have you been wearing that brassiere?”

“Since my wife found it in the glove compartment.”

Reminder of the jam session on September 14 from 2 to 5 p.m.

Bridge winners were: First – Helen Marriott Second – Lorna Stubel Third – Wilma Tedford Cribbage winners were: First – Jake Fichter Second – Dianne Fowler Third – Alex Rowley 50th Anniversary While enjoying an early morning breakfast

in a northern Arizona café, four elderly ranchers were discussing everything from cattle, horses and weather, to how things used to be in the “good old days.”

Eventually the conversation moved on to their spouses. One gentleman turned to the fellow on his right and asked, “Roy, aren’t you and your bride celebrating your 50th wedding anniversary soon?”

“Yup, we sure are,” Roy replied.

“Well, are you gonna do anything special to celebrate?” another man asked.

The old gentleman pondered this for a moment, then replied, “For our 25th anniversary, I took Bea to Tucson. Maybe for our 50th , I’ll go down there and get her.”

This week’s

New Arrivals Prette: Born to Bryan and Angela Prette, on June 30, 2014, a son, Carter James Prette, weighing 7 lbs 8 oz.

Mantei: Born to Jordan and Amber Mantei, on July 28, 2014, a son, Wyatt Robert Taylor Mantei. Proud sisters are Sasha and Sierra Mantei.

Proud grandparents are Ed and Wendy Taylor and Robert and Florence Mantei.

Submit your child or grandchild’s birth announcements for no charge by emailing information to classifieds@estevanmercury.ca or by calling 306-634-2654

The artistic work of Heather Benning (above right) and Karlie King (left) along with Carrie LaCoste are featured in the gallery’s newest exhibit.

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Community Bridal Shower For Danielle Wysminity (Bride elect of Trevor Lischka) to be held September 14th at 1:30 pm at the Parish Hall in Bienfait. Everyone welcome

It’s hard to believe it’s been 5 years since you came and left us.

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“I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, As long as I’m living My baby you’ll be” Love Dad, Mom and little brothers Brennan and Gavin

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For always a smile instead of a frown For always a hand when one was down For always true, thoughtful and kindness For teaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing For the wonderful memories you left behind For the sweet soul we will forever know From your loving smile and warm chuckle But with your love inside our hearts You will walk with us forever -Love and Remembrance Always Dale, Taylor, Madison & Rose.

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Miss me a little- but not too long.

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It’s all a part of the Master’s plan A step on the road to home.

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Obituaries Marianna (Marion) Margarett Milne (nee Dennehy) July 16, 1923 July 17, 2014

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Katherine Marie Struble July 29, 1927 – September 3, 2014 On Wednesday, September 3, 2014, Katherine Struble, passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home at the age of 87 years.

Katherine will forever be remembered by her children, Gerald Alexander, Karen Mack, David (Debbie) Alexander, Gail (Daniel) Jackson, and Randy (Roxanne) Alexander; 12 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; siblings, Mary Kaake, Rose Johnston, and Nickolus (Eleanor) Bulach; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Joe Struble; parents, Nicholis and Veronica Bullock; son in law, Harvey Mack; brothers, John Bullock and Joe Bullock.

A public visitation took place on Friday, September 5, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK. A Funeral Mass followed on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, SK., with Rev Brian Meredith as celebrant. Cremation followed. Interment took place in the Estevan City Cemetery.

Those wishing to make donations in Katherine’s memory may do so directly to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK.

Marion will be lovingly remembered by her children, Malcolm (Carol) and their family, James (Jennifer) and their children, Merrick, Braedan; Corey (Fiona), Danielle; Dale (Michele) and their family, Kristopher (Amy) and their children, Abby and Dale; Julie (Nate) and their child, Egan; Duncan (Jane); Dorna (Scott) MacDonald and their family, Blair and Declan; sisters, Helen (Zack) Holizki and Marge Miller; sister in law, Louise Dennehy. She was predeceased by her husband, James; parents, John and Mary Dennehy; brother John; brother in law Elmer Miller.

Marion was born in 1923 in Vanguard Saskatchewan and was the oldest of 4 children. Mom grew up in a farming family and learned the value of making the best use of what you had. Having suffered the hard times of the 1930s during her formative years, she most appreciated the positive things from that era for the rest of her life; the community spirit, the sharing and sensitivity to the feelings of those in need, the satisfaction of hard work and the beauty of music and dancing.

She graduated high school in Vanguard and went onto teacher’s college in Moose Jaw in 1942. Very shortly after that she got a job teaching at a country school outside of North Portal. Her journey to North Portal was by train. There was a nice young man there to meet her and transport her to her boarding place. Her luggage consisted of a trunk, a small bag and a hatbox. The nice young man said he would carry the trunk, but he was not carrying anything as tiny as those other 2 bags. Two years later, she married him. She and Jim had 4 children over the next 20 years Mom had many talents. Her calling, we are sure, was to be a farmer. She was always interested in the farm - right up until her last days. She was an avid gardener, cook, baker, seamstress, nurse, bookkeeper, tax preparer, chauffer, milk maid, environmentalist, planner, etc. All the things necessary to help run a farm in complement to our Dad. Mom was a member of the Legion Auxiliary and the Catholic Women’s League. She understood the importance of participation in your community. She said the best visiting always happened washing dishes with your neighbour at a community function.

Of all her attributes, she is most noted for her hats. She didn’t feel properly dressed unless she had on a hat. Her love of baking which she willingly shared the products with whomever stopped in.

The family favourites were her doughnuts, shortbread, apple pie and butter tarts. Her baking and cooking skills she passed on to her children and grandchildren. Her love and appreciation of culture and all the arts - dance, theatre, art, and music, especially Celtic music.

Mom enjoyed the water – she especially loved Lac Pelletier with the family.

A life of 91 years - how do you capture that. The love experienced, the adventures, the good times and the less good times, all the relationships. It’s all part of her life. She was grateful to each and every person who became a part of her life and for everything that they brought to her experience. She had a long and honorable life of service; giving love in her special way to family, friends and community. And although we all miss her greatly, we know that she is in a better place now and reunited with that nice young man who met her at the railway station those many years ago.

Thank You

We would like to thank the following: Halls Funeral Service - especially Jeff and Shirley; Father Brian Meredith for the blessings, funeral mass and interment service; Doug Third for the prayer service; Laura Baryluk, Martha Holzer, St. John’s Choir and Jennifer Buchanan for the music; Knights of Columbus and CWL for your contribution to the mass and the delicious lunch; All the family that took an active role in the services. Mom was very spiritual and it was an important part of her life. Janet Symons and the staff at the Days Inn for the evening reception and assistance to our guests/family. Gene and Margaret Baniulis for the much needed break. All those who sent cards, prayers, flowers, memorial donations, food, phone calls, visits and all the behind the scenes assistance - words cannot express our gratitude. We would also like to acknowledge and thank those for the special care and friendship you bestowed on our Mom while she resided at Midtown Manor, Estevan Regional Nursing home and St. Joseph’s Long Term Care.

The friendship and support we have received has helped to lift the sorrow we feel. Most sincere “Thank you” to each and every one of you. God Bless Malcolm, Dale, Duncan, Dorna and Families Irene Hahn (nee Piller) 1926 - 2014 Irene Hahn, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on August 11, 2014 in Regina, SK, at the age of 88 years.

Irene was born on the family farm near Grenfell, Sk. She married William (Bill) Hahn on December 27, 1949 and moved to Estevan in 1956 where they raised their family.

Irene made friends wherever she went and maintained those friendships throughout the years. Her welcoming smile was magnetic and she was always available to listen to a friend or share a laugh. She was an active member of her church for many years, and was involved with numerous social activities at Valleyview Heritage Place, where she lived in later years.

In December 2012 Irene moved to College Park Retirement Residence in Regina, where she created new friendships, enjoyed a variety of activities, and received numerous visits from family. She was happy to live close to her great grandchildren and was always delighted to see them.

Irene had a deep love for her family, and always put their needs before her own. She loved to have family gatherings at the cottage on Crooked Lake, where many wonderful memories were made.

She will be fondly remembered for delicious family meals and great baking, especially her homemade bread.

Irene had an unconditional love for her family and a true interest in everyone’s lives. She had incredible patience, a forgiving heart, and unshakable faith until the end. She will live forever in our hearts.

Irene is survived by her children, Debbie (Gene) Johnson of Steinbach, MB and their children Melanie (Michael) Turko of St Francois Xavier, MB, Alexis Johnson of Victoria, BC, Amy (Darryl) Johnson-Laliberte of Whitehorse, YT, and Adam Johnson of Steinback; Valerie Wynnyk and her children Kyla and Kristi of Calgary, AB; David (Tracy) Hahn and their son Rylan of White City, SK; Louise (Alan) Murray of Estevan, and their children, Andrew (Kassey) Murray and Bailey (Luke) Etelamaki (daughters, Madison and Aubree and son Judah), all of Regina; sisters Kate Dech of Regina, and Eleanor Braidwood of Port Moody, BC. She was predeceased by her husband William; and infant son Donald.

A Funeral Service was held on Friday, August 15, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, with Pastor Luke Etelamaki officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan.

Those wishing to make donations in Irene’s memory may do so to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 279 -3rd Ave N, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 2H8, Canadian Cancer Society, 1910 McIntyre Street, Regna, SK, S4P 2R3, or Faith Lutheran Church, Estevan, SK. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

The family would like to thank all who helped us through this difficult time with your kind thoughts and prayers, and the wonderful memories you shared of our mother and grandmother.

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Robin Olson Robin Marvin Olson was born on June 1, 1978 in Estevan, Saskatchewan to parents Brenda and Marvin Olson. He was the oldest of four children. As a child Robin lived with his family first in Hirsch, Saskatchewan then later moved to a farm outside of Bienfait, Saskatchewan. Robin grew up working on the family farm and playing hockey, two things he loved and talked about often. Rob had a head for statistics and friends and family were always amazed at the details that he could retain in relation to sports, in particular hockey. Rob attended the University of Regina where he received his Bachelor Degree in Geology. His first job was working as an oil field geologist back home in Estevan. After this he moved on to work at Seabee mine, a gold mine near La Ronge, Saskatchewan. His work then took him to Hinton, Alberta where he worked for Elk Valley Coal. Working in Hinton Rob made many friends and enjoyed his work, but he was a Saskatchewan boy at heart and eventually moved back to the province to work for Cameco. Initially Rob worked in exploration but later moved to the Rabbit Lake operation where his last position held was chief geologist. While living in Saskatoon Robin met and fell in love with his wife Heather Monsees. Together the two moved to Melfort, Saskatchewan and started a family. In June 2013 Rob received the devastating diagnosis of double hit lymphoma. He went through many rounds of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant but it was not enough. On August 28, 2014 Robin passed away peacefully at home with his family. Rob was a compassionate and caring husband, father, brother, son, nephew and friend. Words cannot describe how much he will be missed. He fought bravely against this horrible disease and up until the end tried to live life to the fullest. Before his death Rob was awarded an honorary Masters degree in Business Administration from Athabasca University as he was five classes short from completing his goal. He spent his last months visiting with family and friends and trying to organize things to make his exit from this world more bearable. That was Rob, he was always worried and caring for other people. There are so many words to describe Rob; funny, determined, ambitious, smart, kind and organized. Rob is leaving behind his wife Heather and young son Chace, his parents Marvin and Brenda Olson, his brother Ryan (Lise Bourgeault) Olson and their daughter Emmerly, his sister Alison (Brad) Seipp and their children Clara and Emmett Robin, his sister Ashley Olson, his maternal grandfather Dave (Margurite) Matchett; as well many other extended family members, friends and co-workers. Life was better for having known him. He has been predeceased by his maternal grandmother Jean Matchett, his paternal grandparents Gordon and Maret Olson, and many other extended family members and friends.

A Memorial Service for Robin was held from the Kerry Vickar Centre, Melfort, SK on Friday, September 5, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Dave MacPherson officiating. The eulogist was Troy Boisjoli and the scripture readers were Richard Matchett, Terry Baskier, and Heather Monsees. The ushers were Jared Galenzoski and Chad Yuhazs.

If friends so desire, memorial contributions may be directed to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada or to the Chace Olson Trust Fund, c/o Melfort ScotiaBank, payable to Heather Monsees. To leave condolences for the family, you are welcome to visit the online guestbook at www.fedusiakfuneralchapel.com Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Fedusiak Funeral Chapel & Crematorium of Melfort, SK (752-3838)

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Margaret Thomas 1915 – 2014 Margaret Thomas passed away peacefully, with loved ones by her side on Friday, August 29, 2014 at the Weyburn Special Care Home, Weyburn, SK, in her 98th year.

Margaret was predeceased by her son David Thomas; husband Victor Thomas; special friend Gibby Densley; brothers, Bill, Oliver, George and Phil Wallace, and niece Thelma Rowley.

She will be fondly remembered by her nieces, Lorna Rieder, Jean (Doug) Ball, Lois Wallace and Donna Lee Adamtau and their families, as well as Gibby’s family.

Margaret loved music and animals, but her greatest love was spending time and living life to the fullest with family and friends.

She also enjoyed participating in her local Legion events.

Cremation has taken place, and a Memorial Service was held on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Doug Third officiating.

As an expression of sympathy, those who wish may make a memorial donation to the Royal Canadian Legion, 1317 - 4th Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0X1 in Margaret’s memory.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Your Guide to Area

Estevan Gospel Chapel

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church

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

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

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

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

Weekly: Prayer Meeting

www.estevangospelchapel.ca An Associated Gospel Church

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

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

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

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

St. Giles

Anglican Church Parish of Estevan 317-12th Avenue

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

Faith Lutheran Church Nicholson Centre, Estevan

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Sunday Worship

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

REAL LIFE LIFE REAL REALPEOPLE PEOPLE REAL REALGOD GOD

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

NOW choosefrom from NOW2 2Sunday Sundayservices services to to choose *9:009:00 amam andand 11:00 am* With coffee in between 11:00 am With coffee in between LIVE RUSSIAN RUSSIAN TRANSLATION LIVE TRANSLATION during the 11:00 am service during the 11:00 am service

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH

Where We Get Grace, Get God, Get Going!

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

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE & SUNDAY SCHOOL - 11 AM Coffee Fellowship Before Church

WELCOME!

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

738 - 2nd Street, Estevan

Pastors: Danny Krauss & Joshua Lowe Phone: 306-634-3773 Cell: 306-471-8130

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

Coffee and fellowship after worship Pastor Stewart Miller

St. Joseph’s Prayer Centre Everyone welcome to join our daily prayers, inspirational Bible DVD viewings and lively discussions 2 - 4 pm Monday - Friday Series topics change monthly Call for more information 1033 3rd Street Estevan

306-634-9191

1302 - 8th Street, Estevan

Tim Pippus

Office: 306-634-3116 Sunday Services:

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

Evening Worship - 7 p.m.

Wednesday Meeting - 7 p.m.

Free Clothing Outlet

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

THE SALVATION ARMY

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

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

Church of God

Pursuing God Building Relationships Impacting Lives

1920 Wellock Road, Estevan • (306) 634-7955 www.estevancog.com Estevan Church of God 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship with Children’s Ministries & Nursery.

7:30 p.m. Fridays theGROVE Youth Ministries

Please call us or visit our website for more information about other ministries and events.

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

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

Come and Worship With Us

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Church Office: 306-634-5684

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

His Glory Bible Church

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

Sunday Worship 10:30am

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

140 King Street (accross from Staples) www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance 306 634 2601 Lead Pastor: Rev. Jim Kedge

Pastor: Waylon Klix

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Legal Barrister & Solicitor

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

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

Fax: 306-634-7714

orlowski.law@sasktel.net

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Kohaly, Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP

ORLOWSKI LAW OFFICE

Phone: 306-634-3353

Real Estate

TNT ROOFING

306.421.2512

Winnona Johner • Owner/Sales 306.421.5725 | 306.634.9898 www.estevanrealestate.com

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Dwight Thompson

Sales Representative Cell: 306-421-7516 dwight.thompson@century21.ca

Plumbing

10% Discount For Seniors

Insured and WCB Covered

Y B Wet Roofing Ltd. FINANCIAL

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.

Building Construction

& Home Improvement Contractor • INSURED • 10% SENIOR DISCOUNT • FREE ESTIMATES Specializing in flat roof repairs & full installations “The name that keeps you dry” Quality craftmanship at prices that won’t soak you!

Shawn Wells

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

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Sprayfoam FORBES FOAMING Spray Foam Insulators

• Commercial • Oilfield Locally Owned & Operated Call: 306-421-8598 for a quote!

ph:

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Specializing in furnace replacement & repair, gas fitting and all plumbing services for renovations and new construction.

Call 306-452-5199

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Comfort Plumbing Ltd. 1211 - 4th Street, Estevan • 306-637-2507

Residential & Commercial Plumbing & Heating Services It’s Time For Change, It’s Time For Comfort

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Brady Oilfield Services L.P. provides a broad range of services related to the production of oil and other fluids in SE Sask utilizing specially designed trucks, trailers and construction equipment.

Mechanic

required for our shop in Halbrite. All level of qualifications will be considered.

The successful candidate will receive a highly competitive wage appropriate with experience and comprehensive benefits package including RRSP. Mail or Fax Resume and Drivers Abstract P.O. Box 271, Midale, Sask., S0C 1S0 Fax: (306) 458-2777 jhenry@brady.sk.ca

Estevan Elks is looking for a person with some experience to be an assistant manager of the Elks Lounge and promotions.

Salary based on experience.

Resume required.

Contact:

Ray Walton 306-421-1413 or 306-636-2121 Drop off at Estevan Elks marked to:

Ray Walton 306-421-1413

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WOOD COUNTRY in Estevan is looking for individuals for the following positions: TRUCK DRIVER FULL AND PART TIME Wood Country is currently accepting resumes. Must possess a class 1A license with air endorsement and be capable of driving a tandem or single axle truck for deliveries.

Weekends off.

Duties to include the following: • Drives company vehicle to deliver lumber, building materials, hardware and other building materials, hardware and other building and maintenance supplies to customer’s home, construction site or place of business.

• Collects payment from customers on COD orders and records customer information according to Standard Operating Procedures • Verifies order details and obtains customer signature on store copy of delivery ticket • Follows directions or uses a map to locate delivery addresses or locations efficiently • Collects and organizes required paper work for delivery and transfer activity • Treats all customers and their agents with courtesy and respect. Acts as a customer service liaison between the site customer and facility personnel.

• Loads vehicle safely and accurately • Maintains the cleanliness and appearance of the inside and outside of delivery vehicles • Performs routine safety check on vehicles according to company guidelines • Assist customers in the yard with loading material and product questions when not driving a delivery truck.

Benefits Provided (Full-time Employees) - Company Health Benefits including the following: • Dental Plan • Eye Glass Plan • Prescription Drug Plan • Chiropractic/Massage • Disabillity Insurance

Interested applicants can fax resume to Brian at 306-634-8441 or email resume to brianwoodcountry.estevan@sasktel.net * No phone calls please ESTEVAN MCLEAN TISDALE

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

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

Ask abou t ou Hire r Ne Star w ter K inclu it des i t $$ in your pock et!

Class 1 Driver / Operators

Cement & Acid—Fluid Pump Operators Coiled Tubing—Experienced Operators, Crane Operators, and Supervisors Frac—Pump Operators Journeyman or 4th year Apprentice Heavy Equipment Technician

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Why Canyon?

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Paid technical and leadership training Career advancement opportunities RRSP matching program

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Premium compensation package New Equipment 15/6 Schedule

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

How to apply:

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

Week by Week, Year by Year...

We’ve Always Been There

www.estevanmercury.ca

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Turnover coming to PCC On Oct. 1, the Public Complaints Commission will welcome new members and thank outgoing members for their service.

Chair Robert W. Mitchell, Q.C., and panel members Ray Fox and Loretta Elford will be leaving after serving in their roles since the Commission’s creation in 2006.

Brent Cotter, Q.C. of Saskatoon will assume the position of Commission Chair. The two open panel positions will be filled by Marjorie LaVallee of Regina and Arnie Lindberg of

Prince Albert. All three new commission members have been appointed for three years.

“Robert Mitchell, Ray Fox and Loretta Elford have done an admirable job of promoting public trust and confidence through the commission over the last eight years,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant said in a Monday press release. “I extend my sincere thanks for the great work they’ve done, and welcome new chair Brent Cotter and new panel members

Marjorie LaVallee and Arnie Lindberg.”

Brent Cotter is a professor and former Dean at the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan. He has also previously held the position of Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Saskatchewan, and Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs.

Marjorie LaVallee is an education consultant.

She also currently works as a non-governmental liaison and permanent member

of the Indigenous Peoples Permanent Forum with the United Nations.

Arnie Lindberg is an instructor at SIAST in Prince Albert. He is a former principal and Prince Albert city councillor.

The Public Complaints Commission is responsible for reviewing allegations of police misconduct, providing reports of its findings to the Chief of Police and making general recommendations about the policies and services of Saskatchewan’s police forces.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Locator Assistant

WANTED...

ClAss 1A DrivErs with Winch Experience and... sWAmpErs

Position Details: • works well with others • assisting locator as required • outdoor work in the oilfield • requires a lot of walking Employer willing to train.

Rig moving experience a definite asset.

Full TimE posiTioNs – Primarily in the Kindersley, Saskatchewan area. We offer competitive wages, benefit plan and a safe work environment. Applicants need to state experience and wage expected and a minimum of two references. Training certificates to be supplied. We will also provide training in-house.

Apply by email or fax:

We’re looking to fill several positions in our North American operations.

• Competitive wages and rates for the use of a personal truck • Equipment and safety bonus •Bonus packages Submit resumes to: jointheteam@enseco.com

EB's

DINING EMPORIUM

requires

Kitchen Workers & Delivery Persons Full or Part Time Work

Interested applicants can apply at the Estevan Bowl, 104 Souris Ave., Phone: 306-634-2356 email: dmrosenbaum@gmail.com

Permanent Full time Positions available

• 1a truck Driver requirements

Class 5 License Drivers Abstract Oilfield Tickets an Asset

POSITION OPEN IMMEDIATELY

• shop labourer

questlocators@sasktel.net

306-634-6493

please fax resumé to: Good To Go Trucking – 306-463-2814 or mail to: P.O. Box 1855 • Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0 Office phone: 306-463-1454 • Ask for Chris Arthurs

Quest Line Locators Ltd.

Submit resume and drivers abstract to:

Email: grimessales@sasktel.net Fax: 306-487-2560

is looking for a

Full Time Journeyman Machinist

Carrier

Requirements • Journeyperson machinist certificate • 3-5 years experience • Experience operating manual lathes, mills, HBM’s • Oilfield experience an asset • Ability to work independently and on call rotation.

for a 160 papers route.

Abbott Bay, Brooks Road and Petterson Drive Papers are delivered to your door for delivery to your customers.

Earn $32.00 each Wednesday.

We offer competitive wages & full benefits

If interested please call Gayle at The Estevan Mercury

Email resumes to: jamie.universal@sasktel.net

306-634-2654

SRI HOMES’ Estevan Facility SHELTER HOME SYSTEMS

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CNC Machinist

Universal Machine Shop Inc. is a leader in providing quality service to the Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Mining Industries.

Job Requirements • Journeyperson or apprentice machinist • 3-5 years experience • CNC machining experience • Effective communication and interpersonal skills • Familiar with manufacturing environment Specific Skills • Read & interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, charts and tables • Program computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools

is currently accepting applications for

PREFABRICATED HOUSING ASSEMBLERS

Essential Skills • Job task planning and organization • Critical thinking • Problem solving • Working with others

• Required Immediately • Permanent Full Time • 30 Available Positions • Starting at $14.70 per hour plus benefits

We offer competitive wages & full benefits

Duties include: • Assembling and installing modular components

Email resumes to: jamie.universal@sasktel.net

Send, fax, e-mail or drop off resume to: Box 845 #200 Hwy. 18 West, Estevan, SK S4A 2A7 Fax: 306-634-7597 E-mail: jobs.shelter@gmail.com

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

Warehouse Shipper/Receiver Full time. Forklift/lumber experience an asset.

Salary based on experience.

Benefits available.

Experienced Production Testing Supervisors & Field Hands Needed

WOOD COUNTRY

Interested applicants can fax resume to Brian at Wood Country at 306-634-8441 or email resume to brianwoodcountry.estevan@sasktel.net

No Phone Calls Please

or on facebook www.facebook.com/EstevanMercury

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Let ‘Er Rip

The 16th annual Southeast Saskatchewan Ronald McDonald House motorcycle ride took place on Sunday afternoon. Run by the Prairie Winds motorcycle club, the event drew more than 95 bikers, one of its biggest groups ever, and raised more than $4,000.

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