Weyburn soccer player excited for tournament in Spain

A Weyburn soccer player, Gabriella Friesen, spent part of her summer vacation taking in a soccer camp while in Toronto, and ended up with an invitation to play in an international tournament in Spain next spring.

The camp had guest coaches from Madrid, Spain, and they covered many techniques and skills for playing the game.

One of the challenges for Gabriella was she was one of the few girls taking part in the camp. As a goalie and defenceman, she had lots of opportunity for playing, which she enjoyed.

“They worked on pretty well all of the areas you need play in soccer. They had a different coach every day, so you rotated through the coaches during the week,” said Gabriella.

At the end of the evaluations of the players at camp, she was invited to be a part of the U14 Team Canada for the World Cup in Madrid, to be held on March 20-29, 2024, with the competition to take place on March 25-28.

This was a surprise to her, as she wasn’t even expecting to be playing at the camp when her family went out to Toronto for their vacation time.

“We’ll have 11 training sessions before the actual competition, and a team bonding time, along with a tour of Madrid and the sta- dium we’ll be playing in,” said Gabriella.

She will need to raise funds for the trip, including the cost of the flight and her accommodations, so her family are making plans for fundraisers to help her out.

The tournament will have 40 teams from 15 countries, with over 500 soccer players to take part in the competition. “That’s one my dreams, is to play in a big stadium in front of big crowds,” she said.

Gabriella just turned 12 years old, and will be heading into Grade 7 at the Weyburn Comp this fall. She is very thankful to her soccer coaches for helping her develop her skills, particularly Tyler Hillstead, and Brennan Roy, who helped her develop as a goalie.

In the equipped bench press division Natalie Butz completed 85 kg successfully in the 84 kg sub-junior category. Charlene Cossar had a gold medal finish in the Open 76 kg weight class with a bench press of 110 kg. Ryan Fowler had a bench press of 152.5 kg in the 120+ kg Master 1 weight class. Heidi Fowler had a very successful bench press setting a new National Record of 141 kg (310 lbs.) in the 84+ kg Master 1 weight class.

In the powerlifting event,

Calla Hrynewich competed in the 63 kg unequipped subjunior category. She took home silver with a squat of 100 kg, bench press of 50 kg, and deadlift of 127.5 kg. Calla then competed again on Sunday in the equipped division with a squat of 127.5 kg, a new national record bench press of 89.5 kg and a deadlift of 130 kg.

Marnel Spencer competed in the unequipped Master 3 - 52 kg weight class. She set new national records in all three lifts with a squat of 88 kg, a bench press of 57 kg, and a deadlift of 118 kg.

Kristin Balog competed on the other platform at the same time in the Master 1 84 kg weight class. Kristin finished in the bronze medal position finishing her day with a squat of 122.5 kg, a bench press of 65 kg, and a deadlift of 142.5 kg.

Chelsea Wahl competed in the Open 63 kg weight class and finished her day with a 132.5 kg squat, 60 kg bench press, and a 140 kg deadlift.

Bench press medalists

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Weyburn-Estevan area leads oil-gas lease sale

The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown petroleum and natural gas public off ering was held on August 8, and raised $16,689,771.93 for the province.

Of the 111 parcels posted, 92 parcels received acceptable bids. These bids covered 22,060.899 hectares.

The Weyburn-Estevan area saw the most activity in the sale, as it brought in $9,022,070.38 for 70 leases out of 78 posted ones, and three of four exploration licences, totaling 9,146.727 hectares.

The leases brought in a total of $6,006,215 or $888.86 per hectare, and the exploration licenses brought in $3,015,855 or $1,262 per hectare.

The highest bonus bid and dollars per hectare received on an exploration licence in the southeast area was $2,511,655.57, or

$3,534.77 per hectare.

Cougar Creek Land Ltd. was awarded this 710-557-ha licence located 13.5 km south of Radville, adjacent to the Skinner Lake Ratcliffe Oil Pool.

The highest dollars per hectare received in this off ering is $11,040.85 per hectare. This 129.519-ha lease was awarded to Hummingbird Energy Inc. and is located 9.5 km southeast of Lampman, within the Steelman Frobisher Beds Oil Pool.

A fter three of six public o fferings this fiscal year, the province has received $37,183,902.32 in revenue. This greatly exceeds the $19.4 million that was budgeted for the entire 2023-24 fiscal year.

The next scheduled date for a public o ffering in Saskatchewan is October 3, 2023.

Oil and gas emissions drop for third straight year

Saskatchewan’s oil and gas industry continues to drive down greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), according to a news release from the provincial government.

In 2022, provincial emissions from venting and flaring at upstream oil facilities decreased to 3.9 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2e) - a reduction of 64 per cent below 2015 levels (or 7.0 Mt CO2e).

“We have seen the industry make significant efforts over the last few years to install combustion equipment at oil wells and facilities where previously gas was vented,” Energy and Resources Minister Jim Reiter said. “This comes at considerable expense for some of the companies and we thank them for taking these steps to protect our environment.”

Venting emissions involves directly releasing methane, a potent GHG, to the atmosphere, while flaring means burning the gas, which generates carbon dioxide but greatly reduces the methane content. Declines in emissions are also due to the repurposing of produced gas to generate energy, which in some cases was used to power equipment that a company may use on site.

More vented and flared gas was also collected in 2022, due to additional infrastructure projects coming online that expanded gas collection infrastructure in Saskatchewan.

Emissions from venting and flaring activities also dropped from 13 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively, from 2021 levels.

The Oil and Gas Emissions Management Regulations came into effect in 2019, with regulated limits in effect for 2020, to reduce GHG emissions from the upstream oil and gas sector by 40-45 per cent by 2025 from 2015 levels. Results in 2022 continue to demonstrate Saskatchewan’s regulatory leadership and the innovation of the upstream oil and gas sector in reducing GHGs across the province.

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Southeast College to launch new Entrepreneurship for Trades program

Southeast College is pleased to announce a new Entrepreneurship for Trades program starting this fall. This new and innovative program is the first of its kind and only available for registration through Southeast College.

Through the Entrepreneurship for Trades program, new entrepreneurs will develop the skills they need to turn their ideas, products, and services into tomorrow’s success stories with comprehensive justin-time business education.

Entrepreneurship for Trades is comprised of four 20-hour courses delivered online with three live sessions per course. The full program can be completed in only two semesters and students who complete the full program will receive a professional Microcredential crest that can be used on LinkedIn pages, professional portfolios, and resumes.

“The work of today’s trade entrepreneurs goes beyond starting a business,” emphasized Dr.

Vicky Roy, Southeast College President and CEO. “To advance in the trades career, it is essential to learn how to think and act like an entrepreneur. Developing entrepreneurial thinking, behaviours and sustain - able innovation business practices are the key to future career success.”

Prospective students are invited to find out more and register for this amazing program on our website homepage at www.southeastcollege.org

CCS facility captured nearly 150,000 tonnes of CO2 in second quarter

SaskPower’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility was available 70 per cent of the time from April 1-June 30, capturing 148,938 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) during the three-month span. The numbers were released by the Crown corporation in mid-July.

The CCS facility was offline for much of May for semi-annual routine maintenance and cleaning. Unplanned issues at Boundary Dam Unit 3 delayed the restart of the facility into June. The CCS facility cannot operate when Unit 3 is offline.

The 70 per cent online figure is lower than the 75 per cent target that SaskPower has for CCS.

It is also the lowest figure since SaskPower began releasing the CCS facility’s reliability on a quarterly rather than a monthly basis in mid-2022.

Unit 3 at Boundary Dam was available 70.5 per cent of the time in the second quarter, below its target of 80 per cent.

No further information was provided by SaskPower on exactly how long the CCS facility was offline for maintenance, and the cause of the unplanned

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Cardlock, issues for Unit 3. The acid plant was online 58.3 per cent of the time, below the target of 70 per cent. The plant has reached the 70 per cent threshold just twice in the past five quarters.

In addition, 927 tonnes of sulphuric acid were produced, below the expected level of 1,200 tonnes.

While online, the CCS facility had a daily average capture rate of 2,365 tonnes, with a peak one- day capture of 2,790 tonnes. This resulted in an emissions intensity of 444 tonnes of CO2 per gigawatt hour, which is within the current federal carbon tax threshold of 549 tonnes of CO2 per gigawatt hour.

Oil production in the southeast

A series of pumpjacks worked to bring crude petroleum up for production in the