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Heavy-truck bypass back on track Grading work nearly complete, paving to begin in spring

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

After falling behind schedule, the construction pace has picked up in an effort to complete the

heavy-truck bypass around Estevan on time.

Earlier in the fall the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure prepared area residents for a longer wait for the completion date of

the bypass, which was expected to be open for business late next year. They had reported being about two months behind on the construction, but recently gave notice that work has

caught back up and everything is on pace for a scheduled finish next fall.

Speaking to ministry officials last week, the Mercury learned the grading work along the 19-kilome-

tre route was about 95 per cent completed.

Mark Rathwell, senior communications consultant with the ministry, noted that when it comes to outdoor construction work,

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Grain moves this week

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Estevan’s Chris Henderson lit up the stage at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum as the latest artist to perform through the Southern Plains Co-op After Dark concert series. Henderson swapped stories with the audience as he rolled through a catalogue of new and old hits.

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Grain should be moving south from the Northgate-based Ceres Global Ag. Corp. commodities transloading hub later this week.

The move will be read as an alternative route for producers who have been frustrated by the not-sorapid transportation of grain to western and eastern Canadian ports by using the two traditional Canadian rail systems In fact, the response from grain producers in southeast Saskatchewan has translated into a full booking of grain shipments from mid-December to the end of March, 2015, said Craig Reiners, vice-president of grain for Ceres, the Toronto-based corporation, who works from the company’s Minneapolis quarters.

In fact, the only holdup now is the fact that a United States Customs building has yet to be placed on site,

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Hercules aircraft flies over Estevan area Several citizens have reported sighting large aircraft circling over the city and around the immediate region of late and expressed interest in what these airplanes and their crew members were doing.

A spokesman for the Estevan Municipal Airport, said the C-130 Hercules planes have been conducting air search and rescue training sessions in the area and have been using the Estevan airport

as a landing site and staging area for these practice sessions.

The military planes are dispatched from Winnipeg. The crews like to use the Estevan base since it provides all the services

required without being so busy that its operations infringe on their training routines that include parachuting as well as the tracking exercises from the sky.

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There is plenty of room for the Hercules aircraft, considered to be

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but the company has received assurances from the American border services team the building was arriving this week and would be installed and ready to house a customs commodities inspector by no later than week’s end.

The hub operations will work with direct transloading practices from truck to rail car temporarily with the construction of a 2.2 million bushel throughput elevator underway and readied for full operation by the fall of 2015 and completed with all services, including grain cleaning equipment by the spring of 2016, said Reiners.

He noted power lines are ready, water has been hooked up and septic services are lined up.

Because of the limitations due to the use of direct loading from truck to railcar, the company will be restricted to the movement of about four million bushels of grain this winter. Burlington Northern, Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway will use one set of looped tracks into Canada to pick up the grain before looping back into the U.S. to deliver it to company facilities in Duluth and then onward to mills and ports, in Mexico,

the Pacific northwest and other domestic markets and also Italy, the destination for some of the Saskatchewan durum.

The hub will serve double duty within a year since a parallel loop of tracks into the 1,500 acre Northgate centre is being designed to load southeastern Saskatchewan crude oil to deliver to several American refineries as well.

The prospect of delivering goods northward from the U.S. to Canada is also in development stages, said Reiners.

“All the grain being shipped out of southern Saskatchewan is spoken for,” said Reiners, “every bushel has been sold.”

“The $90 million construction budget is pretty well on target,” he added, noting that a lot of money was invested underground or at ground level, at least for now. The elevator will change that.

“I can’t speak with knowledge about the oil loading facility other than to say I know it’s moving forward,” said Reiners who said he makes regular visits to the Northgate site to consult with on-site manager Curtis Larsen and six other

employees who are located there now. The employees are originally from Estevan and Oxbow, he said. The company has a couple of houses that were used to assist construction crews during the early stages of the project and have now been returned to their original purpose, to serve as accom-

modations.

“BNSF’s efforts have been very encouraging,” said the vice-president, referring to the recent $20 million in upgrades the rail company has made to their track and other infrastructure items to facilitate the new business.

Reiners said there was a lot of positive response from

producers.

“The key to this project was their positive reaction and encouragement and then the positive response from BNSF.” Having to wait for the U.S. Customs building has been referred to as an unfortunate glitch that has held the process up, but only tempo-

rarily and with the required building destined to arrive this week, Reiners added, customs officials on site on both sides of the border, have been excellent to work with, so the glitch frustrations will be relegated to the background soon enough and it will be all systems go, by mid-December.

Work along the heavy-truck bypass around Estevan is back on schedule after previously falling a couple of months behind. Grading is reportedly 95 per cent complete and the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure expects paving to begin along the route in the spring.

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and there’s no way to known prior to those events how it may impact the completion date for the project.

But if conditions are good, the heavy-truck bypass, which Estevan has been waiting for for a number of decades should be accessible in 2015, saving the roadways within the city from further harm that results from having heavy truck traffic inside city

limits.

Over the winter, the construction teams will complete aggregate hauling, something Rathwell said is easier in the winter because heavier loads are allowed on many roads.

“We spend the winter hauling aggregate and all those materials we use in paving so that they’re staged when the spring hits and we’re ready to go to work.

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the paving to begin in the spring,” said Rathwell, who cautioned, “as always in Saskatchewan, that’s weather dependent and weather permitting.”

The paving is expected to take most of the summer and into the fall to complete Rathwell noted that in projects of this size there is always a “time contingency” built in.

“We’ve hit a few years now of demonstrated wet weather that has been im-

pacting projects and their timelines,” he said. “But our timelines are still on the positive side of getting things done.”

When the spring does arrive, there may be some surfacing work required prior to the pavement being put down.

Once that happens, Estevan and area residents’ attention will likely turn to the next major road project, the twinning of Highway 39.

RCMP look for witnesses in collision On Dec. 2 at about 11 a.m. Estevan RCMP were called to a serious collision on Highway 47 roughly four miles north of the city.

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A southbound semi hit a pickup truck that had proceeded westbound across the highway from a grid road.

Both vehicles came to rest in the west ditch of Highway 47.

At the scene, police were advised that two men had indicated to the driver of the semi that they witnessed the accident but they both departed the scene when police arrived. Estevan RCMP are requesting that they contact the detachment as investigators would like to obtain witness statements from them. The Estevan detachment number is 306-637-4400.

The elderly male driver of the pickup truck died later in hospital and the investigation continues.

Correction

In an article and photo that appeared in last week’s edition, regarding the donation made by the Harris family to the Festival of Trees, the names provided were incorrect.

The donors of the re-auctioned tree were Doug and Bertha Harris representing Harris Oilfield Construction.

The Mercury apologizes for any confusion that may have resulted.

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“We all want to believe that we live in a relatively peaceful community where people are treated with respect and dignity, yet statistics are alarming.”

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The main hall at the Southeast Regional College was filled with residents and visitors from southeast Saskatchewan during the memorial vigil for the 14 women killed at Ecole Polytechnique in 1989.

Named the End Violence Against Women and Children Memorial Vigil, the event provided everyone in attendance the chance to reflect on the tragedy that stemmed from an intense hatred for women, and discuss the ongoing abuse other women still face in our community.

“We all want to believe that we live in a relatively peaceful community where people are treated with respect and dignity, yet statistics are alarming,” said Christa Daku, executive director of Envision Counselling and Support Centre, during the opening remarks, before noting that one in four women are abused by the man who she lives with, and every 17 minutes, a woman is abused in southeast Saskatchewan.

Envision Counselling and Support Centre vice-chair Vic Wiebe and Daku briefly went over the services provided by Envision, including the number of in-house programs and counselling services and the recently announced project to combat cyber-violence, which is still in the early stages of accumulating information from members of the community.

A video recapping the horrific events at the engineering school in Montreal was shown and outlined how a gunman stormed the school and shot and killed 14 women in a classroom after ordering the men to leave the room. A number of other women were also injured throughout the school.

E s t e v a n ’s p o l i c e chief, Paul Ladouceur spoke shortly after the video and talked about his encounters with domestic violence and other situations of violence against

women, which he added are prevalent and often difficult for women to come forward with.

“These 14 women made headlines because of the numbers but we don’t see the incidents that occur on a daily basis throughout this country,” he said. “If we were to combine the number of incidents nationally on any given day one would be astounded by how often this happens.”

Ladouceur described violence against women as a “community issue,” and added it goes beyond domestic violence.

“The conversation surrounding violence against women tends to centre around domestic violence but clearly we’re seeing incidents like (the Montreal Massacre) where men wish to take power or control over women for whatever reasons,” he said. “We have to be role models to our children and teach them how to treat women properly.”

Ladouceur finished by saying that it’s imperative that people report any instances of domestic violence and other cases of violence against women.

Dee Dee Chomyk, author of Unpunished, read a small portion of her book that tells the story of a woman named Donna and her fight against abuse. At one point, Chomyk read how Donna’s abuser often told her it was “Your word against mine,” a phrase she said many women are likely familiar with in cases of abuse.

“The first time I spoke publicly I was terrified,” she said. “But I want to help those who have suffered or continue to suffer and assure them that it does end.”

The Social Justice Group from Estevan Comprehensive School presented a poster, and Chomyk noted it was “great to see the younger generation picking up on this.”

Southeast Saskatchewan singer-songwriter Lorri Solomon Matthewson performed twice during the vigil, and encouraged audience members to sing along, which they did.

Envision’s assistant executive director Lynda Rideout (left) and executive director Christa Daku spoke to the audience during the End Violence Against Women and Children memorial vigil at Southeast Regional College on Dec. 6.

The names of the 14 women who were killed during the Montreal Massacre lined the walkway towards the entrance to Southeast Regional College, where a memorial vigil was held.

The Social Justice Group from Estevan Comprehensive School presented a poster that contained the handprints of many students that took a pledge to end violence against women and children.

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Provincial auditor issues assessment of Cornerstone After coming to an impasse with the interim provincial auditor earlier in the year, the South East Cornerstone Public School Division then complied with auditor Judy Ferguson’s request, which resulted in the auditor’s report on the school division this past week.

In the report, Ferguson noted that the south-

east Saskatchewan public school division was most co-operative once the misunderstanding was corrected and determined that Cornerstone had effective processes in place to measure the effectiveness of process of promoting positive student behaviour within the audit’s parameters of Feb. 2013 to Aug. 2014.

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The temporary impasse arose when the Cornerstone board of trustees expressed concerns during an April board meeting, over the possibility that some confidential student file information might be compromised during the audit process.

Once they received assurances that no names of individual information was to be scrutinized, but that the files needed to be turned over for the process to be legitimate, the board complied with the auditor’s request following a vote taken in

June, so the assessment on positive student behaviour promotions could be completed.

The board’s decision to comply with the request at that point, gave Ferguson and her audit team enough time to carry out a complete assessment.

The report issued in early December bore the information that while Cornerstone had an effective process in place, not all staff members followed the policies that are in place. They also found some incomplete documentation in files regard-

ing decisions and steps taken to support positive student behaviour. There was also an absence of implemented escalation process to guide decisions and the steps that needed to be taken.

The auditor suggested that Cornerstone “needs to set expectations for training staff on student behaviour initiatives,” and needed to keep records of just who received such training for ready access at Cornerstone schools.

The report noted that auditors visited six schools within the 39-school sys-

tem while conducting their assessment.

The team also noted there were no elements to check on the charter for safe schools and also noted the work being done by the Community Mobilization Hub, an interagency group of professionals who shared a desire to move communities forward through intervention or interaction with youth to reduce the risk of problems later. The auditor noted the hub was positive but was restricted to the Weyburn/Estevan corridor only at this stage.

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Energy City export now a powerhouse in oil and gas

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

As a city, Estevan is known for its power generation, but one day it may be recognizable for the powerful women who come from within its boundaries.

With the release of the Women’s Executive Network’s list of the top 100 most powerful women, Joanne Alexander, a native of southeast Saskatchewan and graduate of Estevan Comprehensive School, was among those powerful women. Alexander, along with the other nominees, were honoured at an awards gala at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Nov. 27.

The daughter of Darryl and Lorraine Cox, now of Midale, she grew up around Estevan in Bienfait, Macoun and Griffin. After graduating from ECS in 1984, she studied law at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, and has been working since 2008 at Precision Drilling Corporation, a drilling rig contractor in Calgary that also has a presence in the Energy City.

“For me, I’m pleased to help raise the profile of women in the oilpatch and at Precision Drilling, in particular,” said Alexander, Precision’s senior vicepresident, general counsel and corporate secretary.

With her position at Precision, Alexander works in the oil and gas industry, an intrinsic link to her childhood growing up around oil wells, but women aren’t always the first to come to mind when thinking about who works in the industry.

That’s changing.

“I would like to ensure people there are some tremendous women in my industry and really extraor-

Joanne Alexander, formerly of Bienfait, Macoun and a graduate of Estevan Comprehensive School, was named one of the top 100 most powerful women in Canada by the Women’s Executive Network. She is senior vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Precision Drilling Corporation in Calgary. Photo submitted

“I would like to ensure people there are some tremendous women in my industry and really extraordinary women.”

— Joanne Alexander dinary women,” she said, noting Catherine Hughes, who sits on Precision’s board of directors.

Even still, Hughes is the lone woman on the nine-person board. Womens’ ubiquity in the industry may still fall a little short of

parity.

While there may be a greater quantity for young boys looking up to the top businessmen in the country, the quality is just as diverse for young girls seeking inspiration from the most powerful women.

“I have a lot of role models, and hopefully I’ll be a role model for the generation coming up behind me,” said Alexander. “I’m a very big advocate that we need women in math, sciences and engineering, and all kinds of professions.

There are more women in the legal community then there are, say, in engineering, but that has changed over the course of my career.

“I’d love to see over the course of my daughter’s career that she sees just as much change in other industries.”

Alexander said she was never short in finding people to inspire her and provide a positive image to follow, both from the women and men in her life.

“I’ve always had great female mentors and great male mentors, too. Having mentors is the important thing. I never felt like I was hampered from pursuing anything I wanted to do just because I was a female, so I think we’re seeing groups like WXN, which is the one I know best, but groups like that that are seeing policy on diversity and trying to further those women at the senior levels.”

And Alexander is an example of movement up the chain. In her time at Precision, she has moved into a senior position, starting out as the only lawyer the company had. They now have a legal department as they’ve expanded operations into the U.S. and Middle East.

It was in the early years of her career, between 1992 and 1994, that she worked in Russia.

“That’s the early days of the Yeltsin era and the free markets coming into play,” she noted.

She later lived in Colorado in the late-1990s.

She said both situations provided excellent learning opportunities, both professionally and culturally.

She now continues to travel as part of her job, with regular trips to Saudi Arabia and South America.

“Wherever there’s oil and gas, I’ll probably go

there.”

While she grew up in southeast Saskatchewan, immersed in a culture driven by the energy industry, she said that background didn’t necessarily play into her move into the oil and gas world of Precision Drilling as much as her desire simply to live in Calgary.

“I picked Calgary, and then oil and gas sort of picked me,” she said.

“Growing up in southeastern Saskatchewan, you have a passing familiarity with it. I knew a little bit. I’d seen rigs out in the fields and knew what pumpjacks are, but I’ve certainly learned a lot more by being inside the industry, and I’m learning more all the time.

I’m learning more about rigs than I ever thought I’d know.”

She said the award is meaningful because people she works very closely with those who nominated her.

“It certainly feels very fulfilling to be recognized by your peers, which is really what this is. I feel very supported by Precision and the people who have mentored me over the years,” said Alexander. “It has been raising the profile of women at Precision. That’s what this can do, to make sure that women can succeed at senior levels in an oil and gas company.”

Alexander finds herself in good company, joining a group of top 100 award winners that includes some of Canada’s most iconic women. The list includes Dr. Roberta Bondar, astronaut; Arlene Dickinson, chief executive officer of Venture Communications; Christine Magee, president of Sleep Country Canada; Kathleen Taylor, chair of the board of Royal Bank of Canada and Michaëlle Jean, former Governor General of Canada.

Provincial auditor looks at local health region The Sun Country Health Region, along with several other provincial health regions, came in for some additional closer scrutiny from the acting provincial auditor as evidenced in the auditor’s second report that was issued last week.

Judy Ferguson, Saskatchewan’s acting auditor, noted that Sun Country followed the generally accepted accounting principles for public sector entities.

The health region, with a budget of $162.5 million, serves a population base of about 60,000 people using 19 health care centres and long-term care facilities in southeast Saskatchewan. The system employs approximately 2,200 people in full-time or part-time positions.

The auditor’s report noted that Sun Country was one of five regional systems that was failing to protect its information technology (IT) systems by not removing user access from inactive accounts (over 60 days). The auditor reported that Sun Country had a workable policy but didn’t always follow it and in some instances, accounts that had been inactive for over two years, still had access to the IT system.

The auditor also noted that SCHR had only partially implemented its disaster recovery plans.

Other health regions were brought to task for poor management of medication plans for long-term care residents, something that Sun Country appears to be handling well.

The auditor expressed some dismay with the fact that the provincial Health Quality Council was being charged with the co-ordination duties for the Lean efficiency program, and even playing host to Lean’s provincial office. Ferguson’s office noted that HQC’s processes for co-ordinating Lean were not effective and they needed to actively monitor results achieved using Lean and that would include improving how and what information was collected from health sector agencies so that it can determine and report on results.

“At the time of our audit, HQC did not know whether the use of Lean had created sustainable change or was making health care better,” Ferguson said in the report.

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City council will be deliberating the upcoming budget sometime early in the new year, and the implications of that document will be great.

We’ve seen a lot of change in just a few years. There are few places as prosperous as the Energy City. When people are talking about Estevan, they are talking about boom times. Estevan isn’t without its problems by any stretch, but we often hear that Estevan is dealing with good problems to have: growth first among them.

While we agree that it is better than the alternative, we must also agree that growth’s issues – how it’s accepted, how it’s managed and how it’s encouraged – are enormous ones.

While growth is a subtle issue that requires a deft and varied touch, the other issue we hear a great deal of from City Hall is that of debt.

These are different issues that require a very different strategy, though they are linked. Mayor Roy Ludwig has talked about the City’s infrastructure deficit. As Estevan grew, not just in numbers and business, but even in traffic making its way through the city along Highway 39, the infrastructure just didn’t keep up.

The priority has been to add roads, sewer and water lines, and the updating and upgrading of existing infrastructure fell in priority, though that work is now catching up a little.

Meanwhile during those boom times, the City collected a debt that reached nearly $40 million, something it has now committed to paying down as quickly as it can.

What we’ve seen as a result is a pair of years with lofty tax increases, which was also a result of static taxes in Estevan in the

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

Mid-year update full of bad omens It might not have been quite as bad as we feared.

Nevertheless, Finance Minister Ken Krawetz’s mid-year update of the 2014-15 budget offered signs that things aren’t quite as rosy as his Saskatchewan Party government has been suggesting.

One might even call it an omen.

Just as Krawetz was announcing Saskatchewan’s oil revenue would be down a manageable $40.5 million from the March budget projection, an OPEC meeting in Vienna announced there would be no quotas putting further limits on Middle East oil.

Immediately, that caused a $7-US-abarrel drop in prices to a four-year-low for West Texas Intermediate of around $64 US a barrel. And while oil has slightly rallied to around $67 US a barrel, no one is realistically anticipating a large record.

In the mid-year finance update, oil is pegged at an average price of $95 US a barrel for this year and an average price of

past that failed to keep up with inflation and other increases in service delivery costs.

This all means there is a lot riding on the next City budget.

Whatever is in it will not fix all that ails the City, nor will it incur irreparable harm.

The administration and council are setting up for a course that they have been stepping toward for two years.

The property tax increases of the last two years, including last year’s increase of about 20 per cent, were designed to get the City in a position to be able to continue to progress, and the tax jumps were an aberration. There won’t be increases required like that every year, though we understand why those budgets played out the way they did.

The past two years, we think, have been the set up, and the kind of budget assembled in January is what we expect will be a more accurate example of the kind of financial balancing we will see for a number of years to come, or at least until the debt reaches a more manageable point. That’s still five or more years away.

We expect some tax increase, nothing quite as substantial as in 2013 or 2014, but one that will keep the City’s operations sustainable.

We also expect council will be selective when it comes to the projects they choose to tackle in the next fiscal year. There is work to be done in a city in desperate need of upgrades, but we need clear direction. There are many solutions to these good problems that we have, but consistency in plan and priority will be vital.

Consistency is what we expect to see in 2015.

$83 US a barrel for 2015.

While both Krawetz and his officials insist this is simply based on industry averages, it’s considerably more than the Alberta finance ministry’s recently revised forecast of an average $75 US a barrel price in the coming year.

Admittedly, we sometimes make a bigger deal out of the oil production than it really is.

For starters, oil only accounts for 12 per cent of overall Saskatchewan budget revenues, while oil makes up about a quarter of the Alberta government’s finances.

Krawetz also points out that a sliding Canadian loonie below 90 cents means oil sales to the U.S. improve dramatically, somewhat offsetting the loss in oil price.

The mid-year update also pointed to improvements in projected potash revenues of $56.1 million and $82.4 million more in Crown land lease sales.

Together, it has produced a $70.9-million surplus in the summary financial statement budget that includes the Crown corporations, not exactly the end of the world, considering how few provinces (including Alberta) have been able to keep their budget in the black.

This is partly due to Krawetz’s ability to keep spending in line. Of the 28 line departments, 22 were still on track to spend exactly what they said they would be spending in the March budget.

In fact, overall spending only increased by a modest $126.9 million, the bulk of which ($107 million) has gone to flood relief.

But those who don’t see this as bad

news may not be looking hard enough at the numbers.

Besides the fall in oil revenue and overly rosy expectations of oil price recovery, there is the messy matter of getting $82.4 million in Crown land lease sales. As many rural folks already know, lower prices also translate into less revenue from exploration.

And relying on the ever-volatile potash industry to make up the difference is never a great idea.

However, even more worrisome is a major drop in tax revenue, $33.7 million less in individual income tax and $101.6 million less in corporate tax revenue from March budget estimates.

Krawetz and his department have explained they might have been overly optimistic in their estimations of both. When it comes to individual income tax, less grain moving was certainly one factor. As for the slide in corporate taxes, finance officials speculate it might have been caused by companies taking advantage of tax breaks.

But with some 18,000 more working people in this province and record low unemployment, it’s more than a little strange to see a dip in either.

Moreover, we are also seeing overall public debt creep up from $21.3 million to $11.86 billion.

And based strictly on the core budget of line items, we now see a $122 million deficit in the “core financial plan,” the equivalent of the old General Revenue Fund.

Again, it’s not the end of the world.

But it’s not quite as good as the Sask. Party government makes it out to be.

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Figuring things out … efficiently Was it bemusement or befuddlement? I wasn’t sure.

W h e n S a s k ’s All Things Eduction Minister Considered of the Month, Don Morgan announced last week that the “never start the school year until after Labour Day,” legislation that was passed last year, and written in stone was … well, it was going to be tweaked a bit. It seemed starting school on Sept. 8 in 2015, was going to present a litany of challenges for the also newly created school year users. That mandate requires 950 hours of face-to-face instruction time. To do all this and still provide a couple of days for Christmas, Easter and a few days in July for summer vacation, was bordering on the impossible.

It seems as if the educational gurus didn’t consult the calendar crafters when they forwarded the legislation. So now, we have a new “written in stone” rule that states the school year will never start until after Labour Day, unless it does.

It seems there wasn’t a whole lot of consultation going on before that edict was drawn up.

If our educational gurus decide to add Mandarin or Japanese language instruction, I hope they’ll at least give the school divisions a week or two heads up this time so they can hire a few foreign language educators.

We have French instruction readily available to us and only a few in Saskatchewan pick it up. I think some Spanish and Japanese lessons would be a big help. If Saskatchewan is heading down the Lean management rabbit hole any further, the leadership teams are required to learn a whole slew of Japanese words that are supposed to represent something in the name of efficiencies. Having to master a Japanese vocabulary to be a leading employee in a long term care residence in Esterhazy, Estevan, or LaRonge doesn’t smack of efficiency in my little world.

How do you say, “get better,” in Japanese?

How do you say “me get gooder?” because that’s how it will sound to the Japanese who actually use the language for its intended purpose of communication.

Bring on the sensei guys and let them wiggle their way through our various public sectors, making life grander for all.

As you can detect, I find our wholesale buy-in of Lean rather amusing and yes, somewhat befuddling, just as I was bemused and befuddled by the new-look education act that had to be tweaked.

It makes one wonder how Lean management is going to fit in with the new reality of lower commodity prices. Now that oil is down to $65 and potash sellers have to compete with less than $320 a tonne and natural gas prices are … whatever natural gas prices are, which hasn’t been much for three years, can we still afford the $3,500 per day for efficiency in Japanese?

Will oil bounce back to $75? Can Alberta’s high cost oilsand diggers make any money at $65? Can we?

Better yet, can we even get it shipped anywhere anymore?

We noted that at least some grain producers now have the option of sending their stuff south instead of having to ship it west all the time, thanks to Northgate’s new hub.

The problems that come with being a landlocked province, beholden to CPR and CN have certainly raised their ugly heads of late, but I’m sure our senseis will come up with the solution.

Maybe if we started the school year a little earlier?

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Funding keeps adult day program moving forward The Editor, Statistics Canada’s 2008–2009 Canadian Community Health Survey found that 19 per cent of seniors aged 65 or over felt left out, isolated from others, or that they lacked companionship. As part of our mission to provide all people with the highest quality of holistic care, St. Joseph’s Hospital recognizes that social isolation touches many aspects of an individual’s life, including active participation, healthy aging, income security, caregiving and transportation. Further, social isolation can lead to depression and increased vulnerability to elder abuse, among other concerns.

In an effort to provide support to folks living within our community St. Joseph’s Hospital has been committed to funding the Adult Day Program.

This amazing program provides individuals with access to socialization, comaraderie and health-care professionals.

This in turn frees up acute care beds as well as allowing folks to remain living independently for a longer period of time. As with most things in health care, funding is always a challenge. Prior to our relationship with United Way Estevan there were gaps

that went unmet as all money went into providing for basic programming and support to the clients. With the help of the United Way, programming has been enhanced to meet the more diverse needs of the clients.

United Way funding has made available puzzles and books designed for aging eyes. One lady was visibly choked up as she spoke of seeing her husband read for the first time in years when he was given a book that had proper font for aging eyes and was purchased with United Way funds.

Musical instruments have also been purchased, allowing clients and residents to make music. With the use of these instruments folks who may have dexterity issues can usually find an instrument to play. Music is a great resource as it is recognized by both the right and left side of the brain. This means that even though one might have some deficit due to stroke, dementia etc., the side of the brain that isn’t affected can recognize the music and respond.

With the funding provided by United Way we were able to bring in a speaker so that all recreation staff could have a day of training in Montessori Methods of Dementia. This

course now allows staff to speak the same language, to recognize signs and symptoms of dementia and thus adapt programming to meet the needs of clients/residents.

Looking forward to Christmas, we will be able to provide each resident/client with a gift that will be of a higher quality.

Most importantly this year, only because of United Way funding, we were able to fund a spot in the Adult Day Program for persons who otherwise would not be able to attend. It is our goal and hope that we continue to be able to provide a number of spaces each year so that no one who wants to access the program would be denied due to lack of financial resources.

With the funding that we have been approved for next year, we will be able to purchase a vital monitor machine and additionally a few new games to keep clients active both physically and mentally. The remaining funds will be used primarily for the purpose of funding client’s participation in the Adult Day Program.

Marian Huber, Director of Spiritual Care St. Joseph’s Hospital

Greens pleased with gender identity acknowledgement The Editor, The Saskatchewan Green Party applauds a move by the Wall Government to add gender identity protection to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.

This is an idea that the Saskatchewan Greens have always championed. Adding protection for transgender

people to the Code is long overdue.

Transgender people in Saskatchewan have long been discriminated against in our province, which is absolutely unacceptable.

But now the Sask. Party government is doing the right thing by embracing protection for these people,

which is something we have been pushing for a long time.

We are also pleased the Wall Government is fixing the code so landlords can no longer discriminate against a potential tenant based on their sexual orientation.

The Sask. Greens made history earlier this year

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Open house events scheduled Assault incidents for highway twinning project lead to charges

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The e-mail message was succinct. “ F i n a l l y, t h e t i m e has come, the Ministry of Highways (and Infrastructure) staff are having open houses to discuss the route the twinned highway will take from Regina to Estevan.”

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Positive action on the file began last year with the mapping of a route between the Bienfait junction and Estevan, a modest distance of about 12 km that is scheduled to be the first section of Highway 39 to be twinned within the next couple of years.

Now, there is concrete action taking place regarding the major part of the project, the twinning of Highway 39 and Highway 6 (south) between Estevan and Regina.

The ministry officials are hoping to have a definitive line on the roadmap drawn by next spring and to that end, they have arranged a series of three open house events along the route to give them an opportunity to receive feedback from the public regarding the proposed route.

None of the open houses are slated for Estevan though, since it was explained by highways officials the city of Estevan

itself, will not be impacted by the twinning process because the new four-lane highway will join the Estevan truck bypass on the outskirts of the city.

The open house events are therefore slated for Milestone, Weyburn and Midale on Dec. 15, 17 and 18 respectively with each one being a come and go affair beginning at 5 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m.

The Milestone open house will be held at the Legion, while the Weyburn Travelodge will play host to the Dec. 17 open house and the Midale 39ers Club on Main St. will host the open house there on Dec. 18.

A senior project manager, Viranga Tennakoon, has been appointed to the task of getting the preliminary processes underway.

He informed Young that since there may be issues regarding the highway’s route through Midale and Weyburn, it was decided to hold the open house events in those communities, whereas Milestone was selected since it was geo-

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Discussions with landowners and businesses located along the highway have already had a few meetings with the Highways and Infrastructure representatives.

Young urged the area’s Time to Twin committee members as well as the general public to attend one of these open house events to ask questions and get a general feel for the project, even though the actual twinning won’t have a major impact on the City of Estevan proper.

“I understand they will have maps and routes or options for people to look at,” said Young, who added that it was expected the events will also feature ministry representatives who will be able to answer questions regarding the logistics of the multi-million dollar project as well as a proposed timeline.

Another project manager will be appointed for the third phase of the twinning project, which will include the distance between North Portal and the Bienfait junction.

Two assault incidents, one of them involving a weapon, were the subject of an intense investigation by members of the Estevan Police Service beginning in the early morning hours of Dec. 3.

The disturbance that attracted police attention began at a residence in the central part of the city and resulted in one victim being transported to hospital for treatment to injuries while a second victim was reportedly not injured.

Several occupants were in the residence at the time police arrived so EPS members arranged a tactical entry to secure the area and ensure everyone’s safety. Five of the six people who were originally arrested, were released later while one was detained in custody pending a court appearance.

Search warrants were executed on the residence and a knife and broken glass bong which were believed to have been used as weapons in the incident, were seized.

A 20-year-old male faced charges of common assault and assault (with a weapon) causing bodily harm.

The EPS integrated criminal investigation division and identification section were called in as part of the investigation and were deployed as part of the entry process.

The victim who was hospitalized was later released after receiving treatment for his injuries.

The incident remains under investigation.

A day before that event, EPS members executed a warrant on a residence in the central part of the city in a search for evidence.

A concerned caller had contacted EPS regarding a male subject who was intending to harm himself. Police managed to intervene and transported the man to hospital for physician evaluation.

Later that same day, EPS members were alerted to some suspicious activity taking place at a local gas station where two men were approaching people in the parking lot, attempting to sell various items. The two departed the scene prior to police arrival but EPS learned the vehicle they were driving was white with British Columbia licence plates.

During the Dec. 8 day shift, EPS members were called to the north central area of the city in response to a report of a domestic disturbance involving a 29-year-old woman in distress. The matter was resolved without further incidence upon police arrival.

A number of vehicles were ticketed on Dec. 8 under the City’s bylaw regarding non-compliance with an order of no parking for snow removal purposes. The public is reminded that vehicles have to be moved off the streets that are scheduled and posted for snow removal.

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Dutch villagers seeking information about Second World War Bienfait soldier normpark@estevanmercury.ca

They have the marker and basic information but the people of Holland, aided by a dedicated Canadian reservist, are wanting to put a face and personality to the name of John Kibzey of Bienfait Kibzey was a private in the South Saskatchewan Regiment in the Second World War, who died during one of the battles that liberated Holland in the spring of 1945.

The citizens of the Netherlands are well known for their dedication to the memories of the thousands of Canadians who died in the effort and the people of Zwiggelte, in the north of Holland, are no different.

As one of their village’s representatives told Mike Muntain of Hamilton, the reservist who has done a lot of work in matching names, biographies and photos with their Dutch cemetery keepers, private John Kibzey fell in action on April 12 near the Oranjekanaal canal by their village, a community of about 500 people.

The village is commemorating the liberation on that date in 2015, and would love to place a photograph of Kibzey in front of his grave marker in the Holten

Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands at that time.

Kibzey was the son of Peter and Nettie Kibzey and was born in Myzko, Poland.

He, along with his older brother Michael, were working as miners when they enlisted in the SSR. Michael was a leading aircraft aero-engine mechanic, who was mentioned in dispatches.

John Kibzey was just 21 when he died at that Canal in Holland in 1945.

T h e memorial lake, named in his honour is located east of Jan Lake in northern Saskatchewan and is one of several hundred bodies of water in the northern region that have been named in honour of fallen Saskatchewan military personnel.

The request that came to Muntain from Roelie Speelman noted that John Kibzey’s official military identification number was L/107668.

A check on the SSR’s site through the Saskatchewan Military Museum failed to come up with the Kibzey name.

But the villagers in

Holland, along with Muntain, their connection in Canada, would definitely like to be

in contact with anyone who might remember the Kibzey boys and John in particular.

Muntain, a 51-year-old reservist and piper in the Princess of Wales Own Regiment of Kingston, has given himself the task of attempting to put a face to every name along with some biographical

information regarding the 1,355 Canadians who are buried at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery.

Second World War historians noted that when Allied forces conducted the final push to defeat the German armies in early 1945, the English and American troops were generally deployed to

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Muntain has placed his appeal for connections in east and west coast newspapers and his early efforts were rewarded with nine match-ups in his home area of Kingston, right away. With more than 50 newspapers now contacted, Muntain has been able to track down 700 pictures and biographies.

In a June 2014 article in the Hamilton Spectator, it was noted that Muntain and others have been visibly touched by the impressive candlelight ceremonies conducted by school children who visit the Holten Cemetery on Christmas Eve every year. This serves to keep the history alive and the message and memories intact.

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The Holten Cemetery maintains an information centre that contains letters and other items from the fallen Canadian soldiers, airmen and sailors. When the photographs become available to them, they are placed on stakes in front of the grave.

“The Dutch have never let the Canadian sacrifices be forgotten. Families have adopted the graves to maintain them over the decades. School children get the names of the men who died to learn more about them,” said Muntain who was moved toward this project after visiting this revered ground a few years ago.

If anyone has information regarding the Kibzey family and John Kibzey in particular, they are encouraged to contact the Mercury at 306-6342654 or normpark@estevanmercury.ca or connect to Muntain directly at mjmuntain@gmail.com or at 613-888-7267.

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Encouraging residents to shop local Moonlight madness starts with tree lighting

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan’s Kickoff to Christmas begins tomorrow, and residents can expect a number of deals at local businesses combined with several free events across the city.

Spearheaded by Jen Pettitt, owner of Jenny Joans fashion store and the Downtown Action Group in tandem with the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, the event that has been an Energy City staple for several years may result in another good turnout.

“This is an evening where you can have fun, shop, enjoy a night out,” Pettitt said. “It’s a great night for the kids, too.”

The Kickoff to Christmas starts on Dec. 11. There will be a plethora of free downtown activities alongside the popular Moonlight Madness action that encourages people to shop locally. Stores will be open that night from 6 o’clock to midnight.

“We’ve got a good selection and a

lot of merchants with different types of products,” Pettitt noted. “We want to do everything to keep residents shopping locally, and we want to show them our appreciation for all the times they shopped locally outside of Christmas.”

In addition, she mentioned that a special appearance by Santa Claus can be expected as well.

“It’s great seeing everyone out and about on the streets, having a good time as a family,” she said.

Winners of the Shopping Spree prizes will also be announced on 8 p.m. on Thursday. The main prize is a $500 voucher that can be used throughout the night at any store. A lucky someone can also win one of two $250 vouchers.

The Kickoff to Christmas will continue on Dec. 13, where a free viewing of the movie Prancer will be featured at the Orpheum Theatre. A free swim at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre starting at 1 p.m. will cap things off.

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Grain producers’ voices heard by CTA review panel Saskatchewan’s grain producers don’t want to see a repeat of major transportation issues that cost them an estimated $3.1 billion last shipping season. That’s why they have formed a producers’ coalition consisting of Sask Pulse, Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan.

These producers fear they may lose another $2 billion in the current shipping season due to flaws in the transportation and handling systems.

The group submitted a preliminary round of recommendations regarding the Canada Transportation Act with a CTA review panel that convened Dec. 2. The coalition is calling on other organizations and individuals with vested interests in the Canadian transportation system to let the panel know their thoughts and feelings on the topic. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 31.

“The grain handling and transportation system has undergone substan-

tial change. Railways are centralizing their services and placing significant investments made by producers, shortlines and producer car loading sites at risk,” said Norm Hall, president of APAS who served as spokesman for the coalition. “From the coalition’s perspective, if we are redesigning a transportation system that is clearly not working for producers, who is actively looking after producers’ interests?”

The coalition framed their recommendations around four objectives that include fostering competition, increasing market transparency, being positioned for growth and ensuring producers have a voice in the transportation system.

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“The bottom line is that farmers and the Saskatchewan economy suffered a substantial loss in 2013-14 and these producer income losses continue into 2014-15,” Hall said.

“Major adjustments need to be made to ensure farmers are treated fairly in a transparent environment with longterm commitment.”

Later the Saskatchewan Barley producers noted some specific transportation issues they had in addition to their general concerns expressed by the coalition.

Cam Goff, chairman of the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley), pointed out that barley was significantly affected by the lack of north/south rail movement during the past crop year as well as a lack of movement eastward.

“As a board, we felt we needed to provide direct input into the CTA review and address these barley specific needs,” said Goff, noting they were in addition to the general concerns expressed by the coalition members.

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Partners continue to help with the hub

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

A year after participating members from the various agencies around southeast Saskatchewan startes a model that brings together members of a wide range of public services continues to push forward based on its successes.

The South East Region Community Mobilization Hub is made up of staff from the Estevan and Weyburn Police Services, RCMP, Sun Country Health Region, Social Services and Corrections and Policing, and the Cornerstone and Holy Family School divisions.

Those groups work together to develop an assistance plan for individuals or families in at-risk scenarios, and the hub has been a proven tool for reducing crime in other jurisdictions. The model is based on one that first came to Saskatchewan in Prince Albert but got its start in Scotland.

Janice Giroux, Sun Country’s vice president of community health and a

Members of the various partnering agencies got together a year ago for the official signing ceremony for the South East Region Community Mobilization Hub. File photo member of the hub’s steering committee, said the hub, which puts partners in weekly communication, has gone well over its first year and a half.

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“The hub’s a phenomenal approach. It’s certainly a modern approach to dealing with issues, especially social issues, and addressing root causes,” said Ladouceur.

“If there’s one message that needs to go out it’s gone are the days of agencies working in a silo. We realize that it benefits all agencies, and, most importantly, the individual.”

“Maybe there’s an opportunity to look at some of those systemic issues and the root causes that affect not only health but other sectors. From the health region’s perspective, those are some of the things a typical hub situation might bring us. How might we work better with social services and continue to work on improving that,” said Giroux.

“If the root cause is mental health, how are we to know that person is experiencing those difficulties unless we consult with mental health,” noted Ladouceur. “There’s a wealth

of knowledge that exists in helping people, but we’re not connecting the dots,

committee, she noted they will be looking at some of numbers and statistics to see where the program goes from here. Though it only exists in Estevan and Weyburn at the moment, there is some possibility to stretch the program into some of the other towns and villages around the southeast corner of the province.

How and when it is expanded will be determined at a later time and it will also be dependent on any further logistical problems getting more partners involved.

“Everybody has their wish list, and we really need to go through what that’s going to look like,” said Giroux, who noted any expansion would likely add a health region and even more school divisions into the mix.

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we haven’t in the past done a great job at connecting the dots, and I think that’s exactly what hub does. It connects the dots.”

The logistics for meetings were perhaps the most problematic but teleconferencing became an ideal solution to the regular travel between the two Highway 39 cities.

Sun Country, she noted, has two hubs that are active through both Estevan and Weyburn.

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While the plans aren’t in the works at the moment, she said those are discussions they will have to have in the future.

“As we learn more about working better together, you realize if we could have been talking before this, we might have been able to nip this in the bud. The hub is looking at situations that are acute elevated risk. It’s really about making sure we follow the principles that have been set out for us,” said Giroux.

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The December sale of petroleum and natural gas rights brought the total oil and gas land sale revenue for 2014 to $197.9 million The Sask. Ministry of the Economy which now envelopes Energy and Resources, said the average of $988 per hectare for land this year ranks as third highest all time, right behind the average of $1,461 in 2008

and the $1,029 per hectare in 2010.

In the October sale, the total payment amounted to $21.596 million, an average of just over $739 per hectare.

Once again the southeast sector of the province saw the most interest and largest cash infusion for the province with two of the four licences on offer being purchased along with 62 of the 70 leases going for a total of $11.90 million, an average of $874.58 per hectare. This compares with the $14.45 million realized in the previous sale in Oc-

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impressive land sale revenues over the past few years suggest that industry is pleased with our policies and regulatory regime, and given that we are competing on a global level for investment, the Institute’s report is something we take very seriously.”

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“Saskatchewan has worked hard to develop a positive investment climate for the oil and gas industry, so it was reassuring when the recently released Fraser Institute’s annual Global Petroleum Survey once again ranked Saskatchewan as the number one place in Canada and third globally for oil and gas investment,” said Economy Minister Bill Boyd.

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The Northwest/Southeast Chorus hosted its two performances over the weekend as part of the 44th annual concert program that features voices from around southeast Saskatchewan and northwest North Dakota. The roughly 40-member choir performed Saturday evening at St. Paul’s United Church in Estevan and Concordia Lutheran Church in Crosby, N.D. Photo by Jordan Baker

Job growth in Saskatchewan three times the national rate Saskatchewan has the strongest rate of job creation in Canada, according to the latest labour force report released today by Statistics Canada. There were 15,300 more people working in Saskatchewan in November 2014 compared to the same month last year. That’s a growth rate of 2.8 per cent – more than three times the national rate of 0.9 per cent.

Saskatchewan also posted the lowest unemployment in the county for the 24th consecutive month. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Saskatchewan was just 3.4 per cent in November – about half the national rate of 6.6 per cent.

“Our economy has now had the lowest unemployment rate in Canada for two consecutive years,” Minister responsible for Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Jeremy Harrison said.

“These new jobs have been created in many different sectors, which means if one sector slows down a bit, other areas of the economy are there to

ince.”

Other highlights: Regina CMA unemployment rate was 3.1 per cent (seasonally adjusted), the lowest among CMAs, while Saskatoon CMA’s unemployment rate of 3.6 per cent (seasonally adjusted) was second lowest.

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There were 5,700 new jobs created in trade (wholesale and retail) in the past year, 4,900 new jobs in finance, insurance, real estate and leasing, 4,800 jobs in other services, and 4,700 new jobs in forestry, mining, oil and gas. Construction also had 3,500 new jobs.

“Some of these jobs are highly skilled positions that require people with specialized training,” Harrison said.

“Through the Canada Job Grant, we will provide up to $10,000 to employers to train and further develop their workforce – creating even more opportunities in our prov-

There were 11,100 more full-time jobs and 4,100 part-time jobs created compared to last November.

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The business of charitable giving For the third year in a row, Canadians have been more philanthropic than the year previous. According to the most recent BMO Charitable Giving Poll, 84 per cent of Canadians made a charitable donation in the past 12 months with the average gift being $624, an increase of 8 per cent from 2013.

And, Canadians want this generosity to continue its upward trend. When asked about their 2015 plans, 90 per cent expect to make donations totaling $720. Interestingly, many also use their philanthropy as a teaching tool.

Another 2014 survey, commissioned by Imagine Canada, examined both generosity and attitudes about charitable donations. It found that one-third of donors wanted to set an example for their children or others about the importance of giving back.

While these data all bode well for the less fortunate, giving can also help the charitable organizations and donors. Cash donations are still the most popular way of giving, but both charity and donor can benefit from more tax efficient ways of achieving their philanthropic goals.

Gifting publicly listed securities, such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds to registered charities is one way. A donor who sells the shares of appreciated securities, and donates the cash, is taxed on capital gains. However, if the shares are donated directly, the charity issues a tax receipt based on the fair market value of the securities. The charity gets the full value of the shares and the donor gets a full value tax credit without the imposition of capital gains taxes.

Efficient philanthropy is also achievable with RSPs, where the donor names a charity as beneficiary of their registered plan. On death, the balance of the plan transfers directly to the charity, and the estate receives a tax credit for the value on disposition. This can offset taxes on final income and effectively bypass probate fees. Flexibility is another advantage because the donor can change the beneficiary if circumstances change.

Similarly, insurance can be used with a charity named as beneficiary. When the donor passes, the charity receives the policy’s cash surrender value plus any net accumulated dividends and interest. The resulting tax credit can be ap-

plied to a final tax return.

Donor Advised Fund funds set up endowments wherein the donor makes an irrevocable contribution of cash and other assets, which are invested to maximize the worth of the donation and increase its value. Investors can set grant recommendations and choose which registered charities receive donations. In return they are provided with an immediate tax benefit that can be carried forward up to five years, and they have a continuing philanthropic legacy.

Those wishing to donate to a charity but still needing income can use a Charitable Remainder Trust. Assets are transferred into a trust and the donor gets an immediate tax benefit. The donor receives lifetime income and the charity receives the assets when the donor dies.

Kim Inglis, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP is an Investment Advisor & Portfolio Manager with Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, a division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund. www.reynoldsinglis.ca. The views in this column are solely those of the author.

Sask small biz optimism slides in November On Nov. 27, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its latest monthly Business Barometer®, which reveals optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan is down 4.7 points to an index of 63.4 in November from 68.1 in October, and now below the national index of 65.9.

“Saskatchewan’s small business optimism has been volatile through 2014, and November is no exception,”

said Marilyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB’s Vice-President, Prairie & Agri-business.

“It’s evident many Saskatchewan entrepreneurs have dealt with a number of challenges this year with severe flooding, an uncertain harvest, chronic labour shortages and increasing wage costs. To make matters worse, the talk of potential municipal property tax hikes and a costly, confusing new recycling tax leave small business owners worried about the future.”

Nationally, small business optimism slipped back in November, erasing most of the strong gains noted in the previous month, having fallen almost two points for the month, down to 65.9. Despite the decline, though, the latest reading is the third-best seen so far in 2014.

“Ontario and Saskatchewan have been the main drivers of the dip we’re seeing this month,” said Ted Mallet, CFIB’s chief economist and vice-president. “As

expected, last month’s jump in optimism wasn’t sustainable, and overall we’re seeing modest changes in provinces’ optimism levels across the board.”

As in the previous month, the change nationally was driven by Ontario, which saw a six-point decline in its index level to 65.7—cancelling out its six-point increase in October. A decline of almost four points in Saskatchewan’s index to 63.4 also helped drive the national num-

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bers lower. Changes in the other provinces were more modest. General optimism continues to be highest among businesses in British Columbia (73.9) and Alberta (73.6), and lowest in Quebec (58.9), Prince Edward Island (59.0) and Nova Scotia (59.9). Optimism in Newfoundland and Labrador (67.7) and Manitoba (63.8) remain closer to the national average.

Results and the full report are available at: www.cfibfcei.ca/english/barometer.

Highlights of the Saskatchewan Business Barometer for November: · 58 per cent of businesses in Saskatchewan say their overall state of business is good (44 per cent nationally), 7 per cent say it is bad (13 per cent nationally). · 18 per cent of Saskatchewan businesses plan to increase full-time employment in the next 3-4 months (20 per cent nationally) and 13 per cent plan to decrease employment (12 per cent nationally).

· The shortage of skilled labour (44 per cent) remains the main operating challenge; 2nd highest in Canada, after Alberta (53 per cent). · Major cost pressures for small business include: taxes/regulations (58 per cent), wages (53 per cent), fuel/energy (53 per cent).

Measured on a scale of 0 and 100, an index level above 50 means owners expecting their businesses’ performance to be stronger in the next year outnumber those expecting weaker performance. According to past results, index levels normally range between 65 and 70 when the economy is growing at its potential.

November 2014 findings are based on 982 responses, collected from a stratified random sample of CFIB members, to a controlledaccess web survey. Data reflect responses received through November 17.

Findings are statistically accurate to +/- 3.1 per cent 19 times in 20.

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Finding the Perfect Gift Students at Hillcrest School perused the gifts filling the library as part of the school’s Christmas Store program.

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Students from Estevan Comprehensive High School rehearse their upcoming production Humbug High, which will open on Dec. 16.

ECS students prepare for Humbug High

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An enthusiastic group of high school students bustled about Estevan Comprehensive School’s drama room in the midst of a rehearsal for their upcoming production Humbug High on Dec. 16 and 17.

“They’ve really committed to coming in everyday and practicing,” said Evanne Wilhelm, a drama teacher at ECS. The students have been rehearsing for about a month, following an all-call put forward by Wilhelm in search of individuals interested in putting together a Christmas play. Following a few meetings with those who answered the

call, a script was selected and rehearsals quickly got under way.

“The kids really liked the idea of having the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future,” Wilhelm said.

Humbug High is a slightly different take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and follows Eddie Scrooge, a 17-year-old grouch who dislikes many things, his parents and school included. One day, Madge, the lunch lady who passed away, pays Scrooge a visit alongside the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future.

Together, they try and show Eddie the error of his ways.

Wilhelm noted that Humbug High will be performed on a thrust stage, which means audience members will

be seated on three sides.

“It’s probably something a lot of people haven’t really experienced before,” she said.

Wilhelm complimented the students’ initiative and excitement surrounding the production, and said she’s largely left a lot of the decision-making to the students.

“I’m just a facilitator,” she said after mentioning how the students, consisting of junior and senior students, also voted to decide who would be casted.

Opening night will be 7 p.m. on Dec. 16 and they will repeat on Dec. 17. Tickets will be available at the door.

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SaskCareers.ca is Saskatchewan’s new career development website that is designed to give users and particularly students a place to discover opportunities on the Prairies.

The site was officially launched this week giving users a one-stop-shop to discover and explore career paths and learn about education and training opportunities in the province.

The integrated site will meet the career planning needs of all Saskatchewan residents from kindergarten to retirement, with an initial focus on youth in both provincial and federal schools, and those transitioning beyond high school.

The site is a joint effort between the Government of Saskatchewan’s Ministries of the Economy, Education and Advanced Education, in partnership with the Saskatoon Industry-Education Council (SIEC) to support career development.

“Saskatchewan is home to a strong economy and a growing labour market that will have an estimated 95,000 job opportunities by the year 2017,” Minister responsible for Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Jeremy Harrison said. “SaskCareers.ca will be a great tool to help students learn about these opportunities, and connect with employers for in-demand careers. This will help to educate, train and develop a highly-skilled workforce, which is a key goal of the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth.”

Building a skilled work force to meet the province’s growing labour market demands is one of the primary goals of the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth. Students, parents, educators and industry will all be able to use the site to connect to career opportunities and information, with the ultimate goal of helping students and job seekers find meaningful

employment and educational opportunities.

An integral piece within SaskCareers.ca is myBlueprint – an innovative career planning tool that allows students to investigate career and post-secondary opportunities, set career goals, develop an educational plan, and track their progress - all of which are important for future success.

“The Ministry of Education’s investment in this project supports our priority to improve graduation rates and delivers on the promise to provide career development opportunities for students,” Education Minister Don Morgan said. “The most valuable feature of this tool is that each student can customize their plan, or ‘blueprint’, both in high school and beyond, to best fit their specific career interests and future goals.”

The Ministry of the Economy contributed more than $1 million to the first three phases of the SaskCareers. ca website project, and recently approved $591,596 for further website development and evaluation activities.

An additional $549,000 was provided by the Ministry of Education to support a three year commitment for myBlueprint software, resources and implementation in all Saskatchewan schools. The site will be managed by the SIEC, with continued support from the ministries of the Economy, Education and Advanced Education.

“The SIEC, in partnership with K-12 and post-secondary education, community-based organizations, First Nations and Métis communities, Chambers of Commerce and industry associations, is co-creating the opportunities that SaskCareers.ca can bring to all stakeholders,” SIEC Executive Director Janet Uchacz-Hart said. “It is only through the investment from the Government of Saskatchewan that we are able to provide a true product connecting youth to the vibrant labour market in our province.”

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Protecting grain with two-pass system For the second harvest season, producers in Western Canada have had the freedom to market their grains to a buyer of their choice. With this freedom, producing a high-quality and high-yielding crop has become critical.

In order to satisfy individual buyers and meet strict market grade tolerances, it is important that growers take a proactive approach and manage disease pathogens within their cropping systems.

Fusarium head blight (FHB) has become a major concern for cereal growers in Western Canada. The disease has spread throughout the prairies and has caused severe yield and quality losses in areas of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and southern Alberta. Implementing an integrated disease management strategy to control cereal pathogens is an important step to help growers produce a high-quality crop.

There are two crucial application timings for fungicides; the flag leaf timing where up to 65 percent of the yield is set and the FHB for protecting grade. If left unmanaged, diseases can decrease yield and downgrade quality

in cereal crops.

Dan Ronceray has been using a two-pass fungicide system for a number of years as part of his management strategy. He has seen great returns and plant health benefits on his farm near Somerset, Manitoba.

“We use Twinline fungicide on the flag to protect yield and we use Caramba fungicide on the head to protect quality; it’s paid very well for us,” said Ronceray. “Some AgCelence benefits we see with Twinline are that we have healthier, greener looking plants; healthier leaves, diseasefree, spot-free; and stronger stems. We find we have very little lodging issues.”

AgCelence refers to the unique benefits of disease control, increased growth efficiency, and better management of minor stress that occurs from a select group of BASF products that contain pyraclostrobin.

According to BASF field research, spraying Twinline fungicide at flag leaf resulted in taller plants (5 percent), larger head sizes (4 percent), longer, thicker leaves (6

percent), and thicker stems (10 percent) when compared to an untreated check.

“After growers spray a fungicide at flag leaf to protect the flag, the next step is to maintain grain quality with an application of Caramba fungicide at heading to prevent the onset of disease,” said Glen Forster, Technical Market Specialist for fungicides at BASF. “Our field research has shown that the two-pass fungicide system helps growers keep disease in check, protect their grain grades, and get the most out of every acre, while benefitting from the AgCelence benefits.”

According to Ronceray, growers looking to maximize their returns at market time should look to the two-pass system.

“We’ve seen on our farm that grade is very important – the better quality of grain you have, the easier it is to market and the better price you’ll get,” said Ronceray. “I would recommend the two-pass system to anyone who wants to grow more bushels and high-quality bushels.”

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Cities can now apply for community safety officers Options to promote community safety just increased with the rollout of the Community Safety Officer (CSO) program.

“Under this program, any Saskatchewan community can apply to hire Community Safety Officers,” Corrections and Policing Minister Christine Tell said. “This will allow communities to address low-risk to harm, high-priority policing needs.”

CSOs will help meet needs including traffic and liquor enforcement, bylaw enforcement, and serve as a crime pre-

vention community liaisons. Introducing CSOs will free up the RCMP and municipal police to focus on higher impact needs in participating communities.

SUMA and SARM collaborated with police and officials in developing this program designed to enhance police services in Saskatchewan.

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The pilot program implemented by North Battleford this summer will serve as the model for other Saskatchewan communities.

“The term Community Safety Officer goes beyond just the enforcement component,” North Battleford Mayor Ian Hamilton said. “This program allows us to engage and work collectively with many stakeholders in order to foster a positive community image and reputation toward a safe community.”

A six-week curriculum for CSOs is being developed at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. The first class of recruits should begin training in February 2015, with graduates expected to be working by mid-2015.

“Saskatchewan Polytechnic prides itself on delivering applied, employer-driven and student-focused education,” Saskatchewan Polytechnic Pesident and CEO Dr. Larry Rosia said. “Through consultation and our strength in applied learning, we willl develop curriculum that equips grads to meet needs in their municipalities from day one.”

The expansion of this program is in line with the ministry’s Building Partnerships to Reduce Crime initiative, which works with communities to find new approaches to prevent crime in Saskatchewan.

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Kendel in November 2013, transparency questions were raised regarding the STF’s role in disciplining its members. Kendel described the organization as being conflicted in its role as both an advocate and disciplinary body for teachers. The Saskatchewan government deemed a change was in order to ensure the system maintained integrity.

Previously, professional ethics proceedings through the STF involved a committee of five STF

members. Those members served on the committee for three-year terms after being elected by council, and recommended any potential disciplinary action to the STF after a hearing.

A teacher in Midale who was found to be having a sexual relationship with a Grade 12 student in the school was the subject of such proceedings late last year and was eventually stripped of her teaching certificate on Feb. 6, 2014.

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new board will oversee teacher certification and discipline related to misconduct or incompetence.

A Government of Saskatchewan press release said the Sask. Party “initiated this change to provide Saskatchewan teachers with the same authority and responsibility as other selfregulated professions in the province, resulting in a more transparent and clear process.”

“This is a uniquely Saskatchewan solution that strengthens the current system and safeguards the interests of students and the public,” STF Executive Director Gwen Dueck added in the same release.

“The process of creating this new board has served to bring greater understanding of the need to continue and build on the long-standing, collaborative relationships within the education sector in Saskatchewan. As partners in education, we have worked to maintain our shared responsibility for the broader system of teacher regulation.”

In early 2015, the Ministry of Education, STF, LEADS, the Saskatchewan School Boards Association and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, will establish an interim board of directors that will develop the bylaws and structure of the SPTRB. The SPRTB is expected to be in operation by fall 2015 and the interim board in place this coming spring.

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The SPTRB will be governed by a nine-person board of directors, which will be comprised of seven registered teachers and two members of the public. The regulatory body is expected to work similarly to those that deal with other professions such as nurses, lawyers and physicians.

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Sun Country seeing progress with special projects from Lean programs Three of the four hoshins undertaken in the Sun Country Health Region this year, are on target. Hoshin is a Japanese term used by Lean practitioners to indicate improvement projects under the provincially mandated program.

The board of directors learned the three projects included the Stop the Harm file to encourage staff and patients to identify unsafe situations; developing leaders, and timely access to a health care team which was a pilot project in Weyburn’s General Hospital designed to reduce inappropriate use of the emergency department. The fourth hoshin is to see a 25 per cent reduction in staff injuries.

A recruitment drive to gain the services of registered nurses that will allow the Revers Health Centre to re-open

their acute care service wing, is underway.

Marga Cugnet, CEO for the region, noted the lymphedema program has no wait list now with patients being served in both Estevan and Weyburn.

Three medical students receiving bursaries from SCHR will graduate in 2015 with indications that one will set up a practice to serve both Oxbow and Estevan while one other is heading to Weyburn and the third has yet to select a location.

Six staff members are being sent to provincial training sessions to be updated on the proper procedures to use for donning and then removing personal protective equipment. Those six will then train other regional staff members.

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Bruins get mixed results on trip Dogged comeback bid falls short against Hawks

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Looking for their second win in three nights, the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins refused to give up during the third period of Sunday’s road game against the Nipawin Hawks.

Despite scoring four goals in the third, the Bruins lost 5-4 in overtime on a goal by Stefan Wood.

That followed a 5-2 victory over the Flin Flon Bombers on Saturday and a 3-0 loss to the Melfort Mustangs on Friday.

The Bruins (10-15-14) are in third place in the SJHL’s Viterra Division, two points behind the Weyburn Red Wings and two

ahead of the Yorkton Terriers, who have two games in hand.

Bruins head coach Chris Lewgood said that while the third period push was impressive on Sunday, bringing that effort for the whole game would have helped.

“It was a good effort, especially with it being our third game in three days. I thought the guys really had to dig in and make that happen. (But) I think it was too little, too late.

“In the first two periods, we were just muscled off pucks too easily and some races we should win, we weren’t winning. In fairness, it was our third game in three days against three really good opponents. It

was a good effort to get that point in the end.”

The Hawks took the lead five minutes into the game on a goal by Garrett Dunlop, then Carter Danczak extended the lead on a power play at 13:45 of the second.

Wyatt Garagan got the Bruins on the board seven minutes into the third, jamming the puck past Hawks netminder Logan Flodell.

Danczak replied two minutes later with his second man advantage marker of the night.

Less than two minutes after that, Estevan’s R.T. Rice scored to make it 3-2 for Nipawin.

Midget AAA callup Riley Woods scored his first

Flon, Estevan’s top line of Allison, Jason Duret and Lynnden Pastachak combined for seven points, including two goals by Pastachak.

Pastachak and Flin Flon’s Joel Kocur traded goals late in the first period.

The Bruins grabbed a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes on goals by Allison and Zach Douglas, the latter coming on the power play.

Estevan’s offensive onslaught continued in the third, with Chase McKersie and Pastachak scoring 66 seconds apart in the first four minutes of the frame.

Brandon Switzer scored the Bombers’ second goal at the 7:28 mark.

“Our D zone (play) was

SJHL goal for the Bruins with four minutes left to tie it.

Lewgood said Woods offered more on Sunday than scoring a key goal.

“He was very consistent. He might not have been our best player, but he was very consistent. He’s proven to us he can play at this level and be a contributing factor.”

With 68 seconds left in regulation, Carter Coben restored the Hawks’ lead, only to see Keegan Allison tie it up again 22 seconds later to force overtime.

Bruins starter Tyler Gutenberg stopped 41 of 46 shots, while Flodell saved 21 of 25.

On Saturday in Flin

very good. For the most part, I thought we did a good job of keeping them to the perimeter and preventing opportunities. The biggest thing is we capitalized on our opportunities. When you’re playing a team with that kind of D corps, that’s not easy to do,” Lewgood said.

He added the club has become accustomed to big performances from the top line.

“It’s always impressive to see the best players on each team, how they contribute. We expect it out of our guys. That’s their capability. It doesn’t surprise us, but it’s always fun to watch.” ⇢B2 Fuhr

Minor football moves to Moose Jaw league Mortenson: “The kids are sick of losing”

In a move aimed at shoring up their competitiveness and long-term sustainability, Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football has decided to change leagues.

The organization is moving its teams from Regina Minor Football to Moose Jaw Minor Football in the hopes of seeing better results on the field.

The move was announced at EMF’s annual general meeting on Dec. 4.

Minor football president Kevin Mortenson said the teams’ constant losing was hurting registrations.

“The big reason we went to Moose Jaw was our enrolment. Our enrolment in 2014 was down to right around 60 kids involved. Obviously, that translated into one of the teams (the bantam Steelers) not being around, and in all reality, I don’t think we should have fielded a peewee team.

They had 23 registered, but that doesn’t mean everyone’s going to show up. We all know what happened after that,” said Mortenson, referring to the fact that the peewee Chargers were constantly playing shorthanded.

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and Carnduff to see if they want to put in a team.This is just something we’ve been brainstorming. Weyburn is doing the same thing,” Mortenson said.

Seeing Weyburn’s success after making the switch, and knowing the opponents will be drawing from a centre much smaller than their previous opposition, makes Mortenson confident that the EMF teams will find some on-field success.

“I’m sure we’re going to compete better with these teams than we did with the Regina teams. Regina, they draw from that 200,000-plus trade district, whereas ours is maybe 20,000. We figured we better give it a shot. Something had to be done. We couldn’t compete with these Regina teams.

The enrolment, that was the big thing. We had to try something different.”

Meanwhile, four key members of the board stepped down at the AGM: Valerie Paulson, Wanda Harron, Shelley Heidinger and Dena Bachorcik.

Mortenson noted the organization is looking for more volunteers, especially to coach at the atom level.

ing. The parents are sick of driving to Regina to see their teams get beat 54-0. That’s four hours out of their life and that’s not even (including) attending the game. Between the kids and the parents, everybody just got sick of losing. We keep this up, we’re not going to have a football program in Estevan,” he added.

The minor football board kept a close eye on Weyburn’s performance in the Moose Jaw league this year after they made the move, and they were happy with what they saw.

“Weyburn joined this past season because they were in the same boat in 2013. In peewee and bantam, their numbers just skyrocketed.”

The one major change in making the move is that there is no atom division in Moose Jaw Minor Football.

Instead, EMF is looking at setting up a seven-man program for the atoms.

“It’ll be teaching them the basics, how to play, kind of like timbit soccer or hockey. It’s kind of a learn to play.

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Turner McMillen skates in on a breakaway during Saturday’s tie against Swift Current.

Peewees get one of four points It was not an easy weekend for the Estevan Westmoreland Bruins in a two-game set against the top team in the league.

Facing the Swift Current Broncos (8-0-3), the Bruins tied 3-3 on Saturday and then lost 12-5 on Sunday.

The Bruins (1-7-2) are

in fifth place in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League’s peewee AA division.

On Saturday, the Bruins led 3-0 in the second period before giving up the lead.

Tu r n e r M c M i l l e n scored the lone goal of the first period with six minutes remaining.

Early in the second, Cale Adams and Josh Romanyk scored three minutes apart to extend the hosts’ lead.

The Broncos got on the board late in the period on a goal by Hayden Wilm.

Aden Gunn got Swift Current within a goal halfway through the third, and

Rhett Evjen tied it up less than two minutes later.

Layne Gilroy was in goal for the Bruins.

On Sunday, meanwhile, the Broncos scored five goals in the third period to break open what was already a somewhat lopsided game.

Reed Jacobson led the

way with four goals and three assists. Evjen had a hat trick and two assists and Keagon Little had three goals and an assist, while Levi Lamotte chipped in four helpers.

The other goal scorers for the Broncos were Taylor Lind and Noah Wills.

Austin Fleck, Joey

Meredith, Cody Davis, Romanyk and Kaiden Tuchscherer scored for the Bruins.

Koby Kmita was between the pipes for Estevan.

The Bruins were slated to host Weyburn last night.

They will visit Yorkton this weekend for a pair of games on Friday and Saturday.

Bruins forward Mahlon Head fires a shot on goal during a loss to the Notre Dame Hounds on Dec. 2.

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Against the Mustangs, Lewgood said the Bruins didn’t get much going offensively.

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period, Melfort’s Nick Hermary and Andrew Durham scored 39 seconds apart in the second.

Sam Houston added another insurance marker early in the third.

Fuhr made 37 saves on 40 shots, while Melfort’s

Zach DeGraves turned aside 19 shots in the shutout.

The Bruins have a pair of home games this week.

They host the Mustangs on Thursday and the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Friday. Both games start at 7:30 p.m. at Affinity Place.

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Apex Bruins get balanced scoring in tie Matt Bill scored the tying goal on a power play with less than 13 minutes to go to give the Estevan Apex Bruins a 3-3 draw against the Weyburn Wings on Friday at Affinity Place.

Cole Piche and Peyton Stevenson also scored for the Bruins, who had seven players with at least a point.

The Bruins (7-102) are in ninth place in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League’s midget AA division.

Weyburn struck first on Friday, getting two goals from Conor LaFoy in the first period, including one just 29 seconds in.

Piche got Estevan on the board 52 seconds after the second LaFoy goal.

After a scoreless second period, the Bruins tied it up four minutes into the third on a Peyton Stevenson tally.

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Mitchell Morrison slips between outstretched Red Wing Andrew Baker, 21, and another defender as he drives to the slot to get in shooting position during a Friday night tilt between the teams at Affinity Place. The game would end in a 3-3 tie. Photo by Jordan Baker Weyburn’s lead less than three minutes later, only for Bill to tie it up for good 32 seconds after that.

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goal for the Bruins.

Estevan went 1-for-7 on the power play, while Weyburn was scoreless in seven chances.

Meanwhile, on Dec. 1, the Bruins fell 3-2 to the Notre Dame Hounds in Wilcox.

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kees Bailey-Lee and C.J. Walker had the goals for the Hounds, with Colton Winton and Wyatt Bayliss replying for Estevan.

Bruins acquire Zajicek After trading veteran defenceman David Robertson on Dec. 1, the Estevan Bruins had a vacancy on their back end.

They filled it quickly by picking up 18-year-old defenceman Brandon Zajicek, who had been with the Portland Jr. Pirates of the United States Premier Hockey League.

Zajicek, a native of Albertville, Minn., is listed at 5-foot-11 and 194 pounds.

He made his Bruins debut during the team’s weekend road trip.

“He’s definitely an aggressive player, and what I mean by that is he likes to carry the puck and move north with his feet instead of passing the puck forward. He also likes the physical play in open ice,” said

Shots on goal were 37-29 for the Bruins.

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Lewgood added Zajicek’s ice time on the weekend was limited due to his travel time, and that the club will get a better look at his skill set the more he plays.

Zajicek has put up some impressive offensive numbers, including 11 points in 16 games this season with Portland.

Last year, in midget AAA with the prestigious Shattuck-St. Mary’s program, he piled up nine goals and 51 points in 53 games.

Lewgood said that while it’s probably too early to know how much of a role Zajicek is capable of, “I think he’s going to fit into our top six and make the team better.”

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The ice at Affinity Place was littered with teddy bears after the club’s first goal on Dec. 2. This was the second straight year the Bruins held the Teddy Bear Toss.

Teddy bear toss benefits children On Dec. 2, the Estevan Bruins held the Estevan Mercury Teddy Bear Toss for the second straight year.

The popular Christmastime event sees fans toss teddy bears onto the ice after the home team scores their first goal.

The Bears are donated to local children by the Salvation Army, and all proceeds go to the community service organization.

In this case, the fans had to wait less than five minutes, as defenceman Josh Rieger scored the Bruins’

opening goal against the Notre Dame Hounds at the 4:37 mark.

It’s believed that just shy of 500 teddy bears were thrown on the ice.

The Bruins were selling bears at the game for those who hadn’t purchased them

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Bruins operations and marketing manager Clark Munroe said it was an impressive display of community support.

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Jordan Martinook, a 22-year-old left winger, made his big league debut with the Arizona Coyotes against the Boston Bruins.

Martinook was born in Brandon but lived in Estevan from age two to eight before moving to Leduc, Alta.

The Coyotes drafted him in the second round, 58th overall, as an overager in the 2012 entry draft.

In just under 12 minutes of ice time against the Bruins, Martinook registered a plus-1 rating and had two shots on goal.

The 6-foot-2, 202-pound power forward is in his third season of professional hockey with the American Hockey League’s Portland Pirates, with four goals and 13 points in 21 games.

Coyotes general manager Don Maloney hinted that Martinook could be with them for awhile, telling the team’s website that “We’re looking hard at this team right now and … we haven’t liked our performance.

This is an ongoing process to try and move things along, shake things up, change our mix, change our chemistry.”

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“That just goes to show you how amazing and caring the Estevan community is.”

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Atom AAs earn two road ECS girls win B final in Caronport victories over Moosomin The Estevan Comprehensive School senior girls’ basketball team found some success at their first tournament of the year.

The Elecs wrapped up a tournament in Caronport by winning the B final 64-59 over the Weyburn Eagles on Saturday.

Estevan and Weyburn played to an intense contest. ECS led at the half, but the Eagles fought back to take the lead with a few minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Kristen Skjonsby forced overtime with a three-pointer with 1.1 seconds to go. The Elecs took the lead in overtime and held on to win.

In their first game on Friday, the Elecs lost a close 43-40 decision to Indian Head.

ECS led at the half but were unable to hold the lead. Kourtney Kobitz was Estevan’s top scorer with 12 points, while Macy Earl had 10.

The loss moved ECS to the B side of the draw, where they faced Regina Christian on Saturday morning. The Elecs played a strong game, winning 57-38 to advance to the B final.

Tess Lindquist led the way for Estevan with 18 points and 15 defensive rebounds, while Kalee Donovan had 14 points.

The team will be in action this weekend when they travel to Swift Current.

The Elecs will hold their home tournament in early March.

The Estevan A&S Bruins got a pair of wins over the Moosomin Ice Badgers on the weekend.

The atom AA teams played on Saturday in Moosomin and Sunday in Whitewood.

On Saturday, the Bruins won 7-3 on the strength of two goals each from Ty Hoste, Nathan Wagstaff

and Boden Dukart.

Kyler Gingras also scored for the Bruins, who potted three unanswered goals in the third period.

Beau Helmeczi scored twice for Moosomin and Ashtyn Shields added their other goal.

On Sunday, the result was much the same as the Bruins won 6-3.

TS&M Bruins compete in Prince Albert tournament The Estevan TS&M Bruins participated in a tournament in Prince Albert on the weekend.

The bantam AA club lost their first game, won their next and lost their third. The result of their fourth and final game was not available at press time.

Bruins forward Cole Fonstad was named to the tournament all-star team.

In their first game, the Bruins were blanked 5-0 by the Calgary North Stars.

The North Stars scored three goals in the first period, coming from Zak Yewchuk, Michael Johnson and

Cameron McAdam.

McAdam scored again in the second period and Johnson added one in the third.

In their second game, the Bruins defeated the West Central Wheat Kings 6-4.

Fonstad led Estevan with three goals and an assist, while Kade McMillen, Colton Schell and Ryder Pierson also scored.

Tye Scherger, Ian Hillis, Christian Vogel and Dalyn McCubbing replied for the Wheat Kings.

In their third game, the Bruins lost 7-4 to the St.

Albert Sabres.

Garrett Clegg scored four times for the Sabres, with Zachary Giacobbo, Kye Buchanan and Ryan Deets adding singles.

For the Bruins, Fonstad scored twice, with Trey Stocker and Jake Palmer also finding the back of the net.

The Bruins have a pair of home games this weekend. They will face the Saskatoon Stallions on Saturday at 5:15 p.m. and the Notre Dame Hounds on Sunday at noon. Both games will be played at Affinity Place.

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Tyler Thompson, Helmeczi and Colby Cuddington replied for the Ice Badgers.

The atoms are in Swift Current this weekend for a pair of games.

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Honouring Preston

Kicking off the annual Preston Meyer Memorial hockey tournament with a ceremonial puck drop were Preston’s parents, Darrell and Lori Meyer. The opening game this year was held Friday evening at the Civic Auditorium. Photo by Jordan Baker.

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The debut novel from Estevan’s Rhonda Stock looks at a time in Saskatchewan’s history that draws on the contrasts of the modern Prairie boom.

For Dust and Devils, the setting is important, like any take on historical fiction. With Stock launching the novel with a presentation at the Estevan Public Library on Sunday afternoon, she said she was drawn to the idea of people, mostly men, flocking west on the rails in the 1930s, not because of the vast opportunities for them, like today, but because of how lost and out of place they were in a tumultuous time for those looking for work.

“If you think about the adventures these guys would have gone on throwing out everything and just going out on the rails, travelling. That’s what fascinates me the most,” she said.

“It’s such a unique period in Canadian history that you won’t ever see again. The amount of unemployment, the guys riding the rails and the fact that it was coupled with the drought in the Prairies and the challenges people

rides the rails across Canada in the 1930s, wading through trouble left by the father he never knew and fighting his inner demons.

Eventually he ends up in Leader, Sask., weaving a web of lies to gain the acceptance of the townspeople.

The first book in an expected series, Dust and Devils was published in October, while the follow up novel, Sin and Salvation, is planned for a release next year.

With a background in mechanical engineering, Stock has always seen writing as a passionate hobby more so than a career.

“I started writing as soon as I was old enough to write. My very first story was written when I was six years old. It was about a rabbit,” she laughed. “I’ve been writing my whole life.”

Stock’s mother read to her as soon as she was old enough to sit still on her lap. That began her fascination with the written word.

“I always wanted to be a writer, so I went through the years writing different stories. I wrote mysteries and all kinds of things, and then when I graduated high

“My grandpa was doing family history back when I was in high school, and he wrote down his life story, including growing up in the ’30s, and that’s what got me interested in it. I credit him with that.”

– Rhonda Stock had to face, I just find it such a unique time period.

It was a crazy time. It was a sad time, but it was also a really, really, interesting time.”

Dust and Devils follows Jake Harrow as he

school, I realized there was no money in being a writer, so I went the other route that I was interested in, which was math and engineering.”

Common wisdom says an individual is prone to

Estevan’s Rhonda Stock shared her love of stories and interest in history during a talk at the Estevan Public Library. Stock recently published her first novel, Dust and Devils, which is set in small-town Saskatchewan during the Dirty Thirties. enjoying either math or writing, but for Stock, it seems she was bitten by both bugs.

She always kept writing in the background through her schooling and continued to write in her spare time. Like many writers, she worked on a novel in the spare moments, moonlighting as a writer while paying the bills with another career.

Though she has written in several genres, like mysteries, it’s historical fiction that she has been most drawn to and that is reflected in her first entry to the literary world.

“I love the 1930s and the immigration period,” she said, noting it was a family history her grandfather had done that lit the spark leading to the eventual wildfire of Dust

and Devils.

“My grandpa was doing family history back when I was in high school, and he wrote down his life story, including growing up in the ’30s, and that’s what got me interested in it. I credit him with that.”

The main location in the story is Leader, where her grandpa grew up as the first generation in the family born in Canada, and he makes a cameo in the novel as well.

After his notes, she read a lot of books, histories recounting the lives and the times of those who lived in Saskatchewan through those Depression years.

“That time period just jumped out at me. I read old newspapers and anything I could find from that time, I like to get my hands

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She credits her love of Canadian history to the works of Pierre Burton, whose historical recollections she read in university.

“I really love research.

That’s one of my biggest passions, the research.

When I’m researching I imagine characters in those scenes doing those events and that’s how it goes into the story.”

There are certain common real world events that happened to the drifters on the rail and Stock has woven those into the story.

“I tried to draw on that to flavour the story more than anything. The story itself is fictional, but I like to flavour it with actual history.”

She said she likes to draw on personal experience when writing her

book, but the times in present-day Saskatchewan are rather different from the 1930s. It’s a prosperous province, dealing more with flooding than drought. She said she looks back to the 1980s for experience and inspiration.

“I think back to the ’80s when we had the dust storms and the hoppers. I try to think back to that because I go out there in the summer time and it’s not hot and dry. You’re trying to write about a hot and dry see but you’re sweating because it’s so humid.

You have to go back and draw on other memories because things are so different now.”

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The target was to raise just over $90,000 over four or five years but the St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary team did it in two.

That kind of dedication was in full view on Dec. 3 at the auxiliary’s annual tea and bake sale when they handed over a cheque in the amount of $15,414.49 to the hospital’s executive director, Greg Hoffort, represent-

ing the final payment on a $90,414.49 refurbishment of the intensive care unit.

“We have 60 members in total with about 40 of them being quite active. A few can be more active than others who are still holding down jobs and can’t be available for everything,” said Sharon Heinz, co-president of the current auxiliary group, the title she shares with Nola Joseph.

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They will now switch their attention to the operating rooms, where a new operating table is needed along with sterilization equipment.

That will be about a $100,000 bill, she suggested, noting that with younger members coming aboard, the auxiliary has gained new energy and ambition.

That’s not to say the old guard isn’t still involved, like veteran member Lenora Wanner, 93, who has been an auxiliary member for 67 years. She was busy pouring tea for servers, along with Jean Dukart.

“Heck, I can remember serving Christmas dinners for 700 people with a much smaller group of volunteers,” Wanner said with a big grin.

Serving about 80 people a few cups of tea or coffee

St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary executive members presented a cheque in the amount of $14,414.49 to the hospital’s executive director Greg Hoffort last week, representing the final installment of a $90,404.49 commitment to refurbish the intensive care unit. From the left: Sharon Heinz, co-president of the auxiliary, Hoffort, Darla Wilhelm, auxiliary treasurer and Nola Joseph, co-president of the auxiliary. with cake in the hospital’s auditorium was, in fact, a piece of cake.

Heinz said the Estevan United Way is huge supporter of their efforts, becoming their lifeline with the community. The tea and bake sale, that includes a raffle and silent auction, is one of their major single fundraising events. The auxiliary is also responsible for operations of the canteen and gift shop at the hospital. Along with providing funds for capital purchases for the hospital, the auxiliary chips

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With the upcoming refurnishing of the operating room, St. Joseph’s will be able to increase surgical services to the community, he added. He was unwilling to guess how long it would take the auxiliary to raise the required $100,000, but as the past records indicate, it might be quicker than anticipated thanks to the generosity of the local residents and the determined efforts of an auxiliary that recognizes their role and attacks their target with enthusiasm.

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In four days when the pilot landed he found the men with two moose. He was furious. “ I told you only one moose. It’s impossible to fly with the weight of two.” The men said, “ But we were here last year and that pilot took us with two moose, so we thought maybe you would too.”

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Andrew Deren February 13, 1926 December 9, 2009 In Loving Memory of our Dad Andrew We have lost.

Heaven has gained, The most wonderful Dad this world contained.

There’s just one thing that makes us glad, God chose you to be our Dad. Lovingly remembered and always missed by June, Paul, Donna, Bill, Lil, Linda, Delmar, Joy, and families

Evelyn Dukart December 12, 2011 It broke our hearts to lose you, But you did not go alone.

For part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

So Deeply missed...So Lovingly Remembered. Love your twelve children and their families

Jade Marie Klyne Feb. 28, 1983 - Dec. 11, 2009 CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below, With tiny lights, the heaven’s stars, reflecting on the snow.

The light is so spectacular, please wipe away the tear For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.

I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear, But the sounds of music can’t compare with the Christmas choir up here.

I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring, For it is beyond description to hear the angels sing.

I know how much you miss me I see pain inside your heart, But I am not so far away we really aren’t apart.

I sent you each a special gift, from my heavenly home above, I sent you each a memory of my undying love.

After all, love is a gift more precious than pure gold, Was always more important in the stories Jesus told.

Please love and keep each other, my Father said to do, I can’t count the blessings or love for each of you.

So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear.

Remember “I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ with year.”

- Forever missed, always loved, Brodie, Mom, Andy and Family.

Lovingly Remembered

In Loving Memory of Raymond Fleck March 3, 1928December 12, 2011 I thought of you with love today, But that is nothing new...

I thought about you yesterday, And days before that too.

I think of you in silence, I often speak your name.

All I have are memories, And your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake, With which I’ll never part.

God has you in his keeping, I have you in my heart.

Love Jean and Family

In memory of Carol Louise Rowat October 6, 1950 December 13, 2010 Sad are the hearts that love you, silent the tears that fall, living our lives without you is the hardest part of all.

You did so many things for us, your heart always kind and true and when we needed someone we could always count on you.

The special years will not return when we were together, but with all the love within our hearts You’ll walk with us forever.

Missed so much and loved dearly, your husband Barry, daughter, Kim (Scott), grandsons Ryan and Tyler, son Jason, mother Lena, sisters Laurie (Ken), Andrea (Jack), and Shirley (Noble) as well as numerous family members and friends.

Raymond Michael Fleck March 3, 1928 December 12, 2011 OUR DEAR DAD We’ll always remember that special smile, that caring heart, that warm embrace, you always gave us.

You being there for Mom and us girls through good and bad times, no matter what.

We’ll always remember you Dad because they’ll never be another one to replace you in our hearts, and the love we will always have for you.

-Love you Dad-Jean, Colleen, Gerry, Sharon, Paul, Tamara, Rodney, Myra, Daryle and family

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They say there is a reason They say that time will heal But neither time nor reason Will change the way we feel For no one knows the heartache That lies behind our smile No one knows how many times We have broken down and cried.

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We love and miss you everyday!

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You Are My Sunshine On The Anniversary Of The Day You Went Away Today’s the anniversary Of the day I lost you, And for a time it felt as though my life had ended too.

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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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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

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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

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1302 - 8th Street, Estevan

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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Estevan Mercury

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More barriers to voting in Saskatchewan were reduced on Monday with the official proclamation of The Election Amendment Act, 2014.

The 11 recommended legislative amendments that will impact Saskatchewan’s electoral process were: Facilitate greater access for disabled voters through homebound voting; Introduce a permanent register of voters; Streamline advance voting; Streamline registration at voting locations; Permit a voter to deposit their own ballot; Facilitate absentee voting for remote areas; Ban the use (not possession) of cameras/ phones in voting locations; Increase flexibility in

hiring election officers; Remove the Chief Electoral Officer’s duty to transport candidate scrutineers; Establish term limits for returning officers; and Appoint election clerks on the same basis as returning officers.

Last May, the Government of Saskatchewan announced electoral legislation amendments in the hope they would improve the province’s election law and remove barriers to voting. These amendments were announced following the release of two Chief Electoral Officer assessments—Toward a Permanent Register of Voters for Saskatchewan (October 2013) and Toward an Improved Legislative Framework for Elections in Saskatchewan – Step One: Recommended

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Amendments for Saskatchewan’s 28th General Election (December 2013).

With the proclamation, these changes are now in effect for the next general election, which by law is set for Nov. 2, 2015. If there is a conflict with a federal election at that time, the alternative date for Saskatchewan’s election is April 4, 2016.

“Changes reflected in the Act—including 11 recommendations put forward by my office—are the result of a genuinely collaborative process,” said Michael Boda, Saskatchewan’s Chief Electoral Officer and head of Elections Saskatchewan, the provincial election management body. “Since

these amendments were announced last spring, Elections Saskatchewan has been planning and delivering on an implementation plan for these changes. We have a project team in place to establish a permanent voter register, and our Operations team is making progress on offering homebound voting in the next general election.

“It’s important to note that these 11 amendments mark the first step in modernizing Saskatchewan’s electoral legislation. We are now looking ahead to the second step in this process that involves more comprehensive electionrelated recommendations that will take longer to bring into place.”

The Saskatchewan government is chalking up an internal trade win for the province, as the Saskatchewan’s oilseed producers and processors now have access to the large Quebec market.

Last week, the Government of Quebec made changes to its Food Products Act removing barriers to the production and sale of vegetable oil-based dairy products. Those barriers were successfully challenged this spring by the Saskatchewan government under the pan-Canadian Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

The Saskatchewan

government had also successfully challenged Quebec labelling laws that prohibit the use of terms like ‘milk’, ‘butter’ and ‘cheese’ for dairy substitute products. While those rules remain in place for now, last week’s changes mean that Saskatchewan edible oil products can now be freely sold in Quebec.

“This is a welcome and overdue development for our producers,” Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “They now have more market access opportunities for the many products that use Saskatchewan edible oil ingredients, such as certain margarines, coffee whiteners and dessert toppings.”

Saskatchewan’s Minister responsible for Trade, Jeremy Harrison noted there is still a formal appeal underway by the Quebec government of the earlier ruling of the AIT dispute resolution panel, but said he is confident that Saskatchewan’s successful challenge will be upheld.

“Quebec may have appealed the earlier AIT panel ruling on this issue, but we’re hopeful that its legislative actions last week reflect a genuine commitment to finally tackle these unfair barriers to trade,” Harrison said.

“We view this as a positive sign as provinces, territories and the federal government begin negotiations to improve internal trade in Canada.

“The AIT appeal panel’s final ruling is yet to come, but we believe the panel will confirm that Quebec’s amendments to its Act were indeed necessary to address unfair trade barriers. We hope the ruling will also ensure that Quebec addresses the outstanding barriers to marketing oil-based dairy products within its borders.”

“This is a good first step on Quebec’s part under the Agreement on Internal Trade,” Vegetable Oil Industry of Canada President Sean McPhee said.

“We’re looking forward to the publication of the appeal panel’s report and Quebec’s full compliance with those findings.”

A final ruling by the appeal panel is expected to be made by the end of January.

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the Jan 2nd issue of THE SOUTHEAST TRADER EXPRESS Will Be...

Tues. Dec. 23th at NOON The Estevan Mercury Business Office will be

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Noon, Wednesday, Dec. 24th Thursday, Dec. 25th Friday, Dec. 26th & Noon, Wednesday, Dec. 31st

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Career Opportunities

www.estevanmercury.ca

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EXPRESS

PERCY H. DAVIS LTD.

SOUTHEAST TRADER

CUSTOMS BROKERS

is looking for a

is looking for a

North Portal • Employment Opportunity

Carrier

Carrier

Person required to work in our mailing/ filing dept. Computer keyboard skills an asset. Passport required. For further information on salary, benefits and travel allowance.

for 160 papers, Abbott, Brooks and Petterson. Earn $32.00 each delivery.

for 160 papers. 1200 & 1300 blocks of 7, 8 & 9 Street. Earn $43.20 each delivery.

Papers are delivered to your door for delivery to your customers. No collecting. We have a monthly $100 draw for all our carriers.

If interested in becoming a part of our newspaper carrier force please call Gayle at

Email: mark@percydavis.com Phone: 306-634-5454 Fax: 306-927-2271

306-634-2654

EXPRESS

Now Hiring

SOUTHEAST TRADER

Work For one of the Best Employers in Canada!

Area Manager, Industrial - Estevan, SK

is looking for a

Project Strategy │Operating Budgets │Estimating Develop viable Construction Relationships Project Management Exp. │ Journeyman Electrician

Carrier

Project Manager, Commercial - Saskatoon, SK PMP Preferred │ Manpower Planning│ Estimating Min 5 years Exp. │ Supervisory Exp. Journeyman Electrician │E&I Installation Exp.

for a small 50 paper route in Bay Meadows, also for a 100 paper route for 900 to 100 Valley and 1000 to 1300 1st Street.

Papers are delivered to your door for delivery to your customers. No collecting. We have a monthly $100 draw for all our carriers.

If interested please call Gayle at The Estevan Mercury

Full job description at: www.conceptgroup.ca Email your resume to: careers@conceptgroup.ca

306-634-2654

MWD DRIVER / SHOP HAND ESTEVAN, SASKATCHEWAN

HYDROVAC OPERATORS WANTED AND SWAMPERS HYDROVAC OPERATORS

Cathedral is pleased to offer competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package (immediate enrollment), retirement & savings plan and excellent opportunities to grow and develop your career.

Working from our Motor Repair Facility in Estevan, SK; the ideal candidate will be responsible for the assembly and repair of MWD kits and want lists.

• Offering excellent wages HYDROVAC SWAMPERS • Excellent benefit package available • Willing to train if necessary • Safety tickets an asset • Offering hourly • Operators mustexcellent possess class 3A wages driver’s • Excellent benefit package available license • Willing to trainavailable • Living accommodation

REQUIREMENTS: • • • • •

• Safety tickets H2S, First Aid and

For more information call: required Ground Disturbance Trevor at: 306-483-7777 or • Operators must possess at least class Kim at: 306-483-7722 3A driver's Email resume to: license • Living accommodation available extremeexcavating@hotmail.com or fax to: 306-483-2082

Email resume to: extremeexcavating@hotmail.com or fax to: 306-483-2082

Display a strong work ethic and be mechanically inclined.

Be reliable and accountable for producing quality products in a shop environment.

Maintain safe work practices and follow policies and procedures.

Experience operating forklifts, overhead cranes and precision instruments are preferred.

Ability to work in a safety sensitive environment - Be able to safely lift and carry 50 lbs.

- Drug & Alcohol Testing Prepared by the - Will train the right candidate HR ADWORKS

DUTIES:

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• Make and take calls to and from the field operators • Light inventory work and ordering parts • Drive parts and want lists out to field locations • Maintain company vehicles • Drive in a professional manner Drive in all types ofSection weather conditions Media • Insertion Date Ad Size • Willing to take calls after hours Estevan• LifestylesAbility to work in a safety CAREERS Dec 11, 2014 3 col x 7.5625 sensitive environment Estevan Mercury CAREERS Dec 10, 2014 3 col x 7.5625 Please visit our website and apply online at www.CathedralEnergyServices.com or by email to HRCANADA@CathedralEnergyServices.com

TOTAL PRICE

306-634-2654

A COMPANY ON THE MOVE This is a remarkable time for global agriculture and for Richardson. Our industry is undergoing unprecedented change with increasing world demand, and our company is experiencing transformational growth. Richardson International is Canada’s largest, privately owned agribusiness and is recognized as a global leader in agriculture and food processing.

We have the right customers We have the right jobs We have the right equipment Are YOU the right fit?

Class 1 Driver / Operators  

Cement & Acid - Fluid Pump Operators & Supervisors Coiled Tubing - Operators & Supervisors

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Frac - Pump Operators & Supervisors HSE Advisor

Why Canyon?   

Premium compensation package RRSP matching program Career advancement opportunities

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New Equipment Scheduled days off Paid technical and leadership training

We currently have opportunities at our Richardson Pioneer Ag Business Centre located in Lampman, SK.

Administrative Clerk The Administrative Clerk is responsible for performing administrative and operational duties. Responsibilities include processing accounts receivable/accounts payable; preparing communication materials; assisting in product logistics; assisting in grain sampling; providing excellent customer service; and performing general office duties.

Sales Agronomist Sales Agronomists are responsible for contributing to customers as well as overall business unit and corporate profitability by providing accurate and label directed agronomic information; completing detailed crop plans with customers; interpreting soil and tissue analysis results with customers; and scouting fields to assist customers with weed, insect, and disease control options.

Richardson International provides an excellent compensation package consisting of competitive salary, pension, a flexible benefits plan and training and career development opportunities.

For more information on the above listed positions or to apply online, please visit www.richardson.ca to upload your cover letter and résumé.

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

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

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Richardson values diversity in the workplace. Women, aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply and self-identify.

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Estevan Mercury

Crafternoon

New Website: www.estevan.ca

CITY PAGE 1102 4TH STREET • ESTEVAN, SK 306 • 634 • 1800

Parking on Public Streets

Residents are reminded that the Traffic Bylaw 89-1294 prohibits parking unattached trailers on any City Street or blocking sidewalks.

24.

PARKING TIMES

LOTS FOR SALE CITY OF ESTEVAN

(a) No person shall park a vehicle on any highway for more than twentyfour (24) consecutive hours.

15.

GLEN PETERSON INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK

PARKING AN UNLICENSED MOTOR VEHICLE

No owner of a motor vehicle shall permit the vehicle to be parked on a highway unless there is displayed thereon a licence plate for the current year issued by The Highway Traffic Board of the Province of Saskatachewan or by the government of another province, state or country Please contact Judy Pilloud City Clerk 634-1852 if you have any questions regarding either of these bylaws in full.

Christmas Garbage Pick-up Christmas Day - Thursday, December 25 waste pick up will be moved to Friday, December 26 New Years Day - No change

‘SINGLE FAMILY’ RESIDENTIAL LOTS FOR SALE ‘ ROYAL HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION-PHASE 3’

Residential

Lots For Sale

OFESTEVAN ESTEVAN CITYCITY OF LEISURE LEISURESERVICES SERVICES SPIN CLASSES SPIN CLASSES CITY OF ESTEVAN

CALL 306-634-1821 FOR FURTHER DETAILS

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A gathering of children attended the Estevan Public Library to make a number of Christmas tree ornaments with popsicle sticks and puzzle pieces.

Eight-year-old Marley Nashiem was among those painting a large snowflake constructed of popsicle sticks during the Saturday arts-and-crafts event.

Photo by Jordan Baker

• $100 per Spin Session, includes monthly facility membership • Register by phone, at the Estevan Leisure Centre or online @estevan.ca • Instructor led classes in Affinity Place Spin Room

How to Register Online 1. Visit Estevan.ca January 6 – February 5, 2015 2. Click on “Leisure Services” tab under “divisions” menu.

January 6 – February 5, 2015 Registration opens 2014 @ 7am 3. Click on “Online Program Registration” Registration opensDecember December 2, 2, 2014 @ 7am 4. Click “create an account” to setup your user account if you do not already have one.

10 classes per spin session TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 6:10am ID# 219.10 5. Click “View Activities” Spin session #4 9:10am ID#219.20 6. Select the activity you want, then click “enroll”.

Spin Spinsession session #4#4

LEISURE SERVICES SPIN CLASSES

5:30pmJanuary

ID#219.505, 2015 6 – February

 $100 per Spin Session, includes monthly facility membership  Register by phone, at the Estevan Leisure Centre or online @estevan.ca  Instructor led classes in Affinity Place Spin Room

Phone: 306-634-1888|Estevan.ca|Email: fitness@estevan.ca

Registration opens December 2, 2014 @ 7am

NewTUESDAYS Website: www.estevan.ca & THURSDAYS

10 classes per spin session How to Register Online

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