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Estevan pays tribute to those who served on 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

This year’s Remembrance Day marked the 100th anniversary of the armistice that marked the end of the First World War. The Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion wanted to make it a little extra special, with a few new additions to its Remembrance Day service, and a different location to accommodate additional people.

It appears the community responded.

Estevan’s Remembrance Day service was held Sunday morning at the Estevan Comprehensive School’s gymnasium.The service is traditionally held in the school’s cafetorium, with a cenotaph service to follow in the courtyard, but the size of the gym allowed the legion to have everything in one area.

Legion president Lyle

Dukart didn’t have a final attendance tally, but he estimates it was in the neighbourhood of 600 people, which is more than they could handle in the cafetorium.

“I thought it went over pretty well, and it was all in one area. Nobody had to shuffle around,” said Dukart.

It was much easier to have everything in one spot, and they didn’t have to worry about people leaving before the start of the cenotaph service.

“I thought it was set up pretty nicely,” said Dukart.

This year’s service featured many of the traditional components of a Remembrance Day service, such as the music, the prayers and the tributes. Two minutes of silence were observed, and the Roll of Honour was read, with the names of the soldiers from Estevan who died in the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean

War and the Afghanistan War. A wreath was placed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Seventy-two crosses flanked the cenotaph, paying tribute to the 72 Estevan soldiers who died during the First World War. Silhouettes were also on each side of the cenotaph and near the tomb of the Unknown Soldier to represent the fallen soldiers of the Great War. During the reading of Flanders Field, Jim Spenst, who was a private in the Canadian Army during the Second World War, passed an unlit torch to Warrant Officer Owen Gudmundson of the No. 2901 Estevan Army Cadets.

The ceremony also had a guest speaker for the first time in several years. Capt. Craig Bird, the commanding officer for the local army cadets who is also a military historian, discussed Canada’s contributions

People who attended the Remembrance Day service in Estevan placed poppies at the cenotaph after the service. to combat missions, and the role Estevan played in the First World War. “There are 72 names on our cenotaph of people from this area who gave the ultimate sacrifice in battles at Ypres, Passchendaele, the Somme and

Vimy Ridge, just to name a few,” said Bird.

The 152nd Battalion recruited from the Estevan and Weyburn areas. When Canada joined the war in August 1914, men flocked to join the army, believing the war may be short

and over by Christmas.

“They had to get in there and join up before the excitement ended. It was also the patriotic duty that they felt because of the ties to Great Britain,” said Bird.

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City’s Crime Severity Index drop highest in the country over last five years

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) has fallen fast in the last five years and that dramatic fall has put Estevan at the top of the list of declining rates of crime.

Estevan was measured in Canada with a CSI of 76, which is a drop of 58.54 from 2012’s CSI of 134.2. That CSI rating of 76 is still slightly higher than the national average of 70.96.

The violent crime severity index is down to 72 from the five-year average of 75.25, ranking 93rd overall in Canada.

“We’ve been working pretty diligently in the last few years in trying to get our crime rate down,” said Estevan Police Chief Paul Ladouceur. “A few years back we were on the higher scale when it came to the crime severity index. Certainly it’s always pleasing to see those numbers start to decline, especially as rapidly as they are.”

Crime severity index is one measure they use to determine how they’re doing as a police organization. Ladouceur said a community can have a few major incidents that can raise that level substantially, but overall it’s a proud moment to the staff to help indicate that what they’re doing is working.

“There are other factors that play into the reduction that we’re mindful of, too,” he

said. “The oil has declined as everybody knows and with that there’s always the potential for that to have an impact on crime rates as well. But when we’re seeing numbers this large and the leaps that we’re seeing, we know that it’s more than just a decline in oil.”

Ladouceur said they have worked hard to build community engagement and that has had a huge impact.

“I think when there’s that trust within the community, that the police will act on information that is provided by the community, they’re more apt to engage the police service in fighting crime,” he said. “I think we’re seeing that now more so than ever before. People can pick up the phone… and have that trust.”

It’s one thing to call the police but he said sometimes people don’t hear back from the police when it comes to the results of any investigation from information the public may present.

“I think it’s good practice to get back in touch with these people and say ‘Look, you provided us with this information… this is what we did with this information and this is the result because of it,’” Ladouceur said. “That leads people to believe they’re having an impact.”

Internal changes within the police service have helped change their capacity for inves-

tigation as well, he said. They created a drug intelligence unit and have a complete cellphone analytics lab.

“I think the structure plays a large part in our ability to combat crime,” he said.

Ladouceur said so much

spinoff crime is as a result of drugs and the drug trade, and they’ve attacked that with their drug intelligence unit.

“I’ve been in policing for 27 years and whether it be meth or cocaine, a lot of times the spilloff crime that comes along

with that, whether it be thefts or home invasions, or violence, is a direct result of drugs,” he said.

“We’ve really put an emphasis on combating that major issue of crime within the city and it’s certainly paid off huge dividends.”

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Bells of Peace mark anniversary Remembrance Day ceremonies in Estevan wrapped up late Sunday afternoon with the Bells of Peace ceremony at the cenotaph in central Estevan.

About 40 people braved the frigid and windy weather for the brief service. Troy LeBlanc, the past-president of the Royal Canadian Legion Estevan branch, and Capt.

Craig Bird, the commanding officer of the No. 2901 Estevan Army Cadets, placed a wreath at the cenotaph.

Bird then thanked everybody for attending, and paid tribute to Canada’s contribution to the First World War. After a short break, the Craig Bird, left, and Troy LeBlanc placed a wreath at the cenotaph during the bells from St. Giles Anglican Bells of Peace ceremony.

Church and St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church passing vehicles.

A light snow began to fall see so many people turn out to started ringing. People stood The bells rang 100 times during the service, but it didn’t hear the bells ring. silently to listen to the bells in honour of the 100th anni- bother the crowd.

Similar ceremonies were ring, with the only other noise versary of the end of the First Legion president Lyle held across the country on coming from a handful of World War. Dukart said he was pleased to Remembrance Day.

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Many wreaths laid at the cenotaph « A1 While armistice marked the end of the fighting, the war didn’t stop until January 1920 with the Treaty of Versailles.

“It took that long to negotiate the terms of the peace treaty and the reparations that Germany was going to make to the Allies, especially France, for the damage that had been done … over the course of the four years of the war,” said Bird.

Bird also discussed the history of the poppy, and gave background on the famous poem In Flanders Fields by Lt.-Col. John McCrae, a Canadian physician, during the First World War. McCrae wrote In Flanders’ Field on a scrap of paper in May 1915, the day after the death of a close friend in the second battle of Ypres. It was published in December of that year, and served as an inspiration to an American teacher, who

vowed to always wear a poppy as a sign of remembrance.

During a visit to the U.S., a French woman learned of the custom, and decided to make and sell poppies for the children of war-torn areas in France.

The Great War Veterans Association, which was the predecessor to the legion, adopted the poppy of a flower of remembrance on July 5, 1921.

More than 650,000 people from Canada and Newfoundland served in the Great War, Bird said.There were more than 66,000 who died and 172,000 were wounded. Canada’s population was under 8 million people at the time.

Eight per cent of the population was in uniform during the war, and many more served at home to provide for the war effort. The average age of the soldiers was 26.

Bird also brought some of

his memorabilia from the First World War to the gymnasium for the ceremony. People paused to view the collection before and after the ceremony.

Dukart said he was impressed with Bird’s speech, and the research Bird has conducted.

In recent years, a multimedia presentation has taken the place of a guest speaker at Estevan’s Remembrance Day service.

During the cenotaph service, representatives from governments, protective services agencies, service groups and youth organizations placed wreaths around the cenotaph, which was guarded by members of the army cadets and the No. 30 Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadets.

Once the cenotaph service was over, people were invited to drop their poppies off at the foot of the cenotaph.

Sgt. Darson Gunnlaugson of the army cadets presents a wreath to Stephen Kitchen during the cenotaph service. Kitchen was there on behalf of SourisMoose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen.

Dukart believes there was more awareness of the service and of Remembrance Day this year because it was the 100th anniversary of the signing of

the Armistice.

He also said it’s too early to tell whether the legion will continue to have the service in the gymnasium, or if they

would do it occasionally in the gym on milestone years. They still need to get feedback from those who participated and attended the service.

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rate of 103.79, again down locally but far above the national rate per 100,000

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And the impaired driving rate is at 856.25 per 100,000 people, a lot higher than the national rate of 194.31. The Estevan Police Service has been taking a multifaceted approach to impaired driving, Ladouceur said. He said they’re dealing with it through education, enforcement and deterrents, and also having the community make it known in that it’s not socially acceptable.

“We can’t just arrest our way out of impaired driving,” Ladouceur said. “The reality

is it was to be socially and culturally unacceptable in our community and in the province.”

They’ve been working at educating the staff at liquor establishments, and also recently helped establish a Mothers Against Drunk Driving group in Estevan and have been performing high visibility checkstops.

“And those checkstops aren’t just for enforcement but they’re for deterrents as well,” he said. “People see the police out there very often, stopping drivers at random

to check their sobriety, it creates that deterring effect.

People aren’t sure if they’re going to be checked and stopped on the way home from a party or a bar, and it makes them think twice about getting a safe ride home.”

Ladouceur said he’s confident they ’ ll be seeing the effects from those checkstops down the road, even if the rate spikes for a short time before going down again.

One of the community engagement initiatives they

started this year that was suggested was putting forth the names of those charged with impaired driving into the media.

“That isn’t just a case of scaring people by that fact their name may appear in the paper, that’s… should the public have a right to know if someone has been caught driving impaired and subsequently has a licence suspension and isn’t able to operate a motor vehicle, if that person is seen on the roadway, it gives the public the ability to contact us.”

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Salvation Army gearing up for busy holiday season

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Salvation Army in Estevan is gearing up for a pair of their big annual drives.

The kettle campaign and the hamper campaigns are going to be in full swing again this year, as interviews for those who will apply for the hampers are coming soon.

“The kettles go out Nov. 29 and will be going till Dec. 22, except for Sundays,” said Maj. Heather Harbin of the Salvation Army.

The kettles will be out in five places this year, the Southern Plains Co-Op, the Estevan Shoppers Mall, Walmart, the government liquor store and Cliftons No Frills.

Volunteers with companies and service groups will be helping man the kettles.

“We’re currently signing up companies and service groups and then we’ll begin to phone individuals later in the month,” Harbin said.

“We’ll be getting started on getting those volunteers in place.”

The sign-up for the Chr istmas hampers has

Jane Anne Ireland, the hamper co-ordinator for the Salvation Army, and Maj. Heather Harbin stand next to a kettle in the food bank room at the Salvation Army. started already, she said.

“If anyone wants to call and sign up for a hamper her, our number is 306-6342074,” she said. “That’s going

to go till Dec. 7. I think we’re expecting as many or more as last year.”

They are a part of the Community Hamper Asso-

ciation, which goes out to all of Estevan. Combined they typically fill between 350400 of them annually.

People can either drop

in to the Salvation Army to sign up or they can call. Harbin said it’s about half and half between those who call and those who go in person.

“Some people feel it’s just easier to call, and we fill out the application over the phone,” she said.

Getting involved in the hamper program creates a lot of benefits to those in the community.

“All of the busy-ness and everything, really the bottom line is that it just makes you feel so good,” Harbin said.

“Especially when there are children involved, it’s always a special thing. But it’s exciting. There’s the excitement of helping out. And I’m sure ever ybody would say the same thing.”

People willing to donate their time of money directly to the hamper program can call the Salvation Army or drop in, Harbin said.

“Then that will be directed to the hamper campaign,” she said.

They will also be doing a mailout asking for donations.

Harbin also noted that the CP Holiday Train will be coming to Estevan Dec. 16 and the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins are having their Teddy Bear Toss Nov. 22. The organization is involved in both of those.

Hamper association already receiving requests

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Community Hamper Association expects it will be busy this fall, as it hopes to meet the needs of local residents.

Char Seeman, who is the co-chair of the hamper association along with Heather Woodhouse, said the association and the Salvation Army have already received numerous applications and referrals for hampers, which are delivered to local residents just before Christmas.

The hampers ensure healthy meals for people on Christmas day.

She isn’t surprised in the early demand for hampers, because the association expected it would be a big year.

“With as close as we work with the Salvation Army, their food bank demand has been way up, so we knew it was going to be up this year,” said Seeman.

The association filled about 400 hampers last year, and they expect to fill a similar number this year.

She finds people are often stunned to find out how many hampers are filled.

“We need more aware-

ness in what is going on in our community, that is for sure,” said Seeman.

Hampers include cereal for breakfast, and then turkey with stuffing, and all the other food associated with a Christmas supper. The hampers usually create leftovers for people.

They range in size from small, which is for one or two people, and extra large, which is for families with more than seven people.

The association is also trying to make the hampers more uniform. Hampers used to have enough food for a week.

“With the demand for the hampers, we’ve had to cut back on what we’re putting in the hampers so we could give more hampers out,” said Seeman.

The deadline to apply for a hamper, or to refer somebody, is Dec. 6. It’s a soft deadline, as the association has received requests on Dec. 23 or 24 in previous years, but Seeman said they want to receive the applications early so they have an idea of how many hampers they will have to fill.

Hampers will be delivered from Dec. 21-23.

The association is looking for people to step forward and fill hampers, and some individuals and groups have already said they would fill a hamper.

Seeman noted that at the Estevan Motor Speedway’s annual awards banquet Nov. 3, a photo of one of the drivers was sold through an auction, with money going towards the Angel Tree program, which is also operated by the association.

Another driver donated the money that he received through sponsorship for his vehicle to the hamper association.

“A lot of people are coming up with some really innovative ideas,” said Seeman.

The Angel Tree will be set up at Walmart from Dec. 5-15. Similar to past years, supporters will pluck an angel, which has an age inscribed, and purchase an appropriate gift for the child.

There will be blue angels for boys and pink angels for girls.

People can also donate cash, which will be used to purchase gifts. While the association receives many donations through the Angel Tree each year, they still

From left, Jolie Bayda, Shelley Dayman and Char Seeman expect another busy season for the Community Hamper Association. Missing is Heather Woodhouse. usually have to purchase gifts for older children, since they don’t receive as many gifts for that age group. “ We h o p e w e h a v e enough toys, because we did way more than 400 kids last year,” said Seeman.

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A little more discussion would be nice Estevan city council meetings have been pretty consistent in their length in recent weeks.

There was a 12-minute meeting on Oct. 1.

The meeting on Oct. 22 was unusually long, at 22 minutes. And then the most recent meeting on Nov. 5 was back to 12 minutes.

The shortest council meetings are usually in the fall. Last year was an exception due to the fallout from the closure of the Civic Auditorium.

Once fall arrives, the tenders have been awarded, the work in the spring and summer has been completed, and the budget has yet to be discussed in open.

But 12 minutes is too short. That’s the kind of length we expect for the open portion of the Estevan board of police commissioners meeting, rather than a city council meeting.

Plus, much of the discussion at council is usually reserved for inquiries, which often becomes a session of show and tell, or promotion of events for committees the council members are involved with.

Inquiries is designed to be an opportunity for council members to bring forward issues happening in the community, whether it be something they have noticed, or something that has been brought to them by concerned ratepayers.

Is there really so little happening in the community that the shortest of meetings will

be 12 minutes? We don’t think so. The city isn’t as busy as it was in 2012, but there is still lots to be discussed, and the agendas should be thicker than they are now.

City council should have enough on the agenda to justify two meetings that last at least 30 minutes twice a month.

We’ve seen agenda items that have been rushed through, or maybe not given the amount of time they deserve. Perhaps more discussion is warranted on some items.

This is not a call for a return to the council meetings we saw from 2000-2003, which often extended beyond three or four hours. Those were ridiculous in length, and stemmed from a fractured council. Members often launched into lengthy and redundant diatribes.

Thankfully, the divisions that existed on council 16 years ago are no longer there. We have a council that is co-operative. If there are disagreements, they’re usually cordial. Council also has a good working relationship with its management.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t have more discussion in open.

A few years ago, council tried having just one meeting a month. It was expected that they would have a little more content in the meetings.

That didn’t happen. The final meetings of the year

were still around 15 minutes.

It also created problems when it came to passing bylaws, since council would pass first reading at one meeting, and then wait four or five weeks for second and third readings.

Thankfully, council returned to two meetings a month.

When you look at the sparse agenda for council meetings, it makes you wonder what is being discussed in committee. Now, there are things, particularly when it comes to personnel, which have to be discussed behind closed doors.

And there are other items where council is obligated to discuss in committee.

But are there some things that could be decided in open?

We believe city council and the city’s management have done a good job of being more transparent. There have been public meetings to discuss such issues as annexing land from the Rural Municipality of Estevan, and making upgrades or changes to the fitness room. We’d like to see more of these meetings.

And it’s good that council continues to seek feedback from the public on the budget, even though that feedback is usually lacking.

It would just be nice to see meetings with more on the agenda, and lengths greater than 12 minutes.

“You have to be lucky all the time. We only have to be lucky once.”

In 1984, the Irish Republican Army tried to kill then-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher with a bomb. They did not succeed, but they did send a message.

“You have to be lucky all the time. We only have to be lucky once.”

The same can be said for pipeline opponents.

The pipeline company has to be lucky all the time, but the opponents only have to be lucky once.

We saw that, yet again, on Nov. 8, when Montana federal judge Brian Morris quashed the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

This came as things were finally coming together for what might be the most beleaguered project in North America right now. Pipeline News ran two stories recently which, for the first time in many years, showed a glimmer of hope.

One highlighted the fact that the company was inspecting its pipe, which had been sitting on the ground since 2011, to make sure its coating was still good.

This case comes just a few months after another federal court, this one in British Columbia, quashed a permit for another pipeline, the Trans Mountain Expansion.

The pipeline opponents are following the same strategy – flood the courts with every single legal argument under the sun, and you only need one to stick to kill the project. Judge Morris found a few things that stuck.

Morris apparently came to the conclusion that governments can’t change their mind. That was one of the issues in the 54-page ruling I spent the better part of an hour reading through.

Particular attention in the judgement was paid to the fact that climate change was cited as a reason to deny the presidential permit in 2015, but that the new 2017 record of decision (ROD) does not talk about climate change.

What the judgement does not discuss, however, is that there was a change in administration during that time, and that this was a campaign

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK item. In particular, I just happened to be the guy to ask Trump if he would approve the Keystone XL project. He said he would, and upon election, he did, and granted a permit for it. And the people, by electing him, had in fact changed their mind.

But that’s not good enough for the judge.

He ruled that the National Environmental Policy Act and Administrative Procedure Act “require a detailed justification for reversing course and adopting a policy that ‘rests upon factual findings that contradict those which underlay its prior policy.’”

“The Department must give “a reasoned explanation for disregarding facts and circumstances that underlay or were engendered by the prior policy,” he ruled, adding, “The Court vacates the 2017 ROD and remands with instructions to provide a reasoned explanation for the 2017 ROD’s change in course.”

Apparently getting elected saying “I’m going to change that decision” is not a good enough reason. When the administration makes a decision, even if it’s the wrong decision, then it’s set in stone unless you provide a “reasoned explanation” to change course, and that reasoned explanation is not made in the ballot box.

The clearest evidence that this judgment is bogus is its finding that the State Department should have considered increased flow on the Alberta Clipper pipeline, when it was considering the greenhouse gas impacts of Keystone XL. Let me be clear on this: Alberta Clipper was an Enbridge, not TransCanada, pipeline.

It, too, was a 36-inch export pipeline built from

Canada to the U.S. After it went into service, they cranked up the pumps a few years later and its capacity went from 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 880,000 bpd.

The judge found that the cumulative climate impacts of Keystone XL and Alberta Clipper should be considered. But nowhere does he bring up the cumulative climate impacts of North Dakota adding 1 million barrels per day in production since the time Alberta Clipper went into service, or Texas adding 1.9 million barrels per day in the same time frame. Nor does the judgement include mention of any of the pipelines, like Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), that haul this oil. It’s only Canadian oil production, and these two new Canadian pipelines, that need to be considered.

Some other items in the judgement Morris, quite fairly, ignored. The plaintiffs threw everything but the kitchen sink into this lawsuit. Of particular note are endangered species. Not only did they want the State Department to consider those species south of the 49th parallel, but north of it as well.

Thankfully, we get to be our own country. He ruled, “The Court will defer to the government of Canada’s environmental review of Keystone’s impacts within its own jurisdiction.”

Here’s a nice nugget: “FWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services) identified the American burying beetle as the only listed species likely to be affected adversely by Keystone after it was proposed again in 2017.”

All told, he did not make any orders on the endangered species front.

Maybe this decision will be good for the American burying beetle, after all. The beetle in question requires carrion to breed. With all these dying pipeline projects, surely there’s got to be a body lying around, somewhere.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Corey Atkinson New Material Only I’ve just about had enough of this United States thing.

Bunny Ranch legal brothel owner Dennis Hof (R) won a seat in the Nevada legislature despite being deceased. Chris Collins, another Republican, was indicted on insider trading in the months before the election and won his battle to be one of New York’s members in the United States House of Representatives.

The party tried to get him off the ballot but found they couldn’t replace him so he re-launched the campaign and won, because who doesn’t want an insider trader representing them?

Duncan Hunter, another House Republican, was also indicted for misusing about $250,000 in campaign funds in August but was re-elected in California while suggesting that his opponent – who is a Christian – is a Muslim with ties to terrorism.

The lesson in all of this is simple. People, at least in the United States, don’t give a flying fig about the character or status of living of who they vote for, as long as they promise less taxes and less government and blah blah, etc. Good luck implementing all those plans, Mr. Hof. And rest in peace, as well.

Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, had his federal corruption trial end in a hung jury, but managed to win re-election.

At least he faced the music, somewhat.

We’re probably less than one full election cycle from seeing a member of the House easily re-elected despite serving jail time at the time.

While the United States midterm elections provided some form of sanity when it came to the House in other races, we still have Nazi-retweeting Steve King re-elected in Iowa’s fourth district.

Anyone who campaigns beside U.S. President Donald Trump and then complains about the interference of east coast billionaires only on one side of the election, as King has done, is failing any test of self-awareness.

Then we get to the state of Georgia’s gubernatorial race, where Republican Brian Kemp declared himself the winner over Stacey Abrams despite many outlets refusing to call the election in either direction. Even as his lead narrowed, he resigned as Georgia’s secretary of state, awaiting his coronation. As of late last week, at least 20,000-22,000 of provisional ballots waited to be counted and if Abrams gets enough of a swing from that, a runoff election would be forced.

However, hundreds of ballot machines were in storage and in one African American neighbourhood, one poll had only three machines and it was a four-hour wait in a line for those who wanted to vote. Kemp was in charge of the vote, legislating strict voter identification laws that were making it tougher for voting applications for African Americans to get through in time for the election.

It’s power at any cost sometimes and the will of the people must be adhered to. But if the people aren’t able to be part of the process – or it’s more difficult for one group that might not vote for you to vote than any other group – what legitimacy does anyone who wins these elections have?

Situations like this are a grab for maintaining power at any cost, a shot in the arm for the traditional powers-that-be to make sure they always stay powers-that-are. I wonder if Kemp even remembers why he wanted to be elected.

His website says he wants to make the state tops for small business, reform state government and strengthen rural Georgia.

Republicans have been governors of Georgia since 2003; maybe some of these sweeping reforms could have happened at some point since 2010 when Kemp was first named secretary of state.

In any event, races are clearly set along colour and income lines, perhaps more so than ever before. I don’t even know what the average Georgia voter would be, but I would be able to venture a fairly accurate guess as to what an average voter for either side would be.

The midterm elections in the United States show fairly convincingly that the two sides have never been further apart. There is no middle ground right now; there is nothing that can possibly bring together the United States from here.

My fears that America might be totally ungovernable in the very near future might come to light. We all lose if the United States aren’t united anymore but I just don’t see any way to bridge the chasm between the two sides.

So if we get a say in what might join Canada from this U.S. collapse, I’ll personally invote North Dakota (Truthfully, I’ve yet to meet a bad North Dakotan), Minnesota, Washingon state, Michigan and New York. Wouldn’t it be awesome if New York City was suddenly Canadian?

Trudeau should stay out of our bank accounts The editor: Just when I think Justin Trudeau-inspired policies can’t get any worse, I learn that the Liberals are sticking their noses into the bank accounts of Canadian citizens.

Not only will they have account balances and debts owed, they will have the activity report of every cheque written and debit transactions tagged with your social insurance number. While I don’t have anything to hide, this

is an absolute invasion of my privacy and it’s none of their business.

Anil Arora, chief statistician of Canada, claims the reason they’re doing this is to gather data regarding household income, dual/single incomes, single parents, etc., to initiate government programs.

This begs the question – why did I fill out a census form?

Also, how can I be assured that this info will be secure? Stats Canada lost a

box of completed forms after the last census – they claim it was only one box of many.

How big was the box? Was my completed form in it?

Mr. Arora also said that this invasion of bank accounts is what Canadians want. Well, I don’t want it and I’m sure you don’t either.

What I do want is a government that gets pipelines built so we have access to tide water. What I also want is a government that has the abil-

ity to negotiate international trade so agriculture producers can market their commodities without tariffs and penalties.

The only thing Trudeau has accomplished is the legalization of marijuana. Wow – he must be proud.

Doreen Eagles Macoun Editor’s note: Eagles is the former Saskatchewan Party MLA for the Estevan constituency.

A taste of different cuisine sampled by St. Joe’s employees

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Employees of St. Joseph’s Hospital came together Thursday night for food, fun and fellowship.

Staff and their families shared the wide cultural and culinary diversity of the members with samples of various cultural dishes. The mission committee had the idea for the evening, said Greg Hoffort, executive director of the health foundation.

“They do all kinds of great activities that staff come out to and enjoy, and associate with one another away from work,” he said.

“We just thought as a mission committee that we might like to celebrate the multiculturalism in our staff and this might be a good way to introduce their cultures,” said committee member Kendra Memory. “And also to put

Employees at St. Joseph’s Hospital as they display cards describing their food. it out there as to how ethnically diverse it is at St. Joe’s.”

Memory said the committee approached different staff members and asked if they’d be willing to, for a small cost recovery fee, share something from their native country and have it open to staff members to partake.

“We have several different tables with doctors, housekeeping staff, different departments involved,” Memory said. “You could buy a ticket at the door and that gives you a sample of each dish.”

People have come from across the globe to work at St. Joseph’s and an event like this highlights exactly how diverse it is.

“It’s a very diverse staff,” said Hoffort. “We have 300 staff members at St. Joseph’s Hospital, and they’re really diverse, from all over the world. You walk around the room and you see Russia, Ukraine, Nigeria, Hungary,

Italy, Egypt, Pakistan, and that’s very representative of our staff. They’re here from all over the world.”

Estevan has come a long way in its diversity in recent year, Memory said.

“It’s a way to celebrate the staff and let them introduce the rest of us and their co-workers to a little bit of their country,” Hoffort said.

The idea is to get this to become a yearly event, Memory said.

“We’ll see how this year goes,” she said.

Hoffort said he was looking forward to tasting a bit of everything at the event.

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Students, parents go to ECS for what to do after graduation

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Post-Secondary Education Day at Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Wednesday was more than about places to go to for future schooling.

It wasn’t even in the daytime, as 25 institutions came to ECS for an evening with parents and students, mostly in Grades 11 and 12, to think about what options there are for graduates. Attendance for the event was very good, said Stacy Dutka with student services at ECS. “I didn’t know what to expect because we’ve never hosted an evening event,” she said. “I

decided this year we were going to try something new…”

Every two years there has been a major full-day event that takes place when it comes to recruiting and post-secondary education.

“I decided this year to try a night event and I ended up with way more schools and training academies than I expected,” Dutka said.

While she was happy with the number of schools in attendance she was a bit nervous about who would attend from the other side of the ledger – the students and parents.

“I didn’t even know what to expect and I won’t even lie, at 10 (minutes) to 7, there were 10 people there and I was panick-

ing inside. But I would guess by the end of the night there was 160,” Dutka said.

Dutka said she opened the event to everyone but pushed it hard on those who will graduate in the next couple of years.

“There were definitely some Grade 10s there, and some were there with younger siblings… but I would say the majority were Grades 11 and 12,” she said.

The schools were there to clarify some of their programming options and what they offer and let students and parents know about some of the lesser-known programs.

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“If the parents come with the students, they kind of gather the knowledge together as opposed to hearing it secondhand,” said Dutka. “Also I think it improved the students’ engagement. The recruiters always have great swag, as they call it, to give out at their tables to entice people over.

“But when their parent is standing beside them, a lot of the recruiters said the students asked better questions. They were making that better effort to listen to the answer really deeply and truly and build from the first answer to ask even deeper questions.”

Dutka said the success of the night will definitely lead to it being in the evening in future years, starting in 2020.

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Montana judge orders halt to Keystone XL

By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

A federal judge in Montana has put the brakes on the Keystone XL pipeline. U.S. Federal Court Brian Morris quashed the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline project on Nov. 8, throwing the massive onagain, off-again project into a quandary, yet again.

The lawsuit was brought on by the Indigenous Environmental Network, North Coast Rivers Alliance and Northern Plains Resource Council. They take issue with the State Department, alleging TransCanada violated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The ruling puts the kybosh on further work until the government more fully reviews the pipeline’s environmental impact, and gives reason to why it changed its mind with regards to climate change.

This comes as TransCanada had been gearing up for full-on construction of the pipeline in the second

half of 2019 after a decade of delay. In July the corporation started inspecting and, as needed, refurbishing its massive stockpiles of pipe that have been sitting since 2011, in preparation for usage in the project.

This decision comes after TransCanada had spent the better part of a year sorting out its right-of-way in Nebraska, which had to be altered from its original route before being approved.

TransCanada said in an emailed statement, “We have received the judge’s ruling and continue to review it. We remain committed to building this important energy infrastructure project.”

Keystone XL had been all but dead when thenpresident Barrack Obama denied a presidential permit in 2015. That changed with the election of President Donald Trump in November 2016. In one of his first acts after being sworn in, Trump invited TransCanada to resubmit its application, which he then approved a few months later in the spring

In 2016, seen here, Donald Trump said he would approve Keystone XL. He did.

Now a Montana federal judge has thrown out that approval, in part because the decision didn’t jive with the reasons former president Barack Obama decided against it. File photo of 2017 (referred to in the case as a record of decision, or ROD). His reversal of the

2015 decision by Obama on the pipeline, in particular with regards to the consideration of climate change as a reason to kill the project, factored into the judgement, without directly referring to either president.

President Trump told reporters on Nov. 9, “It was a political decision made by a judge. I think it’s a disgrace — 48,000 jobs. I approved it.

It’s ready to start.”

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of Energy and Resources Bronwyn Eyre said in an emailed statement, “We are very disappointed in the ruling today that delays, once again, this much-needed pipeline.

“Without new pipeline capacity, demand for rail transportation will continue to increase, which will inflate transportation and other costs for Western Canadian oil producers, as well as other rail-dependent industries

such as mining and agriculture. Additional pipeline capacity is also necessary to address the additional supply expected following the completion of several oil sands projects in Alberta over the next few years. “ We are pleased that TransCanada Corporation remains committed to the Keystone XL project, and we continue to advocate for pipeline access to Canadian tidewater, so that producers aren’t forced to export into an increasingly glutted US market, which discounts the price of Canadian oil.”

Pre m i e r S c o t t M o e posted on Facebook, “Today’s news around the Keystone XL Pipeline being blocked is disappointing for Western Canadian producers who need market access for energy.

“And for Saskatchewan, as the oil differential stays near record highs, it impacts everyone in this province.

“We need to get these pipelines built.”

The 36-inch pipeline is to run from Hardisty, Alta., Canada’s principal crude oil hub, to Steele City, Neb. The southern phase of the project, which runs from Nebraska to the Gulf Coast, has been competed and in operation for several years.

The project’s website notes, “Keystone XL still requires federal Bureau of Land Management permits and authorizations in Montana.”

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Christmas store teaching kids about spirit of giving

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Christmas is about the spirit of giving and kids going to Hillcrest School will get to do that once again this year.

The school is holding their Christmas store this year Dec. 11-12 where students will be able to pick up gifts for special people in their lives and learn the importance of giving.

“We’ve done this for the last eight or nine years and I’d say that every year we have support from the community to provide items for the kids to shop for,” said co-ordinator Sara Pippus. “It’s a nice way for our students to be able to pick out something for someone that they love and appreciate.”

It’s a time of year to be able to teach the kids best because it’s when the lack of giving is most keenly felt.

“We have elves that volunteer from the community to help us out,” Pippus said.

“They help us shop and help the kids wrap up what they’re choosing for someone. They then help them be delivered for the kids to take back home.”

In the past each of the classes will have a schedule to come down to the store after they are reminded why they’re shopping and things to be looking for. The goal is for all students to have that opportunity to pick something once or twice over the course of the two days the shop is open.

“We usually keep track of who got to go first last year and things like that,” she said. “It’s usually not a big discussion about kids worrying about what they’re not getting by going after another class. They’re just all very excited about being able to participate. It’s a really nice experience for them.”

Students will often be choosing for their parents or grandparents but aren’t necessarily limited to that.

Students at Hillcrest School look through their Christmas store. The store will be open for kids Dec. 11-12. File photo.

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All of the things that are sent in are either new or gently used items. They can be anything from trinkets to movies to tools.

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the store is what’s available to the kids, Pippus said.

“There’s often lots of spa items and things like that for moms and grandmas,” she said. “It just depends on what we’re able to bring in.”

Donations to the store, as well as monetary donations, can be sent to the school right up until the store

opens on Dec. 11.

“Anytime anyone wants to bring anything by, everyone on staff knows that the store is being stocked right now,” Pippus said. “As things come in, they go into the store and we have people from the community come in and help us set that up and make that happen.”

Rotary looking for performers The Rotary Club of Estevan is looking for performers for the 66th annual Christmas carol festival.

The event will take place at St. Paul’s United Church on Dec. 6, at 7 p.m., with a prelude starting at 6:45 p.m.

The club is looking for choirs to participate in this event. It is a wonderful opportunity to spread Christmas joy in our community.

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By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins won’t be getting any points for them but they went through a couple of close losses on the road over the weekend, playing three games in three nights.

The Bruins began the trip with a 2-1 shootout win in North Battleford over the Battlefords North Stars Friday. The teams were scoreless entering the third period when the North Stars’ McGregor Sinclair scored at 5:16 of the third. Bryce Platt dramatically tied the game with six seconds on the clock to send the game to overtime, which went without a goal.

Michael McChesney and Turner Ripplinger scored for the Bruins in the shootout, while Bruin goaltender Jake Anthony stopped Quintin Loon-Stewardson and Sinclair on their chances. Anthony also stopped 32 of 33 shots in regulation and overtime.

Saturday, the Kindersley Klippers jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period

Jake Heerspink and Jerzy Martin scored 1:24 apart in the second period to bring the Bruins closer but they couldn’t find the equalizer. Anthony stopped 38 of 41 Kindersley shots.

Sunday, the team went back and forth with the Humboldt Broncos. After Kolton Leslie’s first SJHL goal brought the Bruins back to within one of the Broncos at 11:04 of the second period, the Broncos went ahead 3-1 15 seconds into the third period. The Bruins poured on the pressure and Platt scored with 25 seconds left.

Grant Boldt stopped 27 of 30 shots for the Bruins, who outshot the Broncos 17-3 in the third period and 40-30 overall.

On Tuesday night, as the Yorkton Terriers filed off the ice after their game with the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins at Affinity Place, they may have thought they deserved better.

But Bruins goaltender Jake Anthony played what might have been his best game as a Bruin, shutting the door

Power Dodge Estevan Bruins forward Jayden Davis breaks through a pair of Yorkton Terriers in a recent Bruins game. File photo on 43 of 44 Yorkton shots in helping the Bruins win 4-1 over the now-former Viterra Division leaders. “The boys were giving me a lot of shooting lanes to see,� said Anthony. “They were letting me see the puck and take the passing lanes and it was a pretty easy night in that department.�

The Terriers weren’t letting him off the hook and the powerful offence Yorkton had fired 31 shots in the first two periods at Anthony, who stood tall in the win. “It helps get the mojo going. Near the end of the game it’s nice to just slow it down but it’s nice to get in the game with that,� said

Anthony.

The saves were impressive statistically, but Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood felt Anthony played a good game even without the numbers he got. “For me, his rebound control, he just controlled that crease area very well,�

Lewgood said. “He was one of our best players tonight and he credits the guys making it easy tonight and I think that’s just him being humble. I think early on, he had to be really good for us and he was, and it gave us a lot of confidence going forward and we because a better team as the night went on.�

Michael McChesney scored the first goal of the game for the Bruins by picking up a loose puck and firing it behind Yorkton goaltender Ryan Ouellette. TJ Irey made it 2-0 early in the second period but the game wasn’t out of reach at all and the Terriers kept up the pressure when Mason Mullaney scored at 15:55 of the period.

Bryce Platt and Turner Ripplinger scored goals 50 seconds apart in the middle of the third and the game was fairly out of reach.

The Bruins have a busy week as they take on Notre Dame at home Wednesday and the Melville Millionaires Friday, also at home. They go to Canora to play the Yorkton Terriers Saturday night.

ECS teams eliminated from provincials contention The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior boys and girls volleyball teams came up short this past weekend in their quest to qualify for their respective 5A provincial tournaments.

The senior boys came within a win of reaching provincials during regionals in Weyburn, while the girls were at regionals in Moose Jaw, where they won one of four games.

The Elecs boys opened the round robin with a 2-0 (25-7, 25-9) victory over Moose Jaw Peacock on Friday night, and then split their first two games Saturday, losing 2-0 (25-17, 25-17) to Swift Current, and beating Moose Jaw Central 2-1 (2522, 16-25, 15-9).

In the quarterfinals, ECS defeated Wey burn 2-1 (25-21, 25-27, 15-2) to knock their rivals out of contention for provincials, but then lost 2-0 (25-17, 25-14) to Balgonie in the semifinal round.

The Elecs still had a shot at provincials if they would have won the third place game, but they dropped a 2-1 (28-26, 23-25, 15-13) decision to Yorkton, which ended their season.

Coach Nathan Johnson said the result was a disappointment for the players, as they were hoping to get to provincials in Prince Albert.

They came out strong in their opener against Moose Jaw Peacock, and were rewarded with the convincing victory. “ We came in with a lot of energy,� said Johnson. “Moose Jaw Peacock was a weaker opponent, but we talked about getting those

games done as quickly as possible, and really controlling our side, so we got our tournament off on the right foot.�

But they “underachieved� on the second day, and Johnson believes they had a lot of missed opportunities and unforced errors.

The matches they won were three-set contests.

The Elecs and Swift Current had split their two previous matches, while the Elecs lost their two previous matches against Balgonie.

Swift Current and Balgonie are both strong teams, Johnson said, as Swift Current won provincials last year, and Johnson predicted Balgonie would have a shot at winning a medal at provincials this year.

Estevan had defeated Yorkton Regional when they met the week before in the round robin of Yorkton Regional’s home tournament, but Johnson believes Yorkton deserved to move on with the way they played at regionals.

The Elecs boys will lose nine of 10 players to graduation, but Johnson said the junior boys program has some good athletes in Grades 9 and 10 ready to step in next year.

The senior girls, meanwhile, travelled to Moose Jaw for the 5A southern qualifier. Estevan dropped its first round robin game 2-1 (25-17, 15-25, 15-6) to Moose Jaw Vanier on Friday night, but responded with a 2-0 (25-10, 25-9) victory over Moose Jaw Central to open play Saturday.

In their final round robin contest, the Elecs lost 2-0

(15-25, 21-25) to Weyburn.

Coach Nicole Rogalski said they played well in that game despite the outcome, and that second set was their best of the tournament. “They’re a tough team for us, and to only lose by four points, that was pretty big for us,� said Rogalski.

Their hopes of qualifying for provincials came to an end in a 2-0 (25-16, 25-15) loss to Swift Current in the quarterfinal round.

Rogalski said the team had a good showing at regionals, although they had some ups and downs. “ We worked in our practices on serves,� said Rogalski. “Serving is very important in the game. If

you can get almost all of your serves over, then you’re doing pretty well. So the girls are fairly consistent in actually getting their serves over.�

They also had some good blocks in the front row, good defensive coverage and good teamwork.

The senior girls will only lose two players to graduation this year, and have some talented players waiting in the wings at the junior girls’ level. Rogalski expects the experience from regionals will help those joining the team next season, and she is confident they will have a fairly strong team in 2019. “We always have a tough competition with our 5A teams, so going in and see-

Lais Lindquist of the Elecs goes up to spike the ball against Moose Jaw Peacock during 5A boys regionals in Weyburn. Photo by Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review ing how strong we were this year, and only losing two of our players, I think it will be

a good eye-opener for them to see the potential we could have next year,� said Rogalski.

Midget AA Bruins win twice at Prince Albert tournament The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins won two out of five games at the Kelly Dmyterko Memorial Tournament in Prince Albert on the weekend.

Estevan opened the tournament with a 5-2 defeat against the Martensville Marauders – a game that saw the bulk of the scoring come in the third period. Martensville scored twice in the opening 11 minutes of the game, and the score would remain 2-0 until early in the third, when the Marauders scored to extend the lead to three.

Cale Adams tallied with 14:09 to play to bring the Bruins to within two, but then the Marauders scored twice in 17

seconds a short time later to put the game away.

Kelby W idenmaier rounded out the scoring for Estevan with 9:48 to play in the third.

The second game saw the Bruins shut out 3-0 by the Yorkton Terriers. The Terries opened the scoring 3:47 into the first and added a second goal late in the opening stanza, and then dashed any Estevan comeback hopes with a goal late in the third.

The Bruins recorded their first win of the tournament with a 4-1 victory over the PAC Saints. Widenmaier opened the scoring 3:57 into the first period, and Dalton Schrader

made it 2-0 with 5:32 to play in the first.

The Saints cut the lead in half with the only goal of the second period, but then Tanner Stovin and Kieran Stewart scored about 3 1/2 minutes apart in the third to give the Bruins the insurance they needed.

Estevan then avenged their earlier loss to the Marauders with a 3-2 victory to advance to the C final. Joey Meredith scored his second of the third period with 1:25 to play to lift Estevan to the victory. His other goal, 9:49 into the frame, had given Estevan a 2-0 advantage, but Martensville fought back with two goals of their own.

Stovin scored Estevan’s other goal.

Estevan dropped a 6-5 decision to the Beardy’s Blackhawks in the C final. The two teams traded goals early in the game, but then the Blackhawks secured a two-goal advantage in the second. Estevan pulled to within a goal, but each time, Beardy’s would eventually restore the two-goal advantage.

Tayce Miller had two goals in the game for Estevan, while Tristan Seeman, Stovin and Widenmaier also scored.

Logan Nagel was in goal for both games against Martensville. Zane Winter backstopped the Bruins in the other three games.

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Junior girls run out of gas in final against Weyburn

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs junior girls volleyball team made it all the way to the final in their district championship they hosted Thursday but ran out of gas once there.

Still, getting to the final of the eight-team tournament was a great step for the girls as they faced a strong Weyburn team that won the final against them in straight

sets 25-14, 25-5.

“I think the girls performed very well,” said Elecs head coach Tamara Franklin. ”They had a pretty good, strong year throughout. We had a huge group of talented Grade 9s and a couple of Grade 10s… so we were a younger group that came in with a lot of skill.”

The girls had a 5-1 record in the round robin in their sets, earning first place and a direct ticket to the semifinal.

“ Winning the round robin and taking first place actually brought a sense of encouragement and pride to know that we could get that far,” said Franklin. “Every time we’ve come to different types of tournaments, we’ve always come up a bit short and never finished at the top.”

In the round robin, the girls beat Carnduff in straight sets (25-12, 25-19), Moosomin in straight sets (2520, 25-18) and tied Radville (23-25, 25-20). So instead of

Elecs player Reese Madsen goes up to the net for a kill Thursday in their semifinal against Carlyle at the ECS gym.

having first place as a goal to never quite be able to reach, there they were.

“It’s a good feeling to know that if you finish first in the pool you can actually advance in the tournament,” Franklin said.

But once in the semifinal they played a tough Carlyle team that won the first set. They ended up winning (14-25, 25-22, 15-9) against Carylle, with only six players that played as hard as any of the eight teams.

“The turnaround came when a couple of the girls said ‘Hey, I’m ready to be out there, coach, I want to play,’” said Franklin. “Knowing that they were mentally into it (showed) me that I could trust them and sure enough they pulled it off.”

The Weyburn game saw a few unforced errors and a string of serves from Weyburn’s Makenna Ling that caused great difficulty for the Elecs. The Eagles went through their pool at the round robin undefeated and

beat Radville in straight sets in the semifinal before sweeping the Elecs.

This tournament was the end of the road for the Eagles and Elecs, as junior teams in SHSAA don’t make it past districts, but it was a very good year for the young team.

“I just asked them if they would return for next year and if they could that’d be awesome,” said Franklin. “I think we’d be that much further into getting a championship at districts.”

The Elecs team placed second out of eight teams at the district championship.

Thunder finish strong in Oxbow peewee tournament

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

It’s true in any sport, but tournament hockey shows that it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

And the Estevan peewee Thunder now know that lesson well after a recent tournament victory in Oxbow.

The Thunder lost their first game to the host Oxbow Huskies 6-1 but then came back and won the tournament with a thrilling 4-3 win over the Huskies in the final.

“They played hard and got solid goaltending from our goalies so they played great,” said Thunder head coach Adrian Fraser.

“They were a little bit groggy because it was an early game with the travel time,” Fraser said of his team. “Then when the boys got there, I don’t think they were quite awake and ready to go. We blew that game but when they got a second chance early in the afternoon to win it they came up big.”

The team came back after their opening loss with a win over Midale, with

the score unavailable, and a 4-0 win over Melita, Man. “The boys had some down time between games,” Fraser said. “They got some healthy stuff in them, some healthy snacks and we changed up our lines a bit.

Then we ended up rolling four lines at them and tiring them out. That led us to the victory.”

The win over Melita put the Thunder against Oxbow for their fourth game of the day and the Thunder jumped out to a 4-1 lead.

“They started to wake up a little bit and they got two quick ones (but) we ended up beating them 4-3 in the A final,” Fraser said.

The Thunder have only played one game in the South East Minor Hockey League this year prior to the tournament – a 9-1 win last month over Midale – but they’ve been busy in practice and on the tournament front.

“We go into each tournament with the mindset to come out on top,” Fraser said. “We have our home tournament here Nov. 16 and then we’re in Moose Jaw Dec. 7 and we go to Minot Jan. 19 (2019). “

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Bantam AA Bruins win twice at home The Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins won both of their games on the weekend thanks to some great goaltending and timely offence.

The Bruins defeated the Regina Monarchs 3-2 on Saturday and the Melville Millionaires 3-0 on Sunday.

Both games were played at

Affinity Place.

Coach Blaine Chrest said it was nice to sweep the games, as the bantams have set a goal to be .500 before the end of the first half of the season.

“We’re on our road to our goal,” said Chrest. “These two are the first two. We have two next weekend that are

going to be big for us, too, so we’re looking forward to it.”

To reach their goal, they would need to win six games in an eight-game span, including the contests against the Monarchs and the Mills. “ We’ ll take eight of eight if we can get it,” said Chrest.

Colby Cuddington

scored twice, and Mason Kukura notched the winning goal with 24 seconds to play in the third period, to lift Estevan to the win over the Monarchs on Saturday night.

Cuddington’s first goal in the opening period started the scoring, and his second early in the third tied the game at 2-2.

Gregor y Seifert and Brady Birnie scored in the second period for Regina to give the Monarchs a 2-1 lead.

I n S u n d a y ’s g a m e , Kaden Chrest scored a little more than eight minutes into the first period to give Estevan a lead they would

never surrender. It remained a 1-0 game until early in the third period, when Blayze Siebert scored on a shot off the right wing.

Austin Davis put the game away by scoring into an empty net with 65 seconds to play.

Joshua Bittman was in goal for both games. He stopped 36 of 38 shots in Saturday’s contest, and all 38 shots he faced on Sunday to pick up the shutout.

“Josh played really well yesterday (against the Monarchs), so we chose to ride him and go with him today,” said Blaine Chrest. “We have

two good goalies, and when one is on, we’re going to play him.”

The players took some penalties for checks that might not be called elsewhere, and Bittman was strong on the penalty kill.

While the team gave up 38 shots each game, the coach was pleased with how his team played defensively.

He thought a lot of Melville’s chances came on the power play, but at five-on-five, they limited the Mills’ opportunities.

With the wins, Estevan’s record now stands at 4-5-1 in league play.

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Blayze Seibert takes the shot that would lead to the bantam AA Bruins second goal of the game Sunday afternoon against Melville.

Gedak makes semifinal at SCT event in Regina Estevan skip Brent Gedak is finding some early success with his new rink.

Gedak’s team made it to the semifinal of the Saskatchewan Men’s Curling Tour stop on the weekend at the Regina Highland Club, winning four matches in a row.

Gedak, who now has third Jason Ackerman, second Derek Owens and lead Curtis Horwath, lost 8-2 to the eventual winner Kody Hartung rink in the semfinal.

Gedak opened with an 8-1 win over Bienfait’s Shawn Meyer, who was lead on his

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In the quarterfinal, Wilkie’s Lloyd Fell lost to Gedak 5-2. That match set up a semifinal with Kody Hartung from Saskatoon. The match was close until the sixth end when Hartung, with the hammer, scored four to blow the game open. Gedak had stolen one in the fifth end leading into the sixth.

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Deb Heidinger of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan is assisting -DPLH¡V IDPLO\ Paul Jensen 1937 - 2018 The death of Paul Daniel Jensen, 80, late of Estevan, Sask. and formerly of Lampman, Sask. occurred at WKH 6W -RVHSK¡V 6SHFLDO &DUH Home in Estevan on Friday, November 2, 2018.

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He was preceded in death by his daughter Barbara; grandson Jeron; brothers: Glen and Gordon Jensen and sisters: Martha Jennings and Cheryl Johnson.

The Funeral Mass was held on Monday, November 5, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, with Rev. Sathiadas Antony presiding. A luncheon followed in the parish auditorium.

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Irene Sara Wenstad Irene Sara Wenstad age 82, of Bismarck, ND and formerly of Crosby, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Bismarck Health Center.

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Irene was born on July 1, 1936 in Estevan, Sask the daughter of Jorgen and Katherine Ivarson. She attended Estevan Collegiate Institute and graduated from Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute in Outlook, Sask. Upon graduation, Irene was employed by Sasktel in Estevan for one year and then transferred to Saskatoon, Sask.

On October 3, 1959, Irene was united in marriage to Marlin Wenstad. The couple resided on the Wenstad farm near Crosby where she actively participated in the farming operation. Irene proudly became a US citizen on December 19, 1963.

Irene served as treasurer for Hawkeye Township for a few years. She was organist at Troy Church and volunteered her musical talents at the Good Samaritian Center in Crosby.

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She is survived by many cousins in Norway and Canada.

Memorials are suggested to the Troy Cemetery fund, or donors choice.

Stakston-Martin Funeral Home of Crosby, ND is in charge of arrangements.

Susan Ann Sands 1959 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2018 It is with profound sadness that the family announces the passing of Susan Sands, late of Estevan,SK on Sunday, November 4, DW 6W -RVHSK¡V +RVSLWDO (VWHYDQ 6. DW WKH DJH RI \HDUV Susan was predeceased by her parents William and Dorothy Brokenshire; father-in-law Barry Sands; sister Shirley (Robert) Barnstable; brother Gary Brokenshire; sister-in-law Anita Brokenshire and brother-in-law Richard Groshong.

Susan is survived by her loving husband Rod Sands and their children Kayla (Chris) Cozac, Ryan Sands and Regan Sands.

Precious memories will remain with her grandchildren Sawyer and Arlen Cozac; sisters, Jeanette (Richard) Fichter, Elaine Groshong, Karen (Larry) Mack, Lois (Dwight) Moerike and brothers, Wayne (Connie) Brokenshire, Bruce Brokenshire, Blaine (Donna) Brokenshire and Billy Joe Brokenshire. Susan will be greatly missed by her mother-in-law Della Sands and brother-in-law Doug Sands, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Mass was held on Friday, November 9, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, SK with Rev. Sathiadas Antony presiding. Following the service, a time of lunch and fellowship was held in the church auditorium. ,Q OLHX RI à RZHUV GRQDWLRQV LQ PHPRU\ RI 6XVDQ PD\ EH PDGH WR WKH 6W -RVHSK¡V +RVSLWDO Foundation, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK S4A 0H3.

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Names of two alleged impaired drivers released The Estevan Police Service has released the names of the two people charged with impaired driving so far this month.

K ar y Allan Nordin, 29, of Red Deer, Alta., was charged with impaired driving and operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol content exceeding .08.

T h r e e d a y s l a t e r, Dwight Avery Leask, 23, of Regina was charged with impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content exceeding .08.

The charges have not been proven in court.

In other recent police news, members are looking into a possible fraud that was reported during the Nov. 5 day shift. A business email system was hacked and emails were sent to clients.

The matter is still under investigation.

Police issued a ticket for having cannabis in a vehicle during the Nov. 5 night shift.

The fine is $360 under the new provincial Cannabis Control Act. The EPS received a report of intimidation or

uttering threats during the Nov. 6 day shift. The matter is still under investigation.

Police received a report of a possible fraud over $5,000. The incident remains under investigation.

Members were called about an intoxicated male at a downtown business during the Nov. 6 night shift.

The workers were concerned about his welfare and called police to assist him getting home safely. He was not causing any issues and was allowed to go home in a taxi, and no further police involvement was necessary.

Police received a driving complaint during the Nov. 7 day shift regarding drivers who failed to stop for school buses with their stop arms out and red lights flashing.

The police will be conducting stop checks at bus stops to enforce and deter these types of violations.

Members attended to a collision at the intersection of Alexandria Avenue and King Street during the Nov. 8 day shift. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.

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ambulance and released from the hospital a short time later. One driver was charged with following too closely under the Traffic Safety Act. Police received a report of uttering threats. The matter is still under investigation.

Officers were called to a report of a vehicle being borrowed and not returned in a timely manner. The matter is still under investigation.

Police received a report of an attempted fraud/ extortion. The complainant received an email into their spam folder, suggesting that if the email writer didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t receive cash, that secrets would be let out in relation to search history on the Internet. The complainant didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t respond or relay any information to the email writer.

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Members received a complaint during the Nov. 8 night shift of a man wander-

ing in and out of traffic on Souris Avenue South near Highway 18. The 25-yearold Estevan man was located and arrested for failing to comply with his probation order. He was lodged in cells until sober and will appear in Estevan Provincial Court in December to answer to the charges.

Police are investigating a complaint of extortion over the Internet that was filed during the Nov. 10 day shift.

The victim met the suspect on a dating site and sent the suspect photos. When the victim refused to send the suspect money the suspect threatened to post the photos on social media. The matter remains under investigation.

Officers are investigating a report of criminal harassment. The suspect is making unwanted contact with his ex-girlfriend.

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The matter is still under investigation.

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Envision receives funds for Growing Together The Envision Counselling and Support Centre is pleased that it has received funding from the Canadian Women’s Foundation for its Growing Together program.

The Growing Together program is for families that are enrolled in the Children Exposed to Violence (CEV) program, in which the parent is also involved with Envision in some way.

Christa Daku, the executive director at Envision, said they were informed of the

funding at the end of September, and they now have their program plan in place.

She believes there is sufficient demand for the program.

The CEV program started in 2008, and Envision has been looking for ways to expand and enhance that program to allow for family healing.

“The Children Exposed to Violence program consistently sees about 60 children per year,” said Daku.

The numbers for that program are lower than the other programs, because they do have just the one counsellor available, which means they a lower capacity for the program.

“If we’re seeing a child, the custodial parent also has involvement with our counsellors, so there’s follow-up and there are emails back and forth and program planning. We try to enhance the whole family unit, and that is part of this growing together program.”

The counsellor speaks to the child about emotion regulation, dealing with and identifying feelings, education surrounding interpersonal violence, and setting boundaries at a young age.

“It’s really skills that are going to enhance these children that have been exposed to domestic violence, to hopefully lead them to healthier relationships down the road, so the cycle doesn’t continue,” said Daku. “It’s on a client-led basis, so we don’t have a script

Spruce Ridge remembers Grade 8 students Kristen Carlson and Genna Duttenhoffer from Spruce Ridge School carry wreaths during the Remembrance Day service at the school on Nov. 7. Students paid tribute to those who have served Canada in combat missions and peace time through music, poetry and a wreath-laying ceremony.

Capt. Craig Bird of the Estevan 2901 Army Cadets was the guest speaker. Schools throughout the area also held services last week in honour of Remembrance Day.

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While Envision wasn’t given any reasons why Growing Together was selected for the grant, Daku believes it’s because they are putting an emphasis on the healing of the family.

“There are a lot issues that a single parent deals with when they leave domestic violence. Often there are financial issues. They’re dealing with their own trauma and healing.

We want to enhance the skills of the whole family so that they can support one another, and the parenting component we have found is very crucial to the healing of the child as well,” said Daku.

Many of the children in the CEV program are from single-parent homes, but some are from two-parent homes.

Growing Together is offered at Envision’s Estevan office. Those who want to access the program need to travel to Estevan, and the funding from the Canadian Women’s Foundation allows Envision to provide gas cards and meet other transportation expenses to support the family to get the child into counselling.

“Something we always keep in mind is the best interests of the child. It’s not necessarily in their best interests to be in school all day and then have to travel an hour and a half to see the CEV counsellor in Estevan.”

The local agency was one of just two Saskatchewan organizations to receive a violence prevention grant from the foundation, and one of just 20 in the country.

While Envision does receive funding from the foundation via the Shelter through the Storm fund, this is the first time Envision has received program funding from the foundation, so this is a positive step for the agency.

CCS facility online for 84 per cent of October SaskPower has released the October report for the carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station.

The facility captured 70,534 tonnes of carbon dioxide in October, or about 70 per cent of its capacity, and was online 84 per cent of the month. It was offline for four days because of a boiler issue at the Boundary Dam Power Station.

It was the second straight month that the facility was online for 84 per cent of the time.

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Unit 3 at Boundary Dam generated approximately 105 megawatts of power, which was better than the 12-month average of 93.2 megawatts.

The CCS facility achieved a one-day peak capture rate of 2,798 tonnes and a daily average of around 2,300 tonnes.

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Kilometres: 24

$

39,999

2012 Ram 3500 Longhorn Sunroof Crew Cab C

Kilometres: 202,773

18280A

42,900

$

2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited

18274A

43,900

$

38,900

2017 Dodge Durango SXT SUV

S18078

Kilometre Kilometres: rees: 25

2018 Dodge Charger GT AWD

Kilometress: Kilometres: 30

38,900

2018 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk

18273A

$

$

S17100A

Kilometres: 79,848

2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8

Kilometress: Kilometres: 21,906

27,900

18060A

Kilometres: 58,077

S18083

S17273

Kilometress: Kilometres: 25

$

2016 Jeep Cherokee

S17450

36,900

2018 Jeep Cherokee Sport

18272A

37,900

17196B

Kilometres: 160,707

S17034A

31,900

26,900

2013 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew CAB

18201A

Kilometres: 25

2018 Dodge Charger GT AWD

Kilometress: Kilometres: 27,788

29,900

2017 Ram 1500 ST

2014 Ram 1500 Longhorn

Kilometres: 140,550

$

S18070

33,765 33 3 76

26,900

2014 Ram 1500 Sport Crew Cab

19009A

31,900

$

18275A

Kilometress: Kilometres: 41,771 41 771

2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk

Kilometres: 40,500

24,900

2018 Ford Edge g SEL AWD

18284A

$

23,900

S17307A

Kilometres: 106,624

18119C

Kilometres: 42,289

2018 Dod Dodge o ge Grand Caravan Cara GT

Kilometress: Kilometres: 44,521

$

2014 Ford Edge Spo Sport

2016 Ram 1500 ST

18253A

$

18264A

Kilometres: 48,7799 48

18277A

Kilometres: 39,585

2015 Jeep Cherokee Limited

Kilometre Kilometres: tre rees: 51,258

2017 Jeepp Compass p High g Altitude

Kilometres: 31,878

18266A

43,900

$

2017 Ram 1500 Sp Sport

Kilometress: Kilometres: 33

S17446

49,979

$

*All prices are plus taxes and applicable fees

306-634-3644 OPEN LATE THURSDAYS UNTIL& 8PM OPEN LATE: 8PM on Thurs Fri SATURDAYS 10:30- 5PM -5:30 Saturday 9AM 409 KENSINGTON AVENUE

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Park will be lit up for Christmas Wood lawn Regional Park is going to host a couple of special events to help spread Christmas cheer in the community.

Christmas in the Park will take place on Dec. 16, starting at 3 p.m. at Rotary Park. Santa Claus will be in attendance, and there will be opportunities for photos.

If the weather co-operates, there will be horse-drawn sleigh rides, winter activities, bonfires and free hot dogs and hot chocolate from Southern Plains Co-op.

A winter fireworks display will take place after dusk, which will lead into the start of the second annual Festival of Lights. “ When the fireworks are over, we will flip on the main breaker in the park and light it up,” said park business manager Maureen Daoust.

The Festival of Lights runs form Dec. 16-31. The park will be open from 5-10 p.m. nightly for people to come down and view all of the beautiful Christmas light displays. Local businesses

and organizations will be participating.

The displays will be in the main campground area, although the route has changed slightly.

“We’re hoping the evening of Christmas in the Park to have some people on hand with some maps, and we’re going to have some cones and pylons up just to guide people,” said Daoust.

There will also be a freewill offering in case people want to support the initiative.

One organization that was part of Christmas in the Park last year wasn’t able to participate this year, but nine new organizations have signed up, bringing the park to about 20 participating businesses and organizations.

“We’ve had lots of positive comments, lots of people asking us if we’re doing it again. It’s been enjoyed by one and all. Whether you’re a senior or have a young family, it seems to put people in the festive spirit.”

Prizes will be handed out for the best business,

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best non-profit and best of the show.

Thanks to the success of last year, the park’s authority and management wanted to ensure the Festival of Lights happened again. Daoust wasn’t working at the park at the time, but her family’s business, Energy Electric, won the best business entry award.

“We had lots of people tell us they went down more than once in that time frame, just to do a drive-through,” said Daoust. “People would bathe their kids and put them in their cars … and get into the spirit of Christmas, and go home and tuck them into bed.”

Lots of families still do twinkle tours in Estevan so that their kids can see the brightly decorated homes, and Daoust believes the Festival of Lights brings all sorts of displays into one central location.

“It’s a good way for our park to promote the joy of the holiday season,” said Daoust.

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Message From

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The Festival of Trees is Nov 29th. You can purchase your ticket from St. Joseph's Hospital @ 306-637-2474

CAREER - PAYROLL SPECIALIST/HR GENERALIST

DROP IN RECREATION

FITNESS SCHEDULE MONDAY GRIT AQUA AWE EASY STRETCH MOM & BABY AQUA OPEN

The City of Estevan requires an energetic, dedicated and career oriented Payroll Specialist/HR Generalist to perform a range of duties supporting Divisional Managers within the Human Resources Division. This hybrid position is primarily responsible for compensation, employee benefits, full cycle payroll and pension plan administration.

This includes designing, planning, and implementing policies and procedures that adhere to legal requirements. Additional functions of this position are labour relations, performance management, and managerial relations. The Payroll Specialist/HR Generalist will achieve these goals in a cost-effective manner, while administering plans that align with organizational needs and conform to the collective agreements. Integrity and the ability to provide value are crucial for this role.

MAIN DUTIES: Payroll: Human Resources: Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) certification; Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) or Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) designation preferred.

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field such as Finance or Human Resources Professional designations such as Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) preferred.

TUESDAY SPIN 6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM- 6:10 PM AQUA AWE 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM TWINGES & HINGES 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MOM & BABY/TOT STROLLER BOOTCAMP 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM GRIT 615 PM - 7:00 PM OPEN 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY GRIT AQUA AWE EASY STRETCH MOM & BABY AQUA AQUA STEP CARDIO BOOTCAMP OPEN

FRIDAY GRIT AQUA AWE

Proficiency in Computer Software including MS Word, Excel and Outlook and Municipal software would be an asset.

EASY STRETCH OPEN

Strong understanding of unionized environments and interpretation of collective agreements is required Previous experience providing HR generalist support in areas such as compensation and benefits, labour relations, performance management, managerial relations and training and development would be considered an asset.

SATURDAY OPEN SUNDAY DEEP WATER POWER

EXPERIENCE AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Minimum 3 years of work experience in payroll administration is required.

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Minimum 3 years of work experience in HR is preferred.

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Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.

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Experience within Municipal setting is preferred

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Excellent oral and written communication skills

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Strong attention to detail, multi task and ability to prioritize.

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High degree of professionalism, dependable

6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 7:45 AM - 8:35 AM, 5:30 PM - 6:10 PM *NOT ON NOV 26 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM

6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM - 6:10 PM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:10 am - 10:50 AM 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM

THURSDAY SPIN 6:10 - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM - 6:10 PM AQUA AWE 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM TWINGES & HINGES 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MOM & BABY/TOT STROLLER BOOTCAMP 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM AQUA STEP 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM GRIT 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM OPEN 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM

EDUCATION

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ESTEVAN LEISURE CENTRE - 2018

OPEN

6:10 AM - 6:50 AM - 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM *NOT NOV 30 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM *NOT NOV 26 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

SPIN CLASS is a pre-register class but extra spots may be available for drop -in registration. You can conrm your spot by pre-registering at wwww.estevan.ca or at the Information Desk. 306-634-1888.

ESTEVAM LEISURE CENTRE - 2018

DROP IN RECREATION

AQUATIC SCHEDULE

The City of Estevan offers a competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package.

To see more details on this position please visit our website at www.estevan.ca Careers.

Interested candidates are invited to apply, in writing, including a cover letter, resume and three current references to Sheryl March, Human Resources Manager 1102-4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7, Ph: (306) 634-1841, apply@estevan.ca The closing date is November 30th, 2018. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

GUARD/MATRON

MONDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE MOM & BABY AQUAFIT * NOT ON NOV 12 LANE SWIM AQUA STEP LANE SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 11:15 AM-12:00 PM

TUESDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

WEDNESDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE MOM & BABY AQUAFIT LANE SWIM AQUA STEP LANE SWIM

The Estevan Police Service is seeking applications for the position of Guard/Matron. Successful applicants must be able to work independently with little supervision.

The Guard/Matron will provide constant observation of persons being held in custody. They could be called on short notice and at various hours of the day or night. Shifts vary from three to eight hours. Training is provided.

Applications can be picked up at the police station or requested by email.

THURSDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM AQUA STEP

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

FRIDAY LANE SWIM 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM AQUA AWE 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM LANE SWIM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LION SPREE SWIM 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM *NOT ON NOV 9 OR DEC 21 LANE SWIM 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM *NOT ON NOV 2 & 30 OR DEC 21 PUBLIC SWIM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM *NOT ON NOV 2 & 30 OR DEC 21 SATURDAY LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM SUNDAY LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM DEEP WATER POWER *NOT ON NOV 11

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 8:00 PM - 8:45 PM

Estevan Police Service

301-11th Avenue, Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 1C7, 306-634-4767 Requests by email are to be directed to: schartrand@estevanpolice.ca

* Schedule Subject to Change. Please visit www.estevan.ca for updates on closures and cancellations. Proper footwear and exercise wear is required to participate. Please note during school breaks, (Teachers Convention, Spring Break and Christmas Break) Fitness, Aquatic Centre and Arena schedules may vary. Please visit our live schedules at www.estevan.ca

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