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Estevan MLA Lori Carr found the recent federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) meeting for the council of ministers of transportation and safety to be an interesting session that offered a number of topics that will have an impact on the province.

Carr, who is Saskatchewan’s Highways and Infrastructure minister, was one of about 15 people to attend the meeting, which was held in Montreal on Jan. 21. It was her first opportunity to meet with all of her transportation from across the country counterparts, and as an added bonus, it was Saskatchewan’s turn to co-chair the meeting with the federal minister.

“It was a little bit of a different perspective for me, being able to run the meeting and move the agenda items along,” said Carr. “For the most part … consensus was generally achieved.”

The one-day agenda was filled with meetings and discussions. It started by meeting with national Indigenous organizations, which offered what she described very good conversations around the challenges of connectivity and hurdles facing people in northern Canada.

“The one thing that stuck with me was when one of the chiefs said, ‘All we ask is that when you talk about us, involve us,’” said Carr.

One of the biggest issues they tackled was on developing a national standard for mandatory entry-level training (MELT) for semi-truck drivers. Saskatchewan will be implementing its own MELT standards on March 15. Currently Ontario has a similar training program in place, and Alberta will also be implementing a MELT program in March.

Carr said the delegates believe it is important to all

have consistent training standards. A task force has been set up and federal Transportation Minister Marc Garneau has stated he would like it to bring recommendations forward so that it can be implemented by Jan. 1, 2020.

“Saskatchewan will be taking part in this because we have already done the leg work on our regulations,” Carr said.

“It was decided there is no

From left, rapid responders with the Emergency Management and Fire Safety of Prince Albert office Jarett Trumier and Landon Adams, Parkland SARSAV chapter president Dale Hintz, Estevan Police Service Deputy Chief Murray Cowan, RCMP Cpl. George Riffle, Estevan RCMP Sgt. Jeff Clarke and Estevan Police Service Special Constable Katia Bigney at the Jan. 23 meeting in Estevan. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

About 220 people signed up to join the future Southeast Search and Rescue chapter

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Lori Carr need to reinvent the wheel.”

It’s one of the issues discussed at the conference that would fit under the jurisdiction of Joe Hargraves, the minister responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance. But Carr said the provincial government didn’t want to send two ministers when she could speak to everything on the agenda on behalf of the provincial government, and since she was also the co-chair for the meeting.

The standards also apply to her portfolio.

“It’s our road network, and these people are on there, so it’s important, obviously, to both of our departments,” she said.

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The southeast chapter of the Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers (SARSAV) is getting closer and closer to become a reality.

After four consecutive SARSAV meetings, which were held in Carlyle, Carnduff, Estevan and Weyburn, RCMP Cpl. George Riffle, Parkland SARSAV chapter president Dale Hintz and Estevan Police Service (EPS) special constable Katia Bigney had a list of about 220 people, who were willing to become search and rescue

volunteers. All together about 250 people attended SARSAV meetings last week.

All people who showed their willingness to participate had different reasons to attend to meetings and to sign up with the association. EPS deputy chief Murray Cowan shared his personal motivation.

“Ten years ago, probably even longer, my grandfather who had Alzheimer’s went missing.

He decided he would go back to his farm, which he hadn’t been at for over 20 years. He was at later stages of Alzheimer’s. He jumped in his car, drove himself to where we used to live and,

heart and emotional to me to stand here,” Cowan said. “It was -4 that night and the temperature was to drop to -20, so he would never make it that night.”

The conference room at the Western Star Hotel was crowded on the night of the meeting Jan. 23. Besides numerous RCMP, EPS and Estevan Fire and Rescue Services (EFRS) members, there were a few dozens of civilians, who spent their Wednesday night listening to the presentation made by Riffle and Hintz.

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The creditors served as a stalking horse bidder during Westmoreland’s Chapter 11 proceedings and will acquire the coal producer’s core assets, including its Canadian business, such as the mines in the Estevan area. Also included are

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Westmoreland cancelled a core asset auction scheduled for Jan. 22 since there were no other bidders, according to a Jan. 21 filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Texas, Houston division.

The company received several bids for its Buckingham coal mine in Ohio and in-

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of course, disappeared,” Cowan said.

“We contacted the local volunteer fire department out there. We got together and they did the search. They went out, found car tracks going down a prairie trail, they found the car stuck in the snow and they found footprints. He abandoned the vehicle,” he continued.

The firefighter volunteer team found Cowan’s grandfather face down in the snow bank. He was still alive and soon after he recovered well. But that incident had a big impact on the deputy chief.

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SARSAV has a role for everyone « A1 important to have it set in the area. “ W hen person goes missing the call comes to the police, they do investigation and decide on what kind of resources they will need,” said Riffle. “Nobody ever wants the phone to ring that somebody is missing, but we want to be prepared, we want to be ready, so when somebody is having that bad day, we are ready to help them and respond properly.”

Hintz underlined that people in Saskatchewan and

in Canada in general are very generous and giving, but when it comes to search and rescue operations the willingness to help is not enough. The training and knowledge is crucial in such cases and that’s what SARSAV does for its members.

Those willing to join the chapter and to have a capacity to participate in searches would need to go through a basic training course. It will be 40 hours long, and likely will be set as a two-weekend intense course. All costs will be

covered by the organization, which will get support from other Saskatchewan chapters.

Riffle and Hintz both emphasized that the association is always seeking people with different sets of skills and abilities.

“Maybe not everyone can get called out to walk through the valley, walk down the hills to do the search, but there is somebody who can be on our finance team to help raise funds to buy jackets for the team,” Hintz said.

SARSAV also runs a

Parkland SARSAV chapter president Dale Hintz underlined that there is a role for everyone in SARSAV. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

program called Adventure Smart, which aims to educate kids about outdoor safety, and they are constantly seeking volunteers to run presentations in schools.

There is a role for every person, yet, to join one has to be at least 19 years old. SARSAV also requires criminal record and vulnerable sector checks.

Members who don’t plan to go on physical searches, won’t need to take the training and will be able to support the chapter in many other ways.

The organization will accept the valid training certificates received independently anywhere in Canada.

As of recently, SARSAV falls under the public safety umbrella, which means that they can utilize resources of other organizations in the sector. Jarett Trumier, rapid responder with the Emergency Management and Fire Safety (EMFS) of PA, explained how the organization might help SARSAV, as well as other first responders.

“We have four people on call 24/7. We do anything in the province that becomes bigger than the local jurisdiction can handle. So we do anything from fire to train derailments and rescue, hazmat (hazardous materials). Basically anything in the province that can’t be handled by the local organization,” Trumier said. “We are usually known as the guys with the black trucks and all

Money raised and donated allows SARSAV to get proper equipment and ammunition to go on searches. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia the toys.”

EMFS has a lot of equipment, such as drones, allterrain vehicles, big trucks and so on, which can be used by other organizations of the public safety sector and which becomes very helpful when it comes to search and rescue operations.

SARSAV is not just a job or an organization, it’s a community where members look after one another, socialize and help each other. There is community engagement and team building exercises.

SARSAV operates as a part of SARVAC - Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada. There are currently 18 chapters in Saskatchewan.

“Usually the rule of thumb that SARSAV likes to go by is a 100-km radius for a chapter,” Hintz said.

And so far the broad southeast region was falling behind, which hopefully will change soon. As Bigney said, those who signed up will receive the first emails already this week.

The next goal is to have the southeast chapter registered in March.

Those who will decide to join the southeast Search and Rescue chapter or who want to have more information, can text or call EPS Special Constable Katia Bigney at 306483-8615 or send an email to sesk.sarsav@gmail.com.

Pipelines discussed at transportation meeting « A1 force on the issue. They will also be looking at any ways to improve safety on school buses, not only when it comes to seatbelts, but also additional lighting on the outside and improved manufacturing.

Also discussed by those in attendance was competitiveness, which Carr found interesting, “We need an efficient and reliable transportation system to support economic growth and get our goods to market,” she said.

Regulatory uncertainty and inaction are creating significant barriers to investment and competitiveness, said Carr.

She believes Canada needs a national transportation and regulatory environment that is predictable, safe and efficient so that exports can compete in the world market. This extends to pipelines.

“We need pipelines to be able to get our products to market in the most efficient and safe way possible. Right now we have petroleum products that are being transported

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by truck and rail, and while these types of transportation move the products as safe as possible, we all know that the safest way to move these types of products is by pipelines.”

Moving these products to pipelines opens up that space for all of the other products Saskatchewan produces to get to market. Saskatchewan is a land-locked province, she said, so for any type of export to get to market, it needs to move on the transportation system.

Carr was going to bring

up the pipeline issue at the conference, but it was a province from Atlantic Canada that expressed the importance of the issue for the national economy.

It was likely the most robust conversation that the delegates had all day, she said.

“I’m a little biased towards the whole pipeline piece and moving our goods to market, but there was just so much discussion around our economy and how important it is,” she said.

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Carr believes regulations need to be put in place that allow these projects to happen, while keeping people safe and allowing goods to get to market.

A task force will be set up to look at the issue of competitiveness, focusing on: Considering a National Highway System Strategy to enhance Canada’s competitiveness; Funding available for the National Trade Corridors Fund to be increased to expand on past successes for Canadian supply chains; and FPT governments prioritize national competitiveness when creating policy and regulations.

Several other items were on the agenda, including distracted driving, vulnerable road users and zero emission vehicles just to name a few.

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Carr said the federal government would like to see some very firm goals established so that all vehicles will eventually be emissions-free.

It was a chance for all sides to discuss the issue, but firm dates haven’t been established. The province of Saskatchewan does not believe that emissions-free vehicles are an attainable goal, and the territories and some other provinces with northern communities agree.

“A lot of those communities depend on diesel fuel to generate their power, so realistically, for them to have electric vehicles to plug in to use more diesel to get that electricity, it would be a negative factor, not a positive as far as emissions go.”

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Estevan celebrated Robbie Burns and Scottish culture with haggis, music and dances tish meal is made of lungs, heart, oatmeal and ground lamb, and is cooked in a stomach of a sheep. Haggis made for the Robbie Burns night in Estevan is usually cooked in plastic instead, and even though the ingredients are there, Canadian haggis would never taste the same for those, who tried the real Scottish one.

For Anne Hamilton Jan. 26 has personal value as well.

That day 38 years ago she arrived to Canada and later made Estevan her new home.

Her first daughter Stacey was two years old when they left Scotland, and second – Jamie Guertin – was born in Canada.

Now she has four grandchildren, and all kids and grandkids were raised in Scottish tradition and learned a lot about Scottish culture. When they were kids, both girls were a part of the PPCLI. Jamie Guertin later joined the Kilted Wind Pipe Band and usually performs at annual celebrations.

The entire family has been attending Estevan Robbie Burns nights for over 30 years now.

“It’s a family tradition and it’s still the same. The same layout; but the place has changed, they used to have it at the legion, but the legion is too small,” Anne said.

Despite some differences in traditions, Estevan Robbie Burns night attracts a lot of attention and keeps bringing the Estevan Scottish community as well as those involved with army cadets and those interested in Scottish culture together.

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Tr a d i t i o n a l h a g g i s , swords, scotch, pipes and drums, dances and hundreds of smiles. Once again Robbie Burns night was a huge success for the Estevan Army Cadets.

Saturday night, over 200 people gathered to celebrate the birthday of the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns.

The opening ceremony was followed by roast beef supper, music by the No. 2901 Estevan Elks Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry pipes and drums band, which united with the adult Kilted Wind Pipe Band for the main part of the performance, and the show by the Drewitz School of Dance.

Celebrations dedicated to Robert Burns’ birthday have been going in Estevan since 1978. These nights out are popular in many places in Canada. Every year people come together to celebrate the poet and his work, as well as Scottish culture and traditions.

H owe ve r, C a n ad i a n Robbie Burns nights are somewhat different from traditional Scottish celebrations. “ We don’t have roast beef (in Scotland), just haggis, turnips and mashed potatoes. The meal is totally different, haggis is a side meal here,” said Anne Hamilton, Robbie Burns night’s guest of Scottish descent.

“Traditional Robbie Burns night, and it’s not Robbie, it’s Rabbie, we don’t do a toast to the queen.”

According to Anne, even haggis here tastes different. The traditional Scot-

Payton Sernick performing along with other Drewitz School of Dance members at the Robbie Burns night. put the event together, was satisfied with the turnout.

“We had a good crowd here tonight. I’m happy with the performances, with the band and the dances,” – said Rooks.

Every year it takes a lot of effort to make sure that the night goes well, yet the

Scottish traditions and culture are valued in Anne Hamilton’s family, which has been attending Robbie Burns nights in Estevan for over 30 years. Back row, from left, Jamie Guertin, Anne and Ron Hamilton, Stacey Cairns, Kelly Harmsworth; front row, from left, Ben Guertin, Ellie Harmsworth, Jack Guertin, and James Harmsworth.

outcome is worth it.

“It is a whole mess of details. Everything has to be at a certain level. Every tune is a detail. Every drum is a detail. Every dance is a detail. These are details (waves towards the supper setup),” Rooks said.

Even though traditional Scottish dances were on the Derwitz School’s exam list and all dancers know them,

it took them a lot of time to polish up every move for the performance.

“We usually start practising right after they get back from Christmas holidays, so right from the beginning of January,” said Hunter Hildebrand, Drewitz School assistant teacher.

The 2019 Robbie Burns night was the debut for about 15 dancers, who joined the

Drewitz School just this year.

Robert Burns was born on Jan. 25, 1759. A Scottish poet of the Enlightenment Period (mid to late 18th century) was a representative of romanticism movement.

In his poetry Burns used different dialects of Scottish in opposition to common Queen’s English. The song Auld Lang Syne is one of his most-known creations.

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Newspapers are still the modern approach Each year, the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) gather for a convention, and delegates discuss a variety of motions that pertain to the operation of the cities, towns and villages in the province.

Some of them are more specific to a community or region, and have a minimal impact to the province as a whole. Others can have a very big impact on communities across the province.

One of the motions for this year’s convention is from the Town of Pilot Butte to “modernize” public notice requirements. In their motion, they note that most public notices are required to be advertised in a newspaper circulating in the municipality, and that newspapers are no longer available in all municipalities.

It also claims that electronic communications are becoming the norm in society and the use of technology such as email, municipal websites, social media and other electronic avenues are an acceptable method for a variety of messages.

If the motion is passed, SUMA would then lobby the provincial government to review the public notice requirements and expand the methods of communicating with taxpayers to include consideration of other options.

Municipalities can turn to other sources all they want for their advertising, but we think newspapers are still plenty modern, and the best option available.

While electronic and digital options are becoming more popular with each passing year, they still aren’t as widespread as some would

have you believe. A lot of people with a keen interest in these notices still don’t have Internet access. Others won’t be checking back to the municipality’s website on a regular basis to see these notices.

But these people check their weekly newspaper to see if there are notices they need to be aware of.

Would those who want to bid on projects have to come to the municipal office to see if there are any recent notices? If that’s the case, then that takes away the convenience for the ratepayer affected by the notice, or it removes the convenience for the business looking to bid on the contract.

Social media? Contrary to what some people will tell you, not everybody is on Facebook, Twitter, Instragram and the other social media options that populate the Internet. If social media becomes your primary outlet for notices, then many people who you’re trying to reach will fall through the cracks.

Weekly newspapers are the most convenient way to get your information out to as many people as possible.

And when they book their notices in their local newspaper, they are supporting a business in their community. Nobody in the community benefits when you start spending money on social media advertising.

According to the website for the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association, there are 65 member newspapers in the province.

There are some weeklies that wouldn’t be part

of the association. Given the reach that most of these papers have in rural communities, you can be sure that virtually all communities are included in the distribution of a weekly newspaper.

Many communities are covered by two or three weekly newspapers.

Weekly newspapers are based in cities like Estevan, Weyburn, Yorkton, North Battleford and Swift Current, and in villages as small as Herbert, Gravelbourg and Vibank. All of these papers do an admirable job of serving their communities, keeping them informed of what is happening.

There are a few that aren’t served by a weekly newspaper, but the number of communities not served by a weekly is dwarfed by those that are served.

They tell people about what is happening at the municipal council meetings and the events in the community, while providing information on the challenges facing the community.

That’s why they remain the best source of information for a community and the source that people turn to. They aren’t just the source for the community where they’re based; they’re also a source of valuable information for rural communities as well.

Newspapers still matter.

And so when it comes time for towns, villages and rural municipalities to place their notices, they still need to turn to their local newspaper, and compliment the paper with electronic and digital sources.

The nightmare of divisiveness I didn’t sleep well the other night. And when I did wake up, in my stupor I recalled the oddest dream. Unfortunately, much of my dream had strong roots in reality.

In my dream, there was tension everywhere, between everyone and about everything.

There were Conservatives versus Liberals, Republicans versus Democrats, Christians versus Muslims, citizens versus immigrants, pipeline supporters versus earth muffins, and so on.

Within these groups, such as the pipeline supporters, even they were at each others’ throats, as some people didn’t think their compatriots within the same movement were strong enough in their words and actions to be part of the crowd.

But where my dream took this was most disturbing. It wasn’t just people yelling at each other, arguing different points about this or that. Instead, they were taking up arms. All of society seemed on the edge of breaking into a civil war. People were arming themselves and getting ready to take on the other guys, whomever those other guys might be.

And in all of this, a demagogue, one that I had met in real life, took advantage of all the tension and took power.

And then I woke up.

But have I? In a few weeks I’ll hit the 27th anniversary of writing this column. And I don’t recall any time where our society has been so fractured, especially along the lines above. I came of age just as the Cold War ended, so perhaps there were deeper tears in our society before my time. But in my adult life, I have never seen such polarization.

Take, for instance, the recent protest movements that in less than two months have swept the oilpatch. Many, but not all, of these protests have been characterized by participants wearing yellow vests.

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK While much of their manifesto, as it were, focuses on energy issues like building pipelines and kyboshing the impending carbon tax, there are parts of it with regards to migrants and the United Nations that some people find troubling. I’ve told many people that migrants and pipelines are like talking about apples and sausages. They’re not even the same food group.

That inclusion of discussion of the United Nations, globalization and migrants led to the planning of two convoys to Ottawa, because one group of otherwise like-minded people did not want to be associated with anything to do with the migrant issue. The non-Yellow Vest convoy eventually withdrew, leaving it down to one.

But even within that remaining convoy, there has been a schism in recent days. As of the time of writing, it looks like there are, again, two convoys, one associating themselves with Yellow Vests, and the other, not. But the schism does not seem to be related that much with the migrant issue, but rather to other points.

So what just happened here? Broader society got fractured into a protest movement against the government, which then, itself, fractured, then fractured again.

What the heck is going on?

Another thing that has bothered me is something I’ve seen across various topics. It’s the increased online bravado with reference to violence and taking up arms, for whatever their grievance might be. In once circumstance, I saw a post on Facebook showing a silhouette of a soldier carrying a rifle, and the wording said

when the time was right, they would take up arms to defend their country.

But the inference was not against the Russkies, who have thousands of nukes aimed this way. So who was it against? The context seemed to be against foreign invaders, and not the type you would conjure up in a Red Dawn scenario.

I asked one person who had shared this, just which of his neighbours did he intend to shoot?

Unlike a lot of these keyboard warriors, I have worn the uniform of our country as a reserve officer in the Canadian Forces, as has my wife. At one point I was a lieutenant. My wife was a second lieutenant. Now, our training was a sliver of that of the regular forces, because we were dealing with cadets. But my wife and I both signed on the dotted line, just before the world came apart on Sept. 11, 2001. We were both enrolled later that fall. While I, due to health, would have never likely been deployed, the prospects of my wife, a fully trained nurse, were substantial. The call, thankfully, never came.

So when I see these keyboard warriors talking about taking up arms, I take some exception to that. And I’ve told some of them this.

There is nothing, I repeat, nothing, so bad in our nation that should have anyone talking about taking up arms. NOTHING. Who are you going to shoot? The neighbour to the left? The one to the right? The guy down the street? The one at 7-Eleven? What the hell? Why would anyone say such things?

Think about it.

Like I said, I woke up from a bad dream.

But recently, it seems like a waking dream that hasn’t ended.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News.

He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Grandpa and the Siege of Leningrad I want to tell you a story.

It happened in January 1942. That year, cold weathers settled in in the city of Leningrad in the beginning of October.

The winter of 1941-42 lasted for 178 days and witnessed the hungriest month in Leningrad’s history, when soldiers were receiving about 500 grams of bread a day, while workers, children and elders had only 125 grams. Due to the lack of flour that bread was half made of sawdust and cake mill.

Those were the most difficult days of the Nazi Siege of Leningrad. The starvation claimed thousands of lives every day, bombardments and shell attacks increased the demand for casket even worth, along the way destroying the beauty of Leningrad’s architecture. A city millions of people no longer had running water, heat or power. Enemies expected the city to fall any day then. From December 1941 to January 1942, the explosives were placed under the most important buildings, bridges, cultural centres and factories, so when the last hope would disappear the city would get wiped off from the face of the earth.

Leningrad froze in a death spasm. Citizens looked like shadows, starved and weak they slowly moved around, many suddenly fell to never get up again. The city was scary and dangerous; robbers were all over the place. People tried to exchange everything they had for an extra piece of bread, or a dash of salt, or a few matches.

That winter a 10-year-old boy, his little sister and brother and their mother lived in a tiny room on the last floor of a threestore building downtown Leningrad. By the end of December they were at the last stage of malnutrition. He hardly could get up to get water from the river. Mother tried to get at least a little bit of bread, and the little ones just stayed in beds and waited for them to come back.

There was no more firewood left. They counted every match. The room temperature was almost as low as outside. By January none of them could get out of bed. They used every rag, coat and blanket left to stay warm. They were slowly freezing and dying of starvation.

And when they quit fighting and just were silently waiting for death, the miracle happened. It was dawn time, when they heard heavy man’s steps on the stairs. Somebody knocked at the door (doorbells quit a long time ago). They couldn’t get up to answer it, and it wasn’t locked anyways. In a minute a soldier came into the room.

Mother lifted her head and said, “Close the door, wind is coming in.” And the soldier replied, “Your husband sent me from the other side of the Ladoga Lake. Hardly found you thank God! Where are the kids?”

Little ones couldn’t move, but the older boy lifted his head and looked at the soldier.

“I have something for you,” the soldier said. “Hope I made it on time.”

Even though it was very cold, he took off his greatcoat, pulled out a couple of logs and fired up the small stove. Right away, it became lighter and warmer. He opened up his rucksack and pulled out a bag of dry bread, some porridge, sugar, salt, soap, bread, a piece of butter and a few cans of meat.

They cooked the porridge and ate a little bit of it with a piece of bread with butter, then had some hot tea with sugar. The soldier told them that their father was doing fine and promised to get them soon. Soon after, the soldier left.

For a long time they just were looking at each other and then the mother broke in tears. “We are saved,” she said. “Now we are saved!” The older boy was crying too, and the little ones just kept staring at them waiting to get more warm food.

Two months later, the father took them out of Leningrad through the lifeline across frozen Ladoga Lake. They all survived the war and lived long lives. Actually, the little girl still lives in St-Petersburg, she is 81 years old now. And the older boy was my grandfather - Kim Bykhovskiy.

On Jan. 27, the former Leningrad, which is now St.Petersburg, celebrated the End of Siege. It’s been 75 years since the city broke the Nazi blockade ring. Grandpa didn’t make it to this day, but he passed his stories and experiences to us, so we would remember.

Canada becoming a leader in all forms of energy The editor: Canadians have always been at the cutting edge of innovation in the energy sector.

It was that sense of innovation and exploration that allowed us to build hydroelectric dams in the harsh north, allowed us to electrify and connect our cities, and allowed us to get bitumen out of the oilsands.

Innovation continues to drive our energy future as Canadians develop new technologies that will help us both develop our oil and gas resources in a greener way, as well as broaden our energy sources. Of course, these new technologies will tap into more well known renewable resources like wind and solar.

But our energy potential – particularly in Saskatchewan – goes much further.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister for Public Safety Ralph Goodale announced that our government is investing $25.6 million in a major project that will harness heat from thou-

sands of meters below the earth’s surface and transform it into electricity to power our homes and businesses year-round.

It’s one of the largest renewable energy projects we’ve invested in and it’s happening right here in Saskatchewan.

DEEP’s geothermal facility is the first of its kind – not only for this province, but for our country.

One hundred new jobs will be created during its construction and when built, it will produce enough energy to power 5,000 homes, and cut pollution by the equivalent of 7,400 cars. Welders, boilermakers, electricians and researchers will come together to build this project – creating new business opportunities and paving the way for more job creating energy projects like it.

This is exactly the kind of investment we need to make Canada a global leader in all forms of energy. From tidal energy in Nova Scotia,

to bio thermal fuels in rural Quebec, to emerging forms of solar energy technologies, to water-free oilsands in Fort McMurray, we are rewriting the script on how we produce energy in Canada – making it less polluting and more efficient – and bringing with it job opportunities for hardworking Canadians.

And as we support this new wave of jobs and bring on different sources of energy, we need to make sure that the electricity grid we rely on to heat our homes and power our worksites is ready to take it on. That is why, late last year, our government invested almost $5 million to help SaskPower modernize its grid.

A more modern grid can take on cleaner forms of energy, be more reliable and reduce the chances of losing power. That’s good for the environment and for homeowners – rural and urban alike.

There is no doubt that oil and gas will continue to

drive our energy industry for decades to come. However, Canadians know that every new technology we embrace helps boost the short, medium and long-term success of our energy industry and for the hard working Canadians that it employs. New technologies and new energy sources will allow Canadians to compete on the world stage as we continue to harness our abundant and diverse natural resources.

When we invest in new ideas, we push the envelope on what is possible. We find new ways to create jobs, boost competitiveness and grow the economy. Saskatchewan will be home to Canada’s firstever geothermal plant. It’s an accomplishment we should all be very proud of. These are the kinds of investments we promised Canadians we would make. And we will continue to deliver.

Amarjeet Sohi Minister of Natural Resources

Farming energy in Saskatchewan The editor: For years the oil sector and the farming community have worked together, through partnerships.

Thousands of wells have been drilled. Oil has been recovered, trucked and shipped to markets. The two resources need each other in order to provide for their communities and families in one way or another.

Through land deals, both

have prospered. Now they find themselves at a crossroad, wondering which direction the governmental policies will take them. Prices continually go down and costs go up, and for either sector to make money, it’s looking less feasible as the federal government’s carbon pricing looms.

Now more than ever, the oil sector and the farming community must come together to fight for their industry,

and stand their ground, for it is through this very ground that both oil and seed is grown.

From the dust a movement is on the horizon, one that will gather the masses and come together to show its strength and support for each other, one last wagon trek, a Convoy to Ottawa of epic proportions to prove that frustration has taken its toll with this Liberal government that wants equalization payments

that we now cannot provide, so we will stand together until something changes to put this train back on the tracks.

Please join us in making history and be part of this Convoy as we make our way across the country in peaceful protest and take back what is rightfully ours, our glorious Canada.

Jay Riedel Estevan

Giving industry a voice The editor: For too long, the working people of Saskatchewan’s resource towns like Estevan haven’t had a real voice in the political decisions directly affecting their lives and livelihoods – about pipeline projects, new mines, forestry tenures and more.

That’s not only a tragedy for Estevan, it’s a travesty for resource development across Canada.

Last spring, we launched Suits and Boots to change that. Founded by six people in April, we have since grown to more than 3,200 people across Canada – Suits in offices and Boots out in the field alike doing the important work that makes Canada such a prosperous nation.

We have held rallies and flown banners over Parliament.

We have written senators asking them to kill the current version of Bill C-69 and send it back to the House of Commons so this flawed attempt at reworking Canada’s environmental assessment regulations can be redone. We have sat down with politicians in our capital to call for change. We have been invited to the prime minister’s office to hear our side of the story.

We have been constructive, offering solutions and

ensuring that the perspectives of working Canadians in the resource sector finally gain a voice.

We have an impact. Because you now have a voice.

We have only been successful because 3,200 Canadians have signed on to get involved – writing letters to senators and MPs, showing up at events and lending their support.

Bill C-69 will soon be going before the senate environment and natural resources

committee.The fate of Canada’s resource sector hangs in the balance. Now is the time we need our voice. Now is the time for Estevan and other resource towns across Canada stand up, be counted, and speak up.

We can help you do that.

If you’re interested, visit suitsandboots.ca to read more and make your voice heard in Ottawa.

Rick Peterson, founder Suits and Boots

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MLA Lori Carr defends her decision to appear at Yellow Vest Movement protest Estevan MLA Lori Carr is defending her decision to be at a Yellow Vest Movement protest on Jan. 19 in front of City Hall.

The protests have been happening at City Hall every Saturday since Dec. 15 of last year. Carr attended a protest for the first time on Jan. 19, and said she was there on her own accord.

A photograph and a brief article were posted that day to the Mercury’s website of Carr with two protesters, but it took until Thursday for the article to gain the attention of the opposition New Democratic Party.

It was retweeted by Regina Douglas Park MLA Nicole Sarauer, who questioned why Carr was there.

Sarauer also retweeted out a photo of Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit at a Yorkton protest. Carr and Ottenbreit were targeted because they are provincial cabinet ministers; Carr is the highways and infrastructure minister.

Carr said she was doing her job by engaging with

From left, Estevan MLA Lori Carr was photographed at the Jan. 19 Yellow Vest Movement protest in Estevan with organizer Jay Riedel and participant Marcel Marcotte. Carr is defending her decision to participate after a photo from the Mercury’s website was criticized by the provincial New Democratic Party.

File photo people and listening to their concerns during the protest.

She pointed out the protests have been resonating with people who live in the Estevan constituency.

“There has been a rising sentiment of frustration and disappointment right across

Western Canada relating to the harmful policies of the federal government, and that sentiment has been qualified by recent polling that’s been conducted by Angus Reid and widely reported by the media,” Carr told the Mercury.

She said the polling sug-

gests the majority of Canadians agree that a lack of pipeline capacity is a “national crisis,” and that Western Canadians feel like they’re giving far more to the federal government than they receive.

The Yellow Vest Movement in Western Canada has

been particularly vocal about the proposed federal carbon tax, which Carr said would kill jobs; the lack of pipelines to get Western Canadian oil to market; and the Bill C-69 legislation that she believes would make future infrastructure projects like pipelines impossible to approve.

Carr pointed out that NDP Leader Ryan Meili has voiced support for a carbon tax in the past, and has attended anti-pipeline rallies where there were calls to keep the oil in the ground.

“That’s in direct contrast to what our government and our MLAs and thousands of Canadians are doing who are attending rallies like this to advocate for the end of these harmful policies, to support the Canadian energy industry and its workers and their families,” said Carr.

She was surprised when the opposition targeted her for attended a yellow vest protest.

As for the opposition to illegal immigration and the United Nations’ Migration

Pact expressed by some in the Yellow Vest Movement, Carr said those have been contentious issues. But she also said that she, and the governing Saskatchewan Party, do not condone any anti-immigration positions that some in the Yellow Vests movement have been advancing.

“When you get a group this big, there’s not always consistent messaging, but around the pipelines and around the carbon tax, it’s a very clear message,” she said.

Newcomers from around the world have made a positive impact on the province’s economy, she said.

Most of the conversations when she was at the protest were on energy-related policies rather than immigration.

Carr isn’t the first local politician to attend a Yellow Vest protest. Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen attended a rally in front of city hall two weeks earlier, and was also part of the truck convoy that rolled through Estevan on Dec. 22.

Michelle Wright will perform at Orpheum One of Canada’s most acclaimed countr y music singers is coming to the Orpheum Theatre for a concert in March.

Michelle Wright, who is a member of the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, will perform on March 16.

J o c e l y n D o u g h e r t y, owner of the Orpheum Theatre along with her husband Alan, said nearly 50 per cent of the tickets have been sold, which she views as a good number, since the concert

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Wright ’s people approached Dougherty about having the veteran singer perform in Estevan.

Dougher t y said she hasn’t seen Wright perform before, but is a fan of Wright’s music, and said she has heard nothing but good things from those who have seen Wright perform live.

“She was quite a regular at the Craven jamboree, so there were a lot of fans who would go to see her,” said

Dougherty. “They said she would put on great performances.”

Wright has had six No. 1 country hits in Canada, including Take it like a Man, One Time Around, Guitar Talk, One Good Man, Nobody’s Girl and Crank My Tractor. Several of her albums have gone gold and platinum.

This marks the second time in the last few months that the Orpheum has hosted a concert. David James and Big River brought

their tribute to Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings before a sold-out crowd in October.

Thanks to the success of that concert, the Orpheum is looking to have concerts on a more regular basis. They hope to have another sold-out crowd for Wright in the Orpheum’s intimate setting.

“If it’s something that Estevan and area is going to keep supporting, then we’d definitely like to (keep having concerts),” said Dougherty.

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Saskatchewan has 50 rigs working going into the busiest drilling month of the year

By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

February is historically the busiest month in the oilpatch, with drilling hitting its high point for the year. Going into February, Saskatchewan’s rig count was 50 out of 112 rigs, or a 45 per cent utilization rate, according to Rig Locator (riglocator.ca) on Jan. 28.

That’s off quite a bit from the previous two years, which were not stellar, either, compared to 2008-2014. On Jan. 25, 2018, there were 72 rigs working in Saskatchewan, and on the same day in 2017, there were 60.

In Western Canada, 230 rigs were working out of 585, for a utilization rate of 39 per cent for the region. Quebec and Nova Scotia each had one rig down, bringing the nation-wide total of 230 rigs of 587 working.

If Alberta wanted to curtail its oil production by about eight per cent, the oil companies appear to have collectively decided the way to do that was to cut drilling, and cut it hard.

Alberta had 155 rigs

working out of 415, for a utilization rate of 37 per cent.

On Jan. 25, 2018, there were 245 rigs working, while the same date in January 2017 had 247. That’s a drop of 90 rigs for Wild Rose Country.

This is despite the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) being nearly identical to 2017 and 2019, around US$53 per barrel. In 2018, the price was around US$66 per barrel.

British Columbia had 19 of 50 rigs going, for a 38 per cent utilization. Manitoba had six of eight rigs turning to the right, for a 75 per cent utilization rate.

Sixteen drilling contractors were at work in this province. They included Akita Drilling Ltd. with one drilling rig working, Alliance Drilling and Oilfield Service (one drilling rig), Betts Drilling Ltd. (four), Bonanza Drilling Inc. (two), CWC Ironhand Drilling (one), Ensign Drilling Inc. (six), Excalibur Drilling Ltd. (one), Horizon Drilling (five), Lasso Drilling Corporation (one), Panther Drilling Corp. (one), Precision Drilling (eight), Predator Drilling

Inc. (two), Savanna Drilling Corp. (seven), Stampede Drilling Ltd. (four), Tempco Drilling Company Inc. (two) and Trinidad Drilling Ltd. (four).

S e venteen diff erent companies were drilling in Saskatchewan. While most were going for oil one company, Canpacific Potash Inc., was drilling for fertilizer with one rig at Star Valley, between Vibank and Francis.

Even though Crescent Point Energy Corp. recently said they would be cutting their capital program by 30 per cent this year, they still led the nation, as usual, with 17 drilling rigs working.

Sixteen of those rigs were working in Saskatchewan.

Tourmaline Oil Corp. had 16 across the country, but none were in Saskatchewan. Suncor Energy Inc. and Husky Energy Inc. tied for third with 11 rigs each, and six of Husky’s were in this province.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited had nine rigs. Seven Generations Energy Ltd. employed eight. Vermillion Energy Inc. and Whitecap Resources Inc. were tied in seventh place with seven

rigs each, and both had four rigs in Saskatchewan, while Baytex Energy Corp. and Encana Corporation were tied in ninth place with six rigs apiece, with Baytex having four in Saskatchewan.

Southeast Saskatchewan saw 24 rigs working.

There were two noticeable concentrations. One was around Torquay, and the second was a box bounded

by Highway 13 to the north, Highway 361 to the south, Highway 604 to the east and Range 9-W2 to the west.

In this area, Astra Oil Corp. had one at Viewfield, Fire Sky Energy had one at Bryant, Highrock Resources had one at Morrisview (halfway between Lampman and Forget), Torc Oil & Gas Ltd. had a rig at Browning and another at Steelman, and Triland Energy Inc. and Vermillion were working close to each other at Wordsworth, south of Arcola.

Crescent Point had one west of Stoughton, one south of Stoughton and one west of Benson.

Torc also had a rig at Torquay. Enerplus Corporation had one rig at Neptune.

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Crescent Point had one rig within spitting distance of Oungre, four rigs southwest of Torquay, one north of Torquay, and another near Corning. It also had two rigs near Shaunavon, one near Leitchville and one near Rapdan in the southwest. In west central Saskatchewan, Crescent Point had one rig at Plato and another at Dodsland.

Silver Bay Resources Ltd. had one at Nottingham, south of Redvers.

Vermillion had one rig so close to the Manitoba border at Gainsborough, it would cast a shadow into that province at sunset. Vermillion had another rig at Pinto, and one more at Tatagwa.

Whitecap’s drilling was

in the west central area, with rigs at W hiteside, Eagle Lake, Beverley (west of Swift Current) and Bench (south of Gull Lake).

Teine Energy Ltd. had four rigs working at Dodland.

Baytex had two rigs at Elrose, one at Onward, west of Kerrobert, and one at Whiteside, north of Flaxcombe.

Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. had one rig at Buffalo Coulee.

There’s a big gap with zero activity from Kerrobert to Highway 16. But north of the Yellowhead Highway, Husky had six rigs working.

Their locations included Brightsand Lake, Bolney, Pikes Peak, Dee Valley, Edam east and Edam west.

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Library invites girls to build self-esteem during the Love Yourself Sleepover

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Public Library is hosting a Tween Love Yourself Sleepover.

Tweenage girls (Grades 6-8) are invited to join the library children’s program co-ordintor Christine Batke on Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m.

The night promises to have many highlights and interesting activities. The fun will begin as soon as participants set up their bedding.

“We start with swimming, just because it is really fun. We start the event and if girls are coming in probably not knowing each other it’s a little bit more casual,

they don’t feel like they have to be thrown into an event where they have to discuss a bunch of personal things right away,” Batke said.

Feb. 9 is International Pizza Day, so girls will enjoy pizzas donated to the library by one of the local restaurants. And right after supper they will dive into serious stuff.

“We do a lot of selfesteem building. We talk about self-esteem and media, and representation of females… Last year we built a little self-esteem board where you make a little portrait of yourself and you list things that you are good at and post things about yourself,”

Batke said.

Batke explained that often tweenage girls are still easy to influence and with that a lot of times they get low self-esteem, or they are being impacted by the community and start building on themselves and their personality.

“It ’s really important to have that positive impact.

And we have a really good group building environment and a safe place for them to reflect on that,” Batke noted.

Girls will do a several different self-esteem building activities through the night.

And of course, it’s impossible to imagine a sleepover without chick flicks. They will get

to choose movies and watch them until they fall asleep.

A library volunteer will help Batke with the evening and morning activities. Girls will sleep in two programming rooms, which will allow

every participant to follow their own sleeping schedule and enjoy movies as much as they want within reasonable time limits.

The registration for the Sleepover will open in the

beginning of February. Space is limited.

This sleepover will be the third one organized by the Estevan library. So far, all of them were girls-only events.

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Bruins sweep tough opponents on the weekend

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins continued to roll in 2019 by defeating two of the top teams in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

The Bruins defeated the Melfort Mustangs 6-1 on Friday night and edged the Nipawin Hawks 2-1 in a shootout the following night.

The Bruins went 6-2 in January, and have won eight of their last 11 games dating back to midDecember.

Friday night’s game was marked by one of the most impressive debuts by a midget call-up in recent franchise history. Forward Cody Davis, an Alameda product who is in his second season with the Moose Jaw Generals of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League, scored twice and added an assist.

Davis opened the scoring 57 seconds into the game on his first shift, and scored the gamewinning goal with 4:18 to play in the second period.

Davis’ second goal came less than two minutes after Colin Schmidt had scored for Melfort to tie the game at 1-1.

The early goal helped to calm Davis’ nerves, he said.

“I was really nervous, and then I got that first one, and then it was good from there,” said Davis.

He also assisted on the

final goal of the night, an empty net marker by TJ Irey.

Davis was called up for Friday night’s game because four Bruins were out of the lineup, including his older brother Jayden, due to suspension.Those four suspended players were back in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Hawks.

Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood praised Davis for his effort after the game.

“He played well all night,” said Lewgood. “It wasn’t just the two goals. His effort was really good. He kept it simple, and was great on the forecheck. He’s exactly what we hoped he would turn into, and he’s maybe a little ahead of the pace we projected him at.”

Lewgood was also impressed with the play of the team’s young players, particularly fourth line forwards Isaiah Thomas, Ryder Pierson and Edie Gallagher, during the suspensions.

“Those players are playing like very confident junior players, and they’re starting to get some bounces go their way,” said Lewgood.

Michael McChesney also scored twice in the win over Melfort. Pierson had the other Bruins goal.

Estevan swept the Mustangs in the four meetings between the two teams this year, and outscored Melfort 24-9 in those games. It might be sur-

Alameda’s Cody Davis (9) scored twice in his debut for the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins on Friday night.

Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia prising to some, since the Mustangs are seven points ahead of the Bruins in the standings.

“I think they’re an aggressive team, and we have a lot of poise,” said Lewgood. “We’ve been able to take advantage of a lot of situations where they over pursued things.”

The Bruins had a lot of good bounces in those four games as well, he said, and the club was able to capitalize on them.

In Saturday’s game against the league-leading Hawks, the two teams were scoreless after 40 minutes. Carson Ehrhardt opened the scoring for Nipawin 3:37 into the third period, but just over five minutes later, Turner Ripplinger scored for the Bruins to tie the game. Ripplinger’s goal came moments after a Nipawin penalty had expired.

Both teams had chances to score after Ripplinger’s goal,

but couldn’t convert.The Bruins outshot Nipawin 19-9 in the third and 4-0 in overtime, but wouldn’t beat Hawks goaltender Declan Hobbs again until the shootout.

Ripplinger opened the shootout by scoring, and it proved to be the only goal in the penalty shot competition that either team would muster.

Grant Boldt was in goal both nights. He stopped 29 shots against Melfort and 28

versus Nipawin.

The Bruins (23-20-2-1) were tied with the Yorkton Terriers for top spot in the Viterra Division, entering play on Jan. 30, when the Terriers hosted the Kindersley Klippers. The Terriers have two games in hand.

Estevan and Weyburn will meet in a home-and-home this weekend. They will play Feb. 1 in Weyburn and the following night in Estevan. Game time each night is at 7:30 p.m.

Estevan teams take top two spots at tournament Estevan teams took the top two spots during the Estevan Extreme Volley-

ball program’s 13U home tournament on Saturday at Pleasantdale School.

The Estevan Storm defeated the Estevan Thunder 2-0 (25-17, 25-21) in the

first place game. The Kipling Women’s Volleyball Club’s Roof team and Carnduff were also entered.

The S torm and the Thunder finished in top spot in the round robin with 2-0-1 records. They played to a tie in the first match of the tournament, with the

Thunder winning 25-23 in the first set, while the Storm taking the second set 26-24.

The Storm defeated the Roof 2-0 (25-17, 25-12), and Carnduff 2-0 (25-6, 25-11) in the round robin.

The Thunder won 2-0 (25-7, 25-6) and 2-0 over the Roof (25-18, 25-8).

In the other game, the Roof and Carnduff met, with the Roof winning 25-18 in the first set and Carnduff taking the second set 25-22.

In the semi-finals, the Thunder defeated Carnduff 2-0 (27-25, 25-13) while the Storm beat the Roof 2-1 (2511, 19-25 and 15-9).

Cammy Henry (1) returns the ball while Katelyn Zukewich (3) watches during the 13U club volleyball tournament in Estevan on the weekend. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

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They were at the curling club thanks to activities offered for Curling Day in Saskatchewan. Westview students participated in clinics and played games as part of their physical education class.

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Sharks teams compete in Winnipeg Two teams represented the Estevan Sharks water polo program at a round of water polo games in Winnipeg.

The boys and girls 14U National Championship League (NCL) water polo teams faced squads from Winnipeg and Regina. The boys came away with three straight victories and the girls finished with a 1-2-1 record.

To start off the weekend, the boys hit the water on Saturday and at half-time of their first game against Winnipeg Bushido, they were in the lead 18-2. The Sharks kept the pressure on and ended that game with a 29-6 win.

Noah Mvula and Tristan Threinen did a fantastic job in net for this game, while Logan Dalziel and Ethan Elliott led the team offensively. Lucas Dzeryk was their defensive lead all weekend as he stopped many plays at the far end of the pool and those plays were converted into goals for the Sharks.

In the second match, the Sharks used strong defence and scoring that the Winnipeg team could not touch and the Sharks once again came away with a 23-1 win.

Tristan Threinen led the team with eight goals.

On Sunday the boys hit the water early for their final game of the weekend and at half-time had a commanding 15-0 lead. They confidently swam their way to victory once again by a score of 26-5.

All players on the team, including Lyndon Sauder, Jace Carritt, Dierks Milford and Nathan Threinen scored goals in the final game.

The girls team, made up of mostly 12U players, faced the Winnipeg Neptunes team three times. These two teams proved to be very evenly matched.

In the first game on Friday night, the two teams swam to a 10-10 tie. Jordyn Tarnes was on fire, scoring

four goals. Prysm Gooding and Jordyn’s older sister Emily helped out by adding two more each. Hailey Hack and Hailey Tangjerd rounded off the scoring by each netting one goal.

They met the Neptunes again on Saturday morning, this time winning 8-5. Jordyn Tarnes dominated again, leading the way with four goals.

Emily Tarnes had a pair of tallies. Lily Knoll and Gooding also scored.

Saturday evening the Sharks faced off against Regina Armada. The Armada came out very aggressive, taking the Sharks by surprise.

They girls rallied and fought their way through the game, holding the Armada to just two goals in the second and third periods, but they could not sustain the pace and lost 16-5.

The Tarnes sisters each had two goals and Knoll netted one.

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girls faced the Winnipeg Neptunes for the final time, and lost 13-12. Sadie Smith led the team in goals with five,

as well as steals and defensive blocks. Jordyn Tarnes had three goals, Knoll two and Emily Tarnes and Gooding

each had one.

The next round of play for all 14U NCL players is next weekend in Regina.

Members of the 14U boys National Championship League team that competed in Winnipeg were, back row, from left, coach David Dzeryk, Lucas Dzeryk, Ethan Elliott, Tristan Threinen, Noah Mvula, Dierks Milford and coach Jason Dalziel. Front row, from left, Nathan Threinen, Lyndon Sauder, Logan Dalziel, Brooks Milford and Jace Carritt. Photo submitted

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Those classes will be competing again on May 17.

The Tougher than Dirt Tour, which is for sport mods and hobby stocks, will be making its way on May 25. Modifieds, stock cars and slingshots will also race that night.

Three programs are scheduled for June: June 1, 15 and 29. Details on the programs for June 1 and 29 have yet to be finalized, while the 2 Strong Sport Mod special will be part of the program June 15.

The Dakota Classic Modified Tour, which is a highlight of the year on the Speedway schedule, will be July 8. Modifieds and stock cars will be racing that night.

Drivers come from throughout the Midwest U.S. to join local drivers for the program.

The Border City Dirt Wars double header is July 20 and 21, with all IMCA classes and slingshots scheduled to compete.

The schedule also has an event slotted for the weekend of July 26-28 for the Rafferty Rumble event scheduled for Estevan.

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Hilstrom recognized as an outstanding principal Amber Hilstrom, the principal of Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur, is one of 30 exceptional educators recognized as Canada’s Outstanding Principals this year.

The announcement was made Tuesday morning.

The Learning Partnership honours principals from across Canada for exemplary leadership.

“Great principals lead great schools and have a profound impact on a school’s students, teachers and the community as a whole,” stated a press release from the Learning Partnership.

In the press release, it was noted that Hilstrom has

led the school in substantially improving student learning outcomes to above provincial benchmarks, in partnership with Dr. Michael Fullan’s New Pedagogies for Deep Learning project.

She purposefully builds relationships with her teaching team as well as community members, using a focus on implementing science, technology, engineering and math curriculum, and inquiring to more deeply engage students in their learning.

“Teachers thrive as leaders, working in teams on initiatives involving faith, leadership, nutrition, wellness activities and technology,” said the news release.

With Amber’s support and leadership, the school has acquired Chromebooks, robots, Lego Mindstorms and a 3D printer to name a few new enabling technologies.

“Her staff praise her for being solution-driven, positive and supportive.”

Now celebrating its 15th year, the Learning Partnership’s Canada’s Outstanding Principals program recognizes the unique and vital contributions of principals in publicly-funded schools.

The 30 principals, nominated by parents, colleagues and community members, and chosen by a national selection committee, are being

celebrated for demonstrating innovation, leadership and for employing creativity in finding solutions and opportunities within their school communities. They will be recognized for their accomplishments at the annual Canada’s Outstanding Principals awards celebration on Feb. 26 in Toronto.

The recipients also benefit from an executive leadership training program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

And they will articipate in The World of Work: 2020 and Beyond, a professional learning day, where they have the opportunity to learn about the current workforce

from leaders in business, health and education.

The 2019 recipients will join the prestigious ranks of the National Academy of Canada’s Outstanding Principals, which now boasts more than 500 members.

The National Academy offers principals ongoing networking, mentoring and professional development opportunities to enhance their leadership skills.

“From Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, to Vancouver, B.C., to Richmond, P.E.I., we are honoured to recognize principals from coast to coast to coast. Principals are so important to the success of our schools and our students.

They ensure our schools are dynamic, engaging places to learn, and that students are inspired ever y single day. These principals are enabling students to thrive in an increasingly diverse and changing world,” said Debra D. Kerby, president and CEO of The Learning Partnership. “ These 30 principals are all instrumental in connecting students, educators, families and the community together and we recognize their indispensable contributions to helping Canada continue as a global leader in education.”

This week’s edition of Southeast Lifestyles will have more on this story.

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1. Spend less than you earn. Having a balanced budget may seem like basic financial common sense, but according to a recent study, nearly half of all Canadians (47 per cent) are living paycheque to paycheque.

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If financial stress is affecting your well-being, it’s important to take action before it gets worse. To address the root of the problem, talk to friends and family about your financial worries and consider meeting with a financial adviser.

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Pay it forward chain-reaction in memory of Ron Abel helps others

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

Ever y year the Abel family does some charity.

This time they decided to do something in memory of Ron Abel, who died recently, and who was a generous and giving man.

“It was my wife Jodi’s idea. My father passed away in July (2018). And usually, at Christmas time, we do something, you know, giving back to the community in some fashion. And we thought with my father passing we would put a couple of things together,” said Darren Abel.

Darren and Jodi Abel decided to make 45 gifts of giving as they bought 45 envelopes and offered their friends and family to “pay it forward”. The number wasn’t of a random choice.

“My dad was born in 1945. So we decided 45.

There were 45 envelopes with $10 put into each of them that we’ve sent to around Saskatchewan, around the country and even down into the United States,” said Darren.

In this manner, Jodi and Darren were providing their friends and family with the opportunity to share and

The Abel family started the pay it forward gift-chain in memory of Darren’s father Ron Abel. Photo submitted to do something nice for a community, organizations or their loved ones.

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The idea picked up a lot of interest and response.

And one family from the Torquay region, who also received their pay it forward envelope, liked the idea so much that they started the chain reaction and sent similar envelopes to their family and friends.

The receivers of pay it forward gifts had to decide on what to do with the gift on their own. A lot of people used the money to help pay for some items they purchased to donate to the Humane Society and the Salvation Army.

The turnout was really

heartwarming for the Abel family.

“It’s been really nice; nice to see so many people using it for such good purposes. We had a lot of good feedback, saying it has been a really fine idea,” Darren said.

Before, every year the Abel family would choose one organization to receive their donations at Christmas time, but the “pay it forward” format allowed them to get more people involved.

They sent most envelopes to children, this way inspiring them to give, be generous and think about others. The entire idea resonated with

how Ron Abel was.

“Dad was a very generous guy himself in terms of always being there for people.

It was a good way to honour him,” Darren said.

The Abel family now plans to make pay it forward Christmas gifts a family tradition and do it again this year.

Earlier, the Mercury wrote about three-year-old Isabella Billesberger and her little brother Leander, who were among the pay it forward gift recipients. Isabella used the money to buy teddy bears for the new babies in the maternity ward at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

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• Establish shortterm and long-term goals.

Maybe your long-term goals are to buy a house and save enough to retire at 65, but your short-term goals include saving for a family vacation and buying a new car. Both types of goals need to be factored into your overall financial plan.

Short-term goals, however, are more likely to motivate you to stay on budget because they’re more easily achieved.

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ADULT PERSONAL MESSAGES Single, retired gentleman, fit and looks good, honest, self sufficient , non smoker, clean, non abusive, would like to meet similar lady to go places and do things such as dancing, age 75 - 85 for coffee, friendship and maybe more.

Please phone: 1 204 717 1936.

Can relocate to Estevan

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Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @ www.westerncommodities.ca NORTH EAST PRAIRIE GRAIN INC. BUYING: Feed Barley, Soybeans, Heated Canola, Wheat, Feed Oats. OFFERING: Top Prices, On Farm Pickup & Prompt Payment! CALL: 1-306-873-3551, WEBSITE: neprairiegrain.com

LAND WANTED Farm land wanted to rent in Estevan, Bienfait or Hirsh area.

(306)421-0679

ROADEX SERVICES requires O/O 1 tons for our RV division to haul RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throughout North America (pay up to $1.94/loaded mile).

We also require O/O and company drivers for our 3 tons and semi divisions to haul RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & general freight. Border crossing required with valid passport & clean criminal record; 1-800-867-6233 Ext 475; www.roadexservices.com

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DANIELS, Elizabeth â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bettyâ&#x20AC;? Josephine 1934 - 2019 Betty Daniels, 84, passed away peacefully with her family present RQ 7KXUVGD\ -DQXDU\ DW WKH 6W -RVHSK¡V 6SHFLDO &DUH Home, Estevan, Sask.

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Left to cherish her memory is her father Steve Kish; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and many special friends.

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306-634-2654 ST. JOSEPHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 6W -RVHSK¡V +RVSLWDO relies on donations to fund equipment purchases. Your 0HPRULDO *LIW KRQRXUV \RXU loved one and makes it possible for our hospital to continue providing quality care for Estevan and area residents.

A letter will be sent to the family acknowledging your gift; please include their name and address as well as your own. You will receive an income tax receipt.

Please send your donation to:

St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Foundation 1176 Nicholson Rd, Estevan, SK S4A 0H3 Phone: 306-637-2474

Police investigating a break and enter at a business The Estevan Police Service (EPS) is investigating a break and enter that occurred in downtown Estevan during the Jan. 24 day shift.

Police received a report of the incident at a business.

Officers attended and it appears the break and enter occurred around 5 p.m.

If the public noticed anything suspicious in and around 12th Avenue between Fourth Street and Fifth Street, they are asked to call the EPS at 306-6344767 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

The matter is still under investigation. More information will follow once it becomes available.

In other recent police news, members were out conducting traffic enforcement during the Jan. 23 day shift, watching for violations around the city. Several summary offence tickets were issued, including some for seatbelt use and distracted driving.

Police received a report of a gas drive-off from a local service station. The matter remains under investigation.

Officers responded to a 911 call but it turned out to be a misdial from a local business. No emergency was occurring.

Officers and community programming officer Mon-

ica Rae attended Westview School during the Jan. 24 day shift to take part in a shared reading experience.

Police received a report of a possible fraud. Initial statements were taken and the matter is under investigation.

Members received a call of a suspicious individual, selling TVs out of their vehicle at local businesses around the city. Attempts to locate the vehicle were unsuccessful.

Police received a call about noise at an apartment building in southeast Estevan. On the initial visit, the tenant was warned about the noise bylaw. A second call came in about an hour later and this time the tenant was charged under the noise bylaw and received a $250 fine.

Police received a complaint during the Jan. 24 night shift, in which the caller was concerned for a dog that was outside. Police determined the dog had access to a heated garage. The complainant was advised that this was the case.

Police received a call from a local business saying they were receiving prank calls. The police attended to the business to investigate and the calls stopped. The matter is still under investigation.

Officers were alerted to

Remember

a report of people shovelling and blowing snow onto a street from their property during the Jan. 25 day shift.

Under the bylaw, a resident or homeowner cannot push snow from their residence onto a public street. The bylaw enforcement officer spoke to the people involved and no further action was required.

Several traffic tickets were issued throughout the day and of note, tickets were issued for people talking on cell phones.

A noise complaint was called in from a northeast condo unit during the Jan. 25 night shift. Police attended and the music had been turned down prior to arrival, so no further action was needed.

Police received a call to be on the lookout for a vehicle heading towards Estevan. Patrol units were set up on the edge of the city but no vehicle matching the description was located.

Officers responded to a residence in northeast Estevan for a continuous beeping noise. The concern was that it might be a smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector.

Police located the source and it was a smoke alarm that was discarded into the garbage.

The battery was removed to stop the noise.

Your Loved Ones with a Memorial Tribute in The Estevan Mercury

Police investigated a minor collision in northeast Estevan. No injuries occurred as a result and the matter remains under investigation.

Members were advised of a suspicious vehicle seen around commercial properties earlier in the day. Members patrolled these areas and did not locate the vehicle.

Police received two reports regarding the STARS Air Ambulance lottery scams during the Jan. 26 day shift.

The public is urged to be cautious about disclosing personal information over the phone.

Police performed several curfew checks during the Jan. 26 night shift, and everyone who was checked was at home.

Members did a search of a residence to check two people who are on conditions, and they were found breaching a condition of their undertaking. Both were arrested and lodged in cells until they could be taken before a justice of the peace.

Members also did a check of the back alley in the 500-block between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. A male was located walking at around 2:30 a.m. If anyone notices anything missing from their property or vehicles, they are asked to contact the EPS.

A14 January 30, 2019

Tourism Estevan Music festival deadline launches restaurant tour is approaching this month

The deadline to enter this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Estevan and District Music Festival is quickly approaching.

The opportunities to enter closes Feb. 1. To find the online entry form, people are asked to visit emfd. musicfestivalsuite.com.

People must create a profile identification in order to enter. Students under the age of 18 must have their parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permission in the form of an entrantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parent porofile, and must have their teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

profile ID numbers in order to enter.

Te a c h e r s c a n e n t e r piece names and class numbers, as in previous years, once the parent and student profiles are complete. For assistance, people are asked to visit the Music Festival Suite website, call Anita Kuntz at 306-421-6923, or email estevanmusicfestival@ sasktel.net.

The Saskatchewan Music Festival website has a link on the district festivals page.

Registration for the

festival started Jan. 15. The festival has a new registration system this year.

Performances for this year â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music festival are scheduled to start with piano from March 24-30. This will be followed by vocal and speech arts from March 31-April 2. The festival will wrap up with band April 3-4.

Each year thousands of dollars in scholarships and awards are handed out to outstanding performers in the music festival as well.

Tour ism Este van is building on the activities it offers with the launch of the Appetizing Estevan Culinary Tour.

During the tour, guests will experience cuisine offered

by Estevanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant chefs, while visiting with friends, trying something new and exploring local hidden gems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Culinary tourism is about the unique, authentic experience of restaurants in our city,â&#x20AC;? said Rebecca

Westling, the destination marketing and communications consultant for the City of Estevan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have amazing chefs, a variety of menus and some really great people to share in the fun with.â&#x20AC;?

The tour will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the last Friday of the month, starting Feb. 22. Guests will meet at the Estevan Leisure Centre, where Empire Limousine Service will be waiting to take them to four restaurants throughout

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There, they will have the opportunity to have a full culinary experience through great food, drinks and the best atmosphere. Featured menu items will be served as an appetizer, which will be included in the cost. Beverages are not included.

The Feb. 22 tour will stop at Eddie Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Mr. Mikes Steakhouse Casual, The Black Grasshopper and the Eleven24 Social House.

Interested people are asked to register at the Visitor Information Centre in the Estevan Leisure Centre or call Tourism Estevan at 306-6341892. The cost for each participant is $40. A maximum of 16 people can take the tour each month.

Future tour dates will be March 29 and April 26.

PRODUCTION WORKERS

Sterling Chemicals Ltd. in Estevan is looking for a new employee to join our team as a Warehouse/Blender Operator.

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TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. is a publicly-traded, intermediate, light oil company with a proven track record of growing production and creating significant value through an acquisition / exploitation / exploration strategy focused on light oil resource plays. Since inception in December 2010, the TORC Team has been successfully developing its high quality light oil assets in the Central Alberta Cardium resource play and southeast Saskatchewan, both being areas where the TORC Team has an established track record. TORCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experienced management team is leading an exciting strategy of paying a sustainable dividend to shareholders while continuing to provide disciplined per share growth, and our success is attributed to that leadership and our team of skilled and dedicated people working together to achieve TORCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals. TORC is committed to conducting its activities in a manner that places the highest priority on the protection of its employees, contractors, the public, and the environment.

Sterling Chemicals Ltd. in Estevan is looking for a

full time Account Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES: â&#x20AC;˘ Operate as the lead point of contact for any and all matters specific to your account â&#x20AC;˘ Build and maintain a strong, long-lasting customer relationship â&#x20AC;˘ Ensure the timely and successful delivery of Sterling Chemical products according to customer needs and objectives â&#x20AC;˘ Develop new business with existing clients and/or identify areas of improvement to meet sales quotas â&#x20AC;˘ Prepare reports on account status â&#x20AC;˘ Collaborate with sales team to identify and grow opportunities within sales territory â&#x20AC;˘ Assist with challenging client requests or issue escalations as needed

TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. is currently accepting applications for a Health and Safety Field Advisor situated at the TORC Saskatchewan Field Office located in Estevan, SK. Reporting to the Manager of HSE, this position will be responsible for, and not limited to: â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

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Facilitate field level HSE committee meetings and track corrective actions.

Develop and coordinate safety audit schedules and protocols for wells, facilities, construction, service and drilling rigs, and completion operations.

Track all audit action items through to completion.

Work with supervisors to ensure worker training and competency is up to date and tracked in corporate system.

Work with production teams to develop site specific procedures and training of new hires.

Ensure all incidents are investigated and corrective and preventative actions are tracked and completed.

Orientate all new hires in TORC HSE Systems.

Provide training on corporate policies and procedures and facilitate outside training where required.

Monitor working alone personal gas monitoring system and follow up on potential exposure issues.

Maintain and manage local emergency response plan(s) and systems.

Qualifications: â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum of 10 years of combined safety / oil and gas production operations experience, preferably in SE SK â&#x20AC;˘ Must have good software and computer skills â&#x20AC;˘ Must be able to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams â&#x20AC;˘ Must be a professional, team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain partnerships â&#x20AC;˘ Must be a detail-oriented, logic-based decision maker and a strong project manager â&#x20AC;˘ Effective verbal and written communication skills with acute attention to detail â&#x20AC;˘ Strategic thinker with exemplary analytical and problem solving skills and capacity to identify information and resources needed to complete tasks â&#x20AC;˘ Exceptional organizational and time management skills, ability to multi-task and manage priorities in a deadline driven environment

Sterling Chemicals Ltd. offers a competitive remuneration package, including employee benefits and participation in a Group Retirement Savings Plan.

If you are a qualified candidate and interested in this opportunity, please send your resume in confidence to the one of the following: Email: Fax: Mail: Attention:

Please email resume with references to: resumes@sterlingchem.com All resumes submitted will be held in strictest confidence NO PHONE CALLS OR PERSONAL DROP OFFS PLEASE.

We Thank all applicants however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

careers@torcoil.com (Indicate the position title in the subject line of your email) (403) 930-4159 TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. Manager, HR & Corporate Services 1800, 525 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 1G1

All applications will be treated with discretion. We thank you for your interest, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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January 30, 2019 A15

Firefighters dispatched to vehicle fire Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service were called to a vehicle fire just before noon on Jan. 24 in northwest Estevan.

Fire Chief Dale Feser said the vehicle was still on fire when firefighters arrived on the scene. The homeowner was trying to extinguish the fire with water in a bucket.

“Fire suppression crews took over, and we extinguished it with a fire extinguisher, followed up by a fire truck, and then we de-energized the vehicle because it appeared to be an electrical issue in nature at the time,” Feser said.

Crews remained on the scene to ensure the fire was completely extinguished. The vehicle suffered what Feser described as “minor damage,” but it would not be drivable after the fire.

The cause of the fire appears to be a malfunction of the ventilation fan in the cabin portion of the vehicle.

It was idling at the time of the fire. Feser said the vehicle was started about 10 minutes before the fire occurred.

“The owner of the vehicle went out to go check on it, and noticed smoke that was

coming out of the vehicle, so he quickly turned the vehicle off, however the vehicle still continued to burn,” said Feser.

No injuries occurred due

to the fire.

Firefighters were also called to a commercial fire alarm in east Estevan on Jan. 22. Crews arrived to find there was an overheated detection head from a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

“It was just a little bit of a rise in temperature,” said Feser. “There was no actual emergency occurring there at that particular time.”

A training night was also held on Jan. 22.

“We had two trucks rolling here at the fire station for hydrant drills, and then once

the truck was staged and in place, another crew or two were assigned to deploy and attack suppression lines, and then take it to a door going through all the proper safety checks,” said Feser.

All crew members cycled through, so they took turns on all of the various jobs and duties.

“Once the aerial truck was freed up, it was actually doing some functional testing for mechanical soundness, and getting the guys on there, and training some new guys on controls and what not of the aerial truck itself,”

Feser said.

The fire department also had a webinar with Environment Canada regarding the inclement weather that was initially forecasted to hit Estevan on the weekend.

While strong winds swept through the Energy City on Jan. 27, the city didn’t receive the snowfall that was initially expected.

“We do a lot of preplanning, and making sure that all of the major players and stakeholders are made aware of what could possibly occur, and have contingency plans in place,” said Feser.

City Hall: 1102 4th Street 8 am to 4:30 pm | (306) 634-1800 /HLVXUH 2ɝFH 701 Souris Avenue 8 am to 4:30 pm | (306) 634-1880

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Don't miss the Estevan Police Association Variety Show on January 31, 2019.

Tickets available at the door.

DROP IN RECREATION

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SCHEDULE

ESTEVAN LEISURE CENTRE FEBRUAY BREAK 2019

ESTEVAN LEISURE CENTRE FEBRUAY BREAK 2019

SCHEDULE

EFFECTIVE - FEBRUARY 17 - FEBRUARY 23, 2019

WEIGHT ROOM EFFECTIVE - FEBRUARY 17 - FEBRUARY 23, 2019 SUN, FEB 17 LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PRIVATE RENTAL

11:30 AM - 1:00PM THURS, FEB 21 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 6:00 PM -8:00 PM

MON, FEB 18 LANE SWIM LION'S FREE SWIM

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

TUES, FEB 19 LANE SWIM AQUA AWE FAMILY SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

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

WED, FEB 20 LANE SWIM AQUA AWE FAMILY SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM

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

LANE SWIM AQUA AWE FAMILY SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

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

FRI, FEB 22 LANE SWIM A.I.S. FAMILY SWIM FAMILY SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM 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

SAT, FEB 23 LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 6:00 PM -7:OO PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

6:00 AM - 9:00 PM 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

SKATING SCHEDULE TUES, FEB 19 PARENT & TOT HOCKEY 16+ **PRE-SCHOOL **SHINNY 6-10 **SHINNY 11-15

11:15 AM - 12:00PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM 2:30 PM -3:30 PM

WED, FEB 20 PARENT & TOT HOCKEY 16+ FAMILY **PRE-SCHOOL **SHINNY 6-10 **SHINNY 11-15

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM 2:30 PM -3:30 PM

THURS, FEB 21 PARENT & TOT 11:15 AM - 12:00PM HOCKEY 16+ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM FAMILY 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM **PRE-SCHOOL 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM **SHINNY 6-10 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM **SHINNY 11-15 2:30 PM -3:30 PM FRI, FEB 22 PARENT & TOT 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM HOCKEY 16+ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ** SKATING IN POWER DODGE CENTRE ALL OTHER SKATING WILL BE AT AFFINITY PLACE

* 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

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

* 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

INVITATION TO TENDER

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM

POSITION TITLE: Journeyman Mechanic REPORTS TO: Journeyman Mechanic Fleet Foreperson BUSINESS DIVISION: Roads and Drainage SUMMARY: Performs service and repair of equipment, machinery, and vehicles.

The City of Estevan, Parks Business Division invites your company to submit a tendered bid to SUPPPLY AND DELIVER OF ANNUAL FLOWERS by Monday, Feb 4th @ 1:00 pm for our flower beds within the City of Estevan for the spring planting of 2019.

The total number of plants required for the 2019 spring planting season is 5711 and detailed specifications for the types of plants required are available upon request.

OTHER CRITERIA

DUTIES Maintains and repairs City of Estevan equipment, machinery, and vehicles Performs scheduled preventative maintenance Identifies potential failure points of City of Estevan equipment, machinery, and vehicles and recommends measures to be taken Provides technical advice on the preparation and review of tenders and/or the estimated costs of repairs Provides technical advice on the purchase of new equipment, machinery, and vehicles

Delivery Date of Monday May 27, 2019 at 9:00 am at the Power Dodge Curling Centre.

Assists in training City of Estevan staff in the maintenance and safe operation of equipment, machinery, and vehicles

Unloading of product is the responsibility of the Company.

Responds to requests for information or requests for reports in a timely manner

Flowers to be in Full Bloom by June 15, 2019.

Maintains files and records of work performed, equipment installed, problems encountered, resources consumed, and repairs completed

Warranty must include: at the time of arrival the plants must be sturdy, healthy and have flowering buds or have started to bloom. Any weak plants that die in the first two weeks must be replaced.

IN THE TENDER PLEASE INCLUDE: Price of Flowers.

If the greenhouse doesn’t carry the exact species or type of flower, please indicated the type or species it will replace.

Shipping and Handling. If shipping is not available, please indicate that in your tender price.

And (Other duties as assigned).

EDUCATION Grade 12 or equivalent education One of the following certificates; Journeyman Automotive Mechanic Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic

Warranty.

Journeyman Truck and Transport Mechanic

Please submit your sealed tender marked “Annual Flowers for Flower Beds” in writing by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2019 to:

Valid Class 3 Driver’s License with Airbrake Endorsement

Att: Shannon Wanner Parks Division 701 Souris Ave. Estevan, SK. S4A 2T1 Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Public opening of tenders shall take place at 1:00 PM, Monday February 4, 2019 C.S.T., in the Conference Room, Estevan Leisure Centre.

Experience and Additional Requirements 1 year of relevant work experience Valid Class 1 Driver’s License with Airbrake Endorsement Fireman’s Certificate The City of Estevan offers competitive wages based upon achieved qualifications. This position requires flexibility and availability to work on a shift schedule and call in basis.

If you’re looking for a career that contributes directly to a thriving community, apply to: Sheryl March, Human Resource Generalist,1102- 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7, Ph: (306) 634-1841, apply@estevan.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Competition will remain opened until filled.

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2018 Notice to consumers for Water Quality Estevan Waterworks Call 634-1822 for further explanation

Staff

Required Testing by SERVING CANADA’S SUNSHINE CAPITAL Parameter

Number of Tests Completed in 2018

Number of Tests Not Meeting the Permit in 2018

Bacteriological Publisher 154 Regular Samples A harmless form- rsadick@estevanmercury.ca of bacteria Rick Sadick called Total Coliform is routinely monitored in Editor distributed water. If found, David Willberg - dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca coliform show a break down in the disinfection Editorial process or possible outside Staff: Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaisa@estevanmercury.ca contamination.- Positive results A sample after each main repair or construction Brian brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net requireZinchuk additional-testing to test for pathogens

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Advertising Manager Deanna - dtarnes@estevanmercury.ca TurbidityTarnes (on-site) 1. After each filter on a - Turbidity is a measure of the continuous basis. clarity of the water.

Advertising Sales 2. Daily from the storage - ForHrywkiw our water supply, Teresa - thrywkiw@estevanmercury.ca reservoir before entering turbidityPushie shall not- exceed Kimberlee kpushie@estevanmercury.ca the distribution system.

0.3 NTU from any filter.

3. At the same frequency Production:and locations as for bacteriological samples.

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In Saskatchewan - $65 InPesticides Canada - $75 1 every 2 years and Organics Atrazine, Bromoxynil, Carbofuran, Chlorpyrifos, Dicamba, 2,4-D, Diclofopmethyl, dimethoate, Malthion, MCPA Pentachlorophenol, Picoram, Trifluralin Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM's) THM's are a disinfection by-product and are not an immediate risk but over time THM ingestion is a suspected carcinogen. Each indivicual sample is not to exceed 350 ppb and annual average not to exceed 100 ppb.

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A value given in box denotes a calculated average over the given time period. All other values indicate the latest one time grab sample.

All values in mg/l unless indicated otherwise.

MAC is the Maximum Acceptable Concentration as per the Department of Environment IMAC is the Interm Maximum Acceptable Concentration as per the Department of Environment AO is the Aesthetic Objective set by the Department of Environment and Resource management PO is our Plant Objective. * Indicates a problem constituent, see comments at he end of the report for explanation.

PHYSICAL PARAMETERS:

Fluoride is added as a dental Vaila -Lindenbach - vlindenbach@estevanmercury.ca aid. Bucsis - jbucsis@estevanmercury.ca Jennifer - Levels not to exceed 1.5 mg/

Chlorine Residual (on-site) - Chlorine is added to disinfect the water and the levels must be maintained at: - a chloramine residual of not less then 0.5 mg/l throughout the distribution system.

- free ammonia of >0.1 mg/l <0.5mg/l throughout the distribution (306) 634-2654 system

2018 Treated Drinking WaterAnalysis Summary

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Average exceeding 100 ppb The levels of TTHM's have been reduced by switching to Chloramination but the annual average is still above 100 ppb.

We are working toward another raw water source in Rafferty that contains less organics and therefore less TTHM's will be formed during disinfection.

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HAA'S are a disinfection by-product and are not an immediate risk butby overPrairie time Newspaper Group Published weekly ingestion is68 a suspected Limited HAA Partnership, Souris Avenue N., Estevan, SK carcinogen.

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by Prairie Newspaper Group Limited Partnership, a sample is not to exceed subsidiary of Glacier Media.0.80 Inc. mg/L.

Advertising rates are available upon request and are subject to change without notice.

Organics 1 every 2 years 1 0 Conditions of editorial and advertising content: Benzene, Benzo(a)pyrene, The Estevan Mercury attempts to be accurate in EditoCarbontetrachloride, rial andDichlorobenzene, Advertising content; however, no guarantee is givenDichloroethane, or implied. The Estevan Mercury reserves the rightDichloropjenol, to revise orEthylbenzene, reject any or all editorial and advertising content as the newspaper’s principals see Monochlorobenzene, fit. The Estevan Mercury will not be responsible for Perfluorooctanesulfonate, more than one incorrectAcid, insertion of an advertisement, Perfluorooctanoic and is not responsible for errors in advertisements tetrachloroethylene, except for the space occupied Tetrachlorophenol 2.3.4.6, by such errors.

The toluene, Estevan Mercury will not be responsible Trichlorowethylene, Trichlorophenol 2.4.6, Vinyl negatives and other for manuscripts, photographs, related chloride, materialXylene that may be submitted for possible publication.

LR or total Oneissample per 6 0 AllMicrocystin of the Estevan Mercury’s content protected MicrocystinCopyright toxins laws. Reviews summer

by Canadian and month similar mention of material in this newspaper is granted on the provision The Estevan Mercury receives credit.

0 Utravioletthat Intensity Continuously Continuously Otherwise, any reproduction Ultraviolet Intenisty (mW/ without the permission cm2) of eachislamp.

Lamp Advertisers purchase of the publisher prohibited.

Status, nd flow rate through space and circulation only.

Rights to any advertisement cellsby The Estevan Mercury, including artwork, produced typography, photos, etc., remain the property of this Once a week Utraviolet Transmittance 52 0 newspaper. Advertisements or parts thereof may On-site testing of not be reproduced or assigned without the consent transmittance at 54mm of the publisher.

Wavelength We acknowledge financial support of the Government of Canada through the The CityPeriodical of Estevan Water Treatment Plant is a surface water plant that focuses on the removal of suspended solids Canadian Fund (CPF) our and thefor inactivation of pathogenic organisms through a multiple barrier approach, i.e. chemical aided settling, publishing activities. filtration, disinfection. All limits that each parameter must be within, comes from the Environmental Protection Act

2002 and associated Regulations to that Act. Go to www.saskh2o.ca for details and a complete listing of all levels throughout the province. A full detailed listing of all the levels of these parameters as well as the Waterworks Annual Report is located at www.estevan.ca or is available at the Estevan Library and City Hall.

Colour, units Temperature, deg C pH *Turbidity, NTU Total Chlorine leaving plant, mg/l Fluoride, mg/l Total Dissolved Solids, mg/l

2018 4 13.8 7.39 0.06 2.58 0.7 1308

2017 5 13.8 7.35 0.07 2.28 0.6 1106

RECOMMENDED OBJECTIVE 15 AO 15.0 AO 6.5-9.0 AO 0.30 MAC 266 1.5 MAC 1500 AO

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HEALTH AND TOXICITY AND OTHER METALS: (mg/l) OBJECTIVE Boron Cyanide Total EDITORIAL Mercury Selenium Aluminium Arsenic Barium Calcium Cadmium Chromium Copper Iron Potassium Magnesium Sodium Lead Zinc Uranium * Total Trihalomethanes In Distrubution System BACTERIOLOGICAL:

Total Samples Taken <200 Background *>200 Background Positive Coliform Bacteria Giardia Cryptosporidium OTHER IN-HOUSE LAB RESULTS:

Alkalinity Conductivity Iron Chlorides Hardness Nitrates Sulphates Manganese

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0.50 0.460 5 IMAC <0.020 <0.020 0.2 MAC <0.0000050 <0.0000050 MAC 0.0018 0.00192 0.01 MAC 0.0646 0.0425 0.2 PO 0.0022 0.00185 0.025 MAC 0.0885 0.0990 1 MAC 87 72.1 <0.00015 0.0000085 0.005 MAC <50.00019 0.00014 0.05 MAC <0.00829 0.00357 1 MAC <0.1 <0.010 0.3 MAC 20.0 18.2 61 52.3 500 MAC 206 171 300 AO 0.0001 <0.000050 0.01 MAC <0.0040 <0.0030 5 AO 0.0032 0.00258 0.02 MAC 104 118 Sample to be < 0.35 One year ave < 0.10 MAC 2018

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294 1488 0.05 46 483 483.2 514 0.051

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From the PESTICIDES and OTHER ORGANICS: Top of the Pile 2018 BJECTIVE

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2,4-D 1,2-Dichloroethylene 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol 2,4-Dichlorophenol 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol Atrazine Benzene Benzo (a) pyrene Bromoxynil Carbon Tetrachloride Chlorobenzene Chlorpyrifos Carbofuran Dichloromethane/Methylene chloride Dimethoate Dicamba Diclofop-methyl Ethylbenzene Malathion Pentachlorophenol (PCP) Picloram Trifluralin Toluene Tetrachloroethene Vinyl chloride Xylene m+p

0.00022 0.00011 0.1 <0.00050 <0.00050 0.014 <0.00040 <0.00050 0.02 <0.0010 <0.0010 <0.00040 <0.0010 <0.00050 <0.00050 0.1 <0.00050 <0.00050 0.9 <0.00050 <0.00050 0.005 <0.00010 <0.00010 0.009 <0.00050 <0.00050 0.005 <0.0000050 <0.0000050 0.00001 <0.00010 <0.00010 0.005 <0.00050 <0.00050 0.005 <0.0010 <0.0010 0.08 <0.00010 <0.00010 0.09 <0.00010 <0.00010 0.09 <0.0010 <0.0010 0.05 <0.00010 <0.00010 0.2 <0.00010 <0.00010 0.12 <0.00010 <0.00010 0.009 <0.0010 <0.0010 <0.00010 <0.00010 0.19 <0.00050 <0.00050 0.06 <0.00010 <0.00010 0.19 <0.00010 <0.00010 0.045 <0.0010 <0.0010 0.024 <0.0010 <0.0010 0.05 <0.0010 <0.0010 0.002 <0.0010 <0.0010 0.3

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MAC MAC MAC IMAC MAC MAC IMAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC IMAC MAC MAC MAC MAC IMAC IMAC AO MAC MAC AO

COMMENTS: Total Trihalomethanes (THM) The maximum concentration of THMs in any one sample is 0.35 mg/l, which we are under. Over the long term, the average concentration in the samples collected throughout the year should be below 0.10 mg/l. We will not be able to achieve this without major changes to both the water treatment plant, and the distribution systems. THMs are created when chlorine reacts with the dissolved organics in the water. Money and resources are being set aside in 2004 to study and find a resalution to this contaminnate