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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

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City council makes decision on its wages

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The net take-home pay for members of Estevan city council will remain the same for the rest of this term, but for that to happen, council’s pre-tax wages are going to increase.

Council decided at its meeting on Monday night to increase its gross annual wages. It means Mayor Roy Ludwig’s pre-tax salary for this year will increase from $45,844 to $52,730, or $6,886, but his take-home pay of $36,484 will remain the same.

Councillors’ pre-tax wages will increase from $15,281 to $17,375, or $2,094 for this year, and their net take-home pay will be $13,109.

Councillors Shelly Veroba and Greg Hoffort voted against the motion.

Council has been discussing the issue after the federal government decided to eliminate the non-accountable allowances tax exemption that municipal elected officials, school board trustees and others have enjoyed for decades. Council members’ entire salary is now taxable, and the loss of the exemptions has reduced their wages by more than 10 per cent.

“They thought that their pay should be kept whole, which … when they got elected, is … what they’re getting,” said Ludwig.

Elected officials in other communities have been tasked with similar decisions. While the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board and some councils have opted not to make their wages whole, many councils, particularly those in markets similar to Estevan, decided to increase their pre-tax wages to keep their net pay the same.

Weyburn, Warman and Yorkton decided to make their wages whole this year, while North Battleford opted to spread it out over 2019 and 2020. Swift Current decided to keep their pre-tax salary the same and take a hit on net wages, but their mayor and council make more than other municipalities.

Ludwig said he’s not concerned with a public backlash with their decision.

“We’ll wait and see how our public, how our community receives this. We did speak to the other cities, and they had commented that they had very little backlash by keeping it whole.”

A local remuneration committee, comprised of Monica Kovach, Kevin Smith and Bernadette Wright, suggested council should receive an increase in pre-tax wages, but it would only represent half of the money necessary to make their wages whole.

It would have pushed Ludwig’s annual income up $3,443 per year, and a councillor’s salary by $1,047 annually.

The recommendation was made at council’s meeting on March 25. Each council member present asked questions of the committee, with Veroba being the one council member opposed to a gross wage increase.

Council tabled the committee’s recommendation to the April 22 meeting, since Hoffort wasn’t in attendance for the March session.

It could be the final time that council has a remuneration committee. In a report to council, city manager Jeff Ward released figures on tying council’s wages to a MLA’s base salary, which is $98,395.

The report suggested paying the mayor half of the MLA, which would be $49,197 in 2019, while the councillors would each make one-third of the mayor, or $16,399.

It was noted that this is a growing trend in municipalities, and would eliminate the need for a remuneration committee.

Ludwig said he prefers connecting his wage to that of the MLA, but he also respects council’s decision to not select that route.

“Take that percentage of MLA. If they get an increase, we get one. If they don’t, we don’t. If they get a decrease we take a decrease.”

He pointed out the issue of non-allocated allowances has taken up a lot of their time.

“It’s gone back and forth, with different suggestions. It has definitely been discussed a lot, and with council members, with members of the public, with differing opinions, as you can expect.”

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Two big grass fires in one week

By Ana Bykhovskaia and David Willberg A serious grass fire that happened near the Four Pillars Health and Wellness Retreat Centre, formerly Metochos Ministries Bible Camp on April 16, started with a little spark.

The property owner was cutting the lawn with a tractor when some of the lawn clippings had migrated up into the engine compartment onto the exhaust manifold.

The original ignition occurred and then dropped down onto the grass.

The Estevan Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) spend over six hours trying to get the fire under control. Fortunately, they managed to contain the fire early into the accident and no injuries, no loss of property or livestock occurred as a result.

“The wind direction had changed at that time to our favour taking the fire away from the property, so crews were able to get in there and extinguish the front lines right

around the property itself,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser.

However, the changing wind and the fire location turned the operation into a real challenge.

“As far as accessibility goes, it was one of the challenges that we had out there.

We had some very wet, rocky terrain that we were going through… The wind direction played a huge role as well. It changed direction … seven times during this operation.

The leading edge of the fire was changing several times, so we had to regroup and reorganize,” said Feser.

The RM of Estevan brought graders and a water truck to assist with the fire, however, for some of the bigger machines it was almost impossible to get through the scene.

“Some of the larger equipment was just having a hard time negotiating the terrain, it was so soft and we were getting stuck in there.

So we had to make sure that we are protecting those assets and extinguishing the fire

around them, recovering them from their stuck position and getting them mobile again,” said Feser.

On top of other challenges, a tire blew on a fire truck. The tire business located west if the city limits was able to get to the scene quickly and fix the problem before the machine had any more damage.

The Midale Fire Department was also called on scene to assist with the operation.

“We would like to thank the Midale Fire Department… They joined the Estevan crews for additional assistance, manpower resources and equipment for suppression. We had EMO (emergency measures organization) safety co-ordinator Helen Fornwald form the City of Estevan assisting us by bringing out food and refreshments and water for the suppression crews. It was just a really good day as far as communication and teamwork of multiple agencies on site trying to bring this under control,” said Feser.

Firefighters also had an opportunity to observe a

relatively rare condition called “firenado.”

“The cold wind coming off of the lake coming up and meeting the very warm and hot temperature winds that wildland fire produces itself, that’s where we’ve seen a few ‘firenado’ situations develop during the scene there,” said Feser.

One of the stronger “firenados” lasted about two minutes and was moving at an approximate speed of 20 kilometres an hour.

“There is really not much you can do in that particular type of situation other than inform all of the people, fire suppression staff on site, to stay out of its way, track its position and put out any of the spot fires that may arise as a result of that particular condition,” said Feser.

At the times the fire was moving very quickly, and with the wind changing directions sometimes it was faster than fire crews could move especially due to the topography of the land.

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Second large grass fire occurred near Hirsch The fire burned « A1 about 200 acres of pastureland.

The other large grass fire came April 19, about two kilometres south of Hirsch.

Adrian Bachorcik, the chief of the Bienfait Fire Department, said that it was the largest he has seen in the department’s immediate response area for some time.

Members of the Bienfait, Frobisher, Estevan and Portal fire departments were called to the fire Friday at 1:15 p.m.

The Estevan department was called through a mutual aid call.

Bachorcik estimates that about 25-30 firefighters were dispatched to the blaze. Crews spent nearly four hours at the scene, as it took time to get the assets that they need in place, and to extinguish such a large blaze. “ W hen we initial l y showed up for the response, it had already travelled a mile,” said Bachorcik. “And then we dispatched crews from there to suppress the fire.”

The amount of acres affected is not yet known.

He believes it started from hay bales.

“From what I heard from neighbours and other people that were talking at the scene, it was hay bales,” he said.

It’s believed the bales were lit on fire a few days earlier, when there wasn’t much wind. They were likely still smoldering or partially burning when the winds kicked up and caused the fire to spread.

“It was the right condi-

tions for something to happen,” Bachorcik said.

Bachorcik said the wind was the biggest reason the fire spread so quickly, as it gusted up to 50-60 kilometres an hour.

“It was a bad timing for that fire to happen, especially with how the winds were, and how they were travelling, too,” said Bachorcik.

W ind speeds were a bigger challenge than dry moisture conditions, as the provincial fire risk map doesn’t indicate an extreme risk at this time.

Bachorcik said the firefighters who responded from the different departments did a good job of working together.

With warmer weather settling down in the region, Feser reminded citizens to be very cautious while driving on dry grass.

“Once you have some very long, dense, dry vegetation we definitely have to make sure that we are taking care, even when we are driving our private vehicles, whether it be a pick-up truck or even an ATV (all-terrain vehicle), four-wheeler, side-by-side.

Often times what we see is that these guys trying to enjoy some of these all-terrain vehicles but their exhausts are extremely hot and once they come into contact with the vegetation it provides an ignition source. A lot of times we are responding to events that have started just because of vehicle’s hot exhaust,” said Feser.

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A wild land fire burned about 200 acres of pastureland near the Four Pillars Health and Wellness Retreat Centre, formerly Metochos Ministries Bible Camp.

Estevan RCMP investigating a couple of thefts The Estevan RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance with a pair of recent thefts.

The RCMP received a complaint April 21 of a stolen Kawasaki KX200 off-road motorcycle with ice picks in the rear tire. The bike is described as green in colour, and displays the number 13 on the front and 3 on the side.

The bike was last seen by its owners in Lampman on April 20 at approximately 8 p.m.

The RCMP is also investigating the theft of a custommade, fifth-wheel hitch used to transport RV trailers.

The theft occurred in the Hitchcock area.

The fifth wheel hitch assembly is very identifiable and has been custom-made to attach to a specific flat deck trailer.

It sits atop a piece of metal that has a 90-degree corner attached to another piece of metal that slides into a receiver on the trailer.

The Estevan RCMP is very interested in recovering this item as it was specially built for one specific trailer and would be of little use to anyone else.

Anyone with information

A specially-designed hitch reported stolen from the Hitchcock area. Photo submitted about these crimes is asked to contact the Estevan RCMP at 306-637-4400 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Why public trust matters for agricultural sector

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

One of Saskatchewan’s most influential women Cheryl Jolly-Nagel gave an inspiring speech during the Women of Today Awards ceremony on April 17.

Coming from a small town in Saskatchewan she explored the world first, to later come back to farming and dedicate herself to bringing positive changes to the agricultural sector.

“I apparently had absorbed a lot more information about growing food and living on the farm than I’ve given myself credit for,” said JollyNagel during her presentation.

“I headed home with my heart full of pride for where I had come from, and the determination to find myself a career in agriculture.”

Not only she has found herself in farming, but she also dedicates a lot of time and energy to improving the sector. Through her own example and by working with people in industry, Jolly-Nagel encourages sharing a positive message about the sustainable food growing across the country. And a lot of her work starts at home.

“I’m proud to say that these girls ( Jolly-Nagel’s two daughters) know a lot about what we grow, and not only how to identify (crops) in the field, but most importantly, what the product is in the end. They know that durum wheat makes noodles, and those little black canola seeds make canola oil. And this year for the first time in 10 years we are going to grow malt barley again. Last time we grew that, Claire referred to the crop as ‘beer for daddy,’” joked Jolly-Nagel.

Talking in front of many of the most influential Estevan women Jolly-Nagel explained why she got involved with promoting stories of agricultural success.

“I really wanted to advocate changes in government policy that affected the business of farming. Back then farming was not a popular industry for young people and Saskatchewan was not a popular place for young people to live… Today I sit on a number of boards that aim to promote positive changes in the business of agriculture both domestically and internationally. Here in Estevan, your community is greatly dependent on industries like

agriculture, like oil and gas.

And no doubt you are feeling the pinch of this downturn economy. And it was that same feeling that drove me towards the career in farm policy work several decades ago,” Jolly-Nagel said.

As an international director on the board for the Global Famer Network, Jolly-Nagel advocates for global trade and acceptance of science-based technology in agriculture.

She works to make sure that the next generation will be proud of the “noble heritage” of farming, and part of this heritage is acknowledging the role that farmers must play in the public conversation around food today.

“It will be my legacy to pass along to these girls the joys of farming and the important role that agriculture plays in our society.

I’ve taught these girls that princesses can also drive tractors. And I will teach them that the modern agricultural tools that we have at our disposal today are a privilege, and without proper communication with government and with the public, there is potential that we could lose those modern agricultural

tools,” said Jolly-Nagel.

Industries like agriculture and energy are under public scrutiny and with it come government regulations that affect the farming industry. So Jolly-Hagel encourages farmers to speak up about what they do at their farms and share the positive story Saskatchewan has about growing food because the public doesn’t trust the agricultural sector as it did before.

“The public will trust farmers to grow food as long as what we are doing aligns with their values and expectations. So when the public hears or watches an animalabuse video go viral on Facebook, do you think that aligns with their values and expectations? It does not,” she said.

When people have seen too much of that negativity, they start to pull back their trust. And when the public doesn’t trust farmers to do what they need to do, they enforce regulations.

“I’m working really hard trying to rebuild this trust by telling our story,” Jolly-Nagel said.

And with contemporary public interest in food being very high, while the level of confidence in the food system

Farmer, speaker and advocate Cheryl Jolly-Nagel talked about the importance of communication between producers and consumers at the Women of Today Awards. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia constantly descending, this work becomes really challenging. So through her work with the Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan Jolly-Nagel

tries to decrease the level of frustration associated with food and rebuild the positive relationships between consumers and producers.

Hospital foundation preparing for fundraiser The St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation is making the final preparations for one of its most important fundraisers of the year.

The foundation’s annual Radiothon for Life will take place May 1 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will air on Golden West Broadcasting’s stations in Estevan.

B r e a n n e Va n d e Woestyne, who is the executive director for the hospital foundation, said the community has exceeded expectations with its support prior

to the benefit.

“We’re just really excited to have that day, to not only gain support from our community, but also to share our stories, and that’s through patients that have been affected by our hospital and our staff,” said Van de Woestyne.

The foundation and the hospital look forward to opening themselves up to the community and discussing what they’re all about.

Fundraisers have been taking place in the community.

“We’ve had quite a few different organizations reach out and say they were fundraising for us,” said Van de Woestyne. “The big one that we’re really, really excited about is the participation from our schools this year.”

Each day they have heard about a different classroom that is partnering with them to support the foundation.

Most of the school fundraisers wrapped up last week, prior to the start of spring break. The radiothon will happen a couple of days after

students return to class.

“We’re just looking forward to really hearing how they came together to support this cause, and to say ‘Thank you’ in person is a really cool opportunity for us,” she said.

Proceeds from the radiothon will be directed towards the hospital’s maternity unit.

A goal for the fundraiser has not been established, but they have a wish list for equipment needed in obstetrics.

“The equipment itself is about $55,000-$70,000, but honestly, for us, the radiothon

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Council says no to its committee Nobody should be upset at Estevan city council for voting to keep their take-home pay identical for the rest of this term.

After all, if most of us were put in the same situation, we likely would have done the same thing.

Council had an opportunity to keep their take-home wage at the same level, or to take a hit of more than 10 per cent. They chose to retain their net salary by increasing the amount they’ll be paid before taxes.

Most of us don’t get the opportunity to do something when our wages are cut due to a tax increase.

So before criticizing council over this latest decision, think about what you would do in the same situation, if you were losing 10 per cent of your wages because of a clueless move by the federal government, removing something that had been in place for decades, and that nobody complained about.

Has anyone ever cited non-accountable allowances as a big issue come election time?

Council members were going to lose money because of the feds. Not because of job performance, work ethic, the economy or poor decisions.

But because the feds took away an income tax exemption.

And it happened in the middle of the term, making the situation more difficult here.

Municipal councils and school boards that have said no to “making their wage whole,”deserve a lot of credit. It’s not easy to say yes to a wage cut.

Councillors Greg Hoffort and Shelly Veroba should be lauded for voting against keeping their wages whole.

There is one element to this story, though, where council should be criticized. They went against the council remuneration committee.

Estevan has had remuneration committees for years. It was a smart move by the council of the day to have a few citizens decide council’s wages before the start of each term.

If council sets their own stipends, then it looks bad, especially if there’s a big increase, and especially if it’s done in the middle of the term.

Citizens make recommendations. Council ratifies them. If they go against the committee, then it makes council look bad.

When council decided to strike a new remuneration committee partway through this term to decide how to handle the loss of the nonaccountable allowances from the feds, you could expect council would go along with their recommendation that council could recoup half of the money they lost.

If they were to go against the committee, then it should have been to say no to an increase in pretax income of any kind in the middle of the term.

But the committee’s recommendation didn’t seem to go over well. A couple council members expressed their displeasure at the compromise recommendation, while a couple of others said council should bite the bullet on this one.

Making their wages whole for the rest of this

term, despite the committee’s recommendation might not make the public happy.

(Long-time residents of the city will remember the flack council took when they approved a car allowance for themselves shortly after the 1997 election. The remuneration committee ended the possibility of something like this happening).

Estevan city council followed the lead of most city councils in the province. They won’t make a dime more, but it will cost taxpayers more. And all that money will go to the federal government.

It’s also going to make it difficult for council to find people to serve on this committee in the future, that is, if council wants to have such a group.

This might be the final year in which Estevan has a remuneration committee. Which would be too bad; they’ve done a lot of good for the city over the years, and they have deflected a lot of heat from council.

Among the other options presented to council is to have council’s wages connected to that of an MLA’s base wage.The mayor would receive 50 per cent of the MLA’s wage; council members would then be paid a third of the mayor.

Such a system is becoming more popular in municipalities, and it makes sense. It means that if an MLA gets a wage increase, so does council. If there’s a decrease, council gets a decrease.

It’s likely a simpler solution.

But as long as a remuneration committee does exist, council would be wise to accept their recommendations.

He’s not even premier yet, but Jason Kenney is leader of “The Resistance” You know, it’s kinda odd. Jason Kenney hasn’t even taken office yet as premier of Alberta, yet the feeling I get both in the media and online is that he has already taken his place as the head of “The Resistance,” as Maclean’s characterized them.

The Resistance included Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, and of course, Jason Kenney. They were Photoshopped together for the front page on Nov. 7, 2018.

Kenney’s assumed leadership may be from the fact he’s been much more prominent on the national stage than the others, and for many years, as he held cabinet positions within the Stephen Harper government.

It also may be the fact he’s been talking toughest among them all, and the rest aren’t exactly shrinking violets.

Anyhow, there was much rejoicing in the firmament on April 16 as Kenney took his place among those premiers, the resistance to Justin Trudeau and his carbon tax. Most of the people I spoke to in the following days were grinning ear-to-ear. But that’s the kind of crowd I keep.

His acceptance speech was a barnburner.

It’s clear he’s a convert to the narrative that Vivian Krause has dug up, namely that foreign money has been doing its best to keep Canadian oil landlocked. Without saying her name, he noted, “Tonight Albertans have decided that we will no longer passively accept the campaign of defamation against the industry that has helped us to create one of the most prosperous and generous societies on Earth.”

He added later, “And now I have a mes-

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK sage to those foreign funded special interests who have been leading a campaign of economic sabotage against this great province.

“To the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Tides Foundation, Lead Now, the David Suzuki Foundation and all of the others: “Your days of pushing around Albertans with impunity just ended.

“We Albertans are patient and fair minded, but we have had enough of your campaign of defamation and double standards.

“Today, we begin to stand up for ourselves, for our jobs, for our future.

“Today we begin to fight back.

“From this point forward, when you lie about how we produce energy, we will tell the truth assertively, and we will use every means at our disposal to hold you to account.

“When multinational companies like HSBC boycott Alberta, we’ll boycott them.

“We will launch a public enquiry into the foreign source of funds behind the campaign to landlock Alberta energy.”

He went onto address Quebec directly, in French, basically arguing for the Energy East pipeline. It’s not normal for incoming premiers to talk to the people of another province, and in a language other than that of his own province, but that’s what Kenney did.

The reality is that one person, even someone like Kenney, is not going to be able to fight the carbon tax and pipeline fight alone. That he has those others (and I would add, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs), shows a groundswell of support in a fight that, until recently, Saskatchewan was largely fighting by itself.

And Kenney’s not one person, like Scott Moe was for a while. He’s part of a team. For a brief period in times, we seem to have nearly contiguous support for pipelines, and against the carbon tax, from the Rockies to New Brunswick (skipping over Quebec, of course).

It should be lost on you these were the topics that 700-plus trucks rolled through Regina on April 4, loudly proclaiming their support. In Saskatchewan, at least, this team has support.

It is clear that there will be high expectations of Kenney to swing a big stick. Will he turn off the taps to British Columbia, and let the earth muffins experience life in a decarbonized world? Perhaps he’ll ban B.C. wine, for real, this time. Will he make equalization (funded by oil, essentially) a national issue? Will his planned war room (essentially a propaganda arm to fight the negative propaganda) have clout? Will it have any effect in putting the essentially anti-Alberta, anti-Canadian energy lobby on the back foot?

For a relatively short man (I’ve interviewed him once in Lloydminster), Jason Kenney is striding back onto the national scene as a colossus.

Now he just has to make good on those expectations.

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

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Is the future here already?

I spent last weekend in Calgary, and since it wasn’t my first time there I had a happy opportunity to walk around on my own pace, without a need to make it to the tower, Glenbow, Banff or other attractions, which I never can miss during my first visits to new places.

So this time I was just walking around and enjoying the variety bigger cities have to offer. Things, people, services, there is more of everything including transportation.

Calgary has slightly fewer transportation options than Toronto, yet there is enough to find one’s own way to get around.

Besides obvious train lines, buses and cabs unlike Regina they also have Uber.

If you haven’t heard of it, it’s an app-based inexpensive taxi service with a wide network of private drivers. I used it in a few places, and usually, it was much cheaper and arriving much faster than regular cabs.

Besides, I still can’t skip the pleasure of getting out of the cab without a need to pay – the price of a trip is known in advance and after the ride is over it automatically gets charged to your card.

Moreover, there is a car-sharing system in place. It allows you to pick up any available vehicle (downtown I mainly noticed Smarts, but I believe they have more options) anywhere within the city limits, use as long as you need it and then drop it off pretty much anywhere (at any approved free parking spot).

It’s a kind of a car rental organized through an app as well, where you pay only for the time when you use a vehicle without a need to go pick it up or drop it off. It also allows drivers to check out different types of vehicles, which might be interesting to drive but not that exciting to purchase for full-time use.

(I hardly know anybody who would commit to a Smart, but I would like to see what it’s like to drive it).

The existing options give quite a bit of freedom and flexibility. However, when it comes to transportation my main problem is that I’m not a natural driver. I don’t enjoy being behind the steering wheel and sooner prefer to be a passenger, but it’s not always an option. On the other hand, public transportation doesn’t provide the comfort of privacy. And even cheaper cabs used on daily basis strain the wallet. So a vehicle with hired driver could resolve this problem, but it either still would be quite expensive (if you hire somebody to be around all day) or take the freedom away from you (if you have a driver available on call or at particular times to decrease the costs).

But apparently, there is another option – driverless vehicles.

Sounds like something from the future, right? That was my reaction when a friend told me that self-driving cabs were already introduced and are soon to become widespread.

Fully automated vehicles, in which cruise control and onboard computers are so smart that they don’t need a real person to drive it. The first self-driving taxi debuted in Tokyo over half a year ago. The plan is to have them fully operating for the 2020 Olympics in Japan. At the same time Toyota and Uber, as well as a number of other companies are pushing hard not to fall behind the Japanese competition and fill global markets.

Would you feel comfortable riding without a driver? Some passengers who tried the demo-service in Tokyo said it felt quite natural. As for me, so far it sounds a little crazy, and I tend to believe that in my lifetime it won’t become something ordinary and mainstream. But when cruise control was first introduced (which by the way happened in 1948) it probably also took years for it to earn the trust of consumers.

There is a book called Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (a must-read if you haven’t done so yet), which makes me believe that driverless taxis are much closer to becoming an everyday thing.

Closer to the end of the book the author discusses our three main theories about the development of humankind, which we still attribute to the future – clones, artificial intelligence and cyborgs. However, he then explains that this future is already the present. Humankind learned how to clone animals, and highly likely will clone humans as soon they find the way around ethical restrictions. Viruses used to attack computer systems are so advanced that they can develop and spread on their own, which pretty much is what we understand as artificial intelligence. And us being integrated with our smartphones is nothing but what we envisioned as cyborgs – persons with physical abilities extending beyond normal human limitations by means of mechanical elements connected to their bodies.

Thus, what we were considering as “future” is already here.

Now, are self-driving cabs a future? If so, it’s a very near future.

Police report a significant decline in traffic violations

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has been putting a lot of effort into combating impaired driving, which is now paying dividends.

The latest police crime report shows significant changes in the year to date statistics. The total Criminal Code traffic violations went down from 41 in 2018 to just 22 in 2019, which is a 46 per cent decrease, with the most significant changes observed in impaired/exceed related (from 37 to 19 cases) and impaired by drug (from three to zero cases). Police Chief Paul Ladouceur and Mayor Roy Ludwig credited the work of the police as well as the input from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) and SGI in this fight.

Other types of crimes also went down in comparison to this time last year. Drug-related cases were down 83 per cent (from 24 to four); crimes against property went down 22 per cent (from 68 to 53), and crimes against person were down 30 per cent (from 30 to 21).

Ladouceur talked about the nature of these changes.

“Some people attribute it to the downturn of the oil and economy and things like that.

Often when the economy goes down the crime goes up. Can some of that be attributed to the economy or decline in the population in the region? Sure,

Police Chief Paul Ladouceur, left, and Mayor Roy Ludwig at the police board meeting. it can. But the numbers we are seeing go beyond that and I think members of the service certainly deserve a good credit for making that happen. It’s nice to see that,” Ladouceur said.

The police chief also pointed out that so far the EPS is well under budget, which may change throughout the year, but the department is working hard to maintain the commitment to come under budget by the end of 2019.

The bylaw enforcement officer has also reported some positive changes on a year to date basis. Parking complaints finally started to go down (from 75 to 56).

“A lot of that is attributed to the increase that we put into

parking tickets. And it wasn’t a substantial increase, but enough to make it. When we talked before, the parking ticket in Estevan was the cost of parking in Regina,” said Ladouceur.

He believes the increase made more people spend a little bit extra time to find a proper parking option thus avoiding tickets.

On the other hand, there was an increase in animalrelated calls (from 26 in 2018 to 73 in 2019) and animal impounds (from one to 10). The situation has changed due to weather and a general increase in the number of animals and especially cats in town.

Besides, there were more

of other bylaw-related occurrences (from nine to 30 cases on year to year basis), which included noise bylaw, business licence bylaw, body rub and massage parlor bylaw and some other issues. It’s a due time for a lot of businesses to pay their lisenses, and failures to do so on schedule along with massage parlor walkthrough issues resulted in the increase in statistics.

Moreover, the number of unkempt property inspections was up from 12 to 22, and the snow removal notices were up from 16 to 81, while the skunk traps weren’t requested at all so far this year (as opposed to seven requests by this time last year).

Cornerstone board ratifies fouryear pact with CUPE The South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board has ratified a tentative four-year agreement between the board of education and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4869.

The agreement is retroactive to Sept. 1, 2018, and expires Aug. 31, 2022. The approval came during the board’s April 17 regular meeting at the head office in Weyburn.

The union encompasses school bus drivers, administrative assistants, library technicians, educational assistants, caretakers and some counsellors.

Also at the meeting, a correspondence was received from the Saskatchewan Physical Education Association (SPEA), celebrating the success of Manor School, Gladmar Regional School, Rocanville School, Assiniboia Park Elementary School in Weyburn, and MacLeod Elementary School and McNaughton High School, which are both in Moosomin.

Each has qualified for a 2018-19 SPEA Quality Daily

Physical Education leadership award.

The association explained that in order to qualify for the award, each school’s physical education program had to meet or exceed all of the Ministry of Education’s current curriculum guidelines. “ These schools have joined a select number of schools from Saskatchewan and nationally who made a commitment to provide a high quality physical education program for their students,” the SPEA said in their correspondence. “They have completed an intense online application in order to exemplify and qualify for the award.”

The dedication and commitment of the leadership at the six schools in supporting the physical education program is being recognized provincially and was lauded by the board.

Board members also reported that they have completed their community meetings to discuss the future of education, with respect to the work that is being done province-

wide to elicit feedback from all interested stakeholders in the establishment of a vision for pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 education over the next decade.

They shared that although attendance for the meetings was not extremely high, participants were thoroughly engaged in the discussion sessions and when totaled across the system there was significant engagement.

In addition, director of education Lynn Little in-

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“I think it turned out great,” she said. “I’m very pleased with people being so interested and wanting a copy of it.”

The genesis for the book came when her aunt, Ione Langlois, approached Scharnatta about writing the book. Langlois was born in Midale but now resides in Saskatoon.

“She wanted to do it, but she was busy doing a book on her own, and so I said ‘sure,’” said Scharnatta.

The book chronicles

the businesses from 1903, which was the year that Main Street started growing. Scharnatta believes she did a good job of finding the businesses that have been in Midale, particularly on Main Street.

“I asked a lot of questions about some of the older people, and based on what they have told me I think I am pretty close at getting all of the businesses,” said Scharnatta.

The bulk of the businesses are from Main Street and Railway Avenue. She noticed a lot of growth in Midale during the town’s formative years, and some diversity in the types of businesses Midale has seen.

“People tried different things,” she said. “It was a growing town for a lot of years.”

There were multiple grocer y stores, hardware stores, automotive garages and farm equipment stores.

The town also had a bowling alley, a pool hall, a barber shop, a bank, a drug store, a town hall, a clothing store, a dentist, a butcher shop, a hotel and a restaurant.

There aren’t as many businesses now as there used to be, since many of the businesses on Main Street have been transformed into residences.

Scharnatta tried to include information on who owned the businesses, how long they owned those business and the type of services they provided. Some businesses were family owned and operated.

Photos are also included with many of the business profiles.

“I tried to find as many old photos, pictures of Main Street that I could. I’ve also included a little bit about the hospital and Doc Mainprize (long-time physician Dr. William Mainprize), the Midale rink and the schools.”

During her research, she noticed that the people of the community helped each other out.

“There seemed to be a fair number of fires in the early years, and everybody helped out one another, whether it was cleaning out a building or helping to build up a building,” she said.

The fire department would get their water from the nearest slough back then, and so it took a lot to transport the water to extinguish a fire.

Scharnatta finished the book last summer, just before the Souris Valley Trekkers’ annual Pioneer Echoes weekend. It was for sale at the event, and she sold out that weekend.

The first two printings of the book have sold out.

A third printing has been released, and is now available at Midale’s town office, or by emailing Scharnatta at kaylene.s@sasktel.net.

Kaylene Scharnatta hold a copy of A Walk in the Past: Remembering Midale the Way it Was. Photo submitted

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PTRC president promotes Williston Basin Petroleum Conference to Estevan Chamber

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Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) president and CEO Dan MacLean came to Estevan on April 17 in part to speak to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce about the upcoming Williston Basin Petroleum Conference on May 28-29 in Regina.

The event will take place at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Regina.

This show will broaden the perspective of the annual conference, which has typically focused on the Williston Basin in the southeast corner of Saskatchewan. The theme of the 2019 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference is “Saskatchewan Now,” with an in-depth look at opportunities and innovations available in the Saskatchewan energy industry.

There will be core workshops held on May 27, the day prior to the main event. That evening will see an invitationonly VIP dinner.

The main portion of the conference starts at 8 a.m. and runs until 6 p.m., with both business and technical events taking place. A conference reception and STARS Air Ambulance silent auction will follow at the Casino Regina ballroom at 6:30 p.m.

While the main event ends on May 29, a tour of SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Unit 3 Carbon Capture and Storage Project and the Aquistore project will be offered on May 30, starting at 8 a.m.

While in Estevan, MacLean noted that he started his current position just before the 2017 edition of the conference.

He wasn’t impressed with it. But he was impressed the following year when the conference was held in Bismarck, N.D. “Here’s what I heard from the governor, and the secretary of the interior: ‘We, in North Dakota are at 1.2 million barrels of oil a day, we’re going to two million barrels of oil a day. We’re going to do it with CO2-EOR (carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery). We can see ourselves as a net importer of CO2 in the near future. We are removing barriers for installing flowlines and pipelines. We have six new gas plants that are starting up.’

“The secretary of the interior says, ‘Oil and gas is great for the State of North Dakota, and it’s great for the United States.

We are an environmentally conscientious producer.’”

That motivated him to seek to reinvigorate this years’ conference in Regina.

“So, we need to do this here. We need to demonstrate to people that Saskatchewan is a great place to invest in our industry. So maybe the Williston Basin is a bit mature, so we have reinvigorated this conference. It is still called the Williston Basin Conference, but with the catchphrase, ‘Saskatchewan Now,’” MacLean told the roughly 30 people in attendance.

With the business forums planned, he said, “We’re going to talk about doing business here.”

That includes talking about the mix of energy going forward.

“We’re going to talk about social acceptance, and what is it that industry needs to continue to be aware of, and do, in order to continue to have favour in the areas we operate in.”

There will be private equity representation and two

technology panels. Those will focus on things like artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning.

“We’re going to talk with young people. We’re going to find out from them what’s important to them. What do they

know, and don’t know, about our industry? What should we be aware of, as old guys and gals, so that, moving forward,

it continues to be acceptable to them.”

Registration information can be found at wbpc.ca.

Third Aquistore well being considered by PTRC After the presentation to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce on April 17, president and CEO Dan MacLean of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre touched on future developments with the Aquistore project.

Aquistore involves two of the deepest wells in Saskatchewan, an injection well, and an observation well, located approximately three kilometres due west of the Boundary Dam Carbon Capture plant.

Carbon dioxide captured by that plant that is not used by the Whitecapoperated Weyburn Unit is pumped down the Aquistore

injection well.

“We’ve recognized a couple things about Aquistore. One of them is that it’s limited to one injection well, and one observation well. The observation well is a small diameter well that doesn’t lend itself to being a new injection well, and it’s 150 metres away from the injection well,” he noted “We see a potential need to drill a third well for a number of reasons. Number one is to get in front of the flood, to understand how that thing is moving forward. So as an observation well, to measure and monitor beyond the first observation well gave us.”

It would also be a back-

up injection well. With the new equivalency agreement, if the Weyburn Unit, for whatever reason, cannot take the CO2 produced, there is a need for a home for it. The singular injection well may not have enough capacity in that regard, thus the need for a second well as a backup.

The technical group is considering placement of the third well, but it won’t be too far away.

The two previous wells, combined, cost between $9 and $10 million. But drilling costs are much lower now.

MacLean would also like to see a much larger piece of core than was recovered at Aquistore. They only got the

top portion pulling off the cap rock, but there were problems retrieving anymore.

To that end, he foresees working with DEEP Earth Energy Production, whose first well, drilled south of Torquay, also goes into the target Deadwood formation that Aquistore utilizes. (DEEP, in turn, had benefited from some of the knowledge acquired from Aquistore).

SaskPower, which owns and operates Aquistore, would be paying for this well should it go ahead. “We’re looking at costing this out in the next three months,” he said. If the third well does proceed, it is expected to be next year.

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Improvement 5 signs it’s time to replace your siding Siding is one of the most important parts of your home’s exterior. Not only does it protect the structure from the elements, it also showcases your house’s style. While you may wish your siding would last forever, it will eventually need to be replaced. Here are a few signs you need new siding.

1. Visible damage. Numerous things can damage siding including dirt, the weather and moisture. If only a few panels are affected, you might be able to replace them. But if the damage is widespread, you’ll need to replace the whole thing.

2. Peeling paint indoors. If you have water damage on your interior walls, it might mean that your siding is no longer effectively keeping moisture out of your home.

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5. It looks faded and old. Replacing your siding can drastically increase your home’s curb appeal. Among home renovations, new siding has one of the highest returns on investment.

When it’s time to replace your siding, be sure to take action sooner rather than later. The longer you wait, the more likely it becomes that other parts of your home will get damaged as a result of having deteriorated siding.

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Improvement How to maintain your wood deck Wood decks are timeless backyard additions, but they aren’t maintenance free. When not properly taken care of, they’re prone to rotting. Here’s how to take care of your wood deck.

• Inspect it. Every spring, take time to look your deck over. Examine all the components to make sure there’s no damage. If you come across any, fix it before it gets worse.

• Clean it. Regularly sweep debris off your deck. Scrub it with soap and water once a year. If you’d rather use a pressure washer, be

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• Sand and seal it. Every two or three years, sand your patio and apply a sealant. This will prevent the wood from absorbing moisture.

You can hire a professional to do this, or you can set aside a weekend and do the job yourself.

Hopefully, you’ll get to enjoy your wood deck this summer, and for many summers to come. Regular maintenance will ensure that you do.

How to safely dispose of burned out light bulbs When a light bulb burns out, you may wonder whether to toss it in the trash or take it to your local recycling centre.

However, the best action to take depends entirely on the type of light bulb you’re throwing out.

Incandescent bulbs When a standard light bulb burns out, you can put it in the garbage with the rest of your household waste. The thin glass and metal wires are almost impossible to separate for recycling.

Compact fluorescent lights (CFL)

CFL bulbs contain small amounts of mercury that can damage the environment if the bulb breaks. Many municipalities have drop-off points for hazardous waste items and you should dispose of CFL light bulbs at these locations.

Light-emitting diode (LED) lights LED lights don’t technically burn out like other bulbs, but they do dim over time.

When this happens, you can safely discard them in the trash as they don’t contain mercury like CFL bulbs do. You can also

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Regardless of the type of light bulb, take care to wrap it in paper before you throw it away. This way you’ll avoid the possibility of someone getting injured by the broken glass.

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Hoop dancer Anderson performs at Sacred Heart

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

Teddy Anderson had all of Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Couer’s students and teachers, along with some community members, laughing and holding their breath as he was doing his hoop dance performance on April 18.

The second show organized through the Estevan Arts Council’s Koncerts for Kids series took place at Westview School on the same day.

An internationally recognized performer, motivational speaker and children’s book author, Anderson is adding his Estevan’s performances to his collection of almost 2,000 shows in 20 different countries all over the world.

Through the First Nation’s hoop dance and his life experience, Anderson explains his vision of all people as members of One Human Family.

And the shape of the hoop is the illustration of this vision.

“When you are born, I believe this, you become a part

of the world. And some people forget this. They hurt people; they destroy our planet. And if you do, you are breaking the circle as opposed to dancing with it, weaving through it.

And no matter who you are, if you are gentle, kind, you are going to get not only a beautiful dancer, you will get a beautiful person as well,” said Anderson during his performance.

Dancing with up to 30 hoops at a time, intertwining them and making everybody almost believe that they are a part of his body, he also educates about what themedicine wheel means with hoops of different colors representing people of different descent.

“When I’m doing this dance what I’m trying to teach is no matter who you are, no matter where you come from, if you truly respect all people even if they are different from you, you are going to create a beautiful, beautiful world,” said Anderson.

During his performance, he touched on problems of

bullying and violence and talked about his life in Rwanda and the importance of peace and peacebuilding.

Being of mixed descent with Persian, English and Norwegian heritage, Anderson belongs to the Deishitaan Clan

of the Tlingit People of Carcross Tagish First Nations and has been given the name Yeil S’aaghi (Crow Bones). And

his multicultural background helps him in spreading his message of a need for unity and love amongst all people.

During his performance at Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Couer Teddy Anderson had students and teachers try what hoop dance. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

Holy Family uses surplus funds to balance budget

By Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review The Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division passed their 2019-20 budget at their

monthly board meeting on April 17, and balanced it by borrowing funds from their accumulated surplus.

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“The one per cent is still a shortfall from the cuts of 2016-17. We had to use our surplus to balance the budget,” said Wonsiak.

“It basically covered the increase in the teachers’ contract, but it didn’t cover any inflationary costs. It did not meet the needs of the division,” she added, noting that they will have a higher enrolment next year so more teaching staff will need to be hired.

Holy Family had to add about $587,000 to their budget to cover the increased costs of staffing.

Another factor for

next year’s budget will be the implementation of the new province-wide student information system, MySchool Sask, which was put off for a year by the Ministry of Education.

“It didn’t get deployed this year, so it stayed in the budget for the next year,” said Wonsiak, noting that the ministry is expecting the school division to pay for training of their staff in the new student information system. The school board is also responsible for the ongoing costs, such as licencing for the system.

“It’s still on track for

implementation in August for the new school year,” she said.

Holy Family did not have to cut any programs or staffing for their budget, said Wonsiak.

“We kept our programming and staffing with the increased numbers because of the enrolment. We didn’t make any cuts to balance our budget.”

She said this kind of pressure is being felt by many of the school divisions around the province.

“It would’ve been a different discussion if we didn’t have the surplus to dip into,” said Wonsiak.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Prospects showcase skills at Bruin camp

Team Black played Team Gold during a scrimmage at the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins spring camp on the weekend.

Top prospects for the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins showcased their skills for the team’s coaches, scouts and other staff members during their annual spring camp on the weekend at Affinity Place.

Nearly 60 players, including a few players from the 201819 team, were divided into three teams, and participated in scrimmages on Friday and Saturday.

The top players were brought back for an all-star game Sunday.

Chris Lewgood, the club’s head coach and general manager,

said he was a little concerned at the start of camp due to the variance in age and experience levels.

“As things unfolded, we found that it went very well, and we got all we needed out of camp, and we thought the players did, too,” said Lewgood.

Lewgood noted there was a higher percentage of younger players at this year’s camp, so they weren’t able to separate the older players and the younger players into different teams.

“We like to have younger games and older games, but

we didn’t have enough,” said Lewgood.

Several players stood out at camp, including a trio of local defencemen: Kersey Reich, a 2001-born blueliner who played for the Swift Current Legionnaires the past three season; Alex Von Sprecken, a 2002-born defender who played midget AAA with the Prince Albert Mintos; and Max Wanner, a 2003-born palyer who spent the past two seasons playing for the Prairie Hockey Academy in Caronport.

Among the forwards, Al-

Take them out to the ball game

By Cassandra Howard Challenger Baseball is a program that gives people with physical and cognitive disabilities an opportunity to enjoy baseball at a level structured to their capabilities.

The games are played in a safe and fun environment where no score is kept.

Inspired by her son, Christine Jones started Estevan’s Challenger Baseball league to give the disabled the exact same opportunity nonchallenged kids get offered every day. Jones admitted that when she first started in this program, she thought the program was for kids ages four to 19, but after recent training learned, it’s for all ages young to senior.

Challenger Baseball is sponsored by the Jays Care Foundation and the Toronto Blue Jays, but the local committee is always looking for local corporate sponsors to donate equipment, jerseys, medals, etc. Jones is also able to continue helping the disabled reach their sporting goals by the help of a great volunteer base.

“Buddies” are volunteers that help the players run the bases if they’re in a wheelchair, or hit the ball if their physical capabilities don’t allow them to do so on their own.

“We are always looking for volunteers,” says Jones.

“We are striving for a 1:1 ratio of buddies to players, right now we have eight volunteers and so far 15 registered players.”

Buddies are any abled body people, so kids or adults that want to help, they are more than welcome to volunteer.

Jones said, “While we were at training, there was a man in his 70s with his own disabilities, that was a buddy and a coach. This program really is for everyone.”

If anyone wants to register or sign up as a volunteer you can email Christine at challengerbaseballestevan@ gmail.com.

The league will start with “buddy training” and a meet and greet on April 28, which is exercises to see which player will be best paired with a buddy. Then the games will start May 5, and will last for

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one hour every Sunday from 1 p.m to 2 p.m. The games will be started with warmups, and go for three innings at the Lynn Prime diamonds.

The program’s season will go from May until the end of June.

Jones said they have some fundraisers coming up, Norwex is doing a fundraiser soon, date unknown at the moment, a Southern Plains Co-op barbecue June 1, and a Mr. Mikes GratiTuesday supper Nov. 12. They are looking for companies to donate prizes for any of these fundraising dates.

“This is just such a rewarding experience for everyone involved” said Jones.

“Everyone runs, everyone gets home, everyone smiles”.

The philosophy for Challenger Baseball is as simple as “play, just for fun.” Every participant is treated like every other player in a conventional baseball program. Another benefit to this program is that registration is free, as well are the smiles that come from a happy participant. All your player will need is a baseball helmet and a glove.

ameda’s Cody Davis, a 2002born winger who spent the past season with the Moose Jaw midget AAA Generals, had a strong camp. Davis scored twice in his Bruin debut in January, and is the younger brother of current Bruin Jayden Davis.

Matt Millette, a 2002-born forward from Regina who skated with the Regina Pat Canadians last season, received praise for his performance.

Lewgood said there were some other players at camp who stood out, and others that

Lewgood hasn’t seen before who surprised him, but they aren’t on the team’s list right now, so he couldn’t single them out.

There were also a few players who couldn’t skate due to commitments with the Sask.

First midget showcase on the weekend.

Lewgood expects about half of the players who were at the camp on the weekend will be back for fall camp in September.

The Bruins lose seven players to graduation, including four forwards and three defencemen, so

there won’t be a lot of openings.

It should create a competitive fall camp.

“Our veteran players are going to have to show well in fall camp. There are some good young guys that are going to be fighting to take some of those jobs. We will upgrade our team if all the elements are in place as far as character and abilities, and willingness to play a role.

“On top of that, we do have some key spots available for these new players to come in and grab as well.”

Former Bruin wins national championship with Alberta team A former member of the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins played a key role in his team winning one of Canada’s most famous national hockey titles.

Kyle Stroh, who hails from Vibank, was a member of the host Lacombe Generals team that won the Allan Cup, which ran from April 8-13 in the Alberta city. Stroh played for the Bruins from 2006-2009.

Lacombe opened the tournament with a 4-2 loss to the South East Prairie Thunder out of Manitoba. Stroh picked up an assist on Lacombe’s second goal of the game.

Their next game was a 6-2 win over Haut-Madawaska Panthers of New Brunswick. Stroh scored twice in the first period to give his team a 3-0 advantage, and the Generals cruised from there.

The Generals were placed first in their pool with a 1-1 record, and earned a bye to the semifinal. They defeated the Saskatchewan representative, the

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With the win, the Generals moved on to the final, where they played the Innisfail Eagles, also from Alberta. Stroh assisted on the Generals first goal of the game, scored by former Yorkton Terrier Chase Norrish. That goal left the game tied at 1-1. From there, the Generals would score twice in the second and twice more in the third.

Stroh finished tied for the team lead in points with five in four games.

He wasn’t the only former Bruin in the tournament. Troy Hunter, who was the Bruins captain and MVP for the 2010-11 season, was a member of the Southeast Manitoba team. He was held pointless in three games.

Also, former Torquay resident Joel Stepp played for the Innisfail squad during the season, but did not play during the Allan Cup.

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Lacrosse ready for a busy year

The MNP midget Voltz finished second in a preseason tournament in Swift Current on the weekend. Photo submitted The Este van Minor Box Lacrosse Association expects the 2019 season is going to be another busy one for the sport.

“Registrations are going well this year,” said executive member Misty Hall.

“All of our team rosters are pretty much full, and we have some kids excited to get the season started.”

Lacrosse will have teams in its mini-tyke for children born in 2013-2015, t yke (born in 2011 and 2012), novice (born in 2009 and 2010), peewee (born

in 2007 and 2008), bantam (born in 2005 and 2006) and midget (born in 2003 and 2004).

The teams in the novice to midget age groups will play in the South Saskatchewan Lacrosse League.

The bantam and midget teams had a head start on the season by playing in a preseason tournament in Swift Current. The midget team finished second, while the bantams used the tournament to prepare for the upcoming season.

Other teams have been

practising as they prepare for the season.

Hall said the teams in the different age groups look great.

“I think Estevan is going to have another strong season of lacrosse.”

Last year the bantams won the league championship, which was a big step forward for the program, because they have had struggles in the last few years, but Hall believes Estevan is a contender in the lacrosse world now.

Several local athletes

were also in Saskatoon this past weekend for Team Sask tryouts. The players who were selected for the team will represent Saskatchewan at nationals.

Special events for this year include a home tournament for the peewees and bantam teams from May 4-6. A few teams are scheduled to come to Estevan for the tournament.

The midget team will go out of province for the tournament in Medicine Hat in June.

League playoffs will be

held in June, and provincials will be in Saskatoon the second weekend of July.

The lacrosse association also has new jerseys for its teams this year, with support coming from the D ustin Pratt Memorial Fund for the tyke team, McDonalds for the novice team, Regens Metals for the peewees, the Power Dodge for the bantams and MNP for the Voltz.

Those sponsors will be recognized with the team names for this season.

“We’re very fortunate to

be in such a generous community. We started looking for some sponsors to get some new jerseys, because ours were very, very old and out of shape.”

Players will be looking sharp in their jerseys.

Hall believes lacrosse has a lot of benefits for kids, thanks to the pace of play. It places a premium on conditioning and hand-eye co-ordination.

“It’s a very rough sport as well, so you have to have a very thick skin to play lacrosse,” she said.

College accepting entries for tournament

The Power Dodge bantam Voltz had their first action of the season in Swift Current. Photo submitted

The Southeast College has set the dates for its annual Swing for Scholarships tournament in Estevan and Regina.

The Wil-Tech Swing for Scholarships tournament in Estevan will be June 27 at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club, while the Weyburn Credit Union Swing for Scholarships event will be Sept. 6 at the Weyburn Golf Club.

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have a 1 p.m. start time and have a best-ball format.

Registration and sponsorship opportunities will soon be available on the college’s website.

All proceeds from the tournaments help fund Southeast College entrance awards. In 2018-19, entrance awards worth $67,750 were presented to 144 post-secondary students in southeast Saskatchewan.

“Our ability as a community to support our students, through events like the Swing for Scholarships, is second-to-none and is appreciated by every one of our students who receives a scholarship or bursary,” said Jeff Richards, vice-president of strategic development for the college.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Legion hands out art and writing awards The Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion handed out awards Thursday night from its annual Remembrance Day posters, poems and essays contest.

The legion received 90 entries from students in the Estevan area this year. Certificates were handed out to those who finished in the top three or received an honourable mention for their school in black and white posters, colour posters, literary poems and literary essays disciplines.

Entries were divided into primary, junior, intermediate and senior age groups.

In the black and white posters junior division, Sierra Mantei from Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur was first, Kalujah Friess from Westview School was second and Kolten Spenst from Sacred Heart was third. Karson Mvula from Sacred Heart and Baili Gibson from Westview School had honourable mentions.

In intermediate black and white posters, Lindsay Mack from Sacred Heart was first, while Sahara Rooks from Sacred Heart and Cecilia McCoskill from Westview were tied for second. Andn Groenveld from Sacred Heart was third, and Emma Harder from Westview was an honourable mention.

In primary colour posters, Isabelle Pyra of Sacred Heart was first and Charlie

Pyra of Sacred Heart was second.

In junior posters, Ashley Sarmiento from Westview was first, Jacob Pyra from Sacred Heart was second, and Rachel Duncan from Pleasantdale School came in third. Jordanna Coleman of Westview and Sarah Pyra of Sacred Heart earned honourable mentions.

Rebecca Duncan from the Estevan Comprehensive School was first in intermediate colour posters. William Duncan of Pleasantdale School was second, Rowan Matthewson was third, and Koen Turner of Sacred Heart and Maia Flaman of Westview were honourable mentions.

Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) students swept the senior colour poster awards. James Jullawka was first, Cynthia Goudy was second and Jessica Goulet was third, while Kieara Olson and Hannah Ashworth were honourable mentions.

In the poems division, Jacob Pyra of Sacred Heart was first in the junior division, followed by Rachel Duncan of Pleasantdale in second and Sarah Pyra of Sacred Heart in third.

Rebecca Duncan from ECS was first in intermediate poems, followed by Teanna Kolenz from Midale Central School in second and William Duncan from Pleasantdale in third.

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top two spots in senior literary poems. Brayden Weber was first and Charitee Troendle was second.

In the essays, Cassy Wiebe of Midale was first in junior essays. Rachel Duncan of Pleasantdale was second and Haley Campbell of Midale was third.

Natasha Wiebe of Midale was first in intermediate essays. Rebecca Duncan from Estevan Comprehensive School was second and Amelia Loewen from Midale was third.

Midale students swept the senior essays. Caitlyn Ganson was first, Brooklyn Hayward was second, Peter Wiebe was third and Emily Wiebe was an honourable mention.

Students who finished first at the school level advanced to the zone competition, where James Fullawka (senior poster), Rebecca Duncan (intermediate poster, intermediate poem), Jacob Pyra (junior poem), Brayden Weber (senior poem), Natasha Wiebe (intermediate essay) and Caitlyn Ganson (senior essay) took top spot, and advanced to districts.

Wiebe and Duncan (intermediate poem) finished first and advanced to provincials, while Pyra was second.

Duncan earned a third place finish at provincials.

Connie St. Onge, who MCed the evening, said the

legion wants to help veterans and families, and if the students look back on their family history, they might find a grandparent or a great grandparent, an uncle or an aunt who served in a war.

“If you do, try to find out their story, because they’re very interesting,” said St. Onge.

She pointed out that the 102nd anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge took place nine days before the awards were handed out. She went on to recap the battle, how Canadians succeeded in

dislodging the Germans from the strategic point in France when the French and British troops could not, and how the battle played a role in Canada’s history.

St. Onge discussed Canada’s contributions to the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean War, the Afghanistan conflict and the War in Iraq.

Many Canadian soldiers enlisted when they were very young.

“Some of them even lied about their age. I know of

one in particular, Jim Spenst, because he’s told me. He’s still alive here in Estevan. He lied about his age because he wanted to go to war.”

She also applauded the teachers who took the time to participate in the contest.

“These students are the future legion members, and we hope that by taking part in this program, that it helps understand the importance of those who fought and lost their lives so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today,” said St. Onge.

Rebecca Duncan, left, accepts her provincial award in the legion’s posters, poems and essays contest from Sharren Dukart.

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Easter egg hunt big draw at the museum

Emmett Seipp, left, and Clara Seipp were dressed for the Great Easter Egg Hunt.

The first-ever Great Easter Egg Hunt proved to be one of the biggest events ever in the 19-year history of the Souris Valley Museum.

The museum hosted the hunt on Saturday afternoon, and it exceeded their expectations for how many people would attend. Mark Vene-

ziano, the museum’s curatordirector, said they had about 180 children present for the hunt, plus adults, so the final attendance tally was likely around 250-300 people.

“It’s great to see the number of people come out and support the museum, and come out and see what we

have, and come out and participate in our events,” said Veneziano.

The Easter eggs were spread throughout the main building, the courtyard and the neighbouring buildings, including an old cook car and a former school house.

“They collected five eggs

of the same colour, and once they completed that, they would come back to the front and they would exchange their eggs for the prize,” he said.

There were two silver eggs that were in the museum.

Those were special eggs that allowed children to get a bigger prize. Both of them were

found relatively quickly.

“The kids had fun and families had fun and I heard a lot of positive experiences throughout the hour,” said Veneziano.

Veneziano has been with the museum since 2016, and said the hunt was one of the most successful events for the

museum during his tenure.

It was likely the most people they have had on the museum’s grounds at one time.

And with so many people present, it was a good opportunity to showcase the different items found within the museum, and to promote their summer camps and programs.

Hillcrest School to host dedication of library Hillcrest School is going to be renaming its library after a popular former staff member, and the school hopes to see a large crowd turn out for a ceremony next month.

A dedication of the Rose Davenport Library will happen

on May 3, starting at 1:30 p.m.

Principal David Gillingham said there will be a brief dedication of the library, with a speech from Gillingham on why the library is being renamed in Davenport’s honour.

Tim Pippus from the Es-

tevan Church of Christ will say a brief prayer, and Davenport’s family will be present as well.

“After that, people are welcome to stay and have a wander around, take a look at the signs and the plaque and so forth, and there will be some snacks and

refreshments put on by the SCC (school community council),” said Gillingham.

It will be an opportunity to visit and discuss what Davenport meant to the school.

Davenport was a teacher at Hillcrest for many years, with

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She died suddenly in 2017.

The school wanted to have the ceremony open to the public because Davenport’s influence extended beyond Hillcrest.

“Not only did she work in the capacity of a consultant (for Cornerstone), where she touched students across the division, she also touched the city of Estevan in terms of how she felt about people, how she worked with people, what she

meant to the community,” said Gillingham.

“It meant that the only right thing to do was to make sure that anybody who wished to be here has the opportunity to do so.”

He hopes to see a large crowd that day, including former students of Davenport’s, and representation from the Cornerstone division.

Most of the work for the dedication is finished. The exterior signage on the library, the interior signage from the hallway to the library, and the plaque for the library are all ready to go.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL PUBLIC GENERAL SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETINGS St. Mary’s School May 8 – 7:30 pm 615 Arthur Ave, Estevan

Public Meetings are scheduled for the purpose of electing members to their School Community Councils.

Nomination forms can be picked up at the schools during regular school hours. Completed nomination forms are to be returned to the schools by no later than 7:00 pm the nights of the meetings.

The attendance area of each individual school is the boundary for the election of the School Community Council members.

The Election Manual developed by the Holy Family RCSSD #140 may be viewed at the schools.

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at From left to right - Ashley Johnson, Mayor Roy Ludwig, Garry Malaryk WHEREAS:

Every year, more than 1,000 Canadian workers are killed on the job.

AND WHEREAS: Thousands more are permanently disabled.

AND WHEREAS: Hundreds of thousands are injured.

AND WHEREAS: Thousands of others die from cancer, lung disease, and other ailments caused by exposure to toxic substances at their workplaces.

AND WHEREAS: April 28 of each year has been chosen by the Canadian Labour Congress as: - a Day of Mourning for these victims of workplace accidents and disease; - a day to remember the maximum sacrifice they have been forced to make in order to earn a living; - a day to renew approaches to governments for tougher occupational health and safety standards, and more effective Compensation; - a day to rededicate ourselves to the goal of making Canada’s workplace safer.

AND WHEREAS: April 28 was proclaimed a “Day of Mourning” by an Act of Parliament on February 1st 1991.

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: I, Roy Ludwig, Mayor of the City of Estevan do hereby proclaim April 28, 2019 to be Day of Mourning in recognition of workers killed, injured or disabled on the job and in issuing this proclamation, ask our citizens to recognize the day Mayor Roy Ludwig

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8 great grandchildren: Hannah, Annie, Katie, Alice, Ty, Jackson, Austin and Gracia: only brother John and his three daughters Cheryl,Wendy, Marnie and son Darcy.

He was predeceased by his daughter-on-law Myrna Stefiuk, sister-in-law Helen Stefiuk, uncle William Stefiuk.

There will be a celebration or Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life on Sunday April 28, 2019; 11 am to 2 pm at the Estevan Elks Lodge.

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In Loving Memory of Jennie Deren March 24,1931 - April 28, 2013 May the winds of heaven blow softly And whisper in your ear How much we love and miss you And wish that you were here Sadly missed and forever loved by June, Paul, Donna, Bill, Lil, Linda, Delmar, Joy and families

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James Donald Arts, late of Midale, SK passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at the age of 90 years.

Jim was predeceased by his parents Cornelius and Madge Arts; his sisters Marvel McGregor and Maxine Oesch; brothers-in-law, Douglas Penny and Robert Orsch.

He leaves to mourn his loving wife of 66 years Eileen Arts; his children: David (Charlotte) Arts, Edmonton, AB, Debra (Ron) Padlesky, Saskatoon, SK, Kevin (Glenda) Arts, Weyburn, SK; 10 grandchildren: Kristy, Pamela and Jim Arts, Heather McDonald, Ryan (Amanda) and Tyler Padlesky, Brittany (Anthony) Arts-Thompson, Reid (Brooke), Tenille and Brooklyn Arts; 4 great grandchildren: Sienna and Madelyn Padlesky, Mackenzie and Paxton McDonald; his sister Valerie Penny; brother-in-law Keith McGregor; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

Jim was born on September 6, 1928 on the farm where he lived his entire life. He was the very definition of the strong silent type. He loved his family, his home and his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home cooking.

He farmed and was a lineman for the telephone company. In the spring of 1953, Jim welded on the first oil rig in the area. He and his dad bought a truck and hauled water and oil. In 1954 he built a snowplow in the shop. he plowed snow, welded in the daytime and hauled water at night. In 1957 Jim started an oilfield construction company with his first backhoe and later a cat and trencher. He ditched in many miles of flowline and did oilfield repair work. In 1972 he gave up the oilfield and went back to full time farming. He cultivated his last field in the summer of 2018. He owned a small plane and spent many Sundays flying around the neighborhood. He also enjoyed camping and fishing with his family. He was a very talented wood turner making numerous bowls, vases, miniatures and also building furniture. He was a self taught musician, spending many evenings playing the organ. He had a green thumb, growing many varieties of fruit trees and exotic plants in his green house. His grandchildren always said if Papa couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fix something, nobody could. His motto was you can do anything if you just try.

A Private Family Graveside Service for Jim was held on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Westphalia Cemetery, Midale, SK on April 20, 2019.

A special thank-you to the staff of Mainprize Manor, Midale, SK, where he spent the final 5 months of his life. Their kindness and care was beyond compare.

For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Jim may be made to Mainprize Manor, 206 South Road, Midale, SK, S0C 1S0.

Arrangements were entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn, SK (848-0333 ~ 1-888-848-0333).

Expressions of sympathy to the family may be sent to our website at www.rdfuneralchapel.com â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrating Life, One Family At A Timeâ&#x20AC;?

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Adrian Boal believes people in the Estevan area are pretty good when it comes to having child car safety seats that meet standards.

An SGI child car seat safety clinic was held at the Estevan Fire Rescue Serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building

Saturday. Boal and others met with parents and guardians to ensure the seats were installed safely and properly.

When somebody came in, a car seat inspector made sure that the seat was installed correctly. Then they took it out and went through a checklist with

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Also, the seat needs to be certified, and it needs to be new to the owner.

Most of the child vehicle seats that he sees meet the standards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Generally the people here in Estevan are doing a great job of installing their car seats, and making sure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re up to manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standards,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Deputy Fire Chief Rick Davies said that if someone missed the clinic, but wanted to have their child seat inspected, they can call the fire department, the RCMP or the Estevan Police Service to book an appointment. There are several locations where an inspection can happen, but with the layout of the fire hall, it serves as the best location for the clinic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a very usable space for this sort of thing,â&#x20AC;? said Davies.

Boal, Davies, Estevan Fire Rescue Service administrator Rhonda Gillespie and Estevan Police Service Const. Steven Enns are the local certified inspectors.

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Estevan Police Service members arrest an impaired driver during the long weekend Members of the Estevan Police Service arrested an impaired driver during the April 19 night shift.

Police stopped a vehicle on Highway 47 near the junction with the truck bypass after it failed to halt at a stop sign. The driver was arrested after he failed a roadside screening device test.

He was charged for impaired driving, driving while over .08, disobeying a stop sign and having open alcohol in a vehicle. He will make his first court appearance June 10.

No other details were immediately available.

In other recent police news, members received a report of a suspicious vehicle in the Estevan Shoppers’ Mall’s

parking lot during the April 14 day shift. The vehicle had sustained extensive damage and was not driveable. Members contacted the owner and it was determined the driver had hit a meridian.

The driver attended and provided a statement and the matter has been referred to Saskatchewan Government Insurance.

Members attended to a residence in the west end of the city for a domestic dispute. Both parties were spoken to and police were able to mediate the situation.

Officers received a complaint of uttering threats.

The matter is under investigation.

Police received a complaint regarding a disturbance on an arterial road

in central Estevan during the April 14 night shift.

The caller stated that two male subjects appeared to be fighting and then started to impede traffic because they had crossed the street. Police immediately attended to the area and were told by a witness that the males had run away in different directions.

Officers searched the area

but did not find the males.

Police received a report during the April 15 day shift of vehicles that were left running for extended periods of time and disturbing nearby residents. It is an offence to leave a vehicle running for extended periods of time.

The matter will be monitored further.

Officers received a request from Regina Police Service to conduct a welfare check on a 15-year-old. The youth had been reported missing in Regina and it was learned she was here in Estevan. The welfare check was completed and the Regina Police Service was advised she was with family here.

Members attended to an east-central Estevan hotel during the April 16 day

Blowing bubbles Adam Asad, left, and Noah Magnien blew snake bubbles for their project during the science fair at Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur on April 17. Grade 5 and 6 students demonstrated their experiments for people from the school and others in the community.

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Members are investigating a theft under $5,000. The complainant and suspect are known to each other.

Officers were notified of a parking issue during the April 19 day shift, as the complainant didn’t want a neighbour parking in front of the complainant’s house.

Police advised that the street is public property and the only restriction of concern would be if the vehicle was in the same spot for more than 24 hours.

Police located some males putting barricades across the street in front of the fire hall.

An Estevan male was arrested and charged for putting material on the travel portion of the highway that impedes traffic. The barricades were moved off the street by the police.

Members attended to two separate complaints of gas drive-offs from local gas stations. The matters are still under investigation.

Police were called to an intoxicated and unresponsive male laying on a sidewalk.

Police found the male and Emergency Medical Services was called to assess the male.

He was arrested for being intoxicated in public and was released when sober.

Officers responded to a complaint of two young people missing from an Edward Street residence. The youths were located a short time later and no further police involvement was needed.

Police received a report of a disturbance in south Estevan during the April 20 night shift. A female had been injured after an argument over property. She went to the hospital for treatment.

The matter remains under investigation.

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A hit and run was reported from a north-central Estevan restaurant parking lot. Damage was minimal and the matter remains under investigation.

Multiple stray cats were reported from northwest Estevan. The Estevan bylaw enforcement officer attended at which time traps were set.

The public is reminded that it is against city bylaw to allow pets roam freely.

Police responded to a reported alarm at a downtown business during the April 16 night shift. Officers attended and found that an employee had set off the alarm and there was no problem.

Police later were called about a noise complaint in an apartment. Members attended and spoke to the residents and warned the tenants about the noise bylaw. No further action was required.

Harassing communications were reported to police during the April 17 night shift. They involved unfavorable continuous texts being sent to an Estevan resident.

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Nomination forms can be picked up at the schools during regular school hours. Completed nomination forms are to be returned to the schools by no later than 7:00 pm the nights of the meetings.

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Fires, an accident and community involvement The Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) didn’t have a moment’s rest last week, as they were busy with illegal burning, fires, a road accident, a station tour, a car seat safety clinic and community Easter celebration.

The week opened up with the illegal outdoor fire in the southwest area of the city on April 15. The call came in at about 3 p.m.

“Attendants of the property were asked to extinguish the fire immediately as they were just raking leaves into a pile and starting them on fire,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser.

Burning leaves, branches or any other type of yard or household garbage within

the city limits is prohibited.

Feser encouraged people to take advantage the Operation Clean Sweep, when citizens will be able to use the landfill free of charge and the city will be picking up the packed yard waste from houses.

The week continued same as it started with the EFRS responding to a call about an empty tank being on fire outside the city limits on Tuesday morning.

“We were called in for an assessment, as the crews actually working at this particular business already had fire suppression means in place, but just wanted to do an assessment on there,” said Feser.

Firefighters found that

it was safe to let the tank burn out.

On April 17 at about 7:30 p.m., the EFRS were alerted to a structure fire on Mayfair Bay. Once they arrived on the scene, firefighters could see there was little to no visible smoke or flame from the exterior of the home. The occupants escaped the home uninjured, and said there was a hot electrical smell from the kitchen area.

A fire was found in the attic space.

Crews deployed a hose line, and suppressed and extinguished the fire, which was caused by faulty electrical wiring.

Feser reminded citizens of Estevan to regularly check

and replace their fire alarms, and if having a monitoring system to make sure that the homeowner is the first point of contact.

“This is your first line of defence when an emergency of a fire is occurring in your home,” said Feser.

On April 18, firefighters, along with the Estevan RCMP and the Estevan Emergency Medical Services, were called to a two-vehicle collision at the Boundary Dam Power Station.

“It sounded like it was a case of somebody accidentally hitting the accelerator instead of the break, causing damage to a vehicle,” said Feser.

There were no injuries due to the collision. The scene was turned over to the RCMP for further investigation.

The same day the EFRS hosted students from St. Mary’s School with about 35 people learning about fire safety, touring the station

and trucks and doing some crafts. Besides, on April 20, fire department in conjunction with the Estevan RCMP and Estevan Police Services held a car seat inspection clinic.

The week came to an end on the positive note with firefighters attending the Living Hope Community Church carnival at the Estevan Comprehensive School track.

“We had a static display of fire trucks as well as an interactive little area for the kids to come over. They were able to use a pressurized water extinguisher and knock a ball of pylons, which found to be very popular with the kids there,” said Feser.

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Message From

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2019

MAY 13

MAY 14

MAY 15

MAY 16

City of Estevan crews will be clean sweeping the City of Estevan North, East, South, and West entrances of the City and outlying areas.

City of Estevan crews will be clean sweeping all City properties including green spaces such as boulevards, medians, parks, and natural areas.

NORTH - City of Estevan crews will be helping you clean sweep by picking up your contained organic waste material (twigs, leaves, and yard refuse) in your front driveway. Branches must be bundled in 3ft lengths. Leaves and yard refuse must be bagged. ALL items must be on your driveway BEFORE 8am on May 15th. Call backs will not be happening in areas so please make sure items are out in time. See map online at www.estevan.ca for divisions.

SOUTH - City of Estevan crews will be helping you clean sweep by picking up your contained organic waste material (twigs, leaves, and yard refuse) in your front driveway. Branches must be bundled in 3ft lengths. Leaves and yard refuse must be bagged. ALL items must be on your driveway BEFORE 8am on May 16th. Call backs will not be happening in areas so please make sure items are out in time. See map online at www.estevan.ca for divisions.

MAY 17 - 20

FREE LANDFILL WEEKEND. Applies to City of Estevan residents only. *Freon appliances not included. No hazardous waste material. Residential waste only.

Friday 8am - 8pm | Saturday 9am - 6pm | Sunday 9am - 6pm | Monday 8am - 8pm

Proof of Residency will be required 1. ITEMS ALLOWED TO BE DROPPED OF FOR “FREE” INCLUDE: FURNITURE, GRASS CLIPPINGS, TREE BRANCHES AND REGULAR HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE INCLUDING APPLIANCES (EXCLUDING REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, AIR CONDITIONERS AND MATTRESSES/BOX SPRINGS).

2. ALL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND ANY WASTE FROM RURAL CUSTOMERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR FREE. 3. ACCORDING TO BYLAW 96-1489 11.(2) ALL LOADS MUST BE COMPLETELY COVERED OR SECURED TO PREVENT LITTERING WHILE IN TRANSPORT TO THE LANDFILL. 4. NO COMMERCIAL REFUSE ALLOWED.

2019 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE Estevan, SK | 306-421-5129 | www.estevan.ca | Follow us!

Sanitary Sewer Main and Storm Sewer Flushing Program BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 AND CONTINUING TO FRIDAY, AUGUST 30,2019, THE WATER AND WASTEWATER DIVISION WILL BE CARRYING OUT SANITARY SEWER MAIN FLUSHING AND STORM SEWER FLUSHING, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. AND 4:30 P.M. DURING THE PERIODS OF JETTING, RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ARE ADVISED TO SECURELY CAP BASEMENT FLOOR DRAINS. YOU MAY SMELL AN ODOR IN YOUR HOME, THIS CAN BE RESOLVED BY SIMPLY OPENING WINDOWS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND RUNNING WATER TO ENSURE ALL TRAPS ARE FULL OF WATER. STORM SEWER WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON HOMES AND BUSINESSES. 2019 PROGRAM AREA WILL ENCOMPASS ALL STREETS SOUTH OF KING STREET, AND WEST OF SOURIS AVE WITHIN CITY LIMITS INCLUDING: SOURIS AVENUE - VALLEY STREET - 1ST STREET -2ND STREET - 2ND STREET A - 3RD STREET - 4TH STREET - 5TH STREET 6TH STREET - 7TH STREET - 8TH STREET - 9TH STREET - YOUNG STREET - 10TH AVENUE - 11TH AVENUE - 12TH AVENUE 13TH AVENUE - 14TH AVENUE - 15TH AVENUE - 16TH AVENUE - 17TH AVENUE - 18TH AVENUE - 19TH AVENUE WESTVIEW PLACE - RATTRAY PLACE

Utilities eBill and Preauthorization Contest The City of Estevan is encouraging residents to sign up for electronic billing and preauthorization by giving you a chance to win a $250.00 credit towards your city utility bill.

Residents can sign up for electronic billing by filling out an online form at www.estevan.ca or by visiting City Hall and filling out an application form. There are four chances to win a $250.00 credit. Draw dates will be made on March 31st, June 30th, September 30 and December 31st, 2019. All residents that are currently signed up for electronic billing will be automatically entered to win.

Residents can also sign up for Preauthorization payments online at www.estevan.ca or by visiting City Hall and filling out an application form. (please note a void cheque or bank withdrawl must be submitted) There are two chances to win a $250.00 credit. Draw dates will be made on June 30th and December 31st, 2019. All residents that are currently signed up for Preauthorization payments will be automatically entered to win.

THE CITY OF ESTEVAN WILL BE FLUSHING WATERMAINS TO ENSURE GOOD WATER QUALITY FOR ALL USERS OF CITY WATER. THIS WORK INCLUDES THE TURNING OF MAIN WATER VALVES AROUND THE CITY, AND FLUSHING LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER FROM VARIOUS HYDRANTS IN EACH AREA. DURING THIS PROCESS YOU MAY NOTICE A SUBSTANTIAL DROP IN PRESSURE, THIS WILL BE BRIEF. AS WELL, DISCOLOURED WATER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAYS YOUR AREA IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WORK (SEE SCHEDULE BELOW), PLEASE RUN A FAUCET FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE WATER IS CLEAR AGAIN. PLEASE CONTACT CITY HALL AT 634-1800 IF ISSUES PERSIST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING DURING THIS IMPORTANT MAINTENANCE! (1) THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY- MAY 23 AND MAY 24 AREA BOUNDED BY PERKINS STREET AND LUSCAR PARK ON THE NORTH, WATER TREATMENT PLANT ON THE SOUTH, WOODLAWN AVE ON THE WEST, AND HWY 47S SERVICE ROAD ON THE EAST (INCLUDES LUSCAR PARK, CITY OF ESTEVAN PUBLIC WORKS YARDS, AND BUSINESSES ON HWY 47S SERVICE ROAD) (2) MONDAY – FRIDAY MAY 27- 31 AREA BOUNDED BY 6TH STREET ON THE NORTH, VALLEY STREET, 1ST STREET, AND WESTVIEW PLACE ON THE SOUTH, ALICE ROAD AND WOODLAWN AVENUE ON THE WEST, AND SOURIS AVENUE ON THE EAST (INCLUDES WESTVIEW, CENTRAL, AND DOWNTOWN REGIONS) (3 MONDAY- FRIDAY JUNE 3-7 AREA BOUNDED BY 6TH STREET ON THE NORTH, MCDONALD ROAD AND PERKINS STREET ON THE SOUTH, SOURIS AVENUE ON THE WEST, AND KENSINGTON AVE ON THE EAST (INCLUDES THE EASTEND, BAY MEADOWS, AND VALLEY VIEW REGIONS, AND JUBILEE PLACE) (4) MONDAY –FRIDAY JUNE 10-14 AREA BOUNDED BY CITY CEMETERY ON THE NORTH, KING STREET ON THE SOUTH, SISTER RODDY ROAD ON THE WEST (FORMERLY WOODLAWN AVENUE), AND SOURIS ROAD (HWY 47N) ON THE EAST (INCLUDES DOMINION HEIGHTS, PLEASANTDALE, AND ROYAL HEIGHTS REGIONS, AS WELL AS CUNDALL DRIVE, WOODEND PLACE, CHINOOK BAY AND HWY 47N SERVICE ROAD) (5) MONDAY – FRIDAY JUNE 17-21 AREA BOUNDED BY SPRUCE DRIVE AND PRINCESS STREET ON THE NORTH, KING STREET ON THE SOUTH, SOURIS AVENUE ON THE WEST, AND KENSINGTON ON THE EAST (INCLUDES HILLSIDE AND SCOTSBURN REGIONS) (6) MONDAY -FRIDAY JUNE 24-28 AREA BOUNDED BY KING STREET ON THE NORTH, CPR RAILROAD ON THE SOUTH, 14TH AVE ON THE WEST, AND KENSINGTON ON THE EAST (INCLUDES 7TH STREET, 8TH STREET, 9TH STREET, CENTENNIAL, TROJAN, AND SOO INDUSTRIAL REGIONS) (7) TUESDAY- FRIDAY JULY 2-5 AREA BOUNDED BY KENSINGTON ON THE WEST, SAWYER ROAD ON THE EAST, NORTH AND SOUTH CITY LIMITS (INCLUDES GLEN PETERSON INDUSTRIAL PARK, EAST INDUSTRIAL, SOUTHEAST INDUSTRIAL REGIONS, AND PROPERTIES ALONG HWY 39E SERVICE ROAD)