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City seeking $5 million from the province from those jobs would be even larger.

“We have to get ready for the timeframe that we’re looking at, and get hustling, not when it happens in four or five years time, but today. We’re moving on several fronts as far as economic development initiatives with Fitz.”

Carr, who is also the minister for Highways and Infrastructure, characterized the meeting as a positive one.

“The mayor and Fitz came in with true and legitimate concerns about what’s happening in and around the community of Estevan with our economy,” said Carr. “They asked some very pointed questions and they asked for some answers.”

She believes they received some direction that perhaps they had not received before, and some ideas and contacts of people that will be able to help them try to find more industries and opportunities for Estevan.

There was also a discussion about Estevan’s transition committee.

The two sides also discussed the economy in general, coal regulations and opportunities that could lay ahead, especially with the federal election looming.

Carr noted that Westgard has gone on international trade missions previously, and has visited companies in other countries to try to encourage them to relocate to Saskatchewan.

Those experiences made him the right person in the room for last week’s meeting.

“He’ll be able to lead them as to what you need to have prepared when you have people come to your community,” said Carr.

The city might be able to get a business to come here to look at an opportunity, but the city needs to know all of its facts, even the size of the water pipe that will be used or the amount of electricity accessible at the site.

“If you don’t have the answers they want on that day, they probably won’t be back again,” Carr said. “So you really truly need to have all of your ducks in a row as to potential questions.”

Carr said Harrison will take the request forward to the provincial government. She believes something needs to be done to try to get development, or something else, happening within the region to bring back some confidence.

The City of Estevan has requested $5 million from the provincial government to help with the transition associated with the eventual closure of Units 4 and 5 at the Boundary Dam Power Station.

Mayor Roy Ludwig and economic development co-ordinator Dwight “Fitz” Bramble travelled to Regina to meet with Estevan MLA Lori Carr and Jeremy Harrison, the minister of Trade and Export Development, as well as Immigration and Career Training. Also present Kirk Westgard from Trade and Export Development.

“The money would be used to help Estevan through the transition period,” said Ludwig.

The city’s transition committee, which includes representatives from several different organizations, has been looking at federal funding, but they believe the province should come forward with support as well.

“I thought the meeting went very well. So we will continue to pursue after the meeting where we go from here.”

Ludwig said the city is going for $5 million because it’s a similar amount to what communities in other provinces, particularly Manitoba and Alberta, have received when they have lost a key industry.

In the case of Units 4 and 5, they would go offline in 2021 and 2024, respectively, if an equalization agreement is signed between the provincial and federal governments.

Without such an agreement, they would go offline at the end of this year.

“Any time you have a serious downturn like that in the community, I think it’s not just the federal’s responsibility, we believe it’s the provincial’s responsibility as well,” said Ludwig.

When Units 4 and 5 do come offline, the city wants to have other initiatives in place to reduce the impact.

“SPC (SaskPower Corporation) says they will absorb those 50 jobs within the system, but that does not mean locally here. They will probably have to go throughout the province to maintain their jobs. So it’s still a net loss of 50 jobs as far as SPC is concerned.”

These are all well-paying jobs that will be lost. Ludwig predicted it could be $15 million in annual direct wages moving out of the city.

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Southeast families attended Saskatchewan Spectrum Rally at the legislature

Christie and Daniel Sinclair came to Regina to join the Saskatchewan Spectrum Rally. Photo submitted

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

“Autism is one word attempting to describe millions of different stories.” That statement was a slogan of the first Saskatchewan Spectrum Rally that Landon and Katie Emde of Midale hosted in front of Saskachewan Legislative Building in Regina on May 8.

A number of families from Estevan and area joined the rally

to attract attention to their concerns and challenges they face raising children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

And many who couldn’t make it to the rally wrote letters and phoned their MLAs. Katie Emde, who opened the rally explaining her role as a person who connects families and helps them to navigate the system, said the event exceeded their expectations.

“Not only did we get what

we expected, but also it started some really good conversation not only with just myself and families but also with Patrick Maze who is the president for the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation,” said Emde.

Maze joined the rally last Wednesday to talk about how important it is to support teachers in classrooms and how vital the funding is for education sector so teachers are able to provide the very best support

and learning experience for all children.

“Right now he is finding kind of the same findings as I am with families that I deal with. It’s that not only families that have children on the spectrum are drained, stressed out and seeing their children fall through the gaps in the education system, but he is actually seeing teachers having a very hard time navigating and being A2 » SPECTRUM

Parks division to have a busy year

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan sports fields are up and running and summer students have accomplished their training to be able to accommodate all the Estevan parks and facilities’ needs through the 2019 summer season.

Rod March, the manager of parks and facilities for the city, said that gophers and pest control, flowers and landscaping are next in line.

“This year, we’ll be planting about 7,000 annual flowers and trees. We will be doing some landscaping with some new self-watering planters. In front of the library here it will be all landscaped,” said March.

As soon as leaves and

grass start actively growing, the city hopes to start broadleaf weed control. The operation is anticipated to start sometime this week.

“We’ll be putting up signage and everything that has to go where we are, but we’ll try to hit the entire city within a week, weather dependent,” said March.

But one of the projects that is planned to be fully completed within the next few weeks is at the Royal Heights Veterans Memorial Park. The construction of the accessible play structure will have pour in place rubber fall protection.

“That means there is no sand, no woodchips, nothing like that. … That’s an ideal situation for when it’s around the spray park because we

The new accessible play structure is to be installed in Royal Heights Veterans Memorial Park this week. won’t have any mess with sand plugging the lines.”

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Spectrum rally gave participants a voice « A1 able to teach the class,” said Emde.

She noted that classroom sizes not only in Estevan but also in Weyburn, Regina and all over Saskatchewan are quite high and often there is a lack of support for children on ASD in classrooms.

“For a teacher, if you have a classroom that has, say, three children, maybe one of them is on the spectrum and another two children that have one shape or form of high needs performance. And the teacher doesn’t have extra support or EA (educational assistance) support … her attention is directed to those children and then not as much towards children that are typical,” said Emde.

The rally participants discussed what could be done to resolve those problems in the education system. They also looked at the gaps in the health system, which struggles with

long waiting lists for children that are going through it to get diagnosed with autism or just to see occupational therapists. “(We want to be sure that the families) are getting the support they need and the results they want, so their children are able to live their very best lives.

And we want those supports to continue through their whole entire life. And them to have a consistency of support,” said Emde.

She believes that the lack of consistency through education and health systems is one of the main problems when it comes to children on ASD in Saskatchewan. And that gap leads to more serious problems.

“We are seeing an increase of children that are getting homeschooled in the last two years throughout the province.

We are seeing an increase in pre-teens that are on the spectrum in the suicide rate, which is the huge concern for families

who have children that are on the spectrum,” said Emde.

Members of the Canadian Union for Public Employees (CUPE) and Service Employees International UnionHealthcare (SEIUH) also got to speak during the event.

After all, the rally was about raising awareness about the issue.

“Nobody wants to talk about how many kids in the province are affected by autism.

Nobody wants to recognize the amount of kids that are accessing the individualized funding for children under the age of six. So yesterday was a really big wake-up call and a really good day in the sense of that,” said Emde.

On the consistency base, Emde deals with over 600 families in Saskatchewan and advocates for them on the provincial level, so she has a good understanding of the scale of the problem. And that gives her

an opportunity to see where and how the changes may appear.

“We’ve always been advocating for individualized funding to be above the age of six.

And after yesterday, after talking with families and everything, I realized that we are going to stop advocating for that.

Because the reality of it is our province cannot afford to give everyone’s kid individualized funding,” said Emde.

According to her data, there are about 700 children under the age of six in Saskatchewan accessing the individualized funding, which is already costing a lot of money. When, if families are not getting that funding after the age of six, the money can go towards changes in education or health sectors to resolve some fundamental issues and improve those children’s lives this way.

The rally also gave a chance to families to be vocal about what they are struggling

One of the activists Katie Emde talked to people about main issues related to raising children that are on the spectrum in Saskatchewan. Photo submitted with and tell their stories.

“That is exactly how the change will happen. A lot of those MLAs and ministers and (others) will start to understand what a lot of these families go through and what are their day-to-day struggles are,” said

Emde.

She believes that as province Saskatchewan has reached a point where there are too many children on ASD to keep ignoring the problem, and the rally was just the beginning of a big conversation.

The city will start on central splash park « A1 they will proceed with finishing new washrooms in the park. The Rotary Club of Estevan Foundation provided the money for that part of the project. Facilities that were constructed last year that will be completed and tied into water

and sewer, and electrical will be done up.

“We anticipate the full start-up of that particular park

by June 1, again weather dependent,” said March.

Other play parks in the city will undergo some needed

maintenance in the near future as well.

“We are going to start replacing the older play structures as time and money permits. But this year we are going to start with fall protection for a lot of

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In the near future, the city also plans to address the drainage issues in Kensington Greens.

As the area dries up enough to get equipment in, they’ll be putting in new drainage that was

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next winter season that all will be ready to go… As funding and council allows, we’ll be putting in for a new building down there at some point too, because it’s just an old shack there right now,” said March.

There will be further changes in that area as well as the old wading pool will be turned into a community garden.This year they will put in the drainage system and bring the soil to have it all set for citizens.

A couple of major projects are planned for inside of the city facilities.

“Within Power Dodge Ice Centre here we are going to be doing a lot of upgrades. We’ve met with user groups, met with council, administration. So we are going ahead with pretty significant upgrades to address the immediate issues of the Power Dodge Ice Centre.That includes the mezzanine, bleachers, some heating issues, some showers.

We are going to be splitting the change rooms in half so we allow for more male-female type accommodation in the change rooms,” said March.

Affinity Place will see some work happening as well.

“And we are doing significant upgrades to the ice plant component of Affinity.

This is maintenance that needs to be done to the building. The mandate from council to me is to look after what we have and that’s what we are doing,” noted March.

The council is also anxious to see the results of the needs assessment for recreational projects in Estevan. These results will help to better understand and meet the city demands in the future.

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There is another big project on the city agenda to begin this year.

“Our big project this year is the start of the request for proposals and everything for a new splash park at Centennial Park here by the water tower. By the curling rink there will be a new splash park, again wheelchair accessible small play structures there and a small washroom facility as well. So it’s a whole new play area that will be set up within the geographical centre of the city,” said March.

The city took into account requests from citizens, who suggested that the new development for children ages two to 12 was needed in that part of Estevan. The project was approved in the budget in February and the hope is for the splash park to be installed by the end of September and to be up and running next summer.

And the Westview area will see some projects fully completed this year. The city has all the needed materials in to upgrade the outdoor hockey rink there.

“We are going to be putting a concrete slab and some new rink boards that we’ve got already down there. So for the

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Hit After Hit brings country concert to Affinity Country music fans in Estevan were delighted to the music of three of Canada’s most well-known country music acts Saturday night, as

the Hit After Hit tour made its way to Affinity Place.

George Canyon, Charlie Major and Doc Walker took to the stage to entertain fans.

While Canyon was billed as the headliner, all three groups were given plenty of time to sing their biggest hits, as well as some other songs.

George Canyon was the headliner for the Hit After Hit tour at Affinity Place on Saturday night.

The concert saw the acts alternate throughout the night, which meant each performer would have a few songs before the next musicians took to the stage.

Many of the fans who attended stood on the arena floor to get as close to the stage as possible. There wasn’t the floor seating like at many of the concerts at Affinity.

Other spectators sat in the permanent seats in the arena’s bowl, or stood and watched from the standing room area.

Canyon, who hails from Atlantic Canada, compared the concert to the “kitchen party” concept, which is popular in the east. There was even a kitchen table set up on the stage, where musicians could sit and relax when it wasn’t their time to perform.

He also encouraged fans to dance throughout the night, and many fans were seen moving to the music.

Canyon started by playing three songs, and then Major came on stage for four of his own. The crowd was singing along for one of his biggest hits, (I do it) For the Money.

He also shared stories on the background of his music.

Doc Walker then took to the stage for two songs, before Canyon returned.

Most of the songs were originals by the groups, but they also played music by others famed songwriters, such

Adam Dowling played the drums for George Canyon’s set. as the Tragically Hip, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash.

Partway through the concert, Canyon, Major and Doc Walker lead singer Chris Thorsteinson came together on the stage for the songwriter’s session. After singing excerpts of songs that incorporated the words “Saturday night” into the lyrics, they each sang one of their original songs, with Canyon playing Looks like a Good Day to Ride, Thorsteinson singing Rocket Girl and Major playing I’ve got an Angel Watching Over Me. The hits continued in

the second half of the concert.

Canyon played one of his best-known songs, Drinkin’ Thinkin’, a fitting song for the night considering it was a cabaret style gathering on the arena floor. Then Canyon and Major teamed up for a duet.

All of the musicians were on the stage together at the end of the night for a rendition of Stompin’ Tom Connors The Good Ol’ Hockey Game, and for the encore song.

Manny Blu, a newcomer to the Canadian country music scene, served as the opening act for the night.

Lafrentz returns home for memorable concert

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Avery Lafrentz doubts she would be enjoying so much success in the music world if it weren’t for the opportunities she had in Estevan while growing up.

Lafrentz, a soprano who recently graduated from the University of Toronto, returned home last week to perform her graduation recital Thursday night at St. Paul’s United Church. A large crowd of family, friends and music lovers turned out to listen to her perform.

About half of the audience members were people that she knew, and the people who were strangers are now people she considers to be friends.

“It’s so heartwarming,” she said in an interview with the Mercury. “I had a little tear-up in the back room. I was watching people as they were coming into the church, and I was emotional because it’s just unreal to be supported like this.”

Lafrentz considers herself fortunate to have grown

up in Estevan.

“You could say that I couldn’t be anything I am without Estevan,” said Lafrentz. “And that is what I argue. Sometimes I joke that one of the most fun things about me is I am from Estevan.”

There wasn’t a choral program at the Estevan Comprehensive School when she was a student there, but she was part of the band programs, and she performed in the Estevan and District Music Festival.

Lafrentz also studied piano with Cherith Alexander of Weyburn, who was her accompanist for the Estevan recital.

The program in Estevan on Thursday was a collection of songs and arias. She sang in English, French and Italian in a diverse program that not only demonstrated her skills and her powerful voice, but also showcased her sense of humour.

She sang Whatever you say he Sings, about a woman who is married to an opera singer, and Missed Connections, which features several short songs about someone

Avery Lafrentz performed her graduation recital at St. Paul’s United Church in Estevan on Thursday night. looking for love.

The concert was bookended with two of her favourite arias that she said remind her of the strength of women, but also allowed her to showcase her ability to sing in Italian. A Debussy set of four French songs reminded her of the expansive Saskatchewan

sky with harmonies and sound that create an atmosphere of how big the world is.

She also included Canadian and American songs.

Her encore song was Somewhere Over the Rainbow from the Wizard of Oz. “I invite you to explore whatever your reaction to this

style of music is, be it negative, positive or indifferent. There is no wrong way to participate in this concert tonight,” she wrote in the concert program.

A reception was held following the concert, which allowed her to greet, hug and visit the people in attendance.

Lafrentz had already performed a graduating recital in Toronto. There were only a couple of songs in Estevan that were different from Toronto.

“You have to think about who’s going to be there, and what you’re going to sing well,” she said. “Singing for an hour is no easy feat, so you really have to plan the big songs and the little songs.”

Her experience at the University of Toronto allowed her to grow, and reach a new level with her music. It has also created new opportunities.

Lafrentz attended the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria on the Irma Cooper Memorial Scholarship last summer. She performed in master classes taught by soprano Linda Watson and conductor Lukas Beikircher.

She also participated

in multiple concerts hosted throughout the city and was named a semi-finalist in the annual Meistersinger Competition.

Working with European conductors and coaches was a dream come true.

“I sang for a fellow teacher’s friend in Phoenix, Arizona, of all places, and she said you’ve to come to Austria, and she set it in motion for me, and she got me to be part of that whole thing,” said Lafrentz.

This summer will also be memorable, as she is one of 40 singers selected to perform at SongFest in Los Angeles.

The concert is put on by the Colburn School of Music.

“It’s about learning how to work under pressure, and how to work with all kinds of people, so I think it’s going to strengthen all of my skills, introduce me to new people, and to sing for new audiences.”

And she has been accepted to McGill University in Montreal for her master’s degree. It will give her the chance to sing the lead in an Italian opera by Mozart, and an English musical/opera hybrid by Kurt Wile.

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Keep bringing in the concerts Ever since Affinity Place opened in 2011, there’s been a recurring theme about concerts: country music shows have been a challenge.

It’s hard to pinpoint a reason as to why.

People like country music in this market. We’ve had some great entertainers put on some fun shows. But the country music shows we’ve had have made a small amount of money, broken even or lost money.

So you could understand why some people were skeptical when it was announced earlier this year that the city was bringing in a country music show, with two of the performers, George Canyon and Doc Walker, being people who have been here previously.

And it was a cabaret-style event on the arena’s floor, which only added to the concerns some people had, since minors would be restricted to the seating area.

Any doubts about the show were dashed by the time Canyon walked onto the stage. He was billed as the headliner for the night, but he shared the spotlight with Walker and Charlie Major, another veteran Canadian country music singer.

It wasn’t a packed house for the show. It was hard to gage just how many people were there, since the crowd on the arena’s floor was standing instead of sitting. There wasn’t floor seating this time around.

But there was a good crowd on the floor, and many fans were seated in the arena’s bowl.

They enjoyed what proved to be a very good and entertaining show. The music was excellent.

The spectators were energetic. The bands played their biggest hits. And rather than try to promote their latest album by singing four or five songs that people might not know, they sang the songs that the audience knew and loved.

The concert’s “kitchen party” format was also well-received.

Canyon is from Atlantic Canada, where kitchen parties are a part of the music fabric.

In essence, people come together, play music and dance.

He said that the concert in Estevan was going to be a kitchen party, and if that’s what a kitchen party is like, the idea will have some newfound fans in Estevan.

It was a different format than what we’re used to for concerts. Normally you’d have an opening act who would play a few songs, followed by the headlining group, who would play for 90 minutes to two hours.

With three country music groups and an opening act performing for the Hit After Hit Tour, it would mean each of Canyon, Major and Walker might get six to eight songs. And you’d need to have a break between groups to change the set.

But with the kitchen party format, it meant that you heard several songs for each group, and minimal downtime between the acts. Each would play two, three or four songs.

No intermission, except for the change from opening act Manny Blu to Canyon, Walker and Charlie Major. It was a fun, fresh event.

And since there weren’t chairs on the floor, there was plenty of room for people to get up and dance.

It was an enjoyable evening from top to bottom.

The city always has to be mindful of the cost of a show when bringing in a concert. It’s always going to be a risk. Sometimes a show won’t meet expectation; other times it will exceed expectation. This is likely one that exceeded the expectations of a lot of people.

That’s not to say that it would be a slam dunk for success if someone were to try another concert with a similar format. It might work. It might not. You had some well-known musicians together who have a lot of chemistry.

(The lack of time between acts will likely be applauded no matter who is here next time).

It was a fun night and a format that people embraced.

And it proves that it is worthwhile to bring country music shows to Estevan again in the future.

Low impact gardening. As in, I don’t do much these days When it’s 24 C, it seems like spring finally arrived. The green thumbs must be in their glory. A bit of rain the previous night, followed by warm weather, ah! What more could a person ask for?

In my case, someone else to do the yard work.

I’m sure my late grandparents would not be impressed, but several years ago I gave up on gardening.

Oh, we used to plant a garden. In North Battleford. When we first bought a house in 2001, I was all over that like a fat kid on a Smartie. I even built a little chicken wire protector for my pathetic little strawberry patch.

But I think that buying several bags of sheep manure resulted in a losing war of several years with portulaca. It was like the war on terror. There is no end. And there was none in the portulaca war, either, until we sold the house. Perhaps you could consider that a surrender.

I believe the current owners do not have a garden there anymore, so perhaps in the intervening years one of the owners of that place conquered the weed, or surrendered and laid sod.

We tried to have a garden in Estevan for a few years. But when planting the garden resulted in one of the worst arguments of our soon-to-be 20-year marriage, I gave up and let it grow in as grass. Thankfully, we are still married. Better to buy frozen vegetables than pay for a divorce lawyer.

These days, most of my efforts have been repeatedly asking the daughter to cut the grass.

Eventually, she does. Eventually.

I recently saw two of my former boss’ weed control trucks driving around Estevan.

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK He used to be my publisher, but a few years ago, he and his brother-in-law went into the weed control business, principally in the oilpatch. They bought out an established outfit, spending their summers going from lease to lease, spraying noxious weeds. You want to lose a lot of weight? Forget the keto diet. Buy a spraying business.

Last year I glommed onto the fact that they also do weed control in town on days when it’s too windy to go out in the field. So I hired them. And my lawn looked much better.

And I recently walked in the backyard, and the eastern half is no longer 50 per cent dandelions, as it had been for years. Indeed, I didn’t see one, despite seeing several yards down the road covered in yellow. And thus, my lawn continues to look better, and I’m less likely to pollute my neighbours with yellow flowers. I phoned up said former boss to ensure I’m on the list for this year. It made a hell of a difference.

In previous years, I had spent many an hour on my hands and knees, using the oldfashioned dandelion fork. Then I got a fancier one, and it worked marginally better, but still required getting low.

Then I got one of those stand up things that you step on and four claws would grab the root. You’d then tilt it over, lift it up, and release the claws. However, after a while it

didn’t release perfectly, and despite many hours combing over the front grass, it never seems to be making much of a difference.

I tried spraying, but maybe my technique sucks. Or maybe I wasn’t using enough. I don’t know. Whatever I did, it did not work.

Thus, hiring the professionals has been a worthy investment. Indeed, I think it actually cost me less than what I was spending on chemicals doing it myself. It also saved me hours on my knees, or bending over in a futile battle I couldn’t win.

Another labour-saving concept hit me last year, too. Ever since I was a kid, using my mom’s lawnmower to cut the neighbour’s grass, I bagged the clippings. And ever since we first bought a house, we bagged the clippings. In dry years, when you cut the lawn once in all of August, no big deal. But when it’s been a wet year, oy.

Then this concept struck me – who has the nicest grass around? The golf course. And do they bag their clippings? Hell no. Maybe they do something on the greens. I don’t know.

But they sure don’t do the fairways. They leave all the clippings there, nicely mulched, where it turns into, get this, grass.

And so it seems that our mower, too, has a mulch function. Insert the mulch plug, and voila, no more bagging grass. Much easier on the daughter, much easier on me, and we actually have room in our garbage can. Even better, the grass seems to have improved, too.

In a nutshell, when it comes to yard work, my life had become much less stressful the less that I do. It only took me 18 years to figure it out.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News.

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Emergency Preparedness Week in Estevan schools

Genocide and Jehovah’s Witnesses Do you remember what genocide is?

I recently attended the presentation on this terrifying humaninvented idea, which brought me back to some contemporary problems and made me once again think about historical lessons.

The first time term was used was in 1944 and was officially defined in the United Nations Genocide Convention in 1948 as an “act committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.”This may include physical systematic extermination or harm to members, the imposition of living conditions that are supposed to erase the group and preferably memories about it, and other actions that dehumanize and then destroy the target.

The first and the strongest word that comes to mind when we turn towards this topic is Holocaust, the major genocide in our history when Nazis prosecuted those who they considered racially inferior. Usually, most people remember that this term is used in a conversation about a mass slaughter of Jewish people during the Second World War. Some recall that Roma people were also excluded from the Nazi’s classification system that outlined which categories of human beings had the right to live and which didn’t (Slavs were in the system, but in much lower quantity than living at that time).

Museums and exhibitions remind us that the first victims of the Nazi regime were political opponents such as communists and others, male homosexuals, whose orientation jeopardized the growth of German population, and disabled people, viewed as weak and not needed. Not too many remember that Jehovah’s Witnesses were also supposed to be exterminated since they refused to take weapons (which is against their faith) or swear their obedience.

The attitude towards the last group of people is still often mixed even in developed countries. Sometimes it might be caused by some pushiness of particular members, to a point dictated by the faith.

Sometimes it is due to the lack of understanding of their foundations and stereotypes about them (which survive through history same with stereotypes other traditionally targeted minority groups).

Nevertheless, I’ve never met anybody who was hurt or offended by a Jehovah’s Witness, who are usually friendly and positive.

It’s not the notion that exists in my old country. They took the attitude towards Jehovah’s Witnesses to a new (well-forgotten I guess) level. I recently got to know that my aunt, who has been in that faith for probably 30 years, was arrested in October. The organization was prohibited and its activities were forbidden, which left those who kept believing and talking about their faith beyond the law. She still remains under arrest and, as far as I know, may face anything from the surcharge to up to six years in prison. And she is not the only one.

I talked to some journalists asking if they were willing to write about this human rights violation, but they pointed out that since the organization is prohibited and there is a law that allows arresting those who disobey, there was nothing they could do and nothing to talk about.

But what later received the name Holocaust also was legalized and systematized on the government level. Does it mean it was fine?

There are eight to 10 stages of development of genocide, which are gradual and often become obvious for those who are not directly involved only in retrospective. It starts with the classification of people and splitting them into “us” vs. “them” groups. Then comes symbolization, when those groups are ascribed some symbols to designate them and allow stereotypes to grow. Then discrimination that makes the “us” group feel entitled, followed by dehumanization when it is explained why “they”do not deserve any rights (quite often “they”are equated with animals, insects or diseases) and organization.

Then groups completely polarize (even though they originally could be a part of the same nation) and preparation that is followed by the final solution: persecution and extermination, which are denied after words.

Millions of people kept quiet for years when the Holocaust was happening. Millions of people were deaf and blind. But the fact that nobody was screaming for help didn’t mean that everything was well.

The hatred slowly and quietly finds its ways into people’s minds and souls. Under cover of irritation, it settles down and starts growing, fed by different “foods”through different stages. And unless addressed, analyzed and hopefully cleaned out it stays.

I love my aunt a lot. She is one of the kindest, smartest and wisest people I know. Her faith helped her fight cancer through her life. It made her stronger and gave her courage. She never hurt anyone or did anything to be in prison. But back home she is now a part of “them,” and I’m afraid to see what will be coming next.

When having freedoms, we forget the price we paid for them and forget how easy it is to lose them.

After the Holocaust, we swore “never again” and promised to remember, however as humanity we keep failing our oath and keep making the same mistakes.

Spruce Ridge School Grade 3 students gathered for a picture with the firefighters and other members of the emergency preparedness team. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

The first week of May is known as Emergency Preparedness Week. This year, May 5 to 11 the City of Estevan safety co-ordinator Helen Fornwald along with Estevan firefighters and Red Cross volunteers visit schools to deliver presentations about safety during emergencies to Grade 3 students.

On Thursday the Mercury joined the safety preparedness educating crew at the Spruce Ridge School.

“This is an event that we do every year. We are welcome into the schools every year and Grade 3 students are who we target, that’s the age level, to get them to start thinking about

being prepared going home, and getting interactive with their families on being ready for any situation that arises,” said Fornwald.

Fornwald started the presentation talking to students about what emergency situations are and what they need to have in their emergency kit.

The demonstration kit included such things as flashlights, a whistle, can opener, compass, money, appropriate clothing, blanket, medications, bandages, hygiene items, some food and water. She noted that there is a lot of information online for both children and adults on making a ready kit and on how to prepare for emergencies.

Red Cross volunteer Carmela Backlun explained to students what the organization

does and how it operates. She also showed the Red Cross vests which designate volunteers from others, suggesting that they are there to help during emergencies.

Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser talked to children about how to behave if their clothes get caught on fire. With the help of a student volunteer, he demonstrated the proper actions in that kind of emergency. He also talked about firefighters’ gear.

The presentation came to an end with the children’s favourite part when a fully equipped firefighter, side-byside with Sparky, the rescue dog character, did the classroom search operation to save one of the students, who was pretending that he was stuck in

the building and was screaming for help.

“It’s a learning environment for them… Don’t be afraid if you see a firefighter in their turnout gear. Understand the Red Cross is there to help us. And then when there is danger or we are having a disaster that they know what to do and they prepared, making a ready kit,” said Fornwald.

Besides Spruce Ridge, on May 9, presentations were delivered to Pleasantdale and St. Mary’s Schools. And on May 10, the crew was going to Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur and Westview School.

Over the course of two days, around 160 children learn about safety during emergency situations.

Garrow gets court date in September, as six other dates didn’t work out

By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

Typically in Estevan Provincial Court, trial dates are frequently pushed back for a variety of reasons, with scheduling being a primary one.

Rarely is there the opportunity to go from arrest to trial in under a month, but that opportunity presented itself on Monday to Justin W. Garrow.

Well, almost presented itself.

Garrow had been charged with evading police and dangerous driving on May 2, and was in custody. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges he was facing. The court had

May 28 opened as date which had opened up, and Garrow’s attorney, Joelle Graham, asked that his trial be set for that date.

However, the key witness, an Estevan Police Service officer, was unavailable on that date.

So the court clerk started reading off dates, as per usual.

June 13. July 9, August 1. August 13. August 22. September 5. September 10. September 12. With each date announced, Garrow’s face gained a look of increasing incredulity. For each date, the officer, the key witness was either in training, on holidays, or otherwise unavailable.

Finally they came back to Sept.

5, and settled on that date, over three months past the first open date, and four months after the alleged offences took place.

Crown prosecutor Mitch Crumley noted that he had recently done a stint covering Regina’s court, and there it was common for a four-month delay.

As the Crown prosecutor was opposed to his release, and a bail hearing, referred to as a show cause hearing, had not yet taken place, Garrow faced the prospect of four months in remand pending trial.

Graham pointed out to Judge Michelle Brass, “To confirm, every single date

mentioned previously, I am available.”

Garrow is facing additional charges of obstruction and mischief, also from May 2.

Again, Graham asked for May 28. The witness couldn’t make it. Then the court clerk read out the dates. May 28. June 13. June 25. Again, those early dates did not work out for the Crown witnesses. In this case, July 9 was settled upon for a trial on those two charges.

Garrow will face a show cause hearing for each set of charges on Thursday. If he is not successful, he will remain remanded in custody until Sept. 5.

Two people charged with assault The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has announced that two people have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged assault in early May. Police conducted an investigation into the assault, which occurred during the May 5 night shift. Arrest

warrants were executed for two individuals, and arrests occurred May 6.

Kris Donald, 28, of Estevan has been charged with assault with a weapon, assault, possession of a weapon for a purpose of committing an offence, carrying a concealed weapon and breach

of probation, all under the Criminal Code.

Kaitlyn Bender, 25, of Estevan has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence, carrying a concealed weapon and breach of probation, also under the

Criminal Code.

Police later obtained and executed a search warrant at a residence in relation to this incident. Patrol members along with the EPS K9 unit conducted the search.

The two accused made appearances in court on Monday.

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Travelling yellow vest protesters return to Estevan to join weekly gathering at city hall The weekly gathering of the Yellow Vest protesters in front of City Hall in Estevan on Saturday had a couple of special guests.

Jay Riedel and Pat King, who operate the Rollin’ with Pat and Jay Show and other social media sites, were present to chat with the protestors and discuss issues they believe are facing the country.

Riedel, who is from Estevan, was the person who organized Estevan’s first Yellow Vest rally last December, and has remained active in the movement.

“It seems like I’ve been

gone for about four months, so it’s pretty neat to be back in my hometown,” said Riedel.

They spent the past month in Ontario, hosting town hall meetings when they talked about issues such as pipelines, the carbon tax and illegal immigration. Prior to that, they were in Alberta.

They believe they have held about 20 meetings, with the largest crowd coming for one in Red Deer that attracted nearly 100 people.

The response from the public has been pretty good, although King noted there were some issues with people

he called “keyboard warriors” in Arnprior, Ont., which forced them to switch locations in that community.

“They decided that they have the power to get us shut down in the (Royal Canadian) Legion halls, to where we support our legions, we support our veterans, and these people were able to cause a disruption with them (the legion),” said King.

Instead, they held the rally at a hotel where they stayed during United We Roll Convoy to Ottawa in February.

“These people kept going in and harassing the hotel

employees,” said King. “They kept going and trying to smear campaign, everything. They tried to do their best, but it didn’t work.”

The crowd in Arnprior proved to be one of the largest they had.

They were also in Montreal to investigate issues in Quebec regarding the importation of oil from Saudi Arabia into Canada.

And they visited the Oshawa GM plant and the Windsor Chrysler plant, both of which are facing job losses. “ We basic all y went around Ontario and talked to people who are really concerned and worried about their

jobs and their families because the government doesn’t have the interest at heart of the west or the east, and we proved it’s just as bad in the east as it is out here,” said Riedel.

Closer to home, Riedel and King recently participated in a convoy in Saskatoon that attracted about 50 vehicles.

“The town hall was second to none,” said King. “It was really heart-warming. They had a good contingent of speakers there. Everybody was really informative, and a lot of people went away with a whole new outlook on everything.”

Up next would be a convoy in Kitimat, B.C., named the Kitimat Convoy for Resources.

“We’re going to take everyone out west to Kitimat.

We’re going to meet with the First Nations population up there, and sit down and have some conversations with everything that we’ve been talking about,” said King.

“It’s time that we proved now to the east that this stuff is actually happening, and these people are actually on board.”

Riedel said it’s hard to believe that he’s been involved with the Yellow Vest protests for the past five months. Estevan was among the first in Western Canada. As for King, who worked here at one point, he was glad to be back in Estevan on Saturday.

Jay Riedel, left, and Pat King, right, pictured here with Riedel’s great nephew Kaiden Curtis, were at Estevan’s Yellow Vest protest on Saturday.

Operation Clean Sweep begins From left, City of Estevan employees Megan Pippus, Daria Klatt and Teanna Sieben picked up litter from the ditches along Highway 39 west of Estevan on Monday. It was the first day of the city’s Operation Clean Sweep campaign, and city staff and volunteers were out picking up garbage from entrances. Clean Sweep is a cleanup initiative from May 13-20 that includes a free weekend at the landfill for the final four days.

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Weatherford says it’s “business as usual” despite recent announcement Weatherford International announced May 10 a restructuring support agreement with a group of its senior noteholders that collectively holds or controls approximately 62 per cent of the company’s senior unsecured notes.

The proposed comprehensive financial restructuring would significantly reduce the company’s long-term debt and related interest costs, provide access to additional financing and establish a more sustainable capital structure.

Weatherford is considered one of the four major global oilfield services companies, along with Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes.

However, of those four, Weatherford has the most significant presence in southeast Saskatchewan, particularly in Estevan.

The transaction results in pro forma net leverage at or below 2.7x at year-end 2019.

The company’s business plan implies significant free cash flow generation under the new capital structure, resulting in reduction of net leverage to 1.8x in 2020 and 1.2x in 2021.

Weatherford expects to implement the restructuring agreement through a “prepackaged” Chapter 11 process and expects to file U.S. chapter 11 and Irish examinership proceedings. As part of this process, Weatherford intends to continue engaging in discussions with, and begin soliciting votes from, its creditors in connection with a proposed plan of reorganization prior to filing.

“During the past year, we have been executing a company-wide transformation to fundamentally improve the way we operate our business and to strengthen Weatherford for the

long run,” said Mark A. McCollum, president and CEO of Weatherford.

“Despite the challenging market dynamics our industry continues to face, we believe that our transformation strategy, which is designed to improve our execution capabilities, lower our cost structure and create efficiency to allow us to better price our products and services, will position Weatherford for long-term success.

“However, we still face a high level of debt that affects our ability to make investments in our company and implement further elements of our transformation plan. We are pleased that our noteholders recognize the long-term value Weatherford can create with an improved balance sheet as we work to achieve the full potential of our business transformation.

“We expect that the new capital structure will allow us to continue to capitalize on our momentum and build a truly integrated service company with sustainable profitability and long-term growth potential.”

The restructuring agree-

ment indicates the company will continue operating its businesses and facilities without disruption to its customers, vendors, partners or employees, and that all trade claims against the company (whether arising prior to or after the commencement of the Chapter 11 cases) will be paid in full in the ordinary course of business.

“We are taking these actions to ensure we can do an even better job of meeting our commitments to all of our key stakeholders by creating the strongest Weatherford possible,” said McCollum. “We do not anticipate any operational disruptions as a result of this announcement. Our customers, partners, employees and vendors should not experience any changes in the way we do business, and we expect their experience will improve after a restructuring is complete.

“We expect a restructuring will provide us with improved liquidity and greater financial stability and flexibility to make investments to enhance our platform while we continue to invest in the resources necessary for our business to grow.

We are confident that these

steps will allow us to continue our transformation journey and position Weatherford for long-term success.”

Under the terms of the restructuring agreement, the company’s unsecured noteholders would exchange approximately $7.4 billion of senior unsecured notes for approximately 99 per cent of the equity in the company and US$1.25 billion of new tranche B senior unsecured notes.

The restructuring agreement contemplates that Weatherford will receive commitments for approximately $1.75 billion in the form of debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing comprised of an approximately $1.0 billion DIP term loan that would be fully backstopped by certain members of the ad hoc noteholder group and an undrawn $750 million revolving credit facility provided by certain of Weatherford’s bank lenders, which would be available as part of the Chapter 11 process and be led by Citigroup, subject to conditions to be agreed.

The restructuring agreement also contemplates a commitment of up to $1.25 billion in new tranche A senior unsecured notes (the “Tranche A Notes”), backstopped by certain members of the ad hoc noteholder group, that would

be funded at emergence to repay the DIP financing, prepetition revolving credit debt, case costs, and to recapitalize the company at exit.

Pro forma for the transaction, the company would have up to $2.50 billion in total funded debt, which could be reduced based on several factors at exit. The size of the Tranche A Notes issuance can be adjusted downward by the company based on expected

cash needs at exit and could result in a smaller issuance than the $1.25 billion Tranche A Notes backstopped by certain members of the ad hoc group of noteholders.

Additionally, up to $500 million of the $1.25 billion of Tranche B Notes can, at the discretion of individual holders prior to emergence, be converted to equity at the midpoint of the chapter 11 plan equity value.

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By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has some new additions to its fleet of patrol vehicles, in the form of onboard computers.

The computers have been discussed for some time, as they were included in previous police budgets, but were not acquired until this year.

Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said there was a lot that went into developing the technology, and ensuring they have the proper documentation signed with other policing partners. “ We’re happy to announce that they have gone into all of our front-line police vehicles,” said Ladouceur.

The computers will have several benefits for officers.

Ladouceur said they will help transform the officers’ vehicles into mobile offices, and allow them to spend more time on the streets, as opposed to in the police station writing reports.

“Right now when a member attends an occurrence, and they have to do a report in relation to that occurrence, there’s only one option for them: they have to return to the station, park the car, get out of the car, come

Sgt. Craig Bird holds one of the on-board computers that can now be found in the Estevan Police Service’s patrol cars. into the station, type the report, and then go back out on the road,” said Ladouceur.

Some of these reports can be quite lengthy.

These computers allow officers to file the report in the car, so they can observe traffic and have a greater presence in the community.

They will also be able to pull up photos of wanted suspects, complete occurrence

reports in the car, search other police databases to determine if somebody is wanted, or find out if someone is a threat to police or the public. They can also check vehicle licence plates and registration.

“They will be able to electronically complete traffic violations, thereby saving a lot of time for the members, as well as accident reports.”

The accident reports

will be completed through a program called E-Collision, which allows the officer to file the report in real time and provide the report to Saskatchewan Government Insurance.

It also speeds up the process for those involved in an accident, and ensures accuracy for the officers.

“When an officer goes to a call, a lot of times they need

to know what they’re entering.

They need to know the history of that residence. They need to know who they’re dealing with, and this allows them to do that prior to going into that call.”

This will free up dispatch time, as the special constables are currently tasked with those searches for vehicle plates, or pulling up occurrence reports. Officers are able to do it themselves at the scene.

The switch to on-board computers is not unique to Estevan, as other police services have been using them for several years.

Ladouceur said there haven’t been any problems since the computers were installed in vehicles. Officers will start training in early June, with information on records management, writing and retrieving reports, and electronic collisions and ticketing.

“We’re hoping that everyone will have their training by the end of June.”

The computers are as functional as an office computer, and they’re ergonomically designed. They’re even fully adjusted to accommodate the size and the height of the officer.

“They’re on swivels. It’s

what we call a docking station, so with the turn of a key, these computers can then be removed. The officer can take them in to take a report directly in a residence or somewhere else. They can bring that computer into the police station to do work on it, and take it back out and dock it back in the station on the car.”

Computers are built to military specs, and have proven themselves in a policing environment.

The police chief said they looked at a number of records management systems. This one allows them to be tied to the RCMP’s records management system, which allows the EPS to search the RCMP database, and vice-versa.

“We really had to look at how we can work together, integrate computer systems in our cars that will still enable us the technology to be able to share that information fluidly between agencies.

“That takes a lot of research and a lot of time and a lot planning and a lot of programming to come up with solution that’s going to fit everybody’s needs.”

It also needs to be a secure system, so that information on the computers is not intercepted.

Police to host community engagement events The Estevan Police Service (EPS) is looking forward to having a number of special events and programs this year.

Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said that people can look forward to seeing the return of their annual open house, their police run and the youth nights.

He credited community programming officer Monica Rae for the work she has done so far, and her willingness to bring these events back.

“She was a fantastic addition to this organization,” said Ladouceur. “I can’t speak highly enough of her, and the engagement that she has brought into the community and for this police service.”

The open house was last held in 2016. W hen it happened previously, it was a popular attraction for families.

A specific date hasn’t been finalized.

“Our open houses have been fantastic,” said Ladouceur. “When we look back in

the past, there was tremendous turnout with families, and overwhelming support for it.”

People enjoyed the tours of the police station, which allowed them to see the EPS cell block, firing range, cruisers and technology. The police car bouncy castle is always a hit with the kids, he said, and they love the snacks and barbecue.

The police run was held in 2015 and 2016. It was halted a few years ago, because the EPS had some

initiatives on the go.

“We just didn’t find that we could … give it the attention it deser ves,” said Ladouceur.

The event will likely take place in the fall. Ladouceur said the EPS isn’t sure if they will offer a half-marathon, or if it would be a fun run of five or 10 kilometres.

Proceeds from the marathon would be directed to local charities or youth sports.

The youth nights were offered by the EPS in 2017, and they proved to be a big

hit in the community. The police offered them through a grant. “ We w e r e a b l e t o acquire a bunch of sporting equipment, everything from floor hockey to dodgeball to basketball and so forth,” said Ladouceur. “We’re looking forward to doing that again.”

It would not be geared towards just sports this time.

Rather, the youth nights could have some other activities, such as a barbecue.

They would still be free for all kids.

“We are so pleased with the engagement that we have as a police service. It’s something to be proud of. I would challenge most communities to say they have such a great relationship between their police service and their community, as we do in Estevan.”

The youth nights will likely begin once school is out for the summer. Rae has been busy in the schools, doing drug awareness presentations, and once that load lightens, Ladouceur expects she would have time for other commitments.

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The Estevan RCMP keeps busy with their main duties as well as community involvement. The detachment is responsible for providing policing services to six RMs surrounding the city of Estevan including the RMs of Estevan, Benson, Browning, Cambria, Coalfields and Cymri and all the communities within those RMs. Just a couple of months ago Saskatchewan RCMP launched a new province-wide Crime Watch Advisory Network. That is one of the projects that Estevan RCMP is currently focused on.

“That’s a good thing that we’ve implemented here in the province. Obviously, our goal is to reduce crime and to keep our community safe. I think it’s going a long way so we can get notifications out there from the local RCMP detachments to the communities and people who live in them. I think that’s one of the key things that we’ve been working hard on lately,” said Estevan RCMP Sgt. Jeff Clarke.

And there already have been some positive results.

“We’ve put a few crime watch network advisory notifi-

The Estevan RCMP Detachment building on Souris Avenue South. cations, and we have had positive results. We will actually be putting one out here shortly just to advise the public about some items that were located that had been stolen in the past. And part of it was as a direct result of the Crime Watch Advisory Network,” said Clarke.

With and without the system, Estevan RCMP was witnessing a decline in crime in the area. On a year to date basis, there was a 29 per cent decrease in property crimes.

A lot of it has to do with the RCMP putting all possible efforts into making the community a safer place and

the public working along with officers, keeping them advised of things going on in their communities, and any suspicious or criminal activities.

“I’d like to say it’s a good partnership between us and the communities,” said Clarke.

There are three RCMP units within the City of Estevan. The Estevan RCMP Detachment provides general duty police work. Any investigation or event that usually fall under police responsibilities is what the detachment responds to including assaults, break and enters, impaired drivers, crime prevention, criminal record

checks, community involvement and much more.

The second one, the Estevan Combined Traffic Services of Saskatchewan unit, enforces provincial and federal traffic laws, including speeding, registration or insurance infractions and impaired driving to keep roads and highways safe. The traffic unit includes members of the RCMP and two members of the Estevan Police Service.

The third one is the Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET), which deals with criminal activity crossing the Canada-U.S. border.

The unit works closely with

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and U.S. Border Agencies on such cases as human smuggling, international drug trafficking, failing to report, illegal crossings and other.

All three units are constantly involved in different activities.

“In the policing world there are always things to be doing, there is always stuff going on,” said Clarke.

One of the main duties of the Estevan RCMP Detachment is crime prevention and reduction, which includes reducing outstanding warrants, carrying out condition checks on offenders, conducting pro-active rural patrols and implementing the Rural Crime Watch Advisory Network mentioned above.

Besides, the local RCMP pays a lot of attention to employee health and wellness, which means that they ensure members get the proper training to complete their jobs proficiently and keep the public safe and provide a positive work environment.

Not the least of importance is the police-community relations, in frames of which in partnership with Estevan Fire and Rescue Service, the Estevan RCMP recently conducted the car seat safety clinic.

The RCMP Search and Rescue group that Clarke is a part of, is also looking forward to working with the new Southeast Search and Rescue chapter.

“The one that is starting here is the civilian side of it, so we obviously support them and they support us and we work together,” said Clarke.

M o r e o v e r, E s t e v a n RCMP will be helping to deliver drug awareness presentations to schools in Lampman, Macoun and Bienfait in May and June. Officers also attend rural communities and events, school presentation and visits and municipal council meetings.

“Every year we have a baseball game with Special Olympics here in Estevan…

We also attend various events within the communities, whether it be Canada Day celebrations, we are always involved in that with the parade in Bienfait. We are always involved with Lampman sports days. We are always involved with the Macoun … (events) and anything else that might be going on within the city,” said Clarke.

He underlined that Estevan RCMP is always looking for ways to assist and keep the communities safe.

EPS bicycle patrol unit returning this year Now that the temperatures have warmed up and spring has arrived, people can expect to see the Estevan Police Service’s bicycle patrol out on the streets and in the community.

The bicycle patrol was resurrected last year, with Const.

Keaton Wlaz taking the lead.

Members of the EPS use a wellmarked bicycle to get around the community.

Wlaz took the training through the Regina Police Service last year, and Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said that training is now being passed on to other officers in the local police force.

“Eventually the goal is to have all of our bicycle officers take the formal training that goes along with being a bicycle patrol officers, keeping in mind that this is part of a patrol unit, so it’s not a separate stand-alone unit,” said Ladouceur.

When time is available,

and when shifting allows, the officers have the option to go out on the bike.

Each of the EPS’s four platoons has an officer who is part of the unit. There is also an officer from the specialty units who can participate.

Joining Wlaz are in the bicycle unit are Constables Jarren Senchuk, Landon Polk, Daniel Gagniard and Braden Lonsberry.

The bicycle unit has a lot of advantages, Ladouceur said.

One of the biggest is community engagement. Ladouceur expects they will be out in the community promoting bicycle safety, particularly during Bicycle Safety Week later this month. The unit will also be out at events.

“Sometimes our officers are shielded by their car, and they’re harder to approach in that environment,” said Ladouceur. “This allows people to come up and talk with our

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On those nights in which there is a community event, he believes it would be nice to have an officer who is out on a bicycle.

Ladouceur said the bicycle and equipment came in late last summer, so the goal was always to have the unit fully ready for this year.

“They have specialized pants, jackets, shirts and all that stuff that have to be ordered.

Helmets and gloves, and the bicycle have to be acquired. It has to be decalled and equipped and everything else. It seems very simple, it’s just a cop on a bike, but there’s more to it, obviously, than that.”

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“There’s always the option on foot, but obviously it’s a little bit slower,” said Ladouceur.

He cited the example of someone being at a red light and using their cellular phone, and they might not realize that the person using a nearby bicycle is a police officer.

“Even though they’re identifiable as such, it’s not something people generally pay a lot of attention to like they would a police vehicle or a police car,”said Ladouceur.

Wlaz said it’s good to be involved with the bike patrol once again this year, and to get some exercise and to interact with the public while he’s on duty.

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Estevan students raised enough money to supply clean water to two villages

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Spruce Ridge and Pleasantdale Schools’ students were carrying water jugs around the Estevan C o m p re h e n s i ve S c h o o l track Friday to make this world a little better.

The Estevan We Walk f o r Wa t e r ac t i v i t y w a s brought together within the framework of We Day international organization to attract attention to the global water problem.

A team of 51 Grade 6-8 students, who are in the schools’ leadership and We Day groups put the We Day shirts on, grabbed at least

nine litres of water each and went for their first lap at the Estevan Comprehensive School track. “ We are walking for water today to help communities that don’t have access to clean water,” said Sarah Driscoll, Pleasantdale School student leadership committee teacher.

After the opening laps, participants could adjust the amount of water they were carrying. Some put four-litre milk jugs into their backpacks, while others would walk with halffilled five-gallon bottles in their hands. The water they were carr ying had a connecting symbolical

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“A lot of young children and women in these countries don’t get the opportunity to go to school or work because they are walking hours a day to get water for houses, and it’s not always clean. So when we raise the money it helps these communities have access to clean water. They can drill wells and get the filtration systems,” said Driscoll.

Prior to the event, students did pledges and different fundraising activities.

“They went and talked to their family members and community members that they knew to raise money. We did a bake sale as well, just to help get those pledges in and raise money to help these communities,” said Driscoll. “We do have some kids today (Friday) that are being pledged per

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And then they’ll get pledges for those 20 laps.”

Jade Bedore and Sarah Nykiforuk of Pleasantdale School were sharing 12 litres of water in between two of them, and each one was aiming at 10 laps for the day, which would make about four kilometres, and would help to make a difference in the world.

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“We can help people in third world countries to get clean water,” said Bedore.

“We raise money for them. We got $2,000, and it’s enough for two villages,” added Nykiforuk.

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Eels begin defence of provincial title The Estevan Golden Eels swim club has established themselves as the class of the province in summer speed swimming in the last few years.

And now they have started get ready for the upcoming season, as they hope to add to their dynasty.

The Golden Eels have been holding practices at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre since May 1. They meet from 4-6 p.m. each day from Monday to Thursday.

“Friday is an elective practice. If you want to come and work on a certain skill, every week it changes,” said head coach Colin Sutter.

The practices have been going well, he said. They try to have at least two coaches in the water at all times, giving the swimmers some one-on-one team to build their skills.

“I really think the improvements are already noticeable in Week 2,” said Sutter.

About 50 young people are part of the club this year.

Sutter said it’s a fairly stable number, but he believes they might have a few more swimmers in the younger age groups.

The Estevan Golden Eels are back in the pool, getting ready for the upcoming season.

There’s a six-and-under program that serves as an entry level for the club, followed by several other age

groups: seven and eightyear-olds, nine and 10-yearolds, 11 and 12-year-olds, and 13 and up.

“I’m quite content. I think we have a good amount for the number of coaches we have, and I’m really proud of

the turnout,” said Sutter.

Four junior coaches are also part of the program: Jaiden Jocelyn, Adien

DeLeeuw, Charlotte Andrist and Hannah Mantei. Erin Wilson is also providing assistance.

The club will hold a mini meet in early June that will give them a chance to get younger swimmers accustomed to what happens at a full-fledged meet. Then they will have their first regular meet out of town in June.

Their home meet will happen July 6. The provincial meet will be during the August long weekend in Rosetown.

The Eels will be seeking their sixth straight provincial title this year. Sutter said he is nervous entering the season, because the team has done so well in the past.

“There is a little bit of pressure there, to fill some pretty big shoes,” said Sutter. “But I’m excited to give it a try.”

The success experienced in recent years also makes it easier to bring in kids for the team.

“It makes it much easier to encourage kids to join the team when there’s lots of winning and lots of strong competition everywhere,” he said.

Local players help Prince Albert Raiders win Western Hockey League title This year ’s Western Hockey L eague ( WHL) champions have a strong local flavour.

The Prince Alber t Raiders defeated the Vancouver Giants 3-2 in overtime Monday night at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert to win the best-ofseven WHL final in seven games.

The Raiders captain is defenceman Brayden Pachal of Estevan, who played his minor hockey in the Energy City until heading to Moose Jaw to play midget hockey.

He also played several games of junior hockey with the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins.

Pachal, who is in his fourth season in the WHL,

Estevan’s Cole Fonstad hoists the Ed Chynoweth Cup in the air after the Prince Albert Raiders won the WHL title on Monday night. Photo by Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Multimedia

had a goal and eight points in 22 postseason games with the Raiders this season.

Also on the Raiders is for ward Cole Fonstad of Estevan, who is in his third season of major junior hockey. Fonstad, a fifth round selection of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, also played his minor hockey in Estevan until he reached midget, and had one game with the junior Bruins.

Fonstad finished with two goals and six points in 20 postseason games.

Prince Albert had a 3-1 series lead over the Giants in the final, but the Giants won Games 5 and 6 to tie the series. Dante Hannoun’s goal with 1:35 to play in the first overtime period lifted the Raiders to the series victory.

It ’s the Raiders first Western Hockey League championship since 1985.

That team was coached by former Estevan Bruin Terry Simpson. They went on to win the Memorial Cup. This year’s Memorial Cup will be played in Halifax from May 17-26.

Prince Albert Raiders captain Brayden Pachal, left, who is from Estevan, accepts the Ed Chynoweth Trophy from WHL commissioner Ron Robison. Photo by Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Multimedia

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Coal Country Run draws fitness enthusiasts

Participants in the Coal Country Run depart the start-finish line at Rotary Hall in Woodlawn Regional Park on Saturday.

This year’s Coal Country Run drew a large crowd to Woodlawn Regional Park on Saturday, with people of all ages and fitness levels showing up to support fitness in the community.

The run started and finished at the park’s Rotary Hall. Participants could walk or run a distance of five or 10 kilometres, and there was also a mini mile for children.

A total of 143 people registered and braved the cool, windy conditions. Fifteen of the participants were in the kids’ mini mile.

It raised $5,200 for the Fresh Air Fitness outdoor exercise area on the park’s east end.

In the five-kilometre event, Rolfe Pletzmueller had the best time among the men

at 23 minutes and 36 seconds, while Chantel Longman was the fastest woman at 27:48.

In the 10 kilometres, Mark Newtwon was the fastest male entrant at 46:54, while Leigh Rosengren had the best time among the women at 48:21.

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Organizers Debby Knight and Peggy Rohatyn noted that in conjunction with the event, there was a small expo with eight vendors. They also had a free yoga session for people to stretch and warm up before the race, and free massages after the run/walk.

Brunch was served and awards were handed out after the races wrapped up.

Ruth Pecson wins badminton bronze at provincials A member of the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs badminton team won a bronze medal at the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association’s provincials in Swift Current on Saturday.

Ruth Pecson went 3-2 overall to win the medal in girls’ singles. She opened with a 2-0 win over Alison Wood from Miller High School in Regina, “It was great,” she said. “I feel like the first game is just to get all of the nerves out, and usually I think that’s the hardest one to win, so it was really nice to come out with a win on that one, and it set me up for the rest of the tournament.”

Her next game was a 2-1 loss to Kayleen Oftedal of Meadow Lake’s Carpenter High School, but Pecson recovered to win 2-0 over Sheena Tupas from Bethlehem Catholic High School in Saskatoon in her final round robin game, and advance to the medal round.

She lost 2-0 (21-16, 2115) to eventual provincial champion Marissa Skavlebo

of Shellbrook in the semifinal round, and then defeated Oftedal 2-0 (21-14, 21-10) in the bronze medal game.

She believes she was more focused when she faced Oftedal for the second time.

“I wanted to try to limit my mistakes and my errors, and tried to go for it,” said Pecson.

A Grade 12 student at ECS, Pecson was at provincials for the first time. She said she didn’t know what to expect at provincials until she played that first game.

“Lots of people say that it’s a different ball park, because there are so many more schools there from Saskatoon and Regina, who are so much better. I didn’t know personally if I would be able to compete, but I tried to stay with an open mind before going into it.”

Pecson started playing badminton when she was six years old and still living in the Philippines, and she believes the sport has become a second nature for her, so she was pleased to get a crack at provincials while she was in high school.

Ruth Pecson won a bronze medal in girls singles at badminton provincials in Swift Current on the weekend.

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Hillcrest School’s Hurricane Drama Club is practising for the big premiere. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

Press Start and Hillcrest School will take you to the world of video games

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With just a few weeks left until the big premiere the Hillcrest School’s Hurricane Drama Club is putting final touches on this year’s school play Press Start. The public is invited to come and enjoy the results of many months of work on May 30 at 7 p.m.

“It ’s all about video game world. It’s all about famous characters that we know already. They’ve run out of lives and they got to find the way to get back into the video games,” explained Hillcrest School’s community education liaison Sara Pippus.

There also will be preshows where other schools will be invited in.

This year the cast involves students ranging from Grade 3 to up to Grade 8.

All together there are 35-40 students working on this play including characters, people making costumes and props and helping backstage. “ We’ve had support from the community for different items and different things that we’ve needed.

And it’s just a really fun time for everybody to be able to be involved in it,” said Pippus.

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This will be a way to show support to students who dedicated their time and talents to putting the play together.

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Children worked all winter long to bring this play to perfection. After Christmas the roles were assigned and then rehearsals started.

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The parts are put up at the start, and then the kids are allowed to pick which parts they want to audition for, and then they are auditioned just like you would for a big production. And … a small body of people … choose which characters would fit best,” said Pippus.

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FireďŹ ghters respond to call at Pharmasave, conduct controlled burn in the valley Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service spent more than an hour at a call at the Estevan Pharmasave on May 8.

Fire Chief Dale Feser said crews were alerted at about 6:45 p.m. to the smell of smoke, and a possible structure fire, at the building. They arrived on scene to find the business was safely evacuated, and a medium hazing of smoke was inside. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crews did make entry to find a possible source of the smoke, and spent some considerable amount of time before we found the cause of the smoke entering into the building,â&#x20AC;? said Feser.

The smoke was caused by a wire on the rooftop heating and air conditioning unit that had shorted onto an oil cooler line, which dispersed a cloud of smoke inside the building itself. Power was isolated to the unit.

The smoke was non-toxic in nature, and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cause any damage.

Firefighters were able to ventilate and clear the smoke from the building, and Pharmasave reopened just after 8 p.m.

The issue was repaired the following day.

Staff and customers handled the situation well, Feser said, as the staff safely evacuated shoppers from the building, and nobody suffered from smoke inhalation.

The fire department has also been busy conducting a controlled burn in the Pleasantdale valley. Feser said about 75 per cent of the work around Chinook Bay was completed Friday.

The department hoped to get back out there on Tuesday evening, if the moisture and the wind are suitable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to try to finish off that little section,â&#x20AC;? said Feser.

The purpose is to take care of the dense overgrowth of vegetation in the valley. If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an accidental fire, it could quickly overcome suppression resources. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen a lot of dense overgrowth in vegetation that has accumulated in the valley, and we want to try to get a handle on us before it becomes a real issue,â&#x20AC;? said Feser.

The affected area is around Chinook Bay, 13th Avenue and Seventh Street.

The fire department was also called to a tractor equipment fire south of the city on

FireďŹ ghters responded a smoke-related call at Pharmasave on May 8. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia May 6. A piece of equipment had suffered mechanical failure, causing friction to start a bale on fire. The fire was extinguished and the equipment was pulled away from the bale stacks.

And they responded to an elevator rescue at a hotel in east Estevan on May 9. They found six occupants trapped inside, but none were experiencing medical issues. All six were eventually removed without incident.

The fire department has also been busy with community involvements and training.

Feser was the reviewing officer for the No. 2901 Estevan Army Cadetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; annual ceremonial review and awards night on May 7.

The fire department, the local emergency measures organization and the Canadian Red Cross also visited elementary schools in the community for Emergency Preparedness Week. (See Page A5 for more

on this story).

A training night May 7 for their new recruits covered fire control. The aspiring firefighters spent three hours learning ways to control fires in different environments.

And they had their annual fit testing for self-controlled breathing apparatus (SCBA) masks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a third party contractor come in, and we have to wear our SCBA masks to make sure that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting

a good seal, and no toxic gases are going to enter into the masks when the firefighters are wearing them,â&#x20AC;? said Feser.

The fire department also spent the day of May 8 training summer students and new hires with the City of Estevan on how to properly use a fire extinguisher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had approximately 60 individuals go through training in that particular area of using fire extinguishers,â&#x20AC;?

Feser said.

Police release names of alleged impaired drivers The Estevan Police Service has released the names of three people recently charged for allegedly driving while impaired.

Daniel Macneish, a 60-year-old man from Winnipeg, was charged April 13 with failing or refusing to provide samples of breath upon demand of a peace officer, impaired driving and resisting arrest.

Kade David Anderson, 22, of Estevan, was charged with impaired driving and operating a conveyance with a blood-alcohol content exceeding .08 on April 19.

Randy Scott Miller, 58, of Mainprize Park, was charged

with operating a conveyance while impaired on April 30.

The charges have not been proven in court.

In other recent police news, officers assisted the Canada Border Ser vices Agency when a vehicle failed to stop at the border May 8.

The suspects were located and returned to the border.

Members responded to a call May 9 from a local citizen who located a three-year-old girl wandering outside an apartment building. Upon arrival, the girl was found in good physical condition and reunited with her mother a short time later. Police contacted the Ministry of Social

Services and are continuing to investigate.

Members made an arrest May 10 on several charges.

Police attended to a residence in the Willow Park Greens area, where a 26-year-old woman from Weyburn was arrested for failing to comply with a recognizance, possession of methamphetamine for purposes of trafficking and possession of a prohibited weapon. She was lodged in cells and was remanded for court Monday.

Police responded to a report of a fuel drive-off. Officers attended and viewed security footage. They were able to ascertain the identity of

the individual and contacted the person about the incident.

After a brief investigation, it was learned that the incident was accidental and the suspect went back and took care of the outstanding charges.

They were warned about their actions.

Members then received a report of a big dog that was running at large in a residential area. Police and bylaw enforcement searched the area, and were able to locate the dog and return it to its owner, who was also looking for the dog.

Police were called to an accident that was reported from the parking lot of an apartment complex. Upon

Woodlawn explains reasons for daily rate increase The Woodlawn Regional Park is explaining the reasons for increasing the daily gate pass rates for this season.

The park announced earlier this month that the daily gate fee to access the park would increase from $5 to $10. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s believed to be the first increase for the daily rate in many years.

Park business manager Maureen Daoust said they looked at the day pay rates in the offseason, and compared it to other regional parks in the province, particularly those in the southeast. Many of those parks donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the same amenities as Estevan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their gate fees are anywhere from $7 and $10 per day, so we took a look,â&#x20AC;? said Daoust. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a couple of board members that sit â&#x20AC;Ś around our table and have been there for probably 20-plus years, and none of them can remember there ever being an increase since the inception of the park.â&#x20AC;?

They also considered what the park has to offer before increasing the rates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything we incur for revenue goes right back into the park to maintain and continue to offer amenities to all of the patrons that enter the park,â&#x20AC;?

Daoust said She believes Woodlawn is more aligned with what other regional parks are offering in the province.

Since the rate increase became public, people have been asking questions, but the park wanted to be pro-active and let people know about the rate increase in advance.

There are people who are reluctant to pay when they reach the gate, and some have been verbally abusive of the staff in the past. So the park is trying to let the public know in advance that they are doing it.

Daoust also reminded people to treat the park staff with courtesy and respect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the

rules, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just enforcing them,â&#x20AC;? said Daoust.

The season pass will re-

police arrival, it was learned that the damage was minor and both vehicles were still drivable. No injuries were reported and both drivers were instructed to swap information and report the incident to Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI). No further police involvement was required.

Members attended to several noise complaints throughout the night. The homeowners were warned of the bylaw.

Officers are investigating a complaint of an assault.

Police responded to a complaint of an assault at a local licensed premise. The incident is also being investigated.

Officers are looking into several bylaw complaints on March 11 of vehicles parked for extended periods of time

main $45 for this year, and will get pass holders into any regional park in the province.

on residential streets. Numerous vehicles had their tires chalked by police. Under the Estevan traffic bylaw, vehicles are only allowed to remain parked on a street for 24 hours before they have to be moved.

The fine for over-parking is $80.

Police dealt with an accident on 13th Avenue and King Street. A vehicle had run into the back of a second vehicle, which in turn hit a third vehicle in front of it. The vehicles were still drivable due to the low speeds involved.

Police are investigating the matter and speaking to witnesses.

Members are investigating a matter in which a vehicle sustained some damage by an individual after it was parked in a business parking lot. The vehicle suffered several hundred dollars in damage.

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Keep our city looking good. Clean Sweep week started May 13th.

2019 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE 2019

MAY 13

MAY 14

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.

MAY 15

MAY 16

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

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)

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(7) TUESDAY- FRIDAY JULY 2-5

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).

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)

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.

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PUBLIC NOTICE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESTEVAN PURSUANT TO THE CITIES ACT THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESTEVAN, GIVES NOTICE OF ITS INTENTION TO IMPLEMENT A BYLAW TO SET RATE OF TAXATION, HEALTH LEVY AND LIBRARY LEVY. ON MAY 6, 2019 MEETING THE FIRST READING OF THIS BYLAW WAS PASSED AND THE FINAL READINGS IS EXPECTED TO BE ON MAY 27, 2019.

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

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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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

* NO MAY 20 ** NO APRIL 29 *** MAY 20 ONLY **** NO MAY 1 *****NO JUNE 8 Schedule Subject to Change. Please visit www.estevan.ca for updates on closures and cancellations. Proper footwear and exercise wear is required to participate. Please note during school breaks, (Teachers Convention, Spring Break and Christmas Break) Fitness, Aquatic Centre and Arena schedules may vary. Please visit our live schedules at www.estevan.ca

THE PROPOSED BYLAWS 2019-2013, AND 2019-2015 MAY BE INSPECTED BY ANY PERSON IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE, ON THE MAIN LEVEL OF CITY HALL, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 AM AND 4 PM, MONDAY TO FRIDAY. DATED THIS 7TH DAY OF MAY, 2019; JUDY PILLOUD, 1102 4TH STREET, ESTEVAN, SK S4A 0W7

CAREER - LICENSED, RED SEAL HVAC/REFRIGERATION TECHNICIAN DROP IN RECREATION

FITNESS SCHEDULE

ESTEVAN LEISURE CENTRE - EFFECTIVE April 28 - June 30

MONDAY GRIT AQUA AWE EASY STRETCH CHAIR YOGA MOM & BABY AQUA SCULPT

6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM - 6:10 PM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM NO CLASSES 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM MAY 20 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM

TUESDAY SPIN AQUA AWE TWINGES & HINGES SCULPT STROLLER BOOTCAMP CORE 2.0 SCULPT LIGHT GRIT AQUASTEP

6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM

WEDNESDAY GRIT AQUA AWE EASY STRETCH PIYO LIVE MOM & BABY AQUA SCULPT AQUA STEP CARDIO BOOT CAMP AQUASTEP

6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM - 6:10 PM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM

THURSDAY SPIN 6:10 - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM AQUA AWE 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM TWINGES & HINGES 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM SCULPT 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM STROLLER BOOT CAMP 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CORE 2.0 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM SCULP LIGHT 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM CORE 2.0 5:15 PM - 5:45 PM GRIT 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM AQUASTEP 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM FRIDAY GRIT AQUA AWE GRIT EASY STRETCH FOAM ROLLER SUNDAY DEEP WATER POWER

6:10 AM - 6:50 AM - 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM 8:00 PM - 8:45 PM