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Mother Nature tests residents of Energy City, once more time

By Norm Park and David Willberg No dams were compromised this time, but the memories of the flood of 2011 came floating back into the minds of many local residents on Sunday afternoon and evening when Mother Nature, once again, unleashed her fury on the Energy City.

This time Estevan was ready, or as ready as one can be, for a problematic weather pattern that saw about 100 mm of rain come down in sheets, bolstered by high winds which blew the rain and pea-sized hailstones, horizontally into local neighbourhoods. Tree leaves and flowering plants were shredded and many local roads had to be swiftly blockaded by fast-acting city public works employees as the water quickly spilled over the curbs when storm drainage systems

were unable to keep up with the sudden burst of water.

By 9 p.m., emergency measures co-ordinator Helen Fornwald found time to speak to the media regarding the action plans and the potential of a further onslaught of rain and wind forcasted for Monday and Tuesday. She said that meant the local state of emergency would remain in place until local officials could be assured that, indeed, the worst would be over.

Fornwald was joined

by Estevan Police Service (EPS) Inspector Murray Cowan, RCMP Const. Chad Mehl and RCMP Sergeant Darren MacDougall (traffic division) along with City Manager Jeff Ward for the quickly called session held in the conference room at EPS headquarters.

Later, the Mercury was able to speak with Fire Rescue Chief Dale Feser

regarding the responses made by their teams of responders.

Fornwald quickly listed seven roads within the city that were blocked off to traffic due to flooding or damaged infrastructure, noting that some of those blockades could remain in effect for a day or two, depending on the situation and recovery efforts.

Manhole covers on a few of the streets had been lifted by the force of the water surges and Cowan noted that in some instances, the difficulties were exacerbated when curious motorists insisted on driving through the flooded streets, causing rippling waves that caused even more damage to buildings that were already having water seeping under their doors.

Ward said they had received a call from Jim Reiter, the provincial minister responsible for disaster

relief, indicating ongoing support and added, there would be a significant addendum to the report the city filed with the provincial disaster assistance program (PDAP) seeking compensation following the previous storm that saw damaging winds and rain hit the city, thus triggering the call for assistance at that time.

Duane McKay, fire commissioner and executive director of emergency management and fire safety for the province, said on Monday they had dispatched one emergency services officer to Estevan on Sunday and one officer at the operations centre was dedicated to the ongoing situation in Estevan on Sunday, moving into Monday.

PDAP and health officials were ready to play their roles too, he suggested, once it was learned where they would fit into the process.

McKay also noted there is a cache of equipment, packed and ready as a result of the 2011 floods. These supplies were available for dispatch on semi-trailers, if needed in Estevan. That equipment consisted of such things as barriers, sand bags, pumps and hoses. He also said up to 300 Red Cross emergency kits had been assigned to Estevan.

Cowan said emergency response personnel within the city reacted quickly and there were enough police officers available, since the peak need arrived just as the shift changes were scheduled. “So the day shift just stayed on and the night shift joined them,” he said.

Const. Mehl said the local RCMP detachment had not received any calls from outlying areas requesting special assistance or any emergency response needs, but they would continue to monitor and do regular

checks to ensure no one was in danger and they were prepared to supplement policing resources in Estevan on request. That sentiment was echoed by Sgt. MacDougall who promised additional personnel, upon request.

“We are in a holding pattern right now on that issue,” said Fornwald at the Sunday night briefing. She said a temporary evacuation centre had been set up at the Estevan Comprehensive School in the event any families needed to make use of that service. The Red Cross was co-ordinating that effort along with her team. Later in the evening, it was determined that the evacuation centre and registration would be moved to the police station for more convenience and the fact that only a few residents, at that time, would be needing to evacuate their homes, although they were keeping

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Response teams stayed on the job A1⇠ a close eye on the southern edge of the city. The centre has since been located in the Civic Auditorium with a few families evacuated from the south side of the city, registering for assistance and most finding accommodations with family or friends.

Feser said the fire rescue teams had responded to nine calls between 4:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

One call involved a fire at the Estevan water treatment plant that was “knocked down in a hurry and didn’t cause any structural damage and didn’t compromise the water service,” he said.

One family on the 700 block of George Street had to be evacuated after their basement wall collapsed.

Feser said they attended that area and determined it was best to remove the family, since the damages were substantial enough to warrant it. The family spent the night with relatives.

Several additional calls were false alarms triggered by wet automatic alarm systems.

“We’ll send a few people home for a few hours to let them get a bite to eat and then they’ll be back and switch off with the others,” said Feser, referring to his team’s plans

for the remainder of that evening heading into early Monday morning.

Following up on that report, Feser stated on Monday morning they had responded to three more calls, making the total response tabulation 12 calls and that included a few minor fires and one more structural damage call in the 1300 block of Fourth Street.

“We stayed on standby at the site while SaskPower employees cut the power, then we were able to get in to suppress a minor fire at the Ritchie Brothers office. It was isolated to a small area and didn’t cause any further damage.

Their bigger problem was the water, not the fire. That was around 11 p.m.”

The Fire Rescue team also attended to a carbon monoxide emergency call on King Street where they donned masks to eliminate the problem. The property owner had placed a generator, used to drive a pump to eliminate water, too close to the home which caused the family’s carbon monoxide alarm to be set off.

The family left the home and phoned for emergency assistance.

Feser said none of the occupants required medical assistance since they had wisely evacuated at the first warning sign.

Vehicles attempting to navigate Estevan’s streets Sunday afternoon and evening were in for a challenge as the water levels continued to rise until mid-evening before beginning to subside as storm drains started to gain the advantage.

“If you are using generators, place them at least 15 feet from the home,” he said.

Feser also asked parents and other adults to stop children from entering the valley areas in and around Estevan since they are now filled with water, some of it unseen, and it could be unhealthy since some of that water may contain untreated sewage due to the extent of the

water surges.

In total, Feser said the 20 fire rescue members on call worked in and out of a rotation throughout the day and night on Sunday and into Monday.

SaskWater officials also told the Mercury there was adequate room in Rafferty Dam to accommodate the sudden influx of a huge volume of water, even if the rains continued into the next couple of days.

Terri Lang, meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the automatic recording station at the Estevan Airport recorded 73.1 mm of rain, or a little more than three inches.

Most of that fell over a two-hour period, she said.

Between 4 and 5 p.m., 26.1 mm fell and the following hour, the rainfall amounted to 39.4 mm.

Lang said she was not surprised that certain areas

in the community recorded over five inches of rain that day. The single-day record for Estevan was set on July 11 of 1974 when 91.7 mm of rain was recorded.

More rain and potentially high winds remained in the weather forecasts for Monday and a bit more was perhaps in store for Tuesday before more assured relief could be found in the forecast for Wednesday.

Estevan has received a lot of rain this year

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The thunderstorm that dropped approximately five inches (125 millimetres) of rain on some parts of Estevan on July 10 was the most significant storm

to blast the Energy City this year, but it’s not the only powerful storm in recent weeks.

Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said their automatic recording station at the Estevan Airport has

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received 322.2 millimetres of rain between May 1 and July 10, although those numbers could vary compared to the amount recorded within city limits.

And while May, June and July are the three wettest months of the year on average in Estevan, the normal rainfall for those three months is still only 194.4 millimetres.

“We’re almost getting to double that,” said Lang.

Estevan received 95.1 millimetres in May, compared to the monthly average of 52.2 millimetres, and 131.1 millimetres in June, compared to the 74.8 millimetres it would receive in a normal year.

July has resulted in 94 mil-

limetres in the first 10 days, which is already above the full-month average of 67.5 millimetres.

“I think most people think that most of the precipitation for the year falls in the winter months, but … the winter is kind of the dry months,” said Lang.

Most of the precipitation comes through the rain showers and thunderstorms in the late spring and the summer.

“It’s what the farmers count on and it’s what the rivers and streams count on, as well,” said Lang.

“This is just taking it a bit too much. I know the previous months had been quite dry for Estevan, and the winter was quite dry,

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but you seem to be making up for it now over the last three months.”

And all of that moisture creates problems when Estevan does receive a rain event like it did on July 10.

“The ground is already saturated from previous rains, so its ability to absorb more rain is quite limited,” said Lang. “Obviously, it’s been quite wet in the southeast part of the province, and this rainfall yesterday just came too fast for the sewer systems to handle it, and for the ground to be able to handle it.”

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Another system was expected to strike Estevan in the early morning of July 11, but it didn’t, and Estevan did enjoy a reprieve from the rain for a while that day. There was even some sunshine and some strong winds to help with the drying process. But the rain was expected to return in the evening of July 11, and linger through the following day, bringing 25 to 30 millimetres to the city.

The forecast is for drier and warmer conditions in the Estevan area for the end of the week.

“Here’s hoping that the weather pattern holds, and that everyone can dry up a little bit,” said Lang.

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Photos capture storm devastation

A woman races through a flooded Smith Street after her car became trapped by the water in the middle of the road. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

The floor at Affinity Place ended up with some water which wasn’t the result of melted ice, but rather an invasion of flood water. When electricity was restored, pumps and staff members made quick work of the clean up. Photo submitted by Candace Smyth.

A trapped motorist gets a push out of the water that flooded Smith Street.

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Federal ministers tour Boundary Dam

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

The carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) unit at Boundary Dam and the technology it utilizes continue to attract the attention of the federal government.

This attention came in the form of a visit and tour of the facility on July 6.

Federal Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr toured the CCS wascana unit, accompanied by Regina MP and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Saskatchewan Environment Minister Herb Cox and SaskPower CEO Mike Marsh.

Carr’s tour of the facility was to gather information for the federal government, which he said needs to learn more about the technology.

Carr described the needs of progressive federal initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as “the point where technology meets public policy.”

He said the CSS technology in place at Boundary Dam, has achieved a global level of recognition.

“We know what the International Energy Agency said, and they are probably the most important think tank talking about this technology in the world. They say we’re going to need it as we move towards our aggressive climate goals,” said Carr. “People are coming from every continent to look at this technology, to assess how it can help them reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so the government of Canada is very interested in helping with the development of it.”

Carr addressed a common criticism of carbon cap-

Federal Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr, flanked by SaskPower CEO Mike Marsh, left, and Regina wascana MP and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, spoke to media after touring the carbon capture and sequestration unit at Boundary Dam, on July 7. ture technology, the allegation that it’s a half-measure to mitigating climate change, saying, “Those who say. ‘It’s good, but not good enough, so stop doing it?’ No. What you do is, you try to make it better.”

During a media scrum after his tour of the CCS facility, Carr was asked if Saskatchewan could serve as an example to Alberta, a province that has a mandate in place to completely phase out coal power. Carr said each province will have a different approach to how they reduce emissions.

“I’m sure we don’t have to tell them (about carbon capture technology). They understand the technology,”

he said. “The prime minister and premiers are looking at what we can come up with for a pan-Canadian framework, and new technologies will fit into that framework.”

On the subject of the retrofitting of Units 4, 5 and 6 at Boundary Dam with carbon capture technology, Carr said the federal government will be following the project with a great deal of interest and care, but that it’s far too early to talk about specific government investments.

On the same subject, Marsh said SaskPower is looking at different options on which units could be built, when, and under what circumstances. He added that Unit 3 remains the prior-

ity, with SaskPower working to make sure the facility is operating as efficiently as possible.

Marsh said, “We want to be able to monitor operating and maintenance costs, and then make a very informed decision on Units 4 and 5. The drop-dead date on making a decision on carbon capture is December 2019.”

“We’ve been looking at issues around carbon capture technology since around the mid-1990s, and this is not a new thing,” he said. “With endorsement from Prime Minister Trudeau, and the presidents of Mexico and the U.S., this technology has an important role to play. How, exactly, it will fit into the

total mix of things remains to be seen.”

Cox spoke about carbon taxes, saying that having a carbon tax in Saskatchewan is a subject on which Premier Brad Wall has been very clear, adding, “Now is not the right time.”

Cox asserted that an awareness of the CCS unit is important because the costs of establishing and running such technology serve as an “implicit carbon tax,” in and of themselves.

“The costs of this plant have to be paid for, and some of that has to be passed on.

In a way, it’s an implicit tax, and we want it recognized,” said Cox.“Our technology and our innovation are the

contribution this sequestration can make — not only provincially, but nationally and globally.”

Marsh noted that carbon capture technology is necessary in bigger plans to meet GHG emissions targets, noting that the International Energy Agency has stated that carbon capture technology is necessary to reduce global GHG emissions.

Marsh said, “This is early days for carbon capture and storage. There are 15 facilities working in the world today. In the next year, seven or eight facilities are coming online, and you’re going to see over the next few years, more carbon capture facilities.”

Heavy rains cause problems at parks Every park in Estevan has felt the impact of the heavy rains in the city over the last few weeks.

Parks manager Rod March said pathways have suffered. The pathway on Fourth Avenue South is under water, which will erode the pathway’s base works. It was closed to the public after the storm on July 10.

The Pleasantdale Valley is another area where

the pathways have eroded away in certain areas due to the rain. Barricades have been put up there as well.

Five different pathways were slated to be resurfaced this year. Four of them were ready for asphalt, but the base work has eroded thanks to the rains. All will need work before they can be resurfaced.

“Royal Heights start-

ed back in early June,” said March. “It was a two-week project to get everything done. But we’ve been close to eight weeks now because of the weather. Right now, it’s so wet that we can’t even get any equipment in there.

“With clay-type soils, we’re delayed once again.

You can’t put asphalt in there because it will just crumble to nothing. We need to have the right

conditions.”

There is no timeline for completion of the Royal Heights work.

“All I need is a week of dry weather, but we’re not getting it,” said March.

The trees that were planted to enhance the Royal Heights Park are under about a foot of water. About 15 to 20 trees were planted in Royal Heights this spring, and that represents a signifi-

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March noted the drainage in Royal Heights isn’t as good as other parks, with its clay soil, so it is slower to drain and dry.

But all the parks have been hard hit. Many of them were under water due to the July 10 thunderstorm. Kensington Greens

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“It’s not doing any structural damage right now, but certainly the amount of water right now will hinder our ability to go in and maintain those grounds,” said March.

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EPS proudly displays new vehicle

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

In honour of its 110th anniversary, the Estevan Police Service (EPS) has revealed a new car in its fleet, in which members will ride in style. Members of the EPS and Estevan Board of Police Commissioners unveiled a new police cruiser to be used as a school resource vehicle.

The vehicle was introduced at the parking lot of Affinity Place, last Thursday.

Estevan Police chief Paul Ladouceur extended the gratitude of the EPS to several local businesses which helped fund the purchase and outfitting of the vehicle, including the screening of graphics for the car, the tinting of the

vehicle’s windows, cosmetic paint touchups and the installation of lights.

“This is a good show of community support,” said Ladouceur. He noted there were several drafts for the final design of the vehicle’s graphics, and there were several revisions before a design was selected. He said the purchase of the car cost the City of Estevan, and by extension local taxpayers, nothing. The vehicle will be leased for the next few months, and is a replacement for an older school resource vehicle.

“That’s something we want to get out there, right away. People see something like this and they say, ‘Where are my tax dollars going?’ They’re going toward policing, and

not going toward the cost of another car, because essentially, the cost of this car is $100 a month, for operational purposes,” said Ladouceur. “I don’t think we’d be able to get a bicycle at $100 a month, so kudos to the businesses that came together.”

Ladoucer said the vehicle had gotten a great deal of local attention, noting that people around the city had already been complimenting the EPS on the vehicle.

“People were rolling down their windows, and saying, ‘Where did you get that? That’s awesome.’

We’re driving by and people are turning their heads, left, right and centre, and that’s what we want,” said Ladouceur. “Especially when it comes to youth.

Estevan Police Chief Paul Ladouceur and Inspector Murray Cowan with the Estevan Police Service’s new school resource vehicle, just outside Affinity Place, on July 7.

Photo by Sam Macdonald When this car pulls up to schools, it’s an instant conversation piece.

“It’s a great way to communicate with the public, youth in the community,

and to celebrate 110 years of policing in the community.”

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What about our Crowns?

When it comes to developing and using our natural resources for the general good, we prefer the tried and true made-in-Saskatchewan approach. In fact, it’s something this province can point to with pride.

The Saskatchewan solution for bringing such things as electrical power and telephone service into remote and rural areas of this province was born of necessity. The governments of those days knew none of the major privately owned corporations were going to do it because there was no promise of profit.

But, they also knew the province would not be able to grow without implementing these services, so we had Crown corporations doing the job no one else wanted to do.

That kind of attitude continues to this day, and extends even to the point where this province is leading the field in carbon capture methodology and experience.

Naturally, this action has drawn the critics, and the provincial government has been its own worst enemy on this file by not always being forthright about the carbon capture project and the ensuing CO2 sale agreement.

We expect those who were putting up the first power lines and telephone exchanges, also suffered criticisms from various corners, fielding complaints about the costs, the timelines or the methods used to get the jobs done.

Our province’s Crowns built roads where

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

Boyd is behind GTH woes It’s always rather amusing how political partisans find any excuse possible to justify the lousy performance of their preferred ministers.

Consider the former NDP government in the old Spudco days that managed to find every excuse in the world to justify the $36 million-plus loss and how it was handled.

Leading up to the debacle, the former NDP government had been forthright in insisting that this was a private-public enterprise.

Well, the truth of the matter is, the NDP government was never the least bit honest about this. It was only through a civil case and ensuing court documents that we finally saw that then Economic Development Minister Eldon Lautermilch had been telling individuals, including those bidding on the building of the potato storage sheds, something quite different. That inspired then Premier Lorne Calvert to conduct an internal investigation that concluded Lautermilch and the government had not

and when they were needed when the private sector feared to tread on unprofitable soils and projects.

In the past couple of weeks, the feelers have gone out regarding the possibility of Saskatchewan and Manitoba teaming up to use more of Manitoba’s excess hydroelectric power to meet upcoming environmental regulations. In fact, the talks have progressed to the point where all of Western Canada is talking about sharing electrical power grids.

On the surface, this appears to be a visionary approach whose time has come.

There are also rumblings that SaskTel’s days are numbered, and that it should be enveloped into the loving arms of one of our country’s big communications companies.

Again, on the surface, it just might work.

But scratch a little bit beneath that surface and you might see more than a few Saskatchewan citizens, especially the older ones, urging caution.

Will the major telcos serve and, upgrade remote areas of Saskatchewan with the same grace, speed and efficiency as SaskTel? Might the western power grid system turn on Saskatchewan with demands to scrap CCS and rely solely on wind and hydro, no matter what the consequences and costs might be?

Will the wind turbines and solar panels

be built in Saskatchewan? Will they even be built in Canada? Who will repair them and scrap and recycle them when the time comes?

Will the communication company that gulps up SaskTel serve the community with unique made-in-Saskatchewan solutions like in the past? Or will the edicts be passed down from Toronto or Montreal?

If Saskatchewan joins the huge power grid plan, it means Saskatchewan no longer gets to call the shots that would serve the province better.

We agree that it makes sense to divest ourselves of some fringe Crown corporations that have served their purpose but are no longer considered to be core enablers for our provincial well-being.

But when it comes to the bigger dogs like SaskPower, SaskTel, SaskEnergy, health, agriculture, culture, economic development, education and environment plus a few others, we raise that age-old finger of caution.

Being bigger does not necessarily mean things would be better.

When it comes to innovation and protecting resources and people, Saskatchewan has a pretty good track record. We’d hate to see that being compromised in favour of a big one-time cheque and a bunch of promises from shareholder-driven corporations.

Our vote remains with the sure thing.

been forthright.

Even after all that, Lautermilch was still not dropped from cabinet.

Sure, he was relieved from his economic development duties, but he stayed in Calvert’s cabinet (at full cabinet minster’s salary) in a lesser capacity.

That’s not exactly how it works in the real world.

You fail to do your job, you cost your company money and, at the very least, you get demoted.

Heck, there’s even a high likelihood you get fired or you are asked to resign.

That standard also applies in government.

Certainly, that was the standard applied to former NDP SaskPower president Jack Messer, after the Channel Lake inquiry, and to former SaskPower president Robert Watson, after the Smart Meters fiasco.

But ministers do not seem to bear the consequences for their actions.

Like Lautermilch, they remain in cabinet. Essentially, they are rewarded even when they don’t do their jobs.

Again, it doesn’t work that way in the real world.

If you forget to put seed in the drill, you don’t get a whole bunch of supporters apologizing or justifying the job you did.

More likely, you have your neighbours drive past your farm and snicker a bit.

That’s probably not as bad as the added costs and loss of income you must bear.

Whether you like Economy Minister Bill Boyd or not, it’s tough to apologize for the job he’s done in the wake of Provincial Auditor Judy Ferguson’s report on the

Global Transportation Hub (GTH).

In her report that was initiated to determine whether the purchase of land for Regina’s inland port reflected fair value, Ferguson determined taxpayers wound up buying land at significantly higher prices because government did not act in a “financially responsible manner” when it wound up paying $103,000 an acre for 204 acres.

(Other landowners, under the threat of expropriation, settled for less than $30,000 an acre. Some are now suing as a result).

Notwithstanding claims by Premier Brad Wall that Boyd and his government had to pay that much because land prices were skyrocketing, Ferguson said other appraisals actually weren’t even used in determining the price paid.

The real problem was that Boyd and the government did not have “clear land acquisition strategies” and certainly did not have “proper documentation” for their actions.

The auditor determined there was a “unique board governance and the active involvement of the GTH chair/minister” that simply made the decision-making difficult.

Really, what she is saying is that Boyd made all the decisions without any proper oversight from the politically appointed GTH CEO, its board or anyone.

As a result, it is Bill Boyd who must be held to account.

Notwithstanding his years in politics and other contributions, his handling of the GTH was a mess that follows costly smart meters and carbon capture.

In the real world, there are consequences for a record like this.

Put the sign of success on your front yard.

Lynn Chipley

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‘Riders romping through cash Norm Park All Things Considered I’m just a little bit concerned.

Like, who is making these deals and signing the contracts for the Saskatchewan Roughriders? You know, the deals that don’t seem to work out in Saskatchewan’s favour?

It’s not like the Energy East pipeline, it’s football contracts, but I’m starting to get worried.

The ‘Riders wouldn’t sign Weston Dressler for $250,000 including a bonus that was due to him. The team reneged on the bonus portion and Dressler, who later said he would have signed for $170,000, wasn’t offered anything new. So he left.

But, the team found $170,000 to give to the guy named Lemon who was supposed to be the replacement for the $150,000 John Chick. His contract apparently included an upfront bonus of $85,000 which was paid before he showed up. Lemon saw action for eight snaps of the football in the ‘Riders season opener and was then shipped out because, apparently the team now has two other defensive ends who are superior. I don’t know what their salaries are, but they are on top of Mr. Lemon’s expense to the Roughriders which amounted to over $10,000 per play, that he was engaged in while wearing the Green. Eight plays, $85,000 bonus. No longer with the team. Lemon got his bonus money, Dressler didn’t.

Next.

A Mr. Sewell, an offensive lineman was to come to Regina for Mr. Lemon. That was 60 per cent of the trade.

Mr. Sewell decided not to come to Regina, announcing his retirement. Are the ‘Riders still owed a player by the Argos? I suppose that depends on the wording in the contract, which takes us back to my opening statement.

The other player was another QB, who has thrown about 20 passes in the CFL. He joins about six or eight other quarterbacks now in the ‘Rider camp, with only one of them, the starter, having had any kind of meaningful exposure to the CFL game. The others are raw rookies or injured raw rookies. It could get real interesting if Mr. Durant goes down with an injury, since the only QB, with any kind of experience, was let go before the season started.

On Monday, they hired another third-string QB with scant experience. Add another salary to the QB growth chart.

Now the ‘Rider brass is saying they’ll pay for fans to ride a bus to games, picking up the $3-per-fan cost when they leave their car at a mall and ride the bus to the game.

That’s expected to cost them $165,000.

With a coaching staff that is expensed out at $1.5 million or more, plus having to still pay the departed coaching/managerial tandem for another year, and with about $900,000 tied up in quarterbacks alone, and another few hundred thousand spent on bonuses and salaries for players who didn’t show up, I’m wondering if I really want to go out and buy another ‘Rider green beer mug or T-shirt.

Now, after completing this rant, I declare that I remain a true Green and White fan and will not abandon this remade team since it could surface as a contender. An expensive remake, but a remake nevertheless. Good grief, it won’t take much to exceed the benchmarks established by last year’s version.

I’m just afraid the wholesale changes eliminated a few good parts that would have served the team well. But, I understand the lack of longevity in the football world, so I will keep my mind open.

Will five wins represent a successful turnaround worthy of the additional huge expenditures? Or will all these expenses demand a Grey Cup appearance to be deemed worth the investment?

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Letters to the Editor

Environmental future is uncertain says writer The Editor: What heritage are we leaving our grandchildren?

Last week I was cutting grass (you know that never ending job this year), and a truck from out-ofprovince stopped and the driver wanted to chat. One of the things he mentioned was the lack of reclamation being done on the mined out areas.

We went to a family get together on July 1 and one of the subjects that came up was, you guessed it, the lack of, or the poor job, being done on recla-

mation.

In other places, even in this province, there is a way better job of reclamation being done. In these places the earth is being returned to original contour and productivity in a timely manner. It is then sold back to private people (not just friends) so future generations can make the land produce again.

Basically, the land was flat and had wetlands and trees (you know that carbon sink that is needed). Now, after mining there are deep gullies with small lakes

in the bottoms that don’t seem to grow cattails and slough grass which is not as conducive to wildlife as natural sloughs, and there is no action being taken to improve the situation.

We seem to have a foreign corporation that only cares about profits and not about the future of this area or the people in it.

I asked one of the RM of Estevan councillors why they let a coal company get away with a poor job of reclamation and his answer was, “we wanted them to, but the provincial govern-

ment took that authority away from us and is allowing the company to continue with the current practise.”

So why is the provincial government allowing a mining company to get away with a poor job of reclamation? Don’t they care about us or future generations here in the southeast?

Some day the coal will be gone. Then what? What heritage will we be leaving our grandchildren.

Think about it.

Reg Jahn Roche Percee

Soldier Tree monument work made easier The Editor: It has been nearly a year since Darren Jones, the tree carver or chain saw carver, if you like, and I met at a Torc drilling site.

We talked about a big old poplar that was planted by the Pawson family around 1913.

He said on his day off he would inspect the tree to

see if it was sound.

What amazes me, looking back at it all, is how F&L Concrete Service (Norm and Criss) came to our assistance. We told them the story of what we wanted to do, they listened and believed in us. So, with no strings attached, they let us use tens of thousands of dollars of equipment and

offered manpower when needed.

Their lift made it easier and safer for Darren to put in 12-hour days with a chainsaw in his hands.

Bert Baxter Transport Ltd., and the Shirley family helped with equipment and manpower as well, so we could start showing a dream coming alive.

Many more have helped and continue to help, but without those two, the project would have never got started. They believed in our returned soldiers and the memory of those who didn’t return, and us.

We say thank you.

Lester Hinzman Estevan

Crops maturing rapidly Rapid crop development has been observed throughout most of the province as crop specialists headed into the second full week of July.

The provincial crop report issued last week, indicated growing conditions have been optimal in most area.

Fifty-one per cent of the fall cereals are in the dough stage while 34 per cent of spring cereals are heading out, said Shannon Friesen from the Agriculture Ministry’s office in Moose Jaw. Twenty per cent of flax, 80 per cent of canola and mustard and 69 per cent of the pulse crops were flowering as of last week.

Haying continues as livestock producers have 18 per cent of that crop cut and 11 per cent has been baled or put into silage.

For the most part, the weather has been favourable for plant growth with high humidity and frequent rain showers. That has, prevented hay crops from drying.

Hay quality is rated as 12 per cent excellent and 72 per cent good and 14 per cent fair. Pastures are growing well and are rated as 24 per cent excellent, 61 per cent good, and 13 per cent fair and only two per cent are rated poor.

Most of the province received rainfall in late June and early July with an area around Outlook reporting 95 mm, while many other regions reported well over 25 mm of rain.

Topsoil moisture on croplands around the province are rated as nine per cent surplus and 85 per cent adequate with only six per cent coming up short. Hay and pasture

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land topsoil moisture is rated at three per cent surplus and 89 per cent adequate, with only eight per cent being rated short or very short.

Crop damage throughout the first week in July was attributed to localized flooding, some strong winds, such as those that struck the southeast region, or disease. Hail has been reported in a few areas, including the Bienfait region just this past week, but there was no assessment as to how much damage it caused or how far ranging that weather system was.

With the continuation of high humidity and wetter conditions, many producers are applying fungicides to crops, said Friesen.

Many producers are now out haying or scouting fields for diseases and insects.

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Rough weather leads to funnel clouds in Estevan area

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

A violent storm blew through the Estevan area, on its way through southeast Saskatchewan, on July 7.The storm was described by Environment Canada to be Saskatchewan’s fifth tornado of the season.

The storm involved a funnel cloud touching down on Thursday morning, just outside of the Town of Bienfait, for about five minutes, along with a great deal of rain and hail. Hail was reported, in some cases, to be dime-sized.

“There was a report of a land spout tornado approximately eight kilometres southeast of Estevan. It lasted about five minutes. Ground circulation was clearly visible,” said Natalie Hasell, warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada.

Hasell said the origin of the funnel cloud near Bienfait was an upper level disturbance near the border with North Dakota. The funnel cloud near Bienfait was generated by weak rotation of air under growing cloud formations.

“A weak rotation is not usually a danger near the ground. However, there’s a chance this rotation could intensify and become a weak land spout tornado,” said Hasell. “Funnel clouds in southern Saskatchewan are quite regular. In this case, we’re dealing with an upper disturbance, like a vorticity centre.”

Hasell said vorticity centres are patterns of

weather that cause air to spin high in the air.

“At first we had non-severe convection, and then some small thunderstorms formed, capturing the circulation in their surface,” said Hasell, explaining what happened in Bienfait with the stormy weather. “(The circulating air) got spun up in the convection of those weak thunderstorm conditions, and that spawns funnel clouds, which occasionally touch down.”

Hasell emphasized that the appropriate term to describe the phenomenon spotted southeast of Estevan is, “land spout,” rather than tornado, since the funnel cloud spotted last Thursday coincided with weak thunderstorm conditions in the area.

Dena Bachorcik, assistant administrator for the Town of Bienfait said although she never saw a funnel cloud, herself, she heard accounts of the touchdown Thursday morning from many town residents.

“A couple of different people said they saw one forming, and some people saw it came down and went up, without (completely) touching down,” said Bachorcik. “There was a lot of rain of that came out of those clouds, and a lot of hail. Most of it was pea-sized, but some of it was dime-sized.”

Bachorcik said the weather conditions exacted no damage to the town, it did not affect town operations. She added that funnel clouds touching down isn’t something often seen in Bienfait.

A couple of funnel clouds made their appearance on the horizon outside Bachorcik said, “We get some bad weather, Estevan on July 7, as storms moved into the area. Photo submitted by heavy winds and hail, but not tornados, per se.” Krista Goudy.

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Hard At Work Paul Currie was among those who worked hard to clear up storm drains on Jubilee Place on July 10. Jubilee was one of many streets that flooded in Estevan due to a storm that day, and people like Currie helped to get the water flowing again, allowing traffic to flow through the area again.

CO2 agreement signed with Australian research centre The Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) in Regina and the CO2 Commonwealth Research Centre (CO2CRC) announced the formal signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on July 5.

As a leader in the field of carbon management, PTRC manages all research associated with Aquistore, the world’s only integrated storage project associated with an industrial-scale coal-fired power plant. The facility is located near Estevan and

the Boundary Dam Unit 3 carbon capture facility.

Aquistore provides an exclusive industrial laboratory to test and develop viable, lower cost monitoring technologies to advance commercial CCS projects internationally.

CO2CRC is a leading carbon capture and storage organization in Australia.

For over a decade they have worked to introduce advanced technologies that support the deployment of industrial scale CCS projects. It is the only Australian organization to

have undertaken full chain CCS (capture, transportation, storage).

The data sets and research emerging from Aquistore are unique. As a world-leading project, Aquistore continues to attract international attention and research partners, as evidenced by this current MOU, said research officials.

Ta n i a C o n s t a b l e , CO2CRC’s CEO said, “Both CO2CRC and PTRC are focused on driving the costs of carbon capture and storage down to deploy

CCS more quickly. Sharing information techniques will help. CO2CRC will work closely with PTRC to support this goal.”

The MOU signed with the Australian group is PTRC’s fourth international agreement related to Aquistore. Agreements have recently been signed with British, American and Mexican organizations.

Ken From, PTRC’s CEO said, “The performance of Aquistore and the data generated are exceeding expectations of the PTRC team and the

world’s research community.”

The agreement represents efforts to prepare and execute joint research, facilitate the exchange of scientists and technical personnel and encourage dedicated CO2 storage on regional, national and international scales.

PTRC was founded in 1998 and is the manager of the world’s largest CO2 storage project and Saskatchewan’s first integrated CO2 capture, transport, injection and storage project in a deep

saline formation in southeast Saskatchewan near Estevan.

CO2CRC collaborates with Australian and international scientific project-management talent to ensure internal skill sets of Australian and global industry leaders, universities, and government agencies are utilized to provide industry relevant results for members. They have a world-leading project underway in the Otway Research Facility, Australia’s first demonstration of deep geological storage of CO2.

One project finished; another begins Heavy rains may have caused frequent delays for the completion of the Kensington Avenue North project, but it is now virtually complete and ready to open.

City engineer Kiflom Weldeab, speaking with the Mercury on Monday afternoon, said they have to tidy up some small debris from the surface of the rebuilt road that was left over from construction, but the road should be open very soon.

The final component of the project was building up the embankments along the road. They were finished at the end of last week. Weldeab said they could have removed the debris and opened the road on Monday, but they

The work on the southern half of Milne Crescent is underway. were tied up with other tasks stemming from the heavy rains that hit Estevan on Sunday.

Repairs to Kensington Avenue North started in early April, but the frequent and occasionally heavy rains caused delays. Improve-

ments were from north of King Street to the north city limits.

It was tackled this year since it will be a key road when Estevan hosts the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

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“They hope to continue once things dry up,” said Weldeab.

Once the concrete work is finished, the crews will open up the roadway, excavate some material and bring in more base and sub-base.

Then they will apply the asphalt.

The northern half of Milne Crescent was completed in 2011. The southern

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Weldeab said it’s hard to forecast when Milne will be finished. One day of rain can set them back for a week.

“If you’re trying to work under excessive moisture, it means more damage can be

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Benson club steer best in Rotary regional 4-H show and sale

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Rotary Club’s annual 4-H Show and Sale of prime beef on the hoof, courtesy of three district 4-H beef clubs, was carried out on the exhibition grounds and barns on July 5.

A well-fed and caredfor angus steer, raised by

Benson 4-H member Emily Geisel captured the grand champion title for the region, while last year’s grand champion winner, Cooper Brokenshire, from the Outram-Madigan 4-H Beef Club, claimed the reserve championship title.

A total of 39 head of cattle went under the auction hammer of Norm Mack of Mack’s Auction Services

who volunteered his services. That represented an increase of 10 steers over last year’s offering.

There was also a strong turnout of prospective buyers of the beef.

“There were a few potential buyers who went home without making a purchase, so the interest was there,” said Brian Mack, who worked as a spotter,

as well as a volunteer for the show and sale and the individual club Achievement Days, which preceded that event.

Mack said there were at least 44 registered buyers.

The Geisel steer, which is headed to Calgary for a Western Canadian competition later this month, was purchased by Olney Consulting (Randy Olney) at $5 a pound, matching last year’s price for the firstplace animal.

The reserve champion was purchased by Prairie Animal Health Centre at $4 a pound.

Last year ’s reserve champion, raised by Colton Brokenshire, Cooper ’s brother, went under the hammer at $4.50 a pound.

“The prices remained strong here, in spite of the economy,” said Mack. “The overall, average price paid for all 39 steers was $3.95 a pound, which is only slightly less than last year.

The support for the 4-H program in Estevan and area is really impressive especially when you compare the prices here with others around the province.”

The bidding stayed lively throughout the eve-

ning, even with some rain clouds threatening to dampen the activities.

Prior to the auction, the awards show was conducted in the centre show ring with various deserving young 4-H members from the three clubs being named for their exemplary work over the past year. They received a variety of awards ranging from cash and scholarships, to trophies, belt buckles, blankets and banners.

A list of the various 4-H award winners will be included in the July 15 edition of Southeast Lifestyles in the Ag News section.

Grand Champion steer shown by Emily Geisel with buyer Randy Olney.

Submissions needed for annual EAC art show The Estevan Arts Council’s (EAC) annual adjudicated art show is still several months away, but the organization has already issued a call for submissions.

The Adjudicated Art Show will be held at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum from Nov. 5 to Dec.t 16.

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Diana Chisholm, who is the EAC’s artist-in-residence, has been chosen as the adjudicator for this year.

She will evaluate the works during the day on Nov. 10, and then speak on the entries during a public reception that night. She will also announce the top entries of the art show during the reception.

Chisholm will choose at least one artist to apply for a touring exhibit through the

Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC).

In previous years, local artists have been selected to have their works tour the province through OSAC. She will also lead a workshop on Nov. 12. The topic will be announced at a later date.

Brochures and entry forms for the art show are available at the Estevan Arts Council office and at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum.

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Snowbirds will highlight airport celebration

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The City of Estevan will celebrate the rededication of the runways at the Estevan Airport by bringing in one of Canada’s most famous groups.

The Snowbirds team will be appearing on July 26 for a 45-minute show that will see the military aerobatics team perform a number of stunts and manoeuvres for the audience. Their visit will cap an afternoon filled with activities.

The rededication ceremony will begin at 3 p.m.

There will be speeches, and a plaque presentation that will acknowledge the work that has been done at the airport.

“Last summer we repaved all of the runways

and taxiways at the airport.

A tremendous amount of work and effort and money was spent on the airport to upgrade it to its current state, and we just wanted to have a celebration to recognize the work that was done, and have something for the public so that everyone would be able to appreciate what having an airport like this brings to the community,” said airport manager Richard Reetz.

An airshow will begin at 5 p.m. with a brief aerobatics display by Brent Handy of Moose Jaw. The Snowbirds will emerge from the airport and start their aircraft at 5:20 p.m., and then take to the sky for their performance.

Reetz is looking forward to the Snowbirds’ appearance. It will be their first

Bridges budget includes Highway 39 coal overpass The provincial Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure has taken on an ambitious program of replacing or rehabilitating 36 bridges in the 2016-17 fiscal year.

The projects include a $27.9 million construction of a new bridge/coal haul overpass on Highway 39 to accommodate the construction of the four-lane highway between the Bienfait Highway 18 junction and Highway 39 to Estevan.

This project was restarted on May 26 and is scheduled for completion by November 2017.

The realignment of Highway 18 intersection is within the scope of the 12.9 kilometre twinning project as well.

The work will be done adjacent to the existing highway so no major interruptions should be involved, but motorists are reminded to watch for con-

struction equipment and signs, and there could be machinery movement that might require temporary adjustments. Dust could also create occasional concerns as the construction proceeds.

The ministry said 212 bridge projects have been completed in the province since the 2008-09 construction season.

“Our commitment to enhance infrastructure in our growing province reaches far beyond roads,” said Nancy Heppner, highways and infrastructure minister. “We’ve increased our budget for bridges by almost 76 per cent since 2008, reaching a total investment of more than $250 million.”

The most ambitious year for bridge construction and expenditures was the last fiscal year when about $50 million was allocated for their repairs and replacements.

show in Estevan since 2006.

“The Snowbirds are known worldwide for the show they perform,” said Reetz. “They travel all across North America. In fact, the next show after Estevan, they will be leaving on the Wednesday and heading to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, which is the biggest airshow in the world.”

It’s the Snowbirds first appearance in Oshkosh in 30 years.

The airport applied in 2014 to bring the Snowbirds to Estevan, but there is a two-year waiting list for the

squadron.

“There’s a limited number of weekends and shows where they can perform, so we’re really happy to have them,” said Reetz.

The appearance will happen at the same time as the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan, and while the timing is coincidental, Reetz hopes they can attract spectators who are in the city for the Games.

“They’ll have an opportunity to see something that you normally wouldn’t have at the same time as the Summer Games,” said Reetz.

Tickets will be $5 for teens and adults, and free for those 12 and under. The airport will not be selling tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased at the gate.

Doors will open at 3 p.m.

Reetz is optimistic they can attract 2,000 to 3,000 people.

The airport’s runways were resurfaced last year in a $4.6 million project. The runways were damaged during the flood of 2011, and so the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program funded the bulk of the project.

Since the runways were finished, they have been well-used, Reetz said, although he admits traffic is down due to the local economic slowdown.

“We’ve had nothing but positive feedback and comments with regards to their condition and the improvement and upgrades that were done to it last year,” said Reetz.

Reetz believes the runway upgrades have given Estevan a top-notch airport, and they should last for 25 years before additional upgrades are needed.

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Lending A Helping Hand Two men push a van down Souris Avenue after it broke down in a flooded section of road in front of Affinity Place. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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

Public Notice Pursuant to Section 43 of the Cities Act, public notice is hereby given that the City of Estevan intends to restructure by adding the following lands from the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5 to the City of Estevan (notably referred to as ‘Land annexation’ and/or ‘Municipal boundary alteration’) The land to be added to the City of Estevan is legally described as: Parcel B, Registered Plan No. 75R22816 and Parcel C, Registered Plan No. 83R42201 located within the NorthEast Quarter Section 21, Township 2, Range 8, West of the Second Meridian, RM of Estevan No. 5.

(Lands to be annexed shown on the map below) The reasons for the proposed annexation are: To facilitate the planned expansion and municipal servicing of a private modular home park development known as West Valley Village.

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A public hearing to discuss the proposal will be held at City Council’s regular scheduled meeting of Monday, July 18, 2016, 7:00 pm, Council chambers, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, at which time a decision will be made on proceeding with an application for the municipal boundary alteration.

Any person(s) who wishes to object the proposed restructuring may file a written objection, stating clearly the reason for their opposition, with the City Clerks office of the City of Estevan, at 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 or by emailing cityclerk@estevan.ca.

A written notice of objection must be received by the City Clerks office no later than 12:00 noon the 13th of July, 2016 Further information respecting this proposal may be obtained by contacting the Land Development Services Manager, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan or by email at rdenys@estevan.ca Dated at the City of Estevan this 27th day of May, 2016 Judy Pilloud City Clerk

City of Estevan PUBLIC NOTICE The Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007, gives notice of its intention to amend Zoning Bylaw #2010-1834 & the corresponding Zoning Map as hereinafter provided: Consideration is being given to amend the Zoning Bylaw Map by rezoning Lot 1, Block 173, Plan 102100431, Estevan, Saskatchewan, from the existing ‘Residential Medium Density Zone (R3)’ to the ‘Commercial Arterial/Highway Zone (C3)’; Reason: Rezoning is being undertaken to support a proposed subdivision and future commercial development.

The boundaries of the new lot and rezoning are shown highlighted and crosshatched on the above noted plan.

The amending Bylaw (#2016-1970) may be inspected by any person at the Legislative Services Business Division, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, between the hours of 8:00am4:30pm Monday to Friday.

City Council, at it’s meeting to be held on Monday, July 18, 2016, at 6:00pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan will hear any person(s) wishing to be heard with respect to the proposed rezoning bylaw and will further consider any written submissions respecting the proposed zoning amendment, provided such intentions and/or submissions are received by the City Clerk’s Office, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 no later than 12:00 pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2016.

Dated at the City of Estevan this 21st Day of June, 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE PERMANENT LANE RIGHT OF WAY CLOSURE The Council of the City of Estevan herein gives notice of its intent to pass a Bylaw in accordance with Section 13 of the Cities Act, 2002, authorizing the partial closure and cancellation of the lane located in the North East Quarter Section 23, Township 2, Range 8, West of the Second Meridian and further described as follows: “Part of Lane L1, Plan 102126563, Estevan, Saskatchewan�

(The portion of lane proposed for closure is shown cross-hatched on the plan below).

[Purpose of Closure & Cancellation: the lane closure will facilitate the resubdivision and consolidation of the lane property with abutting parcels] Any person(s) claiming to be affected prejudicially by the proposed bylaw/ closure may submit their written objections and/or advise of their intent to be heard by the Council, by contacting the City Clerk’s office, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan on or before 12:00 noon, the 13th day of July, 2016.

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The City of Estevan would like to notify public that our current concession contract will be expiring and we will be tendering this item in July.

If you have any questions or would like a complete copy of this tender please contact Nathan Jesse, Leisure Services Manager, at 306-634-1885 or n.jesse@estevan.ca

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Due to June 24th Storm, PDAP Applications will be available at City Hall or online at: www.gc.gov.sk.ca/PDAP 1-866-632-4033

2016 Property Tax Notices 2016 Tax Notices were mailed out on Friday, June 17, 2016.

Taxes are due July 31, 2016

Penalties are accumulative, applied the 1st of each month starting August 1, 2016 as follows: August 1 .5%, September 1 1%, October 1 1.5%, November 1 2.5%, December 1 3.5% Arrears Penalty of 10% will be added to all outstanding amounts on January 1, 2017 Payment Options: • In person at City Hall, Open Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm ˃ Payments accepted by Cash, Cheque or Debit • Mail to: 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 • City Hall Drop Box – located at main entrance at City Hall.

Cheques only please. • Payment can also be made on-line / or at your financial institution

TIPPS The City of Estevan now offers (TIPPS) tax installment payment plan service. TIPPS allows property owners to prepay their property tax bill in 12 monthly installments making budgeting easier with no added fees or penalties.

Monthly withdrawals are made on the first banking day of each month.

TIPPS applications forms are available at City Hall or by visiting our website at www.estevan.ca .

How do I apply for the TIPPS Program? ˃ Any outstanding property tax amounts must be paid in full, prior to the start of the TIPPS Program. ˃ Complete the application form and return it with a void cheque or pre-authorization form. Please submit form prior to July 31, 2016 for the 2017 tax year.

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The Estevan Voltz peewee lacrosse team earned a fourth-place finish at the Saskatchewan Lacrosse championships this past weekend. Photo submitted.

Voltz push Rush to overtime at provincial championships

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

A fight to the finish summed up and ended the Estevan Voltz peewee lacrosse team’s season.

The Voltz lost 4-3 in overtime to the Regina Rush on Sunday at the Lumsden Community Sports Centre in the bronzemedal game of the Saskatchewan Lacrosse finals, which brought eight peewee teams from across the province together for the chance to be crowned Saskatchewan champion.

“It’s just we had one bad period and the coaches talked to the kids there after the second and got them pumped up and we ended up coming back to tie it at three and then we brought it into overtime,” said Dallas Hall, head coach of the Voltz. “They were on a different overtime (from league play), a 10-minute overtime, and you have to play

the full length. They snuck one

by Cole (Blondeau) there and we couldn’t come back from that one. Lots of chances in that overtime, but they just held us off.”

The Voltz began the tournament with a 5-2 win over the Saskatoon Gaels on Friday afternoon before they defeated the Rush, a Queen City Minor Box Lacrosse League (QCMBL) rival, 6-4 later that evening. The next morning the Voltz faced off against another QCMBL opponent in the Moose Jaw Mustangs beating them 6-4 and earning a spot in the final four.

The club took on the Prince Albert Predators, the eventual Saskatchewan Lacrosse champion, next losing 4-2. That set them up for the bronze-medal matchup against the Rush.

“We come in as underdogs for these types of things,” said Hall, noting assistant coaches Rhett Handley and Tianna Sieben

helped the team immensely since coming on board in the last few weeks. “We definitely came in there as underdogs and we turned a lot of heads, so we can’t complain the way the weekend went.

Out of eight teams, that put us in fourth losing that bronze.”

Hall said a lot of their success at the tournament was thanks to the play of their goaltender, Blondeau, and top scorer Kaden Chrest, who both earned provincial all-star honours for their efforts. He said coming this far in their first season of QCMBL play is incredible with the great showing at the provincial championships being a fantastic ending.

“It was good,” he said. “Just getting into that league and, I don’t know how to put it, we just matched up against a lot of teams. Nobody expected us to pull any wins off and we ended up fourth in the league.”

Voltz players Cole Blondeau, left, and Kaden Chrest were named tournament all stars at the Saskatchewan Lacrosse championships. Photo submitted.

Twins’ defence comes up big against Indians

By Jamie Harkins

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The Southeast Performance Pump Services midget AAA Twins went into a month-and-a-half long slump after getting a road split in a doubleheader against the Swift Current Indians at Mitchell Field on June 4, but earning a split in the rematch at Lynn Prime Park on Saturday might have gotten them out of it.

“Absolutely and I mean not just these games,” said Twins shortstop Josh Brown, who drove in the second and winning run against the Indians in the back end of the doubleheader. “The last two this week we feel really good (about). Even the 3-2 loss (to the Regina Athletics) on Thursday we feel really good about that game. We really feel we’re pushing into provincials on a good run right now.”

Unlike the Twins’ doubleheader against the Indians in early June where the club took the first game 6-3 and fell in the second 11-6, the team lost their first game on Saturday 7-5 before dominating the second in the field, on the mound and in the batter’s box to earn a 3-1 win.

“The errors were a big thing,” said Twins head coach Blaine Kovach. “Two errors in that first game in the first inning, that’s what cost us the game right there.

Those extra two runs made the difference in the game I think. Carter (Sorensen) pitched well and our bats came alive at the end. We were trying to come back and those two runs made a big difference compared to the second game where we got up and we stayed up and played flawlessly.”

The Twins (12-17) got into trouble in the top of the first inning during their final home game of the season against the Indians with runners on first and third and one out, but Twins pitcher Luke Niemegeers got the opposition to hit a grounder to second baseman Dahlyn Klassen who flipped the ball to Brown at the bag for the second out before firing to first baseman Ryan Gaab to end the threat. The play seemed to switch the momentum to the Twins’ side for the rest of the game with Niemegeers firing strikes and the home side’s bats coming alive starting with a drive to deep right field

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Evan McClarty cracks a hit in the bottom of the second inning. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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Estevan Mercury

Eels Earn Medals In Assiniboia The Estevan Golden Eels swim club captured their third high point award of the season on Saturday at Assiniboia Pool. Twenty-seven members of the Eels combined to score 379 points to win the award, which was 11.5 points ahead of the second-place Weyburn Silver Seals. Eels medal winners at Assiniboia were: Aliana Young, gold for ages 7-8 girls; Alandra Young, silver for ages 9-10 girls; Lucas Dzeryk, gold for ages 9-10 boys; Logan Dalziel, silver for ages 9-10 boys; Adah Deleeuw, silver for ages 11-12 girls; Josh Wilson, bronze for ages 13-14 boys; Payten Wilson, silver for ages 15-17 girls; Thomas Wakely, bronze for ages 15-17 boys; and Colin Sutter, bronze for ages 15-17 boys. The Eels return to the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre this Saturday for their annual home meet. Photo submitted.

Lions Club brings out golfers for a good cause

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Lions Club raised roughly $8,000 for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) at its 22nd annual golf tournament at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club last Thursday.

Bob Abernethy, chairman of the tournament and a Lions Club member, said 75 golfers took part in this year’s tournament, which is around their yearly average of participation for the last few events. He said being able to generate this amount of support considering the economic downturn that has seen people and businesses in the area struggling is something to be thankful for, but there was still a worry the tournament could get rained out for the first time in its history.

“I started getting nervous the previous day when looking at the weather forecast,” said Abernethy, noting they had to shut down

the tournament for about 45 minutes when a storm rolled through the area around noon. “I wasn’t sure what was going to happen there, but we just had to go with whatever happens and after that it ended up being pretty good.”

Christall Beaudry, executive director of CNIB for Saskatchewan, said proceeds from the golf tournament will go to help the approximately 150 people in the Weyburn and Estevan area who are blind or partially sighted live an independent life in terms of orientation mobility skills or living skills. She said the annual Lions Club tournament is a significant fundraising initiative for the CNIB and has raised approximately $176,000 for the organization in its 22 years and to help show their support they headed to the golf course to stage a special tee off on the first hole.

“We give people a little taste of what it’s like to be blind or partially sighted,”

said Beaudry. “We put on a pair of completely blacked out glasses on the individuals and they tee up and they try to go for the longest drive without sight which is quite interesting. We do have a lot of blind and partially sighted golfers. One of my staff (Gerry Nelson) is a third place world blind golf champion, so it can be done. But it’s interesting when people put on the blacked out glasses. It’s a different experience altogether.”

Abernethy said the Lions Club has had a focus on helping the blind since 1925 when philanthropist Helen Keller released a statement to the organization imploring them to be knights of the blind and crusaders against darkness.

“Since then for Lions all over the world it’s been one of our main focuses,” he said. “We do try to support youth and do a lot of community activities too, but blindness is one of the main ones.”

Gaston Gareau drives a ball off a special first hole that had golfers tee off wearing special glasses that simulated blindness. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Certified Energy Services Energizes The Games

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The Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games has announced that athletes will be crossing the Certified Finish Line during the track competition as a way to recognize Certified Energy Services for a recently made donation to the Games. Certified Energy Services representatives Carl Henneberg, left, Dave Odgers, middle, and Chandell Tytlandsvik, second from right, presented a cheque for $10,000 to Bernie Bjorndalen, co-chair of the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games, and Games co-chair Brian Smith, right, last week at the Estevan Comprehensive School track and field facility. Photo submitted.

Thank You The Estevan Lions Club members thank the 75 July 10th 2014 golfers,Thursday, numerous sponsors and those who donated door prizes in support of the July 7th golf tournament to raise funds for the CNIB. Without your support this event would not have been such a success. Particular thanks goes to Westmoreland Coal for sponsoring the BBQ for the 22nd year.

Without you, this event would not have been such a success.

All proceeds will go to CNIB (Canadian National Institute For The Blind)

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Bruins and Red Wings rivalry should heat up this winter finity Place for the first game and the Bruins heading to Crescent Point Place for the New Year’s Day showdown.

“We look forward to the games against Weyburn big time,” said Ryan Gobeil, the new Bruins director of operations and marketing. “Growing up in Humboldt we obviously had different rivals, but I’m pretty pumped to be back in the hockey scene and I’m looking forward to be a part of that.”

Gobeil, who will manage events, sponsorship and marketing for the Bruins, said the game he’s looking forward to the most is the

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins and their Highway 39 rival Weyburn Red Wings will get plenty of opportunities to get to know each other next season.

The Bruins and Red Wings will meet 10 times in 2016-17, which is a twogame increase from the previous Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season. These matchups are all home and home series and will include their annual Dec. 30 and Jan. 1 meetings with the Red Wings coming to Af-

home opener on Sept. 17 against the Melville Millionaires. He said fans of the Black and Gold can get their tickets for the home opener, the five games against Weyburn at Affinity Place and the Bruins remaining 22 home dates right now by purchasing season tickets, which went on sale Monday and includes an Ambassador Program special for previous season ticket holders.

“With our Ambassador Program anybody who held a season ticket in the 2015-16 season will have the opportunity to receive this coming year’s season

tickets for free,” said Gobeil, who completed event, sponsorship and marketing work for the University of Regina Cougars before moving to the Bruins. “So what they have to do to get it for free is they have to recruit three new season ticket members who have not previously held season tickets or didn’t have them last year. Basically what this does for us is we’re hoping to get more season ticket holders, get some more butts in the seats (and) we all know more fans in the building the louder it is and the better the boys will play.”

Ryan Gobeil is the new Bruins director of operations and marketing. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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Oil Women Hit The Links The 18th annual Oil Women’s Golf Tournament attracted 56 athletes for a fun 18 holes of golf at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club last Friday. including Kari Kuntz, left, and Brittney Zahn, right, who caught a good view of Amanda Spemst’s putting attempt on the ninth hole. The tournament is non-competitive except for a closest-to-the-pin challenge on the 17th hole, which was won by Mich McDonald. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Equestrian competition will bring elite athletes to the local rodeo and show ring

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Horses and riders will be put to the test in both individual and team events during the 2016 Estevan Saskatchewan Summer Games equestrian competition.

Eight districts will participate in the July 27-30 equestrian event with each of the district teams consisting of eight male or female members 19 years of age and under competing in no more that one position on the team. This means that one athlete, human or horse, may not compete in the barrel racing competition and the western reining event or as an athlete in the jumping sport and in the dressage competition.

Point accumulations by these athletes will determine their final standings in both the individual and team events. The individual events will run at the Estevan Exhibition Grounds on July 28 and 29 at the rodeo ring for the jumping and

barrel racing competitions and at the show ring for the dressage and reigning challenges, while the team events in the four disciplines will take place on July 30.

Krissy Fiddler, executive director of the Saskatchewan Horse Federation, said the jumping event consists of two rounds with an athlete having to clear the first round by not getting any faults or dropping a rail to make it to the jump off, which is a timed competition where participants are judged on speed as well as faults. She said the barrel racing sport is also based on speed and faults meaning if an athlete drops a barrel they’re out of the medal rounds.

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“It’s definitely a crowd pleaser,” said Fiddler about the barrel racing event.

“They have to turn and burn to try and get those times to beat the remainder of the athletes.”

Brenda Noble, local sport representative with the Saskatchewan Summer Games, said the dressage competition involves the athletes completing a pattern. She said riders are dressed in English attire and compete in an arena marked with letters where they will be given a course that they have to put the horse through in an allotted time, such as a trot from point A to B or a lope from point C to D. Noble said the western reining event again gives an athlete a pattern to complete such as the figure eight. She said that includes flying change of lead in the middle of the arena before coming down the sides of the ring 10 feet from the wall and doing a roll back where the horse would spin around on its hind haunches and come

back in the other direction.

“Also in that discipline you would (do) spins, so you would probably do four spins and again your horse would stay on its haunches and its front legs would push itself around in a circle really fast,” said Noble. “It would do both directions and then another part of the reigning is the stop. It’s called a sliding stop and the horse just slides down the

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side of the arena or in the middle of the arena, whatever the pattern suggests, and it pulls itself with its front legs.”

Fiddler said the equestrian competition is the only sport at the Games that will have a full compliment of participants. She said these athletes are the youth who will eventually go on to compete in the World Equestrian Games as mem-

bers of Team Saskatchewan.

“Many athletes who did the Summer Games in the past, a lot of them live in Europe now. Our top trainers and top competitors who (have competed) make their living out of being trainers and coaches, so these kids are the elite of equestrian.

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A former senior constable with the Estevan detachment of the RCMP gained some accolades for his sensitive and responsible response to a unique situation in Regina, where he currently serves as an inspector and manager of court security for Regina and Moose Jaw. Insp. Ben Prystay was featured recently in a Regina Leader-Post article authored by reporter Heather Polischuk, who outlined the additional efforts made by Prystay to ease a transgender deputy’s re-entry into the workplace.

The transition went so smoothly, thanks to Prystay’s tending to the details surrounding the re-entry, that deputy Diane Maquire’s return to the workforce after a two-week absence, was met with positive

feedback. There was absolutely no issue or “pushback,” as Polischuk described it.

The details even included washroom and locker-room use and acceptance by female coworkers as Maquire made her return.

The issue was handled so adroitly and sensibly by Prystay, that he was cited by Ralph Martin, the director of court security, to receive the Justice Ministry’s Employee Recognition Award.

When contacted by the Mercury, Prystay first issued a healthy hello to Estevan friends he could recall from his days working with the local detachment from 1990 to 2005 while his wife Sandy carried out administrative duties as a viceprincipal at the Estevan Comprehensive School.

“The other deputies at the courthouse were most accepting of the transition, right away,”

Insp. Ben Prystay received a Justice Ministry Award he said. “In fact, some even wondered out loud why anyone would even consider it a potential problem.”

Prystay added that perhaps

the hardest part of welcoming Maquire back into the fold, was “remembering to use the proper pronoun after the gender change, but really, in all honesty, it quickly became a non-issue.”

Prystay said other court workers and deputies are familiar with, and some are a part of, the gay and lesbian communities, so acceptance of the transgender situation was quick and positive.

“Maybe someday, sooner than later, we’ll no longer have the need to hold gay pride parades and things like that. It’s all just a part of living together in a healthy and safe environment,” he added.

Prystay said he had never been required to arrange for a transgender move within the ranks of the 38 employees he oversees, so it was an interesting experience for him, as well as the others.

“We had 30 days to prepare the staff for the change and Diane took a two-week leave of absence in case there were issues, but really, it did become a non-event in the end,” said Prystay.

He said he was sincerely moved when he spoke with Maquire after and she told him, that for the first time in her life, she was able to wake up and feel good about coming to work.

“She told me the weight was off, and I can’t even begin to imagine how difficult it must have been for her for those past 10 years.”

Prystay retired from the RCMP after leaving the Estevan detachment and almost immediately transferred into a new job as a deputy for the court system’s security detail, and then was promoted to the inspector’s position, as manager of court security, a little over a year ago.

Storm kept SaskPower crews busy SaskPower crews were kept busy trying to restore power to about half of Estevan, following the powerful thunderstorm that struck the city on July 10.

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lightning or accumulating water at around 5 p.m. “ We w e r e a b l e t o bring it back online at around 9:30 p.m., after some fixes, so that was a good four and a half hours where half the city was out,” said Tremblay.

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There might be a situation in which a customer doesn’t have power, but their neighbour does, so SaskPower has to isolate the remaining outages, and do it safely because of all the water on the ground.

SaskPower received a few dozen calls at their outage centre on the morning of July 11, as opposed to approximately 3,000 calls the night before.

About 1,000 of those calls came from customers in the Estevan area.

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Tremblay believes most customers handled the power outage well.

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“We are keeping an eye on the radar … to see if we need to deploy additional people,” said Tremblay.

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Stolen vehicle report leads to charges Two people have been charged after the Estevan Police Service (EPS) received a report of a stolen truck early in the morning of July 5.

Police searched locations around Estevan and notified the RCMP to be on the lookout for the truck.

The vehicle was located in Estevan.

Investigation throughout the day determined that the man who called in the truck theft was actually committing public mischief by falsely accusing another person of taking the truck.

The man was arrested and will be charged for public mischief.

Also, as a result of this investigation, the accused will be charged with impaired driving, stemming from the same incident.

A female who was involved in this incident was on conditions to be inside her approved residence between certain hours.

There is evidence that she was out past curfew, and she will be charged accordingly.

Police are still investigating the incident and want to thank the registered owner, who is from Manitoba, for his assistance as well as the partnering agencies who were inconvenienced by the accused.

In other recent police news, members received a report during the July 4 day shift that damage had been done to new cars at a local dealership.

An investigation revealed that a seven-year-old and an eight-year-old were responsible. Police have made contact with the parents and the matter will be turned over to them.

Police responded to a single-vehicle collision at the Estevan Cemetery.

No damage occurred to any headstones or city property, as the vehicle hit a tree. There were no injuries, and the tree seems to be all right, but the vehicle had to be towed from the scene.

Members were called to a north end liquor establishment, as a man left without paying his tab.

Police located him a few blocks away and he was

arrested for fraud and public intoxication. He was lodged in cells until sober. The outstanding balance was cleared up by his spouse.

Police were called to a residence during the July 4 night shift to check on the welfare of an Estevan male. He was reportedly using drugs and alcohol.

The male had left the residence prior to the police arriving.

Officers were then dispatched to a Westview residence after receiving a call regarding another male’s condition. Police spoke to a male and transported him to St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Police attended to a report of a suspicious male who was pacing back and forth in central Estevan.

Police learned he had exited the vehicle he was in to give the driver privacy for a phone conversation.

Members received a report of a stolen television. The TV was initially lent to the other individual.

The two parties were not arguing over property they had borrowed from each other. Police seized all the property from both individuals and returned it to the rightful owners.

Police were called to a downtown restaurant for an intoxicated man wandering in the parking lot.

The man had no place to stay and a friend could not be located. He was lodged in cells until sober.

Officers received three 911 calls from a cellular telephone during the July 5 night shift. The individual wouldn’t give his location or name. An adult male was located, and he was intoxicated on substances and thought he was being chased. Police attempted to assist in getting him home, and, due to his level of intoxication, he felt he was being set up.

After additional 911 calls, police were able to get the individual to leave with a family member.

Police received a call about a possible impaired driver leaving a downtown business during the July 6 day shift. The vehicle was not located due to the time delay in reporting the incident. The matter is under

investigation.

Officers also received a call about a Moped driving on the sidewalk in the downtown area. Police remind motorists that gas or electric bikes and Mopeds are to be used on the street and are to obey the rules of the road like other motor vehicles.

Police continued to receive complaints about the Canada Revenue Agency scam. Members continue to urge the public to not give out any information and to hang up on the caller. Information regarding this scam can be found on the EPS website.

Members received a report of someone throwing beer bottles from a vehicle while traveling on King Street during the July 6 night shift. A description was given but the car was not immediately located.

A vehicle with a matching description was stopped later in the night and the driver was advised of the complaint. It is unknown if it is the same vehicle.

Police also received a complaint of someone not stopping at a Canada-U.S. border crossing during the July 7 day shift. Information was passed on to the RCMP and the vehicle was stopped before it reached the city.

Two separate reports of suspicious persons were received and investigated.

In both incidents, the identity of each person in question was obtained, and it was learned there was no reason for concern. The individuals were then sent on their way with no further police action required.

Officers received a lot of bylaw-related complaints for unkempt properties. The bylaw enforcement officer is handling the matters.

Police received a call of a vehicle driving off after fuelling up at a northeast service station during

the July 7 night shift. A plate was obtained and attempts to contact the person responsible were made. The matter is still under investigation.

Members are looking into a criminal harassment complaint that was filed during the July 8 day shift.

The matter is still under investigation.

Officers received a complaint of a vehicle being operated in an erratic matter. A 20-year-old Bienfait male was charged under the Traffic Safety Act. EPS assisted the

RCMP in Souris, MB, with executing an arrest warrant for an Estevan male. The male was released for court in Manitoba in August.

Several bylaw complaints were received about animals being left in vehicles during the July 8 night shift. The public is reminded not to leave their pets inside vehicles during the warm weather.

Police received a complaint of an assault that occurred that night. The matter is still under investigation.

A complaint of an attempted fraud was re-

ceived after a male was contacted by someone claiming to be from the federal government. When asked for his credit card number, he ended the call, and was advised to contact his credit card company to look into any fraudulent use of his card.

Police were alerted to a loud party at a residence during the July 9 night shift. Police attended and warned the homeowner about the noise bylaw.

Members assisted Estevan Emergency Medical Services with a call at an Estevan hotel.

Up To The Tires This truck safely made it through the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Murray Street in Estevan on July 10, after a thunderstorm dropped more than five inches of rain on the Energy City. Many roads and intersections in the city were under water for several hours due to the storm.

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Trent Irvin Benkendorf 1960-2016 On the evening of June 6, 2016, Trent Benkendorf passed away at Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster BC suddenly following a brief illness. He was 56 years old. He was comforted by family and friends.

Trent was born on January 7, 1960 in Estevan, Sk. He was the youngest child of Irvin and Vicki Benkendorf. After graduating High School, he attended SAIT in Calgary where he was enrolled in Architectural Technologies. After his successful completion, he resided in Edmonton for a brief time.

In 1987 he moved to New Westminster and continued to reside there until his passing.

He established Wascana Restorations in 1990, a business that continued until now. He loved spending time with family, always home for Christmas, taking family on cruises and never forgetting any of our birthdays. His favorite desserts were banana cream pie and strawberry shortcake. When Trent was arriving for a visit, one or the other of these deserts were always waiting for him.

He is survived by a very special friend, Susan VanAltena of Pitt Meadows B. C.; his sisters: Kathy Johnson of Chillawack, B. C. and Marion Schottenbauer (Ernie ) of Calgary, AB.; one niece, Chantelle Erdman (Scott) of Bethune, Sk.; a great niece, Taenelle Hinger (Tayler) Regina, Sk. ; nephews , Michael Hamilton (Annette) of Brooks, Alberta; Carter Schottenbauer, Calgary,Ab., great nephews Talen and Tyce Erdman, Bethune, Sk. as well as extended families.

He is predeceased by his parents, Irvin and Vicki Benkendorf (nee Owsiak), special parents Harold and Alice Hamilton and special brother Doug Hamilton.

Trent was known by his friends and employees as a very hardworker with a generous compassionate heart. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends and all dedicated employees over the years at Wascana Restorations.

Cremation took place at First Memorial Funeral Services in Aldergrove and will be followed by a private family celebration of life later this summer in Saskatoon.

Donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation can be made in his honor in lieu of flowers.

Alexander C. Rowley 1932 - 2016 Alexander (Alex) Cecil Rowley late of Estevan, SK and formerly of Frobisher, SK passed away at the Pasqua Hospital, Regina, SK on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the age of 83 years.

Alex is survived by his sister Stella (Arthur) Allen and their children: Naomi Allen (Ray Longley), and Tom (Barb) Allen, Jake & Bill; nieces, Beth (Darryl) Dreger, Jill and Lance (Tonya Toope); Kaye Walchuk, Holly Walchuk (Tom Anderson), Morgan (Chris) Gaetz, and Abbey (Cody) Hartell; JulieAnne (Ken) Wallewein, Riley and Reagan; nephew David (Mary Lou) Rowley, Adam and Laura and brother-in-law Gordon Loustel.

He was predeceased by his parents, James & Elizabeth (Lancaster) Rowley; sister Mary Loustel; brother and sister-in-law, Harold & Thelma Rowley and brother, baby James.

The Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Frobisher Union Church, Frobisher, SK, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Interment at the Frobisher Cemetery will follow, after which a lunch will be held at the church.

Those wishing to make donations in Alex’s memory may do so directly to the Frobisher Union Church, Box 86, Frobisher, SK, S0C 0Y0 or to another charity of choice.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Alice Mary Gervais 1923 - 2016 Alice Gervais, late of Estevan, SK passed away at the St. Joseph's Special Care Home, Estevan, on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at the age of 93 years.

Alice will be lovingly remembered by her husband Joseph Gervais; daughter Jo-Ann Byers; grandson Corey Byers; sister Florence Winter; brother Lawrence (Sharon) Gervais; brother-in-law Ray Stewart, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents, Albert and Albertine Gervais; son-in-law Jack Byers; sisters, Helen Stewart and Bernadette (Andy) Jamieson and brother-in-law Dan Winter.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, with Rev. Brian Meredith presiding. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, after which a luncheon was held in the church auditorium.

Those so wishing may make donations to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 - 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1 in Alice’s memory.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Wayne E. Davidson 1932- 2016 Wayne Davidson passed away peacefully in his sleep at St. Joseph's Long Term Care, Estevan, SK on July 4, 2016 at the age of 84 years.

Wayne is survived by his wife, Elaine (Coombes); daughter, Karen (Randy) Gilchrist; sons, Arthur (Leslie-Anne) Davidson, Garth (Wendy) Davidson and James (Darlene) Davidson; grandchildren, Benjamin (Tanya) Gilchrist, Steven (Lisa) Gilchrist, Kevin Davidson, Scott Davidson, Melissa Davidson (John Dawson) and Janelle (Joshua) Norman; great grandchildren, Alaina Norman, Justina Gilchrist and Erin Norman; sisters, Yvonne Monteyne, Marilyn (Percy) Hill, Elaine (John) Dutchak and brother in law, Maurice Monteyne.

Wayne was predeceased by his parents Cynthia and Clarence Davidson; sister Lorraine (Bud) Williams; sister in law Mae (Stan) McMullen and brother in law Edgar (Phyllis) Coombes.

The Funeral Service was held on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan, with Pastor Stewart Miller officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens.

Lunch was held in the church social hall following the interment.

Those wishing to make donations in Wayne’s memory may do so directly to St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation Inc, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Sarah "Sally" Theresa Murray 1925 - 2015 Sally passed away peacefully on Saturday November 14, 2015 at Hillview Manor, Estevan, SK at the age of 90 years.

Sally’s memory will be forever cherished by her children, Sharon (Norm) Puhl of London, Ont., Linda (Ed) Betnar of Estevan, Paul (Deb) Murray of Sherwood Park, Alta. and Tina (Mark) Neeb of London, Ont.; grandchildren, Kyle (Rebecca) Puhl, Corbin (Gail) Puhl, Jared Betnar, Erin Betnar, Danielle Murray (Nathan Doe), Nichole Murray and Simon Neeb; great grandchildren, Alex and Cameron Puhl, Jocelyn and Gavin Puhl and Sienna and Hayden Murray-Doe as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband Bud; parents, Thor and Sina Haugen; 6 brothers, 3 sisters as well as numerous brothers in law, sisters in law, nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Interment will follow at the Estevan City Cemetery, after which a luncheon will take place in the small hall at the Royal Canadian Legion, Estevan.

Those wishing to make donations in Sally's memory may do so directly to Hillview Manor’s Pallative Care Fund, 1401 1st Street Estevan, SK, S4A 2W7.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

IMLER - Kenneth George February 24, 1928 Viking, AB July 2, 2016-Calgary, AB Kenneth George Imler passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 2, 2016. Kenn was born in Viking, AB and lived a full life on his terms for most of his 88 years. His later years were a battle with cancer which Kenn fought as tenaciously as he did any opponent.

He worked hard to become a recognized member of the oil field service industry in Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan, developing several businesses in Estevan, SK, Calgary, AB and Red Deer, AB. Former member and past president of B.P.O.E. (Elks), member of Oilfield Technical Society (OTS) Estevan and Calgary.

Kenn is at rest with his dedicated wife, Ruth Irene Imler (nee Ellett). He often joked the stone should read, Ruth: “Lovingly Remembered,” Kenn: “Remembered.”

He is survived by, four sons and four daughter-in-laws Gary and Cindy, Alan and Judy, Bart and Kathryn, Brad and Holly; left to carry the Imler torch are grandchildren, Kacie, Cole, Kelsey and Brian.Friends and acquaintances are invited to share memories at the Kensington Legion 264, 1910 Kensington Road N.W. on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Please forward condolences through www.hffs.com.

The Imler family wishes to extend sincerest of thanks to the entire staff at both Intercare Chinook Care Centre and Chinook Hospice for their outstanding compassion.

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Barriers removed for home-based food businesses The Food Safety regulations have been amended in Saskatchewan to remove barriers that will allow homeprocessed foods to be sold directly to consumers and retailers.

The new regulations take effect on Aug. 1 of this year.

The new set of laws are inspired by the cottage food laws crafted in the United States, and will permit homebased food processors to prepare low risk foods in their own homes for direct sale more broadly to the public or for re-sale by retail stores. Currently, this occurs only through venues such as farmers’ markets, community bake sales and fall suppers.

“After hearing from many Saskatchewan residents who felt the old regulations were too restrictive, we made a commitment in the recent election campaign to make improvements,” said Health Minister Dustin Duncan. “Businesses that make safe, low-risk foods should not be penalized simply because they are based in their home. These regulations change that.”

The regulations allow the sale of low-risk foods which are non-perishable foods that would normally

not require refrigeration such as breads, biscuits, cookies, pastries, pies, jams, jellies and candies. Meat or dairy products are considered higher risk and are not included in the items allowed for sale by home-based processors.

“It’s our hope these changes will make things easier for existing home-based food businesses, as well as entrepreneurs that may want to start a new one,” Duncan said. “I want to thank the Saskatchewan residents who brought this idea forward to our government.

The new regulations will require home food processors to take food safety training, ensure the water supply is safe, and to label their products so that consumers know their origin. The Ministry of Health will monitor the effectiveness of this approach and conduct further consultations with key stakeholders to determine if the sale of these food items should be expanded in the future.

The amendments to the Food Safety Regulations will be the first in Canada to specifically address the operations of home-based food businesses. Most statedsin the United States have some form of home-based or cottage food laws.

CAREERS CORNING CO-OP GENERAL MANAGER The Corning Co-op invites applications for the position of General Manager in Corning, Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Retail System is a unique, multi-billion dollar organization based on the fundamentals of co-operation. It is comprised of a network of approximately 220 autonomous retail co-operatives across Western Canada along with their branch operations, and Federated Co-operatives Limited. FCL is the wholesaling / manufacturing arm of the Co-operatives Retail System, which provides the retail Co-op’s with a range of products and services.

The successful candidate will be responsible to the Board of Directors for the administration, co-ordination, and control of all aspects of the business.

This position will provide strong leadership to the Board and staff in planning, policy determination, and ensuring appropriate recourses are effectively in place to support the mission of the Co-op and its values: Locally Invested, Community-Minded and Lifetime Membership Benefits. Corning Co-op is looking for a candidate with the ability to work with the public in a professional and positive manner.

The successful candidate will exemplify a team-based management approach through communication, consensus-building and feedback and will demonstrate leadership skills in motivation and encouraging others towards the accomplishment of the corporate mission and strategic direction. Ideally, the successful candidate will have retail experience in several commodities. The Corning Co-op deals with the following: Agro, Bulk Fuel and Petroleum Products as well as Hardware, Grocery and Lumber. The successful candidate will have demonstrated a positive performance in the retail industry with their experience and knowledge.

The Corning Co-op offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package with one of the best Pension Plans in the industry. The Co-op Retail System offers an excellent training program and great opportunities for advancement.

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Storm dropped rain on rural communities Rural communities received some rain from the storm that submerged Estevan on July 10, but the precipitation wasn’t as significant as what was recorded in the Energy City.

Dena Bachorcik, who is the assistant administrator for the Town of Bienfait, told the Mercury that they received about one-and-a-half inches (38 millimetres) of rain that day.

“We had some full ditches and such, but most of that had gone down and dissipated by today,” she said. “We didn’t have any roads flooded or any damage that I’m aware of, or that has been reported to the town.”

They have not received any reports of basements being flooded.

Electricity flickered for a while during the storm, but they did not lose power.

It was the second sig-

nificant storm to hit Bienfait in four days. Bachorcik believes they received a similar amount of rain on July 7.

“The ditches were full, and some of the streets were full until the water could catch up to the drain properly,” said Bachorcik.

They also had a lot of trees knocked down due a storm earlier this year, but the town, the fire department and local residents helped clear the debris.

“I guess we do see some results from each storm in its own way, but we haven’t received anything severe to this point,” said Bachorcik.

The town of Lampman and the hamlet of Benson each received about an inch of rain (25 millimetres) on July 10. For Lampman, the lower precipitation level was a welcome development, as the town received several inches of rain during a storm in late June.

Traffic along Souris Avenue and Smith moved slowly and carefully as the July 10 storm subsided. Street Photo

by Jamie Harkins

Correction

Storm affects playpark schedules

In last week’s article on page A9, regarding the recycling of electronics in Saskatchewan it was noted in the closing paragraph that the recycling duties were still carried out at Estevan Diversified Services. That was incorrect.

The local drop off depot is located at SARCAN’s site along King Street in Estevan, but the recycling jobs are now done elsewhere in Canada, not at EDS as we reported.

The Mercury apologizes for any confusion that may have ensued as a result.

The City of Estevan’s playpark schedules had to be shuffled this week in the aftermath of the July 10 storm and rains that led to flooding conditions in most areas of the city.

The playpark and paddling pool schedules were expected to return to near normal by today (July 13).

The Rusty Duce and Churchill Playparks are slated to open for normal activities that includes paddling pool use today (July 13) after being closed July 11 and 12.

Hillcrest Playpark re-opened on July 12.

Hillside Playpark is scheduled to

be open this morning for crafts and may be open in the afternoon for paddling pool activity, depending on the weather.

Trojan Park is closed for the remainder of this week.

Padwick Park is open for crafts in the morning but the Spark Park will be closed until further notice.

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Little Zoe Orbino first studied and then decided she could easily consume her first Saskatoon berry when she joined about 20 other berry pickers from the Southeast Newcomers who paid a visit to the Prairie Toons Saskatoon berry farm on the morning of July 10. Photo by Norm Park

Southeast Newcomers enjoy outing at Saskatoon berry farm Saskatoon berries, a Saskatchewan mainstay delicacy received careful scrutiny and a host of eager harvesters on the morning of July 10 when about 20 members of the Southeast Newcomers visited the Prairie Toons farm.

An earlier group had picked strawberries the day before at another local fruit bearing farming operation, but on Sunday, Prairie Toons owners and employees enjoyed the interaction with their visitors, some being first-time consumers

of this province’s favourite berry.

Youngsters and adults enjoyed a couple of hours in the sunshine picking from a couple of designated rows of rapidly ripening berries following a recent commercial harvest carried

out by the Prairie Toons employees.

Stephanie Helmerson served as a guide and hostess for the visitors from other countries who are now calling Estevan their home.

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We left these two rows unharvested the other day so visitors can do their own picking,” she said.

The farm which also features baked goods, is operated by the Ciepliski family who first planted

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AGGREGATE AWARDS: JUNIOR: Mason Mack INTERMEDIATE: Nigel Mack SENIOR: Lorie Tedford HIGH POINT AWARD: Mason Mack GRAND CHAMPION MARKET STEER: Emily Geisel RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET STEER: Rachel Mack HOME GROWN STEER: Katelynn Tedford GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER: Katelynn Tedford RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER: Rachel Mack GRAND CHAMPION COW/CALF: Emily Geisel GRAND CAMPION FEMALE: Emily Geisel RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE: Katelynn Tedford CLOVERBUD AWARD: Brody Walter, Lila Hale, Keaton Walter, Turner Petterson, Dane Hogg, Charlie Hayes GENERAL LEADER: Linda Mack LEADERS: Meghan Dukart, Brian Mack, Debra Tedford

BENSON 4-H BEEF CLUB RESULTS FROM THE JULY 5 REGIONAL SHOW BEST GROUP OF 5 STEERS, 1st PLACE: BENSON 4-H BEEF CLUB CLEANEST STALL AWARD: BENSON 4-H BEEF CLUB GRAND CHAMPION STEER: Emily Geisel GRAND CHAMPION CONTINUATION HEIFER: Emily Geisel RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE: Emily Geisel SENIOR JUDGING - Oral reasons: 2nd – Katelynn Tedford - Overall judging: 2nd – Katelynn Tedford ESTEVAN EXHIBITION SCHOLARSHIP: Rachel Mack SASK. 4-H GORDON AND EILEEN BONNER SCHOLARSHIP: Lorie Tedford SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S BENSON BEEF 4-H CLUB GRADUATE, Katelynn Tedford

THANK YOU TO THIS YEAR’S SUPPORTERS:

 Chamney Crushing Ltd.  Estevan Exhibition Association

KEATON WALTER Cloverbud

DANE HOGG Cloverbud

 Mack Auction Company  Macoun Co-op  Mantei Farms  Matts Car Wash

 Nelson Motors  Kent Petterson  R.M. of Benson  Swift Oilfield Supply

Special thanks to District #1 Committee, Justin Vandewoestyne, our Judges Jim Anderson and Mallory Oleshko, all Regional Show judges, Darwin Dukart, and Marlin LeBlanc.