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Canadian sprinter and Olympic team hopeful, Sam Effah visited his Grade 1 Classroom Champions at Hillcrest School Tuesday morning. Effah signed the students’ Dreambig T-shirts, like the one being worn by Benjamin Ursu. The highly ranked runner then spoke to a general assembly of students and parents in the school gymnasium. Effah has represented Canada at the World Championships and is now aiming for a spot on the national Olympic team heading for Brazil later this summer.

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St. Joe’s Police execute two drug busts in Estevan showing deficit

By David Willberg

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The Estevan Police Service continued their ongoing fight against drugs with two drug busts in a three-day span.

The first occurred on April 29, when members of the EPS’s Drug and Intelligence Unit, Containment Warrant Entry Team, Criminal Investigations Division, Forensics Identification Unit along with uniformed members, executed search warrants at three different residences in the city. Also involved were members of the Estevan RCMP, the Weyburn Police Service, Carlyle RCMP Traffic Services and the Yorkton RCMP K-9 division.

The three search warrants were issued for a residence in the 600-block of Third Street, an apartment suite in the 700-block of Third Street and an apartment suite in the 1200-block of Fourth Street.

One search warrant occurred at about 7 a.m., and the other two happened simultaneously a few minutes later.

A search of the properties resulted in 72 grams of crack

cocaine being seized, along with materials used for the sale, distribution and production of the drug. The total street value of the cocaine seized is valued at approximately $14,000.

Also seized were $2,700 in cash, one can of bear mace and a quantity of marijuana.

“It’s certainly exceptional work from these members,” said police Chief Paul Ladouceur. “It speaks to the ongoing effort that we’re putting in to reduce drugs in this community.”

Ladouceur has stated previously that the EPS has multiple drug investigations that are ongoing, and the police continue to gather intelligence.

“We will continue to affect search warrants throughout the city as we move forward,” said Ladouceur. “We want to send a strong message that illegal drugs are not welcome in this community, and we take a strong stance on it.”

Cody Allan Marsden, an 18-year-old male from Chilliwack, B.C., is facing four charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking; traf-

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Marsden will make his first appearance in court on June 6.

The matter is still under investigation, and EPS Insp.

Murray Cowan said additional arrests could occur.

“We’re currently seeking warrants for the arrests of two other people,” said Cowan.

The other two suspects are also from outside of the Estevan area.

Cowan noted the investigation has been taking place for some time. It involved the drug intelligence units from both Estevan and Weyburn.

“Everything came together here on Friday (April 29), which was when we planned to execute the warrants on the residences,” said Cowan.

The other drug bust occurred on May 1. The EPS stopped a vehicle at the intersection of Fourth Street and 15th Avenue, as part of an

ongoing investigation. A small amount of cocaine, prescription drugs and marijuana were seized.

Z a c h a r y G e s s n e r, a 22-year-old man from Estevan, is charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking prescription drugs, possession of prescription drugs for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking marijuana, possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, obstruction of a police officer and breaching the conditions of a previous release.

The first six charges are under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and the other two are under the Criminal Code.

Cowan noted the arrest on May 1 was not a spin-off from the one two days earlier, but they are both part of the EPS’s ongoing crackdown of the drug trade.

This one also wasn’t the result of a lengthy investigation, as the EPS only started working on the file recently.

Gessner was remanded in custody and will appear in court on May 9.

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The administration of the Sun Country Health Region, like other larger provincially funded enterprises, are anxiously awaiting funding figures that will be released with the June 1 Saskatchewan budget.

The provincial budget, delayed by about three months due to the April 4 provincial general election, will decide the fate of several provincial agencies with regards to whether they will be able to report a net surplus or loss on their 2015-16 operations.

Sun Country’s financial statement bears witness to that situation based on information released on April 27 during the Sun Country’s board of directors’ meeting held in Weyburn.

As at the end of February this year, the local health region was showing a slight surplus of just over $3 million, which represented about five days of general operations, said John Knoch, the vice-president of finance and corporate operations.

That represented 11 months of Sun Country’s fiscal operations, the health region was showing about $143.4 million in revenues and $140.28 million in expenses nearing the end of the year.

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A new accountability program is being launched at Estevan Comprehensive School(ECS) that their administration is counting on to help parents, students and teachers.

The Safe Arrival program is set up to ensure students arrive at school daily and for parents to know they have arrived and are safe.

“If the student is a no show and it’s indicated on the morning attendance sheet, the parents get an immediate contact from the school,” said Brian Wright, vice-principal at ECS. That contact could be a phone call, email or text message, or all three; whatever the parents use to communicate.

“We have that contact information in our data system already, so it’s just a matter of notification.

And if a student is absent, the communication begins immediately,” he said.

New apps for phones, websites or mobile or landline phones can all figure into the equation.

If the student is going to be absent for any reason, the communication works in reverse. The parent merely needs to let the school know before 9 a.m. “If that is done, then everything is perfect. Now we know not to expect the student and everything can move on,” said Wright.

“We’re responsible for the kids, just as the parents are, therefore, if we’re not informed, we’re supposing they’re supposed to be in school or something has gone wrong.”

Of course, there are safeguards in place so the student can’t compromise the communication system,

by phoning or texting the school pretending to be the parent, thanks to personal identification information and numbers.

“It’s a pilot program for South East Cornerstone Public School Division, and if it works now at ECS, then it will spread out to the other schools in the division next fall,” said Wright, referring to the project that began on May 2.

Fire destroys tractor Members of the Estevan detachment of the RCMP along with Estevan Fire Rescue personnel were called to a tractor fire in the Benson area on April 30.

Const. Peter Donaldson of the Estevan RCMP said the accidental fire did not result in any injuries but the tractor was a total loss. Damage to an attached air drill, was minor.

The RCMP said that to prevent fires of this nature, operators are reminded to inspect the undercarriage of all their machinery on a regular basis and keep it clear of dried vegetation.

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Fire completely destroyed this tractor working in a field near Benson April 30.

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Brian Wright “It’s a program that makes sense. It’s not new to Canada, other school divisions are using it; and really, it’s about accountability from all players in the education system. If we don’t have communication with parents as to where their child is, then it’s no good for the system, the parent or the student.”

The system has been delivered by a Canadian company based out of Toronto and Ottawa who have added details and safeguards as they have refined the service over a period of time.

Wright said ECS has student and parent/guardian data on file but had never enjoyed a real convenient way to contact parents quickly and consistently in the past. Now they do.

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The United Way Estevan is looking for projects that can be completed during the upcoming Day of Caring.

The eighth annual event will happen on June 8 at locations throughout the community. Local United Way president Christa Morhart said the committee has held meetings. They have reached out to the people who volunteered last year, and those who might benefit from a Day of Caring project.

The United Way’s member agencies are among those that have benefitted from Day of Caring projects in the past, but volunteers have also worked on projects at residences.

Projects that would fit for the Day of Caring could include gardening, tackling yard work, planting trees, sweeping driveways and sidewalks, washing windows and removing debris from yards.

“We have to keep in mind that they have to be done within a few hours, and with everyday materials such as a rake, a shovel or a squeegee,” said Morhart.

A few projects have already been submitted.

She noted the Day of Caring began as a small event a few years ago with just a couple of projects, but it has enjoyed considerable growth. Last year was one of the best.

“Last year, there was well over 100 volunteers and 30 projects,” she said.

Some companies have allowed their employees to help out at the Day of Caring, and that accounts for a significant number of volunteers.

“Even if they only want to send them for a morning shift or an afternoon shift, (we would encourage it),” said Morhart. “The morning shift is

Hospital’s revenue slides downward ⇠ A1 Knoch explained some over-budget items on the expense side were due to collective agreements the provincial government signed with unionized employees. But, there were some savings experienced by sustaining unfilled vacancies in a few administrative positions.

“It can be hard on staff sometimes, not having as many people as we would want,” said Knoch, but board chairwoman Marilyn Charlton noted that in some instances the jobs are posted and were to be filled, but it was just difficult to recruit and retain people in those

particular jobs.

Legal fees had also jumped, these were fees associated with negotiations with radiology service providers.

Grants to third parties are also over budget, said Knoch, noting that St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan was one affiliate that was under expected revenues and increasing expenses.

He also noted insurance costs were higher than originally anticipated and will be adjusted accordingly once the new budget is crafted following the release of the provincial budget.

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about four hours, and the afternoon shift is about the same.”

She would also like to see the schools involved this year. Schools can phone in with their project information, and Morhart noted a school project doesn’t have to happen on June 8. If they want to do it on a better day, and say that it was part of the Day of Caring, then that would be acceptable.

United Way board members and other volunteers from the community will also help out during the day.

A barbecue lunch will be served at the Estevan Alliance Church, starting at 11:45 a.m. Admission to the barbecue will be by a donation.

There isn’t a deadline to submit a project, but Morhart would like to have all the applications in by June 3. The committee will then have time to assign the projects to volunteers.

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Commitments for capital projects are on hold.

Knoch and Sun Country CEO Marga Cugnet said St. Joseph’s Hospital administration would have to respond to their deficit situation.

Greg Hoffort, executive director for St. Joseph’s, told the Mercury the shortfall is in the neighbourhood of $400,000 and most of it could be directly attributable to the sudden disappearance of out-of-province income which is coming in at about half of what it was in previous years. He said the hospital generally could count on about $1 million in income from health plans used by people who accessed Sun Country’s healthcare services. But with the slow down in the oilpatch, that income has been cut by about 50 per cent.

“These have been tough years. We went for three consecutive years with a surplus, but, that’s not the case this year,” said Hoffort who noted that negotiations and discussions will continue with Sun Country and the Ministry of Health.

“None of us really know what the June 1 budget will bring,” said Hoffort.

The hospital’s chief administrator said none of the shortfall can be attributed to the increase in services at St. Joe’s, meaning the introduction of the CT imaging services in recent months

or the increase in obstetrical services (maternity).

“It’s the first time without a positive cash position in the four years I’ve been here, and collectively we’ve been spending more than we’ve been taking in, and there are no other sources of revenue we can pursue to make that up,” Hoffort said.

“We’ll see what promises will be met, we’ll see what they (provincial government) says about Lean and it’s funding, we’ll see what they feel is meaningful for us who have work to do on this file. I feel confident we can come to some sort of resolution, but in the meantime, yes, we’re currently working with a shortfall of over $400,000 on this year’s budget.”

During the Sun Country meeting, Knoch mentioned overall wages are higher than budgeted, since there were some unplanned increases in wages and a small hike in sick leaves, which are paid situations that can quickly add up. Costs for buildings and grounds will also be over budget, he suggested. Professional fees, the new CT scanner costs and physicians’ contracts are sometimes offset with corresponding revenues, but not always. Knoch said he figured the new Sun Country budget and final financial statements for 2015-16 might be available near the end of July.

The board members were pleased to learn that their governance costs had stayed well below budgeted amounts, with Charlton stating that much of that was due to the fact the board operated with a small sixperson caucus for several months. The board now boasts of nine governmentappointed members with Gary St. Onge as Estevan’s lone representative.

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Day of Mourning marked by brief ceremony at Coal Car Corner The Day of Mourning honours Saskatchewan workers who lost their lives due to their work or workrelated conditions.

In Estevan, the solemn occasion was marked by a brief ceremony conducted on the corner of the courthouse lawn in an area recognized as Coal Miner’s corner which includes a memorial bench and an old underground coal cart used to bring coal to the surface, in the early days of mining in southeast Saskatchewan.

Last year, 32 people died in Saskatchewan from workplace related injury or illness, including one person from an incident in Estevan a few years ago.

More than 32,000 workplace injuries were reported to the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board.

Rick Dowhanuik, president of the United Mine Workers of America, Local 7606 Estevan, said he extended condolences to all families who had to deal with the loss of a loved one. He said with 39 years of employment in local

Ted Fai and his son-in-law Garry Malaryk placed the wreath of remembrance at the Coal Miner’s Corner during the Day of Mourning memorial service. Photo by Norm Park mining operations, he knew firsthand how important it was to “work safely and get home safely. Just take the time and get it done correctly and safely,” he said following a brief ceremony

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by Darcy Wright of the 32 names on the list of fatalities as luminaries were lit, one-by-one by Estevan area unionized employees.

Current and former

mine workers Garry Malaryk and his father-in-law Ted Fai placed the memorial wreath on the coal car in memory of the deceased as emcee Sam Dryden reminded the dozen people

in attendance to remember those who were lost including Rando Biasini of Edmonton, an iron worker who was employed in Estevan who died from medical complications following

a fall at a worksite a few years ago.

“We want to keep the workplace safe,” said Dowhanuik. “The efforts are there, but, unfortunately, the results aren’t there yet.”

Don Morgan, labour relations and workplace safety minister for Saskatchewan said, “on our Day of Mourning, we grieve with the families of people who have lost their lives on the job, and we renew our commitment to Mission Zero.”

The names of those who lost lives as a result of workplace injuries or illness will be inscribed in the national registry at the Canadian Labour Congress in Ottawa.

Mission Zero is a Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety partnership with the Workers’ Compensation Board, prevention strategy that focuses on workplace illnesses and injuries. The target is zero injuries, fatalities and suffering by providing education and support to workers and their employers.

Souris medians continue to take shape The restoration work for the medians on Souris Avenue North is slated to be finished next month.

Rod March, the parks manager for the City of Estevan, said they have some work remaining on the paving stones that line the outer edges of the medians. He hopes they can be finished in early May. “Once that’s done, we’re going to be doing the earthworks, putting in some irrigation systems, which are portable irrigation systems, and then the turf or sod will be arriving in the beginning of June,” said March.

They expect the turf will be installed and the flowers will be planted by June 10, at which time the project will be completed.

The median restoration project began last year. Once the snow cleared and the temperatures warmed up, the contractor was out working again.

Paving stones were selected for the project because it’s easy to clean debris, such as sand that’s applied on roads during the winter. They’re also easy to breach if there’s a sewer or a water break.

“I would like to carry on this theme in different areas around the city where there is buildup of debris, not only from street sweepers, but where there’s debris from mud coming off trucks,” said

March. “You can see that buildup now on different areas along King Street. So we have this type of hard, engineered product down there, it’s very easy to keep clean, and it will look a lot nicer in time.”

March would like to see hard-engineered products, such as paving stones, that are four or five feet along different areas of the city, so that they’re easy to keep clean, and they don’t have to worry about weeds.

“I think paving stones are an economical choice,” he said.

The public has been very receptive to the project.

“Even the contractors have said that a lot of people stop by and say a lot of positive things,” said March.

A total cost wasn’t immediately available, since work started last year and has carried over into the spring. It will be released once the project is completed.

March said he is looking forward to having the project finished. It’s been a priority for city council as part of the beautification efforts in the community. The upcoming Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan didn’t influence their desire to have the work finished, but he is excited that it will be nice and green when the Games start in July.

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Co-op will feed and fuel the Games The Southern Plains Co-op has stepped forward to be the official food and fuel sponsor of the upcoming 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan.

The Co-op will be recognized as a diamond sponsor for the multi-sport competition, as the value of their contribution is pegged at more than $50,000. An announcement was made at the Co-op’s Estevan grocery store on April 28.

“The Southern Plains Co-op has always been a committed leader in our community,” said Kelly McConnell, co-chair of the Friends of the Games committee. “We were very pleased they approached us early in the planning stages to see where they could help us out.

“They saw the potential to make an impact on our community by assisting with this event. The agreement between Southern Plains and the Games will add a lot of energy to the Games.”

The Co-op will provide a significant discount for all of the food that will help keep the athletes nourished throughout the

competition. They will also give a reduced rate for the fuel for the vehicles that will transport the competitors to and from their venues.

“When the board of directors of the Southern Plains Co-op heard that the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games were coming to Estevan, they immediately started discussions on how our organization could become involved,” said Robert Grimsrud, president of the Co-op’s board of directors.

“As a co-operative, it is our value to create a community in which people want to live and want to call their home. Promoting a healthy lifestyle, investing in sport infrastructure, and promoting the spirit of volunteerism are shared values between the board of the Games and the board of Southern Plains.”

Grimsrud noted that the Co-op knew this would be the right fit for their sponsorship dollars. They expect the Co-op will be able to provide high-quality, healthy foods to help the athletes be at their best during the competition.

“Not only will our

Participating in the sponsorship announcement were: Southern Plains Co-op general manager Brian Enns, Coop board members James Lainton and Wendy May-Clark, Summer Games mascot Ravi, committee co-chair Brian Senchuk, Co-op mascot Cooper, Co-op board chair Robert Grimsrud, Summer Games mascot Tansi, Friends of the Games committee co-chair Kelly McConnell and Summer Games committee co-chair Brian Smith. food be a source of the athletes’ fuel; we will be providing the actual fuel for the transportation to their sport venues,” said Grimsrud.

Grimsrud paid tribute to board member Wendy May-Clark for her work to bring the two groups together, and to the efforts of the Co-op’s other board

members, management and staff.

Brian Senchuk, who is the co-chair of the Summer Games committee, said they have been working with the Co-op in other ways.

“Games merchandise has been on sale in their grocery and convenience stores, and they have host-

ed fundraising barbeques in our name,” said Senchuk. “We will continue with various activities such as these in the months to come.”

In addition to providing financial support, the Southern Plains Co-op sponsorship outlines logistical and manpower support as well. The co-operative

will provide the usage of ovens for food preparation and refrigeration of food products, as well as supply of experienced manpower assistance to feed the 1,800 athletes and more than 200 coaches, managers, and mission staff over the course of the Games, which will run from July 24 to 30.

Delegates tour Summer Games facilities

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The facilities that will be used for the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan have received the thumbs up from representatives of the nine sports districts in Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Games Council and the chairpersons for those sports.

The local Games committee hosted about 50 delegates from across the province on April 29 and 30. Not only did they visit the different venues that will host the sporting events during the Games, but they viewed the other areas that will be used, such as Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS), which will serve as the Games’ Village.

Games manager Nicole Clow said the delegates were very impressed.

“The district representatives made it clear that there’s some passion here, and it came through on the tour,” she said in an interview with the Mercury. “That definitely instilled some confidence that the venues will be completely ready and good to go for the Games.”

The local Games committee also made presentations and showed delegates the plans for each sport. Delegates had the opportunity to ask questions.

There were few questions, Clow said, which she views as a sign that the local Games committee is on track to accommodate the needs of the athletes and everyone else who will be in Estevan for the Games.

The athletes’ care and comfort is a big

emphasis for the district representatives, and they were impressed with the plans for accommodations and meals at ECS. “They were very happy with the plans at the school, and when they walked through the school, they saw the potential for how it is going to work,” said Clow. “It is going to be a really safe zone and it is going to be laid out really well.”

One of the first sports facilities they visited was the Chamney Running Track at Panteluk Athletic Field, which opened last summer.

“I think that was a good place to start, because one of the delegates, who is also one of the district representatives, was on the site tour (in 2013),” said Clow. “So when the dirt track was still there, she was here.

“When they pitched to the bid committee that there would be this new, fantastic track, and it’s not going to be an issue, and we’ll have it here on time, they had faith it would happen, or they wouldn’t have awarded Estevan the Games. But at the same time, I think it was hard to envision.

“To see her reaction was pretty great, because she was the only one there who really knew what was in existence, and how much had been done.”

Clow believes it’s now a top-notch facility that is matched by only a few in the province.

There weren’t any concerns about other facilities, including the tennis courts at ECS, which need to be refurbished before the Games begin.

“I think they have full faith, after see-

2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games soccer committee representative Kevin Mortenson discusses the soccer pitches with delegates during a facility tour in Estevan on April 30. Photo by the Saskatchewan Summer Games committee.

ing what the committee did to get that track in place, that they will do what they need to do to make sure the facilities needed will be there,” said Clow.

They also visited Affinity Place, which

see how it can host big events.

There will be some tweaks needed at other venues before the Games. An announcer’s booth will be added to the Pleasantdale Softball Diamonds. But most

“The district representatives made it clear that there’s some passion here.”

- Nicole Clow, Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games manager will host the opening and closing ceremonies and some of the basketball games. It was at the same time as the opening game for the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup, and so the delegates got to

adjustments will be relatively minor, and Clow is confident that all the facilities to be utilized at the Games will be in top shape for the event, which runs from July 24 to 30.

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Racers in the preliminary heat races vie for good starting positions in the scored competition, speeding along the final stretch of the track, at the Trackside MX Park. The motocross event was one of many stops on the Southeast Corner Racing Circuit.

Racers roar at Trackside event Racers kicked up huge clouds of dust, made a good racket, and showed their motocross skills, just outside of Estevan last weekend.

The Trackside MX Park was abuzz and host to a portion of the Southeast Corner Racing Circuit, this past Saturday. Racers from five years old to their mid-fifties, from all over the southeast part of Saskatchewan, geared up and tore up the turf on their off-road bikes, racing for a robust crowd.

The event featured 120 entrants from Estevan, Weyburn, Oxbow, Carlyle, Regina and some from North Dakota, and had participants navigating around tight corners and steep jumps, testing their skills.

“They run between four to six laps, with an average of 15 minutes a race,” said Randy Franke, founder of the circuit and vice-president of Trackside MX Park, who added that there was a great deal of enthusiasm from participants of all ages.

“Everyone gets a little nervous when they hit those jumps. I’ve raced for 33 years, and I still get a little nervous at times,” said Franke. “The majority of people out there have raced on the tracks before, and this circuit is meant to get young and inexperienced people used to motocross.”

The event consisted of a preliminary heat race round to allow the racers to warm up and get used to the topography of the track, followed

by an intermission during which the track was watered and prepped. The main event followed, which was a scored race.

“The preliminary gives people track time, and gives them their gate pick. That determines where they start in the main race,” said Franke. “If you get a good start, that’s half the race right there.”

Franke said that the performance of the riders on Saturday, in the preliminary heat race, was outstanding.

“We always have people at so many different levels,” said Franke.

“It’s difficult to say who’s best at what, because they race in different classes, they switch classes and we get different riders from all over, every year.”

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Is it back to the same old story?

Is it time to play the “poor Saskatchewan” card again?

We think so, for a few reasons.

We do believe it’s time to haul out our old inferiority complex Plan A again because it appears as if the rest of our provincial cousins are bent on beating up on us, just like they used to do in the good old days.

Case in point.

Bombardier, the company that is the pride of Quebec and a scourge for the rest of Canada is Sample 1. They are too big to fail it seems. They receive millions and on occasion, billions, on an annual basis from Canadian taxpayers, whether they need it or not, and whether they are producing anything of value or not. Yet, Saskatchewan’s laid off oilpatch workers can’t even collect extended EI benefits because we’re not geographically positioned just right.

It doesn’t add up.

Sample 2. Alberta oilsands grab all the international attention whether it be mining, environmental issues or pipeline deliveries.

The entire country appears to be fixated on what Alberta thinks, does and doesn’t do.

Meanwhile Saskatchewan, the country’s second-largest oil producer, without a

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

Environment debate needs reason Somewhere, some reasoning can be found in political debate.

Unfortunately, when it comes to issues like the environment, it wasn’t to be found on the floor of last month’s federal NDP convention where delegates debated the Leap manifesto that promotes an end to oil infrastructure projects and stops just short of demanding oil remain in the ground and that we end all forms of large scale agriculture.

But, does that necessarily mean the answers can then be found on rural Saskatchewan’s coffee row? Or, are the answers to be found in the partisan press releases we are seeing from government caucus condemning all aspects of the Leap manifesto debate as unworthy of consideration?

The thought crosses one’s mind, not only in the wake of the radical Leap manifesto, but also in the partisan reaction from the NDP’s opponents.

Before we venture too far down this road, however, let us acknowledge that

whole lot of environmental issues attached to it, can’t seem to get any traction in moving our sweet Bakken crude to market. It’s all about Alberta and where it wants to build pipelines because they are still the prime producer, even if their product is inferior in quality. It’s a situation not unlike the aforementioned Bombardier, only with a “made in the west,” flavour.

Sample 3. The whole issue about Earl’s 55 unit restaurant chain using Kansas socalled humane beef at the expense of Alberta beef. No mention of Saskatchewan beef which appears to be pretty decent too, but, again, a slightly smaller profile, therefore an ignored profile. Other restaurant chains are quick to bring in Australian beef rather than prepare Saskatchewan beef. Why? Maybe it’s because Saskatchewan no longer has any beef processing plants. The poor country cousin lost that battle, too.

Sample 4. No political or business clout … and that which we once had, is gone. Our corporate strength was sapped with the demise of Wheat Pools and controls on potash, steel, oil and grain deliveries. We are at the mercy of others. Even the new SkipTheDishes online business that grabbed $3 million from provincial taxpay-

ers doesn’t have a defined head office, but if it did, it wouldn’t be Saskatchewan. They’re just happy to take our money, employ a few folks, and run.

We’re also on the outs on the political spectrum due to our undying devotion to one party that had a difficult time delivering much to this province when they were in power, thanks to the fact our seat count remains a measly 14, whereas in the last parliamentary overhaul, Alberta, B.C., Quebec and Ontario received healthy additions. Our population went up, but only by 100,000. That’s impressive from our perspective, but on the grand Canadian scale, it’s not that big a deal. Our big cities are not that big. We have vast acreages of land on which we grow world-class crops, but we can’t control how, where and at what price they are sold at. The big boys and girls with the big train sets get to do that.

We are back to being seated at the little kids table now that our oil, potash and uranium influence has dwindled down to the precious few.

We flew high for 10 years, but it seems as if the big kids and adults want us back in the position that makes them feel a little more comfortable.

reasonability or common sense, is seldom found smack dab in the middle, and given the uncompromising tone of the Leap manifesto, it seems its proponents care little about compromise.

After all, is it reasonable to believe local agricultural products are viable in a world where large-scale grain, oilseed and livestock operations struggle to make a go of it?

Is it reasonable to stop pipelines as a means of transporting oil, natural gas and other petroleum products throughout North America when the alternative is the risk of another Lac Megantic disaster?

Is it even reasonable to think this will shut down the oilsands or that we can wean ourselves off fossil fuels by the middle of the century?

And, most importantly of all, are any of these lofty goals worth the price of thousands upon thousands of lost jobs in the oil sector?

But, does that mean we ignore all aspects of this debate … or worse yet, deliberately misinterpret the views of locally elected New Democrats?

For starters, all the federal NDP agreed to do is debate Leap at the constituency level.

This is a far cry from adopting it as party policy, especially at the NDP provincial level in Alberta and Saskatchewan where the manifesto is opposed.

Yes, even Saskatchewan’s NDP caucus opposes it — this notwithstanding NDP MLA Cathy Sproule’s support of the motion so that it could be voted on at the NDP constituency level.

In fact, Sproule said in an interview

she personally opposes aspects of the Leap manifesto prohibiting pipeline development, ending large-scale farming and keeping oil in the ground.

Of course, that may cause one to wonder exactly what it is that Sproule supports, other than a notion we should have a debate?

Also, Sproule has promoted the phasing out of electrical power using coal. But, if a meaningful environmental debate is what Sproule wants, is that really a problem?

Contrast this with what we saw in a recent Sask. Party caucus news release put out on behalf of new Estevan MLA Lori Carr.

In that release, Carr said, “the NDP want to shut down our province’s oil and coal industries. It makes you wonder where the NDP’s priorities are.? Why is the NDP’s finance critic actively working against jobs in our province?”

Well, she isn’t.

In fact, as a financial critic, Sproule actually has legitimate reason to ask why a debt-plagued Sask. Party government has already spent $1.5 billion for a clean coal scrubber in Carr’s Estevan riding that hasn’t exactly worked.

If we can’t make clean coal viable, shouldn’t we be debating whether it still can be viable? Wasn’t phasing out coal-fired electricity generation also what the former Progressive Conservatives in Alberta were promoting long before the arrival of that province’s NDP government?

Clearly, there isn’t much middle ground in the Leap manifesto.

But does that mean we ignore all environmental issues it touches?

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Letters to the Editor Just living life with a bunch Highway intersection woes of questions continue to mount says writer The following is a letter sent to Premier Brad Wall and Highways and Infrastructure manager and spokesman Doug Wakabayashi last week by a member of the Time to Twin Highway 39 and 6 committee on April 27. We print it with permission of the author.

Norm Park All Things Considered All kinds of topics for discussion this week dear diary so where would you like me to begin?

How about dinner at Earls? Seems as if this chain of eateries set off an unexpected firestorm by eliminating Canadian beef in favour of something called humane beef from Kansas.

I don’t know about you, but I figure that once that meat arrives in front of me, it’s dead.

I have yet to see and hear of a Saskatchewan rancher treating cattle inhumanely, even if the subjects of their attention are destined for a short lifespan. Do I want to eat a steak from a contented steer? Or, do I want to eat a steak from a steer that was striving for something better? Maybe the overachieving steer might taste better.

And, don’t get me started on antibiotics and steroids stuff. I would like to eat the meat from a cow or steer that was healthy at the time of its demise. It’s sorta like the old argument of whether or not you want your kid vaccinated, or take a chance.

So Earls can serve a steak that came from a box stamped with a humane sticker, I just won’t be eating it. It’s kind of a pricey place anyway, isn’t it?

Did you know that Christy Clark and Brad Wall get top ups on the salaries they earn as premiers? Yep, it seems their respective parties dish them up a few additional grand to make their lives a little easier. If we don’t watch out, these two will be making as much as regional health district bosses.

Did you hear the good news?

Saudia Arabia is needing to borrow some money, for the first time in a longtime.

They needed to go to the money markets to get an additional $10 billion to finish up a $150 billion project they started a few years ago and didn’t have the money to pay for it.

Haven’t they heard of P3s? That’s our version of the layaway plan for building stuff.

I don’t know what it was that the Saudis were building, it might have been a bypass or maybe they wanted to twin a highway. They are also having to sell shares in their previously country-owned Aramco oil gobbler and drop subsidies on their retail gasoline sales. It seems the price of gas at the pumps in Riyadh is going up to about 30 cents per litre. What the hey?

That’s their total price! Our gas retailers jump our price by 30 cents a litre every six months just for laughs, so things can’t be that tough in SA. Of course they don’t take taxes from gasoline sales, or any other place either.

But, I’m thinking they’re starting to feel a bit of an economic pinch and they don’t like it. This is their version of austerity.

On other OPEC files, things are not good at all.

Venezuela is out of money, electrical power and beer, among other things. It seems the last bastion of communism is having to cut off the electrical power for four hours a day. They have shortages in a lot of everyday goods, too.

Final note. The Saskatchewan Roughriders paid Maurice Price a few thousand bucks as a signing bonus after he came over to them from the Ottawa Twocolours, and then decided not to come over. Roughies lose a couple of draft picks plus the money. Maurice has since retired and gets to keep the bonus. Who took care of the details on that contract that turned into a non-contract?

Gentlemen: Today I heard that Highway 47 north and the truck route bypass intersection has suffered its first fatality.

This is the fourth accident at this intersection since last November when the bypass opened.

I would like to remind Mr. Wakabayashi of my comments to him in regard to this intersection, many months ago.

I implored him to not allow the Ministry of Highways to put stop signs at the intersection. I said, at the least, there needed to be traffic light so that it could be a controlled intersection.

I pleaded with him to look at the traffic counts and I said that stop signs were not appropriate.

I know Estevan City Council said the same thing.

And here we are, only five months later and there have been four accidents at that intersection. We are sickened by the fact that now we have our first fatality. But what about the pain and suffering of those other accident victims?

Why is the Ministry of Highways always looking for the cheapest way out when looking for a traffic solution in this area?

The proper and safest solution was an overpass at this

intersection. There was the perfect opportunity to do the correct thing in the first place and not just go for the cheapest solution.

Putting up traffic lights was the second reasonable solution.

Our Time to Twin Highways 39 and 6 committee have always had a mandate regarding safety on the highways within our area. We have remained quiet for the past 18 months or so because we have been waiting and watching to see when your commitment to twin these highways will begin.

We know the economy is suffering. We also know the cost of twinning these highways will increase as the price of oil increases.

Therefore Premier Wall and Mr. Wakabayashi, it is time to deal with safety issues in this area. We pay taxes, too.

Deal with the safety at the truck bypass intersection on Highway 47 north of Estevan.

Deal with safety on Highways 39 and 6 by getting the twinning project on the go.

Premier Wall, in your meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau today, let him know the twinning project is ready to start and that federal infrastructure funds are needed. It is an international truck route and these highways are feeding Saskatchewan’s busiest border crossing.

Sincerely, Marge Young Co-chair Time to Twin Highways 39 and 6.

College student hates reading about scamming immigrants The Editor: Reading your home town newspaper while being away at college and catching up on all the news going on back home does not make home feel so far away.

After reading the article “New scam targets newcomers to Canada,” I was truly upset and disgusted with the behaviour of some people in this world.

To start off, I feel it is childish to target newcomers moving to Estevan and wanting to steal money from them. Trying to trick these people into paying money by telling immigrants that it will speed up their immigration paperwork, or that these immigrants have won a new car, but have to pay to claim it, makes me sick.

I do not understand how people have the nerve to scam

these newcomers when a majority of them are moving here to provide for their families and are willing to work the unwanted but necessary jobs in Estevan that the scammers are unwilling to do. If these scammers would get a real job and not harass the good people immigrating to work in Canada, they would waste less time scamming and make their money more easily.

It truly hits home when this is happening in your home town.

I hope everybody is aware of this money scam that is going on.

Sincerely, Cody Lafrentz Hutchinson, Kansas

Activity level for police has increased Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) have seen a slight increase in the number of infractions they have dealt with this year.

The call volume numbers for the first three months of the year were released at the April 28 meeting of the Estevan board of police commissioners. The numbers for March were also released.

As a point of comparison, the police board members also received the call volume numbers for March 2015, and for the first three months of last year.

The document for the first three months of this year show the police have had 1,908 calls for service and infractions, including traffic tickets. Fifty-five were unfounded.

Among the 1,853 actual calls, 957 were cleared by charge, while 130 were listed as otherwise, for a clearance rate of 58.7 per cent.

Much of the volume is for provincial traffic offences, including 474 tickets for speeding.

EPS members had 1,773 incidents and calls for service in the first three months of 2015. Fifty-seven were unfounded. Out of the 1,716 remaining calls, 767 were cleared by charge, and 97 were classified as otherwise, for a clearance rate of 50.3 per cent.

The number of traffic infractions increased significantly from the first three months of last year. There were 637 violations, including 202 for speeding.

March was a busy month for the

EPS, as they had 713 incidents and violations; only 26 of those were unfounded. Police cleared 334 by charge, and 52 were listed as otherwise, for a clearance rate of 56.2 per cent.

In March 2015, they had 674 calls, and 21 were unfounded. The clearance rate for the remaining 653 calls was 44.6 per cent, with 252 cleared by charge and 39 listed as otherwise.

The bylaw enforcement officer’s report for March was also released at the police board meeting. Parking violations once again accounted for the largest percentage of activity, as 61 tickets were issued out of the 151 occurrences.

There were also 21 animal calls and 13 unkempt property violations among the remaining 90 occurrences.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Fences For Furry Friends Norm Riopel and Natalie Vincent secure a length of chain link fence donated from Woodlawn Regional Park to wooden fence posts, as Jody MentankoColeman looks on. Their efforts were part of a work bee that took place on Saturday morning, involving the preparation of a small dog park. Sam Macdonald photo

The need for patient safety check lists outlined by Sun Country CEO

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Safety improvements in health care was a presentation made by Sun Country Health Region’s CEO Marga Cugnet to the board of directors who were meeting in Weyburn on April 27 for a general public

business session.

The Never Events presentation, she said, centred on safety improvements by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute.

She said the stories about wrong body parts being surgically removed or repaired, are sometimes true. It is also true that incorrect biological implants, blood

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products or wrong tissues are sometimes introduced when double checks aren’t made.

She said that is why patients are continually being asked to respond to what may appear to be nonsensical and repetitive questions, especially prior to any surgical procedure.

She said patients, under stress or suffering from temporary or permanent memory loss, may give varied answers or responses whether it be about allergies to medications, that can be misinterpreted, or some other issue.

Leaving foreign objects in a patient following procedures has happened, and they can only be overcome by the surgical teams doing consistent second checks and inventory lists.

She said the length of the packing needs to be recorded on insertion and again with removal with it all being documented and verified.

Improperly sterilized instruments are another area of concern that can haunt a surgical team. She said that is one reason why, in Sun Country, only two locations sterilize the equipment, Estevan and Weyburn, to better keep track of the process and verify that it is being done properly.

Giving the patient the wrong inhalation or insufflation gas have been identified as real problems in the past. She said that is why gas cylinders are now colourcoded using a universal coding system.

This monitoring is especially important on maternity wards, she noted.

Pharmaceutical events can lead to other problems, she said, whether it be inadvertent injections of incorrect solutions, intravenous administration of concentrated potassium solution, or overdoses of hydromorphone. She said in

Sun Country’s situation, hydromorphone is not stocked and it is only given to specific patients.

There can be problems in dealing with pressure ulcers, accidental burns, patients leaving observation areas or secured facilities or wards without staff knowledge, suicide attempts, or abduction of infants or patients being discharged by the wrong person. These are all situations that can come to haunt a healthcare facility or team of healthcare employees.

That, she said, is why there are continual checks and counter checks and re-checks going on all the time with each patient under care.

Earlier in the meeting, board members and guests received reports on clinical placements both physician and nonphysicians.

On the employee front, Sun Country reported they had 2,380 people employed with 1,999 being directly employed by them, another 310 by St. Joseph’s Hospital and another 71 by other affiliated facilities.

Cataract removal services started on April 20 at Weyburn General Hospital, said Cugnet, with Dr. Eidsness from Regina performing the service. Ten cases are booked for each day that is scheduled. She noted that it took over four years of planning and negotiating before the service could be implemented.

She also noted, in reference to the safety presentation, that by early June all intravenous pumps in the region will be replaced with new pumps containing the latest technology for IV administration that includes a built-in drug library that will automatically flag improper dosage or rates. “These pumps will reduce the number of medication errors across the province,” said Cugnet.

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PSAC lowers its drilling forecast Oil drilling activity in Saskatchewan for the rest of this year, will probably be about 40 per cent less than originally forecast.

That was the negative news delivered by the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) during its second 2016 update, delivered on April 28.

The Canadian drilling activity forecast has been revised with a downward trend expected across Canada to 3,315 wells, representing a decrease of 1,835 wells and an approximate 36 per cent decline from PSAC’s original 2016 drilling forecast that was issued in early November of last year.

PSAC based its updated 2016 forecast on av-

duction.”

Salkeld then added, “that’s why almost all our member companies are suffering in these desperate times and are drastically cutting costs and staff, trying to be as efficient as possible.

In spite of all that, some oil and gas services companies already have, or are in danger of, closing their doors forever, and tens of thousands of workers have lost their jobs and families are suffering as a result, in rural communities across Western Canada near oil and gas fields.”

The latest PSAC estimates suggest there will be just 1,891 wells drilled in Alberta now, down significantly from the 2,733

erage natural gas prices of C$1.60, crude oil prices of US$35/barrel (WTI) and the exchange rate averaging C75 cents to the U.S. dollar.

PSAC president and CEO Mark Salkeld said, “These are dire times for the Canadian oilfield service, supply and manufacturing sector, with no indicators for positive change in the near future. The last two drilling seasons were pretty much nonexistent. What a lot of people don’t realize is when the oil and gas sector is not working, oilfield services companies are tools down and there is no cash flow.

This is unlike our customers, the producers, who can still generate some revenue, however dismal, from pro-

predicted in the original forecast.

In Saskatchewan, the new well count is now predicted to sink below 1,000, with 940 being the new estimate compared with the original forecast of 1,789 wells.

B.C., which has already undergone a major downward shift, will see a further erosion of drilling activity with just 317 wells predicted there now, down eight per cent from the original forecast of 344.

Over in Manitoba, the forecast is also gloomy with just 162 wells expected to be drilled there in 2016, a decline of 118 from the original expectation.

“The lack of progress

on gaining access to tidewater for our oil and gas products is hindering Canada’s growth and position on the world stage as a responsible energy developer,” said Salkeld. “Canada can help other countries reduce their use of higher greenhouse gas emitting energy sources, and help clean up the environment globally and raise the quality of life around the globe to a standard we enjoy and take for granted here at home.”

The PSAC CEO then added, “The oilfield services sector is a technology and innovation leader even in tough times, because we have to be, in order to compete. We are resilient and we’re extremely good

at what we do and when we come out of this slump, we will be even better. It’s just right now we are in danger of losing all of the intellectural capital and people we need to put the oil and gas services sector back to work when the economy turns around. PSAC continues to advocate for infrastructure projects like major pipelines, and for well decommissioning that will benefit the environment and put oilfield services back on the job. We need to retain the exceptional talent we have and keep all the supporting services in areas of activity across the Western Canadian sedimentary basin for the benefit of rural communities and cities.”

Creighton Lodge a busy place in April The fresh smell of spring is in the air and it’s pulling the residents of Creighton Lodge outdoors to walk or just sit in the sun for awhile. There will once again, be lots of activity going on here as we will be getting the landscaping done soon. We will also be getting a concrete slab laid for the gazebo and concrete poured for a sidewalk under the front windows. We can’t wait until it’s all done.

April was a busy month.

We had Freddie and the Freebies, Kell and Del, the Happy Wanderers, Bob Olson and the Church of Christ singers entertain us. We are so appreciative to all of these folks as they take the time to haul their equipment into our lounge and play such great music for us. Thanks to them all.

We were sad to say goodbye to our Monday exercise helper, Audrey Dupuis. All the residents want to extend a big thank you to Audrey for her years of helping them with their program.

It is a big commitment to come here week in and week out, rain or shine, to keep us moving. Thanks also to our other ladies, Sharon Daymen, Monica MacKenzie and Irene Tarnes for their continued support.

We honoured four of our longtime volunteers, Doreen Dirks, Margaret Mack, Marge Heidinger and Jean Delorme by treating them to the Women of Today luncheon. We were joined by a few residents to show our appreciation for all the hours they give us during our monthly birthday party and

our Bingo numbers. We sure count on a lot of volunteers around here to keep our activity programs going.

Our guest artists are still coming every other Tuesday to work on a special project with some of the ladies who live at the lodge. We’re anxious to see the finished product.

The Brownies from Estevan came over one evening to do some activities with us.

We so appreciate the groups of children who spend time with us. We also want to thank the public library staff who bring our library over here once a month so we can keep ourselves in reading

also on our KFC night. They truly make it so much fun.

We love having them.

We shopped again on April 19 when Lyn’s Clothes Line set up in the lounge for us to peruse the new spring and summer clothes. As always, many of us went out of there with a bag of clothes.

The Creighton Lodge Songbirds are faithful members every Wednesday at 11 a.m. We gather to sing and have a lot of laughs, too. We are always looking for new members.

Thanks goes to Christina Wock for the visits we get with her therapy dogs and to her mom, Joan who calls

material.

The churches of Estevan support our spiritual needs every Sunday with a worship service and we look forward to that on Sunday afternoons.

We also have Mass with Father Cornelius Lucy on Friday and Communion with Trinity Lutheran on the first Wednesday. Thanks to all the folks involved with those activities.

The special event this month was the fundraiser dinner held at the Days Inn to raise money for the badly needed parking lot paving.

We were very successful with our dinner, auctions and diamond ring draw, rais-

ing over $13,000 for this big project. It was a grand evening attended by 120 people from a few residents, staff and family members to folks from all the supporting rural municipalities and the community of Estevan. The Days Inn provided the most

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The Estevan Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Squadron with their edult officers and civilian instructors and administrators. Photo by David Rosenbaum Photography

Wylie-Mitchell AC Squadron A rich history of achievement Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

They were judged as being the best air cadet squadron in Saskatchewan so many times, they were finally handed the provincial shield for keeps in 1960.

The Wylie-Mitchell Squadron then went on to win the replacement trophy once more and then did what no other Saskatchewan Squadron had done before … capture the national title as Canada’s most proficient squadron out of the 371 national

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That’s just part of the rich history behind the local air cadet squadron that will be marking it’s 75th anniversary with their annual review on Saturday, May 14 in their own drill hall located on the Exhibition Association grounds.

The cadets’ support group, the civilian committee, was also named the top support team on four separate occasions, including the milestone year of 1968.

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ful run through several leadership ranks as a cadet herself from 1996 to 2003, is well aware of the benchmark moments of the local air cadet history, beginning with that first squadron that was formed during the peak period of the Second World War, 1941.

Fleury came back to the squadron as an adult leader in 2006, and by 2008, was promoted as an officer within the adult leadership ranks and then commanding officer, taking only brief breaks to give birth to, and tend to, three young children.

“I like what is offered by air cadets. It gives youth a chance to be involved in the community,” Captain Fleury said in a recent interview when asked to comment on the current crop of 30 air cadets.

Leadership is a key element of air cadet training, with cadets as young as 12 being able to join the fray and take training courses at summer camps or accept gliding and pilot training scholarships along with a chance to represent Canada on international exchange trips.

In fact, last summer alone, 11 Wylie-Mitchell No. 30 Squadron air cadets were engaged in summer camp activities and training

with one being accepted for a six-week glider piloting program while another enjoyed a six-week excursion to learn more about aircraft maintenance, while nine others attended the basic aviation and technology camps. These camps are located in Cold Lake, Alta., Gimli, Man., and North Bay, Ont. Fleury said she is backed up on the officer and training files by Lieut.

Rhonda Dubowski who is administrative officer, while Robert Charlton is training officer and Sam Harper is an assistant training officer. Civilian instructor is Carrie-Jo Niebergall who is also assistant administration officer. Travis Southern is a civilian instructor and the marksmanship and biathalon coach and longtime volunteer and former CO, Richard Marcotte handles supply duties.

Mike Miller is chairman of the very active civilian committee.

The cadets have been housed in a variety of buildings that they called home, but it wasn’t until 1987 before they moved into their current drill hall and offices which they own and operate, making it one of the busiest halls in the city used for various functions.

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The squadron drew sponsorship funding from the Royal Canadian Legions in Estevan and Bienfait, and later Legion branches from North Portal, Lampman and Midale were added as co-sponsors.

Following the war, the squadron was able to continue using the drill hall that had been left vacant following the closing of the air training school in 1946.

They managed to raise the funds to purchase the hall at the Estevan Airport, thanks to huge community fundraising effort in 1968 which corresponded with their national award.

Right around that period, the air cadets welcomed young women into the ranks.

The 1966 annual parade, veterans remember, was a special one since the review was carried out in conjunction with a huge band competition. The Estevan squadron along with

the visiting Carlyle and Oxbow squadrons were reviewed by Air Commodore Burgess. Some of the bands in attendance included the Royal Horse Artillery Band.

The air cadets made the drill hall their home and it now belonged to them, at no charge, but they had to pay for their heat and water. The cadets purchased the drill hall from the city in 1968 for $1,500 and poured a lot of money into the purchase of coal to heat the huge structure.

The cadets were finally able to settle in at their permanent home on the Exhibition Association grounds, thanks in some measure to the fact that SaskPower purchased their old airport building to access the coal underground.

Wylie-Mitchell Squadron’s 40th anniversary was another special event, as was their 60th with grand celebrations in the Legion Hall. Planes from Canadian Forces Base in Moose Jaw provided a fly-past in 1981 and in 2001, Lieut. Gov. Lynda Haverstock and for-

mer Commonwealth Air Training commander Howard Leyton-Brown were on hand to address a crowd of 170 for a Saturday night celebration followed by a Sunday afternoon annual review.

Review: Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Squadron, named in tribute to Captains Robert Mitchell and Brock Wylie, the first two airmen from Estevan to die in combat in the Second World War. The Squadron carries the No. 30 proudly on their uniforms, recognizing the fact they were the 30th squadron to receive the Canadian charter and the third in Saskatchewan, in October, 1941.

The Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Squadron No. 30 was awarded the Guthrie Shield as the province’s most proficient squadron in 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1960 at which time it was presented to them for their permanent possession.

The squadron captured the most proficient title

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The Estevan Wylie-Mitchell No. 30 Squadron air cadets posed beside some flight museum artifacts during their Easter break trip to Calgary. Photo submitted again in 1968 along with the Canadian Air Force Association trophy for being the most proficient squadron in the nation.

The squadron’s civilian committee won the Derosenroll Trophy as the top civilian support committee in Saskatchewan

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careers in the Royal Canadian Air Force and other branches of the Canadian military and even more have earned the coveted Duke of Edinburgh Gold Medal including current Estevan MLA and former CO Lori Carr and current CO Danielle Fleury.

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Newly elected MLA Lori Carr has an affinity toward the Wylie-Mitchell No. 30 Air Cadet Squadron, having been a part of its history for several years both as a cadet, as well as a commanding officer and then area director.

“I started with the air cadets as a 12-year-old,” said Carr with a chuckle. “Richard Marcotte had been to our school to tell us all about air cadets and I really wasn’t thinking much about them, but I got into an argument with my parents a few nights later and I thought they were going to ground me, so I told them they couldn’t because I was joining the air cadets who were meeting that night, so that was the start of it.”

Her first year as a cadet also coincided with the squadron’s 40th anniversary.

“As a youth, it was a great experience, and I only realized later on what a positive impact air cadets had on me. They have an effective speaking course as part of the training, so I got over my fear of speaking in public. You might say I was able to use that as a base for what I’m doing now. I’m not as afraid of public speaking as I might have been without that public speaking exposure in cadets.”

After graduating from the cadet ranks, Carr said she found herself back in Estevan after gaining some post-secondary education and right away Richard and Ruth Marcotte, who had taken on leadership duties on the military side (Richard) and civilian committee front (Ruth), approached her to see if she would be interested in re-joining the ranks as an adult contributor seeing as how she had been a valued cadet officer.

“I said certainly. After all, it was Ruth and Richard. It’s hard to say no to them anyway,” she said. She started her family and she also began taking classes and training to gain officer status and ended up with a 17-year career on the adult officer side of the local squadron, seven of them as the commanding officer.

After completing a full career in the uniform, Carr accepted the next challenge, that of representing the squadron as an area director on the provincial civilian committee, a post she held for seven more years, the most recent one as second vice-president. But it was a role she relinquished shortly after being elected as the Sask. Party MLA for the Estevan Constituency on April 4.

“I would say the Marcottes were the ones who kept me interested at first and then they were always helping us,” she said.

Her career within the air cadet movement also led to her achieving the Gold status for the Duke of Edinburgh Award which she accepted from Prince Edward. It also earned her a prized posting as an aide-de-camp for former Lieutenant-Governor Jack Wiebe for four years whenever he was required to travel in and around southern Saskatchewan.

“It’s been a pretty rewarding experience, all because of air cadets,” she said.

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Bandits hold on for second WCC win

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Brooks Bandits dominated the first period of their 3-0 win over the Melfort Mustangs on Monday night at Affinity Place, but seemed to take their foot off the pedal the rest of the way.

The AJHL champion Bandits move to 2-0 at the Crescent Point Ene rg y We s t e r n C a n a d a Cup (WCC) with the win.

Brooks earned their first victory in a chippy 4-2 win over the BCHL champion West Kelowna Warriors (1-1) on Sunday afternoon.

“We were on the (penalty kill) for 31 minutes and after we got a chance to watch all the penalties last night a lot more of them were just more than we thought,” said Ryan Papaioannou, head coach and general manager of the Bandits. “We took some bad penalties and a little bit different standard at a tournament as opposed to being in a league final, but we needed to realize what we were up against and do a better job.”

The Bandits came out flying in the opening minutes of the first period against the SJHL Canalta Cup winning Mustangs (0-2). Bandits forward Jeff

Malott opened the scoring 4:37 in on a shot from the top of the circle that hit Mustangs goalie Richard Palmer’s glove, bounced over him and trickled into the net.

Malott scored his second of the game and third of the tournament about five minutes later thanks to a nasty dangle by teammate Tyrell Mappin who undressed a Mustangs defenceman at the bottom of the circle before passing the puck cross crease to Malott for the easy tap in.

Bandits’ Jared Cockrell scored Brooks’ third goal with 3:40 left in the opening frame by picking up a loose puck in the neutral zone, speeding past a Mustangs defenceman caught standing still near his blue line and firing the puck low stick side on Palmer from in close. Brooks took one minor penalty in the frame compared to the six they earned in the first period against the Warriors.

Brooks controlled the play for portions of the tight-checking second period, but neither team was able to generate many chances. Melfort seemed to have the edge in the early moments of the third, but a blocker save by Bandits goaltender Garret Hughson on a Justin

Mustangs captain Tristan Frei carries the puck over the Bandits blue line during the third period of Melforts’ 3-0 loss to Brooks. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Boyer shot from in close five minutes into the frame kept their three-goal lead intact. The Mustangs ran into penalty trouble shortly afterwards taking two five-minute majors to kill any hope of a comeback.

“We wanted to make sure we got pucks in deep and limit turnovers and we didn’t really execute that until about the second period to be honest,” said

Melfort Mustangs head coach and general manager Trevor Blevins. “We bought into forechecking hard. I thought they struggled at times with our forecheck and that was a big key for us to get in and be physical. Really, to me, you take the first 20 minutes away, it was a pretty even hockey game.

They generated some shots on the power play, the two

five minutes they had, but I thought it was a really well played hockey game for both clubs for the last 40.”

Mappin said the Bandits can dominate at this tournament if they do a better job with their passing game and utilize their speed. He said their next match against the MJHL champion Portage Terriers (2-0) on Wednesday night should be a good test for

them and they’ll have to play to their capabilities to get the win.

“We were trying to put a little fear into the other teams with our speed and our skill,” said Mappin about the statement they’re making in their first two games. “We played pretty good and we still have a lot more to give and hopefully we can bring that against Portage.”

Terriers beat Bruins at the WCC

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Portage Terriers won their second game of the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup (WCC) with a 3-2 defeat of the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins at Affinity Place on Sunday.

Blake Spiller, head coach and general manager of the Terriers, said they didn’t have enough guys going during the first period as the opening 20 minutes seemed like a feeling out test. He said the Bruins (0-2) were looking to get a win to keep their WCC playoff hopes alive and they were looking to book their ticket to Saturday’s next round, so at the end of the day they’ll take the victory.

“We definitely had a slow start,” said Terriers captain Brad Bowles. “We played pretty good for the last two periods, but we just weren’t capitalizing on our chances. We hit a couple of posts and it just wasn’t bouncing our way I think. Their goalie made a couple of good saves too.”

The Terriers’ Adam Wowryk potted the only goal of the first period when he snapped a shot top corner glove side from the faceoff dot on Bruins netminder Daniel Wapple.

Charles Manley was hit with an elbow 35 seconds later by Wowryk leaving him unconscious near the side boards of the Bruins’ zone. He left the game after

Terriers forward Adam Wowryk blasts a shot top corner glove side on Bruins netminder Daniel Wapple. Photo by Jamie Harkins. the hit and didn’t return.

“He’s got pain through his neck and a headache, so I mean that may be a concussion, it may be not,” said Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood. “If he’s ready to play (Tuesday) he’ll certainly play. We’ll let the medical staff look at that and make that decision.

That’s not something we’ll mess around with.”

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suffered a questionable hit 2:11 into the second period by Terriers forward Shawn Bowles. Douglas didn’t leave the game, but unlike the two-minute minor given to Wowryk Bowles received a game misconduct.

“It’s one of those bang bang plays that could have gone either way,” said Spiller. “It’s (the referee’s) call to make in that situation. It was a tough hit.

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against the boards, so to me maybe a board, but I might be a little bit biased.”

Brad Bowles netted his first of two on the night 8:32 into the second on a power-play scramble where the rebound bounced over to him. It looked like Terriers forward Brandon Stanley made the score 4-1 just under four minutes into the third, but an outstanding save from Wapple kept the score to within two.

“The pass came across and I came across and he went to his backhand and I just reached back and I grabbed it with my glove and just got lucky with it,” said Wapple. “It was probably half a foot away (from the goal line).”

Bruins centre Owen LaClare got the Bruins on the scoreboard for the first time at the WCC 5:50 into the final frame on a rebound off a Jake Fletcher point shot, but Bowles

restored the two-goal lead five minutes later on a wraparound. Bruins defenceman Robby McClellan brought the team back to within one with 1:54 left in the game on a shot from the faceoff dot through a screen that went far side on Terriers goalie Nathan Park.

“I think we’ll be fine going forward,” said Wapple. “We just need to play how we played the last 10 minutes.”

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Bandits engage Warriors at WCC

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

A late third-period line brawl capped the Brooks Bandits 4-2 win over the West Kelowna Warriors on the second afternoon of the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup. With 10 seconds remaining on the clock and the puck in the Bandits’ zone, Warriors forward Kyle Marino drove to the net and cross checked Brooks goaltender Garret Hughson. Every Bandit and Warriors skater on the ice jumped in with Marino and Hughson throwing punches.

Ryan Papaioannou, head coach and general manager of the 1-0 Bandits, said the cross check was a premeditated act on behalf of the Warriors coaching staff and that was evidenced by them replacing starting goaltender Matthew Greenfield for backup Keelan Williams 20 seconds before the play happened. He called the move “1970’s style” and something out of the movie Slap Shot, noting he can’t say exactly how he feels about it without getting a fine.

“It’s a disgrace to the whole tournament and the game,” said Papaioannou.

“This is supposed to be about young guys, the way they play the game trying to move on to a national tournament, and we turn it into jumping other team’s

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goaltenders. I don’t understand it, but I guess that is a tactic they want to use and we’ll see at the end of the week if it pays off.”

Ryan Ferster, head coach and general manager of the 1-1 Warriors, said he didn’t send anyone out to hit Hughson and ending a game with a brawl is not what he wants to see.

He said Greenfield was run three times during the game, so he can only assume their kids were not very happy.

“He’s our most valuable player,” said Ferster.

“He’s one of the reasons we’re here and I’m sure the other team knows that. I mean they got nine minutes in (penalties) for running our goalie so for him to come in here and say that, he can say whatever he wants, but I certainly didn’t premeditate anything and tell guys to do that. I don’t tell guys to go out and do that.”

Brooks defenceman Jesse Baird got the Bandits on the board first with a shot from the blue line that eluded Greenfield glove side 3:11 into the first period. Warriors forward Brett Mennear, with his third of the tournament, evened the score when he picked up the puck in the neutral zone, skated down the wing and fired a shot from the bottom of the circle far side. The Warriors’ Quin Foreman put the team ahead 2-1 with one minute left in the first on a power-

Shane Bear fired a shot on the Warriors’ goal during the third period of Brooks’ 4-2 win over West Kelowna on Sunday afternoon at Affinity Place. Photo by Jamie Harkins. play marker from the top of the crease.

“We weren’t tired from last night,” said Warriors defenceman Scott Allan about having to play Brooks only 16 hours after facing the Estevan Bruins.

“We got to play hockey back to back and we got to be ready for that. I think we were ready, but at times had a mental lapse.”

Bandits defenceman Tristan Thompson evened the score 2:16 into the second on a fluky goal that rebounded off Greenfield, hit a Warriors defenceman and bounced into the net.

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side. Jeff Malott then iced it for the Bandits with a short-handed marker 1:53 into the third. “It was actually a great play by (Jared) Cockrell wheeling it down

the wing and saucing that one back door for me,” said Malott. “It was just a quick tap-in, but we came into this knowing that West K gave up a fair amount of

short-handed goals and we knew that if we kept our feet moving we were going to be able to take advantage of that and we went out there and did.”

Bruins open WCC with a shutout loss

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The BCHL Fred Page Cup champion West Kelowna Warriors shut out the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup (WCC) host CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins 3-0 at Affinity Place on Saturday evening.

Warriors goaltender Matthew Greenfield said the guys in front of him were unbelievable blocking shots and keeping the opposition to the outside.

He said despite trailing 9-2 in manadvantage opportunities in the game, the guys did their job pinning the Bruins out which made his life a lot easier.

The Bruins came out strong early in the first period, but a Warriors’ penalty kill seven-and-a-half minutes in showcased the rust that the home side was facing. The Warriors’ Kylar Hope registered the two best chances on the kill, but timely saves from Bruins netminder Daniel Wapple, including a pad stack on a shot in close from Hope while standing all alone at the top of the crease, kept the score at zeroes.

“Before the game started you could tell…everyone was nervous,” said Bruins centre Owen LaClare, whose team had waited 34 days to begin this tournament after being eliminated by the Nipawin Hawks in the SJHL quarter-finals. “Especially a tournament like this I think it would be weird if you didn’t have a little bit of nerves, but getting this one under our belt and looking forward to (Portage) I think the nerves mostly will be all out of us.”

Warriors forward Reed Gunville opened the scoring 4:07 into the second

period when he picked up the puck in the slot and slid it low corner glove side on Wapple. Brett Mennear made it 2-0 a little over a minute later on a rebound from the top of the crease off a Nicholas Rutigliano point shot.

“The first one was just a bad play,” said Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood. “Their guy called for the pass, our guy gave it to him and he put it in the net no questions asked.

The next one was again that net-front play has got to be better. They found a way to get a puck through from the top and our D-man lost a stick and it was a tap in. The goalie did his share. We got to make sure we’re picking up sticks at the net front.”

Mennear got his second of the game 9:50 into the third period on a deflection off a Scott Allan point shot. The Bruins applied pressure to try and even up the score late on two man-advantage opportunities, but could not bulge the twine.

“West Kelowna, they just put up such a passive penalty kill,” said Lewgood.

“They sit back, they fill lanes very well and they block shots. Even with the adjustments we made they were able to block a lot of shots.

“The bottom line for me is that we focus on our game plan. We made some adjustments for every team just as we always do, just slight adjustments, little tweaks here and there, but our plan is our plan. Our team’s makeup is our team’s makeup and West Kelowna had a couple things we wanted to tweak against and the guys did a pretty good job of buying into that. It just comes down to banging in rebounds and a couple of little things (like) finishing on our opportunities.”

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Terriers earn win in first WCC game

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The defending RBC Cup champion Portage Terriers opened the 2016 Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup (WCC) with a disciplined 2-1 win over the SJHL Canalta Cup champion Melfort Mustangs at Affinity Place on Saturday afternoon.

“They defended hard,” said Mustangs head coach and general manager Trevor Blevins. “They really took away our time and space and, I thought, off the forecheck and even when we did get some possession they were really hard on pucks.

We just tried to use our point man, tried to involve everyone in the offensive zone, but like I said they defended hard and kept us to the outside. I thought we didn’t do very well here in the hard areas of the rink, in front of the net and in the corners.”

Before 778 fans, which seemed to be split down the middle among their hockey allegiances between the clubs, Terriers’ Canadian Junior Hockey League rookie-of-the-year candidate Nick Henry quickly got his team on the scoreboard 5:34

in when he poked a puck five-hole on Mustangs goalie Richard Palmer. Despite good pressure by Melfort through the remaining 15 minutes of the first, they were not able to generate many quality scoring chances on Terriers netminder Nathan Park.

Terriers’ defenceman Brett Orr made it 2-0 a little under three minutes into the second on the power play when he blasted a shot from the point through a screen that went glove side on Palmer. SJHL playoff MVP Travis Mayan brought the Mustangs back to within one 55 seconds later on a tip-in off a defected pass out front, but the team’s offensive pressure dried up after that point. Melfort only managed five shots on net in the second period and just three in the third.

“That first game is always going to be a bit of a slower messier game just because of the bus legs,” said Orr, whose team went 12-1 in the MJHL playoffs and captured their second straight Turnbull Cup on April 22 with a five-game victory over the Steinbach Pistons. “We had moments where we really liked our

Mustangs right wing Miles Warkentine drives to the Terriers’ net in search of a rebound. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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game, but I think there are still lots of stuff we have to improve on being more consistent throughout the 60.”

Blake Spiller, head coach and general manager of the Terriers, said they are not an experienced team having only four members from last year’s championship squad (Brad and Shawn Bowles, Orr and Dean Stewart) competing with them.

However, he said they do have great leaders and everyone seemed to get better as the game went on.

“Last year we didn’t have anyone who had been to this before, it was kind of fresh, but just having a few guys is pretty big I thought just showing the other guys what is going to happen,” said Orr. “If you get down don’t kill yourself over it or whatever, just keep playing your game.”

Blevins said the WCC is a long nine-day tournament and as long as they take care of business, respond to the challenge and earn a spot in Saturday’s medal round they’ll be all right. He said they have some experience from competing in this tournament last year and making it to the RBC Cup and they need to learn from their mistakes against Portage to give themselves a similar chance in Estevan.

“Every opponent is going to be very good,” said Blevins. “Everyone is a champion and the Estevan Bruins are fairly skilled and loaded this year too, so you just can’t take half a period off or any time off in this kind of event. It’s going to hurt you and I really thought at different times we really weren’t consistent today and we had some great shifts no doubt, we had some pressure, but we just didn’t keep the pedal down when we needed to.”

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McKechney travels different hockey path

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The McKechney clan has a storied hockey history with the Estevan Bruins, but the youngest member of the family has strayed from the script.

Calgary’s Josh McKechney, whose family is originally from Bienfait, is a rookie forward with the AJHL Gas Drive Cup champion Brooks Bandits that are competing in Estevan at the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup (WCC). Josh’s father Rob suited up for the Bruins during the 1981-82 season, his uncle Sterling played with the Black and Gold in the late 70’s and his grandfather Gary coached the Bruins from the 1971-72 season to the 1974-75 season and again

from 1977-78 to 1981-82.

“He’s a position player, defends and all that,” said Gary. “I think he’s all right. He’s got lots to learn like everybody does, but with the Brooks team they’ve got about 16 kids who have signed letters of intent with American universities and Josh has already signed one with Colgate (University) out of New York City.”

While a member of the Calgary-based Edge School Mountaineers, Josh attended a Bruins spring camp in 2014. He instead decided to accept an offer from the Bandits and played his first two games with the club last season notching a goal and an assist. In 59 games with the team this year, Josh tallied 17 goals and 47 points.

“ I t ’s b e e n g o i n g great,” said Josh, noting his dad had a major influence on his development as a player. “We did pretty well during the regular season there. We obviously won the AJHL championship, which was great. We’re hoping to just continue it on to Westerns and hopefully even further.”

Josh said his father and grandfather have been attending all their games at the WCC to cheer him and his team on, but he’ll wait and see if that continues on Thursday when the Bandits face the Bruins.

“It’ll be interesting,” he said. “Hopefully my dad and grandpa cheer for us instead of them, but I wouldn’t blame them for cheering for the Bruins.”

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Brian Burke spices up WCC sponsor’s appreciation dinner

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Two special guests thrilled audience members at the 2016 Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup (WCC) Corporate Sponsor’s Appreciation Banquet in the Power Dodge Curling Centre last Wednesday.

Brian Burke, president of hockey operations for the Calgary Flames, and former truculent NHL forward Jeff Odgers were the guests of honour at the banquet.

Odgers, who amassed 2,364 penalty minutes in 821 NHL games with the San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Atlanta Thrashers between 1991 and 2003, helped hand out an award for athlete of the year and took part in a question-and-answer session, while Burke gave an entertaining hockey state of the union address that included his colourful opinions on John Scott’s selection as an NHL all-star, Johnny Gaudreau’s tag as a franchise player and the Flames’ unfortunate involvement with this year’s draft lottery, among other topics.

Chris Lewgood, head coach and general manager of the WCC host CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins, said the two men have very different footprints in hockey, but both are blue-collar guys that people can relate

Brian Burke, president of hockey operations for the Calgary Flames, addresses the crowd at the 2016 WCC Corporate Sponsor’s Appreciation Banquet in the Power Dodge Curling Centre last Wednesday.

Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Brian Burke, right, hands Alex Bechtold the Kim Anderson junior official of the year award. Photo by Jamie Harkins. to. He said they speak to the importance of community and hard work, making them perfect representatives of the tournament.

“Both my sons played in this tournament four years ago,” said Odgers, during a pre-banquet press conference, about his sons John and Dakota who suited up for the Yorkton Terriers at the 2012-13 WCC in Nanaimo, B.C. “The following year my older son (John) ended up retiring halfway through the year, became an assistant coach (with Yorkton) and they went on to win the RBC Cup. So, I’ve been able to follow it through as a dad of a couple

for (the New York Islanders),” said Burke during the press conference. “He was rated in the fourth round and they had a tournament at Providence College for draft eligible players and he tore it up and ended up being a first-round pick or a high second-round pick.

“Every scout loves tournaments because now it’s like okay you win or you go home and now we’ll find out who really wants to win. They are great indicators, but I don’t think a player having a poor performance here would undo a really great year up till now.”

The speaking engagement at the 2016 WCC Corporate Sponsor’s Appreciation Banquet marked

players and then as a dad of a coach and I know what it’s done for the boys (with) the experience they had.”

Burke said the WCC is being scouted by representatives of various colleges and universities as well as a number of NHL teams. He said whenever a player steps onto the ice there is always someone watching or taking notes and an outstanding performance in a tournament has been proven to improve a prospect’s value, but they should also not worry too much if the puck doesn’t bounce their way.

“You remember Tommy Fitzgerald (who) played

the fourth time Burke has lent his time to helping out a cause in Estevan. He said every trip was made because the grassroots of hockey is small Prairie towns and cities and recognizing and encouraging the players and their participation in tournaments such as the WCC is a vital step in helping grow the game.

“Whether it be a practice, whether it be a game, whether it be a tournament, never look back and say ‘what if,’” said Odgers about what advice he’d offer to any players at the WCC. “I had the opportunity to play in the best league in the world, wasn’t the best player, but I got to do it for about 12 years.

I got to ride around on a

plane and eat shrimp with Joe Sakic, which was kind of cool, and you know I wouldn’t trade one day of it, one stitch, one broken bone for any of it because it was the best thing I’ve ever been able to do in my entire life.

Don’t ever cheat yourself on the opportunity.”

In addition to the guest speakers, the banquet also featured the presentation of the Estevan athlete of the year awards. Bienfaitarea baseball star Carson Perkins won the Boston Pizza male athlete of the year award, former Estevan Mermaid and current University of Regina Cougar synchronized swimmer Mackenzie Dahl took home the Boston Pizza female athlete of the year award, Estevan Archery Club trainers Ken Chipley and Monai Wanner were both awarded the Kinsmen Estevan volunteer coach of the year awards and Estevan Minor Hockey Association referee Alex Bechtold captured the Kim Anderson junior official of the year award.

Lewgood said the dinner was an exclusive engagement for the WCC sponsors to recognize the community businesses that step up to provide support for sport, recreation and leisure events such as the WCC. He said the 2016 WCC Corporate Sponsor’s Appreciation Banquet was the hockey world’s opportunity to thank these people.

Athletics event gets a head start

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

A massive track-andfield meet is being held at the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Panteluk Athletic Field and Chamney Family Running Track on May 12 to celebrate the grand opening of the facility.

Dana Skjonsby, colocal athletics representative for the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games, said 19 schools from Estevan and area will be participating in the meet.

She said 376 Grade 6 to Grade 9 students are going to be competing in events such as high jump, shot put and many others.

“It’s a fun meet,” said Skjonsby. “It’s to introduce them to discuss and things that they’re not really exposed to or maybe not had the opportunity to be exposed to. Get them interested, start them young and when they get to (ECS) they have a little bit of experience.”

These students will be led onto the track, which will be the venue for the

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athletics programme of the Saskatchewan Summer Games from July 24 to July 27, by the ECS marching band. The ribbon cutting for the facility will then feature local mascots running through an obstacle course and the winner ripping apart the tape.

Jacqueline Chamney, co-local athletics representative for the Games, said the meet will act as a trial run for the Games, which will have approximately 300 male and female ath-

letes competing for medals against their peers from across the province. The athletics programme at the Games will involve competitions in long jump, shot put, pentathlon (consisting of a 100-metre race, high jump, shot put, long jump and 800-m race), pole vault, hammer throw, javelin, high jump, discuss, triple jump, hurdles, 4x100-m relay race, sprint medley relay race, 100-m race, 200-m race, 400-m race, 800-m race, 1,500-m race and

people can sign up for the upcoming meet by contacting local schools, while volunteer registration for the Games is done through an online sign-up sheet on the Saskatchewan Summer Games website.

“We need people for raking the sand pits all the way to someone handling the equipment during the Games and people standing at the high jump and putting the bar on,” said Chamney.

“There is quite a few things that need to be done.”

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Chamney said participating athletes must be members of Saskatchewan Athletics and are chosen based on their performances at Saskatchewan Athletics meets and also high school provincial meets. She said kids can sign for for Saskatchewan Athletics by joining the Legion Track Club in Estevan.

Skjonsby said they are looking for volunteers for both the May 12 meet and for the Games. She said

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May 4, 2016 B5

Water polo star helps Team Saskatchewan advance to nationals

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

A local water polo sensation will be looking to capture two gold medals for two different teams at a national championship tournament later this month.

Emily Marshall, 15, will be competing with the Saskatchewan 19-andunder team at the National Championship League (NCL) Canadian championships in Montreal’s Claude-Robillard Sports Complex from May 27 to 28, but whether her 16U team will be playing there as well depends on how it does this weekend at the NCL Western Nationals in Surrey, B.C.’s Guildford Recreation Centre. Her 19U team booked their ticket for the NCL Canadian championships with a dominating performance

at Western Nationals in the Guildford Recreation Centre from April 22 to 24. “It went really well,� said Marshall, who mainly played forward for 19U Team Saskatchewan. “We were one of the teams that could have improved the most and I guess that’s what we did. We improved and showed them that we are a winning team and that we’re someone to be afraid of.�

Team Saskatchewan entered the 19U Western Nationals ranked third in the NCL Western Conference with a 10-10 record during regular season play.

The club opened the tournament with an 11-8 win over Fraser Valley, who owned the second seed with a record of 11-9, before downing the last-place Edmonton Tsunami (0-20) 18-6 on the first day of competition.

The team then lost 8-6 to the first-place Pacific Storm (19-1) the morning of April 23 to end roundrobin play, but battled back that evening in the quarter-finals with a 17-2 victory over the Tsunami.

In the semifinal round, Team Saskatchewan defeated Fraser Valley 12-4 guaranteeing them one of two available spots at the Canadian championships, before beating the Storm 15-13 in the final on April 24. “We were more into it,� said Marshall, noting having the boy’s 19U Team Saskatchewan squad cheering them on during the game helped pump them up. “We watched the Storm play some other teams, saw where their stronger players were and realized what we were doing wrong and fixed it.�

Marshall said the con-

Team Saskatchewan water polo player Emily Marshall competes in the NCL Western Nationals at Surrey’s Guildford Recreation Centre last month. Submitted photo. fidence gained from beating Fraser Valley and Pacific Storm will help them going into the four-team NCL Canadian championships. She said they will open up the tournament with a game against the Eastern Conference’s second-seeded Golden Horseshoe (9-9-2) with the victor earning an opportunity to

compete in the gold-medal game against the winner of the Storm-CAMO (19-0-1) match.

The 16U Team Saskatchewan club, that also includes local player Taeghan Hack, will enter the Western Nationals with a 10-10 record and ranked third in the NCL Western Conference as well.

Marshall said she is “almost 100 per cent certain� they’ll beat the first-place Frasier Valley (20-0) and second-place Pacific Storm (13-7) to gain a berth in the Canadian championships, meaning she’ll have double the workload in Montreal and that is fine with her. “It’ll be interesting,� she said.

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City of Estevan Public Notice

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Due to Construction on the transmission lines north of the Water Treatment Plant, the Road between the bridges on the Water Treatment Plant Road will be closed.

Work is set to commence on May 2, 2016 and will last up to June 20, 2016,

Human Resources Generalist Summary: Reporting to the City Manager, the Human Resources.

Generalist is primarily responsible for administration of Human Resources policies, procedures, and programs including but not limited to; recruitment and selection, orientation, training and development, labour relations, benefits and compensation, performance management.

Qualifications: • University degree or college diploma in Human Resources or related discipline. • Minimum 3 year’s generalist Human Resources experience • Professional designation such as CHRP or CHRL preferred • Experience in municipal and/or unionized environments is an asset • Candidate must possess a valid Class 5 Driver’s License Application Deadline This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

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

Turnbull’s Excavation has been awarded the contract to do this work. During this time local traffic will be able to access their property from the Boundary Dam Road or up to the North side of the bridge on the Water Treatment Plant Road. There will be no through traffic between the bridges.

The bulk water filling station located at the WTP will be out of service for this time period. The City is setting up a temporary filling station on the West service road on Highway 47 South. There will be an instruction sign and a metering station at that location. The customer using the system will be responsible for the hose connection between the meter and their tank. The meter will have the same male 2 inch Kamlok that is currently at the filling station at the WTP. The City of Estevan apologizes for any inconvenience that this work will cause.

City Hall has completed Shared Services Renovation to help serve you better. Please pay your utility and taxation bills in the lower level of City Hall. Thank you!

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We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

GETTING STARTED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Request for Proposal Removal of CFC (Chlorofluorocarbons)

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THE PINTEREST CHALLENGE When: May 26, June 30 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $25/ person/ session SOUTH SASK PHOTO CLUB WITH JON GILLIES When: May 31, June 28 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $25/ person for an annual membership ART JOURNALING When: May 18, June 15 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM Cost: $20/ person for an annual

DAY ONE Monday, May 16 City of Estevan crews will be clean sweeping the City of Estevan North, East, South and West entrances of the city and outlying areas.

membership AFTER DARK When:May 6 (Sean Hogan) Time: Doors open at 8:00pm Cost: $20/ person, tickets available at the door

supporters. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Pre-registration and a minimum of 5 registrants is required.

ART IN MOTION When: June 2 @ 7:00pm

PRINTMAKING When: May 10, June 7 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $15/ person/ session

FAMILY ART When: May 5, 19, 26 June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 10:00 - 10:30am Cost: $10/ family/ month

VIP MEMBERS ONLY EVENTS If you are an EAGM member, these events are free for you, our valued cultural

YOGA AND ART When: May 24 (Ages 7-10) Time: 9:00 - 12:00 AM

DAY TWO Tuesday, May 17 City of Estevan crews will be clean sweeping all City properties including green spaces such as boulevards, medians, parks and natural areas.

Cost: $20/ child/ session or $30 for both sessions DROP INTO ART AFTER SCHOOL When: May 11,18,25 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PM Cost: $5/ child/ session ARTIST IN THE MAKING: SUMMER ART CAMPS When: July 4-7, 14, 11-14, 18-21, 25-28 Time: 9:00am-noon or 1:00-4:00pm Cost: $60/ child/ camp

Deadline Submittal May 15, 2016

Operation DAY

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All refrigeration units are collected and stored at the City of Estevan Landfill site require Evacuation and Disposal of CFC and retirement of refrigeration units are to be completed at the Estevan Landfill Site. All units must be clearly marked as retired with a certificate of evacuation once completed. Units in need of CFC evacuation are to be completed every 2 months. Companies must be compliant with the City of Estevan Service Provider agreement, Saskatchewan Workers Compensation, City of Estevan safety policies and require a copy of liability insurance and business license.Term of contract is 2 years commencing June 1, 2016 and expiring May 31, 2018 Interested parties can contact Norm Mack City of Estevan 306-6341800 or email n.mack@estevan.ca

Clean Swe p e

Wednesday, May 18 NORTH - City of Estevan crews will be helping you clean sweep by picking up your contained organic waste material (twigs, leaves and yard refuse) in your front driveway. Branches must be bundled in 3ft lengths. Leaves and yard refuse must be bagged. ALL items must be on driveway BEFORE 8am on May 18th. Call backs will not be happening in areas so please make sure items are out in time. See Map online at www.estevan.ca for divisions.

Thursday, May 19

DAY FOUR

SOUTH - City of Estevan crews will be helping you clean sweep will be helping you clean sweep by picking up your contained organic waste material (twigs, leaves and yard refuse) in your front driveway. Branches must be bundled in 3ft lengths.

Leaves and yard refuse must be bagged. ALL items must be on driveway BEFORE 8am on May 18th. Call backs will not be happening in areas so please make sure items are out in time.

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Friday, May 20 Monday, May 23 FREE LANDFILL WEEKEND. Applies to City of Estevan Residents only. *Freon appliances not included. No hazardous waste material.

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

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The refurbished spray park in Royal Heights Veterans’ Memorial Park is virtually complete, and should be open in June.

Spray park should be ready for June Estevan residents have been waiting for the new spray park and splash pad in the Royal Heights Veterans’ Memorial Park to be open again for some time.

Their wish is about to be fulfilled.

Rod March, the parks manager for the City of Estevan, said the spray park is functional at this time, but they aren’t going to turn the water on just yet because they still have some lingering landscaping work.

It should be finished in the next few weeks.

“We’re waiting on sod from the sod farms,” said March. “We just can’t get that sod yet. If we did get the

sod, it wouldn’t look good. It’s not developed yet.

“We’re hoping to get that done around the first of June, just to finish up around there. And I’m going to put in some picnic tables and some benches, and stuff like that. And then we can open the park.”

Some trees will be planted along the park’s pathways to boost the number of trees in the park. March also expects the pathway will be resurfaced later in the year.

“We’re doing a bit of a rejuvenation of Royal Heights,” said March.

The Royal Heights spray park has not been operat-

ing for a few years because the equipment was no longer usable. Council approved the purchase of new equipment last year. Restoration work began in the summer, and was finished last year.

Estevan did gain access to a spray park last August when one opened in the new Padwick Park. It proved to be a popular attraction in the final weeks of the summer.

Now that the splash pad in Royal Heights is operational again, local youth will have two parks to use.

March expects the two spray parks will begin operating at the same time in June.

Health discussion conducted at Legion

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

Members of the Canadian Federation of University Women-Estevan Club and guests gathered for a discussion about health care at an event the club held on Saturday.

The event was a forum for people to discuss how to navigate the health-care system, as an advocate for oneself or for someone else, to get optimal care.

The event took place at the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, and featured guests Jacquie Holzmann, a director of integrated primary health services from the Sunrise Health Region, and Cheryl Neibrandt, someone who shared a personal story of how she used advocacy to help her husband, Brian.

They spoke of how important advocacy is, within the health-care system, for proper understanding between doctors and patients – something that is necessary to promote the best possible treatment, and avoid the dangers of miscommunication.

Neibrandt spoke at length about her experiences, getting a proper diagnosis and treatment for a rare and debilitating spinal condition her husband suffered over the course of five years. Her experience involved a great deal of research and consultation with a number different health-care professionals,

including the family neurologist. Neibrandt also spoke about the consequences of dealing with her husband’s symptoms, and the ripple effect it created for their family.

In her account, Neibrandt referenced the amount of effort she and her husband put into figuring out how to treat his condition, working with specialists, describing an assortment of symptoms, advocating for their concerns and, eventually, travelling as far as a specialized clinic in the U.S. to get Brian the surgery he needed.

“The brain stem issues were gone and it was quite amazing. I came home with a new husband. After five years of struggle, we told the specialist we needed to see about all the little issues,” said Neidbrandt, describing how things came together and they found the solution, after pushing to find a specialist who could properly identify the problem, which turned out to be a spinal fluid leak, and the necessary surgical solution. “It was a happy ending, and we got our lives back.”

Holzmann said, “Brian and Cheryl never gave up, and never would have had the option to get to the right people if they did.

Health care isn’t perfect.

It’s a complex system.”

She added, “You have to be part of it and drive your own ship, so to speak.

If advice doesn’t feel right, make sure you share that

Marianne Veroba, nursing administration director, and Janice Giroux, vice-president of community health, with Sun Country Health Region, speak about the importance of advocacy in the health-care system, at the Estevan Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. with your care providers.”

Holzmann stressed the importance of communication, and asking questions and doing research to get to the bottom of healthcare matters.

The topic of advocacy on behalf of others, particularly for people in a state of pain and fear was visited by Dr. P. Fourie with Sunrise Health Region. Fourie said that pain and fear can make communication for someone trying to get medical help difficult, and that an advocate can help bridge gaps in communication, sometimes by just being there for support, or for adding the details a person

in an anxious or anguished state can forget. Fourie encouraged everyone to be an advocate whenever called upon to do so, emphasizing how valuable such a role is within the health-care system.

Later in the evening, Janice Giroux, a nursing administration director and Mary Anne Veroba, vice-president of community health, both with Sun Country Health region, spoke on how patient advocacy fits into the programming available through Sun Country; this programming includes a patient advisory group, and the many health campaigns the region carries out.

60 and Over Club Report

Submitted by Shirley Graham

Most mothers use little spoons and forks to feed their children.

Our club’s Mother’s Day jam session will happen on Sunday, May 8. We hope to see a large crowd come out for the event.

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Protestors assembled outside the office of Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen to protest Bill C-14, a bill changing the laws around doctor-assisted death that they believe contains dangerous oversights.

Local protest waged over doctor-assisted death bill

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

In response to the Bill C-14, a bill intended to amend laws to permit doctor-assisted suicide when certain eligibility criteria and safeguards are in place, a number of local objectors conducted a formal a protest, on Fourth Street.

A group of about 20 people affiliated with the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) gathered to protest in front of the office of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Souris -Moose Mountain Robert Kitchen from noon until 1 p.m.

“This is to raise awareness for Bill C-14. It’s already had one reading in the House of Commons, on April 14,” said Bridget Bittman, president of the ProLife Estevan and Area, and a co-ordinator of the protest. “I guess it all comes down to moral scruples. Do we have the right to hasten

that death? Do we have the right to help people commit suicide?”

Bittman said the protest she co-ordinated – one of 220 that took place in front of MP offices across Canada –was done to raise awareness that the bill has enormous potential to be abused and cause harm, were it to become a law.

Bittman said the potential for problems is present, because the bill’s provisions are open-ended, and don’t provide effective oversight of the law and how it’s carried out.

“There’s no conscientious protection for doctors, physicians and other health care practitioners who don’t want to participate,” said Bittman. “As a physician, you have to provide reference, even if it goes against your moral conscience. It’s a Pandora’s Box in many ways. It can be misused. People could be pressured into it.”

Bittman said the cause

is important to her because the issue of doctor-assisted suicide and its implications hits close to home.

She referred to her son, Lucas, who passed away three months ago, facing issues stemming from a multi-faceted immune disorder. A doctor in charge of his care made the decision to stop giving him blood, which eventually led to him passing away in the late stages of an immune system disorder that lead to complications which had him hospitalized and severely dependent on regular care.

“The doctor made the decision against the entire team and without the family or Lucas’ knowledge,” said Bittman. “We already have doctors who are kind of playing God, and we don’t want to give people more power.”

Bittman said that an important danger in the new proposed law is that people can have moments

of despair, which can change, and that assisted suicide is an irreversible, permanent solution for a temporary state of mind.

She suggested people with depression, disabilities, or those who otherwise have difficulty expressing themselves would be vulnerable under the provisions of Bill C-14.

Bittman said she knows many doctors who are uncomfortable with the bill, adding that she also has relatives and friends in health care, who are uncomfortable “helping people die.”

“Some person stopped by and said ‘Obviously you haven’t seen somebody die,’ and I would very

strongly dispute that fact,” said Bittman, referring to a heckler at the protest. “I think everyone out there has seen loved ones pass away, and are very aware of what suffering can be.

“Would I have taken one moment away, or one day? Never. I would have wanted more, and my sister, dad and son would have liked more time, even if that involved suffering.

You want every moment you can get with your loved ones.”

According to openparliament.ca, Bill C-14 makes amendments to create exemptions from the offences of culpable homicide, aiding of suicide, and of administering a noxious

substance, in order to permit medical practitioners and nurses, pharmacists and others to assist in the process of medically assisted death, according to a specific set of criteria.

The bill also requires medical practitioners and nurses provide substances in connection with assisting death, along with information on those substances, upon request.

Lastly, the bill creates new offenses in the criminal code for failing to comply with safeguards or contravening regulations, forging or destroying documents relating to medical assistance for dying, or failing to provide required information.

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Barry Brent Robinson 1948 ~ 2016 Robinson, Barry Brent passed away on April 19, 2016 at the age of 68 years. He was predeceased by his father, Alvin Robinson; wife, Karen Robinson; brother, Lawrence Robinson; sister, Colette Anton and motherin-law, Helen Collins.

Barry was born to Alvin and Susan Robinson, on February 27th, 1948. The fourth of five children. Barry spent his youth and early adult years running wild and free with his much loved cousins, siblings and friends earning himself the nickname “Sin” which stuck with him throughout his lifetime. If there was a wild horse that needed breaking, he rode it, if there was a bike that went fast, he would jump on it and if there was trouble to be found, he found it.

After working odd jobs during his teenage years, he followed his father Alvin into the heavy equipment trade, working in coal, gold and diamond mining. He travelled extensively for work throughout Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C., The Northern Territories, and Ontario, before expanding his career skills into road and highway building, civil construction and ended his career as the best known cowboy hat wearing cat skinner in the Saskatchewan oilfields.

As the tale is told in 1977 Barry walked into a bar in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where a beautiful, young waitress caught his eye. He walked up to her and said “You’re going to marry me and we’re going to have three kids.” That waitress was soon to be his wife Karen but not before August of 1978 when Barry and Karen’s first daughter Shannon was born. On December 1st, 1979 Karen and Barry had a shotgun wedding as baby Stacy was set to arrive in March of 1980.

Their family was complete and Barry’s prediction came true, in Feb of 1982 with arrival of their 3rd and final child, Cody.

After years of travelling for work they bought a small farm in 1994 at Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. Karen made Barry promise that he would not scratch her china cabinet in the move. Barry carefully placed it in the truck and never tied it down causing it to blow out and explode all over the highway. Barry walked in the house holding

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nothing but a china cabinet door and said “Well honey, I didn’t scratch it.”

Through the years life was good but hectic raising three rotten children, chasing their escaping horses all over the country side, and the constant flow of family and friends. In September 1996 their daughter Stacy surprised them with their 1st grandchild, a boy, Jesse Brent. In 2000 they welcomed their 2nd grandchild born to Shannon, a girl Mackenzie Lynn. 2002 brought 2 more grandsons, born to Stacy and Shannon, Jace Braydon Ronald and Alec Martin.

Twin girls were born to Shannon in 2007, Loreal Marie and Alexa Eilleen. Ethan Joseph was born to Cody in 2010 and another son Archer Brent in 2012.

With an empty nest Barry and Karen finally settled in Weyburn, Saskatchewan to relax from years of putting up with their kids. Barry went to work in the oilfields and Karen stayed at home to take care of him. In their later years Barry was finally able to build a beautiful koi pond with a waterfall, made of all the rocks he brought home over the years. There he also filled the gardens with flowers for Karen to enjoy in their own backyard. They enjoyed these years with friends and family having bonfires, cookouts and drinks. On any day you could go there and hear the same stories from Barry over and over and over again, like the Mickel story, for the millionth time.

In July of 2012 Barry lost his beloved wife of 31 years and he missed her terribly. He continued to bring her flowers and spoke to her every day. It changed his world. The children and family of Barry would like to thank everyone for their kind words and condolences, as well as add a public apology to David Suzuki for all of the things Barry said about you through the years.

Barry is survived by his children, Shannon Robionson of Calgary, AB; Stacy Kirby of Swift Current, SK; Cody Robinson of Calgary, AB; grandchildren, Mackenzie, Alec, Loreal, Alexa, Jesse (Lydia) and Jace; mother, Susan Robinson of Gull Lake, SK; brother, Dennis (Joan) Robinson; sister, Patricia Piche; father-in-law, Garnet (Susan) Collins; sister-in-law, Kelly (Larry) Knoll; brother-in-law, Greg (Kathy) Collins as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A Private Family Gathering will take place at a later date.

Donations in memory of Barry may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. Condolences may be left at: www. fletcherfuneralchapel.com. Arrangements entrusted to: Fletcher Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, Saskatchewan. 306-842-5432.

John Phillip “Phil” Pfeifer 1934- 2016 Phil passed away in Estevan on New Year’s Date of 2016 at the age of 81 years.

You are invited to an informal gathering to celebrate Phil’s life, which will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. at Granby's on 9th (located in the Days Inn), 1305 - 9th Street, Estevan.

Interment will take place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan.

Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Your Guide to Area Faith Lutheran Church Sunday Service 10:30 am Nicholson Centre Pastor Dan Krauss Phone: 306-471-8130 All Are Welcome Faithlc.ca

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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 130 Souris Ave. N. Reverend Randy Kleemola Phone: 306-634-2024 email: st.peters@sasktel.net

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Roy Keith Brinkworth May 14, 1934 – April 27, 2016 Roy Brinkworth of the RM of Coalfields, Bienfait, SK, passed away at 81 years of age, on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Estevan, SK. Roy was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Gladys Brinkworth; brother Albert; sisters-in-law, Adeline (Joseph) Brinkworth, Ruth (Joseph) Brinkworth and Thelma (Harold) Brinkworth, and brother-in-law Paul (Lorretta) Madarash.

Roy is survived by his brothers, Joseph of Balcarres, SK and Harold of Regina, SK; sister Lorretta of Lintlaw, SK; nieces and nephews, Ernest (Linda) Brinkworth and children, Jeremiah (Lynne), Jennifer, and Stephanie; Edell (Doug) Diggle and child James and granddaughter Ariana; Darrin Brinkworth; Jason (Laura) Brinkworth and children, Cooper, Tyson and Jayla; Tony and Russell Madarash and uncle Bob Long, as well as a number of cousins.

Roy was born and Baptized on the family farm and attended Britannia school. After finishing school, he worked for George Berday and Floyd Kellington. He was then employed by Motorways for 35 years, while working on the family farm. After the passing of his father in 1960, Roy and his mother Gladys took over the farm.

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Roy and his mom would move into Estevan over the winters making life a bit easier not having to push snow or bare the cold winters in the old farm house. He continued farming after the passing of his mother in 2010. Roy was a member of Knox United Church in North Portal and was their recording secretary for the past 41 years. He especially enjoyed the fowl suppers and fellowship with his church friends.

Roy was very independent and was quite handy at repairing machinery when others would have abandoned it. He was an avid reader, enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening, fishing, woodworking and photography (taking pictures of family, grain fields, sunsets and storm clouds). He loved nature, picking berries in the ravine and observing birds and wildlife in their natural state.

Roy enjoyed baking cookies, pies, cakes and bread. In his younger years he liked playing softball and dancing. He was still bicycling, snow shoeing and cross-country skiing in his eighties. One of his greatest passions was bowling, which he enjoyed for nearly 60 years and especially enjoyed the time spent with his friends that he met there on weekly basis.

A Funeral Service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2016 at Knox United Church, North Portal, SK, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. A luncheon was held in the church immediately following the service, after which interment took place at the Bienfait Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make donations in Roy's memory may do so directly to the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Roger Marcotte Roger Marcotte, late of Weyburn, SK passed away April 18, 2016, at the age of 81 years.

Roger was predeceased by his parents: Eva and Arsene Marcotte; son Larry Marcotte; granddaughter Megan Marcotte; brothers: Rene, Roland, Raymond, Hector Marcotte; brother-in-law Edmond Gervais; mother and father-in-law: Emma and Charles Cossette, nieces and nephews.

Roger is survived by his wife of 58 years Marie, Weyburn; his children: Larry’s wife Allison Marcotte, Prince Albert and his family Lise (Lonny) Soles and family [Dominic, Mathew, Emily, Jacqueline and Katelynn]; Joan (Craig) Davies and family [Jade, Austin]; Mandi (Andrew) Cloak and family [Cassidy, Mackenzie]; Wendy Marcotte, Rebecca Marcotte; Arnold (Christa) Marcotte, Torquay, and family: Jeremy Marcotte, Chantel (Jeramy) Vilcu and family [Jaxon, Brayden], Justin Marcotte; Bernice (Bruce) Friedrick, Torquay, and family: Jessica (Chris) Abtosway and family [Sterling, Leon, Owen and Vaughn], Daniel Friedrick, Steven Friedrick (Lesley), Katherine Friedrick, Travis Friedrick; Denise (Ken) Frederick, Regina; Anita (Bill) Duncan, Moose Jaw, and family [Gordon, Scott]; David Marcotte (Loretta), Davidson; brothers: Clem (Agnes) Marcotte, Fr. Norman Marcotte, Emile (Mary) Marcotte, Henry (Caroline) Marcotte, Omer (Chris) Marcotte; sisters: Geraldine Gervais, Lorraine (Clem) Hutt; sisters-in-law: Loretta Marcotte, Mary Marcotte, Lorraine Marcotte; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Prayers for Roger were held Friday, April 22, 2016 at 7:00pm from St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, Weyburn, SK. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 11:00am from St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, Weyburn, SK with celebrants Fr. Gerry Bauche and Fr. Norman Marcotte. Lunch took place at McKenna Hall, 317 3rd Street NE, Weyburn, SK. with a private family interment held at Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery, Torquay, SK. For family and friends so wishing, donations in memory of Roger may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 1910 McIntyre Street, Regina, SK, S4P 2R3 or Weyburn & District Hospital Foundation, Box 1416, Weyburn, SK, S4H 2L5.

On behalf of Marie and her family, they would like to thank the hospital staff and RD Family Funeral Chapel. Thank you to Father Gerry Bauche and Father Norman Marcotte for Celebrating Mass and the ladies that served the lunch at McKenna Hall. Special thanks to family and friends for supporting us through this difficult time with food, flowers and charitable donations made in Roger's name.

Arrangements were entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn, SK (848-0333 ~ 1-888-8480333). Expressions of sympathy to the family may be sent to our website at www.rdfamilymemorialchapel.com “Our Family Serving Your Family”

Obituaries

Freda Gertrude Ball 1943 - 2016 Freda Gertrude Ball (nee Bertsch), 72, of Lampman, Saskatchewan, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2016 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home in Estevan, Saskatchewan.

Freda is survived by her husband John Donald Ball; son Shannon (Kimberly) Ball; grandchildren Gavon Ball and TyLynne Ball, as well as her sister Linda Bertsch.

She was predeceased by her mother Minnie Bertsch (nee Hicks), and her father Fredrick Bertsch.

A Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Sandy Dalziel will officiated, and interment took place at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Lampman.

Those wishing to make donations in Freda’s memory may do so directly to the Estevan Humane Society Inc., Box 1095, Estevan, SK, S4A 2H7.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Arlene B. Abbott 1928 - 2016 Arlene Bernice Abbott, late of Estevan, SK passed away peacefully on April 26, 2016 at Hillview Manor of Estevan, SK at the age of 87 years.

Arlene’s memory will be forever cherished by her children, Grant (Peggy) Abbott, Bruce (Cheryl) Abbott and Maureen (Glen) Lee; grandsons, Tristan Abbott, Jordan (Sarah) Abbott, Simeon Abbott, Zac (Lanna) Abbott and Cam (Sam) Abbott; great granddaughter Wren Abbott; great grandsons, Beniah Abbott, Davis Abbott, Jacob Abbott, Sawyer Abbott and Jasper Abbott; God children, Carol Coomber, Gail Edwards, Susan Smith and Joan Lanoie.Arlene was predeceased by her husband Eric “Dale” Abbott; parents, Charles “Ernest” and Riola Morine; siblings, Ken (Dorothy) Morine, Ray Morine, Ernie (Gladys) Morine, Mae (Fancher) Johnson, Helen (John) Nichley, Pearl Morine, Ethel (Dave) Turnbull and Joyce (Tom) Edwards.

The Visitation was held on Friday, April 29, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Estevan, SK. The Funeral Service was held on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Estevan, SK with Rev. Randy Kleemola presiding. Interment was held immediately following the service at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens and lunch was held at the church social hall.

Memorial donations may be made to the Concordia Lutheran Seminary, 7040 Ada Blvd NW, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E3 or to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK.

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Police apprehend impaired driver and others furing a busy week The Estevan Police Service (EPS) charged one person for impaired driving and several people for breaching their release conditions during the final days of April.

EPS members are looking into a mischief incident that occurred between April 22 and 24, and was reported during the April 25 day shift. People may have been partying in a vacant residence when the mischief occurred.

Officers responded to a male who was believed to be in medical distress during the day shift. He was found to be in good health.

Police received a call about a possible impaired driver during the April 25 night shift, and obtained a description of the suspect vehicle. The vehicle was located a short time later and an 18-year-old Estevan man was checked for sobriety. He failed a roadside screening test, and was arrested and charged with impaired driving. He was released with a court date

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Members also received a call about a break-andenter at a building in Estevan’s core. Investigation showed that a glass door was broken and entry was gained. The matter is currently under investigation.

Police responded to a complaint of youths trespassing in a yard during the April 26 day shift. The EPS reminds the public to notify the police of any unusual or suspicious activity in their neighborhood.

Members are also investigating a report of criminal harassment involving several young people.

Police were called to the city’s east side during the April 26 night shift, due to a report of a suspicious person in the area. Police were unable to locate anyone.

Officers assisted a landlord during the April 27 day shift with a request to keep the peace while dealing with a troublesome tenant.

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gated a theft of recyclables.

An officer located the individual responsible, and the items were returned.

Members were called to a parking complaint

theft at the Leisure Centre during the April 27 night shift. Items were located a short time later. The matter is being investigated as a mischief incident.

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The registered owner was warned about the bylaw.

Police received a report of a theft from a local gas bar. The individual responsible has been identified, and the matter is still under investigation.

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Members assisted a driver, who had just crossed the border into Canada, but was lost and confused once arriving in the country.

Officers are investigating a complaint of criminal harassment involving several young people.

Police were called to a single-vehicle collision at the corner of Sixth Street and 13th Avenue during the April 28 day shift that involved a semi-truck. The driver hit a light standard and damaged traffic lights.

He was charged with driving without due care and attention and not using the bypass. City crews were at the scene to get the lights at the intersection repaired.

A four-way stop was in place until the lights were restored.

Members responded to a complaint of an unsecured residence during the April 28 night shift. A search of the residence and the yard revealed nothing

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Officers then responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle with the horn and four-way flashers going off.

A 30-year-old woman was transported to a friend’s house for the night.

EPS members participated in the street hockey game that took place on Sillers Street during the afternoon and evening of April 28.

Police were called about a patron who was in a drinking establishment during the April 29 night shift, but was not supposed to be there. Police attended and the male subject then fled on foot. Police know the subject in question and charges are pending.

Members were alerted to a suspicious person in the downtown area. A search of the area did not turn up any individuals.

Police arrested an Estevan male on an outstanding warrant for a driving offence during the April 30 day shift. He was also arrested for theft and charged accordingly. He was released a short time later.

Another Estevan male was arrested for breaching court-ordered conditions after he was found in possession of alcohol. He was released a short time later with a new court date.

An Estevan male is facing several charges following a traffic stop.

Augustine Thomas of Estevan was arrested at the intersection of 13th Avenue and Fourth Street. He is a prohibited driver and was found operating a motor vehicle at that location.

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A noisy party was reported during the April 30 night shift. The homeowner was warned under the noise bylaw.

Police received a report of mischief involving a vehicle. Statements from the involved parties were obtained. The matter remains under investigation.

A fight that broke out in the city resulted in a male being taken to hospital and treated. The involved persons were identified and statements will be obtained. This matter is also under investigation.

A 911 call was received from a local business. Members attended and one male was arrested.

He will be facing charges for theft under $5,000 and resisting arrest. The male was lodged in cells to be released in front of the justice of the peace.

Police stopped a vehicle just after 6:00 a.m. on May 1 for excessive speed. They learned the driver had been consuming alcohol the previous night. Although several hours had passed since her last drink, a roadside test revealed her blood alcohol to be at a level that required a temporary suspension. As a result, her driver’s license was suspended and her vehicle seized for several days.

An online fraud was reported to the police. The victim was scammed into sending money to an unknown person online.

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Fax resumes attention: Troye Carson 306-487-3101 Aecom Safety Service Ltd. PO Box 160, Lampman, Saskatchewan S0C 1N0 Email: troye.carson@aecom.com

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