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Council delays decision on the Firearms arrest leads to Civic Auditorium’s future guilty plea

By David Willberg

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One of two men arrested and charged with firearms offences has made a guilty plea.

Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) spotted a vehicle travelling without its headlights on as it went through the valley on Highway 39 towards Sister Roddy Road during Saturday’s night shift. The motorist’s driving actions also caught the attention of police.

The vehicle was stopped and the two men were arrested without incident.

Deputy Chief Murray Cowan said the traffic stop wasn’t part of an investigation.

“The officers had just cleared from another call, and spotted this vehicle without its headlights, and it caught their attention,” said Cowan.

Police noted the driver was impaired, and when police searched the vehicle after the arrest, they located a high-calibre firearm. It had been modified, which would make it prohibited.

“The barrel was cut down and the stock was cut down on it, so it was modified in such a way that it became prohibited,” said Cowan.

Cowan said the firearm was modified after it was stolen, and it wasn’t cut down in a professional fashion.

The driver was Shane Stainer, a 26-year-old man from Binscarth, Man. He pleaded guilty on Monday to two Criminal Code charges: unlawfully transporting a prohibited firearm in a careless manner and impaired driving.

Seven other Criminal Code charges were stayed: possession of a prohibited weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public; carrying a concealed weapon when not authorized under the Firearms Act to do so; being an occupant in a vehicle in which there was a prohibited firearm; possession of a firearm obtained through an offence; possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number; possession of a firearm without a licence; and refusing to provide a breath sample.

He had also been charged for consuming alcohol in a vehicle under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, and operating an unregistered vehicle under the Traffic Safety Act. Judge Lane Wiegers put Stainer on a recognizance that will be in effect until Stainer is sentenced.

The passenger, 26-year-old Kristofer Donald of Estevan, is facing nine charges under the Criminal Code, including possession of a prohibited firearm without a licence, possession of a firearm while prohibited; transportation of a prohibited firearm in a careless manner; possession of a prohibited weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public; carrying a concealed weapon without authorization; being an occupant in a vehicle knowing there was a prohibited weapon; possession of a prohibited firearm obtained by crime; possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number; and breaching the conditions of his probation.

He is also facing a charge of having, keeping or consuming alcohol in a vehicle.

Donald was remanded into custody and his next appearance is Dec. 11 in Estevan.

As for the firearm, it was reported stolen by the White Butte RCMP detachment near Regina. That investigating unit was notified and advised that the firearm was recovered.

Estevan city council has again decided to wait on making a decision on the future of the Civic Auditorium, as it awaits another report on the building’s future.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said after Monday night’s meeting that a private group in the city had approached a different engineering firm, C.A. Reed and Associates, about conducting a survey of the 60-year-old arena.

Ludwig stressed the city did not pay for the report from C.A. Reed and Associates.

“We were hoping to get the full, complete report today,” said Ludwig. “That didn’t happen. So we’ll probably leave it now until Dec. 18, which is our next open meeting, and should have all the information before us … and we can hopefully make a decision that night.”

The city received portions of the Hill report on Monday, but Ludwig didn’t want to speak regarding its findings until the city has

A decision has yet to be made on the future of the Civic Auditorium. File photo the full report.

“We hope to have it this week, and then it will be up to council on how much weight they put to this second report,” said Ludwig.

Council members voted last month to close the Civic indefinitely after receiving a structural, architectural, mechanical and electrical survey from the WSP Group.

Two reports on the Civic were filed at Monday’s meeting. The first was from Estevan Fire Rescue

Service Chief Dale Feser, who offered his insights into the building and discussed some of the needs of the building.

Feser noted the building consisted of heavy timber style construction with several additions over the years. Feser voiced concern with the load-bearing support columns and the arena’s bowstring style roof trusses.

“Bowstring roof trusses are a concern to every responding fire department throughout North America

in a working structure fire scenario, as their designs are very susceptible to early collapse and compromise under direct flame impingement or additional load stresses are placed on them,” wrote Feser.

When one truss collapses, all the compression, tension and shear are transferred to the remaining trusses, which Feser said would lead to a domino effect with partial to total roof collapse early in a fire.

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New nursing home committee still has lots of support The committee that is working to bring a new nursing home to Estevan hasn’t given up on its objective.

Don Kindopp, who chairs the new nursing home committee, said they received more than 600 signatures through a letter campaign that started in June. The committee created a letter for people to sign, showing their support for a new nursing home in Estevan.

“We collected those signatures starting in the summer at the fair, and at various locations around the community,” said Kindopp. “We had several people who had taken the signature sheets and had canvassed their areas, and got signatures that way.

“So we’re very pleased with the response on the part of both those who signed and those who wanted to see the letter signed.”

Those letters indicated the com-

munity’s belief in the project, and reminded the government that Estevan had raised $8 million for a new nursing home, which represented 20 per cent of the new nursing home’s projected $40 million cost. The committee had to have 20 per cent of the projected cost before the government could allow the project to proceed.

“It will be three years in January that we raised our portion of the funds, and now we’re waiting on the government to get the project in the works,” said Kindopp.

Kindopp said people regularly ask him when the new nursing home will be constructed, and they’re disappointed it hasn’t moved ahead yet. The new nursing home committee also continues to receive memorial donations.

The letters were scheduled to be delivered to Health Minister Jim Reiter on Monday, but poor road conditions

during the morning shelved those plans. The committee now hopes to deliver the letters on Jan. 9, 2018.

Kindopp said the committee will continue to collect more signatures between now and the meeting date.

“If anybody is interested in signing the letter, let us know. We’ll get it to them,” said Kindopp. “We haven’t had any active campaigns right now, because we thought this was the end of it.”

When the committee meets with Reiter, Kindopp said they would remind him about the concerns of privacy, safety and convenience at the current nursing home, and stress the funds the committee currently has.

Kindopp said he thought it would have been appropriate for the committee to present the letters to Reiter on Monday, which was the first day of the new Saskatchewan Health Authority.

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Sun Country board holds final meeting After nearly 15 years of governing healthcare in southeast Saskatchewan, the Sun Country Regional Health Authority gathered for its final meeting on Nov. 29 in Weyburn.

Dean Biesenthal, who has been the acting CEO for the Sun Country Health Region (SCHR) since late September, said the meeting marked a transition point for the board. A reception was held after the meeting.

“It was a nice tribute and farewell that we were able to provide,” said Biesenthal. “The board itself wasn’t looking to transition

out, so it was certainly a difficult day to go through, but it was just like any other board meeting in the end.”

A Wall Walk during the meeting represented a continuation of the strategy the health region has been working on during this fiscal year, which started April 1. Safety is a big part of the initiative.

“We did a recap on the last few months of where all the 31 different individual safety teams across the region are at, what accomplishments have been made, the targets that are hit and of course some cor-

Cases adjourned to Jan. 8

Several high profile cases were set aside to the new year during Monday’s docket at the Estevan Courthouse.

Debra Hamann’s impaired driving case was set aside to Jan. 8, 2018. Her lawyer, Kathryn Gilliss, said she was seeking additional information on the case.

Gilliss asked for an adjournment for her client.

Hamann has been charged with one count of impaired driving causing death, one count of driving while over .08 causing death and one count of dangerous driving causing death. All three charges are under the Criminal Code.

The charges stem from a fatal accident at the former location of the junction of Highways 39 and 18 in June.

Also adjourned to Jan. 8 was the case of Michelle Omoruyi, who has been charged with human smuggling and conspiracy to commit human smuggling, after nine asylum seekers from Nigeria, including five adults and four children, were stopped while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border near the Port of Northgate.

She was driving the vehicle carrying the asylum seekers.

Her husband, Victor Omoruyi, also had his case set aside to Jan. 8. He was arrested at the Saskatoon International Airport on Nov. 21 while trying to enter Canada. Omaruyi had been deported from the U.S., and was arrested upon his arrival in Canada on a warrant.

He is charged with one count of human smuggling and one count of aiding or abetting, under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

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rective action plans in the areas of the targets that we aren’t meeting,” he said.

The only target not met at this point is the number of accepted Worker’s Compensation Plan claims for the health region.

The health region ended as a corporate entity on Dec. 4 with the proclamation of the new Saskatchewan Health Authority legislation. But the operations will remain in tact for the time being, Biesenthal said, and the structure and direction of the health region will also remain the same for the time being.

“The positive through all of this is that same message that has been consistently and transparently shared is that things are status quo until we hear otherwise, so we have been continuing in that capacity, working as Sun Country Health Region, and providing the same safe and wonderful healthcare to

our patients, residents and clients over the last few months,” said Biesenthal.

The provincial government has repeatedly stated this amalgamation won’t affect front line healthcare, but Biesenthal said there are concerns among some employees about the impact of this change.

The majority of the leadership team and some of the other managers have been assigned to work with transition teams across the province in each service line to support the Saskatchewan Health Authority in its transition into operation. They look at the state of every health region, analyze the regions and make recommendations and plans for the leadership of the new health authority.

The number of Sun Country executive team members who will be transitioning over to the new health authority isn’t

« A1 Feser added the Civic is not equipped with a fire sprinkler system but it has a fire alarm system. He said the building would not be constructed by today’s standards without a sprinkler system.

The fire chief encouraged the city not to have more than three special events per year.

The fire department conducted an annual fire safety inspection on Nov. 27, and several deficiencies and

code violations were noted.

Feser said they need to be addressed to bring the Civic up to an acceptable fire and life safety standard.

Most of Feser’s recommendations called for immediate action, such as inadequate fire extinguishers for the lower concourse dressing room areas, a lack of emergency evacuation plans for the building, and combustible items that were within the allowable three feet of an electrical service

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Feser’s report also noted the exterior emergency exit door on the northwest side does not close and latch on its own, and he wants it fixed

by Dec. 15. He also wants information on when the building’s stand pipe system was last tested and verified by Dec. 31, and proper door closures for the exterior emergency exit doors on the northeast and southeast upper concourse, also by Dec. 31.

MuniCode Services, meanwhile, sent a report saying they wouldn’t secondguess the report from WSP Group. They described the report as “very thorough,” with its cost breakdowns and priority listing.

MuniCode said it wouldn’t be able to provide the same level of service as WSP. “I’m comfortable with the fire chief’s assessment and MuniCode’s, and as information continues to come forward, council will be aware of it, they’ll read it, they’ll go over it and we’ll have discussion on it,”

said Ludwig.

Council also sought reports from SaskPower and SaskEnergy but they declined, because Ludwig said they didn’t want to dispute anything inside the property line.

Ludwig said deliberations on the 2018 budget won’t influence council’s timeline on the Civic. But he does want to see council make a decision on the building’s future at the Dec. 18 meeting.

Council voted to indefinitely close the Civic on Nov. 7, the day after receiving the report from WSP Group.

Dozens of people turned out for council’s meeting on Nov. 20 to show their support for the Civic’s reopening.

Warren Waldegger, who is a professional engineer and a user of the facility, voiced his support on the building’s future, and expressed his concerns with the WSP report.

Monday’s meeting was much quieter, as the only people in the gallery were members of the media and city staff.

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Those positions will all be posted, and we all have opportunities to apply into those positions. And if people are not successful, there will be a point in time where individuals could exit the organization.”

The new board, which includes Sun Country board chair Marilyn Charleton, is beginning its orientation, Biesenthal said, and had its first meeting on Monday.

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“All of the current leadership team or previous vice-presidents who are still in place today have been transitioned,” said Biesenthal. “They all have new titles called executive transition leads, and of course they’re specific to their individual areas.

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Habitat for Humanity celebrates completion of first home with key-presentation ceremony

By David Willberg

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A highlight for any Habitat for Humanity home construction is the key presentation ceremony, when the committee presents its partner family with the key to their new home.

The local Habitat for Humanity committee celebrated the completion of its first home on Friday with a key ceremony at the home, located at 410 Sillers Street. Doug Barnstable, the chair of the local Habitat for Humanity committee, presented the key to Stephanie Bramham and her daughter Teal.

Bramham said the key ceremony was an exciting time for her and her daughter.

“I’m looking forward to living in a quiet neighborhood and having a great space for my daughter to grow up,” said Bramham.

“Now we will have a nice fenced-in yard instead of a valley for a backyard.”

At the Bramhams’ former home, Teal’s tricycle was stolen and left in the valley.

She applied to be the partner family for Habitat because she wanted to raise her daughter in a safe environment, and provide her with the home she deserves.

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her to keep an eye on her daughter, and Bramham is looking forward to using the pantry. She is also excited to gardening with her daughter.

“My daughter loves to play outside, and now she will have a safe place to do so,” said Bramham.

Teal is only four years old, but is aware of what’s happening and is looking forward to the move.

“She wants to get her stuff in, and they’re making some stuff at daycare for her in her new room,” said Bramham.

Bramham noted that some people have the misconception that Habitat for Humanity gives away a home. But Bramham noted she will purchase the house at fair market value, and she will make monthly mortgage payments like any other homeowner. But her mortgage won’t require a down payment, and the mortgage is interest-free.

“It is these special differences that make it possible for a single mother like myself, on a limited income, to afford my own home, and I can’t thank Habitat for Humanity enough for this wonderful opportunity,” said Bramham.

Bramham expected to begin moving possessions this week, with a big move

Stephanie Bramham and her daughter Teal are eager to move into their new home. selected as the partner family in October 2016, and she has been looking forward to the completion of the new home ever since. According to Stephanie Bramham, this wouldn’t have happened without the support of family, friends and employers.

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happening on the weekend.

Barnstable said a couple of tasks remain before the house is finished. Blinds still have to be installed, and the washer and dryer have to be delivered.

Barnstable said the Habitat committee received excellent support for this first build. The federal and

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Local Habitat for Humanity committee chair Doug Barnstable, Habitat for Humanity Regina CEO Kelly Holmes-Binns, Teal Bramham, Stephanie Bramham, Estevan MLA Lori Carr and Coun. Dennis Moore participated in the key presentation ceremony to the Bramhams on Friday. provincial governments supplied $50,000, and the City of Estevan added $10,000. The committee hosted fundraisers, and received donations and gifts-in-kind.

“We had in the neighborhood of $260,000 that was donated in value of gifts-in-kind and grants and funds,” said Barnstable.

Members of the Habitat committee worked hard during the fundraising process and once construction began.

Elaine Walkom and her late husband Grant were the largest donors, as they provided a mobile home that was sold to allow Habitat for Humanity to purchase the lot.

Barnstable recognized three volunteers, Brian Smith, Delmar Quewezance and Jack Bramham, the father of the partner family.

“They were at the construction site month after month, day after day, five and six days a week,” said Barnstable.

Stephanie Bramham contributed more than 100 hours of sweat equity, and another 50 hours in other promotional efforts.

“During my time putting in my sweat equity hours, I learned how to paint, put in insulation and do other jobs to maintain and construct the house,” said Bramham. “I enjoyed my volunteer time and community involvement, and I’ve met some really great people along the way.”

She also stained the fence boards and hung drywall in the basement.

Barnstable said the

construction process went according to plan. The weather was co-operative and didn’t cause delays.

Bramham was also great to work with, and anxious to get her time in.

The home was built in a little more than three months, which made it difficult at times to get her sweat equity in. Regina homes are often built in five to six months, which gives the homeowners a chance to get in their hours.

Estevan MLA Lori Carr, who spoke on behalf of Paul Merriman, the minister of Social Services and the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, said home ownership is a dream shared by many people.

“However, some families need a helping hand in order to achieve this dream,” said Carr. “Habitat for Humanity can, and does, make dreams come true.

Each Habitat for Humanity home represents hours of hard work and caring, all of which help families make their dream of home ownership possible.”

Since 2009, homes have been built in 14 Saskatchewan communities through Habitat for Humanity.

City Councillor Dennis Moore said he was impressed how the home came together in a short period of time through working together with the public, contractors and volunteers.

“Again, it shows what Estevan can do with the right people in place,” said Moore.

Habitat for Humanity in Regina sponsored the project. Kelly Holmes-

Local committee chair Doug Barnstable spoke at the key presentation ceremony.

Binns, who is the CEO for Habitat’s Regina chapter, noted the organization has helped more than 100 families since its inception in 1993.

“We do that by partnering with low-income families who face housing challenges, such as overcrowding, high rental rates relative to their income, and unsafe or substandard living conditions,” said Holmes-Binns.

Holmes-Binns applauded Bramham for her desire to make a better life for her and Teal.

“She worked hard to make her dream of affordable home ownership a reality, so thanks for your contributions, Stephanie, and I’d like to welcome you to the fold of Habitat for Humanity families, and say to you and your daughter welcome home,” said Holmes-Binns.

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Barnstable said the committee learned some lessons during this build.

More volunteers will be needed the next time a home is constructed.

“I know there are a lot of people who have indicated an interest in being involved, and it was always a challenge to find things that they would be able to do, when they’d be available,” said Barnstable.

The committee would also like to have more people involved with fundraiser.

Barnstable noted the committee does have some seed money for the next build, thanks to the support from the community for the first home built in Estevan through Habitat for Humanity.

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Now, we’ll finally get answers After nearly a year of speculation, the province’s 12 health regions have been amalgamated into one regional health authority to govern healthcare in the province.

The provincial government has been making announcements about the authority, revealing where the head office will be located, who will be on the board and who will be part of the executive team.

The government has also touted how this new monolithic health board will result in savings on administrative and executive salaries, while preserving front-line healthcare services.

It remains to be seen whether this will be the case. But at least we’re going to find out how well it will work.

Ever since the new Saskatchewan Health Authority was announced in January, the biggest question has ultimately been how it will impact healthcare delivery. People are skeptical about the government’s claims that we won’t see a change in the level of care.

With all due respect to the people at Sun Country and other health regions, most people will tell you they’re in favour of spending less money on healthcare administration, or having fewer executives making

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK

Take the deal on new frigates A few years ago, the Royal Canadian Navy had a very, very, bad year. In August 2013, destroyer HMCS Algonquin bumped into supply ship HMCS Protecteur and was damaged.

A few months later, HMCS Protecteur caught fire in February 2014 near Hawaii.

She had to be towed to Esquimalt, and that was the end of it. She was done.

Another destroyer, HMCS Iroquois, while visiting Boston in May 2014, found there were severe cracks in the hull. She hustled back home, never to sail again. Both HMCS Algonquin and HMCS Iroquois were paid off by September 2014, meaning they were written off the books. HMCS Protecteur was paid off the following year, as was her sister ship HMCS Preserver.

We lost two of three destroyers, and two of two supply ships, in a single year, and not an enemy torpedo in sight to blame for it, either.

Our much-vaunted National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, supposedly free of political wrangling, was supposed to take care of this. It would essentially rebuild the entire Royal Canadian Navy, with new supply ships, and 15 new surface combatants. These would replace the 12 Halifax-class frigates that are the backbone of our navy, as well as the three

six-figure salaries. Many people supported the idea of fewer health regions, and most seemed to think that anywhere from two to five health regions was a good idea.

After all, Saskatchewan had more health regions than any province, other than Ontario and Quebec.

But when the government announced plans to have a single health authority, the prevailing thought for many was the government went too far.

Will we notice reduced care levels in Saskatchewan? It’s hard to say. Will there be changes in the way our hospitals, health centres and seniors care facilities operate?

We’ll have a better idea soon, but the full ramifications of this merger might not show themselves for some time.

We’ll soon have answers to other questions.

We’re going to find out how this will impact rural health care in particular. How concerned will the new Saskatchewan Health Authority be about some of these small hospitals, health centres and other facilities in smaller communities?

It’s unlikely the new health authority will be angling to close healthcare facilities

in these small communities. After all, the governing Saskatchewan Party has its strong rural base, and while it has angered some in rural communities with some of the contents of this year’s provincial budget, it’s unlikely the government would allow small-town facilities to close.

Will the same level of oversight be there now that the SHA is operational? It was tough enough as it was for the health regions to pay close attention to what was happening in the various facilities. It’s going to be even more difficult for one head office to pay close attention to what is happening at every healthcare facility, which brings us back to the concerns about a change in level of care.

There will be lost accountability that goes with a province-wide health region.

There will be less engagement between the community and its health board.

Most people will likely be okay with the lost engagement if the level of care at their healthcare facility remains the same. But if that level of care diminishes, then there will lots of Saskatchewan residents wishing the government didn’t go quite so far with its changes in healthcare governance.

destroyers (one still in service).

It was launched in 2010, and yet, we still have no new ships.

In the grand scheme of things, modern navies’ surface ships, in order of significance from top down, are aircraft carrier, assault carrier (helicopter carrier), amphibious transport dock, cruiser, destroyer, frigate and corvette. Moving up a step in each case is a significant increase in capabilities. The U.S. recently thought they could cheap-out and buy a series of corvettes called littoral combat ships (LCS), but have since discovered they weren’t cheap, they can’t do things they were supposed to do, like minesweeping, they are undergunned and poorly protected. Having retired the last of their Oliver Hazzard Perryclass frigates recently, they are now once again looking at buying frigates, or even reactivating the retired Perrys.

Our navy is primarily frigates, which are multi-purpose, but primarily meant for anti-submarine warfare. In the days after the Cold War ended, the Russians mostly stopped sending subs this way, but those days have changed, and anti-sub capability may very much be in need.

Destroyers are truly multi-role, and carry a large magazine of vertical launch system missiles for a variety of purposes, from land attack to anti-ship to anti-aircraft and anti-missile. Indeed, the American Arleigh Burke-class, which they have built several versions of for the last 30-odd years, is still going strong with new construction due to its capability and flexibility. The most recent models are key components of the U.S. ballistic missile defence program. They carry missiles meant to shoot down those nuclear missiles from North Korea we’re all now so worried about. These days, an Arleigh Burke destroyer costs about US$1.8 billion apiece.

Which brings us back to the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. Accord-

ing to the National Post, they are now pegging 15 surface combatants; frigates, not destroyers, at C$62 billion. In other words, double the price for what a much-more capable Arleigh Burke costs.

The plan is also to use an existing design, be it British, Dutch, or whomever, as opposed to developing something from scratch. Those designs were due on Nov. 30.

So why have the prices ballooned so much? And why haven’t we started construction yet?

This is where an interesting wrinkle came in. An Italian-French consortium proposed their frigate design, the FREMM, which is in service with Italy, France, Egypt and Morocco. The total, all-in cost would be C$30 billion. Done deal.

Apparently, Australia and even the U.S., after its failed LCS experiment, are considering the design as well. The latest iteration is even capable of anti-ballistic missile defence, like the Arleigh Burkes.

We would be well-advised to take up this deal. It’s a $32 billion savings – money we can use for new submarines, icebreakers, fighter planes and the like.

After all, a few years ago we missed out on picking up those two French Mistralclass assault carriers for next to nothing. This happened after France refused to sell them to Russia, whom was about to take delivery of them, since the world was rather upset about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Crimea. Egypt got the Mistrals instead, and we got nothing.

The French and Italians can have three ships to us pronto, while we tool up to build the rest. It’s time to get moving, people. If we can get a new navy for a reasonable cost, we should do it. Now. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@ sasktel.net.

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The Moose Jaw Times-Herald will roll off the press in Wainwright, Alta. sometime late Tuesday night and roll in on a truck in the morning.

With its delivery in the morning and the afternoon, the last copies of the 128-year-old institution will go for sale and be snugly placed into mailboxes.

How much has changed in the last few years?

Only a couple of weeks after I’d joined the Moose Jaw Times-Herald as a general news reporter back in November 2000, I had the opportunity to go to their Christmas party.

At the Sportsman’s Centre we had over 100 people attend, 70-odd employees and superannuated staff plus their spouses and partners, and with a live DJ, there were karaoke numbers, silly scavenger-hunt type games and the awarding of the Christmas bonuses. I looked, not expecting much and I wasn’t disappointed. It was about $75. Back in those days that was about two trips to a bar.

Others had gotten closer to a week’s salary and wistfully remembered a few years back when it had been two weeks salary. The beaming publisher asked if we were all having a good time.

Not only did we have a newsroom of nine editors and reporters for our 8,000-plus subscription base but we had the requisite staff for classifieds, accounting, sales, pre-press, distribution and a press plant. It was the way things worked in the cities, so I thought.

The owners at the time, CanWest, sold us to Quebecbased Transcontinental Media. Their first mandate was to make us leaner. Within a couple of weeks of the transfer taking place, the company’s hired hitman named Lance came to town. While there, a few employees received their walking papers. This would happen a couple of more times over the next couple of years. We called it getting ‘Lanced,’ and none of us wanted to see him coming to our city.

As the years went on, this leaner Times-Herald paper bled staff, subscribers and advertising revenue. The printing press staff were canned a few weeks before Christmas one year and the printing moved to Saskatoon. At their final Christmas karaoke party, a few of them belted out Take This Job and Shove It. Career-wise I moved into the sports department with two other men who I consider close friends to this day.

Transcontinental bought a handful of weeklies and started centralizing production in Moose Jaw. Papers all over the company got smaller. Lean was the way to go.

This was the first time I’d had misgivings about the company I’d worked for. Sure, they were cheap, I felt, but didn’t they notice the plummeting subscription numbers?

People weren’t happy with what they were getting.

As the years wore on, Transcontinental sold its Saskatchewan papers to Star News. Their publisher couldn’t make it work in Moose Jaw and in less than two years, with nothing left to sell, the Times-Herald has now ceased publishing.

No more Christmas karaoke parties, no more bonuses, no more getting Lanced. In a business where the content that’s put out every day or week is the final word in a lot of the history that will be written, I’ve not been able to help but think of the people I’ve met while being there. I treasure the memories with these co-workers much more than any story in which I had a byline.

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Estevan’s After 5 Club holding its final meeting The Estevan Christian Women’s After 5 Club has decided to shut down, after 40 years of inspiring and encouraging women in the Estevan area.

In an e-mail sent to the Mercury last week, member Jennifer Howie cited declining attendance as the main reason for the decision.

“A lack of interest and time from ladies volunteering to plan the events has left a handful of local women trying to do what was once easily attained by a larger committee,” said Howie.

The group’s planning team met on Nov. 29 to discuss the future of the club, and at that time, made the decision to close.

The suppers have typically run monthly for 10 months a year, with a break in July and August.

Co-chairperson Barb Gillies, who has been attending and helping plan the suppers for most of the club’s history, told club members that the first meeting was on Nov. 1, 1977.

“In the early days, it wasn’t uncommon to see over 100 ladies at these gatherings,” said Howie.

“In 2010, when the group met at the Wicklow Café, only 60 could comfortably be accommodated but attendance held steady so the club began meeting at Living Hope Community Church five years ago, and was offering free childcare to encourage younger ladies to attend with their children.”

Attendance has started to decline again in recent years, and the club didn’t have enough people to set up and take down tables and chairs, so the decision was made to move to the Salvation Army’s church in 2016.

The three meetings this fall had record-low attendance, Howie said. With only 17 guests at the Nov. 22 meeting, ticket sales did not generate enough revenues to cover the cost of having a guest speaker travel to Estevan to address the audience.

The group operates under the RSVP Ministries umbrella which was the Canadian component to Stonecroft Ministries, and formerly known as Stonecroft Canada.

Howie noted that despite low attendance for

November’s meeting, it was still a unique night, as guest speaker Irene Bryant is a former southeast Saskatchewan resident. Bryant was born in Estevan and spent her formative years in Oxbow. This was her first time sharing her story in Estevan through RSVP Ministries.

Now living in Calgary, Bryant, 71, spoke about her healing in 1999 from an aggressive form of stage 4 throat cancer. After 1 1/2 years of suffering and trying multiple treatments, both traditional and alternative, Bryant attended a women’s conference in Canmore, Alta., where she received prayer and healing.

Howie said doctors have no explanation for the complete disappearance of the tumour that had them considering removing Bryant’s tongue and voice box.

Bryant also signed copies of her book Finding Hope in the Midst of Adversity.

The featured local business portion of the evening was Launa Coyne who recently started selling a line of skin care and cosmetic products called

Senegence.

Those in attendance sang praise and worship songs. Howie said the club has had difficulty finding local musicians to perform at the suppers.

The club will have one more meeting on Dec. 13. Coffee and tea will be available at 6:30 p.m. and a catered supper from EB’s Dining Emporium starts at 7 p.m.

The local feature will be Carmella Eagles, a marriage commissioner and funeral officiant. She will talk about how she embarked on this career.

St. Giles Anglican Church’s children’s choir will perform some Christmas selections.

The guest speaker will be Marj Holmes from Pierson, Man. Holmes is currently writing a novel and her autobiography. Her unique craft is carving avocado pits. She will touch on how she found purpose, meaning and direction in her life during the time she was fatherless.

Tickets are $18. People are asked to RSVP by calling Ronza Raynard at the Salvation Army before Dec. 11.

Envision marks tragic anniversary The Envision Counselling and Support Centre is marking one of the sad anniversaries in Canadian history.

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is Dec. 6. It marks the anniversary of the murders of 14 women in 1989 at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal.

Envision acknowledges those women who lost their lives in a grievous act of gender-based violence.

The agency says this day is a chance to focus on women and girls who are experiencing violence in their everyday lives, and for people to come together to end violence in communities in Canada and around

the world.

“While the Montreal massacre happened 28 years ago, we know violence against women continues,” said Christa Daku, executive director at Envision. “Things have changed since we began counselling women in the southeast, but Saskatchewan continues to have the highest rate of police-reported intimate partner violence among the provinces.”

Intimate partner violence happens among legally married, separated or divorced people, current and former common-law partners, dating partners and others.

Daku said statistics show more women are experiencing violence after they leave their abuser.

Organizations such as Envision are working closer with police and other agencies to deal with the after-

math of intimate partner violence.

She also emphasized that intimate partner violence has a profound impact on children. Each year in Saskatchewan approximately 24,000 children will be exposed to male violence against their mother in their own homes. Children are present during 80 per cent of these incidents.

Envision provides programming and diverse counselling and support services to individuals, couples, and families.

Counselling services are available for those experiencing instances such as intimate partner violence.

Individuals looking for more information can find it on Envision’s website.

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Estevan Mercury

ECS musical brings out hundreds from community

By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School’s (ECS) biennial musical was a big success, drawing many from the community and filling the school’s cafetorium.

T h e s t u d e n t s p e rformed School of Rock nightly from Thursday to Saturday, and then had a matinee performance on Sunday.

“It was awesome and we had an amazing turnout; we didn’t sell out all our shows but each night our audience increased,” said Evanne Wilhelm, a teacher at ECS who co-directed the show alongside ECS music teacher Kyle Whitehead.

“Once word got out after our opening night that there was something magical happening we saw our audience increase every night. Our last show on Sunday was just about sold out.”

ECS wasn’t expecting such a high turnout, but people kept coming out to see the musical.

“For over 40 years there has been a tradition of having musicals and we want to continue having

them for years to come.

This year it kind of blew up on social media and we had a massive turnout each day,” she added “We had all together during the days that we had our musical we had approximately 1,500 to 2,000 people come through our doors.”

The parents and volunteers were a huge help to keeping the event going with lots of backstage efforts going on. “We had parents that came and helped with so many things, everything from cleaning the auditorium to feeding the kids meals because they had to go into hair and makeup right after school,” Wilhelm said. “Parents were cooking for students and staff, making sure everyone got feed and we had so many people that helped out on Sunday afternoon taking everything down to get the cafeteria ready for Monday.”

Wilhelm said that ECS traditionally has one show every two years but sometimes staff having children of their own can delay future shows. She also noted that the amount of work the staff has to do for the musical, combined with teaching their classes, is a very vex-

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“Within the staff we have a really dictated group of people that look forward to helping out with the plays and musicals,” said Wilhelm. “They do it because they really care about getting the kids involved in something they can enjoy.” The group always has a focus circle before every show and it is something that Wilhelm really enjoys, and the children benefit from it.

“We do a focus circle before the show and we talk

ECS students performed School of Rock for large crowds at the school’s cafetorium. about what we are looking forward to, what went well and what we would like

to change. The things that the kids say about how it is making such a difference in

their lives are always things we as teachers like to hear,” said Wilhelm.

Sask. Party leadership candidates are coming to Estevan

By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

The Saskatchewan Party’s leadership race has been rolling forward ever since Brad Wall announced in August he would be retiring as the party’s leader and as premier.

Wall will step down as leader after the Sask.

Party’s leadership convention at the end of next month.

This shakeup in politics means a leadership race; campaigning and debates are underway and will be continuing into

the new year.

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon on Dec. 14 at the Days Inn for the six candidates running for the Sask. Party’s leadership.

Those candidates are Regina University MLA Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Saskatoon Willowgrove MLA Ken Cheveldayoff, former Saskatchewan MP Rob Clarke, former deputy minister to the premier Alanna Koch, Rosthern Shellbrooke MLA Scott Moe, and Saskatoon Northwest MLA Gordon Wyant.

Jackie Wall, the executive director of the chamber, confirmed that the candidates will be asked questions related to carbon capture and storage (CCS), the future of coal, SaskPower’s role in natural gas conversions and the candidates’ plans for Boundary Dam. There will be a variety of questions tailored to the needs of the Energy City and its future with energy production, she said.

Jackie Wall said there will be time allotted for public questions. She added the amount of time

allotted on questions from the floor would be dependent on how long the candidates take to answer their prewritten questions.

All potential candidates for the premiers’ office are confirmed to be at the luncheon, which will take place at the Days Inn from 11:45 a.m and 1 p.m.

The event has a member cost of $20 and a nonmember fee of $25.

Advanced booking is recommended for those who want to attend, and those interested in attending are encouraged to contact Cathy Empey at the chamber office.

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Estevan’s rental vacancy rate falls to 25.3 per cent

Estevan’s rental vacancy rate fell this year, but it remains the highest in the province, according to the annual rental vacancy report released by the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation on Nov. 28.

Estevan’s rental vacancy rate was at 25.3 per cent, as of October when the numbers were tabulated. A year earlier, the average vacancy rate stood at 27.6 per cent.

The next-highest vacancy rate in the province was in Weyburn, which stood at 18.8 per cent.

The biggest change for vacancy rates in Estevan was found in the bachelor suites. The vacancy rate was 13.4 per cent in October, compared with 25 per cent a year earlier.

One-bedroom apartments were 21.9 per cent

vacant, a slight increase from the 21.6 per cent rate seen last year. As for twobedroom apartments, the vacancy rate was 28.3 per cent, compared to 30.5 per cent a year earlier.

The vacancy rates for three bedroom units was not available, but last year they stood at 32.3 per cent.

The average rent in Estevan was at $906 per month, compared with $898 per month last year.

The local rent was the fourth-highest in the province, trailing Regina ($1,026 per month), Saskatoon ($999 per month) and Lloydminster ($996 per month).

The average rent for a bachelor suite in Estevan rose from $507 per month in 2016 to $530 this year.

One-bedroom apartments jumped from $723 a month in 2016 to $767 per month.

Two-bedroom apartments remained at $1,001 per month.

The data for threebedroom units was not available, but last year the average rent was $1,131 a month.

CMHC reported an increase in the number of rental properties available in the city, growing from 573 in 2016 to 630 this year. The number of bachelor suites remained the same at 16, but the number of one-bedroom apartments grew from 185 to 218, and the number of two-bedroom properties grew from 341 to 366.

The number of treebedroom units slid from 31 to 30.

CMHC also reported private apartment turnover rates. It stood at 37.2 per cent this year, compared with 35.3 per cent a

year ago. The numbers for bachelor suites and threebedroom units were not available, but last year the turnover rate for bachelor suites was at 93.8 per cent, and three-bedroom units stood at 35.5 per cent.

One-bedroom apartments dropped from 43.2 per cent to 38.1 per cent, and two-bedroom units jumped from 28.2 per cent to 37.1 per cent.

As for the provincial numbers, Saskatchewan’s overall vacancy rate stood at 9.3 per cent, compared with 9.4 per cent the previous year. The average rent was $975 a month, which was unchanged.

Bachelor suites were 8.8 per cent vacant, with an average rent of $676 per month. One-bedroom apartments were at 9.2 per cent, with an average rent of $883 per month.

Two-bedroom apartments were 9.4 per cent vacant, and the average rent was $1,051 per month.

Three-bedroom units were at 8.7 per cent, and the average rent was $1,136 each month.

“Rising energy prices have helped with the economic recovery in Saskatchewan,” stated CMHC. “The province’s return to positive GDP growth has supported a modest expansion in some labour markets. While interprovincial migration has been negative, population growth has been supported by positive inflows of international migrants.

“As a result, the demand for rental housing has grown compared to the previous year.”

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Estevan Mercury

Choruses combine for annual performance

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The Southeast Chorus and the Northwest Chorus came together on Saturday and Sunday for their annual

celebration of Christmas music.

The first performance was Saturday night at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estevan and the second was Sunday afternoon at Con-

cordia Lutheran Church in Crosby, N.D. Fifty-six musicians from southern Saskatchewan and northern North Dakota came together for the concerts.

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Meek has been a member of the choir for 19 years and she has been directing for two years.

This year was the 48th annual Celebration of Christmas music, and Johnson described the choir as a non-audition choir to at-

tract more young people.

So far the choir has seen some new members and is still sounding great.

“This is our 47th year as being an international choir and we are a nonaudition choir; we have seen more new members in the last few years,” said Johnson. “What we really think is nice this year is we have gotten a lot of younger people to come and join us.”

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is modern and some is classical. The choir had a band accompany them from North Dakota as well.

“We have a classical piece by Giovanni Pergolesi and we also have modern music that was written three years ago,” said Johnson.

The choruses will also be part of the Rotary Club of Estevan’s Christmas Carol Festival on Dec. 10 at St. Paul’s United Church.

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Saskatchewan joins Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota in carbon capture, usage and storage agreement

Saskatchewan, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Dec. 1 on carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) at the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) meeting in Arizona.

In the MOU, the four governments express a mutual desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while aiming to improve strategic and diverse energy production. Accordingly, they will collaborate on CCUS knowledge sharing and capacity building as well as policy and regulatory expertise in the fields of carbon dioxide capture, transportation, storage and applications such as enhanced oil recovery.

With an estimated 1,600 coal-fired power plants planned or under construction in 62 countries around the world, CCUS has been identified as a key technology in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In China alone, 922,000 megawatts of power is produced from coal-fired plants, about seven times Canada’s total electrical generating capacity.

“Our four energyproducing jurisdictions are committed to sharing knowledge on this important technology so that we can manage greenhouse gases responsibly while ensuring our economies continue to grow,” Premier Brad Wall said. “As a world leader in the advancement of CCUS technology, Saskatchewan has much to contribute. SaskPower’s ground-breaking Boundary Dam 3 project is the world’s first commercial power plant with a fullyintegrated post-combustion carbon capture system, and an excellent example of what is possible if we embrace CCUS.” Wall noted that Boundary Dam 3 (BD3) captured 85,000 tonnes of carbon

dioxide (CO2) in October, the highest monthly total since the carbon capture unit began operations in October 2014. Altogether, BD3 has captured 1.75 million tonnes of CO2 since start up, the equivalent emissions of 440,000 vehicles.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), CCUS could deliver 13 per cent of the cumulative emissions reductions needed by 2050 to limit the global increase in temperature to 2 C. “As states and as a nation we need to prioritize research into carbon capture if we are going to confront climate change and take full advantage of our existing resources,” Montana Governor Steve Bullock said. “Done right, we can drive economic growth and create and maintain good-paying jobs across the region. The bottom line for me is we should be in control of our energy futures, and that includes the important work accomplished through this MOU.” “By harnessing our

collective expertise and technology, we can show it’s possible to grow energy production and the economy while reducing emissions through increased innovation rather than expanded regulation,” North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum said. “In a carbon-constrained world, improved CCUS technologies will enable our lignite industry to provide reliable baseload generation for decades to come, while also potentially helping us recover billions of barrels of oil through enhanced recovery methods – turning carbon dioxide from an unpopular byproduct into a valuable product.”

“This MOU builds upon the investments Wyoming has made in energy research and carbon management,” Wyoming Governor Matt Mead said.

“Wyoming is home to groundbreaking research at the School of Energy Resources, the Integrated Test Center and the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute.

We are also working on a first of its kind project to develop statewide pipeline

corridors that further CCUS efforts. Wyoming looks forward to the opportunity, under this MOU, to work with Saskatchewan, Montana and North Dakota to find ways to commercialize carbon technologies and ensure the long-term viability of our fossil energy resources.”

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The three-year MOU will also encourage the immediate engagement of CCUS-related organizations in the four jurisdictions, prioritize joint co-operative projects and ensure a formal evaluation process of activities and accomplishments.

Oilfield company supports legion Performance Pump co-owners Kent Phillips, left, and Cort Barker, right, centre Royal Canadian Legion Estevan branch president Lyle Dukart on Friday afternoon in front of the legion’s new cooler. Barker is also the legion’s sergeant-at-arms. The legion’s cooler broke down recently, and the cost of repair would have been more than the cost of a new one, so Performance Pump purchased the new cooler for the legion.

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The initiative highlights the value of jurisdictions using strategic partnerships on areas of shared interest.

The parties hope the information sharing and exchange will both expand their respective use of CCUS and lead to its potential wider deployment in North

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Home for the Holidays brings out many locals to EAGM all of whom offered a large variety of items for sale.

One of the vendors, Greg Rideout, was selling his homemade honey and candles. When making honey there is left over wax material known as bees wax, and it can be utilized for many purposes but Rideout was using to make all natural candles.

Local artist Sheila Farstad, who has her work featured at the EAGM after she won last year’s Ev Johnson Memorial Adjudicated Art Show, was providing arts and crafts for some of the attendees.

The event was spread throughout the EAGM, utilizing the two galleries

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The Homemade for the Holidays event that was hosted by the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) on Saturday was a very festive event. The organizers for the event had Christmas trees in place around the building and free hot apple cider and mint Christmas cookies were available to the public.

Homemade for the Holidays saw approximately 200 people come out at various times to look at the varied, festive and homemade products that were for sale during the event. There were 17 vendors present,

for vendors and activities.

Museum director Amber Andersen helped to organize the event and she also had her own artwork displayed for the first time in awhile.

Andersen’s art is made from textiles that features her own logos grafted onto hats and scarfs, additionally she had some drawings for sale as well.

“This is my first year getting back into it and I am very excited about my art being made available for Homemade for the Holidays,” said Andersen.

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Envision has four offices in the Southeast and each one lacks adequate funding.

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Third Mercury Bingo winner announced Brenda Turnbull has won the third prize package in Estevan Mercury Publications’ Business Bingo promotion.

She is taking home $25 gift cards from EB’s Dining Emporium, Frank’s Menswear, Fired Up Grill, Jenny Joans, Pharmasave, Xs-iv, Southern Plains Coop, House of Clouds, Mr. Mikes, A&A Jewellery and Original Joe’s.

Turnbull also wins a $100 gift card to Rodeo Dawg, a $20 gift card to the Estevan Shoppers Mall, a craft bracelet and game

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Estevan Mercury Publications believes in supporting local businesses and giving back to the community. For each Bingo card received, Estevan Mercury Publications will donate $5 to the Envision Counselling and Support Centre.

Future weekly draws will be Dec. 7 and Dec. 14, with the grand prize draw on Dec. 21.

Estevan Mercury Publications sales representative Teresa Hrywkiw, left, presents the Week 3 prize package to Brenda Turnbull.

City Hall: 1102 4th Street 8 am to 4:30 pm | (306) 634-1800 Leisure Office: 701 Souris Avenue 8 am to 4:30 pm | (306) 634-1880 DROP IN RECREATION

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Warm up shack, change room and washrooms. Outdoor lights. Children under 10 years of age must be under direct supervision of a parent or guardian 16 years of age or older. Helmets are strongly recommended for all participants. Keep pucks down on the boarded rinks to prevent injury to spectators and players.

RUSTY DUCE RINK

Warm up shack, change room and washrooms. Outdoor lights. Children under 10 years of age must be under direct supervision of a parent or guardian 16 years of age or older. Helmets are strongly recommended for all participants. Keep pucks down on the boarded rinks to prevent injury to spectators and players.

WESTVIEW RINK

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City Hall will be having a Christmas Tree Lighting December 7, 2017 @ 6:30 - kick off Christmas with Festivities downtown

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES LAND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER The City of Estevan is searching for a talented senior level Manager who can provide superior customer service, adapt quickly to a challenge, and wants to be part of a growing community.

Position Title: Land Development Manager Reports To: City Manager Business Division: Land Development Services Summary: The successful applicant will lead, manage, supervise and co-ordinate all Land Development Services Division of the City of Estevan. The Land Development Manager will focus on the following duties: • Manages, Supervises and co-ordinates Land Development Services.

• Administers the Development Plan & Zoning Bylaw.

• Researches and prepares bylaws, policies, plans and regulatory proposals for Land Planning and Development activities.

• Delivery and maintenance of urban planning programs and services such as: - Current Planning practices - Processing and issuing of property/zoning compliance certificates - Coordinating the planning and design of City initiated land developments • Manages City land sales.

• Responds to requests for information and investigates complaints and/or bylaw infractions.

• Responsible for preparation and negotiation of development and service agreements, designs and concept plans.

• Responsible for the enforcement of the land use bylaws, development permit conditions and servicing agreements.

• Assists the public and associate staff members with Business Division records, bylaws, policies and procedures.

• Responsible for the overview of development permit, rezoning and subdivision process.

• Assists in developing and implementing Community Economic Development and Tourism/Marketing strategies for the City.

• Acts as liaison with Federal, Provincial and Local Government Officials, City Solicitor, Consultants, Customers and Members of Boards and Committees.

• Participates in the appointment, training, appraisal, promotion, demotion, transfer or dismissal of staff.

• Attend meetings of Council and Council Committees as assigned and participates in the exchange of information and providing guidance and advice.

• Drafts correspondence resulting from decisions of Council.

• Provides advice on Building upgrades.

• Acts as Secretary to the Estevan Development Appeals Board.

• Other duties as assigned REQUIRED EDUCATION & TRAINING • University Degree in Urban Planning recognized by the Canadian Institute of Planners.

• Membership or eligibility for membership into the Canadian Institute of Planners • Proficiency in Microsoft Office • Proficiency in AutoCAD Map 3D • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License EXPERIENCE AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS • Training with AutoCAD Civil 3D would be an asset • Five (5) years Municipal Experience • Superior leadership, interpersonal and organizational abilities • Five (5) years Project Management Experience • Superior oral and written communication skills • Experience in Subdivision design preferred 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.

For further information or to apply, please contact: Sheryl March,Human Resource Generalist 1102-4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 • Ph: (306) 634-1841 • Fax: (306) 634-9790 • apply@estevan.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (DISPATCHER) Duties and Responsibilities

Duties include answering incoming telephone calls including 911 and non-emergency, general public inquiries and complaints, communication via radio transmission with patrol members, clerical work and data entry. Must be able to work independently under stress and produce a high degree of accuracy with the ability to multi-task.

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Bruins split week with Yorkton, Battlefords

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins played the lowly, last place York t o n Te r r i e r s a n d t h e highly skilled Battlefords North Stars, the team that knocked the Bruins out of the playoffs last year, in a pair of home games last week and ended up with a win and a shootout loss.

Those who weren’t there will never guess against whom the win and loss were against. The Bruins won 3-2 over the Battlefords and lost 5-4 in a shootout to the Terriers at Affinity Place.

The game against the North Stars was the kind of playoff intensity that these two teams have been known for over recent years.

“Every time we faceoff against that team it’s a different type of atmosphere,” said Hayden Guilderson, whose tying goal on the power play in the third period helped cue a comeback for the Bruins. “It’s comparable to the games we had against them last year in the playoffs. Every little mistake in that game can end up in the back of your net.

You’ve got to capitalize on everything and I’m happy we had a pretty good game tonight.”

The game had a pair of fights that seemed to help emphasize the fact that these two teams don’t like each other – neither

Bruins forward Kaelan Holt is being checked by a Battlefords North Stars defender while trying to get into position for a shot in the slot Saturday at Affinity Place. of the combatants for the Bruins were a member of the team in last year’s playoff series. Towards the latter half of the second period, Bruins forward Matthew Chekay’s hit on Stars player Matthias Urbanski was deemed excessive by the Stars players and Owen Lamb stepped up and tossed the mitts with Chekay. That fight, and the one where Bruins blueliner Austin KingCunningham chucked the

dukes with Battlefords’ Blake Fennig, seemed to raise the intensity level of the Bruins to a healthy level.

“They came out in that second period and that Urbanski kid came out flying, and he hit Eddy (Mark Edmands),” said Guilderson.

“We didn’t take a liking to that and I said to Cheks before he went out there ‘Just have a good shift here.’ I know when our guys are running around, laying

the body and making clean hits, it fires everybody up on the bench. It brings up the energy and emotion on our team.”

“We’re two physical teams,” said Bruins captain Jake Fletcher. “So when we go at each other, sometimes tempers boil over and (Saturday) it was two great fights by guys stepping up when they needed to. They gave us tonnes of energy. They both won their fights, I

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The game was 2-2 in the third with the teams hesitant to trade chances.

Fletcher came into the Stars’ zone on the right side and rifled a wrist shot over the shoulder of Battlefords goaltender Taryn Kotchorik for the 3-2 lead, and what would end up being the winning goal.

“I’ve done it a few times before and I’ve been working on it a bit after practice,” said Fletcher.

“Coming back and being down by one going into the third, all the better.

We knew we’d played 40 good minutes. We just had a couple of breakdowns and they put it in the net.”

The game started with the Bruins’ fourth line getting the goal, as Jerzy Martin potted his second of the season from TJ Irey and Chekay.

Bruins assistant coach Aren Miller also thought the game had a high level of intensity and had good depth at forward, a good game from the blueline and a very good game from goaltender Matt Lukacs.

“It was a total team effort from our 12 forwards, six D and our goaltender (Saturday night),” he said.

“We’ve talked about the little details and cleaning things up and (Saturday)

was the night it kind of all came together. The boys deserved all the credit.

They put in a lot of hard work there.”

Lukacs stopped 21 of 23 shots in the game.

Wednesday, Kaelan Holt and Guilderson scored a pair of goals each against the Terriers. Holt was the only Bruin to score in the shootout, as Jarid Morhart and Matthew Jones each scored for Yorkton.

The Bruins have a pair of games against the Terriers this weekend, with Friday’s battle at Affinity Place and Saturday at Yorkton. One of those games will likely feature new goaltender Bo Didur, acquired at the Dec. 1 roster deadline from the BCHL’s Salmon Arm Silverbacks.

“It’s kind of a tough situation with Bo,” said Miller. “He hadn’t practiced and got brand new gear and you’re not going to throw him in against the best team in the league.

I think it’s good for him to get here, get a couple of practices in and get to know the guys… and watch a couple of games, and then this week he’s going to get four practices and then he’ll get one of the two games next week if not both, we’ll see how it goes.”

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Estevan Mercury

Bitz earns spot at Tankard with local bonspiel win

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Regina’s Scott Bitz wasn’t hoping for such an early qualification into the 2018 SaskTel Tankard but he’ll take it anyway.

His 5-1 defeat Sunday afternoon over Regina’s Randy Bryden rink sealed the win for Bitz, who curls out of the Saskatoon Sutherland Club, at the Power Dodge Curling Club’s Saskatchewan Curling Tour (SCT) Bonspiel.

“We’re not playing much,” said Bitz. “Games in northern or southern (playdowns) would have been nice but it’s fun to book the trip anyways.”

The way he and his team were curling on the weekend, the Tankard can’t come fast enough. The Tankard will run from Jan. 31.Feb. 4, 2018, at Affinity Place. Also it may have added an idea of who is going to be some of the competition as the Tankard comes closer.

“I’m getting up there now,” said Bitz. “I’ve played Randy when he was probably 17 or 18 and I was 15 or 16, right behind him… It’s neat, this weekend, seeing some of the young teams

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Scott Bitz rolls a rock during the final Sunday game at the Power Dodge Curling Club. and playing. That’s kind of fun because those are the guys you’ll end up watching down the road.”

Now that the next month and a half the Bitz rink doesn’t have to worry about the qualification for the Tankard, the focus turns

to playing well in the short amount of time they do have together.

“We’ll not do a whole tonne here in the next month or so,” Bitz said. “We’ll just enjoy the Christmas season and family and all that sort of stuff. Honestly, that’s been

our approach the whole year.

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Carnduff stays in first place in Big Six Hockey League Teams in the Bog Six Hockey League are having a devil of a time trying to beat the Carnduff Red Devils lately.

The Red Devils (7-1) won 7-2 over the visiting second place Redvers Rockets (5-2) Sunday on the strength of a pair of goals and a couple of assists from Devon Carriere. Carnduff’s Trevor Geiger scored a goal and two assists, and Matt Audtette scored a goal and four assists in the game. Mark Moriarty, Blake McMillen and Zach Halvorson also scored for Carnduff. Cody Dumaine earned the win in net. Drew Hoff had a goal and an assist for Redvers, and they got their other goal from Kevin Mann.

Also on Sunday, Yellow Grass (5-3) earned a 6-5 home win over Wawota (3-0-2) in overtime. Corey Koski’s hat trick goal at 2:06 of overtime won the game for the Yellow Grass Wheat Kings, who are tied with Redvers for second. Zack Watson, Brendan Vertefeuille and Kyle Myrglod scored for Yellow Grass. Terrick

Wilderman was in net for the Wheat Kings’ victory. Kent Sauter scored two for the Wawota Flyers, while Dylan Frater, Warren Hunter and Linden Poirier each scored for the Flyers.

Friday, the fourth place Midale Mustangs got the win over the Arcola/Kisbey Combines (0-6), still winless on the season. Adam Ziegler, Garrett Sherlock, Konrad Proszak and Evan Kesslering each scored for Midale (4-3). Duane Hislop and A.J. Schlenker scored for Arcola/ Kisbey.

The Carlyle Cougars (1-6) were soundly defeated twice on the weekend, with a 10-2 loss to Redvers Friday and an 8-1 defeat to Yellow Grass Saturday.

Later this week, Arcola/Kisbey will get a pair of games to try to earn their first win on the season with a visit to Yellow Grass Thursday and a home game against Bienfait Sunday. Carnduff travels to Wawota Friday and plays at home to Yellow Grass Sunday. Redvers is in Midale Friday and Wawota Saturday.

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Estevan Mercury

Apex Bruins earn victory over Lions

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

When the Lumsden/ Bethune Lions came to Estevan Sunday to take on the Apex Bruins in South Saskatchewan Midget AA Hockey League action, both teams were a bit owly.

The Bruins had lost 6-0 the previous night to the Yorkton Terriers at Affinity Place and the Lions had their tails clipped by the Weyburn Wings 8-1 in Weyburn. Neither team had much reason to smile but the Bruins were the ones who came out on top in a 5-3 victory.

“I think it was a better start for us than the night before,” said Bruins coach Robin Ulrich. “At the end of the day, I don’t think we played a fantastic game but we got a really good effort from our goaltender.

(Logan) Nagel made some fantastic saves and gave us a chance to win. It was a better effort than the night before but by no means was it one of our better games on the season.”

The Bruins got on the board in the first period on a pair of goals by league leading scorer Jaiden Gervais and Dalton Schrader.

While Lumsden/Bethune came back with a pair of their own in the second period, the Bruins never let them tie the game.

“We just need to be a little bit more composed

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The second period featured a one-player fight, as the Lions Kyler Nameth wailed away on Zach Ashworth who had poked Lions goaltender Riley Christison for a rebound. The Bruins didn’t score on the fiveminute power play but were able to get and keep momentum for much of the rest of the game.

The second half effort defensively was better than the first half, although there were some tense moments for Ulrich.

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Nagel stopped 32 of 35 shots in the game. Other Bruin goals were scored

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Estevan Mercury Obituaries

Mary Dengler 1922 - 2017 Mary passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 17, 2017 at Hill View Manor, Estevan, SK at the age of 94 years.

Mary will forever be cherished by her family; son, James "Jim" (Roberta “Bobbi”) Dengler and their children, Lori Bourdon (her children, Jaxon, Harrison and Hope Mary), Aaron (Kathleen) Dengler (their children Taylor and Gracie), Michelle (Nathan) Ralph (their children, Lilly, Nixon and Linkin); son, Peter (Diane) Dengler and their children, Terena Friess (her children, Blaise, Branden and Brett) and Jason (Kelleigh) Dengler; son Robert “Bob” Dengler and his children, Bradley (Whitney) Dengler and Amanda “Mandi” Dengler as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Mary was predeceased by her husband Frank Dengler; parents, John and Ann (nee Cimballa) Potoma and 4 siblings, Ann (Joe) Andersen, little brother Johnny in infancy, Helen (Peter) Yoner and George Potoma as well as many other loved ones.

The Prayer service was held on Friday, November 24, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan with Marian Huber officiating.

The Funeral Mass was held on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan with Rev. Sathiadas Antony presiding. The interment took place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens with lunch following in the parish auditorium.

In memory of Mary, memorial donations may be made to Hill View Manor Activities Fund, 1401 - 1st Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 2W7.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Elsie Walliser 1921 - 2017 Mrs. Elsie Walliser of Estevan, SK and formerly of Lampman, SK passed away at the Lampman Community Health Centre on Friday, November 24, 2017 at the age of 96 years.

Elsie was predeceased by her parents, Mary and Eric Soderling; husband Robert; son Wesley; sister Viola and grandson Michael.

She is survived by son Neil (Kim); daughter Betty Ann; daughter-in-law Jacie, as well as eleven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren and three nieces.

Elsie and Robert farmed for many years in the Kingsford area before retiring to Estevan in 1976. They enjoyed vacations, camping and their many friends in the area.

The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, by Rev. Sathiadas Antony. A luncheon took place in the parish auditorium immediately following the mass. Interment took place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens in a family ceremony.

The family wishes to express their profound appreciation and thanks to the staff of the Lampman Community Health Center whose compassion, patience and professionalism made mom’s journey as pleasant as possible. As such, those wishing to make donations in mom's memory may do so directly to the Lampman Community Health Centre Trust, Box 100, Lampman, SK, S0C 1N0, or a charity of choice.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Grace Isabelle Blondeau 1929 - 2017 With sadness in our hearts we announce the peaceful passing of our mother Grace Isabel Blondeau, formerly of Estevan, SK at the Weyburn Special Care Home, Weyburn, SK on Monday, November 20, 2017 at the age of 87.

Grace is survived by her step children, Judy Hackman (Darrin), Wendy Talma (Web), Terrance, Phillip(Cheryl) and Douglas (Katherine) and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; her siblings, Joyce Schoff and Vern (Tina) Whitman, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband Albert C. Blondeau; parents, George and Irene Whitman; sisters, Thelma Godman, Viola Hurren and Eva Whitman; brothers, Dale, Faye and Robert; her beloved dog Charo, turtle Franklin and numerous cats.

A family service will be announced at a later date.

Arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Eulogy

Gramma Mary was born on Dec 3, 1922, in Minevich, Czechoslovakia, a small village near Prague. She was the second daughter of Anne Cimballa and John Potoma. She was raised by her grandmother Cimballa where her sister, Annie, was raised by her grandmother Potoma. As the grandparents lived in different villages, the sisters did not know each other well but did see each other on special occasions.

Mary recounted how she went on shopping excursions with Gramma Cimballa always receiving a small bag of candy upon returning. She remembered the large carriage and two black horses and crossing a small bridge by a creek.

They immigrated to Canada to be with Grampa Potoma in Taylorton in 1928. The ocean voyage was seven days and the name of the ship was “The Melita.” During the voyage her mother and her sister, Annie, became sea sick and Mary had free run of the ship as there was no supervision. At one point, as they could not find Mary, they thought she went overboard.

Mary was wandering around the ship and she found a cool storage bin where she ate carrots, raw beets and the first time she saw bananas. She went to another level where she found people dancing and singing and they all stopped to admire this beautiful little six year old blonde girl. These adults got her back safely to her mother and sister.

They landed in Nova Scotia and travelled to Bienfait by train where she was reunited with her father who was working at the Taylorton mine.

Mary attended Black Diamond school in Taylorton until Grade 3. Her parents bought a farm south of Estevan and she attended Nigrin School to approximately Grade 7. They farmed the land starting with two horses and a plough. They all worked very hard trying to scratch out a living.

In the 30’s Mary worked for various people cleaning, doing laundry, and cooking. She moved to Estevan at a young age and worked for different restaurants, The General (Porky).

When she was 15, work was hard to come by, and she went to see her Aunt in Cleveland which was prospering. She worked in an airplane factory. After two years she returned home and worked on the farm where she met Frank Dengler as he was working on a threshing crew at the Potoma farm. They were married in 1945. They farmed near the Queen Rose District. Frank and Mary had three sons from their marriage. James, Peter and Robert.

She continued to do housework for many years until she secured a job at the hospital in housekeeping. She was very pleased to have obtained a union job with benefits and was very proud and worked very hard. She later became a nurses’ aid and worked until she had to retire because of ill health.

Mary enjoyed listening to Dean Martin, Perry Como and Frank Sinatra. Her favorite song was White Christmas by Bing Crosby. Mary loved to read the rag magazines. Whenever you would visit her she always had the latest version sitting out.

Mary had a small collection of dollies, dinnerware, cutlery, fabric and tons of patterns to make her dresses, suits. She always had her clothes handmade and as she did not ever drive, she would have Frank or the boys drive her for fittings. She even had a dressmaker in Regina at one time.

She took much pride in her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She babysat all of her grandchildren whom she loved dearly and enjoyed showing them off. Her sons as well as her grandchildren were no doubt the cleanest kids on the block. She enjoyed playing with her grandchildren at her home where she would show them her beautiful flower gardens and let them play with the sprinklers.

Her first great grandson, Blaise Friess, was born on her 69th birthday. She was so excited that she hopped onto a bus to Calgary to see him. When Terena moved back to Estevan she babysat on occasion for Terena and Blaise would tell her to go home and point his little finger at her telling her that she wasn’t the boss of him and of course Frank would laugh and edge him on.

The last years of Mary’s life was spent at Hillview Manor where she was taken great care of by Eunice Masset and her staff. She always enjoyed the good meals she had there.

She was a good wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and will be sadly missed by all. Rest In Peace Mary.

Thank you

Mary’s family Thank you for the flowers, cards, phone calls and countless messages. Many thanks to the Eunice and all the staff at Hillview Manor for taking such good care of mom. A special thanks to Fr. Sathiada Anthony, the choir and lunch ladies for the wonderful service and lunch.

Jim, Peter and Bob and families.

Elaine F. Johnson 1949 - 2017 Elaine passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the Lampman Community Health Centre, Lampman, SK at the age of 68 years.

Elaine will be lovingly remembered by her children, Marianne Johnson (Loran Heinz) of Hitchcock, SK, Jacqueline Johnson (Charles Peckover) of Lampman, SK and LoriLynn Johnson (Kent Feuring) of Lampman, SK; grandchildren, Mindy (Skylar) Schoff, Chantel Heinz (Jared Brailean), Richard Heinz (Kayla Russell), Stephanie Johnson (David Bida), Nolan Johnson, Jackson Peckover and Jessica Johnson (Travis Burman); great grandchildren, Kyanna, Adrianna, Daniel, Johnny, Evva, Braylen, Victor, Annbeth and Casey; siblings, Zelda Ness (Edwin Murray), Lionel Hibbard (Lynn Phillips), Debbie Hamilton (Wes Petrisor), Arthur MacArthur, Anita (Duane) Dale and Willy (Cathy) Hibbard; aunts and uncles, Leafa (Andy) Turta, Dorothy Oltean, Victor Valley, Howard Boulding, Agnes Ayotee, Don Black and Evelyn Wismer; Garry’s siblings, Pearl Johnson and Dennis Johnson as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Elaine was well known to be a mom to everyone and she loved everyone as her own. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Elaine was predeceased by her parents, Leonard and Vera Hibbard; husband Garry Johnson; Garry’s parents, Robert and Agnes Johnson; Garry’s siblings, Peter Johnson, Alice Johnson and twins at birth; brother in law Alvern Hoimyr and sister in law Alice (Lawrence) Johnson as well as my other loved ones.

The Public Visitation took place on Thursday, November 30 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. The Funeral Service took place on Friday, December 1, 2017 at 11:00 a.m at Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan, with Pastor Martin Olson officiating. The lunch reception was held in the church social hall immediately following the service. The interment took place at Saron Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Alma, SK. Following the interment at Saron Cemetery there was a social held in the Lake Alma Community Hall.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lampman Community Health Centre Trust, PO Box 100, Lampman, SK, S0C 1N0.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Rose Marie Swenson January 22, 1942 – November 25, 2017 Rose Swenson passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the age of 75 years.

Rose was born on January 22, 1942 in Bienfait, Saskatchewan, Canada. She grew up on the farm a few miles outside of North Portal, Saskatchewan. This is where she learned to love gardening and planting flowers. After graduating from high school, she spent three years in the Canadian Air Force where she studied nursing.

Rose Marie Brooks was joined in marriage with Harold Lavern Swenson on January 21, 1966. The couple made their home in Portal, North Dakota and were blessed with four wonderful children.

Rose’s hobbies included cooking, baking, crocheting, vegetable and flower gardening, and of course touring casinos with her husband Harold.

Precious memories of Rose will be cherished by her sons, Leroy Swenson and Eldon Swenson, both of Portal, North Dakota; daughters, Darlene (Kevin) Johnson and Kathy Chrest, both of Minot, North Dakota. Also left with wonderful memories are Rose’s granddaughters, Nicole Johnson and Lexi Rose Chrest, both of Minot, North Dakota. Rose is also survived by her brothers, John (Suzanne) Brooks of Forsyth, Montana and Richard Brooks of Calgary, Alberta, as well as her sister Mary Ann (Rick) Rohatyn of Estevan, Saskatchewan.

Rose was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Kustena Brooks and her husband Harold Swenson.

There will be no Funeral Service at this time. A Graveside Service will be held in early spring at the Portal Cemetery, Portal, North Dakota, where her ashes will be laid to rest with her husband, Harold Lavern Swenson. The family will keep everyone updated.

If friends so desire, donations in Rose’s memory may be made to the Estevan Humane Society, Box 1095, Estevan, SK, S4A 2H7.

Funeral services are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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