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By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

City crews were out removing snow from pathways and sidewalks on Monday morning to keep them passable.

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The first large snowstorm of the winter in the Estevan area didn’t arrive until early March, but when it did, it packed quite a punch.

Estevan was hit with a storm that brought heavy snow and strong winds, as well as freezing drizzle, on Sunday and Monday. Estevan received seven centimetres of snow on Sunday and 11.7 centimetres on Monday.

And while the snow tapered off late on Monday, there was still a little snow left over for Tuesday as well.

Norm Mack, the manager of roads and drainage for the city of Estevan’s public works division, said the city was trying to keeps arterial roads and other streets open.

“We started at 2:30 or 3 a.m. (each day),” said Mack.

“Through the night (on Monday) it rained most of the night, until early morning, when it started to snow.

Since then, we’ve had heavy snow and heavy winds with it, and all we’re trying to do is keep the roads drivable.”

City crews windrowed the snow on priority 1 roads

to the middle of the roads, and did the same on troublesome priority 2 and 3 roads, including Wellock Road, Princess Street and Spruce Drive, and others roads are exposed to the wind.

“Anytime we have a northwest wind, Wellock Road proves to be the worst, and same with the new development that’s on the northwest side,” said Mack.

While the rain early on Monday was an issue, Mack said it was advantageous that there was some snow first before the rain.

“Underneath some of the snow, it does get pretty icy, but a lot of that rain through the night fell on snow that was already there,” said Mack.

A lot of streets were plugged up with snow when crews arrived at work on Tuesday, but Mack said they were able to get them open again.

Their focus on Tuesday was on clearing snow from Nicholson Road leading to St. Joseph’s Hospital, and clearing snow from roads leading to schools, because most of those roads were plugged up. They also concentrated on Priority 1 roads.

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Debra Hamann has been sentenced to three years in prison for a fatal impaired driving collision last June. The sentence was announced Monday.

She was sentenced to three years in prison for driving with a blood alcohol content over .08 in the death of Bisho Kalappurakkal, and 18 months concurrently for driving with a blood alcohol content over .08 and causing bodily harm to Dylan Gonas.

She has also been given a five-year driving probation to be served at the conclusion of her jail sentence. Lastly, she also had to provide a DNA sample for the National DNA Registry.

Hamann was also issued a mandatory $400 victim surcharge, which she has 42 months to pay.

During the sentencing, Judge Lane Wiegers took some time considering the defence’s arguments, in particular the mitigating circumstances put forward by Hamann’s lawyer Kathryn Gilliss.

“These factors are not sufficient,” said Wiegers when discussing the mitigating circumstances for Hamann that lead her to drink and drive.

Wiegers also noted that the marijuana and duloxetine found in her blood stream after the accident showed an “added degree of irresponsibility” on the part of Hamann.

Wiegers, when discussing the defence’s arguments in favour of a two-year sentence, noted that probation

is not designed as a punishment, and therefore the additional probationary conditions that the defence offered as a possible alternative to time served was not appropriate.

Despite this, Wiegers did consider everything that the defence had to offer and examined it comparatively to case law.

As such, he explained the final sentence for Hamann was proportional to what others in similar circumstances have been sentenced to.

Wiegers considered Hamann’s lack of a criminal record and traffic violations during her sentencing, but he also spoke strongly about the importance of proportionality when dealing with drinking and driving cases causing death.

The judge referenced the various victim impact statements read to him on Feb. 26.

“He is engaged in many struggles that consume him,” said Wiegers, commenting on Gonas’ victim impact statement.

Wiegers went on to say, “He (Gonas) has trouble forgetting the lifeless body of Bisho pressed against his own,” and also said that Gonas has significant soft tissue damage resulting from the accident.

The dreams and ambitions that Kalappurakkal had before he died were revisited by Wiegers when he said that Kalappurakkal had a dream of returning back to India to live in the house that he was helping to build for his mother.

During the sentencing the issues in Hamann’s life that lead her to drink and drive were also noted in detail.

There was mention that Hamann had been suffering from depression for a long time, although not officially diagnosed.

She was dismissed from her job in 2016, and her husband lost his job in 2014.

Hamann also suffered a serious loss when two of her close family members passed away.

On the day that she killed Kalappurakkal, she was having a very heated argument with her husband.

“She had enough of her husband and bolted off to spend a night in a hotel in Estevan,” said Wiegers when reviewing the events that lead up to the death of Kalappurakkal.

Wiegers also said that when Hamann was driving she did not notice, “as if there were not even there,” the end of the road or the lighted stop sign at the intersection where the accident occurred.

During the reading of his judgment, Hamann stayed very calm and reserved and once the reading was over, her husband got a chance to give her a hug before she was escorted out of the courthouse to be prepped for transit to prison.

Lori Gonas, mother of Dylan Gonas, said at the conclusion of the sentencing, “When there’s drinking and driving, there’s no winner. Everyone’s a victim. She’s a victim. Dylan’s a victim.

We’re victims. There are no winners.”

St. Joseph’s Hospital chosen for medical student training

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan has been selected as a pilot project site for third year medical students from the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine.

Hospital CEO Greg Hoffort and local physician Dr. Edward Tsoi made the announcement Monday morning in a meeting with the Mercury. Tsoi, a clinic associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan

who has been practising in Estevan for 30 years, will serve as the site director.

The program, known as the longitudinal integrated clerkship (LIC), will move students from traditional learning sites in Regina and Saskatoon to rural Saskatchewan for the third year of training. It has been implemented elsewhere in Canada and the U.S. Starting on Aug. 1, two third-year medical students will take up residency in Estevan for most of their

third year of medical school under the mentorship of local physicians.

The two students have been selected, but haven’t had their site visits.

“They will become residents of the community,” said Hoffort. “They will rent an apartment and be citizens of Estevan for the year, and that’s an exciting piece of the puzzle as well. They’re going to get accustomed to Estevan, and hopefully find a way to make Estevan a part of their future.”

The LIC is therefore a component of physician recruitment initiatives at the hospital moving forward.

“We’re in a short-term physician shortage, and this is geared more to the longterm strategy where it’s shown in other provinces and other states that students who do their third year in a community will often transition back to that community when they receive their licence to practice medicine,” said Hoffort.

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Ultrasound services have been fully restored Greg Hoffort, the CEO for the hospital, said the hospital started performing ultrasounds for patients again on Feb. 26, but the first day for the full resumption of the service was March 2. Estevan had been

without ultrasound services since the spring of 2017.

Guardian Radiology has signed a two-year contract with the hospital to provide ultrasound services, he said.

“We’re looking for

that to be a long-term relationship,” said Hoffort.

Among Guardian’s responsibilities will be renovating an area inside the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s clinic, which is attached to the hospital.

Those renovations are expected to be completed in a couple of months.

Also, three students on bursary are going through their ultrasound sonography training. The hospital is supporting their educa-

tion in return for them coming back to work at the hospital when they’re finished.

“In two years, they will be looking to move to our community, and they’re under a return of service

agreement to start their careers in Estevan,” said Hoffort.

Hoffort hopes that ultrasound services can be part of the long-term fleet of services offered at the hospital.

Medical student training will be beneficial « A1 Tsoi added that when medical students stay in a community, they become part of a community.

“They understand the health issues of the local community better, they frequently start some friendships or even family ties in that community,” said Tsoi.

“They’re comfortable with the community, so they frequently seek employment or work opportunities in the same community after they graduated and after they finished the residency program.”

In Swift Current, for example, more than 80 per cent of those trained in a medical residency training program will return to that city.

Tsoi and Dr. Edward Krickan will serve as the LIC primary preceptors. All Estevan physicians have shown interest and enthusiasm in this project and are expected to participate as clinical teachers.

Students will see patients while working side-

by-side with the preceptors.

“They will be given responsibility, they will be directly supervised, they will do what the preceptors do,” said Tsoi. “In other words, they will be interviewing patients, they will be managing the patients, under the very close supervision of the preceptors.”

Students will also see patients on their own, and will be monitored by a camera to see how they interact.

“They have to function independently,” said Tsoi.

The students will take responsibility for admitting and seeing the patient from the first contact in the office or emergency room, and will follow up with the patient as well. If the patient requires surgery, the student will go into the operating room to assist the surgeon. There will also be a follow-up after the surgery.

The program is expected to provide the students with a comprehensive educational experience with well-rounded training that will allow

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them to successfully move onto their fourth and final year of medical school.

A traditional third year for a College of Medicine student would involve a block rotation. The student undergoes blocks of training for four to six weeks of disciplines and specialities, like medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and psychology.

“Each block will last anywhere from four to six weeks,” said Tsoi. “That’s called a traditional block of training.”

Hoffort and Tsoi have been in discussion with the College of Medicine representatives for a while and are pleased to receive approval to start the program in Estevan.

“We’ve been seeking educational opportunities for medical students and other students for some time, and knowing that, I think the college approached us early last year to gage our interest in this program, and then they have been meeting steadily with Dr. Tsoi and myself for some time to bring this to fruition,” said Hoffort.

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St. Joseph’s Hospital CEO Greg Hoffort, left, and local physician Dr. Edward Tsoi are looking forward to Estevan serving as a new medical student training centre. medical students in their clinical year for at least 10 years, Tsoi said, and in some years, between 10 and 15 per cent of those students have been in Estevan for a rotation.

“We have a very, very good track record,” said Tsoi.

“The college values our mentorship for our students, so when they had this pilot program, they approached us.”

As this is a pilot project, Hoffort hopes success in Estevan will result in other communities being selected for the LIC. He expects the

« A1 The city was running loaders up and down the streets with their blades down, making pathways for vehicles so that vehicles can get through.

“We have quite a cleanup ahead of us,” said Mack.

The city will perform a full clean-up of Priority 1 and 2 roads in the next few days, and the worst of the Priority 3 roads, and then make an evaluation on whether to windrow all of the Priority 3 routes.

“Some of the Priority 3s in that northwest part of the city … were impassible,” said Mack. “We’re going to have to do some 3s, whether we like it or not.”

Not only does the city have to consider making the roads passable, it also has to worry about drainage when the snow does melt.

“We’ll be working hard all week and beyond on this one,” said Mack.

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St. Joseph’s Hospital has been pursuing a medical residency for some time.

The residency is for students who have completed their four-year medical program, and then have a two-year residency at a chosen site.

It remains a goal of St. Joseph’s, but in the meantime, the hospital will do everything it can to make the LIC a success.

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“We’ve made a big commitment to the college that we will provide a solid educational year for these students,” said Hoffort. “It’s a key year in their training, so we intend to do everything we can from a facility point to make it a success, and similarly the physicians, led

by Dr. Tsoi, are very engaged to do what they can to provide an exceptional year of mentorship.”

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“I don’t know how long we’ll carry the contractors through, but we’ll definitely need their help for the first little bit,” said Mack.

City crews also cleared sidewalks, pathways and parking lots for city-owned buildings, such as the Estevan Leisure Centre, the police station and the fire hall.

“They’ve all been done, but by day’s end, I’m sure you won’t be able to tell we were there. We’ll be doing them over again (on Tuesday),” Mack said on Monday.

They have also tried to keep back lanes open so people can access their back alley garages, and for emergency services to access them in case of an emergency.

“Another reason we keep the back lanes bare is when it does melt, there are catchbasins back there, and we want our water to flow,” said Mack.

The city was able to clear the snow on Monday using strictly city crews and equipment, while avoiding the use of contractors.

Mack said that prior to this storm, it had been a good winter for snow removal expenses. The only overtime

needed has been when sand trucks have been out early in the morning. The other snow removal expenses consisted of cutting ice from the roads and hauling it away during regular business hours.

“We’ve kept our snow removal expenses to a bare minimum,” said Mack.

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) sent out a tweet on Sunday evening in which it asked the public to stay off the roads. Police reported on Monday that officers spent the day shift checking to make sure that motorists were driving safely, and removing snow from their vehicles. The EPS didn’t report any accidents.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure issued travel not recommended advisories on Sunday and Monday for many highways in the southeast, due to the snow, wind, ice and low visibility, but those advisories had been lifted by Tuesday morning.

Highways in the area were reporting that winter conditions existed.

The South East Cornerstone Public School Division and the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division had to cancel buses due to the storm.

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The closing ceremonies at the end of Telemiracle brought many people onto the stage for a celebration.

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Colbow amazed with Telemiracle support

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Susan Colbow is marvelling at the support shown

by Saskatchewan residents for Telemiracle 42.

The 20-hour fundraiser, organized by Saskatchewan’s Kinsmen and Kinettes, went off the air on Sunday at 5 p.m. with a total of $7,151,256 for the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation. Not only was it an off-air record total for the broadcast, but it shattered the old record of $5.9 million set in 2012.

The money raised will be used to meet the medical needs of Saskatchewan residents.

Colbow, who is from Estevan and the first Estevan resident to chair the event, couldn’t believe how much money was raised.

Telemiracle doesn’t set a goal for how much money it wants to raise, but Colbow joked before the event that she wanted to eclipse $6 million for the first time.

O n c e Te l e m i r a c l e cleared the $6 million mark for the first time with about two hours to go, the donations continued to roll in.

“I honestly did not think we were going to make it to seven (million),” said Colbow. “The higher we went, to 6.8 and 6.9 (million dollars), it was great, but when we hit that seven (million mark), it was ‘Holy crap, I can’t believe this is actually happening.’”

Two estate donations helped set the record. Lucien Wayne Jacobs of Trossachs, who died in a farming accident in 2014, made a bequest of $1.2 million early in the show. And Dr. Phil Thacker, who was part of the P.O.W. City Kinsmen

Club, made a bequest of more than $1.5 million.

Those marked the two largest donations in Telemiracle’s history.

Colbow didn’t know that either bequest was coming.

Saskatchewan residents, businesses, organizations and schools contributed donations throughout Telemiracle. Kinsmen and Kinettes clubs presented proceeds from their preTelemiracle fundraisers.

There was another big surprise during the broadcast. Bob McGrath of Sesame Street fame showed up just after noon on Sunday.

McGrath appeared at 38 of the first 39 Telemiracle broadcasts, but announced in 2015 he was retiring from the fundraising.

Colbow believes there were three to five people who knew McGrath would be there this year.

“Until he appeared on the show, nobody knew he was there,” said Colbow.

“He wasn’t there as a regular cast member. He wasn’t there for the entire show.

He was just there for that special appearance, and it was great to have him.”

Colbow praised with the entertainment as well. It ranged from the Saskatchewan performers to the national cast, which included Brad Johner and the Johner Boys, and former Estevan resident Chris Henderson.

“The talent in this province is amazing,” said Colbow. “I can’t believe how much talent comes out of this province, and the national cast never fails.”

New for this year was a pre-Telemiracle countdown show on Facebook, which featured more Saskatchewan talent.

The countdown generated another $27,000 for Telemiracle, she said.

Also new for this year was the naming of the teddy bears that people received if they donated at least $142.

This year’s bear was named Katie, and Colbow believes people liked the personal touch.

“The fact that she was named, I think made a difference to people about how much they were donating,” said Colbow.

As the event chair, Colbow was kept busy during Telemiracle. She had to supervise committee members, and if she needed to help out in a role, she would. Colbow also toured corporate donors around the set and showed them when their dollars were going.

And she was on screen a couple times, one for a

memorial donation, and at the end of the show when she handed over the leadership reigns to the Telemiracle 43 chair.

Colbow said she has mixed emotions now that Telemiracle is finished. It was a hectic week, and she had a great committee, but she’s also glad it’s finished.

“In a month or two, I’ll probably be sad that it’s done, but for right now … we worked hard, we accomplished what we wanted to and we had great results,” said Colbow.

Her term as the chair of the Telemiracle committee will end on June 30 when the fiscal year ends.

She will continue to sit on the foundation board and make appearances for cheque presentations when funds are distributed for this year’s event.

From left, Beverly Mahood, Bob McGrath and Telemiracle 42 chair Susan Colbow with the seven that represented Telemiracle clearing the $7 million mark for the first time. Photo submitted

A water main break in the 1400-block of Fourth Street resulted in the road being torn up to access and replace a cracked cast iron water main.

By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

A water main break in the 1400-block of Fourth Street on March 1 resulted in the block being closed for the day.

It’s one of several water main breaks that have occurred recently in the city that have resulted in warnings to the public.

City engineer Kiflom Weldeab said these issues are just simply due to the spring thaw.

“As such, there is always moving stuff going on.

We had pipes, sections of road and sidewalks that all shifted due to the spring thaw. It happens every year,” said Weldeab.

“This year, because we have had limited snow the frost penetrated very deep into the ground. Now that trapped moisture is making its way back to the surface, expanding and pushing through tiny cracks.

It’s really bad news for roads, water mains and motorists,” he added.

He said that when a water main breaks, it’s normally a joint that gets loose or a crack in the main itself. The one on Fourth Street was due to an old cast iron connection that cracked when the ground began to move due to the spring thaw.

“Some of the pipes we have in the ground around the city are up to 70 years old, around there, and as time goes by they will have to get replaced,” said Weldeab.

“We don’t have an emergency fund for these kinds of issues but we do have our utility budget that covers these sorts of things, and we try to have enough in that account to cover the damage that spring causes,” he added.

He noted that weather doesn’t always co-operate with the city’s budget and sometimes their utility account goes over budget and other times there is a surplus.

“The more we spend on water mains the less we will have for other stuff. Also we do have some road resurfacing that is coming due within the next five years and we take that opportunity to also fix or replace water mains and pipes,” said Weldeab.

“The age and condition of all the utilities we have in the city are listed on record and as we go forward we try to have overlapping plans like drainage pipe upgrade would also coincide with water main repair and maybe road resurfacing as well,” he added.

Other water main breaks recently have included Maple Bay, the east side of Willow Bay, the 1400-block of Nicholson Road.

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Charting a different course The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) seemingly opted to forge a different path at its recent leadership convention.

The NDP voted Ryan Meili, who has been an MLA for a little more than a year, as its new leader. In a two-candidate race, Meili defeated Trent Wotherspoon, a veteran MLA who had the support of much of the party establishment, and served as the interim party leader following the NDP’s most recent lopsided defeat at the hands of the Saskatchewan Party.

Wotherspoon was viewed as more of a status quo candidate, while Meili was regarded as a candidate more likely to bring a different approach.

Wotherspoon had the support of the bulk of the NDP caucus, as well as, seemingly, the majority of the party establishment and its most high-profile supporters. A lot of people expected him to win.

But Meili had the support of the party’s rank-and-file, and it would be a fair assumption to expect he attracted a lot of people who haven’t had political memberships in the past.

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Talking gun culture with Americans I keep in touch with a few Americans through the magic of Facebook. One is a former United States marine who has served multiple tours in the Middle East.

After the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, he posted, “Is it possible that the root of all these school shootings is bullying?

Not guns, mental illness, not fat lazy cops?”

In response, I wrote, “Bullying is part of the human condition. Every society on the planet establishes its own pecking order (and every species, for that matter). You must have seen it the first time your son went to day care. It goes all the way from there to Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. It’s why you served multiple tours in the Marines, so that other nations won’t bully your people. It has always existed, and it will always exist, and no number of pink tee shirt days will solve it or stop it.

“Now, that being said, you, as Americans, have to ask yourselves what makes you so unique? Canadian and American culture is almost indistinguishable in 99.99% of its ways, from the TV we watch, to the video games we play, to the language we speak and the thought patterns we’ve shared. We’ve fought side by side in major

intelligence, his commitment to his beliefs or his ability to engage the public. It would have been fascinating to watch him go head-tohead in a debate with former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall of the Saskatchewan Party.

Meili coherently and passionately articulates his beliefs on the value of healthcare, and many expect he’ll draw support from those who maybe haven’t voted in the past, including young people.

His first challenge will be getting caucus members and the party’s establishment on his side. It’s the same challenge that faces any new leader who wins a fairly tight leadership battle.

Win over the people who didn’t back you, while placing your stamp of identity on the party.

His greater challenge, though, will be fighting the perception that he might be too left wing in his views to eventually become premier.

Success in Canadian politics traditionally requires a reputation as a moderate. Start from the centre, and work your way to the left if you’re a socialist, or work your way to

the right if you’re conservative.

Voters might perceive the governing Saskatchewan Party as right-wing, but there would be few who would describe them as staunchly conservative.

The Sask. Party has succeeded in attracting centrist voters who traditionally would have voted for the provincial Liberal Party.

It’s unlikely the NDP, with Meili as leader, will draw those liberal voters away from the Sask. Party. It’s not a guarantee that they would have done so with Wotherspoon as leader, but they likely had a better chance of doing so.

At one time, the NDP was regarded as the province’s natural governing party. They led the province for nearly 50 years of the 63 years between 1944 and 2007.

But it could be argued those days are over. They were routed in the last two provincial elections, and while they made gains in urban by-elections last year, they still occupy just 12 of 61 seats in the provincial election.

NDP supporters will tout Meili as the next premier of the province. But it’s much tougher now for an NDP leader to be premier than ever before.

conflicts ever since 1917. I live 10 miles from the U.S. border, and the people in Noonan, North Dakota are no different than those in Estevan, Saskatchewan.

“So why is it Canada has had something like a half dozen school shootings since 1989, and the US will have had more than that since the New Year? Those are the questions you should be asking. You have guns, we have guns. But our gun laws are a lot more restrictive, especially for what we categorize as restricted or prohibited weapons; pistols and assault/submachinegun types.

“No one has concealed carry here except for the police, essentially. No one has open carry here, either, except for usage at the range or hunting. You will never find a Canadian citizen (who’s not some gang banger or some other crook) carrying a pistol on the street, open or concealed. Our entire nation has fewer murders in one year than Chicago. Just Chicago.

“I read an account this week from a trauma surgeon in Florida who routinely treats gunshot wounds. He characterized the difference between a typical pistol wound and those he saw from the Parkland shooting generated by an AR-15. You will have to look long and extremely hard to find ANYONE in Canada with similar experience to this one surgeon.

“The reality is the gun culture of the U.S., inspired by the Second Amendment, is becoming your nation’s downfall. The rest of the world sees this, and knows this.

But America has gone soooo far down this path, any attempt to rectify it will result in even more deaths as gun nuts barricade themselves and shoot it out to the death.

“No one will dare try, because they know what will happen. This mass psychosis is literally America going mad, and the bodies in the streets are your own children.”

As you can imagine, my response was from a different perspective than many of the others. But he and his friends were appreciative of my perspective. Through several civil exchanges, I realized something, something that explained all the above. It’s the fear indoctrinated into American culture.

One person wrote, “If you have guns protecting our banks, our congressmen and women, our president, hell, even our border, why can we not use them to protect our children? Why have these gun free zones that only serve the purpose of gathering unarmed individuals? That’s where all of our mass shootings and terrorist actions are taking place. Schools and planes and churches. Innocent defenseless victims.”

I responded, “In Canada, the average Canadian does not expect some crazed bastard to show up out of nowhere and start shooting up the place. It generally doesn’t happen, anywhere, ever, except in EXTREMELY rare circumstances. And those tend to make national news, whereas in certain places in the U.S., it would hardly make the 5 o’clock news.

“The American psyche has evolved to the point that there is an expectation that the bad guys are coming to get you, wherever you are, whoever you are, so you damned well better be ready, and preferably, armed. Canadians, on the whole, simply do not think like that. Your “gun free zones” generally is all of Canada. And yet, we are not a disarmed society, like the UK, either.

We still have guns. I have guns.”

“Maybe that’s the difference. People here don’t have the fear that you do, in most cases,” I concluded.

That’s it. Fear is the difference.

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

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There was something that happened recently that I can’t shake out of my head based on the way that it’s been handled by those in charge, and the idea that it’ll keep going on unless someone steps up and says something about it.

I have it on reasonably good authority that in a recent Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League game, a player on the opposition called a member of the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins by a homophobic slur, a slur that went out decades ago. I’m not going to name the player or the player that the slur was referring to, or even the offensive slur itself but it’s not out of the realm of possibility that the agitator stepped over the line.

Now, I’m not naïve enough to think that a slur like that has never gone the other way from the local team in the last decade or two, nor am I of the belief that it’s potentially uncommon through the league for potentially many teams.

But this player likely is something of a hero in his home SJHL community, probably wore a pink anti-bullying shirt a few days ago, meanwhile using his limited time in this league to do anything, like literally anything apparently, to gain some kind of psychological advantage.

And it’s a sick thing to do. Imagine that’s your go-to thing, the thing you’re known for? ‘Better not tick me off, I’ll call you a degrading slur’ is the message that sends.

Follow me on this: in the Western Hockey League the rules are a little bit different. You could even have a player temporarily suspended pending an investigation if you coughed up a few hundred dollars. If the suspension proved worthy, the league would keep the money. If it wasn’t worthy of a suspension, the team accused got to keep the money.

There was a player on the Moose Jaw Warriors a few years ago that was hit with a bond like that for an on-ice hit and was forced out for a regular season game by the league.

The event was deemed not suspension worthy and the teams met in the playoffs. After a goal the Warriors scored, the team does a fly-by of high fives on their bench (next to the other team). At that moment, he yells out ‘Thanks for the $500, (homophobic slurs)’.

He rightly got suspended this time for the next game – a playoff game no less – when the opposition told on him.

Now, I can hear the shrugging of shoulders from some locals here. ‘What’s the big deal?’ they’ll ask.

It’s 2018. It’s going to be a big deal regardless of whether we stick our heads in the sand on this or not. It’s one thing to wear the shirts and say we don’t act like that, and another thing to actually live a life where no matter what the circumstances, racial, ethnic and homophobic slurs aren’t a part of our lives. Even in the heat of the moment, we’re better than this.

Due to progress made in this province, for the first time ever communities like ours are having Pride parades, or at the very least, walks down major streets where traffic is stopped. Those walks are growing every year as people of all occupations and backgrounds are no longer forced into hiding from the community, free to live the life without fear of reprisal.

With all of this in mind, and this may come as shocking to some people, but this corner of the province, for whatever reason, isn’t seen as the most socially progressive. Regardless of whether or not we choose to believe it, it’s a reality that we live in a century where this kind of talk isn’t tolerated.

This thing that happened in a recent SJHL game seems like such an easy thing to take care of that it’s shocking to see it still going on to this day. We can talk about inclusion and acceptance until we’re blue in the face but until we actually live it, embrace it and speak up when it’s presented to us, we’re always going to be complicit in the slurs and the degradation of one kind of sexuality that might not be our own.

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By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

Souris-Moose Mountain Member of Parliament Robert Kitchen believes the federal budget handed down by the Liberal government on Feb. 27 has nothing good in it for his constituency or Saskatchewan as a whole.

Kitchen believes the “reckless” spending from the federal Liberals is slated to continue “indefinitely.”

Kitchen also noted that the budget lists fuels and other chemicals that farmers use will be taxed in accordance with what emissions they produce.

Furthermore, he once again took issue with the carbon tax and its implementation.

“This budget looks at spending $109 million dollars on the implementation of a carbon tax. This means the current government has spent millions on the logistics of implementing a carbon tax, and part of that money is going to be used to pay carbon cops,” said Kitchen.

K itchen noted the RCMP receives less money to train its officers compared with how much it will cost to hire and train these future carbon cops.

“Our farmers are not being given credit for the

emissions they actually sequester with the stewardship they do with their land. Plants of all types capture the carbon in the air, which is the simple process of photosynthesis.

Additionally, farmers have been taking steps for years to run a cleaner farm and they don’t get credit for that at all,” said Kitchen.

The carbon tax will have an impact on Saskatchewan in the future, too, he said.

“The budget, in regards to the carbon tax, clearly states that the federal government at some point is going to try and have Saskatchewan implement a carbon tax. In addition to that, legislation has already been put forward and they will be trying to act upon that legislation,” he said.

“My understanding is the provinces have until the end of March to fully accept and begin working on a carbon tax plan. However there is a second deadline in June or July where each province has to submit a carbon tax plan and the federal government has to decide to accept or not accept those plans.”

Kitchen said, given the timeline that has been set and the likeliness that the federal Liberals will reject a made-in-Saskatchewan emissions reduction plan, it is likely that it

Robert Kitchen will all end up court, but he hopes that will not be necessary.

Kitchen also expressed that the budget has nothing in it for veterans.

He pointed to the very real possibility that the federal Liberals will be taken to court by veterans over a pension battle.

The local MP also expressed concern with the deficit in this year’s budget, and the increased debt load for future generations of Canadians.

“The deficit this year is going to be 18-plus billion dollars. This is a government that campaigned on a modest deficit of 10 billion dollars on their first year, and they said the bud-

Cornerstone board by-election is March 7 Estevan residents will go to the polls on March 7 for a by-election to select the individual who will be one of two Estevan trustees for the South East Cornerstone Public School Board.

The by-election is needed to fill the seat that was held by long-time Estevan trustee Pam Currie. She stepped down last November because she and her husband Paul moved to Esterhazy to be closer to their family.

Currie was a trustee for the Estevan Public School board from October 1997 to December 2005, and an Estevan representative on the Cornerstone board from January 2006 to November 2017.

Jim Vermeersch and Kevin Reed are vying for the vacant seat. Vermeersch is listed on the nomination form as an accountant and Reed is a

police officer with the Estevan Police Service.

The by-election polling station for Estevan will be at Pleasantdale School on March 7 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters will need valid identification.

An advance poll was held on March 1.

Estevan’s other representative on the board is Shari Sutter, who was elected through acclamation in October 2016.

This by-election marks the first time a public school board seat has been contested in Estevan in over a decade. The last time was in 2005, which was the election to deter-

mine the first trustees for South East Cornerstone.

Currie and Janet Foord were elected as the Estevan representatives from a four-candidate field.

The successful candi-

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Correction In the Feb. 28 Estevan Mercury, the story titled Debra Hamann sentencing adjourned to March 5, improperly attributed aspects of a victim impact statement to Neslin George. George was a friend of the victim, Bisho Kalappurakkal, not a coworker. The statements attributed to him were in fact presented by another one of the roughly half dozen victim impact statements presented during the sentencing hearing. However, we are not able to determine which person presented these statements. The Mercury apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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get would be balanced the next year, which will not be happening,” he added.

He mentioned that if the Liberals are spending recklessly when the economy is doing relatively well, he worries what would happen if the Canada were to go into another recession. Additionally, he noted that there is no contingency plan if the North American Free Trade Agreement fails, and no contingency plan if the Canadian economy weakness.

He said it’s shortsighted planning that is underprepared for what is currently going on in the world and south of the border in the United States.

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Estevan will host international conference

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The City of Estevan has announced it will host the second biennial Trade, Transportation and Technology Conference for the Central North American Trade Corridor Association (CNATCA).

The conference will happen at the Southeast College’s Estevan campus on April 26. Representatives from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North Dakota and other jurisdictions are expected to attend.

Dwight Fitz Bramble, the city’s economic development officer, said the theme for this year is Launching

out into New Horizons.

“We feel that the technology that’s available to us now, and continues to emerge, basically is changing our lives completely, whether you’re just a regular individual or a normal citizen, or whether you’re a business person or a government official … the technology affects us and it is drastically changing our lives,” Bramble said.

Presentations from experts will cover such topics as new and emerging technology for smart cities; distance learning technology; an Estevan story for e-commerce; social media; automated trucking; risky business on cyber security

awareness; non-traditional products and services for agriculture; robotics and artificial intelligence; and augmented reality and how it represents technology for the next generation.

The presentations will be from experts, and Bramble said some will use the technology they’re discussing to enhance their presentations. He cited augmented reality as an example.

“The gentleman who is presenting on that topic has a marketing company in Bismarck, North Dakota, that uses and promotes augmented reality. So he’s going to use a demonstration on that type of technology,” said Bramble.

Speakers will be from both sides of the border.

Jennifer Pettitt, who owns the Jenny Joans women’s clothing store in Estevan, will discuss her experiences with e-commerce.

The speakers have been lined up, and will be announced as the event approaches, once the itinerary has been finalized.

Bramble said the city wants to use the conference as an opportunity to promote Estevan as a community that can ultimately be a centre of excellence for technology.

Estevan is typically known for its variety of industries, but the landscape is changing, he said.

“We are trying to pro-

mote alternatives to mining coal and oil production,” said Bramble.

The Southeast College’s Estevan campus, the surrounding infrastructure with highways, the railroad and the Estevan Regional Airport, and other amenities are all beneficial for the community, he said.

Bramble said the seminar allows the city to promote Estevan to people from out of town, while creating exposure for the community.

The conference will be open to the public. Bramble hopes to see some Indigenous people in attendance, as well as some students from the Estevan Comprehensive School and the college.

It is expected to start at 9 a.m. and wrap up at 3 p.m.

Displays will exhibit technology related to the topics.

Bramble hopes to have representatives from provincial and federal governments in attendance.

“We expect a variety of attendees who would really reflect the diversity of Estevan and the surrounding area,” said Bramble.

The CNATCA is an international organization committed to improving the economic vitality of central North America, by promoting it as a key trade route for trade and transportation through the use of technology such as automated trucking and drones.

Facilities and transportation discussed at meeting Andy Dobson, the manager of the recently amalgamated facilities and transportation departments in the South East Cornerstone Public School Division, provided an update on both sectors to board members at the Feb. 28 meeting.

The merger of the two departments has provided some additional challenges, he said, and he added he had learned quite a bit in the process, including the need to break the merged departments into three sectors.

“It’s been a steep learning curve,” he admitted to the board members, noting the department consists of 217 employees, including bus drivers, technicians, maintenance professionals and caretakers, among others.

Dobson delivered a detailed maintenance and

renewal plan that has been submitted to the board and the provincial Ministry of Education, with hopes of receiving a green light at the provincial level.

Since plans are now underway for a new two-story elementary school in Weyburn, given design approval in the last provincial budget, the division’s facilities plan now calls for a new school in Carlyle, followed by a refurbishment of the aging Estevan Comprehensive School.

A new, and nearly completed Weyburn Comprehensive School that was fraught with several delays and construction do-overs, has delivered its own message of what direction to take in the future, he said.

School building projects require a project manager as well as a commis-

sioning agent, he said. The agent will check the specifications and ensure that what is ordered in the terms of service and materials, is delivered and installed.

“The exact opposite of what happened at the Weyburn Comp.,” he said.

“I guess that taught us what not to do,” said trustee Elwood White, commenting on the oft-delayed multi-million dollar project.

Dobson added they were still cleaning up deficiencies at the newly rebuilt and expanded school, but hoped that would be completed by April or May. Water issues were recently discovered that could delay that schedule. He said there is a need to meet with City of Weyburn officials to discuss some matters related to the school, since the city had partnered with

the school division in some areas within the new facility, and since the city had a new city manager, the meeting could be a productive one.

“We’re sure we’re not going to put copper into the school,” Dobson added, referring to one area of the construction process that posed challenges.

The school site has also become the head office and campus site for the Southeast College.

On the transportation side, Dobson said the division is seeking a new bus repair garage for Weyburn, similar to the one built in Estevan a few years ago, at an anticipated cost of about $3 million.

Dobson reported that Cornerstone has an agreement to service up to eight buses for the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division and so far that partnership has not led to any problems since bus maintenance is being scheduled in a regular pattern.

The average age of the bus fleet is about eight years,

he said.

On the employee number side of the report, the manager stated the caretaking staff for the 37 school facilities and support buildings, includes one supervisor, two assistant supervisors and 63 full-time caretaking positions. On the operations side, there is one supervisor, two foremen, eight journeymen professionals and five maintenance technicians.

The transportation fleet has three supervisors, four journeymen mechanics, one mechanic technician and 113 regular bus route drivers. There are also contracted bus services for another 43 bus routes.

Dobson has two administrative assistants at the head office.

A recent bus driver appreciation day was well attended in Arcola, he noted, and it featured a bear pit session and a presentation from Saskatchewan Government Insurance regarding safety issues.

The new elementary

South East Cornerstone manager of facilities and transportation Andy Dobson school in Weyburn currently bears a potential construction cost of around $24 million, he said, and that will include a 21st century learning design, a civic art gallery plus a large gymnasium and a 51-seat child care space.

These will be a partnership with the city and private agencies, if approved.

A preventive maintenance program amounting to almost $2.4 million had been submitted and includes 19 items of which six are now completed. Most of them are for roof repairs or replacements.

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Newalta and Tervita announce merger

Publicly-listed Newalta Corporation and privately-held Tervita Corporation announced on March 1 that they have entered into an arrangement agreement to combine their businesses and create a leading publicly traded energy-focused environmental solutions provider in Canada providing waste processing, treating, recycling and disposal services to customers in the oil and gas, mining and industrial sectors.

Both companies have operations throughout the Saskatchewan oilpatch.

The transaction, which will result in the merger of Newalta and Tervita under the name Tervita Corporation, is expected to provide significant scale, resources and future growth opportunities, the companies stated in a press release. (The successor company in the press release is referred to as New Tervita to differentiate before and after the merger.)

The combination will be completed by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) whereby Newalta shareholders will be entitled to receive: 0.1467 of one common share of New Tervita or each common share of

Newalta; and 0.0307 of one warrant to purchase one New Tervita share for each Newalta Share. Each New Tervita warrant will be exercisable for a period of two years from the closing of the arrangement at a price of $2.75 per equivalent Newalta share.

Holders of Tervita common shares and Tervita preferred shares and together with the Tervita common shares, will receive one New Tervita Share for each Tervita share held. Upon completion of the arrangement, Newalta shareholders will own approximately 11 per cent of the New Tervita shares to be outstanding (or approximately 13 per cent of the New Tervita shares if all of the New Tervita warrants are exercised).

John Barkhouse, president and chief executive officer of Newalta, stated, “We are pleased to announce this milestone transaction, which offers our shareholders a meaningful ownership position in a significantly larger entity that is the premier Canadian energy environmental solutions provider.

Newalta shareholders will have the opportunity to participate and benefit in the success and growth of the

combined businesses. Additionally, this transaction significantly improves our balance sheet, and the synergies and growth opportunities provide significant potential value creation for Newalta shareholders. We strongly believe that this combination is the most attractive path forward for Newalta, and we are committed to making the merger and ensuing integration a success.”

“Each of our companies are industry leaders with a robust portfolio of attractive growth projects.” said John Cooper, Tervita’s chief executive officer. “We are excited to combine with Newalta’s high-quality assets and talented personnel, and we will continue to set the standard for service quality benefiting customers, employees and stakeholders. This combination also represents an excellent opportunity for Tervita to become a publicly traded company, and we look forward to building value for shareholders in a measured and disciplined manner in the years to come.”

New Tervita will be led by the existing senior executive team of Tervita comprised of John Cooper as president and chief

Federal budget acknowledges oil differential The federal budget, brought down by Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Feb. 27, included a sidebar box and chart called “Focus-Pipeline and Refining Capacity.”

The sidebar stated, “Starting in 2017, Western Canadian crude oil supply was projected to outstrip the combined capacity of existing pipelines and the region’s refining capacity.

This means that the industry is now having to rely on higher-cost rail to transport a growing share of supply until additional pipeline capacity comes on stream.

“Further, with very little spare capacity, the impact of unexpected pipeline or refinery shutdowns (such as the recent temporary shutdown of the TransCanada Keystone pipeline) could become larger, resulting in increased volatility in prices for Canadian

producers. This situation is expected to prevail into 2020 until major pipeline projects— such as the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline and the replacement of Enbridge’s Line 3—become operational, diversifying our export markets and providing additional capacity.

“The discount on the Canadian effective price (CEP) vis-à-vis WTI has

risen to over US$20, more than double its 2017 average (US$9.61). Futures contracts currently suggest that the differential between WTI and the CEP will narrow to the US$15 range by the summer, in line with a return to full capacity of the TransCanada Keystone pipeline and as rail transport adjusts to higher volumes, and to remain at this level on average over the 2018– 2022 forecast horizon.”

Solids handling is just one of many services NewAlta and Tervita offer. They are now merging. File photo executive officer, Brad Dlouhy as chief operating officer and Rob Dawson as chief financial officer.

New Tervita is expected to have pro forma 2017 revenue of approximately $2.6 billion (based on the midpoint of Newalta’s previously announced guidance range and Tervita internal estimates), over 115 operating locations, approximately 2,000 employees and approximately 1,000 customers.

New Tervita expects approximately $40-$45 million in annual synergies within two years, creating value and efficiency for customers and other stakeholders. It is anticipated there will be one-time costs of $15 million-$20 million in order to achieve the ongoing

annual synergies.

The new company said it had an attractive portfolio of growth opportunities and an unparalleled asset base.

“New Tervita’s operating assets were assembled, constructed and optimized over a period spanning more than 30 years, which management believes could not be replicated without an investment significantly exceeding the original cost and over a substantial time period.”

Gordon Pridham, chairman of Newalta, stated that, “Having very carefully considered all of the potential ways that Newalta might create additional value for its shareholders, the board of Newalta came to the unanimous conclusion that a combination

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The board of directors of Newalta has determined that the arrangement is fair to holders of Newalta Shares and in the best interests of Newalta and its shareholders. It unanimously recommends that Newalta securityholders vote in favour of the special resolution approving the arrangement.

“Tervita is very pleased that Newalta has determined that a transaction with Tervita is its most attractive option for their shareholders,” said Grant Billing, the chairman of Tervita. “We are looking forward to the opportunity to create further value for all stakeholders through this strategic combination.”

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Stampede Drilling .........................Crescent Point Energy...................................................9-35-7-11 Spartan Energy .................................. Spartan Energy ..........................................................6-33-8-3 Stampede Drilling .........................Crescent Point Energy...................................................4-29-1-12 Spartan Energy .................................. Spartan Energy ........................................................11-17-6-9 Alliance Drilling .............................Crescent Point Energy.....................................................3-9-1-12 Precision Drilling........................... Ridgeback Resources .....................................................1-2-10-8 Stampede Drilling .........................Crescent Point Energy.................................................16-10-1-12 Alliance Drilling .............................Crescent Point Energy...................................................12-15-7-7 Ensign Drilling...............................Crescent Point Energy...................................................15-1-1-13 Alliance Drilling .............................Crescent Point Energy.....................................................5-20-7-7 Ensign Drilling...............................Crescent Point Energy...................................................15-1-1-13 Red Dog Drilling............................Crescent Point Energy...................................................10-21-5-7 Red Dog Drilling............................Crescent Point Energy.....................................................8-29-3-1 Trinidad Drilling.................................Tundra Oil & Gas .........................................................3-6-2-30 Betts Drilling ...................................... Spartan Energy ........................................................9-15-6-34 Trinidad Drilling.................................Tundra Oil & Gas .......................................................8-30-1-30 Precision Drilling...........................Crescent Point Energy.....................................................2-9-10-8 Panther Drilling .................................. Spartan Energy ..........................................................2-26-2-4 Precision Drilling........................... Ridgeback Resources .....................................................1-2-11-7 Betts Drilling ...................................... Spartan Energy ........................................................3-35-11-4 Panther Drilling .................................. Spartan Energy ......................................................16-12-2-14

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Carson family donates to Children’s Hospital After a successful 50year career in Saskatchewan’s oil and gas industry, Ron and Shirley Carson and their family have made a $1 million donation to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan as a way of saying thanks to the families of the province.

“When considering our contribution to Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation, we felt that it was a way to give back to our provincial community,” said Ron Carson. “We are very pleased to contribute to this initiative that will bring great value to the families of Saskatchewan, and we are happy to donate to such an important cause.”

Ron Carson found success with his company, Carson Energy Services Ltd., after its beginnings in 1974 as a small welding business.

After venturing into the industry with only eight employees, it had grown to be one of Saskatchewan’s largest private companies, with over 900 employees and 17 locations across Saskatchewan, Manitoba and eastern Alberta.

Decades of unshakable loyalty from employees, clientele and individuals and businesses brought the Carson family to make the decision to give back.

Carson considers the gift to be a family legacy that will bring Saskatchewan families confidence in knowing their children and future generations can receive world-class healthcare without ever leaving home.

Born in Lampman, Ron Carson acknowledges that meaningful contributions to the community are a part of life in Saskatchewan. After

marrying his wife Shirley in 1965, the couple stayed true to their roots in Lampman, building a life together on Saskatchewan soil while raising their five children – Tracey, Travis, Troye, Trent and Tricia.

Although the couple has had good fortune with the health of their children and 13 grandchildren, they believe in having a dedicated maternal and children’s hospital close to home for families who unexpectedly need it.

The Carson family’s gift will support a family space and kitchen located just outside of the pediatric intensive care and observation unit (PICU) in the children’s hospital. The unit specializes in the care of critically ill babies, children and teenagers, and will be the only one of its kind in the province.

The Carson family has announced a $1 million donation to the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan. Photo submitted The family space and kitchen will give families visiting the PICU a quiet, comfortable and stress-free environment away from their child’s hospital room, which is essential to their emotional well-being and key to the foundation’s commitment to familycentred care.

“Saskatchewan’s new dedicated maternal and

children’s hospital, soon to be a provincial landmark for generations, will prosper because of selfless donors like Ron and Shirley Carson,” said Brynn Boback-Lane, president and CEO of Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation.

“Their gift exemplifies what it means to ‘pay it forward’ to those families

who have served alongside them for so many years.

It will help Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital better serve the medical needs of Saskatchewan’s children, and to support their families in the emotional journey towards healing.”

Construction on the children’s hospital is over 80 per cent complete and is set to open late next year.

HEALTH & WELLNESS Calcium deficiency causes white spots on nails: fact or fiction?

The answer: it’s fiction! Despite the common belief, white spots on nails are not caused by a lack of calcium. If you notice some on your own nails, then, no need to run to the store to stock up on milk.

Common and largely benign, white spots on nails are mainly caused by mild trauma to the nail’s base, or matrix, which can lead to issues with keratinization. Put simply, the matrix synthesizes keratin, which overlaps in several layers to allow nail growth. A slight impact can cause an irre-

gularity in how these layers overlap, leading to a transparency defect in the shape of a small white spot.

Less common causes of white spots include allergic reactions (usually to nail polish), fungal infections, eczema and thyroid problems. If the white spots on your nails seem unusually numerous or persistent, consult your doctor. If not, all you need to do is wait for your nail to grow long enough to make the white spot disappear with a clip.

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TO PREVENT HEMORRHOIDS • Eat lots of fibre-rich foods to prevent constipation.

• Drink lots of water to aid digestion.

• Be physically active to stimulate your digestive tract and prevent obesity (a risk factor for hemorrhoids).

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the anus.

• Use the bathroom as soon as you feel the need to (or else your stool will be hard and dry), don’t stay on the toilet for longer than necessary (this position relaxes your muscles and increases blood flow to the anal region), and don’t strain to help evacuate the stool.

TO RELIEVE HEMORRHOIDS • Avoid heavy lifting, which increases pressure in the veins.

• Use an unscented moist towelette to wipe after each bowel movement.

• Apply cold compresses for ten minu­tes, three or four times a day, to relieve itchiness.

• Take a 15-minute sitz (hip) bath two or three

times a day with warm water to reduce pain from external hemorrhoids.

• Avoid consuming foods and beverages known to irritate mucous membranes (e.g. coffee, very spicy dishes).

Finally, certain over-thecounter medications (creams, suppositories) can help relieve symptoms related to hemorrhoids; ask your pharmacist for recommendations. Acetaminophen can be used to reduce pain, but avoid ibuprofen and aspirin, which may increase bleeding. If the situation persists for more than seven days, or if you experience heavy bleeding or intense pain, seek medical assistance.

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March 7, 2018 A9

St. Joseph’s Hospital has commitments from four family physicians

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

St. Joseph’s Hospital CEO Greg Hoffort is asking for a little more patience from the public as the hospital continues to deal with the ongoing physician shortage in the community.

Hoffort revealed on Monday morning that four family physicians have committed to come to the community. However, it’s going to be a few more weeks before those physicians are in place.

“The first three are going to be arriving in late April or early May,” said Hoffort. “One is coming from the U.K. (United Kingdom).”

The other two are

currently residing in Edmonton and going through provincial assessments to practice in Saskatchewan.

Those are expected to be completed later this spring, and then they will be coming to Estevan.

“We also have an indication from another physician from the U.K., who will be interested in coming to Estevan in the fall,” said Hoffort. “The arrival would likely be in late September or early October.”

Estevan has found itself in a physician shortage since late last year.

The city currently has nine physicians, including seven family physicians and two specialists. One of the specialists does see some patients.

Due to the physician

shortage, the hospital an- existing physicians, who nounced in January that are covering the emerthere would be a physician gency ward in addition to stationed in the hospital’s emergency department from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, in addition to the emergency room coverage provided by the physicians on a 24-hour emergency basis.

The initiative was to allow those who have been unable to secure timely access to a family physician an opportu- St. Joseph’s Hospital CEO nity to see a physician Greg Hoffort more quickly.

“We completely understand the frustration of our community,” the clinics, we appreciate said Hoffort. “We do have their commitment to this a shortage of doctors. The problem very greatly.

We completely understand the frustration of our community.

We do have a shortage of doctors.

“It’s not a problem that they created, but they are certainly going above and beyond during this process, as are the staff in the hospital here, trying to meet the demands of the community, while we wait out this two month period for the new physicians arrive.”

Once the three new physicians arrive, the hospital will be in a more comfortable state to meet the needs of the community, he said.

The hospital has been speaking with other physicians about coming to Estevan, and it is talking with a couple of students who are

now in the medical residency phase of their studies.

The hospital has also been approved as a training site for third year medical students from the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine.

Hoffort noted that anaesthesiologist Dr. Mehdi Horri is eligible to apply for reinstatement from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan, but Hoffort said the hospital doesn’t know when, or if, Horri would be practising in Estevan again. The hospital has been hopeful that Horri would seek reinstatement.

Horri had his licence suspended last spring for an act of misconduct that occurred while he was practising in Ontario.

MARCH IS

PHARMACIST AWARENESS MONTH Getting to know your pharmacist When most people think about their pharmacist, they think of little more than simple salespeople who provide them with the drugs that their doctors prescribe. The reality, though, is far more complex. To become a pharmacist in Canada, you have to go through a rigorous specialized university program and complete a national board examination.

So what exactly does your pharmacist do other than hand out medication? Well, first of all, there are many different types of pharmacists who work in vastly different environments. Just in time for Pharmacist Awareness Month this March, let’s focus on the responsibilities of your community pharmacist: 1. Quality: your pharmacist is largely responsible for the quality (and quantity) of the medication provided to you.

2. Legality: pharmacists make sure that all medications and quantities of me-

dication dispensed are in accordance with Canadian law.

3. Counsel: your pharmacist is there to ensure that you know exactly what dosage you should be taking (and at what frequency).

4. Safety: pharmacists are responsible for reviewing your medical records and making sure that none of the medications prescribed by your doctor will interact poorly with one another.

On top of all that, pharmacists are responsible for managing their pharmacy.

This includes supervising pharmacy technicians as well as residents who are studying for their certification. They’re also there to answer all of your questions and advise you about any over-the-counter medications that could be beneficial to your current situation. They even deal with insurance companies to ensure that no patient goes without their required medications.

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Three things to know about medication expiration All medications, whether over-the-counter or prescription, come with an expiry date after which they become either less effective or downright dangerous. For this reason, you should clean out your medicine cabinet at least once a year. Here are three things to know: 1. EXPIRY DATE You’ll find the expiry date of your prescription medication on the label provided by your pharmacist. Over-the-counter medicine has it printed on the packaging. Be careful: for some products, such as eye drops, the expiry date changes once the package has been opened.

2. STORAGE Medication shouldn’t be stored just anywhere. Don’t leave medicine where it’s too hot or too cold, and don’t keep it in the bathroom, where humidity levels are high and likely to speed up the degradation

process. In all cases, follow the instructions on the packaging.

3. STATE OF MEDICATION Regularly check the state of your me­ dications. Their colour, shape, consistency and smell can all change. Pay attention to these signs and stop using any altered medication. You should also avoid consuming any substance that’s no longer in its original packaging.

DISPOSAL Never throw away expired medication in the toilet, the garbage or the sink! Give it back to your pharmacist: he or she will be able to dispose of it in the safest possible manner.

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Estevan Mercury

Local man is now facing firearms charges The Estevan Police Service’s (EPS) Drug-Intelligence Unit has laid a firearms trafficking charge on a man involved in a 2016 marijuana trafficking investigation in Estevan.

The ongoing investigation revealed that David Allen Tierney, 37, of Es-

tevan, unlawfully sold a semi-automatic rifle to an individual.

During the time of the offence, Tierney was on a 10-year weapons prohibition order. On Feb. 28 police located and seized the firearm that was trafficked in the investigation, and Tierney

was arrested that same day.

The firearm was located at a residence in Estevan.

Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said the EPS just recently became aware of the firearm’s existence.

“As the officers were working through the investigation, the original inves-

tigation, they came across information that led them down this path, that this individual might be involved in the trafficking of a firearm,” said Ladouceur.

Ladouceur could not disclose how police learned of the firearm because it is an ongoing investigation.

Tierney, 37, of Estevan has been charged with trafficking a firearm and possession of a firearm when prohibited under the Criminal Code.

The charges have not been proven in court.

The individual who purchased the firearm will

not be charged, Ladouceur said, because the person has been co-operative with police.

Tierney was held in custody and made his first court appearance on March 1 in Estevan Provincial Court.

His next court date is set for March 26.

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

Message From

The Mayor

Please keep sidewalks clear and safe!

Public Notice The Council of the City of Estevan pursuant to the Cities Act that the Council of the City of Estevan, gives notice of its intention to implement a bylaw to establish and statutory authority to set Utility Rates within the City of Estevan On February 26, 2018 meeting the first reading of this bylaw was passed and the final readings is expected to be on March 12, 2018.

The proposed Bylaw 2018-1994 may be inspected by any person in the City Clerk’s Office, on the main level of City Hall, between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday.

Dated this 27th day of February, 2018 Judy Pilloud 1102 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7

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FITNESS SCHEDULE

TENDERS for the Public Works Service Division The City of Estevan invites tenders to provide:  A 2018 High Boy 20’ Trailer with 5’ Dove Tail Pintle Trailer. Requirements to the Public Works Services Division.

- Interested parties are invited to respond by forwarding sealed envelopes marked “High Boy 20’ Trailer with 5’ Dove Tail Pintle Trailer.”  2 new – 2018 1/2 Ton Pickup Trucks requirements to the Public Works Services Division: - Interested parties are invited to respond by forwarding sealed envelopes marked 2018 1/2 Ton Pickup Trucks  The 2018 Tandem gravel truck requirements to the Public Works Services Division: - Interested parties are invited to respond by forwarding sealed envelopes marked “2018 Tandem Gravel Truck” Send sealed envelopes to the following by 2:30 PM, Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

Legislative Services Business Division City of Estevan | Main Floor – 1102 – 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7

Norm Mack, Roads and Drainage Manager City of Estevan | 1102 – 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 | Phone: (306)-634-1825 Public opening of tenders shall take place at 2:30 pm, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, C.S.T., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Estevan, Saskatchewan.

Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

City of Estevan – 2017 Notice to consumers for Water Quality Estevan Waterworks Call 634-1822 for further explanation Parameter

Required Testing by Permit each year

1. Bacteriological A harmless form of bacteria called Total Coliform is routinely monitored in distributed water. If found, coliform show a break down in the disinfection process or possible outside contamination. Positive results require additional testing to test for pathogens

154 Regular Samples

2. Turbidity (on-site) - Turbidity is a measure of the clarity of the water.

- For our water supply, turbidity shall not exceed 0.3 NTU from any filter.

1. After each filter on a continuous basis.

2. Daily from the storage reservoir before entering the distribution system.

3. At the same frequency and locations as for bacteriological samples.

3. Fluoride(on-site) - Fluoride is added as a dental aid.

- Levels not to exceed 1.5 mg/l

365

4. Fluoride (off-site testing) Levels not to exceed 1.5 mg/l

52

5. Chlorine Residual (on-site) - Chlorine is added to disinfect the water and the levels must be maintained at: - a chloramine residual of not less then 0.5 mg/l throughout the distribution system.

- free ammonia of >0.1 mg/l <0.5mg/l

1. Every four (4) hours per day for treated water entering the distribution system

6. Chemical & Health Panel Alkalinity; bicarbonate; calcium; carbonate; chloride; conductivity; hardness; magnesium; nitrate; pH; sodium; sulphate; and total dissolved solids; aluminium; arsenic; barium; boron; cadmium; chromium; copper; iron; lead; manganese; selenium; uranium; and zinc

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A sample after each main repair or construction

2. At the same frequency and locations as for bacteriological sampling, for free and total residuals.

Number of Tests Completed in 2017

Number of Tests Not Meeting the Permit in 2017

155

1 Aug. 28, 2017 had a positive test. Resampled same location, upstream and downstream.

All tests came back negative.

Original sample is a false positive.

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2. Every 2 hours

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3. Completed for the bacteriological samples

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52 1. Every 2 hours operators perform an analysis and also monitored continuous with on-line instruments 2. Completed for the bacteriological samples 190 samples and 304 spot checks 4

7:45 AM - 8:35 AM 10:10 am - 11:00 am

MULTI PURPOSE ROOM MULTI PURPOSE ROOM

TUESDAY SPIN GRIT

6:10 - 6:50 AM, 5:30 - 6:15 pm 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM

SPIN BAR MULTI PURPOSE ROOM

WEDNESDAY GRIT 9:10 AM - 9:55 AM EASY STRETCH 10:10 am - 11:00 am MOM & BABY/TOT STROLLER BOOTCAMP 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

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MULTI PURPOSE ROOM MULTI PURPOSE ROOM AFFINITY PLACE TRACK

6:10 - 6:50 AM, 5:30 - 6:10 pm 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM

SPIN BAR MULTI PURPOSE ROOM

7:45 AM - 8:35 AM, 10:10 AM - 10:55 AM

MULTI PURPOSE ROOM

* SPIN CLASS is a pre-register class but extra spots may be available for drop -in registration. You can confirm your spot by pre-registering at wwww.estevan.ca or at the Information Desk. 306-634-1888.

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AQUATIC SCHEDULE MONDAY & LANE SWIM WEDNESDAY AQUA SWIM LANE SWIM SURF & SWIM AQUAFIT LANE SWIM

EFFECTIVE - March 1 - 29, 2018 FRIDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM SURF & SWIM LIONS FREE SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

TUESDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE MOM & BABY AQUA FIT LANE SWIM SURF & SWIM THURSDAY LANE SWIM AQUA SWIM LANE SWIM SURF & SWIM AQUA STEP

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

SATURDAY LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

SUNDAY LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM DEEP WATER POWER

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 8:00 PM - 8:45 PM

* Schedule Subject to Change. Please visit www.estevan.ca for updates on closures and cancellations. Proper footwear and exercise wear is required to participate. Please note during school breaks, (Teachers Convention, Spring Break and Christmas Break) Fitness, Aquatic Centre and Arena schedules may vary. Please visit our live schedules at www.estevan.ca

WEIGHT ROOM MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

6:00 AM - 10:00 PM 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM

FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

6:00 AM - 9:00 PM 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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INDOOR Mon-Friday

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PARENT & TOT SKATE NOON HOCKEY

11:15 am - 12:00 pm 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

AFFINITY PLACE AFFINITY PLACE

Please note during school breaks, (Teachers Convention, Spring Breaks and Christmas Breaks) and when Ice becomes available arena schedules may vary. Please visit our live schedules at www.estevan.ca

OUTDOOR - FREE FOR EVERYONE KINSMEN 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.

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

Warm up shack and change room. 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.

800 Block of George Street 10:00 am - 9:30 pm

7. Pesticides and Organics

1 every 2 years

1

8. Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM's) THM's are a disinfection by-product and are not an immediate risk but over time THM ingestion is a suspected carcinogen. Each indivicual sample is not to exceed 350 ppb and annual average not to exceed 100 ppb.

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9. Cyanide and Mercury

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1. Continuous

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MONDAY GRIT EASY STRETCH

THURSDAY SPIN GRIT

Specifications are available at the Legislative Services Business Division – Main Floor – City Hall. For further information regarding this tender please contact the following:

EFFECTIVE - February 26 - March 31, 2018

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6 exceeding 100 ppb

The levels of TTHM's have been reduced by switching to Chloramination but the annual average is still above 100 ppb.

We are working toward another raw water source in Rafferty that contains less organics and therefore less TTHM's will be formed during disinfection.

1 every 2 years

1

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The City of Estevan Water Treatment Plant is a surface water plant that focuses on the removal of suspended solids and the inactivation of pathogenic organisms through a multiple barrier approach, i.e. chemical aided settling, filtration, disinfection. All limits that each parameter must be within, comes from the Environmental Protection Act 2002 and associated Regulations to that Act. Go to www.saskh2o.ca for details and a complete listing of all levels throughout the province. A full detailed listing of all the levels of these parameters as well as the Waterworks Annual Report is located at www.estevan.ca or is available at the Estevan Library and City Hall.

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Five different Bruin scorers bury Bombers

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

With great depth at forward comes great responsibility.

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins used five different players to score against the Flin Flon Bombers Saturday night at Affinity Place in a 5-3 win. The Bruins (32-19-32) were up 5-1 in the third period on goals by Tanner Manz, Hayden Guilderson, Zach Goberis, Jake Fletcher and Michael McChesney but allowed a couple of late goals to the Bombers (2226-3-5).

Still, captain Fletcher’s breakaway goal was some welcome insurance on a night when his team needed it.

“Every time someone went down on him his stick came pretty far out,” said Bruins captain Jake Fletcher. “He left that five hole open and he was playing pretty aggressive. I was trying to pull it and slide it through and luckily it worked.”

Fletcher said his team is getting contributions from all the lines, which is indicated by the number of different goal-scorers.

“It’s really huge and everyone’s important,” he said.

Bruins assistant coach Aren Miller was without head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood due to sickness but the team was focused enough to get the lead and hold it.

But with the presence of an agitator on the Flin Flon team, the Bruins nearly let

another one slip away.

“We let one guy get under our skin and it affects everybody and changes the whole course of the game,” Miller said. “We can only control what we can control, whether it’s referees or players on the opposing team and other elements, we’ve got to keep our focus and not let one or two guys get under our skin.

“We tried calming them down but teenagers are teenagers. They wanted to get revenge and they didn’t want to wait.”

The win came only 24 hours after coughing up a third period lead at Weyburn Friday to lose 5-4 in regulation. Kaelan Holt scored twice in that game, while Goberis and Jayden Davis each scored single goals. Bo Didur stopped 27 shots in the loss.

“It’s definitely something we were thinking about going into the third,” said Fletcher. We still gave up two too many goals in the third. But it’s something we’re going to work on… coming down the stretch.

That won’t be happening come playoffs. We’re going to focus on d-zone. We have enough goal-scorers on the team. We’ll get the offence.”

“I think it’s a focus and a killer instinct thing too,” said Miller. “When it’s 5-1 and getting a couple more, all of a sudden it’s 5-2, 5-3 on kind of a goofy goal. It’s a mental thing.”

The Bruins are starting to get players back from injury this week, like Fletcher, Jake Tesarowski and Johnny Witzke, who

Bruins forward Michael McChesney stretches for a puck while being pursued by a Flin Flon defender Saturday night at Affinity Place. played his first game since Feb. 2 in North Battleford.

The Bruins’ next action is Wednesday in Melville against the Millionaires (23-29-2-2) and their final home game is Friday against Mils. Then they’ll kick up their feet and rest a few minor injuries in advance of the first round of the playoffs.

“We really rest up hard coming up,” said Fletcher.

“We’ve got too many injuries and sicknesses. We’ve really got to rest up and be healthy.”

“I don’t think you ben-

efit anything from pushing guys back, especially in meaningless games,” said Miller. “We know we’re going to finish third and we’re going to play the sixth place team, so if guys are beat up and banged up, it’s an opportunity to rest them up and it gives them actually two weeks off instead of one week.”

Although as it stands right now the Bruins would play Kindersley in the first round, there would be a huge financial difference on the team’s bottom line between playing Kindersley and a much closer team in Weyburn or Notre Dame. Any of these three teams could be matched up against the Bruins in

the Bruins’ opening round.

“I know the GM in Chris wants to play Weyburn but I think the coach in Chris, and us, it doesn’t matter who we play,” Miller said. “It’d be nice to play Weyburn because we haven’t played them in the playoffs in awhile. But anybody we play is going to be a good team.”

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Elecs win over Weyburn Eagles to claim Shoot For A Cure bronze medal

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior girls basketball team was happy with their win Saturday over the Weyburn Eagles but were even happier to raise money at Victor Elias Memorial Shoot For A Cure and awareness for community members.

The good performance at their home tournament was the icing on the cake for the weekend and the preparation and fundraising leading into it.

“What I’m trying to do is teach my girls to pay it forward and every year they come away with not surprising me but really making me proud,” said Elecs coach Jessie Smoliak.

This year’s recipient was Mackenzie Delaney, a four-year-old with a rare form of blood cancer and who attended the games and sat near the team.

“I don’t think they understand until they see the person they’re working hard for and taking all the donations for,” Smoliak said.

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Teams have different roads to Hoopla The ECS senior boys are classified as 5A while the senior girls are in 4A, which makes their respective roads to Hoopla – the provincial high school basketball championship – a bit different.

The boys will have to go through conference play this weekend to make it to regionals. They will play at an eight-team conference tournament in Warman where the top two teams will make it to regionals. If they make it to regionals, that tournament will be next weekend, March 16-17, at a place to be determined.

The girls get to go directly to 4A regionals March 16-17, after playing a tournament this weekend in Weyburn. Hosting privileges have yet to be determined but there are 14 schools that will need to be whittled down to four by Hoopla time.

Hoopla is scheduled for March 22-24 in Prince Albert.

names on helium balloons and released them at the opening ceremony from their tournament-opening game Friday against Balgonie Greenall.

Morgan Fichter scored 20 in the game against Weyburn, helping the Elecs also stifle the Eagles on the scoreboard after going down 36-25 at halftime.

“We started to close out on the shots better and we got in their face so they didn’t get open for shots,” said Fichter.

“We just decided to focus on our defence and stopping them there,” said Tatiana Dutka. “We needed to box out more to get the rebounds to stop them and that’s how we pulled out the win.”

The message at the half from the coaching staff was quite simple.

“I told them to play for team Mackenzie,” said Smoliak. “I told them to remember whose name they wrote on the balloon before they released them yesterday and they need to play for each other.”

Smoliak also reminded them that it was the four seniors’ last home game.

Aftet the game it became emotional as the team honoured their manager for the last four years, Stacy

Dutka, who is also a cancer survivor and the mother of senior guard Tatiana Dutka.

“Stacy is, like I said, my inspiration,” Smoliak said. “She’s my hero because she, not only does things for the team, but she does things for others. She’s just an incredible person and a role model and I’m glad that I have her friendship and that she’s been a part of the team for the last four years. She’s been on this team for four years because of having her daughter on the team but she never once talked about having cancer or dealing with it.”

The team gave her an original painting at a tribute Saturday.

“She’s just such an incredible person and we love her and appreciate her and she does so much behind the scenes,” said Smoliak.

“But that’s her thing. Doing all the work behind the scenes and receiving no credit. That’s just the kind of person she is.”

Their first game was a cakewalk against an understaffed Balgonie Greenall Griffins team, 85-22.

Fichter led the team with 18 points and Taylor Haux scored 16, as most of the starters got a bit of a rest in the game.

In their 61-53 loss to

Morgan Fichter of the Elecs cuts around a Weyburn player to go to the hoop Saturday at the ECS gym.

Moose Jaw Peacock Toilers, the Elecs got 20 points from Tatiana Dutka and 14 from Fichter.

Bronze is a good result given the high quality of teams at the event.

“It was a really important game between us and Moose Jaw Peacock,” Smoliak said. “Unfortunately we didn’t get the win. But that’s ok because we’re really hop-

ing to see them again either at regionals or at Hoopla.”

“This tournament for me means a lot because my mom is a cancer survivor herself and my coach has been a really big influence on me in my life and I want to play hard for her and her father who passed away last year,” said Tatiana Dutka.

“This tournament I think we did pretty good.”

Simmons, Howard help out with finer points of curling nity involvement but also the off chance that there’s a couple of little kids here who want to carry on and play at a higher level,” said Simmons, director of high performance and former Brier-winning skip. “(I’m just) introducing the sport and getting more people participating and playing is a good thing.”

Simmons and Howard touched on various aspects of curling that are now familiar to those who have watched the sport and wish to continue onwards, for a two-hour session.

“The general basics, as far as delivery

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Between Pat Simmons and Russ Howard, there were enough Brier appearances on the Power Dodge Curling Centre Feb. 27 night to fill a current pool at this year’s Tim Hortons Brier.

Simmons and Howard were in Estevan on behalf of the Saskatchewan Curling Association to help introduce the sport to some in the area and give others tips on warming up and stretching better.

“I think this is important for commu-

is concerned with some sweeping and a little bit of everything,” he said. “It’s not a lot of time but we’ll try to cover what we can in that amount of time.”

As a high school and junior curler, Simmons was one of the best in the province.

“Everyone started somewhere,” said Simmons. “I would have attended things similar to this when I was their age. It begins with lighting a spark and lighting a flame under. Sometimes that’s all it takes.”

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Power Tech Bear Cats come from behind to win over Capitals in the semifinals

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

When you need some goals, it’s a good idea to have Marci LeBlanc on your team.

Down 3-1 in the third, the Estevan Power Tech Bear Cats used grit and determination to score three goals and power past the Regina Capitals Sunday afternoon in Game 2 at Affinity Place and into the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League’s midget AA semifinal — and it was LeBlanc’s breakaway goal with 2:23 on the clock that ended up being the game winner for the Bear Cats.

“It was scary, going down, you’ve got two minutes left to win or else you have to play Game 3,” said LeBlanc, the team captain who leads the Bear Cats with seven goals in four playoff games so far. “I was lucky I guess. You get down there, make a move and hope that it works. You pick a corner.”

It worked for LeBlanc like much has this season.

It wasn’t a lack of first chances that stopped the Bear Cats from scoring earlier but it was patience that finally allowed them to beat Regina’s Sawyer Duncan in net.

The Bear Cats (169-3) got a power play goal from Starla Mann at 7:09 of the third, an even strength marker from Jasynn Monteyne at 11:30 to set the scene for LeBlanc’s goal. Getting back after being down required a positive attitude.

“We just had kind of a rougher start,” said LeBlanc. “We knew if we worked as a team and got moving, we’d get ‘er back.

We came out with a positive attitude.”

The Capitals were ‘taking it’ to the Bear Cats for the first 40 minutes Sunday, according to head coach Trevor Morrison.

“But you know what, our goalie’s part of the team too and she held us in,” Morrison said. “We had a good chat about (how) we need to play with whoever’s in the dressing room. We had a couple of

injuries. But our goal for the last part of the year is that there’s no numbers, it’s all one colour. So we play as one unit. No one’s in trouble, no one’s taking the lead, it’s just … we’re all one. I thought in the third period, we showed that. That’s what good teams do.”

LeBlanc gets more breakaways than any other member of the team, Morrison said.

“We said it from the bench, it was going in,” he said. “We knew.”

Estevan had beaten the Capitals (19-8-1) by a 3-1 score in Regina Friday in the first game of their best-of-three. LeBlanc scored twice there as well, and Karli Colpitts got the other marker. Bear Cats goaltender Morgan Fayle stopped all but one Regina shot.

The Bear Cats will play the Regina Ravens (24-1-3) in the league final, with games likely starting next weekend although the time has yet to be determined. The Ravens haven’t lost in the league

Makenna Morrison of the Power Tech Bear Cats tries to get a shot through a Regina Capitals defender Sunday afternoon at Affinity Place. since Oct. 5, 2017 although the Bear Cats did manage a 2-2 tie with them on Dec. 23, 2017.

“Everybody knows the Ravens’ record and

they probably are the top dog in the league,” said Morrison. “We’re probably the underdog, let’s say. But as I was told as a young kid, every dog needs to eat.

She’s a 50-50 chance going in. We had a one-in-eight (chance) when we started this year and right now we’ve got the same chance the Ravens do.”

Junior girls Elecs win districts at Weyburn

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs junior

girls were looking to peak at the final tournament of the year and darned if they didn’t just do that.

Their season culmi-

nated in a 42-39 victory at Weyburn over the Eagles to claim the district crown.

As juniors, it’s the furthest they’ll get a chance to go.

The Elecs junior girls beat Weyburn in the finals at districts. Photo by Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review

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“Right from the beginning of day one, the first practice, I tell my team the whole goal is to win districts at the end of the season,” said Elcs coach Kevin Kobitz. “Proceeding along every practice, every tournament, I re-engage that and enforce that on the team, especially the last month.”

Through the last couple of tournaments in Yorkton and Moose Jaw, Kobitz turned the focus to what the team would need to do to beat Weyburn. Lo and behold, that’s what they did.

“I adjust my team, adjust the players and work on different types of drills,” he said. “What I’ll also do is change my offence around a little bit and a few new plays to execute… they’ve come along really well this season.”

The focus was directly on beating Weyburn, from the press they’ll sometimes use to the kind

of offence they run.

“I work with freshman boys to set up a press on the girls just so they can get used to the press,” Kobitz said. “Although in the districts they barely pressed.

We broke it so easily they just took it off.”

Kobitz also tried a different offence than Weyburn has seen from him, which he believes also helped.

“On top of that, my team gave all their heart,” Kobitz said. “They were down 11-12 points midway through the third quarter. I called a crucial timeout and

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The Elecs had good looks in their shooting early but they weren’t falling in.

Patience helped them and the shots poured in after that.

“When Weyburn had a big lead in the third, my team needed a break and a little bit of a rest. They got themselves back in the game with lots of heart and they never gave up.”

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By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

Elementary students from Sacred Heart School/ École Sacré Coeur celebrated Chinese New Year on March 2, in partnership with the University of Regina, Confucius Institute and the Saskatchewan Organization for Heritage Languages (SOHL).

The Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division had some grants available for language and cultural programs at their schools, and Sacred Heart applied and was happy to receive funding from the Confucius Institute, who taught the students about the Chinese culture and language.

“The Confucius Institute opened up this program to us, and we got them through the Holy Family board that was giving out language and culture grants to schools. We were not sure how it was going to work since we have never done anything like this before, but it has been a great experience for everyone,” said Sacred Heart principal Amber Hilstrom.

The gym was filled for the event, and students got a chance to taste some Chinese dim sum food balls that normally would have red bean paste in them, but for the exercise at the school they had chocolate chips in them. The students also had a chance to try their hand at using chopsticks and helping to prepare the dim sum.

Students also participated in games throughout the day.

Hilstrom believed that working with the Confucius Institute would be a good idea for the school.

“We have two students in our school that have recently moved from China to be in Estevan and we thought it was a great opportunity to teach the other students about their culture,” said Hilstrom.

“We would like to do this again in the future.

I know the kids had lots of fun, and I want other schools to know that this sort of thing is available to schools who are interested in it,” she added.

Gord Zakreski from the SOHL has been working with the organization for a

From left, Xiaowei Huang and student Connor Trobert play ring hoops at the Chinese New Year celebrations. few years and he believes that getting students all around the province to learn about different cultures and languages is very important.

Hilstrom also expressed her appreciation for the event and the value she believes it brings to the community.

From left, Brook Strutt and Namira Taneen play a traditional Chinese New Year game where the player has to get a series of darts into a set of porcelain vases.

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Canada’s Ballet Jorgen brings back the tale of the Russian grand duchess for the 100th anniversary of the story and the 10th anniversary of the production.

Created by choreographer and artistic director Bengt Jörgen, Anastasia follows the famous daughter of a Russian tsar through the ballrooms of St. Petersburg, to the Russian Revolution and beyond in a production rich with stunning costumes and striking sets.

This dramatic full-length ballet explores the emotions, aspirations and affections of this young girl in one of the greatest mysteries of modern history.

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Obituaries Anita D. Whitman 1932 - 2018 Anita passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the age of 85 years.

Anita is survived by her sister Shirley Simpson; children, Bryan (Tina) Yergens, Curtis (Diane) Yergens, Scott (Cathye) Yergens and Lori (Brent) Buckenham; grandchildren, Nicole Yergens, Shannon Yergens, Nadalie Larson, Jennifer Larson, Lance Yergens, Cole Heath, Zack Heath, Taylor Yergens, Geoff Buckenham and Robert Buckenham, as well as numerous great grandchildren and nephews, Terry (Jackie) Simpson and Greg Simpson.

She was predeceased by her parents, Helen and Gustaf Eldstrom; sister Frances White; brother Jerome Eldstrom; husbands, Dallas Yergens and Bob Whitman and niece Pam Bulych.

A come and go reception to celebrate Anita's life was held on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room at the Days Inn Estevan.

If friends so desire, donations in Anita's memory may be made to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 - 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Helen Kurtz Late of Mainprize Manor, Midale, Saskatchewan Born June 6, 1930 in the Winkler, Manitoba area and passed away February 16, 2018. Helen was predeceased by her husband, Wilfred in 2010. She was also predeceased by her parents, sisters and brothers. Helen is survived by her daughter, Gerry Kurtz, son Keith W. (Kathleen), grandchildren Guy (Marlise), Jerri (Mark) Braaten, Jonathan, Keith Jr., great grandchildren Joshua Kurtz, Jay Ellis Braaten and numerous sisters and brothers in-law and nieces and nephews.

Helen spent several years living and working in Winnipeg for EATONS. She met Wilfred in Winnipeg and after their marriage they moved to the Melita area and soon after moved to Sask. where they spent the rest of their lives. Helen had several parttime jobs in Midale where she worked with some wonderful people. Helen was proud to have had the opportunity to up-grade her education which lead to doing the bookkeeping for their family business. She focused on being wife, mother and grandmother to her family while working in the family business.

Helen's love of animals included not only her own but fostering and adopting other family dogs. She was an animal lover!

Helen had a number of interests and hobbies, one being her love of music which she continued to enjoy in her later years especially listening to her son Keith playing the guitar during his visits to Mainprize Manor. She was also an avid reader of true crime novels. She also excelled at gardening as well as knitting and sewing particularly for the grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at the Midale Civic Centre, March 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

Family and friends wishing to make donations in memory of Helen may be made to the Mainprize Manor and Health Centre Activity Fund, Box 239, Midale, Sask., S0C 1S0, or to The Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan Inc., 301, 2550 – 12 Avenue, Regina, Sask., S4P 3X1.

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

Expressions of sympathy to the family may be sent to our website at www.rdfamilyfuneralchapel.com “Celebrating Life, One Family At A Time”

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Estevan Mercury Obituaries

Jerome Eldstrom 1946 – 2018 Jerome passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at the age of 71 years.

Jerome will be lovingly remembered by his sisters, Anita Whitman (passed away February 24, 2018) and Shirley Simpson; nieces and nephews, Bryan (Tina) Yergens, Curtis (Diane) Yergens, Scott (Cathye) Yergens, Lori (Brent) Buckenham, Terry (Jackie) Simpson and Greg Simpson, as well as numerous great nieces and nephews and special caregivers, Helen and Roy Humphries.

He was predeceased by his parents, Gustaf and Helen Eldstrom; sister Frances White; niece Pam Bulych and great niece Michelle Simpson.

Jerome was known as a cheerful fellow during his years at the Estevan Wor-Kin Shop and later at Sarcan Recycling. Anyone who tried to sneak a U.S. beer can past him for recycling would have quickly been advised that that wasn’t happening!

A graveside service was held at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 1:00 p.m.

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

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Kenneth J. Shier 1947 – 2018 Ken passed away peacefully with family by his side on Monday, February 26, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 71 years.

Ken’s memory will forever be cherished by his wife Bonnie; son Mark and his children, Chae- Lyn (Brandon), Bradyn and Kelsey; daughter Tracy (David) and their children Zachary and Josephine; siblings, Paul (Marie) Shier, Mary (Kelly) Brock, Patrick (Debbie) Shier and Jackie (John) Boettcher; sister in law Marlene Shier; brother in law Ron Smart as well as numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Ken was predeceased by his parents, Ralph and Jeanne Shier; sister Carol (Louis) Stefura; and their son (nephew) Ronald; brother Bernard Shier; parents in law, Lawrence and Elizabeth Crozier; sisters in law, Anne (Clive) Ballam, Joan (Dale) Wollin and Esther Smart.

The Memorial Service was held on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. The lunch reception took place at the Royal Canadian Legion (small hall), Estevan. The private family interment was held at the Estevan City Cemetery.

If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (designate to Allan Blair Cancer Centre), 200 - 4545 Parliament Avenue, Regina, SK, S4W 0G3.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Meili wins NDP leadership race Ryan Meili has been elected as the new leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP).

Meili captured 5,973 of the 10,837 votes cast, or 55.1 per cent, to defeat Trent Wotherspoon and become the new leader of the Saskatchewan NDP. Wotherspoon collected 4,860 votes, or about 44.9 per cent.

About 81 per cent of the 13,414 eligible voters submitted a ballot in the leadership race.

“This is an exciting moment for us,” Meili said in his victory speech.

“We’ve made a choice, and we’re ready to move forward. We’re ready to show a real difference.”

Meili also paid tribute to Wotherspoon, who spent about a year serving as the party’s interim leader. People Meili talked to claimed the party couldn’t lose, Meili said, because they had good choices with the two candidates.

“It’s like choosing

between two great possibilities, and I couldn’t agree more,” said Meili.

He believes the people of Saskatchewan are ready for change, and the NDP is ready to lead.

“We’re going to be out there talking to everyone we can, hearing what’s really on people’s minds, the challenges, the problems with the current government, but more importantly the dreams and the big ideas,” said Meili. “We’re all going to work together to make those dreams a reality.”

Meili, who has practised as a physician in Saskatchewan, was running for the NDP leadership for the third time. He finished second to Dwain Lingenfelter in 2009, and was runner-up again to Cam Broten in 2013.

Wotherspoon finished third behind Broten and Meili in that race five years ago.

But he is relatively new to the provincial legislature, as he was elected as an

MLA for the first time last year, in a by-election in the Saskatoon Meewasin constituency.

Meili was in Estevan in December, but only a couple members of the media showed up.

He stated in the lead-

ership campaign that he would not support further investment to retrofit coalfired power generating units with carbon capture and storage technology, and he would want a review of Saskatchewan’s royalty structure.

Two thefts are under investigation Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) are investigating two thefts that were filed during the March 2 day shift.

The first incident was from a northeast business that occurred on Feb. 21 but wasn’t reported until this month. Police are taking statements and going through video surveillance to identify the suspect. The matter remains under investigation.

The other theft was from a retail store in the northeast area. Surveillance footage was obtained and police are going through it so they can identify the suspects.

In other recent police news, members received a call about a vehicle that was running and revving its engine, while playing loud music, during the Feb. 26 night shift. When police

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spoke to the operator, it was learned he had been consuming alcohol. The driver was investigated for having care and control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The driver failed the roadside screening device test and was taken back to the police station where he failed the breathalyzer tests. He was subsequently lodged in cells for the night and faces charges of having care and control of a vehicle while impaired, being over .08, breaching his release conditions and causing a loud noise under the city’s noise bylaw. He will appear in court in April to answer to the charges.

A two-vehicle collision during the Feb. 28 night shift has resulted in impaired driving charges.

Members of the EPS responded to the accident at the intersection of Fourth Street and 12th Avenue, after a 911 call. Both vehicles were towed from the scene, and a 28-year-old Carlyle male is facing charges of driving while impaired and driving while over .08.

Officers stopped a vehicle on King Street near Souris Avenue North to check for a driver’s licence

and registration. The driver was found to not have a valid licence and the vehicle registration had been expired for almost 12 months. The vehicle was impounded. The driver is also facing charges for possession of a controlled substance.

Police were called to a local liquor establishment during the March 2 night shift for a report of a fight taking place inside. One party from the altercation had left when police arrived, but was located a short distance away. Police are investigating a possible assault and uttering threats allegation. At the same time, consideration is being given to charging the parties for causing a disturbance by fighting under the Criminal Code.

Members were called to a second local liquor establishment for a report of a fight going on inside.

Police attended, and an Estevan woman was charged for remaining in a licensed premise after being asked to leave under the Alcohol Gaming and Regulations Act. She received a $360 fine. The occurrence could also result in fighting charges.

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