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Solar facility won’t be in Estevan SaskPower has announced the location for the first utility-scale solar power facility in Saskatchewan, and it won’t be in the Estevan area.

The 10-megawatt facility will be constructed in the rural municipality of Coulee, to the east of Swift Current. SaskPower had also considered Estevan and Morse as possible locations for the project.

An announcement was made June 17.

The Crown corporation also announced that Saturn Power is the successful proponent for the solar power site.

Jordan Jackle, a consultant for media relations and issues management for SaskPower, said the company issued a request for proposals (RFP) in 2016, seeking for proponents for the project. Once the RFP process began, and they knew how many proposals they were looking for, SaskPower put together a lot of information for what Jackle called the SaskPower choice, which was the RM of Coulee.

The process for determining SaskPower ’s preferred site is pretty involved, he said.

“You start really wide, and you then narrow it down by areas where you simply can’t have such a facility, and that includes places where there are environmental considerations and what not,” said Jackle.

From there, it gets narrowed down to where the interconnection cost is reasonable, with the amount of money it would cost to connect the project to the grid.

“That kind of varies, depending on a number of factors, for example the distance away from a substation,” he said.

“Would a new substation have to be built, potentially, to support such a project? Is there a sub-station nearby but it’s already full and there’s

no expansion to be done there?”

Other factors considered include whether the land owner is interested in selling.

While SaskPower communicated its site to the proponents, they were free to share their own ideas for the best possible location.

Selecting a preferred site helps to give the proponents an idea of the potential interconnection costs. “ Yo u c o u l d h a v e a great project and go through the work of proposing a great project, but without knowing the interconnection cost, because that often comes up after, the interconnection could be simply too high to see that project go forward,” said Jackle.

Jackle didn’t specify why the RM of Coulee was viewed as the preferred site. He also didn’t say what the strengths and weaknesses were for Estevan as a potential location.

“If there was a company pitching a site for Estevan, that would have been considered equally for the others,” said Jackle.

Jackle said the length of time was not out of the ordinary for a competitive process. The evaluation process was something they spent a lot of time on to get it right, and the governance process was also needed from SaskPower’s end.

SaskPower and Saturn Power have signed a 2 0 - y e a r p o w e r p u rchase agreement for the 10-megawatt project.

The Highfield Solar Project could be in service before the end of 2019.

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Several blocks of King Street now closed for construction

A portion of King Street in east Estevan is now closed for a resurfacing and widening project.

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Work has now started on the City of Estevan’s largest road infrastructure project of the year.

King Street is now closed from Pine Avenue to Kensington Avenue for a widening and resurfacing project. The project is

scheduled to last for six weeks.

There will be no through traffic allowed in the construction zone.

Chamney Crushing was awarded the contract at the June 11 city council meeting for $946,097, plus tax.

A detour has been set up that includes Peterson

“We will keep widening the road north to make it a true four-lane width, so every lane will gain some room,” Weldeab said in an interview with the Mercury.

Since Estevan has a lot of pickup trucks on its roads, he believes it’s important to have optimum lane width.

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Hospital announces plans for anesthesiology services esthesiology services would be an interruption of obstetric service and an interruption

St. Joseph’s Hospital has of surgical services, so it’s released the details on how critical to our operation,” said it will handle anesthesiology Hoffort. “We’re very pleased services in the coming weeks. that we’ve been able to make Estevan’s lone prac- arrangements with a group of tising anesthesiologist, Dr. anesthesiologists to cover us Anthony Davies, wrapped into the future.”

The hospital is in disup his local clinic on Monday. Davies is relocating to cussions with another anesthesiologist to temporarily Ontario.

Since that time, anes- provide services, starting in thesiology coverage in Es- September.

“It is by a physician who tevan has been taken care of through a locum service. has recently performed lo“We have made an arrange- cum for us, who is interested ment with a group of anes- in coming here, potentially, thesiologists out of Prince for a longer period of time,” Albert who, on a rotating said Hoffort. “Right now basis, are going to cover us we’re just starting discusinto the foreseeable future,” sions with him, and it looks said Greg Hoffort, the CEO positive he will be starting in the fall.” at the hospital.

Hoffort also announced Four physicians will be providing service on an that Dr. Mehdi Horri will resume a family practice at the alternating basis.

There will not be a re- hospital foundation’s clinic, duction or an interruption of starting on June 25. Horri has been unable to practise services, he said.

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City engineer Kiflom Weldeab said this project is a continuation of the work that was completed a year ago on King Street from Bannatyne Avenue to Pine Avenue.

Dr. Mehdi Horri since June 16, 2017, when the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons revoked his certificate of registration, stemming from an act of misconduct that happened when he was practising in Ontario.

But he has been practising in Ontario since July of last year, even though that is where the misconduct took place.

Hoffort said Horri is eager to resume his practice in Estevan.

Horri was practising as an anesthesiologist in Estevan before his Saskatchewan

certificate was revoked, but Hoffort said the college has not restored his licence for anesthesiology as of yet.

“He will just be focusing on family medicine,” said Hoffort.

The return of Horri to Estevan’s roster of physicians, and the departure of Davies, means that Estevan still has 10 family physicians and two specialists. One of those specialists also sees some patients.

The hospital is now working on recruiting a permanent anesthesiologist, in addition to its other recruiting efforts.

“We’ve advertised right around the world recently,” said Hoffort. “We are doing just about everything we can. We’re pleased that we have the coverage arranged, we’re pleased that we have some talks going for some potential longer-term solutions, and we’re doing what is necessary to maintain the coverage.”

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Saturn Power excited to come to Saskatchewan « A1 SaskPower evaluated 16 proposals from 12 of the 34 pre-qualified proponents. The Crown corporation stated all proposals were evaluated equally through an open and transparent process. SaskPower will now start preparing for the next competitive process for an additional 10 MW project, which it hopes to launch in early 2019.

“There’s going to be 20 megawatts through a partnership with the First Nations Power Authority, and there will be other opportunities in terms of customer generation and community solar as well,” said Jackle.

SaskPower plans to

have 60 megawatts of solar generation by 2021 as the

price of solar continues to fall.

Ray Roth, the cofounder and chief operating officer of Saturn Power, said this is the first time the company has worked in Saskatchewan.

“It’s rural. We like working in farm areas,” said Roth. “It’s an open area. There should be a good labour pool here. So we’re very excited to be working

in Saskatchewan.”

At least 100 people will be employed during the construction phase, but only two will be working once it’s finished.

“That’s why it’s so effective to have solar. It quietly works by itself. There’s other people involved, monitoring it remotely, and there’s grass-cutting which some of the local people will be involved in. We always have really good working relationships with local contractors and farmers.”

It will cost about $1.5 million per megawatt of power to bring the project to Saskatchewan, he said.

Long lineups Vehicles were lined up on the floor of Affinity Place from Friday to Sunday, as Saskatchewan Government Insurance held a clinic for those whose vehicles sustained hail damage during the powerful thunderstorm that hit the Estevan area on June 14. The long lineups reflected the number of cars, trucks and campers damaged by the hail and the strong winds. SGI will be back for another clinic on June 29 and 30.

Motorists asked to take extra time for travels « A1 One the work is finished, the stretch from Pine Avenue to Kensington Avenue will be the same width as Pine Avenue to Bannatyne Avenue. Currently King Street from Pine Avenue to Kensington Avenue is considerably narrower than the stretch of road to the east.

The widening of the road is the reason that the road will have to be shut down for six weeks.

“Six weeks is plenty to start and finish the project,” he said.

After the widening is finished, the resurfacing can begin. There won’t be any underground work needed.

“We will be just working with the base, the subbase and the surface,” said Weldeab.

It was important to wait until the final days of the school year before beginning work on the project. The city also wants to have it finished

before classes resume in September.

“We are constrained by climate as well,” said Weldeab. “If it is a rainy day, they cannot work. If it is a stormy day, they cannot work. If there are those days, it chips away at our construction days.”

According to a post on the City of Estevan’s Facebook page, the Estevan Shoppers Mall, Canadian Tire, Tim Hortons, Estevan Alliance Church, Midwest Surveys, Canada Capital Energy and Living Hope Church will not have access from their property onto King Street during the construction. Access to these properties will be through other routes.

Microtel will have limited access from Kensington Avenue. Clifton’s No Frills and the Mobil Gas Bar service station will have access off Spruce Drive only.

Weldeab asks the public to be patient while the

work is completed.

“We have done a lot of work over the last few years, and the public has been extremely patient with us, and we will expect nothing less than what they have been doing in the last few years. So hopefully the public will be very happy once this is all done.”

The city reminds the public that removing barricades in construction zones is extremely dangerous and constitutes an offence under the Criminal Code and the Traffic Safety Act. Members of the Estevan Police Service will be monitoring the area and conducting the enforcement.

Anyone caught driv-

ing through or moving the barricades could face charges.

“It is important for motorists to allow for additional time when travelling for the duration of this project,” the city stated.

Motorists are asked to obey all construction signage including reduced

speeds, road closures and local traffic only.

Once this project is finished, there will be just one main portion of King Street to be resurfaced, from Kohaly Avenue and Cundall Drive. Weldeab hopes it can be completed next year, but that will ultimately be up to city council.

Weldeab said another major infrastructure project for this year, the replacement of water mains on Nicholson Road and Lynd Crescent, is progressing well. The water main work is finished, and resurfacing will happen soon.

Weldeab said it should be finished by July 10.

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By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

While the total attendance for this year’s Estevan Fair was down, the average nightly attendance was up.

This year’s fair was held June 19 and 20 at the Estevan Exhibition Grounds. It marked the first time that the fair has been held over two nights instead of three.

A total of 7,228 people attended, which equates to more than 3,600 people each night. There were 3,756 people on the first night, which is believed to be a one-day record for the fair. The second night attracted 3,472 patrons.

Last year’s fair drew about 8,700 people over the three nights, or 2,900

people per night.

Estevan Exhibition Association (EEA) president Byron Stepp said it was stressful running a twoday event instead of three, especially since the fair is their biggest fundraiser of the year.

Stepp said it’s not yet known if the fair will generate the same level of net revenues as in the past. While they can’t bring in as many people in two days as three, they do save some money by having a two-day fair.

“I won’t know for about a week or so, when we have all the expenses entered,” said Stepp.

The exhibition association wants to provide a great show for the people of Estevan, and make some money to improve their grounds and facilities.

“Obviously if we can get some different dates, or three days, or a weekend, or maybe get into the first part of July, we’re trying … to get that,” said Stepp.

The midway provider, West Coast Amusements, approached the EEA with a request for a two-day midway.

Stepp was pleased with the midway West Coast Amusements brought this year.

“The midway ... looks exceptional. It has a bunch of really cool different rides, and they tend to alternate them as much as they can,” said Stepp. “There are only so many rides that are out there now.”

People in the community understood why the fair had to be a two-day event, but people have been asking

Bumper cars were once again a popular ride at the fair.

The Vertigo was one of the most popular rides, as it lifted people high into the air and spun them around. him why it’s now two days instead of three.

“I want the three days.

It’s a little easier on us, so that we don’t have to wrap so much business into two days, but it also comes down to the provider,” said Stepp.

West Coast Amusements likes coming to Estevan, he said, and they’re pleased with the attendance at the fair this year.

Also during the fair, the domestics show was set up in the Estevan Exhibition building, and showcased the talents of local people in various categories. Stepp was pleased with the efforts of Tamera Huber to organize the show.

“She did an exceptional job,” said Stepp. “She’s revamped that project and

turned a corner, so we’re getting back to the profitable status.”

The show also attracted a lot of people to view the entries, which allowed the exhibition association to show of the recent renovations to its hall, and to show the talent of people who enter.

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Artist Alison Norlen worked on her giant ice cream cone sculpture during the domestics show. The sculpture is now located at the front entrance of the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum.

Entertainment proved to be popular during the fair. The Calamity Cowgirls trick riders performed their

stunts before a large crowd at the rodeo arena during the first night. Stepp said it’s a really good show and a big draw.

“I have a hard time staying on the back of a horse at the best of times, never mind jumping off and getting back on,” said Stepp.

Justin LaBrash performed at the beer gardens inside the Wylie-Mitchell building on June 19.

An open mic night was held at the beer gardens during the second night of the fair.

The beer gardens were also busy during the fair.

Stepp also reported that the food booth operators were busy during the fair, and were happy with their sales during the two days.

Aboriginal Day celebrations held in Estevan The local community paid tribute to Indigenous peoples during Aboriginal Day celebrations hosted by Southeast Newcomer Services (SNS) on Thursday at the Estevan Leisure Centre.

An estimated crowd of 700 to 800 people turned out to watch First Nations drumming and dancing by the group Battle Hill. There were stories told about each of the dances, and of First Nations culture.

Kevin Haywahe from the Carry the Kettle First Nation did the bulk of the story-telling. He was joined on stage by drummers and dancers from Battle Hill.

The final dance was the round dance, in which children joined hands with

members of Battle Hill and walked around the leisure centre’s courtyard in a show of solidarity.

Indigenous tacos, using bannock instead of taco shells, were served for lunch.

“I think it was a wonderful day,” said Debbie Hagel, the executive director of Southeast Newcomer Services. “We had lots of children in the audience.

I think it’s wonderful for children to experience this and learn this.”

Stephanie Kane Davis, who is the program coordinator with SNS, was also happy with the number of people who turned out.

Hagel said she has seen Indigenous dancers over the

years, and their skill made the event in Estevan feel like a powwow.

“It’s the original First Nation, Indigenous dance,” said Hagel. “It was great to hear the stories behind the dances, which were explained. You get the meaning behind the dance and the steps to the dance and the drummers, so it was really educational.”

The Métis Federation of Saskatchewan helped out with the Indigenous tacos as well.

Hagel views events like this one, as well as the raising of the Treaty 4 flag at the Leisure Centre earlier in June, as important for truth and reconciliation.

“Quite often, through

Kevin Haywahe from Carry the Kettle First Nation, who is part of the group Battle Hill, danced during Aboriginal Day celebrations in Estevan.

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A delayed opportunity for Estevan When the provincial government announced plans to forge ahead with a 10-megawatt solar power project in 2016, you could understand why local residents would view Estevan as a natural fit.

After all, we’re the energy city. We have proven ourselves as the province’s top producer of electricity, although we a different power source in coal. We are also Canada’s Sunshine Capital, with more hours of sunshine than any other community in the country.

Estevan was one of three locations considered. Swift Current and Morse were the others.

SaskPower ultimately opted for the RM of Coulee, which is just east of Swift Current, as its choice for the solar power facility.

We’ll argue that Estevan should have been the choice, but we’ll admit we’re biased.

Some might view this as an opportunity lost for the Energy City. We think it’s an opportunity that’s been delayed.

Just because Estevan wasn’t chosen as the first site for a solar power facility doesn’t mean solar power won’t be here at some

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Remember to wear your safety boots As I tore off the thin layer of skin which had been peeled off an area about the size of a loonie off the top of my foot, I couldn’t help but think back to earlier that morning.

I had specifically asked myself, should I put on my work boots, or can I get away with just wearing my sandals?

Three guesses as to which choice I made.

The wrong one.

As the dermis (the subflooring of the skin, as it were) quickly turned bright, angry red, having never been meant to be exposed to the air, I hobbled to the front door of the cabin, calling my daughter to get my extensive first aid kit from my SUV. What an idiot, I thought, over and over again.

Over the last 10 years, I have gone to more safety seminars, speeches and conferences than you can shake a stick at. I’ve sat through day-long conferences in Regina, Weyburn and Estevan.

I’ve scribbled notes at safety stand downs. I’ve filled entire sections of papers with stories from the now-defunct South East Environment and Safety Seminar. I’ve

point in the future.

SaskPower has said in the past it’s going to add additional solar power to the grid in the province. Solar power is part of SaskPower’s plan to have 50 per cent of energy generated by renewables by 2030. And you can be sure the project in the RM of Coulee isn’t going to be a one-off initiative.

When SaskPower looks to add more solar power to the grid, hopefully it will take another long, hard look at Estevan.

The most frustrating part, though, wasn’t SaskPower’s decision to build a solar power facility in Estevan. The disappointing part was the reaction of people to the decision.

It seems there are a lot of people who viewed this as competition for carbon capture and storage. That would be incorrect.

SaskPower is looking to add a lot of power through renewable resources, including solar power, in the coming years.

But with the exception of geothermal (which is also in the works for Estevan), and hydro, renewables are not a proven source for good, baseload power.

Perhaps one day we’ll figure out a way

to have solar power as a baseload power option, so that it can continue to generate power when the sun isn’t shining. But that day isn’t here yet. So we’ll continue to need coal.

As for the social media know-it-alls who chimed in about this decision, they acted as if 10 megawatts of solar power would be bad news for Estevan.

They called it a waste of money, and they cited the failed electrical strategy of the former government in Ontario as an example of why solar power doesn’t work.

We should be looking at ways to diversify our economy. It’s great that we have coal-fired power generation, oil and agriculture, but the more opportunities we have for jobs, the better off we are.

Construction of a solar power facility would create jobs. The facility itself would only add a few jobs once it is complete, but those numbers would add up as more solar power is added to the grid.

Hopefully Estevan will be home to a solar power facility one day, and CCS will continue to have a big impact on power generation in the province.

Yes, we can have our cake and eat it, too.

attended almost every event Enform, now Energy Safety Canada, has held in southeast Saskatchewan since I moved here.

It had gotten to the point where I’ve been simply tired of hearing the message already. I’ve even bemoaned to a few people about the fact that these events often bring someone who has been horribly disfigured or maimed because of their own lack of knowledge, lack of attention, or that of others.

There’s a small cadre of unfortunate souls who have endured these life-altering, and almost life-ending incidents, and now make a business of speaking at these safety events to warn others. Some have been burned, others electrocuted or chemically burned. One was even shot in the face by his son while hunting. I’d been to so many of them, I just didn’t want to hear it anymore.

Yet here I was, building a wheelchair ramp for my stepdad, no less, hobbling to sit on the deck and administer first aid to myself.

The wheelchair ramp is necessary because my stepdad had his lower right leg amputated six years ago due to an infection in his foot. He’s diabetic, and so am I. I quite literally nearly had a heart attack building a wheelchair ramp for my parents’ home six years ago. The heart attack came four weeks later. Now, he needed a ramp at the cabin, and I was building it.

And in a weird circle of events, I now gave myself a prime spot for a potential infection, which, if it got away from me, could lead to an amputation for me! (Long-term diabetes is a leading cause of amputations, if not the top one, in this country).

As I’ve learned from these seminars, it isn’t just the action that causes the injury, but the choices before, sometimes long before.

In this case, I was installing the cement blocks to support the ramp. This meant digging out two inches of sod, replacing that with a similar amount of gravel, and tamping it before installing and levelling the block. Not a lot of gravel, mind you. Just a few shovelfuls.

I was using a small plastic wheelbarrow to move the sod and gravel. When I dumped the gravel, the wheelbarrow kicked back.

The plastic channel holding the axle just caught the top of my exposed foot in my sandal, scraping off the epidermis, or top layer, of skin.

I had packed my work boots. They were in the truck. I could have put them on. I thought about it. I specifically chose not to.

This, from a guy who rarely wears his wedding ring, should he end up on an oilfield site in the course of work on any particular day. This is the same guy that insisted everyone wear safety glasses building the cabin deck last summer, and gloves while handling wood.

So here I am a week later. I’ve been applying topical antibiotic regularly. My wife, the emergency room nurse, has probably tired of me sticking my foot in her face twice a day, making sure it’s properly inspected.

And while it seems to be healing alright, there is the constant worry that it could get away from me, like it did for my stepdad.

In writing this, I realize I, too, am that guy who got injured, and is now preaching the safety message. Fortunately, my injury is just a booboo. I don’t want to think about what they’ve gone through every single day.

Next time, I will wear my boots.

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

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Cole Fonstad’s selection by the Montreal Canadiens in the fifth round of last weekend’s National Hockey League Entry Draft is an accomplishment to be celebrated.

He’s made it so far already and will only go further with continued hard work.

A friend who isn’t all that versed of the nuances of the way hockey development goes asked if there were a lot of Saskatchewan boys making the NHL. Well, it’s a lot fewer than there were a few years ago, but why?

Those of us in the sports industry, and those who just like the idea of sports drafts (it’s kind of a sports subculture that borders on culthood) were mashing our refresh buttons on our web browsers Saturday morning and afternoon to see if the players we knew or our favourite teams were drafting 18-20 year old players we found acceptable.

For those of us who cover sports in the Prairies, Saturday was an exercise in frustration and wonderment.

How can our beloved Prairie kids be going so low?

The first day of the draft was to be understood. From a Western Canadian perspective, this was always going to be known as one of those drafts where the talent was going to be blooming late. First overall pick Rasmus Dahlin is a great talent and beyond that there are only a couple of so-called sure things, NHL-ready.

The first Western Hockey League player taken was Spokane defenceman Ty Smith at 17 by the New Jersey Devils. He’s a Lloydminster kid and scored 73 (!) points in 60 games. He’ll be a great player even at the 17 slot in the draft and I’m sure there will be more than a few teams wishing they’d picked him.

But in one of the most shocking aspects of this years draft, only one more WHL player was chosen – Russian born Alexander Alexeyev of Red Deer. Only one junior A western Canadian was picked beside that, the AJHL’s Jacob Bernard-Docker.

Out of 31 picks, only three were born and raised in the western prairie provinces.

Okay, you’re saying, but the teams will stock the pool with good middle and lower round WHL picks.

Not so fast, pal.

Fonstad was ranked 52nd among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting but by the end of the second round, others had come to be chosen before him. I realized he wasn’t likely going to be picked till the third round, so I hovered the mouse near the refresh button and clicked a few times. Each time, the names that went by were surprisingly not as good as Fonstad.

In an apples-to-apples comparison at the 109 spot in the fourth round, Colorado picked Tyler Weiss, a taller but similarly weighted forward from the United States’ National Development Program. He hasn’t put up point-a-game type numbers since minor midget in Don Mills, Ont. There’s a strong Toronto and Ontario bias to some of these picks. It doesn’t start with Don Cherry bellowing “The greatest players in the world come from Tronna!” every couple of weeks but it doesn’t help.

Scouts from all over come to Western Hockey League rinks all year to look at certain players, Certainly they’ve noticed how Fonstad, who had to wait to 128th overall, could make his linemates better and help make the Raiders a better team in the second half than the first.

The scouts had to be telling their NHL team’s scouting bosses about the way Fonstad had more points than any other draft-age player other than Smith.

But it seems like it’s a waste of money for these teams to have these NHL teams to have these scouts and not listen to them. Fonstad will be a very good professional player, better than a lot of those who were picked above him.

And certainly better than a lot of overhyped players coming out of Tronna.

Cornerstone public school board passes budget After wrangling with the numbers for nearly five months, the South East Cornerstone Public School Division board passed its 2018-19 budget during the June 20 general business meeting.

The budget, which calls for an operating cash deficit of $2.2 million, will now be forwarded to the Ministry of Education for final approval.

“I don’t know what to say about revenue yet, but we know the cost of living is going up,” said Shelly Toth, the division’s chief financial officer.

She was referring to a question posed by city of Estevan representative Jim Vermeersch regarding the provincial government’s oversight of the collection of education tax revenues, and the subsequent release of funding grants to each of the school regions according to size and enrolments, among other factors.

The budget includes total revenue for this coming fiscal year (Sept. 1, 2018-Aug. 31, 2019) of $113.6 million with operating expenditures of $106.5 million.

The $7.1 million surplus on the budgeted statement of operations recognizes a $12.2 million capital grant for the start of construction of the

new Weyburn Elementary School.

The construction costs, however, will not appear on the financial statement until the school is completed, Toth said.

“Conversion of the budget to a cash basis with separation of capital from operations, results in an operating cash deficit of $2.2 million,” Toth said in her statement to the board members.

“The increase of 1.7 per cent in provincial funding was not enough to obtain a balanced budget following the reductions received in prior years,” she added, referring to the three per cent reduction in the 2017-18 school year and the 2.1 per cent cut made in 2016-17.

“Over the past couple of years, the division has worked hard to obtain efficiencies and make reductions that will not impact the classroom. In order to maintain the level of service and support provided to students and staff, the board has chosen to run a deficit budget. The operating budget will be funded using accumulated surplus from prior years,” she said.

The budget includes a 15.2 per cent increase ($324,000) for preventative maintenance and renewal funding for the 52 build-

ings that Cornerstone is responsible for in southeast Saskatchewan.

She said a large portion of this particular budget item is directed toward roof replacements and heating systems with many of the projects costing over $50,000.

South East Cornerstone has a total staff of 1,044 full-time equivalent positions, including nearly 550 full-time equivalent teaching positions. Those salaries and benefits amount to just under $76 million or 71 per cent of the total budget.

There will not be any changes to staffing levels within the division, nor will there be any changes to the formula used to staff the schools.

The public school division will spend over $23 million or 22 per cent of the budget on obtaining goods and services over the next school year, $6.7 million for amortization of tangible capital assets and a further $700,000 on debt service (interest on capital loans).

The main capital expenditure forecast for the 2018-19 year will be the money earmarked for the Weyburn Elementary School construction start up. That project is expected to be complete in 2020.

The total capital expen-

diture number in the budget is $15.5 million. That means the division will invest about $1.8 million for computer hardware and phone systems. There will be a computer refresh for 10 schools and phone system upgrades in four schools.

Toth noted the division is also anticipating an expenditure of up to $1 million for the purchase of school buses and another $218,000 for furniture and equipment across the division.

There will be another $156,000 spent on computer software for the transportation and accounting departments. Two vehicles that have reached the end of their useful lives will be replaced for about $85,000.

Toth told the board members near the conclusion of her presentation that the flow of funds from the provincial ministry was more efficient in the past year and that helps with the division’s cash flow and debt service issues.

“As noted, all this began in January when we started discussing strategies related to this budget,” said Audrey Trombley, the board’s chairwoman, before calling for the vote to approve the budget and to forward it to the Ministry of Education.

Buffalo ball Local residents were introduced to the sport of buffalo ball, which is similar to lacrosse, on Saturday afternoon at the Souris Valley Museum, as part of Indigenous Day celebrations at the museum.

Those who attended also enjoyed watching dancers from the Ocean Man First Nation, and participating in beading and bannock-making classes. There were also lessons on Indigenous history in Canada.

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Hospital foundation launches car lottery T h e S t . J o s e p h ’s Hospital Foundation has launched its new fundraiser for this year.

It has purchased a 2018 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth from Power Dodge at below cost. The sports car will be the grand prize in a lottery that will take place this summer and into the early fall.

“This is actually the first one they have sold in the city, and it’s a brandnew designed car, so nobody else has ever really bought this before (in Estevan),” said St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation interim executive director Travis Frank.

Tickets are $75 each, or three for $195. A total of 2,000 tickets will be

available. The tickets will go on sale within the next two weeks.

Furniture, televisions, Power Dodge Estevan Bruins season tickets and other prizes will also be available through the lottery.

There will also be an early bird draw in mid-tolate July for $2,500, and a 50-50 draw.

“This is a plan to move into a much bigger style of fundraiser going into the future. This is our first attempt at it, and hopefully we’ll be able to continue it in the next couple of years to make even more money for our hospital,” said Frank.

The foundation has been consulting with the Hospitals of Regina Foundation and the STARS Air

Ambulance about their fundraising lotteries and how they run them. Both of those lotteries have big prizes.

“We’d like to grow this to the point where we can give away a house, but that’s not realistic in year one, obviously,” said Frank. “So we wanted to start with a really great car, and see if we can make this a big success.”

There have been various vehicle raffles in Estevan previously, but the hospital foundation wanted to have a sports car for this first edition.

All tickets for the lottery will be sold online.

The draw for the grand prize will be in late September.

St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation interim executive director Travis Frank stands next to the car that is the grand prize in the upcoming lottery.

Power poles take a beating this month Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service were called to an accident involving injuries on June 23 west of Estevan.

The fire department, the Estevan RCMP and the Estevan Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were called to an accident

involving a vehicle and a deer near Hitchcock. The accident resulted in injuries as air bags were deployed.

The fire department helped with traffic control, isolating the vehicle and assisting EMS. Fire Chief Dale Feser reported that two people

were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

In other recent calls for the department, two calls on June 17 involved power poles. The first was for a vehicle hitting a power pole in north-central Estevan.

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injured, and there weren’t any downed power lines.

“Crews made a quick assessment, and found that there weren’t any leaking fluids from the vehicle, and turned the scene back over to EMS and EPS (Estevan Police Service) for further investigation into the collision.”

That night they were called to a power pole fire in south-central Estevan due to a dropped service line going through a residence in the home. Crews were able to isolate the area to prevent further traffic

from entering until SaskPower arrived to ensure isolation of electricity in the power lines.

“Once that was accomplished, Estevan Fire Rescue crews were able to safely extinguish the fire that remained,” said Feser.

Firefighters had a couple of commercial fire alarms on Sunday at the same building that were due to a faulty detection device.

The first call came in at 3 a.m. on Sunday.

Feser asked for a keyholder to attend the scene when an alarm goes off.

Five members of the fire department attended a joint training venture with SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Emergency Response Team for elevator rescue technician training last week. The first day was dedicated to practical skills and theory, while the second was focused on practical skills to meet standards.

The fire department also attended the Estevan Motor Speedway’s program on Friday night to help out in case their services were needed.

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Holy Family board discusses Education Act issues

By Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review

The board of trustees for the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division is making plans for the next school year, as they discussed where Education Act changes have led them, and whether they would like to see a review of the Act in the coming weeks and months.

The trustees discussed some of the issues around education, answering a series of questions posed by the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA), at their final board meeting of the current school year on June 11.

Part of their discussions centred on their plans to host the Saskatchewan Catholic School Boards Association for their annual convention in Weyburn in October. “ T h e r e ’s b e e n s o much going on with the Education Act, nobody’s sure what’s still in there anymore,” said board chair Bruno Tuchscherer.

“They’re asking if we want a review of the Education Act.” His feeling was that the school division doesn’t have a problem with where the Ministry of Education is at right now, but acknowledged there are parts of the act that could be reviewed.

This past year, the trustees had some concerns when the ministry indicated they were going to do an overhaul of the

Education Act, where the minister was going to have complete control of the ministry, “but that kind of got toned down a bit when it went through the legislature,” said Tuchscherer.

“We have to be careful, we don’t want to get into trouble with it.”

He noted it was last overhauled in 1995, so “it probably could be looked at.”

“I’m not sure that we’re the ones who should be studying it,” said trustee Rocky Sidloski. “We had things to say when they broke it down, but they have to bring a specific concern or a general understanding of what our roles and responsibilities are.”

Tuchscherer said trustees need to understand the act better before they could suggest ways to improve or to review it.

Director of education Gwen Keith said it is clear from the past year, from the committees involved with the ministry in looking the act over, that any changes made would be “massive,” involving many layers of the ministry.

“Why would we want to open that up now?” she asked adding that the lawyers employed by the SSBA are being kept very busy right now without trying to involve them in the legalities around changing the Education Act. She said it would be better if the lawyers were involved with real issues that affect school boards on an ongoing basis.

“We have enough on our plate for next year, and it will take significant manpower,” said Keith.

Trustee Jerome Sidloski suggested it would be better for the province if they waited until the financial picture was better before undertaking a review of the Education Act. The trustees noted that the spring budget did not restore funding as they were hoping it would, with some funding given back, “but we’re still a year behind. With the increase in the student population, we’re back to where we were last year. There was no new funding,” said trustee Bob Cossette.

Asked if the SSBA could be doing anything more beyond what they do now, Tuchscherer answered, “I think we expect the SSBA to be the voice of the school boards from across the province. That’s their main job, to be between us and the ministry.”

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Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dustin Duncan had a lot of interest with regards to his luncheon presentation on carbon taxation to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce on June 20.

The question and answer period went just about as long as the 20-minute speech, as chamber members brought up numerous concerns, in a community that depends on coal mines and coal-fired power for much of its livelihood.

Carbon dioxide emissions are very much on the mind of the provincial government, with the federal government threatening to impose a carbon tax, and an equivalency agreement which would recognize carbon capture implemented

by SaskPower fleetwide, as opposed to individual generating units, still up in the air. Duncan noted, “It is no secret our government will soon have to make a decision on Boundary Dam

4 and 5.”

The carbon capture unit on Boundary Dam Unit 3 went into operation in 2014. The deadline for a decision on the next two units is fast approaching, and if they are kept in operation, there will be fines from the federal government.

Duncan said the decision on Units 4 and 5 would be made this summer.

“You no doubt know that natural gas prices are at historic lows. This makes natural gas an attractive, economical option for future power generation,” Duncan said. “So while we must take these costs into consideration, I assure you that we recognize the value of the coal industry in this community, and the contributions it makes to our economy.”

“That is why we are aggressively pursuing an equivalency agreement with the federal government, a federal government that has already decided that coal must be phased out by 2030,” the minister noted.

An equivalency agreement would give flexibility to keep Boundary Dam Units 4 and 5 operating, otherwise, there would have to be a hard shutdown by the end of 2019.

Even if replaced by natural gas generation, that does not preclude the installation of carbon capture and storage on other facilities such as Shand Power Station. He noted that Shand’s lifespan is projected to 2042, and shutting it down in 2030 would make it a “stranded asset” that has already been paid for, but we could no longer use.

To date, he noted Boundary Dam Unit 3 has captured two million tonnes of carbon dioxide, the equivalent of taking a half million cars off the road.

Duncan said there were 1,600 coal-fired power plants in planning or construction phases around the world, and that China has added 600,000 megawatts of coal-fired power. In Vietnam, there is 4,300 megawatts of coal-fired power being built, all new, all coal, “and none of it has CCS.” While Canada is on a track to eliminate coal-fired power, he pointed out we have no plans to ban the export of coal, and that last year we exported 36 million tonnes for power and steel

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Duncan said Canada is responsible for 1.6 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions, and Saskatchewan is responsible for 10 per cent of that. Reducing our 75 million tonnes of emissions per year to zero would have no impact.

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With regards to a carbon tax on Saskatchewan, Duncan said, “They call it a revenue-neutral tax, an oxymoron if I’ve ever heard one.”

While the federal liberals have said agricultural will be exempt, it will still apply to fuel, and the natural gas used to make fertilizer.

He said the province is taking Ottawa to court on this, noting, “Ottawa is trying to impose this flawed policy on some provinces, but not others. There will be no stopping the federal government at $50 per tonne.”

Duncan touted the Saskatchewan government’s Prairie Resilience plan to reduce emissions without a carbon tax, a plan to use green technology to get “real results,” with 11 million tonnes of actual reductions in emissions.

One of the questions from the floor was “What’s

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Duncan responded that the agreement is taking longer than expected. “The goal posts keep moving, from the federal government.”

“It’s frustrating to say the least.”

Even if they get an equivalency agreement and build carbon capture at a different facility, there is still the need to refurbish BD Units 4 and 5.

He noted the landscape has started to shift on the carbon tax, with Ontario now against it, and Alberta may have a change in government eventually.

“This has never really been about emissions,” Duncan said of the carbon tax, saying it was more about locking in policy decisions, regardless of the province.

He concluded saying, “We’re dealing with people who just don’t want to see coal used in the future.”

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Colour my Foundation adds a lot of fun and a splash of colour to healthcare fundraising

The Colour My Foundation Colour Run for the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation remains a popular and fun event.

The fourth annual fundraiser was held at the Woodlawn Regional Park on Saturday morning. An estimated 130 people of all ages walked or ran five kilometres through the trails of the park, and raised more than $15,000 for the hospital foundation.

“This is our most fun event, obviously,” said Travis Frank, the interim executive director for the hospital foundation.

Even before the colour ran began, participants were doused in colour, as they

applied paint and powder to their faces, limbs and clothing. Then they tossed colour packets into the air during the colour throw that was part of the opening ceremonies.

Once the colour run began, volunteers tossed colour powder at the participants at various locations in the park.

And after it was finished, the kids mini-sprint took place, in which people tossed the remaining colour at the participating children, adding to the experience for the young participants.

A barbecue was served once the colour run was finished.

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ated and everybody had a lot of fun, and we made a good amount of money, so it was a great day,” said Frank.

Proceeds from Colour My Foundation will be directed towards the purchase of medical equipment at the hospital that is needed by the physicians, managers, nurses and other staff members. Some of the money will also be directed to physician recruitment efforts.

About 35-40 volunteers were involved with the colour run as well. In the past couple of years, Frank said the Rapid Relief Team out of Oxbow has helped out, and they brought about 30 volunteers to the event this year.

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songwriter, single, album and music video.

Vilcu has heard Arts perform before, but hasn’t seen her perform live, and so she is looking forward to watching Arts and her band.

Ticket sales are going well, but there were some still available as of Monday morning. They can be pur-

jun.

The Souris Valley Theatre has announced the details of its kickoff concert next month.

Singer Tenille Arts, who hails from Weyburn, will perform on July 7 at the theatre’s Frehlick Hall.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the concert is at 7:30 p.m. Arts will perform two sets with an intermission.

Lyn Vilcu, the general manager for the theatre, said Arts normally performs on her own, but this time she will be bringing a band with her.

“That’s something new for the whole southeast area,” said Vilcu.

Arts won five awards at the Saskatchewan Country Music Association Awards this year, taking the honours for top female artist,

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Communities to host Canada Day celebrations Numerous communities in southeast Saskatchewan will be hosting events to mark Canada’s 151st birthday.

The City of Estevan will get a head start on the festivities, as for the second straight year, it will host a pre-Canada Day bash. Celebrate the True North will be held June 29, and will start at 3 p.m. at Centennial Park.

The event will open with bouncy castles, lawn games, food trucks and face painting. Local emergency vehicles will be on display.

Children’s entertainer Funtazm will perform at 4 p.m.

A beer garden will open at 8 p.m., and live music from the band Men Without Shame will start at 9 p.m.

Fireworks will occur at 10 p.m., followed by a flag rising, singing of O Canada and Happy Birthday, and the serving of birthday cake.

Carnduff will also have Canada Day celebrations early on June 29, at the town’s memorial park. A bouncy castle will start at 3 p.m., and then starting at 4 p.m., there will be henna tattoos, face painting, music and beer gardens.

Bienfait’s Canada Day celebrations will once again include a parade this year. File photo Local talent will start performing at 6:30 p.m., and fireworks will occur

at 10 p.m.

There will be a free swim at 1 p.m.

Bienfait’s annual Canada celebrations will kick off with a pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. There will be a parade and a children’s bike parade, with judging at 9:30 a.m. and the parade starting at 10 a.m.

After the parade, there will be several activities starting at 11 a.m., including a concession operated by the Southern Plains Coop, a toonie swim, a trade show, cake cutting, a cake walk, a dunk tank, a mini firemen’s rodeo, a petting zoo, bouncy castles and glitter tattoos.

The Bienfait Coalfields Historical Museum will be open starting at 10 a.m.

There will also be a kiss a pig at 3 p.m. The individual who receives the most donations will have to kiss the pig. Amanda

Pukas, Bonnie Bernhardt, Chris Dupuis and Adriean Bachorcik are entered.

The Firemen versus Farmers softball game will be at 3:30 p.m.

Festivities will end with fireworks at dusk.

Donations will be accepted to offset the cost of the fireworks.

“All of the money the money that gets raised on Canada Day goes towards the Bienfait Rec. Board, which then divides out all the money to all of the facilities and minor sports associations in Bienfait,” said Amanda Pukas, the chair of the recreation board. “That includes the curling rink, hockey rink, library, minor ball and minor hockey, and the school is also involved with that as well.”

The Oungre Memorial

Regional Park’s Canada Day bash will start with a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. A community church service will happen at 10:30 a.m., as will children’s activities. A parade will be at 1 p.m., and a music jamboree will begin at 1:30 p.m.

Performers for the jamboree include the Jack Semple Band, the Daae Family, the Bobby Bowen Family Band, the Olsons, Jeff Nelson, the Rudes and the Hansen Trio.

The Estevan Kinsmen and Kinettes Clubs will host their annual Canada Day bash at their playpark in the Hillside subdivision, starting at 11 a.m.

Those who attend can look forward to games, activities, swimming, food and more to celebrate Canada’s birthday.

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Improvements taking place at water tower Estevan’s water tower is receiving some improvements, thanks in part to funding from the federal and provincial governments.

Shane Bucsis, the water services manager for the City of Estevan, said a mixer is being installed in the water tower to help with recirculating the water. Another mixer is being installed at the Smith Street reservoir for improved water circulation.

“What we find is over the summer months, it’s very warm, and with warmer water, it starts to create stratification, which is the temperature zones within the water, and that causes the chemical to separate out our monochloramines.”

It will also help with ice buildup in the winter months.

“With the water moving inside the water tower, it’s harder for ice to form,” said Bucsis.

The two mixers create fresher water, so the city doesn’t have to use as much chlorine.

Work on the mixer project started a few weeks ago, and is expected to wrap up early next month.

The project was included in the water services division’s capital budget. And it is receiving funding through the gas tax. The city has to apply to the other levels of government for projects to receive approval for gas tax funding.

Bucsis noted that last year the funding from the gas tax went to the blowers upgrade at the wastewater treatment plant. The gas tax support has also been directed towards the construction of the Wellock Road water reservoir.

In addition to the mixers this year, the gas tax funding will go to a new potassium permanganate feeder at the water treatment plant. The money received through the gas tax will cover the entire cost of the mixers.

“The gas tax is calculated per capita, and then they’re giving us the money to go towards different projects,” said Bucsis.

If the city doesn’t use the amount of money allocated to it through the gas tax this year, then that money can be used next year.

The current gas tax arrangement started in 2015 and will expire in 2020.

The other project for the water tower this year will be the its annual cleaning in the fall, in which the building will be drained and a crew will be sent in with fire hoses to wash it all down. It takes about a day of work.

Estevan’s water tower is the site of some improvements to the mixer.

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CITY OF ESTEVAN CONSTRUCTION BULLETIN

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 statutory authority to amend the building bylaw 2004-1662 to include demolition permitting within the City of Estevan.

On June 11, 2018 meeting the first reading of this bylaw was passed and the final readings is expected to be on July 16, 2018.

The proposed Bylaw 2018-1999 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 13th day of June, 2018 Judy Pilloud 1102 4th Street Estevan, SK S4A 0W7

SANITARY SEWER MAIN AND STORM SEWER FLUSHING PROGRAM Beginning Tuesday, May 1, 2018 and continuing to Friday, August 31,2018 the Water and wastewater Division will be carrying out Sanitary Sewer Main Flushing and Storm sewer Flushing, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with the occasional carry over to 6:00 p.m. During the periods of jetting, residents and businesses are advised to securely cap basement floor drains.

You may smell an odor in your home, this can be resolved by simply opening windows for a short period of time and running water to ensure all traps are full of water. Storm sewer will have no effect on homes and business’.

2018 Program Area will encompass all streets South of Railroad Tracks, and East of Souris Ave within City limits including: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Jubilee Place Murray Street Duncan Road McDonald Road McLeod Ave Galloway Street Rooks Ave Perry Crescent Perkins Street 1st Street A 1st Street 2nd Street

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3rd Street 4th Street 5th Street 6th Street 2nd Avenue 3rd Avenue 4th Avenue 5th Avenue 6th Avenue 7th Avenue 8th Avenue 9th Avenue

• • • • • • • • • • •

(1) Monday – Friday June 25-29 Area bounded by Spruce Drive and Princess Street on the North, King Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes Hillside and Scotsburn regions) (2) Tuesday-Friday July 3-6 Area bounded by King Street on the North, CPR Railroad on the South, 14th Ave on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes 7th Street, 8th Street, 9th Street, Centennial, Trojan, and Soo Industrial regions)

Movers and shakers, we have the camp for YOU! Arts and crafts meets running and playing! This camp will be outside making messy fun art in the craziest ways possible! There are some changes to this camp from previous years that you will not want to miss out on! With fun art experiments like Bubble Wrap painting, Giant paint brushes, and Exploding Sidewalk Chalk. Fun new games like Soccer Croquet, Giant Jenga, Rope Courses, and Water Balloon Piñatas! As well as the return of old favourites including slime making, Tie-Dye tag, and Slip N' Slide! The EAGM will be providing morning and afternoon snacks, so you just have to worry about water bottles, lunches, and sunscreen! Don't forget extra changes of clothes because we will be getting MESSY in this camp!

When: July 9th-12th 08h00-17h00 Where: EAGM! Cost: $100/child for the four full days of camp Why: WHY NOT?!?

Email Raven at educator@eagm.ca or drop by the Art Gallery for a registration form

July 16th-19th : Adventures in Art & Advertising – ONLY 7 SPOTS LEFT!

We are re-inventing Art & Advertising camp this year! ADVENTURES IN ART AND ADVERTISING will look at print, comics, and newspapers in the fictional world! We will be learning to make comic strips for the Daily Planet, illustrate Grimm's Brothers Fairy Tales, make moving pictures for the Daily Prophet and the Quibbler, and more! ALSO, throughout the week, your child will design an ad that will be published in the Estevan Mercury Publications! This week will include bus trip adventures around Estevan and to the Mercury for a tour! The EAGM will provide morning and afternoon snack. All you need to worry about is lunches, water bottles, and sunscreen!

When: July 16 - 19 08h00-17h00 Where: EAGM and wherever our adventures take us!

Cost: $100/child for the four full days of camp!

Email Raven at educator@eagm.ca or drop by the art gallery for your registration forms today!

July 23rd – 26th : Forts, Flags, and Fortresses – NOW FULL (Taking Waitlist Registrations)

Register your little witches and wizards for this magical camp today!

When: July 30 - August 2 08h00-17h00 Where: EAGM! Cost: $100/child for the four full days of camp!

Email Raven at educator@eagm.ca or visit the Art Gallery for your registration form!

Tuesday

NIGHT SWIM

Thursday 4

Churchill Park 5-8pm

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SCIENCE CLUB WEEK 9 NIGHT SWIM

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST

10

NIGHT SWIM

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COMMUNTIY HELPERS WEEK 23 NIGHT SWIM

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Churchill Park 5-8pm

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PLANES AND TRAINS WEEK 30

NIGHT SWIM Hillcrest Park 5-8pm

ART EXPLOSION WEEK

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NIGHT SWIM

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Rusty Duce Park 5-8pm

Hillside Park 5-8pm

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SATURDAY SWIM

14

Churchill Park 1-5pm

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NIGHT SWIM

SATURDAY SWIM

Hillside Park 1-5pm

Hillside Park 5-8pm

Hillcrest Park 9am-11am

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Saturday 6

Rusty Duce Park 5-8pm

Hillcrest Park 5-8pm

KINGS AND QUEENS WEEK

NIGHT SWIM

Friday 5

25

SATURDAY SWIM

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Hillcrest Park 1-5pm

10:00 am - 12:00 pm CRAFTS, GAMES & ACTIVITIES 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm SWIMMING OPEN MON-FRI EXCEPT ON DESIGNATED DAYS.

6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 7:45 AM - 8:35 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM

TUESDAY SPIN AQUA AWE GRIT

6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM- 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM- 6:15 PM SPIN BAR 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM MULTI PURPOSE ROOM

WEDNESDAY GRIT AQUA AWE EASY STRETCH CARDIO BOOTCAMP THURSDAY SPIN *NO JULY 12 AQUA AWE GRIT

6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM- 9:50 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:10 am - 11:00 AM 6:00 PM - 6:40 PM

SATURDAY SWIM

Rusty Duce Park 1-5pm

MULTI PURPOSE ROOM RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE MULTI PURPOSE ROOM

MULTI PURPOSE ROOM RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE MULTI PURPOSE ROOM AFFINITY PLACE TRACK

6:10 - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM- 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM-6:10 PM SPIN BAR 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM MULTI PURPOSE ROOM

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

AQUATIC SCHEDULE

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Wednesday

MONDAY GRIT AQUA AWE EASY STRETCH

DROP IN RECREATION

Churchill Park | 1202 First Street Rusty Duce Park | 1400 Nicholson Road Hillcrest Park| 265 Rooks Road Hillside Park | 825 George Street

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EFFECTIVE - July 1 - 30, 2018

FITNESS SCHEDULE

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

i-MAGIC-nation Camp is now open to 30 children due to popular demand!

Make magic wands and broomsticks, learn to tame magical creatures and make potions! This camp will be jam-packed with magically fun crafts and games!

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DROP IN RECREATION

WEIGHT ROOM

July 30th – August 2nd : i-MAGIC-nation – ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT!

Monday

(3) Monday- Friday July 16-20 Area bounded by Kensington on the West, Sawyer Road on the East, North and South City Limits (includes Glen Peterson Industrial Park, East Industrial, Southeast Industrial regions, and properties along Hwy 39E Service Road)

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

Embrace your inner Pirate, Viking, or Explorer at Forts, Flags, and Fortresses Camp this summer at the EAGM! July 23rd - 26th 8AM - 5PM Pack a lunch, water, sunscreen, and messy clothes! We take care of supplies and snacks!

Ages 6 - 12 Only $100/Child for the week!

Call 634-7644 or email Raven at educator@eagm.ca for more information. Registration forms are available for pick-up at the EAGM!

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This work will commence June 25, 2018 and will take approximately six (6) weeks to complete (subject to weather) Chamney Crushing will perform this work within the current Bylaw regulations and specifications.

Safety: Construction site could be dangerous. If you have children, please ask them to keep a safe distance from the site. We will take every precaution to ensure public safety, but we need your assistance to constrain the natural curiosity of younger children. Please DO NOT attempt to go close to areas affected.

Theft or Vandalism: If you see any act of vandalism, theft or anyone suspiciously tampering with equipment, signage or barricades please contact 306-634-1800, or after hours call Police.

Questions and Concerns: The City of Estevan, Engineering Services apologize for any inconveniences that this work may causeand thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience. If you have any question or concerns, please call at 634-1800 or approach the supervisor or foreman on site.

The City of Estevan will be flushing watermains to ensure good water quality for all users of City water.

This work includes the turning of main water valves around the City, and flushing large quantities of water from various hydrants in each area. If your water appears discoloured during the days your area is scheduled for this work (see schedule below), please run a faucet for a few minutes until the water is clear again. If the water remains dirty for a longer period, please contact City Hall at 634-1800 to let us know. Thank you for your understanding during this important maintenance!

July 9th-12th : Art & Activity – ONLY 12 SPOTS LEFT!

Sunday

The City of Estevan is undertaking construction for Concrete and Surface Works The affected area includes Pine Avenue and Spruce Drive and Kensington Avenue intersections.

Property access and parking restrictions are to occur.

2018 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE

SUMMER CAMPS

JULY 2018

KING STREET: Pine Avenue to Kensington Avenue

CITY OF ESTEVAN

10th Avenue Souris Avenue South Sun Valley Drive Park Drive Sunset Bay Mississippian Drive Devonian Street Escana Street Imperial Avenue Pacific Street Superior Avenue

PLAY PARKS

CONSTRUCTION BULLETIN

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MONDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

TUESDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WEDNESDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

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

EFFECTIVE - July 2, 2018

THURSDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

FRIDAY LANE SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SATURDAY LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

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

SUNDAY LANE SWIM FAMILY SWIM PUBLIC SWIM LANE SWIM PUBLIC SWIM

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 6:00 PM - 8:00 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

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Winged sprint cars hit Estevan Motor Speedway cars for the first time in a year. Fedyk had been getting caught in lapped traffic as the race went on.

“I’d seen him with about six laps to go and he’d caught up to Ryder (Olson) and I’d seen he was about the same speed,” said Lawson. “So I just figured if I kept hitting my marks I’d eventually run them both down and I got Ryder with about four to go and Fedyk got caught in lapped traffic, so I thought that was

By Corey Atkinson Sports@estevanmercury.ca

An exciting night of sprint car racing at the Estevan Motor Speedway saw Minot, N.D.’s Dusty Lawson grab victory from the hands of Estevan’s Kyle Fedyk with about a couple of laps to go in the winged sprint car feature race.

Lawson hung back in second and waited to make his move on Fedyk, racing on his home track in sprint

The Estevan Motor Speedway Points Standings (As of June 25, 2018) IMCA Hobby Stock Driver 1. 25R Leevi Runge 2. 17 Blake Penna 3. 97R Riley Raynard 4. 144 Riese Dignan 5. 5 Dan Blackburn

Points 115 111 109 97 94

IMCA Modifieds Driver 1. 99R Chris Hortness 2. 21 Aaron Turnbull 3. 12EH Riley Emmel 4. 77 Tyler Wagner 5. 33 Chris Fidler

Points 147 145 141 136 121

IMCA Stock Car Driver 1. 67 Joren Boyce 2. 68 Jeremy Swanson 3. 10N Cody Nelson 4. 12G Gary Goudy Jr 5. 47 Devon Gonas

Points 147 146 142 137 134

IMCA Sport Mods Driver 1. 0 Robby Rosselli 2. 49 Erik Laudenschlager 3. 889 Kyle Keller 4. 9 Philip Keller 5. 95 Rylan Raynard

Points 78 76 72 71 62

my opportunity to pounce.”

Early in the feature race, Lawson had bounced over a couple of tires in turn one and thought that something might have been broken.

“It kept feeling good so I just kept ripping it,” Lawson said. “That bottom line kept came in huge with that car and it just kept closing and closing.”

It was Lawson’s first ever feature win in a race in the winged sprints.

“We tried a different shock package on our cars just tonight and this car was just flying on the bottom,” Lawson said.

Other winners Friday night were Estevan’s Austin Daae in the street stocks, Estevan’s Riley Emmel in the modifieds and Minot’s Brock Beeter in a very close hobby stocks race with Kenmare, N.D.’s Riese Dignan.

Daae and Jeremy Swanson went back and forth as the street stocks race went on, with both claiming the lead at times.

It was Daae’s first win of the year. “(Swanson) was good getting into (turns) three and four when I was running the top there and he’d gets runs on me down the front straightaway and I was quick enough on one and two,” Daae said. “Then finally I cleared him I think with one or two (laps) to go and get down in three. It was a lot more tacky down there and I was able to hook up a lot better.”

While Daae was happy with the win he was also realistic when it came to the points standings. He had bad luck a couple of times earlier this year with not finishing races and missed another with the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins’

Winged sprint car driver Dusty Lawson (20) takes an early lead in the warmup to a heat just before rain hit Friday and caused a delay.

Brock Beeter (48) leads a few cars in a heat race Friday night alumni golf tournament.

He’ll also miss another race in the coming weeks due to a wedding in Philadelphia he was invited to.

Emmel meanwhile was able to lead from the start to the end even though he spun out after a pass attempt by Ed Turnbull that eventually put Turnbull into the pits.

“I just wanted to get out in front as quick as I could,” said Emmel. “I knew Aaron (Turnbull) and everyone back there was fast. I’d just take my time hitting my makrs and making sure everything was good.”

The mods race had several cautions and the 18 cars that started the race had been pared down to 13 by the time Emmel claimed the checkered flag.

“This is a new car and this is my sixth race,” Emmel said. “I’ve just been

trying to figure it out and see how it goes.”

Beeter claimed victory at EMS for the second time this year in the hobby stocks, getting by Riese Dignan in turn four of the last lap and then sprinting for the win. Beeter had led for most of the race until Dignan had passed him only a few laps earlier.

“It was going right the whole race until he passed me,” Beeter said. “It was one of those (time) when you’ve got to make a decision and you’re not sure if it’s the right decision. He decided to go low and I followed that (lapped) 91 (car) and I crossed over and it was the right choice that time. One lap later it might have been different….

“Some of that is experience but I’m not going to say that’s not luck, either.”

Beeter was in the lead and stuck to the middle

part of the track for most of the race.

“It’s working here in the middle, so why move?” he said. “But I was afraid the top and the bottom would start working their way in. It was kind of greasy to start and by the end of it Riese found it before I did.

That’s the advantage of second place, you always search for something new.”

Ryder Raynard of Estevan won the junior slingshots race.

There were two nights of racing scheduled but only Fridays was able to be completed, with a lot of rain hitting the track at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

The next scheduled race is July 9, when the Dakota Modifieds Tour hits Estevan Motor Speedway.

Fonstad selected by Montreal Canadiens

Estevan’s Cole Fonstad is one big step closer to his National Hockey League dream.

Fonstad was drafted in the fifth round, 128th overall, in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens in Dallas on Saturday, becoming the first Estevan born player to be drafted in 17 years.

Fonstad had a great year on the ice for the Prince Albert Raiders, scoring 21 goals and 52 assists for 73 points in 72 games in the regular season. He added four goals and an assist in the Raiders’ playoff run and played in five games for Canada at the U-18 Ivan Hlinka tournament in Russia in the spring.

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Cole Fonstad has been drafted by the Montreal Canadians in the Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects game in Guelph, Ont. on Jan. 25, scoring a goal for Team Orr in their 7-4 loss to Team Cherry.

The highest Estevan player drafted was Blair Atcheynum, selected

52nd overall by the Hartford Whalers in 1989. The most recent local players selected were chosen in 2001 (Joel Stepp, 69th by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Dustin Johner, 169th overall by the Florida Panthers).

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The Bantam Voltz celebrate their victory in the South Saskatchewan Lacrosse League championship on the weekend in Moose Jaw. Submitted photo

Bantam Voltz win league championship in overtime With no losses in their league’s regular season, it would come as little surprise to find the bantam Voltz were able to step up and win the league’s playoffs last weekend.

The team went 10-0-2 in the South Saskatchewan

Lacrosse League regular season and had perfect record in the playoffs en route to their trophy with a 7-2 win over the Swift Current Rampage Blue.

But it took the Voltz until overtime to take care of the Swift Current Rampage

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Stang and Chrest each scored in the opening moments of overtime and the Voltz held on after a late Rampage White goal for the 5-4 win.

The final was close on the scoreboard until the third period when the Voltz took care of the Rampage Blue team with some late magic. Chrest scored three and Nathan Wagstaff scored a pair, while Stang and Kolby Forseth scored a single. Eight different players scored assists in the gold medal game.

The Voltz will now get ready to play in provincials, hosted in Estevan July 6-8.

Peewee Voltz earn bronze in league playoffs The Harris Oilfield Construction Voltz won their first medal at the league level with their 4-3 win over the Swift Current Rampage B team at the South Saskatchewan Lacrosse League peewee playoff last weekend.

The Voltz jumped out to a 2-0 led after the first period on goals by Chase Foord and Ryder Davidson and lead 3-1 after the second thanks to Foord’s second goal. The Rampage tied it up with a pair of goals in the third period but with 2:40 on the clock, Shea McNabb scored, assisted by Foord and Corby Lemcke. Provincials July 6-8 await the Voltz and the rest of the best teams in the province. Submitted photo.

Former Bruin Haugan honoured with NHL award

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The announcement w a s m a d e We d n e s d a y night during the NHL’s awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

Haugan was the head coach and general manager of the SJHL’s Humboldt Broncos when he died in an April 6 crash involving the Broncos team bus and a semi-trailer unit.

Sixteen people aboard the bus died.

His wife, Christina, accepted the award on his behalf.

The award is presented to the person who best utilizes hockey as a platform for participants to build character and develop important life skills for a more positive family experience.

A touching video tribute to the Broncos aired during the awards ceremony. Ten players who survived the bus crash were then introduced to the crowd, and were on the stage as O’Ree presented the award to Christina Haugan. Three other players couldn’t attend because they are still recovering in hospital.

Haugan played for the Bruins during his final season of junior hockey in 1995-96, and returned

to the Bruins in December 2000 to be an assistant coach. He was the interim co-head coach and general manager for the final weeks of the 2002-03 season.

Haugan was then the head coach and general manager of the junior B North Peace Navigators in Peace River, Alta., from 2003-2015, and then he returned to Saskatchewan to be the head coach and general manager of the Broncos in 2015.

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The other finalists were Debbie Bland of Etobicoke, Ont., the cofounder/builder of the Etobicoke Dolphins Girls Hockey League, and Neal Henderson of Washington, founder of the Fort Dupont Hockey Club.

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Second annual Kin Park classic ball hockey tournament set for September

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

There was so much fun to be had for ball hockey enthusiasts last year, the Kinsmen and Kinettes are going to have another ball hockey tournament this year.

Derrick Wilson is cochairing the event this year after the idea he had to hold it last year at the new Kinsmen outdoor rink at the play park in Hillside.

“This year I’ve put a committee together for it and we have a joint committee with both of the clubs and it’s been less weight on my shoulders,” said Wilson. “I have a great committee working with

me.”

This year’s event is scheduled for Sept. 7 and is called the Kin Park Classic and Fun Day. Last year, the tournament raised money for the Kinsmen and Wilson was able to give out a cash prize for the top few places. The 3-on-3 hockey tournament last year had a maximum of 12 teams with seven players but this year will be going to 16 teams with a maximum of 10 players. There will be a corresponding rise in the kitty for the winners.

“We have beer gardens at the park (but) I didn’t want it to become a drunk fest,” he said. “We do have a higher entry (fee) and we have a higher payout… I

wanted it to be something everybody could be included in but I also wanted to keep it competitive because I think that keeps the attractiveness there.”

Wi l s o n h a s b e e n involved in hockey his whole life and he’s noted that Estevan has had a couple of attempts at ball hockey tournaments.

“They turned into a boozefest,” he said. “We wanted to keep it so that a guy can have a nice cold beer at the end of a game but also remember about the reason they’re there for.”

Last year he said there were no issues at all with the event.

“We’re hoping to con-

tinue that this year,” Wilson said.

As part of the family part of the event, there will be a family fun area as well from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, with the Saskatchewan Roughriders game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers going on at the same time so people can watch the Rider game there as their kids play.

“We’re getting a nice, big activity tent set up,” Wilson said.

Four of the tournament’s entries were from out

come out.”

There was a fairly high calibre of teams that came out last year, which Wilson attributes to the payouts they were able to make for the teams.

“It’s only $40 per player, so it’s not that bad for a fundraising event,” he said. “It’s a weekend of excitement and some nice big payouts.”

To get involved in getting a team into the tournament, Wilson can be reached at 306-461-5543.

Golden Eels win plenty of medals in Regina All members of the Estevan Golden Eels swim club were able to beat their personal bests in at least one race at the Eels’ second meet of the season in Regina.

There were a total of 12 Eels that were able to place in the top three for overall point totals for their age categories during the meet. The team collected a total of 950 points, which was more than 400 points ahead of the Regina Pira-

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of town and this year there’s already been some commitments from teams outside of the immediate Estevan area.

“Right now, we have two teams from Arcola, two teams from Oxbow and a team from Weyburn and a team from Saskatoon,” Wilson said. “We’re drawing from all different centres and a couple of my buddies play in a ball hockey league in Saskatoon and they’ve been trying to push a couple of more teams from there to

nhas in second place.

In the 7-8 boys division, Marcus DeLeeuw won gold with 39 points, and in the 9-10 girls, Jordyn Tarnes won gold with 52 points. Emily Tarnes of the 11-12 girls won gold with 52 points and 15-17 girl Taeghen Hack won gold with 52 points.

Silver medal winners were Blake Andrist in the 9-10 boys with 41 points, Ethan Elliott of the 11-12 boys with 50 points, Josie

Andrist of the 13-14 girls with 46 points, and Josh Wilson of the 15-17 boys with 48 points.

The bronzes were won

by Alianna Young of the 9-10 girls with 40 points, Lucas Dzeryk of the 1112 boys with 42 points, Mikayla Hack of the 13-14 girls with 42 points and Cameron Gillingham of the 13-14 boys with 39 points.

The Eels next meet will be July 7 in Swift Current.

Members of the Golden Eels Swim Club had a good trip to Regina for the Piranhas Invitiational Meet. Submitted photo

Darcy Meyers putts on the 18th green at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course for the annual Estevan Family Resource Centre Golf Tournament Friday.

Funds raised at the tournament, which includes part of the entry fee and a live and silent auction, will be going to services the centre provides.

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Ada Clarkson Ada Clarkson passed away peacefully in the presence of her family, June 18, 2018.

Ada was predeceased by her parents Oscar and Doris Rederburg, husbands Earl Richardson (1963), and K.B. Clarkson (2014); brothers: Alfred (Mary), Clifford and Howard Rederburg; brothers-in-law: Norbert Spohn, Harry and Fred Richardson; sister-in-law Merle (Keith) Wadsworth; and granddaughter Marcie Wolfater.

Ada is survived by her children: Larry Richardson (Albert Beekman), Victoria, BC, Kaye (Brian) Wolfater, Saskatoon, SK, Daryl (Pam) Richardson, Saskatoon, SK, Eian Richardson, Stoughton, SK; grandchildren: Brent (Tamara) Wolfater, Lee Wolfater, Tara Richardson (Hayden Yip), Drew Richardson (Danielle Altrogge), Julia Raynard (Shawn Tuffnell) and daughter Brielle; great grandchildren: Caera and Cayson Wolfater; sister Marion Spohn; sisters-in-law: Florence and Mary Lynn Rederburg, Mary Richardson.

Ada was born April 7, 1928 in Benson, SK. She attended school in Benson, worked in Regina for two years before her marriage to Earl Richardson in 1963. Ada and Earl settled in Stoughton and had four children. After Earl’s passing in 1963, Ada raised her children on her own until she married Bernard Clarkson in 1966. Ada and Bernard were blessed with a partnership which lasted 48 years.

Ada was a past member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion, the UCW, and a Sunday School teacher. Ada remained active in her church until the closing months of her life.

A Funeral Service for Ada was held Friday, June 22, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. from Grace United Church, Stoughton, SK with Reverend Elizabeth Goodson officiating. Honorary Pallbearers were all in attendance. Active Pallbearers were: Al Bookman, Brent Wolfater, Lee Wolfater, Drew Richardson, Brian Rederburg and Hayden Yip. Interment was held at Stoughton Cemetery, Stoughton, SK with luncheon following at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch # 133, Stoughton, SK. For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Ada may be made Stoughton Grace United Church, 216 Main Street, Stoughton, SK, S0G 4T0.

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Albert L. Dreher 1948 - 2018 Albert passed away at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Special Care Home, Estevan, Sask. on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the age of 69 years.

A Public Graveside Service was held on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the Goodwater Cemetery, Goodwater, Sask. with Marian Huber officiating.

A time of fellowship and refreshments followed at the Goodwater Hall. Those wishing to make donations in Albert’s memory may do so directly to Parkinson Canada, #110B Airport Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7L 6W2.

Dustin Hall at Hall Funeral Services, Estevan assisted Albert’s family.

Donald Danielson 1934 – 2018 With great sorrow the family wishes to announce the passing of Donald Danielson, late of Estevan, SK on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home at the age of 83 years.

Donald was predeceased by his parents Alben and Alma Danielson; brothers, Leonard and Ralph; sisters, Claire, Helen and Maria; and grandsons, Shawn and Ryan Mitchell.

Donald is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Helen; their daughters, Jeannette Betteridge and family, Julie and Mike Milford and family, and Cindy and John Wyper and family. Great memories will remain forever with Donald’s numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A Celebration of Donald’s life was held on Saturday June 23, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK with Marian Huber officiating.

Those so wishing may make donations in Donald’s memory to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201-2nd Street, Estevan, SK S4A 2W7.

Deb Heidinger at Hall Funeral Services, Estevan assisted Donald’s family.

Sandra Lee Ann Marcotte (nee Mickalishen) Sandra was the first born of 7 (one sibling, Joseph, died at birth) to Stan and Kay Mickalishen on Sept 6, 1957. Her younger surviving siblings are Linda, Don, David, Ken and Michelle.

She grew up in Estevan, SK, renting for the first 4 years then moving into the home she would stay in until adulthood. The house at 109 Mc Donald Road was the family home for decades.

Tobogganing down the hill, fishing at the damn, street hockey in front of the house with neighbours all were a part of growing up there. Sandra worked very hard in school achieving many awards and accolades for her efforts. She attended St Joseph’s elementary, IHJH (Immaculate Heart Jr. High) and the ECS (Estevan Comprehensive School). She was involved in band, choral, drama, debate, volleyball, yearbook, church activities and so on, even earning the most valuable student award in grade 12.

After Sandra graduated, she took a train ride to Quebec. It was one of her fondest trips ever. Sandra went to university at the U of S, majoring in history and political science. She loved these classes and the relationships she made through the Newan Players and at St. Thomas Moores. During her university years she met and eventually married Larry Marcotte.

Together they had 2 daughters, Lise and Joan. Lise developed a serious kidney disease that took up much of their time and kept them both very busy. While the marriage did not last, they both remained dedicated to lovingly raising the girls. Sandra moved to Weyburn the year Lise started Kindergarten to the house on 4th street. She began a long-loved work life in the family business of Zippy Mart Burger Junction and the Patio (Kay Confectioners). She was solely in charge of Weyburn Dairy and the Burnway Laundromat. Many people remember her kindness and how helpful she was at the Postal Outlet Zippy. Her pleasant smile, helpful nature, amazing ability to remember people’s names/orders/purchases made her an essential part to so much of the business. When the post office closed, Sandra went to doing the books for the business. A small home was bought to serve as “the office” and many many family events were held there. Sandra remained in Weyburn and stayed active in the community always. She was a longtime member to the CWL, Weyburn Multicultural Council, Pro Life, church activities/groups and various committees related to her children’s schooling and organizations. She was a dedicated mother, attending all events her 2 busy children were in, specifically Silver Seals and Ukrainian dance. Sandra was always ready to lend a hand. Zippy Mart was sold in 2011 and Sandra began a new path working outside the family business. She spent over a year working at CIBC and then moved to a loved position with Cogent Chartered Accountants.

So many of her clients regardless of her position commented on how pleasant it was to deal with her. Sandra’s dedication to family was shown in her involvement with her grandchildren, nieces and nephews. You couldn’t find a prouder “Baba” or aunty Sandy anywhere this side of the equator. She loved going to the concerts, games, drama productions, performances……all of it. There were even times when Lise or Joan couldn’t be there but they could always trust “Baba” to be there for her grandchildren. Her love for her family knew no end and had no boundaries. The number of adoptive daughters and sons, extended families and family members by request showed just how much she wanted to be sure others knew they were loved and cared for. Sandra passed suddenly in her home on June 15, 2018 and is very much missed and loved. Prayers were said on Friday, June 22, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at Fletcher Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, Saskatchewan and the Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church with Father Francis Plaparampil presiding at both. Donations in memory of Sandra can be made to the Catholic Woman’s league of Weyburn St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church (CWL) or Prolife (Weyburn & District Pro-Life association-Weyburn (306)842-1633. Condolences may be left at: www.fletcherfuneralchapel.com Arrangements entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Chapel Weyburn, Saskatchewan 306-842-5432

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Members of the Estevan Police Service were called to an accident involving a motorcycle and a car last week.

Estevan Police Service called to assault and accidents, arrest an impaired driver Estevan Police Service (EPS) members were called to an assault and an accident that caused injuries last week.

Two people were arrested following an assault in Estevan Tuesday morning.

Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) received multiple complaints about an altercation occurring in south Estevan during the June 19 day shift. Officers attended and a 41-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were subsequently arrested for assault.

A 43-year-old man received minor injuries as a result.

The 41-year-old man has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and mischief, and was released with an August court date. The 21-year-old man has been charged with assault and was found to be breaching the conditions of a conditional sentence order.

He was lodged in cells to answer to the matter in court on June 21.

The EPS, the Estevan Fire Rescue Service and the Estevan Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were called to an accident at the intersection of 13th Avenue and King Street during the June 20 day shift.

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The collision occurred at 1:47 p.m. and involved a motorcycle and a car. The driver of the motorcycle was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital with nonlife threatening injuries.

The driver of the car was checked by EMS on the scene but was not injured.

Local officers have also apprehended another impaired driver.

Police arrested and c h a rg e d a m a l e f r o m Brooks, Alta., for impaired driving and driving while over .08 during the June 22 night shift. He supplied two breath samples that were twice the legal limit.

He was released and will appear in Estevan Provincial Court in August.

In other recent police news, members attended to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Fourth Street and Ninth Avenue during the June 18 day shift. No injuries occurred in the collision and both vehicles were safe to be driven. Following the investigation, a 53-year-old woman was charged under the Traffic Safety Act for failing to yield the right of way when turning.

Police attended to another two-vehicle collision in the 100-block of King Street that day. No injuries occurred as a result of the collision, but both vehicles were towed from the scene as they were unsafe to be driven. Following the in-

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Members received a report during the June 19 day shift of a possible fraud involving the sale of a vehicle. The matter is being investigated.

Officers attended to a collision between a truck and smaller car in north Estevan during the June 19 night shift. Estevan Emergency Medical Services attended to assess the driver of the car. No medical attention was required.

Several foot patrols were made through the Estevan Fair. No problems were encountered, but police located a 21-year-old man who was breaching the conditions of an undertaking and was subsequently arrested. He was released on a recognizance to appear in court on July 30.

Local police, in conjunction with Regina Police Service, charged a 53-year-old Regina man with two counts of crimi-

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Members arrested a 23-year-old Estevan woman for breaching her release conditions and probation.

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Police also located a senior citizen wandering down Souris Avenue North during the June 24 night shift. It was determined he wandered away from the Estevan Regional Nursing Home. He was transported back to the home by the police.

Members received numerous calls about two moose in the city during the June 24 night shift.

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Spruce Ridge School club hosts We Day festival The We Day Club at Spruce Ridge School gave their peers a taste of what happens during a We Day, thanks to an event on June 20 at the school.

The Spruce Ridge We Day featured motivational speakers, music, videos and more. A morning session was offered for students from Westview, Pleasantdale, Hillcrest and Manor schools. The afternoon was for Spruce Ridge students and people from the community.

Jody Copeland, who is the learning support teacher at the school, estimated there were about 600 people who attended the two sessions.

The event at Spruce Ridge was spurred from stu-

dents attending a We Day in Manitoba last October.

“They decided they wanted to try to do something for Estevan,” said Copeland.

The first speaker was Brady Johnson from Encompass Fitness. She talked about the importance of not being concerned about people’s opinions.

Then local Habitat for Humanity committee chair Doug Barnstable discussed how the We Day Club raised $2,500 for a Habitat house in Nicaragua.

Estevan’s Payton Sernick, who is this province’s ambassador for the Champions Program for the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan,

sent in a video message about the power hopes and dreams.

Spruce Ridge student Kaitlyn Desrosiers, who is part of the We Day Club, spoke about her experiences from moving a lot.

“She told us about one of her experiences at one of the schools she attended,” said Copeland.

The kids also organized prize giveaways, dance contests and noise contests.

Copeland said the kids were very impressed with the event they organized, and she was proud of them.

“There are 36 kids right now in the club, and they did such a great job,” said Copeland. “They were pretty excited. The energy was

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Members of Spruce Ridge School’s We Day Club gather for a group photo following the We Day event at the school. Photo submitted amazing in there. We had three hosts who took on the major speaking parts of holding the whole show together.”

But everyone had a role to play to make We Day a success.

Copeland also paid tribute to Spruce Ridge response to intervention teacher Robyn Ruzicka for her efforts to

make the event happen.

It’s been a good year for the club, Copeland said.

Each year they have to pick a new pillar to focus on, and this year it was education. As part of that pillar, the club set aside $1,000 to furnish a school room in Haiti. Johnson matched the amount to

furnish another school room.

The other pillars are food, water, health and opportunity.

“We’ll choose something that we can focus a little bit more on locally next year, and try to keep our fundraising money right in Estevan,” said Copeland.

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Participating in the scholarship presentation were, back row, from left, Estevan Arts Council representative Nancy Samoluk, scholarship recipients Matthew Gillies, Faith Haberstock, Reese Handley, Sienna Kuntz, Marley Nashiem, Kylie Phillipchuk, Dylan Pryznyk, Dawson Rensby, Rafe Rensby, Ekko Sanguin, Garrett Schwab, Rachelle Stephany, Levi Stepp and Brielle Wakely, and Estevan Arts Council representatives Wilma Mantei and Allison Holzer.

Front row, scholarship recipients Elsie Alexander, Kristen Carlson, Kaylee Carlson, Grace Christensen, Laura Christensen, Madeline Christensen, Indiana Froese and Harrison Froese. Missing: Rebecca Duncan, William Duncan, Gavin Fleck, Jenna Fleck, Katie Ostrander, Camryn Westling and Michaela Zatko.

Arts council presents scholarships to youths The Estevan Arts Council saluted more than two dozen talented young people on Thursday afternoon.

The arts council presented 29 scholarships worth $100 each to local youths. The scholarships will allow the young people to pursue summer camps in music, dance, theatre or art.

Elsie Alexander, Reese Handley, Ekko Sanguin and Brielle Wakely will attend the Drewitz School of Dance’s ballet extravaganza,

Kristen Carlson, Kaylee Carlson, Grace Christensen, Laura Christensen, Madeline Christensen, Rebecca Duncan, William Duncan, Mathew Gillies, Katie Ostrander, Dylan Pryznyk, Dawson Rensby, Rafe Rensby, Garrett Schwab and Rachelle Stephany will go to the Kenosee Lake Band Camp.

Gavin Fleck, Jenna Fleck and Michaela Zatko will attend the Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party.

Harrison Froese, Indiana Froese, Faith Haberstock,

Sienna Kuntz, Marley Nashiem and Camryn Westling will attend the Souris Valley Theatre’s summer youth camps.

Levi Stepp will go to the Eldon and Anne Foote Theatre School in Edmonton.

Kylie Phillipchuk will attend the Cathedral Art School in Regina or the Souris Valley Theatre’s youth camp.

Allison Holzer with the Estevan Arts Council applauded the young people for their talent and their willingness to attend a summer arts camp this year.

Envision reflects on accomplishments at meeting The Envision Counselling and Support Centre continues to be an important service for many in the southeast.

The organization held its annual general meeting on June 19 at Affinity Credit Union’s Estevan branch.

Board members, staff and others gathered for a recap on activities, to elect new board members and to look ahead to the coming months.

Executive director Christa Daku said it was a chance to celebrate staff members and successes, and to reflect on challenges.

“Every year, I can’t commend the staff enough for the time and energy and commitment they put into our organization and our

clients. I think that over the years our reputation has really grown, and we’ve been sought-after services in the southeast,” said Daku.

Envision also completed a new strategic plan last year.

The end result was strategic priorities, accompanied by actions, setting the stage for the next three years of Envision’s operations and board governance. One of the first strategic actions was to do a needs assessment that will result in the agency sharing the story of the southeast, with indicators relating to the strengths and areas for improvement within the service area.

The annual meeting also served as an opportunity to

look at the programs Envision offers to the region.

Envision had 3,045 counselling sessions in 201718, which was up slightly from the 3,025 the previous year. They had 67 young people go through the children exposed to violence program, 284 people attend the family intervention program, 399 through the interpersonal violence and abuse program, and 141 through the family support program.

Envision also made 276 presentations.

Sixty-one per cent of the clients last year were female and 39 per cent were male.

Two board members completed their six-year terms on the board. Tami Scott, who was the organiza-

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tion’s board chair, and Karen Hirsch have wrapped up their terms.

“They were a pleasure to have around and offered a lot of insight,” said Daku.

“Obviously I was a new ED (executive director) during that time, and I know I valued their mentorship and their leadership immensely during that time.”

Bill Holliday of Weyburn and Angela Burgess of Estevan are now on the board, which has nine members.

Tracey Kiliwnik of Weyburn is the chairperson.

Brian Pilloud of Estevan will be the vice-chair and also the treasurer. Kristin Dupuis of Estevan will be the secretary.

Members at large in-

clude Roni-Sue Coulter of Estevan, Lana Perrault of Estevan, Garth Myglod of Carlyle and Tana Cugnet of Weyburn.

The Ministry of Justice and Social Services both attended the annual general meeting, and the Ministry of Justice gave a presentation on the hub community mobilization initiative, in which a committee will meet to address situations facing individuals or families with elevated risk factors.

Financial statements showed that the agency posted a deficit of $66,000 during the fiscal year that ended March 31. They hope the government will be able to come through with some additional dollars, but Daku

said Envision is able to sustain its present programming.

Daku noted there are two grants that they hadn’t received their final payment for when the fiscal year came to an end. Envision was also the partner for this year’s Savour the Southeast, and the revenues for that event had not come in when financial statements were released.

Envision also had an increase in its rent, taxes and insurance. Some of their operational costs also increased, forcing the organization to look at other ways to cut back.

“I’m hoping that this year will be a little bit more stable without any other unexpected surprises,” said Daku.

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