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Beautiful fall weather kept pampering the Estevan area. Warm days have been dominating the forecast lately and golden canopies made the Sunshine Capital look even brighter these days. But the winds have been gradually undressing the trees, reminding of a need to get ready for the upcoming winter. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

United Way Estevan is all set for telethon

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

The United Way Estevan 2020 Telethon will start this Friday at the Royal Canadian Legion's Estevan branch and will roll for the traditional 33 hours, filled with entertainment, beautiful stories and community spirit, all of which will be streamed live on Access.

"The countdown is on and we are busy completing the finishing touches to host the 44th annual telethon on Oct. 16 and 17," said United Ways Estevan president Melanie Graham.

Telethon is the United Way Estevan's biggest fundraiser of the year, which attracts hundreds of thousands of dollars that are used to support 15 member agencies - local vital charitable organizations and other community initiatives and projects.

Graham said that despite the economically challenging times, the support they've been receiving leading up to the telethon was overwhelming.

Many local businesses stepped forward with fundraisers to benefit the United

Way Estevan's telethon. Some of them are still ongoing.

Until Oct. 16, The Tower Café, 1124 Social House and Willy’s The Tap House is running a pizza fundraiser, in which a portion from each pizza purchase is donated to the United Way's telethon. Southern Bolt supply also came on board and up to Oct. 18, for every $10 donated to the United Way Estevan at their business a person can enter to win a Milwaukee three-piece combo kit.

Up to Oct. 15, Estevan Pizza and Chinese Cuisine direct a portion of proceeds from any order to the telethon. And Murray GM is hosting a kick-off to the telethon event on Oct. 14 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. This will be the second straight year for the kickoff.

Besides, all Estevan banks and the Affinity Credit Union started accepting donations on behalf of the United Way. This will allow individuals to support the great cause at their convenience without attending the legion hall if they choose so.

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She added that the community in general is already going above and beyond to support the cause, which also speaks to the theme of the year.

"People came with two, three or four (handmade) items (to be donated for the raffle table). All the generosity speaks to our theme well, United We Stand," said Graham.

An assortment of 80 handcrafted items were donated by numerous community members. The online silent auction will see anything from birdhouses, crocheted items and quilts to original photo prints, Christmas centrepieces, canning and, of course, baking, which this year will be supplied in a form of gift certificates to be redeemed from the donation provider at any time.

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Sask. Health Authority cautioned public of increased COVID-19 exposure at several locations The Saskatchewan Health Authority advised the public of increased COVID-19 exposure for locations in Estevan.

According to a news release issued on Oct. 6, individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 positive were at the following businesses when likely infectious: • Sept.​​28-Oct. 1: Affinity Credit Union, Estevan location, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; • Sept. 29 and Oct. 1: Estevan Leisure Centre, 6:20-6:50 p.m.; • Oct. 1: Willy's The Tap House Restaurant, starting at 7:30 p.m.; • Oct. 1: Sobey’s, from 5-5:45 p.m.; and • Oct. 2: Affinity Credit Union, Estevan, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Oct. 4: Sobey's from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

This marks the first time that the SHA has issued an advisory for sites in Estevan since the virus was first diagnosed in Saskatchewan in mid-March.

Affinity Credit Union had announced previously that their Estevan location would be closed from Oct. 5-7 for extensive cleaning after someone who was diagnosed with COVID-19 was at the credit union from Sept. 23-25.

The SHA later revealed the potential increased exposure for Sept. 28-Oct. 1.

“The Saskatchewan Health Authority considers this a low-risk incident,” Affinity said in a news release.

Affinity Credit Union CEP Mark Lane told the Mercury last week two employees at the Estevan branch tested positive.

The Estevan branch reopened on Oct. 8.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority declared outbreaks at Affinity and at Bert Baxter Transport for having at least two employees test positive. Bert Baxter Transport was not included in the list of businesses, warning of increased exposure.

Also, The Tap House acknowledged that an

individual who tested COVID-19 positive was at The Tap House while likely infectious. In a Facebook message posted a couple of hours before the SHA news release was issued,The Tap House said the person was in the restaurant between the hours of 7:30-10 p.m.; the SHA news release reported the person was there from 7:30-8 p.m.

"Please be assured that our staff have been working diligently since reopening to ensure the safety of all patrons and staff," the post said. "All tables including seats and high traffic areas are being sanitized after each use. Prior to every shift, our staff completes a symptom checklist including temperatures and are not permitted to work if displaying any symptoms."

In a news release, the city said it received notice from the Saskatchewan Health Authority on Oct. 6 that individuals who tested COVID-19 positive were at the Estevan Leisure Centre.

The Sask. Health Authority rates the risk level as a low risk of transmission. Still, they will

continue to advise of any risk changes, and the City of Estevan Leisure Centre will follow their direction.

Public Health officials are advis​​ing individuals who were at these locations on the specified dates during the specified times to immediately self-isolate if they have had or currently have symptoms of COVID-19 and to call HealthLine 811 to arrange for testing. All other individuals who are not experiencing symptoms should self monitor for 14 days. It is important to note that individuals may develop symptoms from two to 14 days following exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19. ​ As of Oct. 12, there had been 32 cases of COVID-19 in the past seven months; 11 cases were active. Ten of the active cases were in southeast Zone 4, where Estevan is located.

Two people diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past week and a half are now considered recovered.

The 2020 telethon will take place at the legion hall in Estevan « A1 The items are already posted on the United Way 2020 bid Items Facebook page for viewing and bidding.

"It's exciting, it's our first time to have the online auction," said Graham.

While the items will also be set up at the legion and will receive some camera time, there will be no in-person viewing this year. People will need to place their bids under items on the Facebook page or over the phone. Items will be closing periodically one at a time during the telethon hours.

The auction items will make great Christmas gifts while still benefiting the United Way and their member agencies.

The raffle quilt created by the Hearts and Hands Quilting Guild is still on display at Henders Drugs. It also will be raffled off during the telethon.

Direct monetary donations started flowing in before the event as well, and there were a lot of great surprises, which will only continue during the telethon with some donors coming in to present

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Graham said that everything is set up and ready to go.

Due to the safety measures, the entertainment this year is a mixture of live and prerecorded acts.

"The committee has worked diligently, very hard, to provide an action-packed schedule. It has a variety of entertainers," said Graham.

Local band The Way, who've previously performed at the telethon, will close this year. The full entertainment lineup can be found on A24 of this edition of the Mercury.

Some member agencies will join the United Way volunteers and board members during the hours of the telethon, while other interviews were also pre-recorded

ahead of time.

"With our theme United We Stand, I strongly believe this is portrayed well in Estevan as people are more united, acting together, providing help to people they don't know and showing more care and understanding to others around them," said Graham.

Donations to the United Way Estevan 44th annual Telethon can be made at any time at Estevan banks, Affinity Credit Union in Estevan, participating businesses online at enutedwayestevan.com. During the hours of the telethon, people and businesses can do their pledges over the phone and at the legion hall in Estevan.

"Youth, families and the elderly in our community face challenges in accessing nec-

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This purple martin birdhouse was donated by Al Wempe for the telethon’s bid items table. Photo by Ricki Graham essary services. United Way Estevan member agencies and community impact projects helped provide basic care, comfort and support for those in need. As a vital member of the community of Estevan we

are appealing to your generosity and supporting this year's telethon," said Graham.

"Alone we can do so little, united we can do so much. You will be helping someone you know! Join us next weekend!"

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Sacred Heart teacher Christa Walton receives a Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence An Estevan teacher has been recognized on the federal level for her professionalism, leadership, exemplary teaching practices, and commitment to help the next generation of Canadians gain the knowledge and skills they need for future success in a world inspired by ideas and driven by innovation.

Christa Walton a student support/technolog y coach and teacher for prekindergarten to grade 8 at Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur, was awarded a Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence (Certificate of Achievement) on World's Teachers Day on Oct. 5.

"It's been pretty exciting, that's for sure," Walton said in an interview with the Mercury. "I'm honoured to be even nominated by the people that nominated me."

As one of her colleagues said in the nomination form, Walton has shown tremendous patience and leadership as she works one on one with teachers to help them set and reach meaningful goals that create incredible learning experiences for their students.

The nominee's signature was required to complete the application, so Walton learned in January 2020 that she was being nominated for the award. Usually, the awards are given out in March, but due to the pandemic, this was postponed until October this year. However, it didn't make the experience less exciting.

"It's neat that they still found a way to still continue with that," Walton said.

This year the award recipients were chosen from among 246 nominations across the country. But strong competition wasn't the main concern for Walton when she learned that she was one of

the nominees.

"They said they had sent in a nomination for a lot of my work in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and project-based learning, and I was caught off guard just because I've actually been out of the classroom for the past two years in the student services area. While I still helped line up STEM nights and I created some STEM literacy boxes, I just thought that I've been out of the classroom and I didn't know if that would still be considered," Walton recalled.

Walton has been teaching for over 15 years, and about 10 of those she dedicated to Sacred Heart School.

Her bio names many of her achievements and describes the unique approaches she uses when working with students and other teachers.

At school, she coaches teams, advises clubs, organizes the STEAM fair, coordinates a Christmas gift drive and mentors new teachers. Beyond school walls, she runs sports teams, represents her school division at the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation, and has served on the local parish council.

In her school and division, Walton leads projects in 21st-century learning and in new pedagogies for deeper learning. She attends national conferences in these fields and reviews related lessons from teachers around the world, then uses her knowledge to help her students and inspire her colleagues.

She also created a technology scope and sequence for each grade. It helps ensure students learn one foundational skill before moving on to the next, and focuses particularly on the use of one-to-one technologies, such as tablets and Chrome-

books. Walton also lets students choose approaches that fit their learning styles and promotes inquiry-based learning.

Some of her outstanding achievements include spearheading a carbon-capture research project, for which students tested materials to see how well they filtered carbon dioxide, then shared findings with local government and proposed new idlefree emissions bylaw. This project was one of Walton's favourite ones.

"In 2016 I was in Grade 8 and we did a project for the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest and we ended up making it really far. It was eye-opening, it was where I started with my big interest in it all," recalled Walton.

Samsung awarded $20,000 worth of technology to the school as a result of this project.

Walton connects STEM to literac y. S he devised STEM literacy boxes to help teachers dovetail engineering challenges and science experiments with books. She also started middle-school STEM book clubs and researched grade-appropriate books for many reading levels.

The STEM nights are among the projects she likes working on the most.

"We infuse liter ac y with it. The turn I took with STEM is trying to find books that go with the projects and putting together some classroom resources," Walton said.

"Not all of the projects have been super successful, but they've all been fun."

She also led the Legacy Project, in which students visited nursing home residents weekly to learn their life stories, worked with sponsors to create photo books for seniors, while gaining insights

into history and compassion for others, honing technology and research skills and building community spirit.

Walton co-ordinated the Youth Biz initiative, which encouraged students to research business ideas and then pitch them to local professionals in a Dragon's Den format. Winning students received money to further develop their ideas.

"You usually have an idea that you draw out to the kids, and you learn in a way the projects go big and beyond the classroom when you let the kids take the lead on it," said Walton, adding that the CCS research project grew much bigger because of the students' interest in it.

"Just letting them go with the reins on some of these projects and letting the kids take it further is kind of uncomfortable but you realize where they'll go with it …

For me, it's a great project if when they leave home they're still talking about it, but when the project is done, it's maybe not done, and they are going to take it and do some more follow-up."

She also helped colleagues transition to a new literacy program. She researched the Fountas and Pinnell reading skills assessment system, tracked student reading data to implement the system at her school, benchmarked students against local and provincial scores and introduced the system to all division schools.

And while she's been out of the classroom the past few years, she now gets to support other teachers' ideas and projects. She is currently helping another teacher, Megan Vanstone, with her hands-on learning Tinker Tubs project.

Walton said she was

Christa Walton grateful to the school for the support she's been receiving through the years.

"It's a pretty great school to be at, a pretty good board to be with. They've supported me. I wouldn't be where I am, and I wouldn't have taken the risks that I've taken with these projects if I didn't have support there and definitely giving me little nudges. Even if you feel like you are not quite ready I've always been lucky to be surrounded by people here that'd do that for me," said Walton.

The Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence honour outstanding and innovative elementary and secondary school teachers in all disciplines. The Prime Minister's Awards are offered at the national (Certificate of Excellence) and regional (Certificate of

Achievement) levels and carry cash prizes of $5,000 and $1,000 respectively. Each recipient receives a letter of congratulations and a certificate signed by the prime minister.

Walton was among the 71 teachers across Canada who received the country's highest honours for teaching excellence, teaching excellence in STEM and excellence in early childhood education.

Since the first awards ceremony in 1994, the Prime Minister's Awards program has honoured more than 1,900 outstanding Canadian educators. Award recipients are determined based on a rigorous two-tier selection process undertaken by over 140 volunteers from the education community across Canada.

Warm Welcome Kitchen to start up again Oct. 27 The Warm Welcome Kitchen has adapted its delivery of meals to serve the public once again this year.

The kitchen will be offering hot, fully-cooked and prepared meals that can be picked up in a takeout container on Tuesdays from St. Giles Anglican Church and Thursdays at Trinity Lutheran Church, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. each night.

People will come to the door to pick up their food. If there’s a lineup, they will have to social distance.

The first day of the season is Oct. 27.

“We obviously can’t gather like we used to and all eat together. That’s still off-limits,” said Wendy Godfrey, who is the chairperson of the Warm Welcome board.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

This new system has some similarities to what Warm Welcome offered in the springtime, after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. People dropped by the Salvation Army to pick up a meal, but those meals weren’t cooked; the food in the spring had to be taken home and prepared.

When Warm Welcome was offering sit-down meals twice a week in 2018-19, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the kitchen was serving 50-60 people per night. They hope to be able to serve that many people each night with the new system.

“No matter how many people come, we’ll make sure there’s food enough for everybody,” said Godfrey.

Christa Jorgensen is back for another year as the kitchen co-ordinator. She typically shops the day of the meal to

find the best bargain possible.

“I don’t know what we would do without her, actually,” said Godfrey. “She brings so much to this. She’s so passionate about helping people and having the kitchen going.

She really is a gem and we’re so lucky to have her.”

Jorgensen’s ability to stretch a dollar is incredible, Godfrey said, and she always finds such great meals. The meat is usually the most expensive part of the meal, but she’ll build something great around discounted food she finds.

While Godfrey won’t be involved in the meal planning, she said there will be a variety of meals prepared during the season.

Godfrey said the people involved with the kitchen knew they had to open for the 2020-21 season, because the

The Warm Welcome Kitchen will once again have dedicated people serving meals to the community. File photo economy is still sluggish and people are still not working due to COVID-19 or other reasons.

“There are still people that need the meals and want the meals. Over the summer, I think every board member had

people speak to them about when is the Warm Welcome Kitchen opening up, and when would we be serving meals.”

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No shortage of quality on the ballot The deadline to file nominations for the upcoming civic election has passed.

The nomination period can be like Christmas for political nerds. Some things you know you’re going to get. In others, you don’t know who’s going to file and you can only hope that you get enough candidates so that you don’t need a second call for nominations, and that they’re good candidates who have a vision for what’s truly best for the community.

Here in Estevan, it’s good news. We have 11 candidates for councillor, the most in a councillor election since 2006, when there were 12. But keep in mind that the mayor of the day, Gary St. Onge, was elected by acclamation that year.

This time around, we have two people in the race for mayor, so we’ll have 13 total names, the most we’ve had in an election since 2003, when there were 17.

The bonus is they’re good candidates.

There wasn’t someone who made us say “Who?” or “Really?” when their nomination papers were filed.

Before the nominating period began, there were concerns about the criminal background check requirements for this election. Would the extra requirement scare away some people?

Would candidates be able to get it completed on time?

We don’t know if it kept potential candidates off the ballot, but it didn’t deter 13 quality people from running.

And it’s great to see some diversity in the candidates. You have four women running, which might be the most ever. You have business people. You have downtown merchants.

You have young people. You have people who work in the industrial areas of the city.

You sometimes hear complaints about municipal councils being an old boys club. That won’t be the case with this next council. And with four incumbent councillors not seeking reelection – all good ones, we might add – we’re guaranteed change.

Now that the nomination period is over, the focus will shift.

First, it’s important for the candidates to work tirelessly between now and election day on Nov. 9. They’re going to have to get out there, get their ideas out there and communicate them effectively. And yes, spend money.

This isn’t going to be like 2012, when there were nine candidates for councillor, but everyone knew who would be the councillors the moment the field was set.

With so many strong candidates, and well-known candidates willing to make a difference, if a candidate takes a lackadaisical approach to the campaign, then that candidate deserves to lose.

And, as we’ve said many times before, it’s important for all of us to get out and vote.

There’s no excuse not to vote. The City of Estevan has come out with a lot of ways for people to vote in this election. Other communities will

be taking necessary precautions and measures to ensure a safe election.

For whatever reason, civic elections tend to lag behind their federal and provincial counterparts when it comes to voting. Given the strength of the field this time around for the City of Estevan, it would be nice to see the voter turnout rival the 2000 election, when it was close to 70 per cent.

And given the importance of the next four years for our community, and the role council will have in shaping the future of Estevan, the people we elect will have even greater importance.

Municipal politics are the bedrock of our democracy. The people elected next month, regardless of the size of the community, will be tasked with doing a lot for relatively little pay.

And regardless of the size of the community, whether it be a village the size of Frobisher or a city like Estevan, you have a level of contact with the candidates that you wouldn’t have with your MLA or MP, who has numerous communities to look for.

Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen gets to cover an area the size of a northeast US state.

So if there’s a civic election in your community, it’s important to get out and vote for the person you think will do the best job of mayor and/or the best job as councillor.

Here in Estevan, there’s no shortage of candidates to choose from.

Why I love changes so much It was an unusually sunny and warm October day. I was getting ready to go to an interview and noticed that unlike the weather, my mood was pretty usual, calm and routine.

The week was going steady with no big ups or downs, which blurs the lines between the days and sometimes even weeks. Just another day.

I was meeting my respondent by Peavey Mart. A fresh look of the renovated building caught my eyes right away. The scaffoldings just went down and the remodelled storefront was like a whiff of fresh air. It was looking modern, contemporary, new and attractive, and I started feeling excited right away.

My interview took over an hour, but when I left I felt really thrilled. I received such a huge dose of positive emotions that I couldn't resist smiling for the next half hour. And as I was weirdly grinning walking around the mall and taking pictures, I paused for a moment and tried to understand why exactly my mood changed.

I spent that hour touring the mall, looking at things that have already been renovated and changed, browsing blueprints and visual models of how the renewed Estevan Shoppers’ Mall will look like in the near future, and trying to imagine the life coming to it. And even though these changes didn't mean much for me personally, that feeling I had when I took the first look at the renovated hardware store multiplied by 100 when I looked at the picture of how our mall will look soon.

It was exciting walking around it and trying to visualize the people and vehicles around it, new glass displays, stores and other attractions.

The feeling that this almost 50-year-old building was getting an absolutely new life gave me a

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I walked my wonderful mood at Woodlawn Regional Park, which only solidified the way I felt (by the way, it was still really beautiful and cozy there, so if you get a chance stop by before winter hits) and then headed home to continue my research. Being a bit of a geek in understanding emotions and motivations, I tried to figure out why I reacted in this manner.

I knew that in general, we don't like changes.

It's one of our ancient survival mechanisms.

Changes mean something new, i.e. something unknown. And unknown may be fraught with danger. The danger is bad, and the organism signals us as much as it can to avoid anything bad.

The mind understands that changes for the better are not a real danger, but since we have to step out of our comfort zone most of us still often resist the changes and stress about the necessity to do anything differently.

On the other hand, we have curiosity – another wonderful mechanism that bypasses our safety guards and pushes us to explore the unknown. This strand is built in to make us feel excited about the new things and, when balanced by survival instincts, keeps us going forward but in a safe manner.

However, when we achieve what we were headed for and something in our lives changes, we usually lose what we had; it's just not the same

anymore. And that makes us sad. Be it a person in new settings (work, city, country, family), a building or a new business, when changes come we have to reconstruct or readjust our identity, which is neither a fast nor a comfortable process.

All of the above is what different articles on our relationships with changes gave me, but I still didn't find a key to my emotions that day as I felt really excited about numerous developments and innovations coming to the mall and in general, I feel rather excited about most changes. I actually really love changes. When they begin, I often whine, but I still love them. So to understand why, I had to look inside.

And the reason is that changes bring hope.

And hope is what guides me through life. If things are not going well, but changes are coming, there is a hope that it will get better. If things are fine, and something is to change, it still leaves you a hope that it will open doors for new opportunities. But no matter how things are, if there is stagnation, to me, it right away feels like a swamp. We live to move, so if there is no development, then there is degradation.

We either move up or down, forward or back, but we can't be still. Things can't or at least shouldn't be the same from day to day, from year to year.

So when I witnessed the changes happening and learned about what's coming, I felt nothing but happy. Happy for the new mall owners, happy for businesses in there, happy for Estevan and happy for myself, because we are all a part of this new beginning.

I hope I got you intrigued, so stay tuned for an exciting story about big changes coming and already happening at the Estevan Shoppers’ Mall.

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Rethinking the fundraisers For the first time, I cooked a lobster earlier this month.

Sort of.

The Rotary Club of Estevan held its annual Lobsterfest to Go on Oct. 3. Approximately 1,000 people purchased a chilled lobster and took it home and prepared it for supper.

It was pretty good. Not as good as what I’ve had each year at Rotary’s traditional Lobsterfest, when Ray Frehlick and his acclaimed crew of cooks would boil a live lobster flown in from Atlantic Canada earlier in the day.

But Lobster a la Dave – cooked in the oven at 350 F – still turned out well.

(It’s much easier than cooking a turkey. Thank God I’m smart enough to know my limitations, and haven’t attempted that. Our firefighters deserve better than to be called out to my apartment on Thanksgiving).

It’s a credit to the local Rotarians that they were able to rethink a popular fundraiser and still offer it to the community.

Lobsterfest has long been one of the most popular events of the year in Estevan. Each year, Rotary serves about 800 people at the event. For many, myself included, it’s the one night of the year we get lobster. Combined with the great atmosphere and complimentary food (the only time I’ll refer to a steak as complimentary), and you get a night that so many look forward to.

Rotary knew they couldn’t seat and serve 800 people in 2020. But you could sell tickets to people, and at the designated time, have them drive up and pick up their meal. They actually sold more lobster this year than they would when it was held at Affinity Place.

It’s one example of people rethinking fundraisers and enjoying success. We’re starting to see it more and more. You can’t have that large gathering, but you can still find a way to deliver something to the people that they will enjoy. And because it’s unique, and because so many of us are craving something to do, it might be even more memorable than in a “normal” year.

Which brings me to another fundraiser that is coming up: the United Way Estevan telethon.

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the United Way Estevan and its long-running telethon; it’s Oct. 16 and 17 this year. My first interview after moving to Estevan to work for Lifestyles back in 2000 was with Lynn Trobert, the United Way president of the day, regarding that year’s telethon.

The telethon is always an event that has brought the community together, and brought out the best in us, and it has always raised much-needed money for the member agencies and community partners.

It’s going ahead this year. It’s not going to be the telethon as we’ve known it; there will be pre-recorded entertainment and there won’t be spectators watching in the hall.

The entertainment will still be great. The hand-crafted bid items will still be wonderful. The board members and the volunteers will still be dedicated.

The member agencies and community partners – and the people they serve in this community – need the support more than ever.

The United Way knew they weren’t going to be able to have a telethon like they normally would. But rather than have a defeatist attitude, wave the white flag and cancel this year’s event, they adapted.

Some fundraisers are easier to adapt than others. The Royal Canadian Legion’s truck raffle can still happen; they can still sell tickets and they can still give away a great truck to a lucky winner at the end of the year.

Others, such as the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees, are much harder to alter. They’ve done a pretty good job of coming up with events and activities that can appeal to people, and still raise much needed funds for the hospital’s needs.

We don’t know how long the pandemic is going to last.

I’m pretty confident that we’re going to have a vaccine at some point in the first half of next year that can be administered to the general public and be effective in most cases – which is what we’ll need to allow for the mass gatherings to happen again. I long for the day when we don’t have to talk about social distancing.

One day, when we talk about bubbles, it will be most frequently associated with baths.

But due to the time it will take for that vaccine, it means we’re going to have to continue to rethink events and fundraisers for a few more months.

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By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

While the Souris Valley Museum has been open to the public since July 6, all this time their programming was available in online format only.

October marks the month when they will get back to more traditional in-person programs and camps with a safety twist.

Museum executive director Mark Veneziano said that museum is starting some in-person I Am series, as well as No School Days and camps, following all regulations issued by the Saskatchewan Public Health Authority.

“We are able to start doing some programs for the community to attend,” Veneziano said.

No School Day workshops for kids ages six to 10 are coming back as well, but the format and capacity of the activities will change.

“We are restricting both programs to only six participants, so that way we could ensure safety for the participants and staff.”

The museum will also only have kids attending half days to allow for more children to enjoy the fun and engaging activities. For No School Days, parents can register either for morning sessions for 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or afternoon sessions, 1-4 p.m.

On Oct. 26, the museum will have a Creepy Crawly day. In November there will be three No School Days, with such topics as Prehistoric Times, Who did It and Game Over – History of Video Games.

“That way we can ensure that things get properly sanitized between sessions,” explained Veneziano.

The I Am series are for children ages three to five. The morning sessions are 10:30-11:30 a.m. and afternoon sessions are 1-2 p.m. Oct. 16 sessions will be I Am a Monster and Nov. 13 sessions will be I Am a Firefighter.

Veneziano stressed that they have enhanced cleaning procedures, besides,

they space kids’ working areas. The staff and volunteers are wearing masks, which is not mandatory but recommended for guests.

There is also a bigger event coming to the Souris Valley Museum in October.

Following the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s regulations, the museum will host Spooky Museum Family Fun on Oct. 31.

“It’s for families to come out on Halloween day. We are opening up the museum for activities. We are offering sessions throughout the day starting at 10 o’clock and going until 4 p.m. We are asking families to book times, and families have 45 minutes to explore and participate in activities,” said Veneziano.

The high-touch areas will be cleaned after each session.

“It’s going to be a fun day for families.

It’s definitely going to be different for staff and volunteers due to all the sanitation measures, but we are following that to ensure that everyone is safe.”

The Halloween event is $2 per child, parents are free and costumes are highly encouraged for both children and parents.

Veneziano also said that people should book their sessions sooner rather than later because spots are filling up quickly.

There is also a new program coming to the museum in November. They’ve partnered with Limitless, which is a not for profit organization promoting healthy living for children with disabilities, to bring in the program called Old Timey Craft Hour. The program will take place on Mondays at 5-6 p.m. at the museum. For more information and to register, people can contact Limitless via limitless.das@ gmail.com. The program capacity is limited to six participants as well.

November will also see the museum doing in-person fall camps. While virtual summer camps that the museum had to come up with due to the pandemic were quite popular, many parents said that it “just wasn’t the same.” So now the museum is trying to catch up and provide more exciting experiences for their young patrons.

Envision offering voluntary parental support Envision Counselling and Support Centre is looking to provide free, voluntary parenting support for families who would like extra assistance through its Diversion Program.

The program works with families as a short-term support that encourages the healthy development of families and children so they may achieve their full potential.

“When families are given support, education and resources they are able to recognize and build on their strengths,” said Envision’s assistant executive director Lynda Rideout. “Diversion emphasizes maintaining the family unit by offering

skills that strengthen the entire family and builds communication between family members.”

Many different skills can be worked on through the diversion program, such as effective parenting strategies, helpful problem solving and coping skills and establishing or maintaining positive family relationships.

“Goals are a huge part of the diversion program,” said Rideout. “Our family support program co-ordinator and the client discuss the challenges the family is facing, and come up with goals together to increase parenting skills, and ultimately overcome those challenges.These goals allow the fam-

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Camps will be one or two days. Museum Curator Camp will take place on Nov. 7 and 14 for kids ages nine-15. Participants will have an opportunity to explore the museum’s collections, learn what curators do at museums and organize their own exhibitions. The other two camps will be one-day. The Dirty Jobs Camp will take place on Nov. 14, and children ages six to 10 will learn about messy jobs.

And on Nov. 20, the museum will host the Camp of Curiosity, where young patrons ages three-five will be exploring things that people find curious.

On Nov. 19 the museum will also host an event called History and Coffee, which is for the seniors in the community to come out, enjoy a cup of coffee and have a good time with friends.

“The museum will be providing some of our reference materials about the history of Estevan and they will be more than welcome to go through all the books that we have referencing Estevan’s history,” said Veneziano.

The museum wasn’t able to host their annual Senior High Tea this summer, so they decided to try out a new format for the event. They are also hoping to have a conversation with guests about what seniors would like to do at the museum in the future. If the event proves to be popular, it may become a monthly occasion.

“We are truly looking forward to a busier November and we hope that a lot of people will take advantage of our fall camps,” said Veneziano.

The museum is open to the public and walk-ins are welcome. But people are encouraged, if possible, to call in advance to book their self-guided morning or afternoon tour times. That way the staff can ensure the proper sanitization between groups and the particular time will be reserved and guaranteed to the visitors who booked in advance.

To book any kind of activity people can call 306-634-5543 or do so on the website at sourisvalleymuseum.com.

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ily to work toward something and creates a tangible outcome at the end of the family’s time in the program.”

Each family within the Diversion Program is linked up with a family support worker they meet with regularly in accordance with the family’s schedule. The role of the family support worker is to help the family build on their strengths, teach parenting skills, and reduce stress in the family home.

If anyone would like to build skills and self-confidence through the program, please call the Envision office nearest you and ask about the diversion program.

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A well-known Lampman oilfield company has local ownership for the first time in more than six years, and the new owners couldn’t be happier.

Grimes Sales & Service Co. (2020) Ltd. has been bought back from Schlumberger by Stacey Wempe, whose family started and owned the company, and by Kent Lees, who has been with the business for 25 years and has long been the manager.

Schlumberger purchased the company in March 2014, just before the price of oil plunged, but the business always kept the Grimes name due to the value it had in the oilpatch.

Wempe said it’s been great to be part of the company. She recalls fondly how much it meant to her parents, Mel and Margaret, and her late brother Clinton.

“Mom and Dad worked so hard for what they accomplished, and it’s nice to have it back,” Wempe said in an interview with the Mercury.

“It was a good feeling … because Kent and everybody else worked very hard, too.”

Lees said the business has been doing great. It’s been different, but the work they put in was worth it.

“Big companies come and go,” said Lees. “On the good times they’ll show up,

and they’ll gobble everybody up, and as soon as it starts slowing down, they either dismantle the company or move on.”

They had seen it happen elsewhere in the community, and didn’t want to see a company like Grimes, with its rich history, shut down.

“We stepped up and inquired if they’d be interested in selling our division back to us,” said Lees.

After nothing happened for several months, Schlumberger approached Lees and Wempe earlier this year whether they were still interested in taking back the company.

Wempe said the talks to reacquire Grimes Sales and Service started before COVID-19 hit, and then Schlumberger made their offer. After back and forth negotiations, the sale was completed in July.

When the Grimes family sold the business in 2014, Mel Grimes noted that if something happened and they could purchase the company back, he would.

Customers have responded well to the sale. It’s been slow getting the word out there about the change back to local ownership, but those they have talked to are happy.

“We don’t have to ask for permission to move a product or move a part,” said Lees. “If somebody needs something,

Grimes Sales and Service, based out of Lampman, is once again under local ownership. Photo submitted we can do it and worry about it on our terms.”

Wempe added it’s now operated the way her parents did it.

Grimes Sales and Service continues to have the HG pump jacks, which the company has long been known for. Those pump jacks became a fixture in the Saskatchewan oilpatch. They also have all the parts that go along with them.

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Southeast Business Startup provides entrepreneurs and new business owners multiple resources. The first is the Business Resource Centre, where entrepreneurs can learn about everything from how to start a business, to accessing loans, and asking for advice. The Resource Centre also hosts educational events, such as the “Lunch and Learn” series done in partnership with Community Futures Sunrise, which provides structured information on specific business topics. Southeast Business Startup also provides a Co-Working Space, which is a place where people can rent space to work either by the day or by the month. There is also a boardroom available to rent by the hour. The third facet of the Southeast Business Startup is the Business Incubator which is a structured program to help entrepreneurs take their business from an idea all the way to a business that they can launch or pitch to potential investors.

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Jeff has had a lot of experience in the business world, starting in university.

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nine boom trucks that range anywhere from 30-50 tonnes.

“We have winch trucks, highway trucks, forklifts and skid steers that we need around the yard. And lots of experience.”

Most of their 14 employees have experience that ranges from several years to 20 years. They plan to hire one or two more staff members right away.

“Kent is an awesome manager and partner,” said Wempe.

The business has also remained viable.

“Dad was all about service. We’re honouring everybody and everything. The only thing that’s changed is the name. It’s Grimes Sales and Service (2020),” said Wempe.

The company is also looking forward to being a big part of the community. Lees noted you didn’t always see the Grimes company name on projects they suppor ted, because Mel Grimes didn’t like the attention it brought. But they were always community minded.

“We definitely want to

keep that going,” said Lees.

We m p e a d d e d t h a t without the support of the community and the employees, Grimes Sales and Service would have never been a viable business.

“It brings this business back to the community. It’s really about the community, and they made the business about the community. The community has been so good to us, it’s like having a family back. The business was kind of like an extension of my mom and dad, so it’s like having that back.”

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Unions working on project to assist workers affected by transition away from coal-fired power The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Local 7606 and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2607 have released more information on a project that they received federal funding for.

The federal government announced last month it would provide $677,880 to the UMWA Local 7606 and IBEW Local 2607 to establish a transition centre for coal workers in the Estevan and Coronach region, through the Coal Communities Transition Initiative.

Ashley Johnson, the fi-

nancial secretary of UMWA Local 7606, said they will have an office set up at the Southeast College. A coal transition co-ordinator has been hired to work at the centre using money from the feds.

“He will take resumés from people looking for other types of employment and discuss retraining and whatever other options we can find to help people who are going to be displaced by the phasing out of coal,” said Johnson.

Johnson believes it’s important to have someone who can assist those losing a job that they’re proud of.

“Losing your job or losing your employment can cause some mental or emotional impacts,” said Johnson.

“So it will help point people in the direction for help, and to help get them the help they need in their time of need.”

Ideally, the transition centre and its employee will help people find jobs within the community.

If people want to see the co-ordinator, they would contact him and book an appointment.

William Campbell, the business manager and financial secretary for the IBEW

2067, added that they still have to decide what will be done for the workers out in Coronach, which is also going to be adversely affected by the phasing out of conventional coal power.

SaskPower’s Poplar River Power Station is located near Coronach, and there are coal miners who work for Westmoreland Mining LLC. IBEW represents the Westmoreland employees in the Coronach region.

“We put out an expression of interest, and we have a member there from the coal mines that has expressed an interest at

coming on as an advisor to sit on the committee.”

Johnson expects this will be open for three years, and the money will be needed for wages, the office space and materials for those who will need the retraining option.

When Westmoreland announced earlier this year they would be laying off employees, the union saw the need for a transition site such as this. Ten people were ultimately laid off, while more than a dozen others took early retirement or a voluntary layoff to keep newer employees from losing their jobs.

“At that time, it would have been nice to have it. It would have been able to help with a resumé looking for other work, and even support in general,” said Johnson.

Once it does get up and running, and people know it’s there, Johnson expects there will be a demand for it, because people are concerned about their future and how everything’s going to play out.

Johnson hopes the office can be open in the near future, possibly even before the end of the month. But there are some things that need to happen before that can occur.

SaskPower employees killed in Weyburn Two SaskPower employees were killed in a workplace accident in Weyburn on Thursday.

SaskPower made the announcement in a news release.

The accident occurred just after 3 p.m. Thursday when they fell from a bucket truck. Weyburn Police and Weyburn EMS responded to the scene and found Scott Bill, 51, had been killed, and Cole Crooks, 40, was badly injured.

He was taken to the Weyburn General Hospital and shortly after died of his injuries.

The Weyburn Police Service is working in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service and Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety as they continue their investigation into this tragic matter.

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“From the bottom of our hearts, we acknowledge them for their service and dedication to SaskPower and to our customers across the province.

This terrible loss of members of our SaskPower family and of the Weyburn community, is deeply felt by us all.

“On behalf of the entire executive team and Board of Directors at SaskPower, our

heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathies go out to their families, friends and to all their co-workers in this difficult time.”

A GoFundMe campaign has been started for the families of the two men.

“Both Scott and Cole worked for SaskPower and will be missed dearly,” the page states.

Allen Stanicki started the fundraiser.

As of Monday night, it had raised $40,580, with 225 donors. The initial goal was $2,000.

A tribute has also started to appear in Weyburn.

A worn-out pair of work boots appeared at the base of a power pole at the corner of Government Road and Sixth Avenue SE in Weyburn, and over the weekend grew into a memorial site in tribute of the two men.

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Day Care still meeting the needs of children The Estevan Day Care Co-operative continues to provide a valuable resource for the community.

Kim Lowenberg, the programming director at the day care, told the Mercury that most of the restrictions have been lifted, and they’re getting back to their normal numbers.

The day care is licensed to have 90 children; the current age range for the kids is six weeks to 12 years. They can have 25 young people in a room at one time, which would be close to normal, and definitely better than the eight they were allowed earlier.

The learning and the activities provided by the day care have remained a constant.

“We’ve been lucky that we’ve been able to keep most of our staff members on, and helping the kids with their needs and wants,” said Lowenberg.

Cleaning and sanitizing have become more frequent, but the staff has stayed positive and they’re trying to keep things as normal for the chil-

dren as possible. The day care now takes temperature checks of everyone who enters the building.

Licensed childcare facilities had pretty structured cleaning before, but now they have increased their cleaning, Lowenberg said. Toys are sanitized once children are finished playing; high touch surfaces are cleaned multiple times a day.

As for the outdoor play structures, in order to keep somewhat of a normal routine for the children, the day care has to sanitize the play structure after every group.

They have scheduled their outside times to ensure each group gets equal time to play outside on the structure and do outdoor activities.

“We have been lucky enough to have some extra outdoor time by taking the children for walks through the valley behind the centre and around the neighbourhood,” said Lowenberg.

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gross motor skills to keep their energy levels high. They love to do art and science experiments.

“We love to do lots of reading with them. We’ve focused a lot on growth motor skills. For outside time, we just got some new turf outside so we have grass for them to play soccer and baseball,” said Lowenberg.

Pick-up and drop-off times have definitely been different, and enrolling new families has been more difficult because they can’t have parents come into the building.

“We’ve been setting up virtual tours, rather than having our normal tour and walkthrough … the centre for new families,” she said.

Lowenberg said many of the parents who send their children to the day care work in essential services, so it’s been important for the day care to stay open so they can continue to do their work around the city.

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MEET YOUR ELECTION CANDIDATES Candidate for mayor: Ray Walton

Candidate for mayor: Roy Ludwig

In his first foray into municipal politics, Ray Walton decided to go for the top job on Estevan city council.

Ray Walton, a life-long resident of Estevan, is the only person opposing twoterm incumbent Roy Ludwig for mayor. Walton’s carrying the slogan of Rebuilding Community Trust, which he said reflects his belief that people can expect he will do the best job possible for them.

Walton said Estevan needs a change at the helm of council.

“I think the incumbent has had many years to say and do what he thought was best, and that it was time for someone else to have an opportunity and new ideas on where are we and where are we going,” said Walton.

He ran for mayor because that job interested him for than councillor.

“I believe the mayor, working with council and through council, has a lot to offer, and I realize that council is a very important part of the system and will have a lot to say and a lot to do,” said Walton.

Walton ran for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool at one time, and he was the Benson representative for the former Estevan Rural School Board back when his

Roy Ludwig is looking for one more term as Estevan’s mayor.

Ludwig was elected mayor for the first time in 2012 and was re-elected in 2016.

At eight years, he has had the longest consecutive tenure as Estevan’s mayor since Harry Nicholson, who presided over council in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Prior to becoming mayor, Ludwig had six terms as a city councillor from 1994-2012.

Ludwig says he has enjoyed working with council, city staff and the citizens to handle the different issues facing the city.

Still, it was a difficult decision as to whether he would run again. He decided to seek a third term as mayor after talking to his wife.

“It is a big responsibility and one that I do not take lightly,” said Ludwig.

Ludwig is scheduled to retire from Westmoreland Mining LLC next year, after more than four decades in the mining industry. It means he will have more time on his hands; that factored into his decision.

“It’s quite onerous to have a full-time job and to be even a councillor, but definitely mayor, which is more duties, more involvement,” said Ludwig. “And even though, thank God, my health has stood up, and I’ve

kids were in school, and he farmed and owned land in the Benson area; at the time, he was still living in Estevan.

He has also been part of different boards in the community.

Walton said he believes in the importance of small businesses, and in jobs in the energy sector.

“I believe that to have a community, you have to get involved, and it’s time for everyone in town not to depend on the province and not to depend on the federal government for handouts,” said Walton. “We have to take things into our own hands, and do some of the things that we need to do.”

Walton is a trained mediator and has financial mediation certificates – a background that he believes would serve him well on council.

While there are things that he would like to see accomplished as a community, Walton doesn’t have a platform on what should or shouldn’t be done.

“I think that ’s where the mediation part comes in, is council plays a very large role in what direction we take. A mayor is probably more of a guidance, or suggests to council that maybe this will work or won’t work.”

He’s also looking forward to working with the people at city hall, and he said that if he’s elected, everyone would have the opportunity to speak with him. “ We need people to make a community function to fill the rink, to go to restaurants. You can have the best roads in the world, but if nobody’s driving on them, because there’s nobody in town, then it’s irrelevant.”

If he can improve Estevan’s way of life, and can bring more jobs to the community, then Walton would be satisfied.

The biggest thing he hears when walking around the city and visiting with stoare owners is that they have lost trust in the system.

“I think I’ll be walking and driving around town, visiting businesses and people, and I’ll be a very visible mayor,” said Walton.

been able to do it with the two jobs, it’s a lot.”

He’s also been active in the community on a number of fronts over the years.

During the past two terms, Ludwig is pleased the city has been able to pay down long-term debt and reduced the net debt, which is the excess of liabilities versus assets.

“To me, that was one of the more important things that we’ve done in all of my years on council, was to get the debt paid down to a manageable level,” said Ludwig.

He’s also pleased to see the completion of the new water intake project, which shifted the primary water source from Boundary Dam to Rafferty Dam, resulting in higher quality water for the community.

The city has also been able to complete needed infrastructure, road revitalization and beautification projects.

He believes the biggest challenge facing council during the next term will be the shutdown of Unit 4 at the Boundary Dam Power Station at the end of next year, and preparing for the retirement of Unit 5 at Boundary Dam at the end of 2024.

“We have a lot of work ahead of us on the economic development side,” said Ludwig. “I’ve really enjoyed working with our economic devel-

opment committee. We’ve got some great people on there from the business side of our community. They’re all keeners, and they want to do the right thing for our city and surrounding area.”

The city will also continue to advocate for carbon capture and storage technology at Boundary Dam and at the Shand Power Station.

He welcomes the challenge that Ray Walton is posing, and he looks forward to seeing some fresh faces on city council, with Councillors Travis Frank and Shelly Veroba the only incumbent councillors seeking re-election.

“I’m looking forward to this election, and I’m hoping that we’ll get a lot of good involvement from people in our community who want to make a difference, who want to put in the efforts to make a difference and bring different perspectives to the table,” he said.

Local voters have plenty of options for election Local voters will have plenty of options to choose from in the upcoming civic election.

The deadline to file nominations was last Wednesday at 4 p.m. There will be two candidates for mayor and 11 more for city councillor on Estevan city council.

Incumbent Roy Ludwig will be seeking a third consecutive term as mayor. He is being challenged by first-time candidate Ray Walton.

The field for councillor includes incumbent councillors Travis Frank and Shelly Veroba,

and first-time candidates Blaine Chrest, Lindsay Clark, Rebecca Foord, Mark Henderson, Tony Sernick, Geoff Thiessen, Kirsten Walliser, Bernadette Wright and Allan Yergens.

Election day will be Nov. 9.

Four incumbent members of city council decided not to seek another term. Dennis Moore, who was first elected in 2009, had the most tenure. Greg Hoffort (2012), Trevor Knibbs (2014) and Lyle Yanish (2016) are also not seeking re-election.

Those four members had a combined 29 1/2 years of experience.

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MEET YOUR EL Candidate for city councillor: Blaine Chrest

Candidate for city Lindsay Clark

Blaine Chrest is one of the first-time candidates in the field for Estevan city council, but he’s not new to working with municipal governments.

Chrest is currently the branch co-ordinator with the Hub International insurance company, but he has an extensive background of working with councils from his time spent in recreation before he relocated back to Estevan years ago.

“I believe my knowledge would really help the city going forward with what we have here, and how we can improve, and make this a better city,” said Chrest, who spent 15 years as a recreation director, first with the Town of Carnduff and then with the City of Cold Lake, Alta.

“I worked hand in hand with councils for that time.”

The current council has

Long-time Estevan resident Lindsay Clark is a newcomer in the Estevan city council race in the upcoming civic election.

Clark, who grew up in Carlyle, has been an Estevan resident since 1980 and has a good understanding of the region and the challenges it is facing. He felt that being on council he would be able to help the community through the trying times.

The community spirit that Clark witnessed growing through the COVID times pushed him towards joining the municipal election race.

“With COVID I saw the community that I’ve been involved with for a lot of years, I saw this community coming together and trying to work things out. I saw businesses that

done a good job, he said. With only two incumbents seeking re-election, there will be new people on council, and Chrest would like to be part of it.

He would like to see city council continue to work on lobbying the provincial government for a new regional nursing home in Estevan. It’s been a muchneeded project for Estevan for a number of years.

“I also feel that we can do a better job of looking after our facilities and maybe improving them a little bit,” said Chrest.

“I know the beautification in town has been a big thing over the years in town, and I’ve been a big part of that in the past.”

It would be nice to see more walking paths around the city, which he believes would connect the community even more.

“We have a valley that’s really nice to walk through, and maybe we can even extend that,” said Chrest.

If the city is going to build new facilities, then they have to look at operating them, too, and they have to consider the economic factors facing Estevan as well.

“Estevan’s been wellknown for building facilities, and they’ve always raised the money for them,” he said.

Chrest has followed council through the Mercury and the paper’s website, giving him an idea of the issues facing city council over the past four years, but he knows he would have a lot to learn if he were to be elected.

He will also have to spend a lot of time learning more about the issues facing Estevan prior to

the candidate’s forum that the Estevan Chamber of Commerce will be hosting on Oct. 29.

He vowed to try to weigh both sides of an issue before ultimately making a decision.

“I want to try to use my background from working with councils as hopefully a benefit to having me on council,” said Chrest.

were maybe struggling, but yet they were working together with competitors. And I thought, ‘There are people that see a future for Estevan.’ And I wanted to be a part of it.”

Clark believes that the previous council has done a great job and was taking the community in the right direction. But as Clark saw some people stepping down he felt that maybe now it was his turn to contribute.

“It was the positives that made me come forward. I do want to run and this community has to work together and has to do things to support each other. At a time when we’ve got a crisis in oil and problems in coal and power (industries), the only thing we can control is what we do together and supporting each other, because there are so many things that

Candidate for city councillor: Travis Frank

Candidate for city Mark Henderson

Travis Frank wants to be part of Estevan city council for a second term.

Frank was elected to council during the 2016 civic election. He said he has learned a lot in the past four years while being part of council, and he wants to make good use of his experience, and ensure there are some people on council who have been there previously.

“There are some strong and knowledgeable people on our council,” said Frank. “Obviously this is a year where there is some turnover, and I didn’t feel I was ready to be done the job, and we needed some experience back in the room.”

Council provides an opportunity to think creatively and to problem solve while tackling some complex issues.

“We love to chop a lot

A long-time resident of Estevan has decided to take a shot at Estevan city council.

Mark Henderson says he has always been interested in council, and he believes the timing is right, because he has the time to commit to the job.

If he were to be elected, council would be his focus.

“I like working with people,” said Henderson. “I like having input. I’m pretty analytical. I like to take a look at things and come up with a decision that way. I’ve always followed local government goings-on and the processes they make to make those decisions.”

The current city council has done a good job over the past four years, he said, of paying down debt and completing capital projects.

“But there are challenges

of city things up into simple things, but at the end of the day they’re quite complex, solving budget issues … upgrading facilities, managing projects,” said Frank. “There are always unique issues that we need to find creative solutions for.”

Economic development will be the biggest challenge of the next four years, thanks to the pending closure of Units 4 and 5 at the Boundary Dam Power Station in the next few years.

But he’s pleased to see the work the city has done to upgrade facilities and infrastructure, and to pay down a lot of debt.

“In the last four years, we’ve done everything we needed to do to batten down the hatches, and by upgrading all of our facilities, by paying down as much debt as we did, I think

these next four years we need to be focused on weathering the storm, so that we’re prepared to come out of it.”

Sidewalk renewal efforts need to continue, and Frank would like to see more support for pathway projects to make the city easier to navigate for pedestrians. Some of the parks will need upgrades.

He admits it was a tough decision to run again. Since the last election, Frank has gotten married and he has purchased a business, Graphic Press. Committing to four more years was certainly a big decision.

“I knew that I wanted to be able to give the city that experience once again,” said Frank.

And campaigning as an incumbent is also going to be a different experience.

“So now to go and ap-

proach an election a little differently than I did the last time, this time having a lot more knowledge of what’s been done and how the city functions, and what problems we’ve tried to solve and weren’t able to … it’s very interesting to go into the election knowing a lot more than I did last time, but very exciting as well,” said Frank.

ahead. This is a different year.

The economy is going to be a strong issue in this election.

We need people to be able to work with the community, to try to come up with common goals with the council and the community, to create a safe and inviting community, but also a community that creates lots of opportunities for our children and our grandchildren, our parents and our grandparents,” said Henderson.

The community needs to come up with solutions to the challenges down the road. Estevan will need new economic drivers to create jobs and create growth in the community, enticing young families to move and stay here.

“I always think about a lot of the facilities. Presently we have some great facilities.

Candidate for city councillor: Geoff Thiessen

Candidate for city Shelly Veroba

A local pastor and community leader is among the first-time candidates for Estevan city council in the upcoming civic election.

Geoff Thiessen, who is the senior pastor at the Estevan Church of God, views city council as his latest way to make a difference and speak with the people of Estevan.

“Everybody wants a voice, and I think it’s an opportunity where you can hear what people have to say, and have an opportunity to have dialogue about it,” said Thiessen.

He says he has taken an interest in what’s happening in the community, and he’s heard what people like and don’t like about the city.

“I do know from experience that if you want to be a part of change and a part of develop-

Shelly Veroba wants a second term on Estevan city council.

Veroba, the manager of Creighton Lodge, was elected to council for the first time in 2016, finishing first in the councillor race out of nine candidates. This term proved to be a great learning experience, as she enjoyed being part of the decision-making process.

She believes the purchase of the former Murray GM dealership building and the renovation into Estevan’s fire hall was one of council’s biggest accomplishments.

“It saved the community quite a few millions of dollars, because the plan was to eventually build a new one,” said Veroba. “I think by refurbishing that building and turning it, it has become a centralized

ment, sometimes these roles give you that opportunity to be in a position to do that,” he said.

Thiessen believes council has done as well as they can navigating through the current challenges, with the eventual retirement of Units 4 and 5 at Boundary Dam, and the global pandemic that hit Saskatchewan in March.

He’s not running on any particular platforms or issues in the community, although he recognizes there are challenges facing Estevan. Rather, Thiessen is running to be someone who will listen to what residents have to say, and then bring those ideas forward.

“I think one of the things that I really want to emphasize is the aspect of honesty and integrity. I think those things are important, because really

what’s happening is when you run for a political office, you’re basically asking people to trust you and make tough decisions sometimes,” said Thiessen.

If council is listening to the people, then there can be a broader context when decisions are made.

This marks the first time that Thiessen has run for a public office. If he is elected, it will be a steep learning curve, but also an opportunity to grow in different areas.

“I just love our city and I love the opportunities that are presented to us,” he said.

Thiessen believes his work and his community involvements have allowed him to get to know the community well.

Since arriving in Estevan more than eight years ago, he and his family have never felt a connec-

tion to a community like they do in Estevan; not only have they set up roots here, his family members have found jobs in the Energy City, and have decided to stay here.

“We have lots of things to navigate through, and I think there’s … the potential to see some neat things happen,” said Thiessen.

fire hall.”

Local firefighters put in sweat equity as part of the refurbishments, too, she said.

The city has also made improvements to the lighting on Fourth Avenue South, and now it is safer for people to walk in the evenings.

Properties have been cleaned up, improving the city’s appearance. Parks have received upgrades. And the city hasn’t had a tax increase the past two years, while managing to pay down the net debt.

In the next four years, Veroba wants to see Estevan move forward in a positive direction.

“There have been job losses, especially in the oilfield sector,” said Veroba. “I think moving forward, hopefully the oilfield will start to

Candidate for city councillor: Bernadette Wright Bernadette Wright is seeking a term on city council for the first time, but she already has some experience through a committee known for preparing people for council.

Wright has been a member at large on the Estevan board of police commissioners since January 2019. She’s hoping to continue a trend that has seen a member at large from the police board elected to council.

“The police board has been very interesting,” said Wright. “You get the ins and outs of politics and how the

city’s business works. Of course, there’s the confidentiality, you have the open portion, you have the closed portion, so it’s interesting to see how it functions.”

Decisions need to be collaborative and collective in nature, she said.

Wright has been an Estevan resident for the past 25 years. She recently retired from a 43-year career in healthcare, and a faculty position teaching an online leadership and influencing change course to third-year nursing students at the University of Regina.

“I have some time on my

hands, and after being on the police board, I see how busy some of the folks are, and I think I can dedicate the time and the energy that needs to be at that table to get things done and decisions made,” said Wright.

She also wants to represent the people.

“It appears council has done a good job, and they have certainly looked at various information and dialogue before they make a decision. I’ve done a bit of reading, I’ve been reading through the budgets, so I think they’ve made decisions

based on gathering enough information to make an informed decision,” said Wright.

She has also been involved in various aspects of the community.

Some of the important issues facing the City of Estevan are maintaining a balanced budget and continuing to manage debt reduction; developing a robust economy and stronger infrastructure; creating opportunities for Estevan residents and newcomers; and enhancing a healthy, safe community.

The next four years will be difficult as council has to steer

the city in the right direction.

Wright believes her career in healthcare has helped her prepare for city council because she learned to manage people and work within a budget.

“I understand what leadership is about and what change is about,” she said Since filing her nomination papers, people have been bringing their concerns to her attention.

“I feel good that people feel that they can reach out to me already, and starting speaking to me about various issues in the city,” said Wright.

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y councillor: are out of our control.”

Clark started his career at SaskTel in Carnduff in 1975. He soon moved to Estevan, which he made his home where he married and raised three sons.

Clark retired from SaskTel in 2006 and then worked as a land agent for Sun Valley Land on several projects including Enbridge’s Line 3 until 2018.

He is currently retired.

Clark is known in the community for his involvement with the Estevan minor ball, in which he is an executive. He also coaches minor ball teams and has been involved with baseball events.

Clark’s community involvement and experience with sports boards, along with his professional experience and connection to the region are the assets he has to bring

to the council table.

“It’s difficult times, and it’s going to take a council that’s going to have to work through some long-term issues and some short-term (projects) that we can use to benefit the community while we are transitioning or if we are waiting for the economy to get better.”

y councillor: They’re looking good. And I think we always have to have a plan in place to make sure that we’re investing in those facilities, that we get full term out of them.”

Even though user groups drop off, which means there might not be a user group at the facility, the city still needs to maintain the site.

“People have put in the hard work and the sweat equity to build some of these facilities, especially the user groups and some of the individuals who really get behind these sorts of things. We don’t want them to go to waste.”

He recalls some of the old facilities that were built in the past that were excellent when they opened, but eventually fell into disrepair. Lynn Prime Park in north Estevan was one

within city limits that he cited; it was eventually brought back to a high standard more than a decade ago, and it has hosted a number of marquee events.

“We want to make sure that all of the facilities are in top shape all of the time, because it always make the community look good,” said Henderson.

y councillor: become stronger.”

Council has heard Canadian oilfield companies that are here are now stronger because of the efficiencies they have found in their operations; moving forward, she wants to see the patch remain strong in Estevan.

She also hopes to see the coal mines remain open in Estevan.

“In the next four years, I think we have to be realistic to what other industries we can bring to the Estevan area.”

The daughter of a nickel miner in the Thompson, Man., area, she recalls that she always heard of the mine’s demise, but ultimately some jobs were saved.

Veroba said she has heard a lot of great ideas from people stepping forward, and she would like to see them happen. She also would like to see council

continue to be more transparent and ensure that dollars spent are done so efficiently and wisely.

If she’s re-elected, Veroba looks forward to working with the new members.

“I have faith that the voter will vote for the people that they want to represent them, and I think we will work well together again,” said Veroba.

Candidate for city councillor: Rebecca Foord For Rebecca Foord, who has a degree in political studies and has proved herself as a strong community leader, joining the councillor race was a very natural step.

Foord has been watching the previous council working hard to help Estevan overcome the existing and upcoming economic obstacles, and she wants to try to help find solutions to make “Estevan a place for everyone to call home.”

Foord is currently working as a business manager at the family’s gravel company Foord Trucking in Macoun.

This is the first time for Foord to join a political race, but she believes that what she may lack in experience in being on council, she covers with her experience in being on local boards through sports and the

community. Her experience also includes several political projects she was involved with while working on Parliament Hill when she was in Ottawa for three years achieving her degree, which she completed at the University of Saskatchewan.

Foord’s family has been deeply involved with politics through the years, which also enhances the new candidate’s skills and knowledge.

“I grew up with a lot of very good role models in my family, and my parents were both very involved in the community that we lived in Estevan and Macoun. And I was taught that if you want a change, you have to put in work to see the change.”

Foord went to high school in Estevan and made the Energy City her home after coming back from university.

She commended the previous council for progressing on several capital projects including the water intake switch-over, the new fire hall and the beginning of works on the extension of the police station. She also praised the council for focusing on debt reduction and for providing transparency to their work at all levels.

Foord believes that to be successful in finding solutions to the problems, council needs diversity.

“Council needs a very good mix of people from all walks of life, and I think I’m going to bring the younger perspective to the table. Being 29 years old and living in this community, I have the ability to be relatable to people of my age (group) …

I want people of my age (group) to stay in the community, live

Candidate for city councillor: Tony Sernick Tony Sernick says he is running for Estevan city council because he wants to fight for the future for Estevan and be involved with the decisionmaking process.

This marks the first time Sernick is running for an elected office. A veteran worker in the local energy sector, Sernick is currently in a business development role with a startup company named Mantle Canada.

Sernick has been involved in the community in a variety of ways as well through various sports and oilfield-related ventures.

If he’s elected, one of the first things he would do is create an energy committee that would work hand in hand with the city’s economic development committee.

“This group would be responsible for lobbying the government. The committee would be made up of personnel from coal, power and oil and gas. Basically Estevan is at the point where we either let the government destroy our city, or we fight to the end. I choose to fight to the end.”

He doesn’t want to see any further increases in taxes or utility rates. The city hasn’t had a property tax increase for the past two years, after increases most years. Water consumption rates did increase in 2020.

If he were to be elected, Sernick said he would need to do a lot of listening and learn to become a councillor.

Sernick said there have been a lot of positives that have happened in the community during the previous term. The

city has taken a step forward when it comes to beautification, while switching the city’s primary source from Boundary Dam to Rafferty Dam has been beneficial. The new fire hall will be there for years, and while he didn’t initially agree with the decision to expand the Estevan Police Service’s building, he recognizes it will be there for decades.

“It’s one of things that you don’t agree with at first, but obviously for the future of Estevan, it’s probably been good,” said Sernick.

Sernick said he has always paid attention to what is happening in the community, and the political process has always interested him, but he finally decided to step forward and run for council.

Since he decided to file

politics. He is satisfied with the work that city council has done in the last four years, but there are areas where he sees room for improvement.

“There’s some that think they could have done a little better in the tendering, and the taxes are getting high,” said Yergens. “The ratepayers are getting burdened down with high taxes.”

He has heard people complaining that they won’t water their grass during the summer months.

“Now we have a good supply of water. Some of the best

his nomination papers, people have been coming to him, wanting to know why he has decided to run at this time, and what’s the basis of his platform.

He’s confident that he’ll able to handle the workload associated with being a member of city council, and balance it with his other commitments.

Candidate for city councillor: Kirsten Walliser Kirsten Walliser is a firsttime candidate for Estevan city council, and one of the youngest candidates in the field, but she knows a thing or two about the operations at the City of Estevan.

When she was in university, studying for a nursing degree, Walliser worked as a summer student as an assistant to Judy Pilloud, who is the city clerk.

“I actually got to participate all through university in preparing council packages and gathering information at council’s request,” said Walliser.

Since she finished her nursing degree, Walliser, a married mother of two young boys, said she has paid close attention to what has been happening with council.

“I feel like over the past four years council has made some very challenging but very strategic

decisions to create a lot of opportunities moving forward,” said Walliser. “The amount of debt reduction that has happened in the last term is amazing, and the level of investment in the economic development in Estevan gives a real springboard for the next council moving forward.”

Walliser decided to run for council for the upcoming term because of the challenges facing Estevan, both economically and from a health standpoint.

“There are a lot of concerns right now and I thought that these next four years are four years that I have time to dedicate to the City of Estevan and bring some of my knowledge and help make decisions will hopefully set the city on a positive path for years to come.”

She pointed out that in times of economic uncertainty,

St. Joseph’s Hospital sees an increase in the number of patients who struggle with mental health and addiction issues. City council has the ability and responsibility to create the economic stability, and the ability to partner with the Saskatchewan Health Authority to address these ongoing health concerns.

The addictions treatment centre that is opening at St. Joseph’s Hospital is a wonderful development.

“I think you can actually look at the health of the citizens in every decision that is made,” said Walliser.

It’s great to see that council has been able to secure some of the provincial and federal funding that’s been available through the Coal Communities Transition Initiative.

Walliser and her husband

Candidate for city councillor: Allan Yergens Allan Yergens is a firsttime candidate for Estevan city council, but he brings plenty of political experience to the table.

Yergens spent nearly 40 years on the RM of Cambria’s council, first as a councillor and then as the reeve. He held the reeve position up until his retirement in 2012.

“I always liked it, and I thought I would give this a shot here,” said Yergens, who says he has always taken an interest in politics.

Yergens relocated to Estevan a few years ago, and has continued to be interested in

here and grow their families and careers and truly enjoy making this place their home.”

She also plans to focus on finding ways to bring new businesses to the city, ensure that there are enough recreational opportunities and continue with economic development projects.

Foord also plans to push for more sidewalks for Estevan.

any city would like to have, so maybe we can get the water rates down a little bit.”

He would like to see more progress on the new regional nursing home for Estevan.

The committee that fundraised for the building has had the 20 per cent necessary for the project to proceed since 2015, but they have yet to receive the green light from the provincial government.

“We built a bypass in Regina pretty easily, and we put up a football stadium in Regina, so there has to be some sort of a method in being that we got

that money to get that nursing home started,” said Yergens.

He would also like to see improved roads going towards Boundary Dam and Rafferty Dam, which he views as excellent tourism facilities.

“The city doesn’t get any revenue from it, but it is an asset to the city if somebody comes in and wants to look around for recreation,” said Yergens.

The city has some new buildings, with the new fire hall for the Estevan Fire Rescue Service and the expansion underway for the Estevan Police

Service’s building. Streets are in good shape, too, he said.

When he was on rural council, Yergens said if there was a tender for road grading or culverts, council was hands-on with the project. With the city, there’s a department manager looking after it.

“Sometimes I see the city working, and I always think it could be done a little better on the tendering,” said Yergens.

And he believes that there are contractors in the Estevan area who are better equipped to do the job than what the city does in-house.

hope their children get to grow up in an Estevan that is very similar to the one she grew up in, with opportunities for families.

She is looking forward to the upcoming debates to getting out in the community to advance her ideas, while being mindful of the restrictions associated with COVID-19.

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Legion makes donations Participating in a cheque presentation from the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home were, from left, legion branch president Jim (Frosty) Forrest, Second World War veteran and nursing home resident Jim Spenst, nursing manager Christine Stephany and legion donations committee chairman Tyson Wilhelm. It was one of several cheque presentations the legion made Friday. The legion presented $5,000 to each of the nursing home, Creighton Lodge, St. Joseph's Hospital's long-term care and the new addictions treatment centre at the hospital; and $2,000 to each of SMILE Services and the Estevan Salvation Army's Food Bank.

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Reducing radon in your home is an important decision People are being encouraged to be mindful about radon — an invisible radioactive gas produced by the breakdown of uranium in the ground.

It is found in almost every home in the country, and in small concentrations, is not a cause for concern. But in larger concentrations, it can be dangerous, as it is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, and the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers.

According to Health Canada, you cannot see, smell or taste radon, and it can get into your home undetected.

W hen radon escapes from the ground into the outdoor air it is diluted to low concentrations and is no

cause for concern. However, when radon enters an enclosed space, like a home, it can accumulate to high levels and become a health hazard.

Frank Kirkpatrick from Master Radon said Saskatchewan is a leading location for radon.

“The southern Prairies as a whole are very hot for radon,” said Kirkpatrick.

“So people need to test their homes. And testing homes is very simple.”

It’s not known why the radon levels are so high in the Prairies, but there are lots of theories.

There are two options for testing a house for radon: one is to purchase a do-ityourself long-term radon test kit and the other is to hire a certified radon measurement

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Kirkpatrick said the kits are ver y simple and can be purchased from the Saskatchewan Lung Association.

“They will mail to you, you just put it in your home for three months, test your house,” said Kirkpatrick.

Everyone has to test their own house, and you can’t predict radon levels. “ Yo u c a n h a v e t w o houses side by side. One will have it, and one won’t,” he said. “Every house has to be tested. We do know that on average in Saskatchewan, one out of every four houses is testing higher than Health

Canada recommended risk levels.”

According to information from Health Canada, you should fix your home if your radon level is higher than the Canadian Guideline of 200 becquerels per metre cubed (bq/m3).

“These radon molecules, when they decay away, give off alpha rays. Alpha rays are what damages cells in your lungs, and that’s where the problem comes from,” said Kirkpatrick.

Mitigating radon levels involves intercepting radon gas from the soil using depressurization, and then with a fan, directing it to the

atmosphere. Some ways are simple and others are not, depending on how the house is built.

“When we come to fix a house, we do the diagnostics on the house and figure out where the hotspots are for radon, where the primary radon problem is coming from, and then we come with a plan as to how to fix that house. Once we fix the house, we do follow-up testing to make sure the home has been repaired properly.”

Most houses can be completed in one day, and Master Radon does a good job of respecting the home and the homeowner. A crawl-

space may require extra time.

“Crawlspaces often have exposed soil in them, and of course the radon is coming right out of the soil,” he said.

People of ten f eel a tremendous sense of relief knowing it’s not a problem any longer, he said.

Health Canada says radon levels in most homes can be reduced by more than 80 per cent for about the same cost as other common home repairs such as replacing the furnace or air conditioner.

Not everyone exposed to radon will develop lung cancer, and the time between exposure and the onset of disease can take many years.

The field is set for the provincial election There will be five candidates on the ballot for the Estevan constituency in the upcoming provincial election.

The field was finalized at 2 p.m. Saturday when the deadline to file nominations

passed.

Incumbent MLA Lori Carr of the Saskatchewan Party, who is seeking her second term, will be challenged by Seth Lendrum of the New Democratic Party, Scott Meyers of the Green

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Party, Linda Sopp of the Progressive Conservatives and Phil Zajac of the Buffalo Party.

The provincial election date is Oct. 26.

Anita Kuntz, who is the returning officer for the Estevan constituency, has several reminders for the public. She is asking people that when they receive their voter information cards in the mail, to please check all information and the location of their designated polling station.

If people have any questions, they can contact the returning office for Estevan at 1-306-637-4655.

Kuntz noted many of the polling station locations might be different from what

the public is used to.

Advanced polls in Estevan will be held at the Nicholson Centre in the Estevan Leisure Centre from Oct. 20-24, from noon-8 p.m.

Voters are asked to use the main entrance to the leisure centre, and then follow the signs to the Nicholson Centre. Then they are asked to exit out of the Nicholson Centre’s front doors.

Advanced polls will also be located at the Midale Civic Centre and the Oungre Memorial Regional Park complex at the same times.

Kuntz said they anticipate a good turnout for advanced polls, so be aware that advanced polls can be busy, especially the first two days for the early voting.

Redvers man arrested on child pornography charges The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has charged a man from Redvers with child pornography offences, following an investigation that began in August into the online accessing of child pornography through file sharing networks.

Members of the ICE Unit and the Carlyle RCMP d e t ac h m e n t e xe c u t e d a search warrant at a residence

in Redvers that was identified as the location where the offences were occurring.

Child pornography was located at the residence and two computers and a mobile phone were seized for further forensic analysis.

Vernon J. Zelionka, 45, of Redvers was arrested at the location and has been charged with possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography, both under the Criminal Code of Canada.

He appeared before a Saskatchewan justice of the peace in Carlyle, where he was released from custody on numerous conditions. His next court appearance will be in Saskatchewan Provincial Court in Carlyle on Oct. 14.

Zelionka is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The Saskatchewan ICE Unit is comprised of investigators from the RCMP, Regina Police Service, Saskatoon Police Service and Prince Albert Police Service.

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Curling club preparing for upcoming season The Estevan Curling Club is looking forward to the start of curling season later this month.

Ice installation is well underway at the Power Dodge Curling Centre. Some renovation projects that have been taking place at the club are wrapping up. And people are signing up for the leagues for this season.

Club manager Pauline Ziehl Grimsrud said the ice installation is about 80-85 per cent complete, and they hope to have people on the ice for drop-in practice sessions next week.

“We’ll start letting our membership in to do some throwing and breaking the ice in, get the green out before leagues start,” said Ziehl Grimsrud.

The seasons are expected to begin Oct. 26.

“When the plant got up and going, our water came and

we’re putting floods down.

When we decided on the day we were going to put ice in, we got a volunteer group with a head person … and they are installing the ice,” said Ziehl Grimsrud.

Lawrence Hanson is serving as the volunteer head ice-maker this year, and additional people with expertise in ice-making are helping out.

A couple of people will head to Moose Jaw at the end of the month to take a Level 1 ice-making course.

There won’t be a paid, full-time ice-maker like in the past.

The curling club will have afternoon leagues on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Youth, competitive and doubles leagues will be Tuesday evenings. Wednesdays will have a recreational league, with 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. draws.

Thursdays boasts the open league, and Fridays will be

drop-in curling nights once a month.

Dates for the drop-in Fridays are on the club’s website.

“If it’s popular, and people seem to want more, we’ll probably open up some more on some other Friday nights,” she said.

A youth program is offered on Sundays.

Numbers for their leagues are in good shape, she said, with many people already registered.

“O ur youth program on Sundays, the Grade 3 to Grade 5, has a lot of children in it. We do have room for the Kindergarten to Grade 2 group.”

There will be some changes for the upcoming season. Only one curler can sweep a rock at a time. And people will have to stand at designated spots on the ice.

As for renovations, the

lounge has new lighting, which was needed, since the old lighting dated back to when the building opened in the 1970s.

“We put some energy efficient lighting in, so that was nice to get that done. The viewing glass upstairs will be replaced with seamless glass,” said Ziehl Grimsrud.

In the downstairs lobby and viewing area, new windows are being installed.

Previously the curling rink had four-foot panels, with a wide gap between them. It’s another piece of the curling club that dated back to the 1970s.

“With the new ones we have coming in, it will be virtually seamless. There will be just a tiny bit of a seam. We’re really excited. It will be great for viewing.”

Replacing the seats in the lobby, which started last season, will be finished after

The ice installation is nearing completion at the Power Dodge Curling Centre. the windows are installed.

Carpeting is waiting to be installed.

Also, a new ice-maker’s building is being constructed at the southeast corner. A door will connect it to the ice arena near sheet 6. The new room will accommodate icemaking equipment and rocks when people aren’t curling.

Water tanks will be moved in

there during the season.

The big event for the club this year is still slated to be the CurlSask SaskPower Scotties Tournament of Hearts women’s provincial championship, and the SaskTel Tankard provincial men’s event that will be run consecutively in late January and early February. Those events are still scheduled to go ahead despite the pandemic.

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Gymnasts beat Bruins in fitness showdown Members of the Estevan Gymnastics Club showcased their strength and emerged victorious in their inaugural showdown with players from the Estevan Bruins.

Representatives of the two clubs went head to head Thursday at the gymnastics club’s Estevan facility. Bruins players were in first, and then the gymnasts had their turn.

A Calcutta-style fundraiser was offered for the various tests of strength involving the two clubs, and then participants collected pledges for a sit-up-a-thon competition.

The Bruins won just one competition, with Alex Van Sprecken, who hails from Estevan, winning the fastest rope climb in 3.09 seconds.

Tanner Humber-Dredge was

second with a time of 3:32.

The longest chin-up hold was won by gymnast Morgan Hirsch with a time of one minute and 19.09 seconds.

Anna Biggs was second in a time of one minute and 18.72 seconds.

Lila Hale won the competition for most hanging leg lifts with 20. Heidi Byers was second with 16.

Lila Hale also took top spot for most pushups with 70, and Carsyn MacDonald was second with 52.

Melissa Sclear was the winner for the longest leg hold with a time of one minute and 21.90 seconds. Bergen Kersey was the runnerup at 56.11 seconds.

And in the most v-pops, Biggs was the winner with

61, followed by MacDonald with 57.

In the sit-up-a-thon, Jordyn Pukas was the overall winner with 174 in five minutes. Von Sprecken had the most for the Bruins with 140.

Biggs raised the most money for the sit-ups with $815. McKenna Bohn was second with $626 and Hirsch was third with $305.

Rebecca Fedyk with the gymnastics club said the fundraiser was a lot of fun for both the gymnasts and the Bruins.

“Even the Bruins were all cheering each other on and having a lot of fun, and same with the girls. They were really cheering each other on and pushing a little extra hard to try to beat those numbers,”

said Fedyk.

She expects the Bruin players have a greater understanding of the physical demands of being a gymnast.

“There was some of them where they went to go try, and they said ‘My goodness, this is hard,’” said Fedyk. “But we were also pretty impressed with some of the Bruins’ strength. Some of those guys got up our rope in three seconds.”

While they don’t have a final fundraising tally, Fedyk said it went well, and it will help the club over the costs of their building.

She predicted this could become an annual event with other clubs learning about the physical rigors of being a gymnast.

Brynley Rosengren entered the sit-up-a-thon as part of the Estevan Gymnastics Club’s competition with the Estevan Bruins. Photo by Robert Godfrey of Lemon Wedge Marketing “I definitely think the girls would probably like to do it at the end of the year, and see if they can beat their own times from the start (of the season). Maybe challenge

different clubs and seeing who wants to come take on the gymnasts will be a fun way to raise money all the time throughout the year,” said Fedyk.

Sask. Hockey announces phased-in approach for minor hockey The Saskatchewan Hockey Association has announced a five phase approach for minor hockey to return to play.

The comprehensive document was released Thursday afternoon, shortly after Saskatchewan chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab announced the guidelines would be coming.

The hockey association is currently in Phase 1 of evaluation and training.

Phase 2 will include exhibition games within a mini-league, starting Oct. 17, Phase 3 will be league games, within a mini-league, starting Nov. 1, and Phase 4 would be league games within an expanded mini-league, starting Jan. 18, 2021.

Playoffs and provincials, which would be the final phase, have a start date to be determined.

The Phase 2 and 3 start dates do not apply to under-7, under-9 and under-11 age groups.

In Phase 2, competition in the mini-leagues can begin with four teams of 50 players per mini-league.

Teams will be permitted to play in a maximum of two exhibition games during Phase 2.

Teams will not be allowed to switch mini-leagues during that phase, either.

Leagues must notify the hockey association of which teams are in which mini-leagues, the teams are only permitted to participate in one exhibition game, per day, teams are not allowed to stay overnight when travelling for exhibition games, and all exhibition games must be approved.

Mini-leagues will be created within the existing hockey leagues in Saskatchewan and should be as geographically tight as possible in an effort to minimize travel.

If transmission levels increase, the size of mini-leagues may have to be reduced or hockey temporarily suspended in regions of the province

where COVID-19 is a concern before reducing or suspending play province-wide.

As for Phase 3, if COVID-19 transmission levels remain manageable within the province and the chief medical health officer provides approval, mini-leagues would be able to increase to a maximum of six teams or 80 players per mini league.

Leagues must gain approval of the Sask. Hockey prior to games commencing within them.

All league games will require approval from the respective leagues, teams must remain within their assigned mini-league, teams are permitted to play league games within their region for competition and teams are encouraged to schedule back-to-back games with one opponent in a week, followed by a five-day break before scheduling the next opponent.

Participants may only be a part of one mini-league within a single sports organization at any given time.

Sask. Hockey encourages league games to be played on a weekend, and to be home and home with the same team.

Phase 4 would expand mini leagues to eight teams or 120 players per mini-league.

As for playoffs and provincials, all minor, female and senior series will be played in a modified best of three series using regular game play procedures, although if one team wins Game 1 and ties Game 2, the series will be over.

If the teams split the two games, or if the first two games both end in a tie, then a 10-minute mini-game will be played to decide the series winner regardless of what the score was in the first two games.

League playoffs will be decided with the same playoff format.

The Saskatchewan Hockey Association’s face covering policy has been implemented for all members of minor hockey; including players,

coaches, bench staff, on-ice officials, off-ice officials and parents/spectators. The policy will apply to all association membership until such a time that it has been deemed safe to remove this policy.

Not only will people be asked to wear face coverings properly when entering and exiting the arena, fans and spectators will have to do so while in the stands.

Tournaments and out-of-province play will not be permitted.

Dates, procedures and protocols may change as deemed necessary by the Government of Saskatchewan and/or Saskatchewan Hockey Association. Each phase within the Saskatchewan Hockey Association’s safety guidelines is subject to approval.

The plan does not apply to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

In a Facebook post, the Estevan Bruins said there will be an announcement soon.

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[Section 82 of the Act] Whereas a poll is not required pursuant to The Local Government Election Act, 2015 for the office of:

Notice of Advance Poll In the City of Estevan

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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that provision has been made for advance polls for electors who: • are physically disabled; • have been appointed as election officials; or • anticipate being unable to vote on the day of election.

Voting will take place at on:

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Advanced Polls Start Up (Spectra Financial Building) #403A - 9th Avenue, Estevan, SK Ø Tuesday October 27, 2020 between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm Ø Monday November 2, 2020 between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm Ø Tuesday November 3, 2020 between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm Ø Wednesday November 4, 2020 between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm Estevan Fire Hall Drive-Thru 801 - 13th Avenue, Estevan, SK Ø Friday October 30, 2020 between the hours of 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Board Member: Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 140

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: 1 A poll has been granted in the City of Estevan for the election of: Mayor Councillor Southeast Cornerstone School Division No. 209 Holy Family Separate School Division No. 140

FRANKE, Becky MELLE, Karen Dated at Estevan, this 9th day of October, 2020.

2 Voting will take place on Monday the 9th day of November, 2020, at the polling places listed below.

3 I will declare the result of the election at City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan on the 9th day of November, 2020.

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Dated at Estevan this 9th day of October, 2020.

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Board Member: Southeast Cornerstone Public School Division No. 209 KEATON, Kevin MCCRIMMON, Eric Dated at Weyburn, this 9th day of October, 2020.

The Estevan Police Service is seeking applications for the position of Police Constable.

The Estevan Police Service offers a competitive salary and benefit package along with ongoing professional development and a range of career opportunities.

Currently serving and trained Canadian police officers are encouraged to apply.

All other candidates must possess the minimum qualifications: • • • • • •

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18 years of age Grade 12 Diploma or equivalent Excellent physical condition is essential Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident (Landed Immigrant) Valid driver’s license (unrestricted for a minimum of one year) and good driving record Good moral character. Recent illegal drug use and/or other criminal activity, either detected or undetected by police, will result in a deferral. No criminal convictions or pending criminal charges before the Courts (copy of Pardon required).

Exemplary employment record Excellent communication skills, both written and oral Computer skills

For more information on the requirements, selection process, and the application package, please visit our website, www.estevanpolice.ca (Employment Opportunities). You will also need to complete the Personal Disclosure Form.

Please return completed package including an up-to-date resume in a sealed envelope to: Chief of Police - Estevan Police Service - 301-11th Ave. - Estevan, Sask.- S4A 1C7 We thank you for your interest in the Estevan Police Service. Only successful candidates will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Closing date is October 15, 2020.

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Carl Kurt Kater, late of Weyburn, SK passed away October 2, 2020 at the age of 86 years.

Carl was born at home on his family farm in southern Saskatchewan on August 18, 1934. He was the fifth child of Ernest and Gertrude Kater.

Carl was a hard-working entrepreneur, who began doing odd jobs as a farm hand at the young age of 14, and also obtained hands-on training as he worked for a time as an electrician’s helper before deciding to become a farmer. He rented his first ¾ section of farm land at 23 years of age, although losing his first crop to hail, that did not deter him.

He courted Shirley McKnight for four years before they married in 1958. They were active in young people groups, attending many hay rides, dances and gatherings at Viewfield School. The year they married they lived in Estevan, where he worked briefly for Saskatchewan Power as an electrical fitter at Boundary Dam. In spring of 1959 they moved back to Viewfield to farm and in 1960 Carl also began his second career working as a Contract Battery Operator, where he was employed with Texaco Canada Ltd. for many years.

Carl was actively involved in the betterment of the community and served as a Councilor on the R.M. of Cymri from 19671975, where he played an integral part in promoting the paving of main roads in the R.M. He also served on the Midale School Board and the Midale Hospital Board.

Carl and Shirley raised their five children on the family farm near Midale and during breaks from school and work, enjoyed many family camping and fishing trips. They ventured to pristine lakes in northern Saskatchewan, and took summer breaks at Kenosee Lake, toured through the Black Hills and Rocky Mountains, and took a very memorable motor home trip to Disneyland, California the Christmas of 1976. Carl was an avid photographer and videographer and collected many photos and reels of cherished family memories.

Carl was always eager to be busy accomplishing things and to accommodate that, he happily embraced learning new skills. He was an excellent carpenter and woodworker, and always had a ‘shop’ to house his tools and offer creative working space. His favorite area of interest though, was in vehicles, and he took great pride and care of his John Deere farm equipment as well as his one personal indulgence… his cherished luxury sedans which he would be seen happily cruising around in. And with five kids, keeping his luxury cars in top shape was no easy feat, but again, that was never a deterrent. He also enjoyed music, and while he listened mostly to country artists, there was always a vinyl sleeve cover (or two) featuring Mexican Fiesta and Christmas music tucked into the LP collection, which was stored upright alongside the well-used turntable.

Carl was fortunate to enjoy good health throughout his lifetime, but in his later years his extensive hearing loss made it difficult for him to visit with others, especially in large groups, which was unfortunate as he really did enjoy conversing with others and being in group settings.

Once Carl had decided to retire from battery operating and farming, he and Shirley moved to Weyburn where he spent a lot of time improving various properties, building decks and fences, and kept his neighborhood sidewalks clear of snow in his little cabbed tractor/snow-blower during the cold winter months. He also enjoyed being in the kitchen creating culinary delights to share with those he loved. His large batches of delicious chicken soup, creamy vegetables and shrimp in tomato sauce were some of his specialties, and of course prepping meat and manning the grill at evening Bar-B-Q’s was one of his favorite summer pastimes. Carl did not enjoy sitting idle, and had no problem keeping himself occupied in his retirement with his many interests and hobbies.

Carl was predeceased by his parents: Ernest and Gertrude Kater; infant sister Elfrida; brothers: Paul, Richard and Gary; brothers-in-law Arnold Roemer and Bernie Neuberger; sisters-in-law Diane Kater and Eileen Kater; and daughter-inlaw Lana McPeek.

Carl is survived and cherished in memory by Shirley, his wife of 63 years; his children: Sheila Tooke (Regina), Cheryl O’Byrne (Calgary), Greg (Cindy) Kater (Brooks), Carrie (Brad) Wheeler (Weyburn), and Kelly (Stephanie) Kater (Weyburn); 15 Grandchildren, 9 Great Grandchildren; sisters: Marlene Roemer, Ella Neuberger and Susan (Ron) Kodes; brother Walter Kater; sister-in-law Elda Kater; numerous nieces and nephews; as well as his neighbor, Terry Klein, who became his close friend in his later years.

Special thanks to the staff at Hill Top Manor, especially Laurie, Maire, Mandy and Teresita who gave him compassionate and excellent care during his brief stay there.

A Celebration of Life for Carl will be held at a later date.

For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Carl may be made to the Weyburn & District Hospital Foundation, Box 1416, Weyburn, SK, S4H 3J9.

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Estevan, Lampman and Stoughton fire Redvers to host departments battle a serious field fire fall training school forward to help to put fireguards in.

The fire consumed approximately 620 acres of land. Fortunately, firefighters saved all houses; however, one building was lost.

"There was a … garage that was fairly close to the house that suffered a total loss. However, there were no vehicles involved. And for the fire of this size, it's always great when you have no injuries and no major losses," Feser said.

Feser praised the joint efforts of the three fire departments and also thanked the local farmers that came out to assist with fire suppression.

"Wind conditions were very high, upwards of 70 kilometres per hour gusting, so the fire was very fast-moving, but the crews were able to contain and get it under control."

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The Estevan fire department responded to a mutual aid call regarding a serious field/wildland fire early this week.

The emergenc y occurred on Monday at about 2 p.m. The Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) crews were called to a field/wildland fire that was spreading fast north of the city a few kilometres east of 361 Highway.

"Crews arrived on scene to find a fairly large field fire occurring with four farms that were being threatened as a result of the fire," said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser.

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The building was further ventilated and then turned over to SaskEnergy and building owners for further investigation and repairs.

Tuesday night firefighters proceeded with their regular training, which again took place at the Derrick Motor Hotel.

"We spent quite a bit of time there running specialized training and drills," said Feser. "We were there from 7 o'clock until just about 11 o'clock that night to wrap up and finish a lot of the drills that we wanted to conduct."

The emergency calls so far have prevented the EFRS from further activities related to promoting cooking fire safety for Fire Prevention Week. However, the EFRS is posting some fire prevention tips on their Facebook page daily, which the public is encouraged to share to help raise awareness in the community.

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The EFRS crews didn't get to the station until 8 p.m. that night.

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Right at the door, the firefighters' gas detection equipment picked up readings of 70 parts per million of CO. "Quick thinking and actions of the worker who noticed that the carbon monoxide alarm was going off and active. He alerted and called 911 and got emergency crews there right away," Feser said.

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By Lisa McCullough heavy rescue. The fire school The Saskatchewan Volun- used to get quite a turnout with teer Fire Fighters’ Association approximately 250 members but holds two fire schools a year due to COVID-19 regulations to help train new volunteers this fall’s course had only about and paid on-call firefighters to 160 people who signed up as be prepared for handling all the restrictions eliminated the aspects of the job, but due to banquet social and affected COVID-19, the spring classes classroom sizes. were cancelled.

Redvers has utilized variFortunately, the fall classes ous halls and the rink to be able are a go and the Redvers Vol- to go through with the classes. unteer Fire Department has Meals, classes and other factors decided to host the fall training have been adjusted to meet from Oct. 16-18.

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Torquay woman shares her story of breast cancer

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

Many people here know Faythe Eastwood as a wonderful person and a great host who always has a joke or two to tell the guests at Barleys Bar in Torquay.

Her positive spirit is the bar's signature, but it also is the feature that guided Eastwood through many challenges she faced throughout her life, including two breast cancer diagnoses she fought over 20 years apart.

In conjunction with the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Mercury spoke to Eastwood about her experience and attitude towards the disease and treatment.

Eastwood first faced breast cancer in the 80s.

"It would have been 1984. The doctor found a lump in my breast. He wasn't sure of anything, so he sent me for a mammogram," recalled Eastwood.

She couldn't remember what started her inquir y with the doctor, but there was no pain or any major problems associated with the lump. The mammogram confirmed breast cancer, and

the doctor gave her a choice: they could either remove the lump or remove the breast.

"I said, 'I'm not going to deal with it in a year … So take my breast off.' So they did," said Eastwood.

The surgery was done in 1985 in Nanaimo, B.C., where Eastwood was living at the time. It was a radical mastectomy with all of the breast tissue being removed along with the nipple, lymph nodes in the armpit and chest wall muscles under the breast.

Eastwood, who was in her 30s then, recalls that decision as almost a nobrainer. When asked what guided and gave her strength at that time she answered with an anecdote.

"I have to tell you a funny story. When I had my breast removed, my husband said to me, 'You should consider yourself lucky.' I said, 'Why?' He said, 'You were left with three tits, your left one, your right one and me.

So you still have two tits.'"

She said that unlike some other people, her husband "was always really good with it" and was by her side.

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"Once I had the chemo and came back out to the car all I wanted to do is sleep. So I carried a blanket. I crawled to the back seat, slept all the way home and then when I got home I just laid on the couch and slept for the rest of the day," recalled Eastwood.

Unlike how it's often portrayed, her chemo experience was different. She never was sick to her stomach or lost hair.

"I always felt fine, just the sleeping thing."

S h e a l s o h ad t o go t h ro u g h r ad i a t i on . T h e treatment went well, the cancer was gone and Eastwood could keep going with her life.

"I f elt good having that removed and I never thought it would come back again. But it did."

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Breast cancer returned over 20 years later « A20 agreed to have the second breast removed. She said it was as simple of a decision as the first one.

“I’m sure there were thoughts with the first one and the second one, that this could be close to the end of my life. But you have to carry on. You can't go sit in the corner until you die," Eastwood said.

In this case, Eastwood didn't need to go through radiation or chemo.

"I guess they were happy with getting it all."

Eastwood's husband had passed away in the 90s.

She said that she didn't think about getting into another relationship after, but life moved on.

"I was perfectly honest with (men I met after my husband passed away), 'Hey, I only have one breast. If you can't deal with it, goodbye!'"

Eastwood had a lot of support in her fight with cancer and she never made a secret out of it, but she noted that it probably wasn't the case for other people, which would make this battle even tougher for them.

"It's not something that you should keep inside," said Eastwood.

She added that she recently saw a TV commercial, in which there was a half-undressed woman with both breasts removed, and

she felt that it was a great thing to do.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women outside of non-melanoma skin cancers, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. It is also the second leading cause of death from cancer in Canadian women.

Breast cancer turned out to be a common disease in Eastwood's family, but everyone who faced it dealt with it differently. When the doctor found a lump in Eastwood's mother's one breast, she asked to remove them both. Eastwood's sister also had breast cancer, but Eastwood said that her husband was against her having a breast removed, so she had a lumpectomy and wouldn't follow up with traditional medicine.

While most breast cancer survivors don't get cancer again, they are at a higher risk of getting some types of cancer. Eastwood's sister died later of bone cancer.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month runs every year from Oct. 1-31 to increase awareness, educate about the importance of early screening and testing, raise funds for research, diagnostics, treatment, and cure and to provide information to people affected by breast cancer.

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Cancer. Such a powerful word. Defined in the dictionary as a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.

But to many, cancer is so much more than that.

Cancer affects the reality of people all over the world, with no cure. Many lose their lives but there are those who have lived, survived and persevered. Peggy Dumelie of Gainsborough is one of these strong individuals.

On Oct. 2, 2018, Dumelle found out the earthshattering news that she had Stage 1, both estrogen and progesterone breast cancer.

“I was terrified, fearing the worst outcome as I had already watched my mom suffer and die from this evil disease. My thoughts went out to my daughter and grand boys, sister and father, fearing them being without me too early,” Dumelie explains.

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state that her family and friends were aware that she was being tested. Having two biopsies, they awaited the results with her. When confirmed she made the phone calls as they do not live close to each other and told everyone the heartbreaking news. “ They were all very supportive and gave positive reassurances that I would beat this,” Dumelie says.

She goes on to say that the biggest challenge she came across during treatment was the not knowing if they had actually removed all of the cancer cells or if it would come back. She also had to endure 20 rounds of radiation which she claims left her exhausted.

“It is a tired that you cannot compare to anything else,” she explains.

During treatment, Dumelle had to stay in Regina for five weeks. She says she kept her mind busy by going to the art galleries, walking and of course resting. She is now on a chemo drug that she will have to continue to take for the next five to 10 years.

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When asked if she had any words of wisdom for others fighting this horrific disease, she replied with this.

“Don't be afraid to ask questions. Keep a journal and write down your questions as you think of them so you do not forget them. Be good

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EPS member survives a collision with a moose An Estevan Police Service (EPS) member, who is part of the Combined Traffic Services of Saskatchewan unit, was involved in a collision with a moose Thursday.

The incident occurred on Highway 47 north of the junction with Highway 361.

The member was not injured in the collision, but significant damage to the patrol vehicle occurred.

The collision is being investigated by the RCMP. In other recent police news, members received a report of criminal harassment and uttering threats last Wednesday. The matter is under investigation.

Police received a report of an attempted scam Thursday. Individuals purporting to be employers seeking workers offered a job to the victim and then attempted to collect personal information and deposit money into the victim’s account. The suspect was attempting to get the individual to purchase items for the scammer. The poten-

tial victim became suspicious and terminated contact with the scammer, but not before the scammer threatened to call police. The victim did not respond to the threats. The matter is still under investigation in an effort to link to other attempts to scam.

Members arrested multiple impaired drivers during the Thanksgiving long weekend.

The first was a 58-yearold man who was apprehended Friday at 2:30 p.m. in downtown Estevan. He was released later in the afternoon with a future court date. The vehicle he was driving was impounded.

Po l i c e a r re s t e d a 29-year-old Estevan man for impaired driving Friday night. He was charged and later released. His vehicle was impounded and he will appear in court in November.

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No further details were released about the arrests.

Also during the long weekend, officers charged an Estevan woman Oct. 9 for breaching conditions of her release by entering a licensed premise. She was given an appearance notice for a future court date.

Police arrested an Estevan man for breaching conditions of his conditional sentence order. He did not have permission from his supervisor to be out of his residence. The man was remanded into custody and was scheduled to make a court appearance in Weyburn on Tuesday.

Members continue to see incidents related to graffiti in the community. While on patrol Saturday, police located several more graffiti incidents.

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unknown exactly when these mischief incidents occurred.

Officers received a report of mischief to property and assault. Police attended and spoke to the complainant and victim. The matter is still under investigation.

A mischief report was received which led to the arrest of a 31-year-old Carnduff man. He will be appearing in court in November on charges of mischief to property and resisting arrest. The male was lodged in detention for the evening and will be released when sober.

Officers attended to a motor vehicle accident that occurred in a parking lot.

The damage to the vehicles was very minimal, and nobody was injured. One of the drivers was issued a summary offence ticket for unsafe backing up.

Police performed a traffic stop on Oct. 11 and found a Fillmore male in the vehicle who was breaching his release conditions. He was arrested and later released to appear

in Estevan Provincial Court.

O f fi c e r s a r re s t e d a 27-year-old Swift Current man for breaching his conditional sentence order. The male was lodged in detention and will be brought before a justice of the peace to be remanded into custody for court.

• • • The Carnduff RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance with a pair of recent incidents.

At an unknown time between Oct. 2 and 6, a 60-gallon Campbell Hauser air compressor with a Westinghouse Teco 2.0/1.5 horsepower motor was stolen from an oil and gas lease site in the northeastern quadrant of the RM of Mount Pleasant.

The Carnduff RCMP detachment is also investigating theft of a cargo trailer.

A white 2006 14-foot H&H V-Nose trailer was stolen from a private property located near the junction of Highway 9 South and Highway 18 in the Rural Munici-

pality of Enniskillen at some point between 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 and 8 a.m. on Oct.2.

The trailer had been secured with an anti-theft device, which was removed by those responsible. The trailer was bearing Saskatchewan license plate 519 KBP at the time of the theft.

The Carnduff RCMP are encouraging anyone having travelled between the above noted times to report any suspicious activity or vehicles that may have been observed.

Further, prospective equipment buyers are cautioned to ensure all checks and balances have been met before engaging in a purchase that may feel too good to be true.

If you have information related to this advisory please call 310-RCMP for an immediate response, or you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).

The information was distributed through the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory network.

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Cheers Cheers to a very friendly gentleman fishing at the Rafferty Dam docks on Oct 4. Mr. MacLeod, you made a young boy so happy. Thank you for the tips, the stories, and your kindness. The young man lost both his grandfathers in the last four years, and Mr. MacLeod has no idea how special it was for him to fish with someone.

This may sound like a fish story, but these three youngsters pulled more than 100 perch from the waters at Boundary Dam during the first two weeks of October 1968.

One Sunday, in the midst of a light drizzle, the trio caught this string of perch – some 53 in all – and it took all three of them to carry it home to ‘Mom.’ From left, Michael Shea, Merline Swason and Allan Swason.

Cheers to everyone who had a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend this year. Despite the times we’re in, you can still have some semblance of a family get together.

Cheers to the Estevan Bruins and the Estevan Gymnastics Club for the competition they had last week. You could tell people on both sides were having a lot of fun with it.

Cheers to the people who are working in the testing site for COVID-19 in Estevan. They’re running an effective operation and they don’t waste your time when you’re in there.

Cheers to everyone who has let their name stand in a municipal or school board election this fall. Thank you for trying to make a difference in your community, and good luck if you’re in an election.

Jeers Jeers to those who have allowed their tree branches grow unchecked to the point where they are obstructing sidewalks. With the nice weather we’ve had recently, people are still out walking and shouldn’t have to worry about those branches.

Jeers to the nightmare of trying to drop off and pick up your child at the Estevan Comprehensive School. You don’t have to do it right at the front entrance; a bit of a walk isn’t going to hurt them.

Jeers to the lack of communication from Sask.

Health regarding recent COVID cases. While it’s good we’re no longer saying they’re in the south, at least let us know if they’re in Estevan.

To submit a cheer or a jeer, please email it to dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca, or visit www.estevanmercury.ca.

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Regroup and refocus The Thanksgiving long weekend has just ended, and I hope you enjoyed it.

I cannot think of another year where we have needed a reminder to be thankful more than this one.

People are tired. They are depressed. They are worn out and, when that happens, it becomes much easier to worry, awfulize and focus on what we think is wrong all around us.

However, the truth is that most of what makes our lives good remains relatively untouched by the odd circumstances of this year.

Even in the most difficult times, there are many things for which we can be thankful.

Oftentimes, the scriptures that we know and love the most, were written

Tim Pippus of the Estevan Church of Christ to, or by, those who were in bad situations. Listen to the apostle Paul as he writes from a Roman prison cell: “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:12-13).

David was facing his enemies and possible death when he wrote, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be

in want” (Psalm 23:1).

The apostle John was in exile on the island of Patmos when he had a vision of heaven. He then assures us that, in the future, “God’s dwelling place [will be] among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order

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of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:3-4).

Jesus, himself, told his scared and uncertain disciples, “I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20) and he promised to send the comforter and helper, the Holy Spirit, to live with us ( John 14).

Therefore, I need to remember to see my real blessings. I need to focus on what makes my life good and worthwhile, both now and eternally. I need to see that, despite the very real problems around us, there are still many more reasons for hope and joy.

Thanksgiving weekend is over, but let’s make sure that our thanksgiving has not ended.

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44th Annual Telethon When you give to the United Way Estevan, you are giving to our 15 member agencies and Community Impact projects.

• Canadian Red Cross • CNIB • Creighton Lodge Trust Committee • Envision Counselling and Support Centre • Estevan Area Literacy Group Inc. • Estevan Diversified Services Inc. • Estevan Family and Friends Inc. • Estevan Family Resource Centre Inc. • Estevan Regional Nursing Home Auxiliary • Home Care South - Estevan • Muscular Dystrophy Canada • SaskAbilities • Spinal Cord Injury Saskatchewan Inc. • St. Joseph’s Adult Day Program • St. Joseph’s Health Care Auxiliary • Hillcrest Breakfast Club • Day of Caring • Youth Centre (coming soon) • Bursaries for volunteerism

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: DONATING • You can still donate in-person at the Telethon! Safety measures will be in place and signage will promote physical distancing. Donations will also be accepted by phone, as well as directly through our website: www.unitedwayestevan.com!

HOW TO WATCH • Live Stream on our website: www.unitedwayestevan.com!

• AccessNow TV (formerly Access 7).

AUDIENCE • There will be no live audience permitted at the Telethon, due to gathering restrictions outlined in the Re-Open Saskatchewan guidelines.

BID ITEMS • There will still be homemade Bid Items up for auction at this year’s Telethon!

• Photos of each Bid Item will be posted on our United Way Estevan Facebook Page.

These will be posted on our Facebook page before October 9th.

• You will be able to make your bids through the Facebook page, as the Bid Items will be auctioned off online at this year’s Telethon.

• You will not be able to view the items In-person at the Telethon, Bid Items will be shown frequently on TV and the Live Stream during the Telethon.

ENTERTAINMENT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 08:00am 08:30am 09:15am 09:30am 09:45am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 11:45am 12:00pm 12:15pm 12:30pm 01:00pm 01:30pm 01:45pm 02:00pm 03:00pm 03:15pm 03:45pm 04:00pm 04:30pm 05:45pm 07:15pm 07:45pm 08:00pm 08:30pm

Opening Ceremony Brooke Wilson Interview - Home Care South-Estevan & Area Interview - Estevan Nursing Home Auxiliary Sacred Heart School Interview - EDS Interview - Envision Hillcrest School Breakfast Interview Hillcrest School Grade 2 Interview - Muscular Dystrophy Macoun School Church of God Praise Team Interview-CNIB Interview - Spinal Cord Injury SK Spruce Ridge School The Daae Family Interview - Sask Abilities Interview - Creighton Lodge Trust Committee Interview - Red Cross Levi Stepp Drewitz School of Dance Deb Chalus Caragan Ramblers London Christianson & Katie Ostrander Chris Henderson Helen Thiessen

08:45pm 09:15pm 09:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm

Del Koch & Kelley Eagles Doris Trobert Cole McKaskill Last Birds Farm Fun with Wendy Dan Espelien Randi Bonokoski

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 12:00am 01:00am 05:00am 06:00am 07:15am 08:00am 08:30am 09:15am 09:30am 10:00am 10:30am 10:45am 11:30am 12:30pm 01:00pm 01:30pm 02:00pm

Can't Hardly Playboys Middle of the Night Excitement Drewitz School of Dance Morning Workout Faith Lutheran Church Darlene Bowen Margaret Duncan Dustin Hall Interview - Youth Centre Estevan Gymnastics Blair Biech Jason Bowen The Daae Family Riley Horton Brenna Bjarnson Keith Olsen The Way

Entertainment schedule subject to change.

If you have any other questions, contact our office, 306.634.7375 or send a message to our Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram pages!

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