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A collision occurred early on Monday evening, at the Estevan Truck Bypass, involving a four-door sedan and an eastbound semi truck. It is the second collision that has occurred on the bypass since its opening in mid-November. Sam Macdonald photo

City releases details of 2016 budget FINANCIAL PLAN INCLUDES PROPERTY TAX AND UTILITY RATE INCREASES

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan residents can expect to receive a moderate increase in their property taxes and an increase in their water consumption rates next year.

City treasurer and acting city manager Jeff Ward released the details of the 2016 budget in an interview with the Mercury on Friday afternoon. It projects revenues of $26.18 million and expenses of $24.64 million, for a surplus of $1.54 million before capital expenses.

The bulk of the revenues come from taxes and grants ($21.33 million), while the remaining $4.84 million will come through fees and charges. Ward said the budget calls for a property tax increase of about five per cent that should generate about $690,000.

It’s too soon to say whether council will want to shift some additional property burden on residences, rather than businesses, after a report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business showed commercial property owners paid more than three times as much in municipal property taxes as residential properties. It was the second highest gap in the province.

“I would say a lot of the burden would go on residential; that would be my recommendation, but of course council can always change that decision when they start going through the numbers,” said Ward.

Operating expenses in the general fund are up a little more than three per cent from last year, when they were at $23.86 million.

They do factor in a wage increase for the city’s unionized staff and Estevan Police Service members, as both have collective bargaining

agreements that expire at the end of this year.

The utility fund will have revenues of $6.85 million and operating expenses of $5.41 million, for a pre-capital surplus of $1.43 million. Utility operating expenses are up more than six per cent from the 2015 budgeted amount of $5.06 million.

Ward has recommended a 10 per cent increase on the consumption rates for the utility fund, but the service rates will remain unchanged.

The budget also calls for $4.44 million in capital expenses, which would leave the city with a deficit of $1.46 million. The city will borrow $1.5 million to offset the deficit, but Ward was quick to point out they will also pay off approximately $4.1 million in debt, leaving their overall debt load at about $29 million.

“We’re taking out longer life loans at smaller amounts to help our cash flow,” said Ward.

The capital budget includes items connected to Estevan hosting the 2016 Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup hockey tournament and the Saskatchewan Summer Games. A back-up ice compressor will be purchased for Affinity Place, so if anything happens to the ice plant during the Western Canada Cup, there won’t be any interruptions for the games.

Kensington Avenue from King Street to the city limits is slated to be resurfaced next year, just in time for the Summer Games.

“There are some base works on a bunch of gravel roads that PDAP (Provincial Disaster Assistance Program) is still assisting us with,” said Ward. “The base work on Kensington will be funded by PDAP so that’s repairing the base to pre-flood (of 2011)

conditions.”

The city will be responsible for the cost of resurfacing Kensington Avenue, which carries a price tag of $750,000.

The majority of the base works to be repaired are behind the school, so the milling and paving on the stretch from King Street to north of the Estevan Comprehensive School should be finished in the spring, and the base

works and other tasks behind the school could happen in the summer.

The city will also complete restoration of Milne Crescent – a project that has been on the books for several years.

“Out of the citizen satisfaction survey, there was an indication that roads are one of the biggest issues,” said Ward. “We believe Council ⇢ A2

Biette’s case to return to court in 2016 Karry Biette will wait until the new year before his case returns to court, as his defence waits for further disclosure. Biette was present at the Dec. 14 regular sitting of the Estevan Courthouse, represented by his lawyer, Aaron Fox, who was contacted via telephone by the court. Fox disclosed to Judge Lane Wiegers that he is still awaiting additional disclosure on the case from the Crown.

The new disclosure that Fox requested time to receive and review relates to the accident reconstruction report outlining the details of what happened in the fatal single-vehicle crash on Oct. 14 for which Biette has been

charged.

Biette faces charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous operation causing death, dangerous operation causing bodily harm and criminal negligence causing death, after an accident in which a vehicle heading into Estevan left the road and struck a tree, resulting in the death of one passenger and the hospitalization of another.

After being asked how much time would be needed, Fox suggested adjourning until Jan. 18.

“I’m not sure if we’re going to get anything before Christmas, and really, by the middle of next week,

not much is going to happen before year-end,” Fox said to the court, via telephone.

“Then we’ll need time to take a look at it, once we get it.”

Crown prosecutor Derek Davidson said the Crown approved of the request.

Fox also requested that one of the conditions of Biette’s recognizance be changed, asking that a no contact order be deleted.

Until Monday, Biette was prohibited from contacting Steve Godfrey, the surviving victim of the Oct. 14 accident, in any way.

Wiegers removed the no-contact order and adjourned Biette’s case until Jan. 18.

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Council wants public feedback ⇠ A1 that our arterial roads are some of the best in the province, although obviously King Street has to be repaired at some point in the future.”

He believes road patches that are needed following repairs to a water main break take too long to fix.

“We’ve done an exercise and had every patch in the city measured out, and the total cost to repair all the patches … right now is about $350,000,” said Ward.

They have allocated another $350,000 to cover any breaks that happen between now and the end of next summer.

“Hopefully by next fall we don’t have a single patch in the city that’s not unpaved,” said Ward.

The reclaimed asphalt from the truck route refurbishment earlier this year will be mulched and becomes like gravel, he said, but because there is still oil in the base, when applied to a patch, it turns to a solid state and serves as a good interim solution.

Also next year, the medians on Souris Avenue North will be completed; the vehicle fleet purchasing program will continue; and pathways in the Royal Heights and Trojan parks will be resurfaced.

As for the utility fund, there is $1 million allocated for upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant, and another $500,000 is earmarked to replace an existing manifold system, plus valves and 200 metres of cast iron transmission mains from the water treatment plant.

“Some of them are very old and are still cast iron,” said Ward. “There are three main transmission lines.”

The manifold system failed in the summer, which resulted in the city imposing temporary water use restrictions to make repairs to the transmission line.

The upgrades for the wastewater treatment plant will be for efficiency. They were supposed to happen this year, but the plans were shelved.

Kevin Sutter, who is the manager of the water/ wastewater treatment plant, said upgrades would include flow stabilization, a new septage receiving station, new blowers, a new control structure and some new inline instrumentation.

“This efficiency upgrade essentially takes the existing infrastructure that we have at the wastewater treatment plant, and through flow stabilization and monitoring and higher-efficiency blowers, we can utilize the same equipment to meet expanded demands as well as rejuvenate the plant, which has been in operation now for 20 years ,” said Sutter.

The five-year capital plan, released in January, indicated several years of upgrades will be needed at the wastewater treatment plant.

The water main replacement program, which has been on hiatus for several years, won’t be resuming in 2016. Ward hopes that it will happen in 2017, although it will take a different form, as underground works are becoming increasingly expensive.

Ward hopes the budget can be released to the public this week. The city wants people to review the document and provide feedback through phone calls or written comments.

The public will also be invited to attend council’s first meeting of 2016 on Jan. 4, when they will be discussing the budget. Ward said they hope to pass the financial plan at that time, but he said if council receives a lot of response from the public, then they might wait until the Jan. 18 meeting to ratify the document.

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Chamber releases new plan

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce has released a new four-point strategic plan that it expects will guide them through the next three years.

Executive director Jackie Wall, speaking at the Dec. 9 meeting of the chamber, said they want to see results in the areas of member engagement, key relationships, lobbying/advocacy and internal operations. Each of those categories has several criteria the chamber will use to evaluate success.

In terms of member engagement, the chamber would like to see their membership swell by 10 per cent each of the next three years. They currently have close to 340 members.

“Since I have come on board, we have had one to four new memberships per month,” said Wall.

She believes the 10 per cent growth rate is a realistic target.

Retention is also critical. Wall said the chamber wants to hear ideas from local businesses on how they think their chamber membership would be more beneficial.

“I have been in the business community for a long time, and I know how important a chamber is to a community,” said Wall.

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The chamber also wants to effectively represent the businesses who are members by providing access to member workshops, luncheons and webinars; relaying information from conferences and meetings they attend; and providing communication.

Their annual business directory is being scrapped in favour of quarterly newsletters.

“It’s been a yearly directory, and it’s been a great resource, but all of this information is available online,” said Wall. “It’s also a situation with the business climate changing so quickly, and new members coming on board, by the time it was printed, it was already out of date.”

The chamber will continue to send out its monthly electronic bulletins to members, and the quarterly newsletter will be sent to all businesses in the Estevan area. It will include contact information for all chamber members.

As for key relationships, Wall wants to see the chamber work closely with local schools, the Southeast College, the City and the Rural Municipality of Estevan, other chambers of

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Lobbying and advocacy will happen at various levels, and Wall maintains a lot of people are not aware of the influence a local chamber can have. They have access to politicians, policy mandates and administrations.

Chamber staff and board members will attend conferences; attend city council meetings; take an active approach with the city’s budget and bylaws; and research, develop and present policy positions on local and regional issues.

“The success measure is to track and report the impact of the chambers on the various levels of government, and to ensure regular surveys, meetings and focus groups are conducted to document the areas of interest from our membership,” said Wall.

Finally, in terms of internal operations, they want to consolidate and update materials, including an operations handbook.

“If something happens to myself or Meagan (executive assistant Meagan O’Flanagan) … a board member could step in and say ‘This is what I need, and I can continue with the chamber’s activities,” said Wall.

They are also reviewing the policy manual, the job descriptions and the budget. A job description review is necessary, since their staffing has been reduced from four to two people, and fiscal responsibility will be imperative now that the chamber doesn’t receive funding for economic development and tourism from the city.

All of these will be reviewed on a regular basis.

“Our fiscal responsibility will be reflected in the budget for 2016, and it will be closely scrutinized throughout the year to ensure we’re adjusting appropriately,” said Wall.

Member service will be critical, she said, amid the tough economic times in the southeast. People want to see the value for their expenses, so it’s important to stress the benefits of chamber membership.

As part of the strategic plan, the chamber has also reviewed their events.

They will continue to attend conferences, such as the Saskatchewan Trade Export Partnership convention in Saskatoon which was held earlier this month.

They will also continue to host events locally in 2016. Some will be events they organize, such as their annual general meeting at a March luncheon, the Networking on the Green golf tournament in July, their chamber luncheons and all-candidates’ forums for elections. They are also looking to have a member appreciation barbecue in June and evening socials for members.

The chamber will also continue to partner with others to host the Farmers’ Appreciation Evening and the Estevan Showcase Business Expo.

And while they won’t organize events such as the Beach Bash at Boundary Dam or the Moonlight Madness Christmas shopping promotion in downtown Estevan, Wall said the chamber will be willing to help out with those events if necessary.

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Industrial mechanics in training play host to industry reps

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

They’re the people who repair and maintain stationary engines and equipment.

“Anything that doesn’t have wheels,” said instructor Gerald Neudorf, explaining what the six students in the Industrial Mechanic training program are learning during the first level of instruction at the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute/ Southeast College campus in Estevan.

The students along with Neudorf played host to visiting industry representatives on the morning of Dec. 9 at an informal meet-and-greet event.

The event featured a tour of the mobile laboratory and equipment trailer on the campus grounds.

The 17-week course leads to an applied certificate for an industrial mechanic, formerly known as

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“We started this year’s program with nine students, we currently have six,” said Neudorf, suggesting that the educational process is fairly demanding, since it requires the students to pick up a number of skills along the way in a course that features book studies and class lectures as well as plenty of lab and onsite practical applications of what they are learning, along the way.

The six students include Connor Hassman, Nolan Franklin, Daniel Reid, Josef Elton, Damien Boen and Justin Young.

The mobile lab, where a good deal of the handson training takes place, features 12 work stations, so there is room to practice what they’ve been taught.

“Right now, we’re just completing a section on rigging and hoisting apparatus,” said Neudorf, adding the young men are learning that some knots on rig lines are more secure than others. That was just one point learned during a more complete lesson on building and adjusting rigging.

“The trade board sets the curriculum and standards. That means the program doesn’t change in mid-stream, so the training has some consistency right across the province,” said Neudorf in response to a question regarding the course perhaps being tailored to regional needs at any given time.

Tools are an important part of the learning curve, that means identifying what each one is designed to do and then working with them. Precision measurements are also key to industrial mechanics, said Neudorf.

Students Reid and Hassman noted the tools and items worked on may be measured in both imperial and metric scales, so they have to be comfortable working with either of them.

“We get to work with bearings and seals for instance, lubricants for machines and tool inventory is important,” said Reid.

Instructional books were open on a table near the work stations where vices, welding and grinding equipment were right at hand, proving the point that the classes feature a good mixture of theory and practical experience. That also extends to the local and regional industries where the students might gain additional experience under “real world” conditions on the job with practical training as unpaid workers.

“It’s a pretty complete course and it isn’t easy. I know the guys get a little

Nolan Franklin showed some of the bearings that became a part of a lesson plan for the industrial mechanic training program. upset with me sometimes,” said Neudorf with a chuckle. “But I think they understand how important it is to learn proper technique using the right tools.”

Several Southeast College personnel were on hand to greet the visitors and joined them for the luncheon that concluded the event.

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Big trucks in Estevan … new rules

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The time has come to start clamping down on the big trucks that continue to wend their way through Estevan, and not using the designated truck route around the city.

That is not to say some of these trucks and their drivers are not allowed within the city limits. Estevan Police Service (EPS) Chief Paul Ladouceur made that clear this past week both in a

media release and later in a discussion with the Mercury.

“If they have a legitimate, viable reason to be in the city, such as the need to make local deliveries, fuel up or get repairs, then we welcome them,” said the police chief.

But as for the rest of them, the police service figures the drivers have had enough time to become aware of the truck route that opened over a month ago and is now the designated throughway

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around Estevan, if there is no intention of stopping to conduct any legitimate business.

And Fourth Street is not on the user’s list.

“There may have been some temporary confusion because our old truck route using Sixth Street was closed off while it was being rebuilt, so the big trucks were allowed to use Fourth Street because the truck route wasn’t opened yet,” said Ladouceur.

So, some leeway was granted … for a while.

But now, police officers have been directed to levy tickets against semi-truck drivers who still insist on coming into Estevan while merely passing through, en route to another destination.

“We have started issuing tickets. I don’t have

exact numbers, but after multiple warnings, the drivers of these trucks know the regulations. We also know that driving is their livelihood, so we don’t like handing out these tickets that begin with fines of $150, but they (semi-truck drivers) can do everyone a favour, including themselves, if they just followed the rules,” he said.

The charges, when issued, are levied against the drivers, not the companies they represent, the police chief said. That might change in some instances if drivers start to ignore payments of fines.

“We might explore that option in the future if we don’t see co-operation,” he added “But I don’t see it as an ongoing problem.

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Semis are new being directed to the new truck route unless the operators have business to conduct in the city. Stock photo. who might drive through Estevan and never expect to see it again, but most of these operators are regular drivers in the province.

“So, to be clear, we are not banning big trucks from the city, but if they are in it, they need to be in it for a reason, to deliver goods, get fuel or repairs.”

As for the new 13 kilometre truck route, Ladouceur said his department would like to see “more distinct signs showing the drivers the entrances and exits, just to be sure. We understood that (more and better signage) was going to be the case, so we’d like to see that happen.”

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Estevan Police Service members have been busy with accidents and other calls The Estevan Police Service (EPS) responded to a number of accidents, a scam report, an assault and other calls in recent days.

Police received a complaint of mischief to a vehicle that occurred near Kensington Avenue during the Dec. 8 day shift. The matter is under investigation.

The EPS also received multiple complaints of phone calls regarding the Canada Revenue Agency.

Police are asking the public to remember this is a scam and to contact EPS or the Canadian AntiFraud Centre.

Members responded to a hit-and-run at a local gas station. The suspect was located and the matter has been concluded.

A 23-year-old Estevan male was arrested and held in cells during the Dec. 9 night shift, after a report of an assault outside a local establishment. He is facing two charges of assault and appeared in court on Dec. 10.

Police are investigating a report of criminal harassment involving former spouses. The matter is still being looked into.

Officers responded to a youth threatening to harm himself. He was taken into custody under the Mental Health Act and transported to see a physician. No further police involvement was needed.

Members responded to a possible impaired driver leaving a lounge in the downtown area during the Dec. 10 night shift.

The vehicle was parked when it was located and nobody was found in the vicinity.

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Members had a relatively quiet day with traffic infractions during the Dec. 11 day shift, despite the snow and the icy road conditions. They responded to three motor vehicle accidents. One was at an uncontrolled intersection and stemmed from a vehicle failing to yield the right of way.

The second accident was non-reportable. The third accident was called in by a concerned citizen, who witnessed an oversized load strike the train overpass on the west side of the city. The semi was located by police off the truck route. There was no damage to the overpass.

The driver was charged accordingly and will appear in court in February 2016.

Police received a call about an erratic driver on the north end of the city during the Dec. 11 night shift. The caller thought the motorist might be impaired. The vehicle was not located.

Officers located an intoxicated male who was trying to walk down the street and seen falling several times. He was trying to get to work, which was confirmed, and he was a little late. Due to his intoxication level, the male was lodged until he was sober, for both his safety and for the people he works with.

Police stopped a vehicle on Wellock Road, and a female was arrested and charged for possession of cocaine and marijuana.

The female was released with a court date for the new year.

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Police assisted other law enforcement agencies with finding property during the Dec. 12 day shift. In the first instance, they assisted the Calgary Police Service in returning some property from a matter that occurred in Calgary. EPS members also assisted Regina Police Service in locating property lost in Estevan by a Regina resident.

A 53-year-old male was stopped on a suspicion of impaired driving.

He provided samples of breath with a result of .08, and since he was not over the legal limit, his license was suspended and he was released without any criminal charges.

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Police were called to a disturbance at an east end residence. A couple of men got into a fight and after they separated, the one man started to damage property within his home. The man ended up receiving a large cut on his wrist and was transported to the hospital for further treatment and stitches for his injury. Police are continuing to investigate the matter.

Police received a complaint from a pedestrian who was splashed by a passing motor vehicle during the Dec. 13 day shift. Police remind drivers that it is an offence under the Traffic Safety Act to splash pedestrians.

Members also received an RID complaint and located the driver.

He supplied a sample over .04, and received a driver’s licence suspension. Since it was his third roadside suspension, the vehicle he was operating was seized for 14 days.

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The matter is still under investigation.

Officers received a call through the Report Impaired Drivers (RID) line early in the Dec. 12 night shift. The vehicle was located and it was determined the driver was not impaired.

Police were called to a disturbance at a business in north Estevan. A male was causing a disturbance because he was upset the store was closing early. He was spoken to about his behavior and no further action was needed.

Members stopped a vehicle for speeding. The driver was checked and he was found to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and soon released with a new court date in Regina.

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The man had received a large cut to his arm after breaking a beer bottle on a table. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital for stitches and was lodged in cells until he was sober.

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Tightrope walking at tax time If there ever was a good time to inflict a more modest property tax increase on the population of the Energy City, 2016 would be it.

We could be asking or even demanding no tax or civic fee increases, but we have seen that movie before and didn’t like the ending.

Reality speaks to the need for a tax hike in 2016, we just trust our city council to ensure it’s a modest one, not necessarily a big “we gotta catchup” version. That will happen soon enough, once southern Saskatchewan’s economy turns around to the positive side again.

But for now, we know there are significant bills to be paid and they can’t be paid with the current civic cash flow.

There are a few new subdivisions that come with upfront costs. Understandably there will be some cost recoveries, but those take time.

Those new subdivisions have

to be serviced right now and that costs money.

Our water and sewage systems require continual upgrades to serve growing populations and industrial users.

Street building, repairing and cleaning requires big bucks these days and there are more of them. Then there is the expansion of policing and fire rescue services.

This coming year is one for negotiations with our unionized employees. We don’t expect them to be seeking lower wages in these tougher economic times.

The city governors have to find a new city manager and a new fire rescue chief within the next few months while paying severance packages to the outgoing personnel. These are not people on the lower end of the civic payroll, either coming or going.

Getting Estevan into ever better condition to play host to the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games will come

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

Values of rural life can’t be beat In a world that seems to have gone mad, it’s nice to know at this time of year there is still a place where that madness may be just a little bit less.

This is not to suggest rural Saskatchewan and rural Canada are places without problems.

Rural anywhere still has stress in families and squabbles between neighbours. This is human nature and, even at Christmas time, not everyone has the ability to forgive and forget.

But, in a rural setting where being slightly further apart might offer an opportunity to be alone in thought, one would like to hope people arrive at the peace and wisdom that accompanies the season.

Maybe this is just wishful thinking. After all, there remain a lot of intolerant people in rural settings who fall into the collective

with additional costs, just as it did last spring and summer.

Our residents can expect some additional costs will be borne just by being the host city for those Games. There are always unexpected expenses associated with anything of this magnitude. We welcome the Games, we probably won’t be welcoming the ensuing invoices for additional items that inevitably crop up and weren’t planned for and won’t be covered by traditional provincial money sources or sponsors.

We probably can’t expect any major largesse from the provincial government’s revenue sharing program either.

We understand things are tight, economically speaking, all over the province. We are not the exception.

We know there will be some corners that can be cut in the spirit of savings. Our civic department heads are well aware that this will be a year of austerity, not a year to trot out the wish lists. Broken equip-

wisdom of the local bar or coffee row.

There again, it’s probably no small coincidence that Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, the loudest, most obnoxious and irrational voice, now advocating banning all Muslims from the United States, is from New York City. That Trump has considerable business dealings in Dubai, including several golf courses, makes his latest bluster all that richer.

Nor, is it really all that surprising that some of those in Canada most eager to open their doors to Syrian refugees live in rural Canada.

In the wake of the brutal and senseless terrorist killings in Paris and the Los Angeles suburb of San Bernardino, CBC Radio’s As it Happens, interviewed Bloomfield, Ontario’s Carlyn Moulton. Her community recently welcomed a Syrian family of 14.

“I think they had been in a rural area in Syria for many years,” Moulton told the CBC’s Caroll Off. They’d come from a farming background. They had a small grocery store where they were selling a lot of things they had grown themselves. They owned cows. They made their own yogurt. They really weren’t urban people when they were bombed and displaced. That they happened to arrive the day before Halloween when the town “looked a little scary,” might have been a bit unsettling for them, but Moulton said the kids were very eager to go to school, because they hadn’t attended a school in four years. The kids seemed to be fitting in rather well, but so have the adults, Moulton told As it Happens. “That’s really changing our com-

ment will have to be repaired, not replaced. A tree here and there may not get planted or trimmed, some paint may not be applied on surfaces that need to be painted, even if we are Summer Games hosts.

Still, there is a degree of confidence in most sectors.

The City still has a few veteran employees who have learned how to play the tightrope game when it comes to belt tightening. And it is going to be a tightrope year for sure.

We don’t want to come away from the Summer Games looking like cheapskates, but we don’t need to punish ourselves by being spendthrifts either.

We might say, this is where civic leadership surfaces to show the way through the temporary economic maze without hurting our city’s rent paying, property-tax paying citizenry. After all, tightrope walking is also a huge balancing act. Both can be done if and when expertise is applied.

munity in ways we hadn’t even imagined,” she said. “I don’t think we’re exceptional.

I think rural communities depend on one another, and they’re much more adaptable than possibly some people might think.”

Maybe rural people aren’t exceptional.

As suggested earlier, rural communities can have as much strife and disagreement as anywhere else.

But, if you are a smaller community where, as Moulton so aptly put it, you rely more on each other than people in the cities do, maybe there is a deeper appreciation for people as people. After all, it’s no small coincidence that Doukhobors, Hutterites, Mennonites and many others settled in rural Saskatchewan to escape religious prosecution a century ago. Some groups like Ukrainians, Germans, Swedes, Poles and French tended to settle together in larger communities. It’s also why Saskatchewan and Alberta entered Confederation on the condition of minor “separate” school systems to respect religious freedoms.

But it also wasn’t uncommon to see single men or lone families, hardworking Chinese who faced their own kind of discrimination in Canada, settle as entrepreneurs and become a big part of rural communities.

So, the notion of having Syrian refugee families, the kind of people that seem to scare Donald Trump and other city dwellers, welcomed with open arms in small communities, is not all that far-fetched.

Really, it’s a big part of the way rural life has always been.

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Letters to the Editor Speaking Leaders need to solve of hair the real problem Norm Park All Things Considered

It’s a bit early for the annual, let’s be nice to everybody, column, so I’ve decided to discuss hair this week. I hope you’ll understand.

Hair on heads is fine, but I don’t like getting haircuts.

Don’t get this wrong. I adore the lovely women who handle that chore. They are witty, skillful and even on bad days, they have charm and panache. They aren’t the problem, it’s the hair. I have too much of it, or too little of it. I don’t know. If I had less, I could go the scalp shaving route.

Instead I just have a stupid bald spot within a semi-mane that does nothing … sorta like the rest of me. The women with the razor and scissors can’t work much magic around something that isn’t there now can they? I have had the same haircut that defies logical description for 38 years with slight deviations, depending on the personality of the cutter. I simply don’t care, just cut it and get me outta there … although I really do love ya … it’s not you, it’s me dear hairstylist who doesn’t have to do any styling, since I don’t have much to work with.

Then there is hair you wish wouldn’t keep showing up … in the ears, nose, eyebrows for instance. Why do we have eyebrows? I have a friend who lost his eyebrows in a Second World War fire. He claims that was the one positive thing that came out of the ordeal that included 18 months in a PoW hospital. He never had to worry about trimming eyebrows again.

We spend countless hours trimming and cutting, not counting the hours spent in barber or hairstylist chairs. But without it … we’d look really funny.

I recall with great delight the one time I did go a long stretch without a proper haircut. I was living the dolce vita on a Caribbean Island and didn’t think it was necessary to tend to great grooming habits, so I let my hair grow longer.

It eventually grew to near shoulder length. My mother came to visit me. I was at the airport to greet her. She walked right past me and my big grin. She didn’t recognize her son! Bleached blonde, long-haired hippy, surfer freak?

Hardly. I would have died on a surfboard. There was a clear signal I received from her once I re-identified myself to my mom. First stop was a hotel barber shop. Then we talked. She wanted to know who I was dating and did I have any money or was I making any money and why hadn’t I written? Sorry, no emails back in that day, thank goodness. Her priority list was a bit mangled.

I’ve been climbing into barber and hairstylist chairs since I was five years old and the results are similar. No additional colour. I went from blondish brown to brown to white/grey without chemical assistance. The styles have been easy to maintain … out of shower, wipe head twice with towel, eight swipes with comb. Hair is now dry, ready to roll out wardrobe.

I remember those who have cut the mop. First, there was Shorty Moore. I sat on a bench across the arms of his chair and he cut the early curls. Then Marcel and later Connie, who was cute and the first woman I allowed to cut my locks! Now I get a choice of a team who thankfully know what they’re doing, even if I don’t. I won’t name them, they’d be embarrassed. Let’s say they’re the miracle workers, and leave it at that.

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The Editor: I think the world has come to a sad place.

Terrorist attacks all over the map, Syrian turmoil, people uprooted who can’t go back home and for the millions of refugees … what they most want, is to simply return home.

Canada and the U.S. bring in thousands of immigrants every year, but because a heart wrenching photo went viral, suddenly bringing in the Syrian refugees becomes popular.

That’s fine, go ahead, but why the fanfare?

Is it because suddenly you feel heroic and vindicated?

There are still millions of refugees who don’t want to go anywhere but home.

So where are the back-slapping politicians now? Obama? Trudeau?

All the fuzzy warm hearted citizens?

ISIS is still killing. Assad is still bombing his own people.

The refugees want to go home, by the millions.

How about fixing the problem, instead of congratulating yourselves for nothing. You’ve done nothing. Two plane loads of refugees in two days Canada? Yep, that fixes the problem …

Not. Get off your high horses just long enough to make a real difference. Fix

the problem, forget the Band-aids. Yes, it’s a tough one, but Obama, Trudeau et al, we pay you the big bucks so figure it out and fix it, and then they can go home and the silly fanfare attached to immigration can return to normal.

Then all you leaders of the free world can feel you’ve accomplished something, for once.

As a post script, I bet those millions of refugees and those victims of terrorists worldwide aren’t too concerned about climate change. In fact, I bet it’s not even a topic for them.

Brent Dietrich Bienfait

Writer sees government waste and deficits not progress The Editor: The Sask. Party is running a deficit budget, and racking up debt.

As they find themselves coming up short, they’re cutting education and health care instead of cutting their government’s waste on misplaced priorities.

Mr. Wall’s fallen out of touch with everyday families, and his cuts and waste just don’t match with Saskatchewan people’s priorities anymore.

The Sask. Party is running a $1 billion deficit — that’s at least a $262 million operating deficit, and $700 million in borrowing.

After a decade of record revenues, it is concerning that the Sask. Party didn’t

save anything for the long term — plus, they drained the rainy day fund and piled on debt.

Still, the Sask. Party continues to waste our money on their misplaced priorities. They spend over $120 million per year on private consultants (a 228 per cent increase), millions on the ongoing John Black Lean program, and billions on waste like the smart meter fiasco, cost overruns with the carbon capture boondoggle and massive cost overruns with the privatized Regina bypass being built in a location that defies commonsense.

We see the Sask. Party becoming more entitled, instead of more cautious

with money. For example, the premier spends as much as $40,000 per trip to send travel scouts to check out luxury hotels, the best restaurants and VIP lounges for him before he travels to other countries.

Saskatchewan is also missing a golden opportunity. We’re seeing billions of dollars leave our province because the Sask. Party keeps handing contracts to foreign corporations — like the Regina bypass to a European company, school maintenance to an American corporation and the construction and care of a hospital to a company from the United Kingdom. Saskatchewan people could do that work better, and more cost-effectively.

So, instead of cutting waste like Lean and contracting out, the Sask.

Party is cutting millions of dollars from education programs, employment initiatives, universities and health care.

Hundreds of front-line health care staff are being cut. Thousands of surgeries this year are being cut. University scholarships are being taken back.

Families are being told kids can’t stay at school because they can’t afford lunch-room supervisors anymore.

But waste, like Lean and travel scouts, goes on.

Trent Wotherspoon NDP Deputy Leader Regina

Critic sees a lot of misspending on Saskatchewan highways The Editor: Saskatchewan has had a decade of record resource revenue come in, but we don’t have a lot to show for it.

The Sask. Party blew through billions of dollars. Yet, so many of our highways are looking and feeling like gravel goat paths again. People ask me: where did all the money go?

When it comes to highway, they certainly are spending more. But, they’re doing less.

In 2008-09 the Sask. Party spent $225.7 million on highways and repaired or upgraded about another 600 kilometres.

But last year, they spent $405.2 million and only fixed or upgraded 470 kilometres of highway.

They’re paying more and paving less.

At the heart of this problem is an increase in spending on private consultants using Highways and Infrastructure money — in fact, a

whopping 400 per cent increase.

When that much of the highways budget goes to consultants, and even more to foreign contracts, no wonder we pay more but get fewer kilometres done.

And our mini-vans, school buses, heavy-haul trucks and ambulances are paying the price.

Buckley Belanger NDP critic for Highways and Infrastructure.

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Mayor Roy Ludwig, Estevan Police Sgt. Tyler McMillen, Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles and police chief Paul Ladouceur met on Dec. 10 to discuss a $333,000 grant from the provincial government to support local police initiatives in Estevan. Photo by Sam Macdonald

EPS grateful for provincial funding for initiatives

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has received some much appreciated financial support from the provincial government, that it plans to put to good use in local initiatives.

MLA Doreen Eagles and Mayor Roy Ludwig met with Estevan Police chief Paul Ladouceur at the EPS station on Dec. 10, to

confirm a grant of $333,000 to go toward what Eagles described as the three pillars of the criminal justice system: prevention, intervention and suppression.

“Municipal policing grants allow us to focus on these three pillars. A total of $333,000 will be invested to fund three Estevan Police Service positions.” said Eagles. “The programs supported through the municipal police grants work

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to improve community safety through enhanced community policing and serious crime units.”

Another use the funds will be put towards is the Saskatchewan division of the Combined Traffic Safety Enforcement Unit, a unit that combines the efforts of the Estevan and Weyburn Police Services, along with the RCMP, covering southeast Saskatchewan.

The unit works to improve safety on highways through increased awareness and enforcement of traffic regulations.

“The dedicated staff who work in these areas give of themselves to ensure the safety of Estevan and residents in the area,”

said Eagles. “We believe this investment in our police demonstrates our commitment to community safety and our confidence in the skills and expertise of those working in specialized units that keep our community safe.”

Ludwig expressed his gratitude for the support of the government, noting the City of Estevan is optimistic that the great work done to keep the community safe can continue. “(The funding) is much needed, and we’re using it to help out with education and to help out with drug enforcement,” said Ludwig. “We’re using it to help out with traffic, which is the latest issue

now, with the heavy trucks, keeping them off Main (Fourth) Street.”

Ladouceur was pleased to acknowledge the funding, and anticipated how it would contribute to making Saskatchewan one of the safest provinces in Canada.

“I can tell you, firsthand, as chief of police, that I certainly get to see the benefits this funding has, especially in a small community,” said Ladouceur. “This funding, in particular, has gone to develop a drug and intelligence position within the Estevan Police Services.”

Ladouceur also acknowledged how good it was for the service to be able to hire a school

resource officer and to introduce a combined traffic safety services component to the EPS — both additions he said were much needed. He emphasized the importance of traffic safety services in a province as large and expansive as Saskatchewan.

“You can often travel great distances without seeing police officers on our highways. Since the development of our traffic safety services, there’s definitely an increase,” said Ladouceur. “When we travel our highways, we see those officers out there, everyday. The funding doesn’t go unnoticed and we enjoy the working relationship we’ve got.”

Gratitude is in season Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be thankit.-- The Scots Selkirk Grace.

The previous saying is a simple prayer from a simpler time, intended to give thanks to a higher power for meeting simple desires. It’s a notion I especially like to remember at Christmas, the season when we may overindulge in food and drink and gift-giving and sentimentality and emotion. If we’re not giving, we’re receiving and if we’re doing neither we often feel deprived. Christmas and the holiday season can be a tough time for people with little and equally difficult for people with a lot if the expectations are very high.

I have three wishes for this Christmas: A little moderation of the expectations, a little moderation of the indulgences, a little moderation of the emotions.

The residents of this part of the province are among the most fortunate in the world. Despite some economic difficulties in some corners, we are relatively prosperous and very peaceful. For the most part, we have good food, warm homes, family, friends and acquaintances. We are out of the line of fire when it comes to the violence and warfare experienced in so many other parts of the world. We even have enjoyed an incredible period of good weather this fall.

It has been a very good year. Let us focus on giving, especially to those with challenges, and being good neighbours, rather than receiving.

During this joyful season, members of the Sun Country Regional Health Authority, the Leadership Team, Staff and Physicians of Sun Country Health Region send you the warmest wishes for this festive season and all the best as we approach the New Year.

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Negotiations begin with city’s union and police force

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Negotiations are underway on new collective bargaining agreements (CBA) for both the city’s unionized employees and its police force.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 726, which represents the unionized employees, has held two meetings with Estevan city council regarding the CBA. Also, the Estevan Police Association (EPA), which represents the city’s police officers, has started talks with the Estevan Board of Police Commissioners.

The current CBAs for both CUPE and the EPA expire Dec. 31.

Council and CUPE met for the first time on Dec. 7, and they were slated to meet again on Dec. 15. Mayor Roy Ludwig and CUPE local president Glenys Berg were pleased with the tone of the first meeting, which they characterized as cordial.

“We feel confident we can reach a collective agreement with CUPE in the not-to-distant future,” said Ludwig.

Berg echoed Ludwig’s belief that the negotiations could be finished in a fairly prompt fashion.

“It seems that we’re both headed in the same direction,” said Berg, who is involved with negotiations for the first time, and is admittedly facing a steep learning curve, since she has been president for just over a month.

Ludwig said the first meeting was dedicated to discussing the language of the new CBA. Wages were not brought to the table.

The two sides will typically discuss the non-monetary issues before discussing salary increases.

“There’s always language to tidy up, and to keep the collective agreement current, you always

have to update the OH&S (occupational health and safety) regulations, and any of the regulations that may have been updated as far as labour standards go, so we like to incorporate that into the collective agreement moving forward,” said Ludwig.

Berg didn’t divulge the wage increase CUPE was looking for, but she does expect wages will be the biggest sticking point in the talks.

“There are a few fac-

Mayor Roy Ludwig tors that play into all the negotiations, so I’m sure that between the two groups,

we can come up with something we can both be happy with,” she said.

Ludwig expects it will be a three-year contract.

CUPE’s current deal is also a three-year pact.

Berg is hopeful the new CBA could be reached before the end of the year.

“Both sides are really looking forward to cleaning up the city, and making it a better place for everybody,” said Berg.

The police board and the EPA met for the first

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time on Dec. 2, and are scheduled to meet again on Dec. 16. Ludwig is optimistic that those negotiations will also move forward in a positive fashion, and they will wrap up fairly quickly.

Much like CUPE, Ludwig said their first job will be to update the CBA language, and then they will discuss wages.

The mayor believes these initial meetings reflect a healthier relationship between council and

CUPE, and the police board and the EPA. He has been involved with numerous negotiations with both unions since he joined council in 1994.

“I believe that the negotiations, as we continue, appear to me to be more positive, with more communication,” said Ludwig.

“The tone at the negotiations for both sides, for both city and police, tend to be more positive and more amiable, and that’s a good thing.”

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Songs Of The Christmas Season

The Spruce Ridge School choir performed at the Rotary Club of Estevan’s annual Christmas Carol Festival on Sunday night.

The sound of Christmas carols permeated throughout St. Paul’s United Church on Sunday night for the Rotary Club of Estevan’s 63rd annual Christmas Carol Festival.

Local individuals, duets and groups performed wellknown, obscure and even original Christmas music. The show opened with the Southeast Chorus Association and the Northwest Chorus and Orchestra Association teaming up to perform selections from their recent Celebration of Christmas Music.

Several male members of the Southeast Chorus then performed as a group.

Spruce Ridge School’s choir played some songs from their Christmas musical, and

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local resident Kris Durant sang a couple of Christmas songs.

Audience members had their chance to join in the singing during a four-song community singing session.

The Estevan Comprehensive School’s Wired choral group then performed several songs, and flutist Sandra Bazin and pianist Danielle Evenson played a couple of selections.

The Trinity Lutheran Church and St. Paul’s United Church Choir sang, and then they were joined by the Rotary Club of Estevan for the annual rendition of We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Proceeds from the festival will be directed towards local school band programs.

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Southern Plains Co-op welcomes Gainsborough into the family AMALGAMATION PLANNED FOR FEB. 1, 2016

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The vote was close enough to cause some concern, but in the end, the margin of acceptance was enough to set the wheels in motion to have the Gainsborough Co-op join forces with Southern Plains Co-op, headquartered in Estevan.

The amalgamation question received overwhelming support on the Yes side at a meeting of Estevan and area Co-op members with all 29 votes cast being in favour of the amalgamation, but it was a little less encouraging among the Gainsborough members when they had voted on the same question a night earlier in their town about 70 minutes to the east of the Energy City.

Nick Pirie, president of the Gainsborough Co-op board of directors said there had been 97 votes cast with 68 of those voters saying yes to the amalgamation request, giving the motion 71 per cent support. The Co-operative regulations requires a two-third (67 per cent) majority vote for motions of this nature.

“So it was a little close, but good enough to pass,” said Brian Enns, general manager of the Southern Plains Co-op who has been serving their Gainsborough counterparts as an ad hoc manager for the past few months, since their local organization had been unable to secure the services of a full-time manager for the three-person operation that focuses mainly on keylock retail fuel and bulk fuel service in the community of about 250.

Gainsborough was negatively impacted by a mid-summer flood last year that set back residents and all small businesses.

The Co-op is currently being operated from a trailer set up on their property in the town, while it continues to offer keylock and bulk sales.

There is a desire to rebuild a storefront where they can offer such things as agricultural input items and some hardware.

A money-losing lumber operation will be dropped.

The meeting in Estevan was chaired by board member Scott Kleinen with Enns providing the information through a Power Point presentation to the local members who assembled in the conference room at Western Star Inn on Dec. 10.

Continuing pressure on retaining

skilled employees and management were cited as a couple of compelling reasons for the Gainsborough service to seek the hookup with the larger Southern Plains operation, which had become a more natural fit anyway, seeing as how Enns was already providing them with managerial expertise.

The new governance setup will give the Gainsborough area one seat at the nine-member board of directors’ table once the amalgamation goes into effect on Feb. 1, 2016.

Southern Plains will then boast of 10 store-front locations in four communities with 193 employees and over $85 million in sales. The other partners in the Southern Plains fold are in Oxbow and Carlyle.

The Gainsborough Co-op has 351 members who will be added to the 9,011 active members in the Southern Plains operation along with their $2 million in assets.

Pirie said he sees some savings in ongoing annual costs such as directors expenses, the sharing of some fixed costs and volume purchasing.

Gainsborough’s Co-op suffered a loss of just under $56,000 in operations with a net gain of close to $62,000 following the annual refund on purchases from Federated Co-operatives.

“Neither operation has any major debts,” said Enns, in speaking in favour of the get-together.

Pirie said he hoped one of the first steps they could take in Gainsborough would be to switch the retail gas pumps operation from a keylock to a cardlock system, which would improve efficiency and access for customers. He said there is no discussion being held regarding an expansion of business into such things as groceries.

“We have a local independent grocery store through Fine Foods, so we’re not talking about that kind of thing. We needed a manager and some direction following the flood,” he said, noting he’s only been president for about a year. “It was quite a year though,” he added with a laugh.

“The local people who weren’t in favour of the amalgamation were mostly fearing not having a voice, but we will have that voice with Southern Plains. Our town has bounced back, we didn’t lose any residents or businesses as a result of the flood. We’re ready to move forward.”

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It meant that there wasn’t any ground work happening for the expo.

“Those things take at least a year or two to … book in the booths, it takes a lot of time beforehand to get it going,” said Wall.

The chamber also doesn’t have the staff numbers that they had when the first energy expo happened.

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million cubic metres, as well as a more moderate decline in heavy crude, which was down 9.4 per cent to two million cubic metres.

On the positive side, exports increased slightly in September of this year compared with the same month in 2014. The increase was 12 per cent to 15.3 million cubic metres. At the same time, imports of crude oil were relatively flat, edging down just 0.4 per cent to 2.5 million cubic metres.

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On the natural gas side, Canadian gas utilities received 11.7 billion cubic metres of total marketable gas in September which was up 7.3 per cent from the same month in 2014. Meanwhile, exports of natural gas to the United States from Canada rose 5.2 per cent to 6.1 billion cubic metres and imports of natural gas were up 10.5 per cent to 1.6 billion cubic metres.

In the overall quarter that ended on Sept. 30, Canadian natural gas utilities received 35.4 billion cubic metres of total marketable gas which was up 5.7 per cent from the same quarter in 2014. During the same period, exports of natural gas to the United States rose 3.8 per cent to 18.4 billion cubic metres, while imports of natural gas declined 11.1 per cent to 3.9 billion cubic metres.

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The event was organized by the Estevan Chamber of Commerce for the first time in June 2014, and was billed as a potential biennial gathering of the oilfield, mining and power production sectors. It attracted about 40 exhibitors to Affinity Place, and featured several prominent speakers.

At the time, it was hoped it could become a popular event for the energy sector in the years opposite the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show in Weyburn, which is also held on a biennial basis.

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This was a strong crop year right across Canada The numbers are in.

Statistics Canada released information this past week regarding the production of major field crops on a national basis in 2015.

Wheat and dry pea production declined this past crop year, while soybean numbers reached a record high for the seventh consecutive year.

Soil conditions in Saskatchewan and Alberta improved towards harvest as early dry weather gave way to mid-to-late summer rains.

Because of that, yield expectations improved through the latter parts of the growing season. Eastern Canada and Manitoba saw more temperate and consistent growing conditions this season, which contributed to a robust production year for most producers.

WHEAT: Total wheat production declined 6.2 per cent to 27.6 million tonnes this year. Harvested areas edged up from 2014 to 23.7 million acres, the average yield declined by 3.3 bushels per acre from a year earlier to 42.8 bushels per acre. Dry conditions during the growing phase in much of the country’s wheat belt contributed to lower yields. In comparison, the United States Department of Agriculture estimates for its 2015 crop year show an all-wheat yield of 43.6 bushels per acre, essentially unchanged from a year ago.

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fell in Saskatchewan and Alberta, as average yields declined slightly in both provinces. In Saskatchewan, the production decline was 7.9 per cent to 13 million tonnes because the average yield fell 8.1 per cent from 40.5 bushels per acre in 2014 to 37.2 bushels per acre this crop year.

In Alberta, wheat production decreased 11.3 per cent to 8.3 million tonnes with an average yield falling by 5.5 bushels per acre to 46.2 bushels per acre.

In contrast, wheat production in Manitoba rose 11.1 per cent to 4.2 million tonnes and the harvested areas increased 9.8 per cent to 3.1 million acres. The average yield in Manitoba crept up to 50.3 bushels per acre.

CANOLA: Production numbers for this crop were quite positive as they went up by five per cent to 17.2 million tonnes in 2015, the result of an increase in average yield from 35.1 bushels per acre last crop year to 38 bushels per acre this year. This marked the second highest canola yield on record, following the 40.6 bushels per acre number posted during the bumper crop year of 2013.

In Saskatchewan, canola production rose 10.4 per cent to 8.8 million tonnes as average yields rose 10.6 per cent from 33 bushels per acre in 2014 to 36.5 bushels per acre this year. The harvested area was essentially un-

changed from a year earlier.

Manitoba farmers reported canola production of 2.9 million tonnes which meant it was up by 13.8 per cent from the previous crop year. An 11.9 per cent increase in the average yield from 36 bushels to 40.3 bushels per acre was the main contributor to the overall gain.

Canola production in Alberta dropped by 6.1 per cent to 5.4 million tonnes.

The harvested area was down 10 per cent while the average yield rose from 38 bushels per acre in 2014 to 39.7 bushels per acre in 2015.

CORN: Production of corn for grain rose 18 per cent from 2014 to 13.6 million tonnes in 2015. This was the result of a 10.4 per cent increase in average yield to 164.7 bushels per acre, coupled with a 210,200 acre increase in harvested area to 3.2 million acres.

Ontario was the leading producer of corn for grain in Canada, accounting for about two-thirds of total production over the past five years. This year Ontario’s production rose 16.3 per cent to 8.8 million tonnes. This gain was attributed to a 9.7 per cent increase in harvested area, combined with an increase in average yield from 160.9 bushels per acre in 2014 to 170.6 bushels per acre this year. Genetically modified corn for grain accounted for 81.3 per cent of Ontario’s

production.

Corn production in Quebec rose 24.2 per cent to 3.8 million tonnes, led by a 20.5 per cent increase in average yield to 164.6 bushels per acre as well as a 3.1 per cent gain in harvest area to just under 900,000 acres. Genetically modified corn accounted for 85.4 per cent of Quebec’s total corn for grain production.

In Manitoba, corn production rose 13.1 per cent to 787,400 tonnes as a result of an increase in average yield from 111.8 bushels per acre to 126.5 bushels per acre.

SOYBEANS: Canadian farmers set another record for soybean production in 2015 with a

3.1 per cent hike from 2014 to 6.2 million tonnes. While the harvested area fell 2.2 per cent, average yields rose from 40.2 bushels per acre to 42.4 bushels per acre this year. The overall increase was attributable to record production levels in Manitoba and Quebec. Production in Ontario declined.

Soybean production in Manitoba reached a fourth consecutive record level which was up 25.5 per cent to 1.4 million tonnes. This was the result of an increase in avereage yield to 37 bushels from 32.3 bushels per acre last year.

Soybean production in Quebec rose by 11.4 per cent to one million tonnes and in

Ontario, it fell 5.2 per cent to 3.6 million tonnes.

BARLEY AND OATS: Farmers reported a 15.5 per cent increase in barley production to 8.2 million tonnes this year. There were increases in both harvested area (up 10.2 per cent) to 5.8 million acres and average yields which went up five per cent to 65 bushels per acre. This increase returned barley to the five-year average, but was well below the record setting year of 1996 when 15.6 million tonnes of barley were harvested from Canadian fields.

Oat production increased 15.1 per cent from last year to 3.4 million tonnes.

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Kids Blanket Bruins’ Ice With Teddy Bears The hundreds of kids that lined the Affinity Place stands at the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins game against the Kindersley Klippers last Thursday had to wait 50 minutes and 11 seconds before Bruins’ forward Owen Laclare scored the opening goal of the game, allowing the kids to throw a record 1,236 stuffed animals onto the ice in the Estevan Mercury sponsored third annual Teddy Bear Toss. All of the toys and any donations made during the game goes to the Salvation Army to then be given to families during the Christmas holidays.

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A flukey goal late in the third period cost the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins a proverbial four points in the Viterra Division standings on Saturday at Weyburn’s Crescent Point Place.

With pressure from the Bruins in the neutral zone with less than four minutes remaining in the 1-1 game, Weyburn Red Wings forward Braden Mellon dumped the puck into the Bruins zone leading to a routine setup behind the net with Estevan having the first man back. Bruins goaltender Nathan Alalouf skated out from his crease to play the puck for his teammates, but a funny bounce off the stanchion directed the puck straight into the open cage.

“There was no one to fault,” said Chris Lewgood, head coach and general manager of the Bruins. “Those things happen maybe once or twice a year.”

Estevan’s 2-1 loss to the Red Wings (21-7-1-3) pushed the Bruins (15-15-0-1) 15 points back of their Viterra Divison leading rival.

The setback came on the heels of a

strong 2-1 win over the Kindersley Klippers (17-13-0-1) at Affinity Place on Thursday.

“Both of those games are an example of our team playing the right way,” said Lewgood.

“We only scored two goals in the Kindersley game, but our attention to detail in our defensive game was very good. Had that goalie (Nathan Hargraves) made a couple more saves and we lost, you take that for what it is. Our team played well and that’s the kind of effort we need. And the Weyburn game was just like that where, with the exception of the odd breakdown, I thought our team deserved a better fate.”

Lewgood said the Bruins have three tough games before the Christmas break in their next home date against the division rival Melville Millionaires (921-0-1) tonight followed by road matches against the La Ronge Ice Wolves (17-12-1-2) on Saturday and Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League leading Battlefords North Stars (24-7-1-2) on Sunday.

He said Melville made it tough on them the last time they played, a late October 7-2 road

Bruins defenceman Josh Rieger lets go a hard shot on the Klippers’ net at Affinity Place on Thursday. loss for the Bruins, and there are not many teams that go into La Ronge or Battlefords and walk away with wins, so they’re focused on paying attention to detail on the defensive side of the game while working hard in all three zones.

The Bruins will have to go into these games without veteran centre Keaton Longpre, who suffered a knee injury in Weyburn and will be out of action till after Christmas. Centre Lynnden Pastachak is also listed as gameto-game with a shoulder injury,

while right winger Owen LaClare is day-to-day with a sore back.

Lewgood said Pastachak will miss some games going forward, but LaClare may be able to dress this week. He said there are lots of players hurting right now, but that is just the nature of the game at this time of year.

“We’re going to be looking at using some APs (affiliated players),” he said. “I’m not exactly sure who yet, but we’ll be looking at using some APs on Wednesday night and potentially over the weekend.”

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The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins want a big crowd to come to their game tonight against the Melville Millionaires at Affinity Place to help them support injured hockey player Braden Pettinger.

Pettinger suffered a severe neck injury while playing with the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Portage Terriers earlier this season. In an effort to support the young hockey player in his time of need, the Bruins are partnering with several local businesses to guarantee a big 50/50 draw at tonight’s game, with the entirety of their portion going to Pettinger’s foundation.

“It’s one of those things where we’re lucky enough to get involved with on our end,” said Clark Munroe, director of operations and marketing for the Bruins. “It’s a cause that’s near and dear to our hearts.

As a junior hockey team you never want to see a guy go down like that, so for us to be able to contribute to his foundation is very important to us and we’re hoping that the community and the business community in town here gets behind us as well.”

Munroe said a number of junior hockey clubs, including many from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, are also getting involved in this initiative in any way they can.

He said they’ve decided the best way to help out is to donate their portion of the 50/50, which will hold a guaranteed prize at a minimum of $3,000 with the potential to grow if more corporate sponsors come on board before the game.

“With a big 50/50 prize we’re hoping to gather a big crowd and as that crowd gets bigger the pot gets bigger as well,” he said. “That way we will be able to give more money away to the winner and donate more money to the foundation as well. That’s why we say it’s a $3,000 minimum. We’re going to hopefully reach that amount and continue to grow it as the night continues.”

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Old Bear coming to Estevan Curling Club fundraiser club is hosting the banquet in an attempt to raise around $12,000 for their bar renovation project.

She said they have been working towards raising the $55,000 to $60,000 needed to renovate their serving area in the Power Dodge Curling Centre lounge for a while now, and have some savings set aside for the project already.

“This will be the only major fundraiser that we’ll be having this year,” she said, noting they’d like to complete the renovations this spring and summer. “That area is original.

It’s original sinks, original counters, everything, and the building was built in (the early 1970s). It’s just time for us to do a renovation up there and bring it up to modern standards.”

Tickets for the banquet, which are $50 and are available through the Estevan Curling Club, have been selling fast since they went on sale Dec. 11. Ziehl Grimsrud said there are a limited number of tickets that will be sold due to the space available, so she encourages anyone interested to buy theirs soon before they sell out.

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan’s Team Peterson competes at the Viterra Women’s Challenge Qualifier at the Power Dodge Curling Centre on Saturday. Martensville’s Team Martin, Kronau’s Team Schneider, Regina’s Team Campbell and North Battleford’s Team Silvernagle qualified for the 2016 Viterra Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincials at the challenge. Please see the Dec. 23 issue of the Estevan Mercury for more coverage of the tournament.

The Estevan Curling Club will be welcoming 2010 Olympic gold medallist Kevin Martin to the Energy City next month.

Martin is appearing as a guest speaker at the club’s Jan. 15 fundraising banquet and as a host of a clinic for the participants of the McComb Automotive Youth Spiel held at the Power Dodge Curling Centre the same weekend. The “Old Bear” will also attend one of Estevan’s schools to give a talk to the students during his visit.

“It really is a no-brainer to get someone like Kevin Martin here,” said Pauline Ziehl Grimsrud, manager of the Estevan Curling Club. “He’s an Alberta champion, (which is) a tough province to get out of. He’s a Canadian champion. He’s an Olympic champion. There isn’t a major event that he hasn’t won in his career and he has longevity to his career. He’s well known. To us it’s great to have somebody like that come to our club.”

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The Estevan bantam Knights beat the Swift Current Broncos 7-5 in the A-final of their home bantam tournament.

The Estevan midget Tower Wolves celebrate their B-side home tournament championship after defeating the Assiniboia Stingers 7-4 in the final at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday.

Local teams step up in home tournaments

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan bantam B Knights of Columbus Knights captured the A-side championship at their home tournament on the weekend, while the Estevan midget B Tower Wolves claimed the B-side title in theirs.

Knights coach Scott Dryden said their 7-5 win over the Swift Current Broncos in the bantam championship game at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday started off a little slow and they were down a couple of goals by the end of the first half of the game. He said three quick

strikes by the Knights in the middle of the second period then shifted the momentum their way.

Estevan’s Jean-Luc Dupuis, Bradey Blondeau, Logan Erhmantraut and Ethan Bill recorded singles in the game, while Jared Fornwald notched the hat trick.

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Peewee Wolves Conquer Radville The Estevan peewee Wolves, with back from left, Ben Rae, Teagan Trobert, Garrett Schwab, Kaleb Becktold, Alec Waldegger; middle, Robert Davidian, Landon Kaban, Trey Wahl, Tanner Hall, Aidan Wasmann, Zack Gedak, Skylar Cherwenuk; front, Tyler Saigeon and London Christenson, defeated Momart 7-3, Weyburn 5-3 and host Radville 7-3 in the A-final to win a Radville hockey tournament on the weekend. Photo submitted.

Arena. The Wolves’ Dawson Nobiss, Jarrett Daoust, Kyle Hertes, Preston Audet and Garret Ross scored one goal apiece in their championship win and Garrett Mehler picked up two.

“It’s a good confidence builder for the boys that we have grit and determination and skill,” said Tower Wolves coach Daniel Ross, whose team is 2-5-1 in Moose Mountain Hockey League action so far this year. “They’re great players and we can win games and we can win tournaments and when push comes to shove we can come out on top.”

Teams from Fort Knox, Moose Jaw, Moosomin and Swift Current trav-

“Winning the one-onone battles is pretty much what did it for us this weekend,” said Dryden, whose team boasts a 3-1-2 record in the Moose Mountain Hockey League this season.

“It’s a great group of kids.

I’m proud of them. Right from the start of the tournament it’s (been) the same philosophy. Just work hard, win the one-on-one battles and be successful and play our game.”

The Tower Wolves won the B-side final 7-4 over the Assiniboia Stingers earlier on Sunday at the Civic Auditorium, with the Moosomin Rangers scoring the A-side victory with a win over the Estevan Bruins at the Bienfait Memorial

eled to Estevan to face off against the home town Bears, Knights and Flames in the bantam tournament, with the Flames taking the B-side championship with a victory over Fort Knox.

Joining the Tower Wolves and Bruins in the midget tournament were squads from Moosomin, Saskatoon, Regina, Assiniboia and Lampman.

“We had a great weekend,” said Estevan Minor Hockey Association (EMHA) bantam and midget director Stephen Truman.

“Everybody went home happy and we had a lot of success with the Estevan teams. They were in all the A and B finals, so I’m really happy with that.”

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The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins played to a 3-3 tie with the Notre Dame Hounds (12-6-5) at Affinity Place on Sunday. The Bruins’ Josh Skjonsby opened the scoring late in the first period before Notre Dame’s Kane Altwasser tied it one minute into the middle frame. The home side went up 3-1 on goals by Preston Brodziak, above, and Matt Bill before the end of the second, but the Hounds came back to tie it in the third on two markers from Hardy Wagner. The Bruins (11-6-5) have now gone unbeaten in all four games of their December homestand and will look to keep that streak intact next Saturday against the Moose Jaw Warriors (9-7-1) and Sunday versus the Yorkton Kinsmen Terriers (7-9-6). Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Chargers score big win over Ice Cats

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan Power Dodge bantam A Chargers’ forwards Ireland Biette and Marci LeBlanc tallied four points each and Brittney Klassen scored three of her own in the club’s 8-2 win over the Wood River Ice Cats at the Civic Auditorium on Saturday.

Biette got the Chargers on the board only six seconds after the Ice Cats’ Chloe Forest opened the scoring when she banged home a rebound

from in close past Estevan goaltender Myah Battersby at the 3:15 mark of the first period. LeBlanc made it 2-1 Estevan a little over five minutes into the frame on a wrist shot from the hashmarks that went low glove side on Wood River goalie Bynn Zahariuk.

After helping set up LeBlanc, the Chargers’ Klassen put the home side up by two 51 seconds later on a backhand from 10 feet out off a feed from the former.

LeBlanc and Klassen scored one more each, between a

goal by Wood River’s Emily Stewart, with Hanna Jaworski gaining a helper on both Chargers’ goals to come out of the first 20 minutes with a 5-2 lead.

LeBlanc scored the hat trick marker two minutes and 19 seconds into the second frame on a wrist shot from the faceoff dot that sparked a change in the Wood River net with Amaya Giraudier taking over the visitor’s goaltending duties.

Giraudier made a number of highlight reel saves with the Chargers pressing hard in the remainder of the middle period, but would only allow goals from Kenzie Baton, on a backhand shot from the hashmarks that went fivehole, and Sara Eggen, who scored on the power play off Biette’s third helper of the period. Neither team found

the back of the net in the final 20 minutes.

“We started out skating hard and fore-checking hard, (but) towards the end of the game that drifted off,” said Chargers head coach Kent McLellan. “We need to improve on moving the puck through the neutral zone and in their end and getting the puck out of our end. Breaking out is (what) we need to improve on. It’s coming, slowly.”

The win over Wood River, as well as a subsequent 8-3 victory over the Ice Cats at the Civic Auditorium the next day, gives the Chargers a 5-7 record heading into their final two games before the Christmas break.

Estevan will head to Wood River (3-10-1) to play the Ice Cats at Lafleche Community Centre on Saturday before

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“The next (two games) are critical,” said McLellan.

“I’d like to go into the Christmas break close to .500 or

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Mustangs go toe-to-toe with Broncos

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Every skater on the Estevan Senchuk Ford atom Mustangs was awarded the hardest working player hardhat after their 5-3 win over the Swift Current Broncos at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday.

“We’re pretty even,” said Mustangs head coach Amanda Minchin on how they stack up against the Broncos. “They’ve got two girls that are a little bit stronger than the rest of their squad. You’re going to have that in this age group in atom (and) especially girl’s hockey. There is a lot of varying abilities, so basically it comes down to shutting down their goal scorers and hopefully they don’t shut down our goal scorers. It was good. We lost to them twice yesterday and it was good to win today.”

Thanks to solid goaltending at both ends of the ice

by Estevan’s Cypress Classen and Swift Current’s Aleni Tsougrianis, the teams skated to a scoreless draw through the first 18 minutes and 42 seconds before Mustangs’ forward Morgan Kjersem unleashed a wrist shot from in front of the Broncos’ net that went top corner glove side.

Kjersem made it 2-0 a little over a minute into the second period on a rebound off Mustang’s Paige Anderson’s shot that hit the cross bar and bounced into the crease. Estevan’s Breez Classen recorded the second assist on the goal. Swift Current’s Cydny Price replied for the Broncos 40 seconds later, but a short handed marker by Kjersem on a shot from 10 feet out near the middle of the period put the home side up 3-1 heading into the third.

The Broncos’ Marie Tsougrianis brought her club back to within one seven minutes into the final frame before Kjersem snuck a shot from the bottom of the faceoff circle into the opposition net on a power play with a little over nine minutes remaining. The Mustang’s star scored her fifth goal three minutes later on a feed from Kennedy Dowhanuik. Swift Current’s Kendra Shumaker finished off the scoring with a little over a minute remaining when she deked through two defenceman before roofing the puck into the top corner which the Estevan netminder got a piece of with her glove.

Minchin said the difference in the Mustangs win on Sunday compared to their 7-1 and 9-6 losses to the Broncos (6-4-1) a day earlier was they focused on shutting down Swift Current’s proven goal scorers by having their defence shadow the players while clogging up the neutral zone. She said the 4-6-2 Estevan club has a number of really strong skaters and that showed in the game, but there is still some work needed on their stickhandling and passing and that will remain a focus moving forward.

“This age group is great to work with,” she said.

“The season’s going well. Some weeks things are really clicking, (and) other weeks not so much. That’s how it is with eight, nine and 10-year-olds. We’re having a great season and I looking forward to (some more games) after Christmas.”

Mustangs forward Brielle Farr takes a shot on net during the second period of Estevan’s 5-3 win over the Swift Current Broncos at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday.

Sharks Battle Bruins The ice at Affinity Place was overtaken with young hockey players during the first intermission of the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins 2-1 win over the Kindersley Klippers on Thursday when the initiation Bruins and Sharks did battle in the first Apex Distribution Initiation Hockey Intermission Game. The two clubs, who featured 10 to 15 skaters per side all swarming towards the puck in the five-minute game, played to a 2-2 tie. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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The Souris Valley Theatre announced its plans to draw in crowds this coming season, when competing with the flourishing 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

At a Dec. 10 dinner event, theatre board members announced the return of an old Estevan classic to the local stage: Volstead Blues.

In an effort to bring more younger actors onto the stage, the Souris Valley Theatre also plans on performing The Wizard of Oz, as well.

“We actually talked about not doing anything, because people will be so busy with the games,” said board chair Maureen Ulrich.

“We decided to run a show in the week between the opening and closing.”

Volstead Blues, a Prohibition era musical, will run from July 25 to 29, and was the first play ever to be performed by the theatre.

Ulrich suggested it would be a good option for evening entertainment during the week of the games.

The play has run several times before, including during the theater’s 20th anniversary. Ulrich said it’s a fitting choice during the upcoming games too, because it’s a play about Estevan, and is known for its light-hearted family fun.

“Some people would like us to have it every year,” said Ulrich.

“That’s not feasible, but we sure like to trot it out if the circumstances are right, and this year seems like a good time to do it.”

The Souris Valley Theatre will open its 2016 season with The Wizard of Oz, a play chosen because of the growing pool of talent available in the youth drama camp program.

“We had close to 60 kids last year,” said Ulrich. “We’re thinking we’re in a pretty good place to incorporate some of those kids into the show.”

Ulrich added there are numerous roles that are perfect for young actors and actresses, like the flying monkeys and munchkins. The Wizard of Oz will run from July 6 to July 16.

Instructor Josh Pelé will be making a return this coming season.

Ulrich noted that last week’s fundraiser was done specifically to fund the theatre’s School Workshop Program; a curriculum-relevant program that sees Pelé visiting local schools, enhancing drama lessons for students.

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Marley Seeman, 6, along with her father Damien set up a hot chocolate stand on Saturday at the back door of the Second Chance Thrift Store on Fourth Street with the assistance of Tim Hortons. The duo offered the treat at no charge with recipients being given the opportunity to make a donation to the Choose Life Ministry, if they wished. Norm Park photo

Legion elects executive members The Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch elected new executive members during its annual Christmas supper and elections meeting on Thursday night.

Willie Forrest was elected to a two-year term as the assistant sergeant-at-arms. Cort Barker, who is the current sergeant-at-arms, has one

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The Legion also elected new members for their two-year executive. Christine Jones, Dean Erickson and Danielle Evenson are new members. Linda Betnar, Leonard Grube, Doug Third and Danielle Lalonde were re-elected to two-year terms.

President Troy LeBlanc, first

vice-president Lyle Dukart, second vice-president Jim Forrest and pastpresident Eileen Rosner will all fill their current roles for another year.

Other executive members with one year remaining are Ed Schell, Gary LeBlanc, Bernice Forrest, Kevin Lalonde and Chad and Corinne Laviolette.

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Overall attendance for the six-day show was the highest it’s been in five years with 130,200 visitors making their way through the show rings, stalls and exhibit spaces.

The Canadian Cowboys’ Association Finals Rodeo opened in front of a huge crowd and the numbers stayed strong all week, the organizers said. At the end, the CWA rodeo set a new attendance record of 23,560 fans over the five nights of rodeo competition.

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The show’s reputation as an international destination was marked by increased interest with a 25 per cent hike in active international buyers. There were more than 800 international guests from 70 different countries making their way to this year’s Agribition.

“From the minute the gates opened, you could feel the buzz on the grounds. All aspects of the show seemed to be hitting the mark. From the food pavilion to the barns, everyone was having a great time,” said Stewart Stone, CWA president.

Trade show entries reached a new level too, exceeding 430 exhibitors, another new record for CWA. More detailed financial results from this year’s event will be released at the annual general meeting which is to be held in April, 2016.

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Margaret Sawyer finished first in bridge. Irma Lesiuk was second and Bernie Collins was third.

Bertha Andries was the winner in cribbage. Louis Belanger came in second and Joe Claude finished third.

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were in New York and waiting for their flight home. They were dressed in parkas, boots and mitts.

An older couple, standing nearby, were intrigued by the apparel. “Ask them where they are from,” the wife said to her husband The husband walked over and said, “Excuse me, we noticed your dress and were wondering where you are from.”

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Slow hiring process for new city manager Estevan city council isn’t rushing into a decision to hire a new city manager.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said they haven’t officially started the search for the new manager, as they have been debating whether to have a broad search or focus internally.

“It’s council’s decision, and they have the right to pick from within,” said Ludwig.

City treasurer Jeff Ward has been the acting city manager since mid-October, when Amber Smale was let go from the job after 20 months.

“We haven’t really gone in-depth on applica-

tions from outside at this time,” said Ludwig.

Ludwig expects council will likely meet within the next month to discuss the hiring process for the next city manager, and then make a decision whether to go in-house for Smale’s replacement, or look beyond Estevan’s borders.

If they do look beyond Estevan, the amount of time it takes to find a new permanent city manager will depend on the extent of the job search. When council went through this process in late 2013 and early 2014, they contracted out someone to help with the process, which yielded

applications from outside of Saskatchewan.

Ludwig noted they had seven or eight applications last time, and they short-listed three or four candidates.

“It takes special qualities to be a city manager,” said Ludwig. “You have to have excellent communication skills, you have to be able to get along well with others, and you have to have foresight, moving the city forward in a pro-active manner.”

A job hunt for a city manager can also prove to be expensive, thanks to the cost of hiring a recruiting agency and advertising for the position.

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Raymond Nicol June 2, 1936 - November 27, 2015 The family of Raymond Alexander Nicol are saddened to announce his peaceful passing on Friday November 27, 2015 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital at the age of 79 years. Ray was born June 2, 1936 in Virden MB to Alec and Mary Nicol. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Marty (nee Fichter); his 6 children Alexis (Derek) Olinek, Jackie (Dave) Dicknoether, Sandra (Dave) Shankowski, Georgia (Bruce) Witwer, Paula (Brian) Kelly, James (Ping) Nicol; 18 grandchildren and 9 greatgrandchildren. He also leaves to mourn his loss, 2 sisters, Bessie Creller and Marg (Don) Gee, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Ray was predeceased by his parents and a brotherin-law, Reid Creller.

A funeral mass was held on December 2 in Red Deer, Alberta.

Percy Daniel Daoust 1944 - 2015 Percy Daoust, formerly of Estevan, SK passed away suddenly in Nipawin, SK on Friday, December 4, 2015 at the age of 71 years.

Percy was predeceased by his father Leon Daoust; mother Sadie Daoust; son Brent Daoust; brother Gaylord Daoust; and sister and two brothers who passed as babies.

He is survived by his wife Kathy; his three children: Paul (Sylvia) Daoust, Nadine (Eldon) Copeland and Taryn (Chris) Couthard; his grandchildren, Nicholas & Anna Daoust, Kaitlin & Morgan Copeland, and Mikayla, Savanna & Kendyl Coulthard; six sisters: Sister Audrey Daoust, Elaine (Britt) Gedak, Donalda (Ron) Eisler, Vivean (Gerald) Mack, Patricia (Ed) Hutt and Brenda (Mark) Walliser; brother Wilfred Daoust; sister-inlaw Margaret Daoust, and numerous nieces & nephews and great nieces & nephews.

Prayers were held on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Mr. Doug Third officiating. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, December 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, by Very Rev. Lorne D. Crozon, V.G. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan.

Those wishing to make donations in Percy’s memory may do so directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, Box 2048, Melfort, SK, S0E 1E0 or Knights of Columbus Canada, Box 7252 Station A, Toronto, ON, M5W 1X9.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan and Heritage Funeral Home, Nipawin.

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Brian Harold Johnson June 21, 1951 - November 16, 2015 It is with deep sadness that we, the family of Brian Harold Johnson announce his passing in Estevan on Monday November 16, 2015 at the age of 64 years.

Brian was an avid Baseball fan and was also very interested in his great niece and nephew's hockey progress. Brian volunteered with the 2901 Estevan (Elks) Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps for 32 years.

Brian will be lovingly remembered by his siblings, Douglas (Rita) and their son Jason; Ross and his sons, Darren (Virna) Zach and Olivia and Brent (Liz); and his sister Karen. Brian will also be missed by numerous friends and family.

The family would like to thank Dr. Efe Michael Ovueni, Unit A Staff, Chemo Nursing Staff at St. Joseph's Hospital and Home Care Staff for all your care and compassion for Brian. Thank you also goes out to Doug Third for leading the celebration of life service, Hall's Funeral Services, PPCLI Piper at graveside, Legion ladies for the luncheon and to all those that send food, flowers, donations & condolences, we are forever grateful for all the gifts of kindness.

Jonas Fornwald January 11, 1937 November 21, 2015 Jonas Fornwald of Calgary, AB passed away November 21, 2015. Jonas was born in Lampman, SK on January 11, 1937.

Jonas received his Masters of Education and taught for many years in Calgary, retiring in 2003.

Jonas loved to play baseball, volleyball and to golf.

Jonas was predeceased by his spouse Margery Zabel in April 2015. His parents Vitus and Anna Fornwald. Brother in laws Albert Mantei and Raymond Fleck.

Jonas is survived by his son Kevin (Jane) and their children Eric & Ryan; son Dale (Jodi) and their children Tyler and Connor; daughter Patricia; son Allen (Melissa) and their children Levi, Joelle and Katie. Their mom Marjorie and Jim Tetz. His brothers Henry (Marguerite) Fornwald and Stanley (Dorothy) Fornwald of Lampman. Martha Mantei, Jean Fleck and Maryanne (Richard) Walter all of Estevan. Many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral Service was held December 4, 2015 from Mcinnis & Holloway Funeral Home, Calgary, AB.

Ruby Forrester 1924 – 2015 Ruby Dorthy Forrester passed away on December 4, 2015 at Estevan, SK. Ruby was born on April 11, 1924 on the farm west of Torquay, SK. Ruby is survived by her husband of 70 years, Campbell. For 40 years they farmed near Torquay where they raised their 9 children. Ruby dedicated her life to her family. She had a strong faith and was active at Trinity Lutheran Church in Torquay and later in Estevan. She enjoyed baking and was famous for her buns. Her favorite pastime was reading.

Ruby was predeceased by daughter Sharon Hutt and grandsons Kohl Pederson and Nicholas Forrester.

She is survived by children and grandchildren: Louise (Hartley) Halvorson and their family Jeremy (Robyn), Danielle (Stephanie), Dustin (Alison), Lakin (Chris) Cozman; Laurine Forrester; son-in-law Ken Hutt and his family Wendy (Jim) Jaworski, Bobby (Jody), Amy Hutt (Kris Dutchak), Dana (Krystal Selter); Gerry (Joanne) Forrester and their family Jared, Ashley Forrester (Nolan Pattemore), Derek (Karla); Duane Forrester and his son Jordan; Glen Forrester; Dale Forrester (Cheryl Oshaway) and his daughter Angelica; Judy (Dayle) Pederson and their family Dieta (Russell) Snider, Tyson (Ulyana), Alesha (Justin) Bloor, Shea (Kayla), Rhett; Janice (Jody) Bashutsky and family Jessy (Kevin) Roszell, J.C. and Jake. Ruby is also survived by 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; her sister Elaine Stubson and many other relatives.

Ruby was also predeceased by her parents Tony and Alfreda Parson; sisters, Evelyn Parson and Edith Douglas; brothers-in-law, Ken Douglas and John Stubson.

The family would like to thank the staff at Hill View Manor, Estevan, for the care they have given to Ruby and Camby since 2009.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, December 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estevan, SK with Pastor Stewart Miller officiating. Interment will be held at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Torquay, SK, following the lunch reception.

Donations in memory of Ruby may be made to the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency - Cancer Research, 200-4545 Parliament Ave., Regina, SK, S4W 0G3. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK.

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Organizations received CIF grants Several local organizations have received funding through the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF).

CIF approved 273 grants with a total value of $4,551,287 from its most recent allocation, which had an Oct. 1 deadline. Grants were announced Thursday. With CIF support, Saskatchewan communities will be able to tackle necessary projects.

These projects support opportunities that prepare youth for the future; celebrate community achievements; ensure communities have access to programming and services including sport, culture and recreation; and create a sense of belonging and pride in Saskatchewan communities.

Through the community grant program, the Estevan Area Literacy Group received $7,500 for its Discovery Book and Skill Building Clubs, and the Estevan Family Resource Centre received $25,000 for its Early Learning Community Connections across Cultures program.

The 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games committee received $22,500 from the community places and spaces program for renovations to the tennis courts at the Estevan Comprehensive School.

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TERMINAL OPERATOR NORTH GATE FACILITY

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned: • Operator will be responsible for the daily unloading of various materials consisting of a variety of bulk liquid and dry products • Ability to understand and follow operating procedures and policies • Ability to operate or learn to operate railcar loading systems and equipment • Ability to perform work safely and productively • Ability and interested in being cross trained on all operations at the facility • Communicates effectively and is not afraid to ask questions • Accurately completing necessary documentation • Adheres to company safety policies and procedures and willing to enforce them with other employees and visitors • Assist with other general duties within the facility (general maintenance, landscaping) • Willing to respond to emergencies as part of the Emergency Response Team • To attend to emergencies, successful candidates must reside within 90 minutes of the site • Willing to work a rotating shift work schedule, overtime, holidays, nights and weekends as required.

• Willing to be on call and meet call-out standards to respond to site responsibilities and emergencies Employees must pass a company paid physical, drug screen and background check.

Ceres Global Ag. offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

If interested, please call or email to schedule an interview: 306-988-4456 drankin@ceresglobalag.com

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

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH Sunday Worship 10:30am Nursery & Children’s Ministries Available Sunday School at 9:30am

Friday Night Youth 7:30 pm (gr 7-12) Children’s Clubs -Wednesdays- 7-8 pm 140 King Street (across from Staples)

306.634.2601

www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance

PASTORS: REV. JIM KEDGE & WAYLON KLIX

Trinity Lutheran Church

Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School • 11:00 am

EMAIL: stpaulsuc@sasktel.net Website: stpaulsestevan.ca

306-634-2885 • 1418 3rd St. Estevan

CHURCH OF CHRIST

E.L.C.I.C.

Sunday Worship & Sunday School - 10am PASTOR STEWART MILLER

Coffee & Fellowship after Worship 738 - 2nd Street, Estevan Church Office: 306-634-5684 E: trinity.luth@sasktel.net Website: www.etlc.ca

1302 - 8th St., Estevan Office Phone: 306-634-3116 Email: estevan.cofc@sasktel.net TIM PIPPUS SUNDAY SERVICES: Bible Study - 10:00 a.m.

Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Bible studies on any subject can be arranged at your convenience. Please call us.

THE SALVATION ARMY

Pursuing God Buiding Relationships Impacting Lives

1920 Wellock Road, Estevan • (306) 634-7955 Estevan Church of God • www.estevancog.com 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship with Children’s Ministries & Nursery.

7:00 p.m. Sundays Young Adults 7:00 p.m. Tuesdays “First Contact” Youth Please call us or visit our website for more information about other ministres and events.

His Glory Bible Church

(Light of Life Ministries International)

Followed by coffee time

1107 - 4th Street Phone: 306-634-2074 www.facebook.com/salvationarmyestevan

Join us in Glorious Praise and Worship With: Pastors Dr. and Mrs. Jimi Akinsete Where: Westview School 1607 2nd Street, Estevan When: 10am on Sundays

100 King Street, Estevan, Sask • (306) 634-8133 • livinghope-ca.org

Pastors: Lieuts. Brian & June Bobolo SUNDAY: 11:00 a.m. Worship Service with Children’s Program

Experience Healing, Deliverance and Breakthroughs

REAL LIFE

REAL PEOPLE

REAL GOD

Sunday Service at

10:00 am

Live Russian Translation

GOSPEL CHAPEL ESTEVAN

1202 - 2nd Street Phone: 306-634-3761

“Holding fast the faithful word”

Pastor: Josh Permann Sunday:Worship 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Youth Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Club DJ for kids 6:30 p.m.

www.estevangospelchapel.ca

An Associated Gospel Church

St. Joseph’s Prayer Centre Everyone welcome to join our daily prayers, inspirational Bible DVD viewings and lively discussions

2 - 4 pm Monday - Friday Series topics change monthly Call for more information 1033 3rd Street Estevan

306-634-9191

ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

www.stpeterslutheranestevan.com

Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. - Bible Study 10:30 a.m. - Divine Service with Holy Communion and Sunday School A Congregation of LUTHERAN CHURCH - CANADA

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Corner 12th Avenue & 2nd Street

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

Pastor: Father Brian Meredith MASSES: Saturday: 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

St. Giles

Anglican Church

Parish of Estevan

317-12th Avenue

Sunday Worship: 8:00 & 10:00 am September - May Children’s Sunday School: 10:00 am The Rev. Mark Osborne ALL ARE WELCOME! Church Office: 306-634-4113 www.estevananglican.com

SC WK46 ESTEVAN 10X20 DEC 16

B12 December 16, 2015

Estevan Mercury

BOXING DAY STARTS % SATURDAY 20 TO

STARTS DEC. 19

EXCLUDES NIKE & OTHER SELECT BRANDS. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.

WOMEN’S ESSENZA ADORA 15/16 SKIS WITH MARKER 3MOTION TPI LIGHT 10.0 BINDINGS

MEN’S PROCESS 3D 15/16 SNOWBOARD

229

26998 SAVE

BASE GRAPHICS MAY VARY

BY SIZE.

180

$

INCLUDES INSTALLATION.

OUR REG. PRICE 214.99

99

124

99

SAVE %

50

ALPHA 2 ACTIVITY TRACKER

50

COLOUR MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

OUR REG. PRICE 279.99

12999 150

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50

99

5499

SAVE

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SAVE %

50

44

% OFF

EXCLUDING ITEMS ALREADY MARKED DOWN. CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. AVAILABILITY & SELECTION MAY VARY.

MEN’S TRAILCRUISER BOOT OUR REG. PRICE 129.99

6499 SAVE

50%

149

COLOUR & WIDTH SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

25

% OFF

OUR TICKET PRICE.

WINTER ACCESSORIES INCLUDE TOQUES, BEANIES, SCARVES, INSULATED GLOVES & MITTS. EXCLUDING ITEMS ALREADY MARKED DOWN, ARC’TERYX, HESTRA & SELECT NIKE STYLES. CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. AVAILABILITY & SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

35

40

MEN’S, WOMEN’S & KIDS’

WINTER JACKETS & PANTS

30

% OFF

OUR TICKET PRICE.

EXCLUDING ITEMS ALREADY MARKED DOWN. CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. AVAILABILITY & SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

50

MEN’S COLOUR SELECTION WILL VARY BY LOCATION. WOMEN’S ADVERTISED COLOUR ONLY.

MEN’S OR WOMEN’S GT 2000 2 RUNNING SHOE OUR REG. PRICE 159.99

7999

MEN’S ADVERTISED COLOUR ONLY. WOMEN’S COLOUR SELECTION WILL VARY BY LOCATION

50

% OFF

SAVE %

50

% OFF

OUR TICKET PRICE.

APPLIED TO ITEMS ENDING IN 95C. PRICES SHOWN REFLECT DISCOUNT. AVAILABILITY & SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

OUR TICKET PRICE.

APPLIED TO ITEMS ENDING IN 94C. PRICES SHOWN REFLECT DISCOUNT. AVAILABILITY AND SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

CHOOSE FROM:

MEN’S, WOMEN’S & KIDS’

MEN’S & WOMEN’S

50

40

SELECT WINTER BOOTS & HIKING FOOTWEAR

SELECT WINTER OUTERWEAR CLEARANCE*

% OFF

OUR ORIGINAL PRICE.

SAVE %

WOMEN’S FIREFLY BOOTS

& MORE!

TAKE

EA.

EA.

MEN’S SELECT SKATE SHOES

& MORE!

TAKE

6499

EA.

SAVE OVER %

OUR TICKET PRICE.

99

WINTER ACCESSORIES & BASELAYER

OUR REG. PRICE 129.99

99

OUR REG. PRICE 299.99

MEN’S, WOMEN’S & KIDS’

MEN’S OR WOMEN’S 730 V2 RUNNING SHOE

OUR REG. PRICE 71.99

MEN’S VISIBLE WHITEOUT INTERCHANGE JACKET

COLOUR SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

60

MEN’S OR WOMEN’S 623 TRAINING SHOE

99

50%

SAVE %

EA.

DUFFELS, PACKS & TOTES

144

EA.

2999

50

OUR REG. PRICE 289.99

4399

OUR REG. PRICE 109.99

29

MEN’S MIA MONTE INSULATED JACKET

OUR REG. PRICE 109.99

MEN’S OR WOMEN’S 646 WALKING SHOE

OUR REG. PRICE 64.99

COLOUR SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

MEN’S OR WOMEN’S HEXAFFECT RUN 2.0 RUNNING SHOE

OUR REG. PRICE 59.99

50

MEN’S ESSENTIAL 3-STRIPE WOVEN PANT

60 40

APPLIED TO ITEMS ENDING IN 95¢. PRICES SHOWN REFLECT DISCOUNT. CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. AVAILABILITY & SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

30

BAUER VAPOR CARRY HOCKEY BAG

SAVE %

OUR TICKET PRICE.

SAVE OVER %

3999

CHOOSE FROM:

% OFF

EA.

OUR REG. PRICE 79.99

74

TAKE

3999

CCM 38" BK/SL WHEEL HOCKEY BAG

99

4000

ATHLETIC APPAREL

OUR REG. PRICE 59.99

CLEARANCE*

OUR REG. PRICE 149.99

OUR REG. PRICE 80.00

MEN’S & WOMEN’S SELECT

NEXUS 2000 SENIOR COMPOSITE STICK

99

SYNERGY HSX SENIOR HOCKEY GLOVES

MEN’S MOBILITY EMBOSS POLO

50

SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

CCM OR BAUER. OUR ORIGINAL PRICE 99.99 EASTON. OUR ORIGINAL PRICE 109.99

59

60%

SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

50

COLOUR SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

SAVE

90

GREAT DEAL

SAVE %

SAVE %

7999

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WAS/NOW

24

OUR REG. PRICE 199.99

YOUR CHOICE EA.

9999 EA.

99

COLOUR SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

69

99

YOUR CHOICE

OUR REG. PRICE 49.99

GRAPHENE SPEED TOUR OR INSTINCT LITE TENNIS RACQUET

OUR REG. PRICE 159.99

$

30

SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

CCM TACKS 3052, BAUER VAPOR X80, NEXUS 4000 HOCKEY CANADA OR EASTON V5E SENIOR COMPOSITE STICK

MEN’S ROCKY SHORE SWIM TRUNK

EA.

BIOMIMETIC TOUR ELITE SQUASH RACQUET

SAVE

SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

1999 SAVE OVER %

50

BAUER SUPREME ONE.9 STIFF, VAPOR X100 OR EASTON V7 SENIOR COMPOSITE STICK

SAVE

OUR REG. PRICE 29.99

SAVE %

50

$

DYNASTY AX1 LT SENIOR COMPOSITE STICK

$

2999

89

SAVE

90

YOUR CHOICE

99

EA.

SAVE $

CALLAWAY CXR CONTROL OR NIKE HYPERFLIGHT 12 PACK GOLF BALLS

SAVE

OUR REG. PRICE 139.99

99

EA.

OUR REG. PRICE 59.99

POWERCORE 100LB HEAVY BAG

OUR REG. PRICE 219.99

12999

CONEXT15 COMPETITION SIZE 5 SOCCER BALL

115

$

OUR REG. PRICE 219.99

50

DOOM NOCTURNAL GOGGLES

99

OUR ORIGINAL TICKET PRICE.

SAVE %

200

OUR REG. PRICE 249.99

$

199

99

SAVE

$

CINCH CTS 15/16 SNOWBOARD BINDINGS

169

OUR REG. PRICE 399.99

99

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MEN’S TRANSFER BLACK OR WOMEN’S TRANSFER WHITE 15/16 SNOWBOARD BOOTS

MEN’S ALLTRACK PRO 100 14/15 SKI BOOTS

OUR REG. PRICE 429.99

OUR REG. PRICE 449.98

60

% OFF

% OFF

PRICES SHOWN REFLECT DISCOUNT. EXCLUDES ARC’TERYX, BURTON, SPYDER, NOBIS & PARAJUMPERS. BRAND AVAILABILITY MAY VARY BY GENDER. AVAILABILITY & SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

OUR TICKET PRICE.

APPLIED TO ITEMS ENDING IN 95C. SELECT STYLES. PRICES SHOWN REFLECT DISCOUNT. AVAILABILITY AND SELECTION MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

*NOT ALL CLEARANCE PRICED ITEMS OR PRICE POINTS AVAILABLE AT ALL LOCATIONS.

SALE DATES: DEC 19 - 28, 2015

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†OUR BOXING DAY OFFER EXCLUDES SELECT NIKE, TIMBERLAND, ARC’TERYX, GOPRO,. FITBIT, BROOKS, SAUCONY, PING, TITLEIST, NOBIS, PARAJUMPERS, BOGS, MANITOBAH MUKLUKS, SOREL, BURTON, BAUER ELITE & CCM ELITE, PREVIOUS PURCHASES, LAYAWAYS, SERVICE SHOP SERVICES, GIFT CARDS AND THIRD PARTY OFFERS. THIS 10 DAY EVENT STARTS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015. PRICES IN THIS FLYER ARE IN EFFECT DECEMBER 19 - 28, 2015. IF ANY ADVERTISING ERROR OR OMISSION IS DISCOVERED, SPORT CHEK WILL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONS AND NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. QUANTITIES MAY BE LIMITED. SELECTION (STYLES, COLOURS, SIZES AND MODELS) MAY VARY BY STORE. PRODUCT AND OFFERS IN THIS FLYER MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT METROPOLIS, BURNABY, BC; SALMON ARM, BC; TERRACE, BC; CRANBROOK, BC; WILLIAMS LAKE, BC; SMITHERS, BC; STEPHEN AVE, CALGARY, AB; CHINOOK CENTRE, CALGARY, AB; SOUTHCENTRE MALL, CALGARY, AB; MARKET MALL, CALGARY, AB; CROSSIRON MILLS, ROCKEYVIEW, AB; COCHRANE, AB; WETASKIWIN, AB; COLD LAKE, AB; CAMROSE, AB; OKOTOKS, AB; WEST EDMONTON MALL, EDMONTON, AB; NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK; ESTEVAN, SK; SWIFT CURRENT, SK; STEINBACH, MB; ALLISTON, ON; LINDSAY, ON; HUNTSVILLE, ON; SIMCOE, ON; EATON CENTRE, TORONTO, ON; MAPLE LEAF SQUARE, TORONTO, ON; 2529 YONGE STREET, TORONTO, ON; YARMOUTH, NS; TRURO, NS; BRIDGEWATER, NS; MIRAMICHI, NB; SUMMERSIDE, PEI; GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, NFLD; AND GANDER, NFLD LOCATIONS. KIDS’ APPAREL, OUTERWEAR & FOOTWEAR IS NOT AVAILABLE AT STEPHEN AVE, CALGARY, AB; HYLANDS, LONDON, ON; 2529 YONGE STREET, TORONTO, ON AND EATON CENTRE, TORONTO, ON LOCATIONS. HOCKEY EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE 2529 YONGE STREET, TORONTO, ON AND MAPLE LEAF SQUARE, TORONTO, ON LOCATIONS. JUNIOR HOCKEY EQUIPMENT AND SKATES ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE STEPHEN AVE, CALGARY, AB LOCATION. SKI & BOARD EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE STEPHEN AVE, CALGARY, AB; GATEWAY MALL, PRINCE ALBERT, SK; SWIFT CURRENT, SK; TOWN AND COUNTRY MALL, MOOSE JAW, SK; ESTEVAN, SK; NORTHGATE CENTRE, WINNIPEG, MB; STEINBACH, MB; NORTHUMBERLAND, COBOURG, ON; MAPLE LEAF SQUARE, TORONTO, ON; YARMOUTH, NS; TRURO, NS; SUMMERSIDE, PEI; MIRAMICHI, NB; GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, NFLD AND GANDER, NFLD LOCATIONS. SKI EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK; SOUTHLAND MALL, REGINA, SK; ST. VITAL, WINNIPEG, MB; KILDONAN, WINNIPEG, MB; WINNIPEG UNICITY, WINNIPEG, ON; AND FESTIVAL MARKETPLACE, STRATFORD, ON LOCATIONS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES PURCHASED. PRODUCTS AND OFFERS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT ERIN MILLS TOWN CENTRE, MISSISSAUGA, ON LOCATIONS. ®REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF FGL SPORTS LTD. AND ALL OTHER TRADEMARKS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNER(S).