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Bruins Fall To Hawks CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins centre Kaelan Holt battles Nipawin Hawks defenceman Jayden Piatelli in front of Kristian Stead’s net. The Bruins lost 2-1 to the Hawks in Game 6 of their SJHL quarter-final series at Affinity Place on Sunday, eliminating them from the playoffs. The team will be back in action on April 30 for their first game of the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Committee readies for refugees

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

A few refugees who have escaped war-torn Syria may soon find a safe haven in the Energy City.

A local committee, Neighbours Helping Neighbours, is taking on the task of paving the way for a refugee family or two who are looking for a new life in a safe environment after being forced out of former grand cities such as Aleppo and Damascus in Syria.

Emily Gillies and Barry Harris have lent their organizational talents to the committee with the hopes that a cadre of eager volunteers will join them and assume more specific supporting roles once the details of the arrivals are revealed.

The committee already has access to $15,000 in seed money, but up to $100,000 may be required to ensure a successful settlement over the course of a year. That is what a steering committee in Weyburn has discovered as they welcome up to

four Syrian families.

“I hope we can parallel their success,” said Gillies, referring to successful Weyburn fundraising efforts and re-settlement efforts.

Since Neighbours Helping Neighbours is affiliated with the Southeast Rural Resource Centre, which is a registered charity, donations to the Syrian refugee cause are tax deductable.

A second organizational meeting was slated for March 29, following the informational meeting of March 22, which attracted about 20 interested potential volunteers.

Harris said the small group held their first informal meeting to discuss the potential of a refugee asylum program in the latter part of 2015 and they have since moved forward cautiously but firmly.

The Estevan group does not qualify for the federal government resettlement assistance program which has now closed since their mandate to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees into Canada for re-settlement, has completed. Most of those refugees have found safe landing

Emily Gillies places in larger centres such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

A basic financial target of $27,000 has to be achieved in order to qualify for a modest program to assist a small family group, but Harris and Gillies said the expectations are for between 14 and 20 Syrian refugees so they can support one another while they get accustomed to a new language and all kinds of cultural changes in

their new surroundings.

“If we can do that, instead of having one family come and then try to bring in more family members in two or three layers, it would be preferable,” said Harris, adding that connection to the community would no doubt be smoother, too.

The first difficult requirement of original housing for refugees, is already taken care of through Suburban Extended Stay Hotel and their manager Ruth Wall, who said her company has agreed to provide accommodations for the newcomers in extended stay suites until local, affordable more permanent housing is found, according to the family needs.

Gillies added that other support systems are in place on the health front since some doctors, pharmacists and other health-care professionals in the city know the Arabic language. She also noted that volunteer Waed Dakkak has agreed to serve the group as their translator as the new arrivals set up a new lifestyle that will include the need to enroll in English as

Another Language classes either as adults or within the elementary and secondary school system, obtain a driver’s license and health card or perhaps seek avenues in which their professional skills can be confirmed, tested and certified.

“That all takes time, often six months or more and that’s being done while they’re learning a new language in some instances,” said Gillies, whose previous work as an immigration officer taught her that there were many nuances to settling into an entirely new environment.

EAL instructors at Southeast College and South East Cornerstone Public School Division have assured their services will be available, as has the Community Advocates for Employment.

“It could be controversial because, right now, there are people out there now looking for work with the economic downturn.

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The Estevan office of Southeast Newcomers Services is also on board, said their spokeswoman Debbie Hagel.

“Some of these refugees have owned businesses in Syria, and they’ve lost them as well as their homes,” said Harris.

“Bringing in refugees is not new. Canada brings in thousands every year, so in many ways this is no different,” said Gillies, noting that most Syrians are well educated and enjoyed strong infrastructure systems prior to the war that has now stretched out over several years and has escalated in the past couple of years due to the arrival and influence of ISIS. The Weyburn committee, they noted, has received the support of the Western Baptist congregations and the refugee application system moves more smoothly with church-sponsored backing, so that avenue will be explored. “ We d o o p e n o u r doors in this province, in

this country,” said Gillies, adding she felt some fundraising efforts in Estevan could reap as much success as their counterparts in Weyburn who netted over $15,000 at a recent fundraising dinner.

Following the March 29 meeting, the local committee said they would probably be prepared to make an official application and see what matchups could be made.

There are several steps to make, but Gillies and Harris agreed that from what they have learned, “it’s not a lengthy process,” but one that requires all details to be met.

“We’re ready in many respects. We have original housing looked after, we have people available to hold their hands and help them get acquainted with the community and we have people ready to help them learn a new language, get enrolled in school, do some shopping, get ready for a new life,” said Gillies. “We can do this with some open minds, positive atmospheres, a little conversation and by staying connected.”

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Wall addresses SE needs in interview

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The need to get Saskatchewan oil to tidewater and to continue a clean coal program in southeast Saskatchewan were two topics covered by Sask. Party leader Brad Wall when he spoke with the Mercury late Tuesday morning.

Wall said he and a Sask. Party government would continue to impress upon the federal government at others the need for the Energy East pipeline as well as the Keystone XL pipeline since they would be key to delivering Saskatchewan oil that would then no longer have to be discounted, but could garner a true international price and markets, if it could only get to a tidewater port or refinery.

“Quebec has added to the assessment needs and the new federal government is adding to the tests now to the point that Canadian oil will have to meet higher standards than the oil coming in from Saudi Arabia. It’s just preposterous what’s happening, somebody needs to stand up and support the energy sector. The NDP in Alberta are beginning to support the obvious needs, but the Saskatchewan NDP isn’t,” Wall said.

In terms of clean coal, Wall said as far as he understands the Boundary Dam Unit 3 carbon capture island is working according to expectations and targets since late December of last year.

“BHP Billiton is in with $25 million for future clean coal projects. It is also interesting to note the only mention of Canada’s efforts on climate change mentioned at the United Nations just prior to the Paris summit was our leadership on CCS. I found that rather interesting,” Wall said.

“Some others, including Alberta, are talking about abandoning it as are the Saskatchewan NDP. It’s a choice

Estevan city council has tabled a decision on repairs for Kensington Avenue from King Street to the northern city limits.

Council received a document on the project from city engineer Kiflom Weldeab at Monday night’s meeting. After several minutes of discussion, they decided to delay a final decision until their meeting on April 11.

Souris Valley Paving was awarded a tender for $614,970 to resurface Kensington Avenue from an area north of King Street to the north entrance of the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS).

They will also repair the gravel portion of Kensington from the north ECS entrance to the city’s northern limits.

Two culverts are expected to be installed as part of the project.

The road will also be

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The Provincial Disaster Assistance Program will fund the repairs north of ECS, as it needs to be done due to damage the road suffered during floods five years ago.

Councillor Greg Hoffort suggested tabling the project, citing some concerns he has received from the public about Kensington Avenue north of the school.

Hoffort called it “a challenging road for the past 20 years.”

He also wanted to receive a breakdown on the costs associated with the repairs to Kensington Avenue.

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When questioned about the potential for carbon capture capabilities at Boundary Dam’s Units 4 and 5, Wall said emphatically, “it’s absolutely possible, the potential is certainly there.”

Wall added that if the electorate chose the Sask.

Party again, they would continue to press the need for the Energy East pipeline and an accelerated well cleanup project by again appealing to the federal government for their participation. He said Alberta’s government along with more industry players were now on board and they did have the attention of the Trudeau government just prior to the federal budget being brought down, so it was a topic that could gain momentum if the Sask. Party was given a new mandate on April 4.

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haps because I’ve driven the road many times through the last 10, 15 or 20 years, when you couldn’t even drive down it,” he said, referring to when he was the administrator for the Rural Municipality of Estevan.

Councillor Brian Johnson countered that council now has all the information they need to award the project. Johnson said he initially shared some of Hoffort’s concerns about the project, but those were alleviated after he spent at least 30 minutes talking to Weldeab about the repairs.

“I don’t see why we need to wait,” said Johnson.

“Can you explain it?”

Hoffort replied that he needed a little more clarification. If there isn’t a rush to begin, then he believes the two-week delay would allow council to make a better decision.

But if council was opposed to tabling, then Hoffort conceded he would be fine with the decision. Ultimately, council opted to wait on making a final decision.

“I don’t think it would be the end of the world if we did allow Councillor Hoffort some more research, and then pass this during the next meeting,” said Mayor Roy Ludwig.

The project is expected to begin on June 20 and be completed by July 7, which would be more than two weeks before the start of the Saskatchewan Summer Games.

Council decided they wanted to do the project this year because ECS will be a hub of activity for the Games, which run from July 24 to 30. The school will serve as the athletes’ village and serve in a number of other roles.

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Women of Today nominees Fifteen women have been nominated within four categories for the 2016 edition of the Women of Today Awards event that will take place on April 20.

Two women, Lorrie Coumont and Amanda Minchin were nominated as the candidates for the Outstanding Contribution to the Workplace Award while a trio of nominees saw their names entered on the short list for the Ida Petterson Memorial Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship: Lisa Grimes of Exhale Massage Clinic and Day Spa; Kristen Harrison, Eat. Weigh. Love Nutrition Centre; and Daphne Lavina of Aces Connections Consultancy Inc. Coumont is office manager at Canyon Technical Services Ltd. while Minchin is head golf professional at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course.

There were five high school student nominees for the Shirley Orsted Memorial Award for Young Women of Today. They are all Grade 11 or 12 students and include Hannah Battersby, Cassidy Clow, Kyla Hamilton, Kelsie Jackiw and Kelsey Potoma.

There were five nominees for the SaskTel Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community: Bonnie Gibson, who has served as manager of Bienfait Housing and volunteered through the commmunity’s Community in Bloom project, plus Bienfait’s rink, fire department, library and Legion; Kathryn Gilliss, a lawyer at Trobert Law firm who provides pro bono work and has chaired several local volunteer committees; Wendy Godfrey, a Walmart and Golden West Radio employee who volunteers many hours through St. Giles Anglican Church groups, as well as Girl Guides, and is an active member of several other volunteer organizations; Colleen Jensen, director of hospitality for the Warm Welcome Shelter program and donates many hours to the United Way, parent support network, public library and Estevan Legion; and, Sara Pippus, the community education liaison for Hillcrest School, who leads student support teams, the breakfast program and the school’s Christmas store along with after-school clubs.

All the women were introduced at special media and community luncheon held in the Taylorton Room at Days Inn. Valerie Hall, who has been involved in the event since it’s inception 18 years ago, welcomed the nominees and special guests, noting that although the event has lost one major partner (SaskPower) during the past year, Quota International of Estevan and the Oilwives Club of Estevan are continuing their major support of the program and proceeds realized from the event find their way back into the community.

Marie Hoffort introduced the nominees while co-chairwoman Judy Sovdi assisted with the luncheon details and the nominee process.

Hall said this year’s guest speaker for the awards luncheon which will be held at the Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Hall, will be Gina Sebastian who provides mentoring services for high-achieving women.

Hall said that while the Women of Today event is at the 18-year mark, Estevan’s chapter of Quota International has been a part of the community for 40 years and there are still two active charter members, Susie Ross and Evelyn Johnson. She said they, and the nominees from the prior 17 years and now this year’s nominees, “speaks to the caliber of women we have here in our city and in our area.”

It was also announced that Lorlei Lachambre has once again agreed to serve as emcee for the luncheon.

In thanking those in attendance, Hall noted that a private, anonymous sponsor stepped up this year to provide financial assistance on the partnership file, which was greatly appreciated.

The nominees for the SaskTel Award for outstanding contributions to the community saw five finalists introduced to the public on March 22 at a Quota Club and Estevan Oilwives Club luncheon. From the left: Sara Pippus, Colleen Jensen, Wendy Godfrey, Kathryn Gilliss and Bonnie Gibson.

The five nominees for the Young Women of Today, Shirley Orsted Memorial Award are, from the left: Kelsey Potoma, Kelsie Jackiw, Kyla Hamilton, Cassidy Clow and Hannah Battersby.

Three women were the final nominees for the Women of Today Ida Petterson Memorial Award for outstanding enrepreneurship.

Pictured here are Daphne Lavina (left) and Kristen Harrison.

Missing from the photo is nominee Lisa Grimes.

The two nominees for the Women of Today Award for contributions to the workplace are Amanda Minchin (left) and Lorrie Coumont.

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Chamber reflects on past year

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

A significant portion of the business community sat down on Tuesday to hear about the changes that the Estevan Chamber of Commerce has undergone in the past year. The chamber’s 2016 annual general meeting (AGM) took place at the Western Star Hotel with a full house.

“It’s been over nine months since I took over the role of executive director, during which we had a lot of talented changes at the chamber,” said executive director Jackie Wall, in a speech before dinner. “The board has been working diligently to shape a new chamber, which includes an entirely new staff and a new strategic plan. This mandate will carry the chamber through 2016.”

Wall outlined the four key areas that she plans to focus on, for this strategic plan, which include: member engagement, development of key relationships, lobbying and advocacy and internal operations.

Wall gave a recap of the past year, mentioning the hiring of executive assistant Meagan O’Flanagan, the growth of the chamber’s social media presence and its new electronic newsletter, intended for all businesses in Estevan and the surrounding area.

She noted that the chamber has been in regular monthly meetings with the City of Estevan and council, and periodically reports to the RM of Estevan. Wall said the chamber is also working on establishing a Southeast Regional Industry Education Council, including local colleges, First Nations and Southeast Cornerstone school division.

“Internally, we are reviewing bylaws, policy and procedures of the chamber in the next few months, developing an internal operations handbook and formulating new job descriptions, because we are a whole new staff.”

Wall said future plans entail more meetings and focus groups with local businesses, more luncheon events, and the

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upcoming shop local initiative, McLellan spoke about the challenges with the participation of 18 local affecting the Saskatchewan economy, businesses, running from April to and by extension, the chambers of mid-August. commerce all around the province, sayAngela Stepp, with MNP ing, “Your chamber is strong, and your Ltd., delivered the independent community needs a strong chamber now, auditor’s report on the chamber’s more than ever.” financial statements after dinMcLellan acknowledged that the ner. Stepp acknowledged that the changes that have taken place over the past year has been one of change last year are being felt across the provfor the chamber, with several staff ince, and that there is a widespread sense replacements resulting in a reducof nervousness and pessimism about the tion of “four employees to one economy, particularly relating to the and a half,” referring to the hiring resource sector. He noted, with an opof an executive assistant, and two timistic tone, that although things seem employees switching over bad, the province has persevered and Stepp reported that there recovered from worse circumstances was a decrease in the chamber’s Steve McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan in the past. capital assets because of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke to guests at “Ten years ago, people in the Sasswitch over of those portfolios. the Estevan Chamber of Commerce AGM katchewan business community said Total revenue for the cham- about the challenges the Saskatchewan ‘We can do better,’ and we did. We got ber was $454,026 at the end of economy faces. He also described the kinds busy, invited people back, had more 2015, down $245,000 from the of solutions to the challenges chambers immigrants and more people moving previous year. Stepp noted one of around the province can implement. here. Retirees moved back here with the biggest changes in the finantheir families. That decade was a period cial statements this year was the grant revenue from the city, of unprecedented population and economic growth,” said which decreased by half, from $250,000 in 2014, to $125,000 McLellan. “Some people will say the world is going to hell in 2015. This was also on account of the city taking over the in a hand basket, but we won’t allow it to do that. We need economic development and tourism portfolios. to get creative on solutions.”

Stepp reported that total expenses for 2015 decreased McLellan introduced the Saskatchewan Chamber’s from just short of $680,000 in 2014, to slightly over $413,000 OnTrack 2016 plan as a solution. He described the plan in 2015. The total excess of revenue over expenses for as a series of strategies to help move Saskatchewan away 2015 was $40,287. Total net assets at the end of 2015 were from the dramatic boom-bust cycles of its resource-reliant $134,682, slightly lower than $157,477 in 2014. economy.

At the AGM, 2015 president Nathan Wilhelm stepped He said the plan’s major components include strengthendown, and Josh Leblanc took over as president for 2016. The ing the fiscal framework of the province through shorter asboard of directors for 2016 was also appointed, with no nomi- sessment cycles, corporate tax reduction, more efficiently usnations from the floor. The 2016 board of directors include: ing water and water resources, strengthening of education first vice president John Williams, second vice president through modernization, the creation of a competitive marketCathy Welta-Eagles, treasurer Sheila Guenther; and regular place in the province, infrastructure enhancement, economic members Aaron Ludwig, Lori Naka, Jeff Richards, Michael development of northern Saskatchewan, enhancement of Dunne and Shane Ross. work skills training and making Saskatchewan’s energy sector Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve more marketable.

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United Way celebrates accomplishments at March 23 annual general meeting

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Like many organizations in the southeast, the United Way Estevan faced challenges in 2015 due to the slowdown in the local economy, but they persevered and managed to reach their goal.

That was the message from Wendy Gustafson, the local United Way’s president for the 2015-16 year, during the organization’s annual general meeting on March 23 at the Days Inn’s Fireside Room.

Not only did the United Way reflect on the past year during the meeting, but they elected their new executive and they reviewed audited financial statements.

Gustafson told the crowd she was a little worried about reaching last year’s goal of $338,000 due to the economy.

“We have applications from our member agencies, we saw the needs, and we knew that the needs were still there, even though our economy wasn’t so great,” said Gustafson.

The United Way raised more than $321,000 during their 39th annual telethon in October, which left them short of their goal.

“We as a board were grateful to get that much money,” said Gustafson.

“We decided to stick our noses to the grindstone and work a little harder, and we were going to work until we got it.”

They reached their goal in mid-December.

Gustafson praised the telethon’s committees for their efforts to make sure the broadcast went as smoothly as possible.

“It was one of the best telethons ever,” said Gustafson. “We had a really, really good time. The energy was high, and we had great exposure for our member agencies.”

The United Way also hired two new employees during the past 12 months: marketing and administration director Debby Knight and financial officer Becky Gigian.

“They made my life a lot easier right off the bat,” said Gustafson.

The annual Day of Caring was held in June, and attracted more than

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100 volunteers. Thirteen businesses and organizations allowed their employees to work, and 12 other volunteers wanted to help out. Twenty-two projects were tackled during the Day of Caring.

This year ’s Day of Caring will happen on June 8.

Christa Morhart was elected as the board’s new president. She noted that when she and her husband, Bart, returned to Estevan from Alberta in 2010 after a 12-year absence, she wanted to be involved in the community right away.

“United Way was my first choice,” said Morhart.

“I have great memories of singing at the telethon as a child. And no, I’m not a great singer, but it was all the fun of joining in with the class and coming to sing and saying your name on the stage.”

She joined the United Way’s board in 2011, and knew right away it was a good fit.

“We have a wonderful board full of strong, compassionate and very diverse people,” said Morhart. “We all have opinions, but we all work together so well as a team.”

It’s critical that the community come together and support the United Way, because the member agencies need the United Way more than ever.

“When we look around the city and we see

the needs in your neighbours, in your children and in your parents, and we see people losing jobs, and we see the community impact (of the member agencies), we know the United Way needs to keep going,” said Morhart.

She also paid tribute to Gustafson’s leadership in the past 12 months, and the efforts of the other presidents since she has been on the board.

Morhart has four goals for the board this year: bring a refreshed awareness to the community about the United Way and what they do; focus on member agencies and boost community awareness about them; encourage the schools to be more involved; and attract more board members.

Five new members joined the board last year, and they also had a junior member graduate to be a full-fledged board member.

Joining Morhart and Gustafson on the executive will be first vice-president Patrick Fisher, second vice-president Elizabeth Pinel and treasurer Lynn Trobert.

Audited financial statements released during the meeting showed the United Way received $346,682 in pledges, but $18,968 were written off.

Their total revenue was $329,022.

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New United Way Estevan president Christa Morhart, right, accepts the president’s gavel from 2015-16 president Wendy Gustafson. $230,565 to their member agencies.

The annual meeting was also an opportunity for organizations to pay tribute to the United Way. Representatives from 13 member agencies and one community partner explained their services, and how allocations from the United Way fund new programs and sustain existing ones. The United Way also provides opportunities for member agencies to purchase equipment and support their clients.

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The forgotten sectors There wasn’t much in the federal budget to stir the souls of 1.1 million Saskatchewan residents according to post-budget reports and analysis.

With the exception of some previously promised funds for various municipal infrastructure projects, the federal deficit largesse did not extend to the Prairies, especially not to Saskatchewan, in spite of the promised $30-billion deficit spending that was deemed necessary to kickstart the economy.

As it turned out, Saskatchewan’s economy didn’t receive a kickstart, just a kick.

But, in the cruel world of politics, that’s what you expect when you hitch your wagon to a singular party. That wagon can turn into a gravy train when your team is seated on the left side of the House of Commons, so you ride that train hard when that happens.

There will be pundits who claim Saskatchewan didn’t get many great deals when the Conservatives ran the show either, but there is some evidence to the contrary, at least compared with what is unfolding now, five months into the new regime.

An anticipated $570 million in revenue sharing, equalization funds for our once again “have-not” province did not materialize.

In fact, Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador received only a pittance in recovery funding for their hard-pressed oil industry that has laboured under weakened international prices for more than two years. Saskatchewan didn’t even get that. Apparently we are not hurting enough to attract the attention of the new prime minister and his Sunny Ways cheerleaders.

In the meantime, the provincial campaign wages on with the typical roll out of blame for everyone for past mishaps. Those are accompanied by promises for a brighter future that will be impossible to achieve without a turn around in the economy.

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Platforms offer little for us One supposes it’s better than the 1980s when Saskatchewan politicians tried to buy us with our own tax dollars.

But, there wasn’t much in either the Saskatchewan Party or NDP platforms for rural voters, or any voters, for that matter.

Both major parties released their platforms at the end of the campaign’s second week. To suggest both were light in content would be an understatement. The best news for rural voters is the Sask. Party’s commitment to spend an extra $70 million for highways. The problem is that it might not be as good as it appears.

As a portion of $842 million total capital and maintenance/repair of highway spending introduced in last year’s budget, this is a mere eight per cent increase.

Maybe that’s nothing to sneeze at in today’s world of austerity, in fact, some might see it as a pretty substantial bone the Sask. Party is throwing to its rural base. But another big problem for rural voters right now is so much of Premier Brad Wall’s highways

federal family compact, our representatives have to be realistic.

Saskatchewan is an afterthought in Ottawa, whether we’re swimming in money or not. We have our pride, but not a huge voice or a big stick to bring into the game. The best strategy we can deploy, we feel, is to continue to be a team player until our economic pride and good nature is threatened.

With growing lineups at food banks, unemployment cheques running out while social services and health-care teams are called on more frequently … we’re getting close to that point.

We trust readers don’t mistake this as a plea to help oil industry millionaires and billionaires … it’s not. It’s a plea for recognition of what has gone before and what is to come.

With the price of West Texas Intermediate oil hovering around US$38 to US$40 per barrel, the industry still flounders, especially when there is no heartening news to be found on the horizon either nationally or internationally.

When potash prices dip below US$300 a tonne and stay there for more than a year, Saskatchewan is not going to be a beehive of activity in that industry either.

Coal prices have dipped, uranium is looking a bit better, but far from record setting, while gold is now moving along fine, but that is not our major resource.

All we can hope for at this juncture is for a huge year in a sector that always seems to get little or no attention, especially at the federal level. We speak of course, of agriculture, the billiondollar backup plan.

Heck, we can even recall the time when Saskatchewan proudly bore the label as the Wheat Province. Now we have much more than that, with lentils, corn, mustards, canola, flax and more within the agricultural sector.

Anybody out there interested in the farming community now?

spending is being eaten up by things like the $1.9 billion Regina bypass that mostly benefits urban traffic.

As for the roads many rural people travel on, it remains to be seen how much will be done for them. Sadly the term “it remains to be seen,” seems to be a big theme of this campaign.

In the case of NDP leader Cam Broten, it remains to be seen whether he will be seen in rural Saskatchewan.

In fairness to the NDP leader, many things his party is proposing in its platform — certainly, the most extensive platform — might benefit both rural and urban people.

Promising the lowest-in-Canada utilities bundle, the old promise under Lorne Calvert’s NDP government, is clearly something beneficial to all Saskatchewan voters.

Wall’s contention that this will cost $595 million seems questionable, given that’s about the same as the annual profits made by all the Crown corporations put together. Similarly, who can argue that hiring more nurses, teachers or even social workers, is a bad thing?

Certainly, most everyone would agree that it was bad to be wasting money on the government’s Japanese Lean health-care saving model, the Global Transportation Hub land purchases or Regina bypass.

That said, the NDP notion that they are going to pay for things like their utility rate subsidies by cutting Crown corporation management and waste, the number of consultants and the bad investment

decisions, is pretty suspect.

You can’t base spending decisions by pretending you are saving money by no longer spending on things that aren’t in the budget anymore. And, in the case of Lean or past questionable spending decisions of the Sask. Party government, this spending is over and done with.

Moreover, the NDP’s emphasis on massive savings by ending waste and mismanagement implies that an NDP government would never make bad spending choices. This would be great, but Saskatchewan taxpayers’ experiences with past NDP government on messes like Spudco and lost money in U.S. investments certainly suggest otherwise. That said, the NDP platform at least touches on a broader selection of issues than Wall and the Sask. Party.

Credit Wall for challenging the status quo with things like private liquor stores and CT/MRI scans. But, breaks on education property taxes for seniors or offering graduates help in buying their first home after you have already offered incentives for them to stay with tax breaks on their education, doesn’t really help build a Saskatchewan economy. What seems even more puzzling, however, is the admission in the Sask. Party platform that it can’t even consider a nest egg for us until oil again tops $75 a barrel.

This doesn’t offer a whole lot of hope for voters.

There again, neither party platform is especially inspiring.

Put the sign of success on your front yard.

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Letters to the Editor Nothing said Some coaches need to see I like you better than a the damage they are doing face-wash Norm Park All Things Considered Boys and men have no idea how to attract women.

Some are blessed with pouty good looks and money so the job becomes a lot easier for them. For the rest of us poor saps on the male side of the equation, well, we just flail away and hope to grab attention … somehow.

The usual stuff, as pointed out by comedian Jerry Seinfeld, consists of wolf whistles or hitting the accelerator on a rigged-out car or truck. “That’s all we got, after thousands of years, that’s all we got,” Seinfeld said in his standup routine. Of course I’m paraphrasing here.

When I was a kid, back in pre-historic before-Tarzan days, it was no better.

I clearly recall the “face-wash” was considered to be the best way to let a girl know she was accepted by the male. The face-wash could only be administered in winter when there was snow on the ground. In other words, this past winter would have been a tough one for the young guys attempting to draw the attention of girls using this tried and true failure of a technique.

The ritual for those Grades 5 to 8 boys was to sneak up behind the girl of your choice, with a handful of snow and then apply it to her unsuspecting face and then mash it around in a circular motion, sorta like a Three Stooges pie-to-the-face routine.

Yep, that was a sure-fire way to let a girl know you cared.

It also indicates the evolution of man is not what it’s cracked up to be.

And, if a girl did that to a guy? Well, then they were practically dating! So, that rarely happened. As you can discern dear diary, 11-and 12-year-old guys are not that sophisticated.

I assume the face-wash applied only in Saskatchewan and it was universal here because two years after we were married, the bride blindsided me with a face-wash as we got out of our car and made our way to the house one night after a long work day.

In fact, it was so vigorous, I dropped (flung) the car keys in a snow bank and didn’t find them until the following spring. Fortunately, we had a spare set.

So, I took that as a sure sign she liked me as my Grade 6 instincts kicked in. It verified the marriage.

I simply smiled, re-adjusted my glasses and figured, Gee, that means we’re probably going steady now!

I forgot to mention, face washers and washees had to be somewhat careful if the washee wore eye goggles. Still, there were a few broken eyeglass frames over the years, which made optometrists and eyeglass factories real fans of the Saskatchewan face-washing rituals I am sure.

In our schoolyard, back in the day, we had snowball fights, built snow forts and played dodge ball with frozen soccer balls or pump-pump-pullaway (another game I am sure would be banned in today’s picture perfect school yards). But the very best was the face-wash. We also kept score. If Garth gave Michelle more than three face-washes in two weeks, well, he must really, really like her. What Michelle thought was another thing altogether.

So, here’s a belated apology to Judy, Janis, Sandra, Maureen, Christine and Vonda who were recipients of a Parksie face wash those many years ago, some of them more than once. I beg your forgiveness, I did not know what I was doing, cause I’m a guy.

The Editor: I am writing this letter because I have some concerns with not only the SAHA but with some coaches in small-town Saskatchewan.

I am not going to mention names because I don’t want to specifically point a finger at one person, but they will know who they are when they read my comments.

You read articles and advertisements in the paper and on television about getting kids who want to play sports into the games. Some have a good grasp of the game, others are just learning or want to play because they like hockey, baseball, soccer, etc.

I am going to talk about hockey here.

Some coaches, not all, but some in towns like Lampman, think they are coaching future NHL players.

These coaches have no regard for the player who is not as good, or, they think is not as good as their favourite players, so they let these kids ride the pine, sit on the bench, whatever you want to call it.

These coaches are not encouraging team play. They are promoting poor sportsmanship among the players themselves. If a coach is treating a player poorly, the team will also treat that player poorly. Example: When one player was not doing well in a couple of games, they made him the water boy and gave him an unflattering nickname. The coach berated this boy to such an extent he left the team for a year to play in Estevan where he was treated fairly and played regular shifts.

This player wanted to return to Lampman to play with his so-called “friends” only to have the coach ask him why he came back. What kind of coach would take offence when a

kid wanted to play in his home town with kids he has grown up with? This is not acceptable by any adult. This coach, along with others, has bullied this kid for so long, he has now quit hockey altogether. The team got what they wanted. Sad, isn’t it, when adults teach kids to bully someone. I wonder what they would do if it were their child that this behaviour was happening to.

When I coached hockey (back in the day), it didn’t matter what skill level the kids had, they each took a shift. No one, not even the kid who could hardly skate, sat on the bench for a whole period or missed a shift.

Not once did I berate any kid, especially in front of the team or other parents.

I had a young man who had never put on a pair of skates in his life, 12 years old, no equipment to speak of, and I got him on my team. This boy played his shift all the time. It didn’t matter if he fell down countless times, he got up and played. We taught him how to skate, how to shoot and to this day, when he sees me, he thanks me for allowing him the opportunity to learn and for giving him a chance, so now he can teach his son to play the game.

Coaching is mentorship. You are there to teach sportsmanship, team play, as well as the basic game.

You’re there to give the kid with no skills … whether it be hockey, baseball or whatever sport he or she is into, the opportunity to learn and play.

You volunteered to help teach kids, not to put them down and make them feel bad because they aren’t meeting your expectations of a winner. There are always going to be kids that want to play sports but

don’t have the abilities they need in the beginning. You’re there to give them more abilities, to build selfconfidence and to make sure the team is doing the same thing on and off the ice or diamond.

Hockey, in particular, is a rough game. Some kids are aggressive, others not, but given the opportunity they all get the job done, whether they win or lose is irrelevant. The game is played, the kids enjoyed it and each other, and that is the end of it. This is house hockey, not a tiered team, there are no double or triple A hockey players in house hockey. They may think they are, but they would have been picked up by a double or triple A team whether it be in their home town or the next biggest town.

The only lesson I want to offer everyone who reads this, is that there are kids out there that maybe have a hidden disability, or is not your wannabe NHL player that just wants to play and learn. So the solution is to get the right coaches in there to teach the skills needed in a compassionate manner. Leave the bullying coaches at home. We don’t need them or want them teaching our kids anything.

Another thing, parents, you may think a person (coach) is the greatest because he yells a lot or lets your kid have all the ice time, but you had better put your feet in the shoes of the kids who don’t get to play and the parents whose hearts break because they see the pain and hurt on their kid’s face. These coaches are already setting these kids up to fail and who knows where that will lead in later life?

Think about this long and hard.

Jim and Noreen Klassen Estevan

Writer disputes Mandryk’s assessment on privatization The Editor: In his March 18 Leader Post article, Murray Mandryk accuses the NDP of being “stupid” to bring up the fact the Sask. Party has been hell-bent on privatization. Stating that “Brad Wall has had eight years in power to sell off whatever he wanted yet hasn’t.”

Get your head out of the sand, Murray.

Google “Crowns Wall privatized”, and you will see he has privatized/sold some 56 pieces of Crowns.

This is 56, many of which were money-making subsidiaries of SaskPower, SaskTel, SaskEnergy and SGI.

SaskTel alone has been forced to divest itself of Max and high speed internet services, conference call services, Navigata, Direct West, the Saskatoon Square building and the Hospitality Network.

Ever wonder why provincial park fees keep rising? Wall sells 23 parkowned cabins at Greenwater Lake and along with seasonal campsites in Cypress Hills Park; wood cutting, trail maintenance and cleaning visitor services were contracted out. Enforcement and compliance services at Sask.

Landing … contracted out.

Brad Wall boasts of the changes

he has made to healthcare. He has, such as privatizing 13 different healthcare projects ranging from laundry service, day surgeries to care homes.

If Wall is returned to government and follows through on his Liquor Board store sales, every small community will not only lose two or more families, but will be left with valuable real estate and buildings that will be either sold cheaply to his friends, or abandoned.

I would say the NDP concerns are indeed genuine and not “old news.”

Joyce Neufeld Waldeck, Sask.

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The rates won’t go up for the average landfill users.

Customers dropping off large loads and certain items will notice a difference.

Tipping fees will jump from $30 per tonne, and $40 per tonne if demolition was required, to a flat rate of $46 per tonne, regardless of whether demolition is needed. Estevan’s rates

will now be the same as Weyburn’s, and they will be more competitive with other Saskatchewan cities.

The cost to drop off fridges, freezers and air conditioners will increase from $10 per unit to $30 per unit.

As per the provincial Landfill Act, the landfill’s employees are required to remove chlorofluorocarbons from cooling units and properly dispose of them. That hasn’t been happening at Estevan’s landfill, and the rate increase will allow the process to take place.

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City clerk Judy Pilloud said city hall didn’t receive any complaints about the rate increase. *** Council also approved the fuel and lubricant tenders for this year. Girard Bulk Service was awarded the fuel portion of the tender for $25,716.75. McComb Automotive Supply was awarded the lubricant portion for $10,724.29. *** Council also approved a lot consolidation request for three parcels in the 800-block of Fifth Street. The con-

solidation will facilitate the construction of a new office trailer. Currently, all three lots are being use for parking and exterior storage.

All lots directly adjacent to the proposed consolidation are owned by the applicant, Clariant Canada Inc. *** Councillor Brian Johnson noted that renovations have been taking place at city hall. The area where people pay their bills has been moved from the top floor to the lower level.

Mayor Roy Ludwig noted they did not purchase any new desks or office furniture in conjunction with the move.

The company who supplied the items had to take some of them apart and move them downstairs, where they were reassembled.

“It’s very professional. It took some time, but it looks good,” Johnson said.

The area where bill payments used to occur will be upgraded. Flooring will be replaced, and three new cubicles will be added.

City manager Jeff Ward noted the changes were needed after the city hired Manpreet Sangha as the economic development officer, and Rebecca Westling as the destination, marketing and communications consultant.

Broten blasts Sask. Party record at Regina town hall meeting Cam Broten, speaking to the media and public from

the NDP campaign headquarters in Regina this week, said Brad Wall’s refusal to release budget information indicates

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what he’ll privatize next — a frustration repeatedly raised during the town hall-type meeting.

“If the Sask. Party’s budget was good news for middle-class families, Mr. Wall would have released it with cake and confetti,” said Broten. “He’s hiding it for a reason. If Mr. Wall refuses to trust voters with his budget, how on Earth can he expect them to trust the Sask. Party with their vote?”

The Sask. Party’s Global Transportation Hub (GTH) land scandal was also raised at the event, with Broten saying a judicial inquiry is needed, because Wall’s answers about the deal he personally signed have only increased the level of concern and frustration throughout the province.

“With each detail that leaks out, this deal stinks more and more,” said Broten.

“The people of Saskatchewan deserve better than the secrecy and non-answers being given by Bill Boyd and Mr. Wall. We need to know why they paid people with alleged Sask. Party connections millions of taxpayer dollars for land that’s worth just a fraction of that.”

Broten also highlighted details of the NDP platform, including his plan to cut $178 million of the current government’s waste and entitlements in the first year. He cited waste was seen in the Lean management models, government gravy planes and private consultants who advise the Sask. Party.

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$432,500 450 Spruce Drive Making a final installment on a three-part donation to the Estevan Food Bank on behalf of the Estevan Knights of Columbus were Bill Baryluk, past grand knight (left) and Albert Petrash, chairman of the K of C Christmas Hamper Program. The Knights provided a $2,500 donation to the food bank followed by a $2,918 donation from the proceeds of their annual Charity Appeal and a final $500 matching grant from the K of C headquarters in New Haven, Conn., which arrived last week, topping out the 2015-16 donation to the food bank at just under $6,000. Accepting the cheque on behalf of the food bank was Major Wilfred Harbin of the Salvation Army who operates the local service.

Food bank managers adjusting to new upward pressure The pressure on the Estevan and area food bank continues to mount on an almost daily basis according to those who are managing the service.

“It’s not like before when people lost a job here they moved to Alberta.

There aren’t any jobs there either, so they’re staying,” said Ronza Reynard, administrative manager for the Salvation Army which operates the food bank in the Energy City.

“The unemployment cheque period is running out, or has run out, so some families are having to switch to other social assistance programs to find help. Maybe in the past, if one family member lost a job, the other adult could keep things going with a full-time job but now some are down to part-time jobs, or both have lost jobs and they are needing help,” said Reynard.

The number of families using the

food bank has increased over the past few weeks, she suggested, noting that in the past, it was mainly individuals who would use the food bank to help them top off their nutritional needs.

Now there are more family compacts with children.

Naturally, a great deal of the unemployment pressure is coming from the still-depressed conditions in the oilpatch that has been in a state of suspension for over two years, thanks to the downward slide in oil prices on the international market.

“Even the careful people, those who had managed to build up a savings account, have seen that disappear because the oilpatch has been down for so long,” she added. “Even the best money managers didn’t have that kind of financial support behind them.”

Reynard was speaking with the

Mercury shortly after the food bank received a quick shot in the arm from the Estevan Knights of Columbus who were topping off their nearly $5,500 donation with a further $500 from their head office.

“We’ll use this money wherever the food needs are most pressing,” said Major Wilfred Harbin of the Salvation Army in accepting the final K of C installment.

“Just before Christmas you saw these shelves filled; you can see now, it’s getting scarce,” he said, sweeping his arm toward the three-quarter empty food bank shelves.

“I would say the demand for food bank goods is up 60 to 65 per cent from last year and that was up quite a bit from 2014,” said Reynard. “And, I don’t see a slowdown in need anytime soon. We are now dealing with a new normal, I suppose.”

Sask. Party would ease rules on home-based food businesses A re-elected Saskatchewan Party government will eliminate red-tape that is preventing local food businesses, individuals and voluntary organizations from preparing lowrisk foods like cookies, candy, pies and buns in their homes for direct sale to consumers or to third parties like local coffee shops.

The Sask. Party issued the release last weekend, noting that under current rules home-based food producers are only allowed to sell their products at farmers’ markets, from the farm-gate or through word of couth. Home-based food producers are also

prohibited from advertising their products.

Food safety regulations currently require the use of expensive commercial kitchen facilities if the food is to be sold to the public. Public health inspectors in Saskatchewan have routinely deemed low-risk products like pies and candy to be ineligible for sale directly to consumers. Advertising is also prohibited.

These restrictions significantly limit the growth of small independent local food businesses and the potential for fundraising by non-profit organizations, they said in the release.

A 2013 study in the United States noted that 42 American states have laws that allow cottage food operations.

The most common approach to accommodate the home or cottage business, is to change the definition of a food establishment to include home kitchens. This allows people to sell items such as cookies, cakes and jams produced at home, exempting them from the requirements of renting expensive commercial kitchen space.

Most jurisdictions define low risk foods as those with low water activity and a low pH level

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The Sask. Party said the provincial legislation would probably follow that particular definition of low-risk food, following the other jurisdictions that do allow low-risk food sales and home-based products that are not perishable.

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Police respond to calls throughout the city Estevan Police Service members dealt with a variety of calls, including a couple of impaired drivers and an ongoing scam.

Officers received a report of an assault during the March 21 day shift. The matter remains under investigation.

Police received a complaint of a possible impaired driver during the March 21 night shift. A 31-year-old Estevan man was stopped and arrested for driving while disqualified, driving while impaired, driving while over .08 and failing to comply with his release conditions.

He appeared in court the following morning.

Members received a report of a person uttering threats during the March 22 day shift. The matter is still under investigation.

Police also received a report of an individual sending money to an unknown person. It appears that it is related to the scam involving

the Canada Revenue Agency, in which someone falsely claims that taxes are owed.

The matter is still under investigation.

Officers received a report of a vehicle that collided with a light standard in the Estevan Shoppers Mall’s parking lot during the March 23 day shift. The vehicle was located abandoned and up against a pole, and the airbag had deployed. Police spent some time trying to locate the female owner and driver of the vehicle, as they were concerned for her wellbeing. She was located a short time later and had no visible injuries. Alcohol was not a factor in the collision. The accident is believed to have been weather related.

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Police arrested a 23-year-old woman who had a warrant for her arrest. She was wanted after she failed to attend court to answer to a charge of a break-and-enter late in 2015. She was held and taken into court the following day.

Officers completed conditions checks on seven individuals currently out on release conditions during the March 23 night shift. Police found none of them were breaching their conditions.

Police checked a vehicle leaving a local liquor establishment. A Torquay man was arrested and charged with impaired driving and driving while over .08. His blood alcohol content was more than double the legal limit. He was lodged in cells for the evening and will appear in court May 30.

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Members are investigating a fraud that was reported by a local business during the March 24 day shift. Police have a suspect who is known to them and attempts to locate and arrest her will be made.

Police are also investigating a cell phone theft. Two suspects have been identified and an investigation will continue, as both are known to local police.

Officers also received a report of mischief to a vehicle. The vehicle was damaged and it is believed it may have happened when someone tried to enter the vehicle overnight. An investigation continues into the matter.

Police received a call of a stolen Arctic Cat side-byside all-terrain vehicle that was taken from a residential yard in west Estevan the previous night. Police will be attempting to get photos of the machine. If anyone knows anything about this theft, they are asked to call the Estevan Police at 306634-4767 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Members are investigating a report of harassing phone calls made to a local office building. The staff received nearly 40 phone calls in a one-hour period. Police are investigating the matter.

Officers were also called to a local school to take part in a safety drill. Police were impressed with the students and staff. Officers want to attend for further training with the school, and hope to have similar programs at other schools.

Police came across a three-vehicle collision on Kensington Avenue at Rooney Road. A vehicle was attempting to make a left turn at the light when another vehicle stopped to wait. A third vehicle came along and rear-ended the second vehicle, pushing it into the lead vehicle. One vehicle had to be towed from the scene and no serious injuries were reported.

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Police received a request to conduct a welfare check on an Estevan man during the March 24 night shift. Police were called to his residence to speak to him and learned that he had outstanding charges for assault from Swift Current. He was arrested and lodged in cells, and will be transported to Swift Current to appear on charges. He will also appear in court in Estevan for charges of assault and breaching conditions.

Members received a call regarding an erratic driver on Highway 39 coming towards Estevan during the March 25 day shift. Members were unable to locate vehicle.

Police arrested and charged a 17-year-old female for impaired driving, driving while over .08 and for having or consuming alcohol in a vehicle during the March 25 night shift, after a traffic stop in the city. Once the investigation was complete she was released to one of her parents.

Police assisted a man who slipped on ice while leaving a local restaurant. A family member attended to pick up the man and take him up to the hospital for treatment.

A suspicious male was reported in the mall’s parking lot during the March 26 day shift. An officer located the male and spoke with him. No further action was required.

Police were dispatched to a suspicious male in a residential area in south Estevan during the March 26 night shift. He was wearing dark clothing, a helmet, dark glasses, gloves and may have had some kind of weapon, and he was wandering around in traffic and in yards. Police located him and he initially was arrested for mischief and for break-andenter into a camper that was in the area. Some evidence at the scene suggests he may have ingested a foreign substance. He was transported to the hospital to be assessed by staff. He later was moved to a hospital in Weyburn for further treatment.

Officers were dispatched to a disturbance in south-central Estevan. A man was located in the area and he was transported to hospital for assessment. He was also moved to a hospital in Weyburn for further treatment.

Police responded to a couple incidents in which a complainant reported suspicious activity. In both cases, the parties were identified and nothing criminal was happening.

Police were called to the 7-wwEleven in north Estevan for a male who was kicking a garbage can. He was arrested for being intoxicated in public and lodged until sober.

Members conducted a couple curfew checks during the March 27 night shift on individuals who are on courtimposed conditions. One male subject was at home, but the other man was not.

Police will be looking for and arresting him for breaching his release conditions.

Members were also called to northeast Estevan for a report of a youth ringing doorbells in the neighbourhood. The youth was picked up by a vehicle which was located a few moments later by police. The 16-year-old youth was taken home by police and released to his parents’ care.

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Hearth examines growing art trend

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Jenny Western is a fan of the do-it-yourself (DIY) movement and other forms of crafts that are growing in popularity in the art community.

But she admits she has been cynical at times about their popularity.

Western is the Winnipeg-based curator for Hearth, the new exhibit in the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum’s Gallery No. 1.

Hearth features the talents of six artists: Lindsay Arnold of North Portal; KerriLynn Reeves of Virden, Manitoba; Suzie Smith and Becca Taylor of Winnipeg; and Heather Goodchild and Shannon Gerard of Toronto.

Each of them contributed something unique to the project.

Hearth was curated specifically for the EAGM, and it has been in the works

Hearth curator Jenny Western speaks about the exhibit at a reception at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. for several years.

Western finds crafts, handmade products, the DIY movement and homesteading are entering popular culture.

Some of it is great, but when she sees it at a corporate setting, she becomes skeptical.

“I wanted to see what artists were doing to see if there was anything that would respond to that

movement I had noticed,” said Western.

As a curator, she is usually focused on writing and organizing exhibits, so she doesn’t get to create a lot of art. But she is gaining a greater awareness of it through interactions with her husband’s family, many of whom are very creative, and with artists such as those involved with Hearth. “ We d o n ’t a l w a y s

come to the same conclusions about craft and art together, but I think this provides a bit of a sampling for people,” said Western.

Western knew some of the artists initially, but she hadn’t dealt with the others.

Arnold was one of those she didn’t know, but Western is thrilled that Arnold agreed to be part of the projects.

“When I was in the research phase, and I told Amber Andersen, the EAGM director, what my idea was, she said there’s this great artist in the area, and I should check her out and see if she’d do any-

thing,” said Western.

Arnold is a big fan of the do-it-yourself concept, and her family incorporated it in their artwork long before it was popular.

The doilies and the plates aren’t exclusive crafts for women, but they have proven popular with women over the years.

Making china plates and tea cups was a popular activity among women in the Victorian age.

“I have a collection of old Victorian magazines and catalogues, and I just love looking at the images in there,” said Arnold.

“For one thing, they were drawn. It wasn’t just a photograph.”

Doilies were included because Arnold finds they are incorporated into doit-yourself projects, and she wanted to recognize the many hours needed to complete them.

“It is a very humble object, we see them as that, but they’re also very beautiful, and a lot of them have stains or loose threads or tears that … tell the story about that object,” said Arnold.

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Bruins centre Owen LaClare battle for a loose puck in front of Hawks goalie Kristian Stead’s net. Photo by Jamie Harkins

Bruins eliminated from SJHL playoffs

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins have been eliminated from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs, which leaves the team with a 34-day break before the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup (WCC) begins.

The Bruins lost 2-1 to the Nipawin Hawks in front of a roaring crowd of

1,435 spectators at Affinity Place on Sunday, giving the Hawks a 4-2 SJHL quarter-final series win.

It won’t be until April 30 when the Bruins step onto the ice again for their first match in the WCC against the eventual British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) champion.

“It wouldn’t be fair to the rest of their team to say that (Hawks goaltender Kristian Stead) stole it, but he was certainly the

difference,” said Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood.

“You cannot go without giving credit to their top players and the depth of their lineup, but at the end of the day their goaltender was the best player in the series and was probably the difference.”

Game 6 between the Bruins and Hawks started with both teams giving their all in an effort to score the first goal.

The first period was fastpaced, back-and-forth and featured both Stead and Bruins netminder Daniel Wapple making numerous highlight-reel saves. The Bruins held a 14-6 shot advantage after the first 20 minutes, but didn’t seem to be able to get in close on Stead to get secondopportunity chances.

“We put a lot of emphasis on making sure we keep them in front, keep them away from our net,

make sure our box-outs are strong, (and) we’re tying up sticks and we’re not reaching for pucks and playing soft and allowing them to beat us one-onone,” said Hawks assistant coach Devin Windle. “For the most part we did a very good job at that. At a few points during the series they got to our net front and were able to score from the point with deflections and screens and when we cleared that

up that’s when we were successful and won our hockey games.”

The second period was close and tight checking with neither team able to generate any real scoring opportunities. The Hawks did get the first goal of the game 12:02 into the frame on a Jake Gerbner point shot that was deflected in front of Wapple’s net by Blake Fournier. ⇢ B5 Month

CrossFit BlackRock athletes push themselves to limit

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The CrossFit BlackRock gym on Fifth Street early Friday morning featured a thundering techno music soundtrack enveloping an exhibition of athletes pushing themselves to the limit while their peers crowded around yelling support and cheering them on.

Estevan’s CrossFit BlackRock athletes were facing a grueling fifth and final test in a series of spurof-the-moment Open Games workouts that are designed to challenge their fitness level in comparison to crossfit athletes from around the world.

Thirty-seven members of the Estevan gym competed in the five-week and five-workout Open Games that had the competitors complete a surprise CrossFit Games organized challenge.

Each athlete performed the workout in front of a judge who tested their ability to complete the tasks and

passed those scores to the Games’ world body that ranked competitors from across the globe based on their fitness level.

“It’s a really fun way to test your fitness and see how far you’ve come in your fitness journey,” said CrossFit BlackRock co-owner and head coach Krista Schwentke. “They make the workouts scalable, so everyone in the world can do it. We had a 16-year-old and we had a 60-year-old compete in the Open. It’s pretty cool to see how you can modify everything so they can still participate, get scored, submit a score and see how they rank worldwide.”

The intense functionalmovement workouts were released each Thursday with the athletes having three days to complete the challenge and submit their scores. The week-five workouts demanded athletes complete a diminishing sequence of thrusters, where a person squats with a weighted barbell and thrusts it overhead

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“It definitely helped me identify (my weaknesses) and it showed me what I can actually do,” said Jacqueline Da Silva, a CrossFit BlackRock competitor at the Open. “I’ve never pushed myself harder than what I did these past five weeks.”

Da Silva said the Open showed her strength exercises such as thrusters are workouts she has an edge on, but challenges involving body weight such as pull-ups or pushups present a struggle. She said her regular workouts at CrossFit BlackRock since she began training there last May had helped her prepare for the Open exercises, but the aspect of competing was entirely different.

“It was definitely a little bit tougher just because you knew that your score was being recorded, but doing it was an absolutely amazing experience,” she said. “You had everybody else there

Leah Moriarty completes a thrusters exercise during an Open Games competition at CrossFit BlackRock on Good Friday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. cheering you on and pushing you, so it was a fun experience and a fun community to be a part of.”

Schwentke said the annual Open Games test everything a crossfit athlete has trained for during the past 12 months. She said the 37 local

athletes who competed in the Games this year, which is a major increase on the six individuals who took part in the competition last spring, gave their all in the challenges and showed the hard work they’ve put in at the gym.

“They did amazing,” she said. “I’m so proud of them. Everyone hit big (personal records) or learned something about themselves and has a new idea of what they need to work on and can get ready for next year when the time comes again.”

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Bruins’ comeback falls short against Wings

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Gymnasts Enjoy Luck Of The Irish Estevan Gymnastics Club athletes attended the Luck of the Irish Invitational in Moose Jaw March 19 and 20, with 16 of the 22 participants earning medals or a top-three finish. Members of the Estevan Gymnastics Club who competed in Moose Jaw were: back row from left, Gabrielle Stephany, bronze; Jersey Long, 14th overall; Kelsey Littlejohn, seventh overall; Cheyanne Tessier, bronze; Angelle Avery, silver; Brianna Gusikoski, silver; Jayna Chrest, bronze; Tierra Fichter, second overall; middle, Zoey Thompson, 12th overall; Ashley Piper, 13th overall; Caprice Lukye, third overall; Abby Krupka, silver; Megan Wilson, silver; Sydney Clausen, bronze; Chelsea Brady, 15th overall; front, Haley Murphy, silver; Presley McLean, silver; Kelsey Kowalchuk, 13th overall; Erin Kukura, bronze; Cammy Henry, silver; and Presley Hollingshead, silver.

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The Estevan Carlyle Motor Products atom AA Bruins fell 6-3 to the Weyburn Panther Drilling Wings in the third game of their best-of-three South East Minor Hockey League (SEMHL) championship series at Crescent Point Place March 22.

The loss ends a promising season for the Bruins that saw the club begin the year 1-4 before picking themselves up to eventually compile a 5-4-2 SEMHL record the rest of the way. The Bruins rode that hot streak into the playoffs where the team downed the Moosomin Ice Badgers 2-1 in the survivor series, swept the SEMHL top ranked Yorkton Terriers in the semifinal and took the Wings to a third and deciding game.

Bruins head coach Derek Wilhelm said the first two periods in the game were very close with each team going back-andforth to generate chances.

He said Wings goalie Ryan Hicks was playing great and they just couldn’t beat him.

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helm. “It was the same as the whole game. They were just able to score a couple more than we were and we never could catch up.”

Weyburn led 2-1 after the first period on markers

by Quinn Mantei and Silas Stein, which came after a goal by Estevan’s Carson Birnie five minutes in. The Wings added to the score seven minutes into the second on a shot by Wyatt Lacoste and two-and-ahalf minutes into the third on a Conner Kerr goal to make the score 4-1.

The Bruins replied at

the 4:26 mark of the third on a score by Birnie, which was followed by Lacoste’s second of the game a little under six minutes later.

Bruins’ Tate Kasick scored with eight minutes remaining to bring the score to 5-3, but that would be as far as they would get. Mantei notched the final marker with Bruins goaltender Tallan Howie pulled for an extra attacker with 1:12 remaining.

Wilhelm said after their rough start to the season, highlighted by a 6-1 loss to the Wings at Crescent Point Place on Nov. 22, the players and coaching staff came together for a team meeting to discuss what was going wrong and how they can actually play.

He said everybody bought in, fought for the same goal and started playing the right type of hockey.

“Everybody just started believing that we were good,” said Wilhelm. “We went into Yorkton right after Christmas and played two really good games.

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Panthers’ year ends

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan PowerTech midget AA Panthers’ desire for a Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) provincial title will go unfulfilled this season.

The Panthers lost 2-0 to Kindersley’s West Central Wheat Kings in the second game of their two-game total-point SHA championship series March 22 at the Dodsland Skating Rink.The defeat followed a 3-0 loss to the Wheat Kings at the Civic Auditorium on March 18.

Trevor Morrison, coach of the Panthers, said they played their game against the Wheat Kings, but the size of each team’s rosters seemed to make the difference. He said they have 10 skaters compared to Kindersley’s 17 and with their opponent pressing every shift it just wore them down.

“It was a good all-around game,” said Morrison. “The shots were 21-16 (for Kindersley). It was actually a hard-played game with not a lot going on. They got a goal in the first period and they got a goal in the second period and they kept on bringing it. We tried hard, (but) we couldn’t generate anything. The effort was there. We just didn’t have the extra gas.”

The loss ended a Panthers’ season that saw the club compile a 14-8-6 regular season record in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League before advancing

to the second round of the league playoffs, where the team fell in two straight games to the top seeded Regina Ravens. In provincial competition, the Panthers came back to beat the Regina Capitals in the first round and Swift Current Titans in the second after losing the first game of both series before meeting the Wheat Kings.

“The last month and a half we were playing 10 skaters and we were still competitive,” said Morrison. “All year we won our share of our games and we were always undermanned compared to the other teams, but our girls fought right to the last minute. We lost with class in both the playoffs and the provincial final, but we never quit working hard.”

Morrison said there are other kids who have expressed interest in joining the team next season and if all the eligible returning players also come back they should enjoy another competitive year. He said the Panthers will lose Litesha Spittal, Jenna Kreklewich and Kailey McLellan to graduation and they will be missed, but their mentorship this year has and will help the younger players excel.

“Litesha is one of our graduating players, but she’s one of our goalies and she did an excellent job with (goaltender) Morgan Fayle this year,” he said. “Jenna Kreklewich and Kailey played forward and they played good. They were solid. They were a big part of our team.”

Vipers Fall To Comet Fury ▲ Estevan Power Dodge peewee A Vipers affiliated player Jacey Farr moves the puck up ice during the team’s first game of their two-game total-point Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) provincial final series against the Saskatoon Comet Fury March 17 at the Civic Auditorium. The Vipers fell 3-0 to the Comet Fury on St. Patrick’s Day and 4-2 on March 23 at Saskatoon’s Harold Latrace Arena. The Vipers enjoyed an outstanding 2015-16 season that saw the team go 17-0-3 during the regular season to clinch first place in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League before beating the Swift Current Wildcats 8-5 and Weyburn Gold Wings 9-7 in the first two rounds of the provincial playoffs. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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Broncos and Thunder dominate tier-two tourney features players from Swan River, Roblin, Dauphin, Gilbert Plains and Grandview, took the novice Aside championship with a last-minute 8-5 win over the Morse Riverside Hawks at the Lignite Miners Centre early Sunday afternoon.

“These are two teams that match up really well from the goaltenders all the way through,” said Thunder coach Jeff Legaarden about their game against Morse.

“It was just a matter of lucky bounces and we got the bounces at the right time.”

The Thunder went

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Southern Broncos and Grandview Parkland Thunder won the A-side finals at the annual Estevan Novice/Atom Tier Two Tournament this past weekend.

The Assiniboia Southern Broncos, which also includes players from Coronach, Kincaid, Glentworth and Lafleche, beat the Swift Current Broncos 6-1 in the atom A-side final at Affinity Place Sunday evening. The Manitoba-based Grandview Parkland Thunder, which

up early on the Hawks thanks to a marker by Ronin Mouck, but Morse’s Wesley Olson replied late in the frame to even the score at 1-1 heading into the second period. The Thunder’s Easton Odut and Brady Turko matched the Hawks’ Olson and Cooper Flath’s offensive output in the second bringing the score to 3-3 with 20 minutes left to play.

Odut put the Thunder up 23 seconds into the third on a shot from the bottom of the circle that went five-hole on Hawks goalie Calder Jones, only to have

Turko even up the score four minutes later. After the Hawks jumped ahead halfway through the frame with a shot from the slot that beat Chase Glover, the Thunder’s Cade Legaarden again evened the score just over a minute later. With 2:30 left to play, Turko notched the hat trick to give Grandview a 6-5 lead. Odut got the insurance marker one minute later before registering his own hattie with 21 seconds remaining.

“We put the team to-

gether after the regular season is done,” said Legaarden. “We started two weeks ago, so this is our first tournament we’ve had together as a team. Obviously it turned out real well.

We’ve got a pretty good core group and everybody contributed.”

The Estevan Bruins novice tier-two team fell 6-1 to the Gull Lake Bandits in the C-side final Sunday morning at Affinity Place.

Estevan’s Payton Phillips scored the team’s goal,

while Pierce Lozinsky took the loss in net.

“It was a good game,” said Bruins coach Rodney Phillips, noting his roster includes select players from Estevan’s novice teams. It was “pretty evenly matched and the kids just got a little tired towards the end, but I think they had a lot of fun.”

The Estevan Bruins atom tier-two team came out flat in the C-side final against the Whitewood Black Elks, ⇢ B5 Bruins

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Bruins down Black Elks in final Month-long B4 ⇠ but thanks to a first-period goal by Tyson Czernick carried a 1-0 lead into the second.

The Bruins’ Denver Sehn and Logan Lang got on the scoreboard in the middle frame before the floodgates opened in the third with Estevan’s Sehn and Czernick notching singles and Tanyan Strudwick recording the hat trick.

Bruins netminders Tyler Piper and Jake Rubiletz combined for the shutout.

“It was huge for us,” said Bruins coach Lloyd Sehn about the win. “We had a good season. We had mixed results throughout the tournament season, so for us to win the last two games (and) finish strong means the world to the kids and to the rest of us as well.”

Sehn said his team features players from the var iou s Es tev an atom teams who each joined together at the beginning of March for four weekends of tournaments. He said they didn’t make the final in a Melville tourney the first weekend, lost in the A-final to Swift Current in Minot the second weekend, fell in a consolation game in Grand Forks last weekend and finally won the C-side at their home tournament on Sunday.

“The kids had chemistry,” said Sehn. “We put a checking line together to work a shutdown game against the other team’s top lines. They did their job, (which provided) some room for our scoring lines and we executed

break till WCC

Estevan Bruin Adam Bohlken takes a shot on net while under coverage from a Black Elks defenceman during the C-final at Affinity Place. Photo by Jamie Harkins. really well. For that to all come together and materialize at the end of the year was just a great moment for everybody.”

Mike Elder, coach of the Southern Broncos, said their relentless forecheck and defensive pressure in the offensive zone were the keys to their 6-1 win over the Swift Current Broncos in the atom A-side final. He said the kids put into action what they were taught in practice and executed that system to get the win.

S o u t h e r n ’s C a r t e r Skarbon, Luke Packet, Easton Lee, Boston Hawkins, Campbell Pinsonneault and Keden Meekan all lit the lamp against Swift Current, w h i l e Wa l k e r B e r n e r earned the win between the pipes. Swift Current’s Nick Kitchen was the only Bronco able to beat Berner.

Elder said his players have grown by leaps and

Grandview Parkland Thunder’s Easton Odut dashes past Morse Hawks defender Alex Phillips in the novice A-side final at the Lignite Miners Centre on Sunday.

Photo by Jamie Harkins. bounds since the Marchtournament team was first assembled three years ago.

He said this was the second time they’ve played in the Estevan Novice/Atom Tier Two Tournament, having won the C-final as secondyear novices last March,

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B1 ⇠ Wapple made the save of the game a little over five minutes into the third when he fired out the glove on a Chase Thudium shot from the slot that got the crowd back into the game after being lulled by Nipawin’s defensive play. The Hawks blocked lanes, kept the Bruins to the outside and cleared any pucks they were able to capture forcing Estevan to go without a shot on goal until eight minutes into the final frame.

The Hawks defence accomplished the same feat on a Bruins power play halfway through the third where the home side only managed two point shots on goal and 16 minutes in on another man advantage when Bruins defenceman Tyler King notched the best scoring chance on a shot from the blue line that was gloved down by Stead.

With Bruins captain Keegan Allison in the box for a cross-checking penalty and Wapple pulled, the Hawks’ Eric Bolden scored on the empty net to put the game out of reach. Bruins right-winger Braden Oleksyn beat Stead with 25.5 seconds remaining, but that was as close as they would get.

“If we didn’t have this one tonight it’s a real tough situation going back to our rink losing two straight,” said Windle, alluding to the Bruins 3-2 win at Nipawin’s Centennial Arena on Friday that forced a Game 6. “It was imperative for us to come down here and make sure we put the foot on the gas and we left it full bore all night long.”

Lewgood said the break before the WCC begins will give his guys time to heal, which is an advantage they’ll have over the competition. He said once the team does get healthy their focus will be getting right back to work.

“We got to take our practices to another level of intensity,” said Lewgood, “and somehow we’ll find a way to manage to be playing at the same level as the teams that get there the old-fashioned way.”

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Lana Zadvirna (left) provides some suggestions for filling pierogies to Cassie Bonokoski and Sandra Dutton.

Pierogie and pelmeni night at the International Kitchen

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Lana Zadvirna bears no resemblance whatsoever to Hell’s Kitchen chef Craig Ramsay when it comes to demeanor with a group of cooks wanting to learn more.

When the International Kitchen project hit the halfway mark on March 23, Zadvirna was on hand with patient smiles and lots of friendly advice for eight female culinary students who wanted to learn how to craft and cook Ukranian pierogies and Russian pelmeni.

The project, supported by the Southeast Newcomers Services and the Family Centre, sees wannabe chefs gather in the Family Centre’s kitchen on Wednesdays to experience various dishes from around the globe.

“All you need is the right ingredients, the right dough and some love,” said Zadvirna, with a wide smile as she began “pinching” some pierogies into the malleable dough while cooking partner Volodymyr Ryaboshopko was busy kneading dough on a counter right behind the demonstration table, hoisting the flat sheets of pastry onto the commercial counter where they were cut into rounded pierogie sized bites that were soon to be filled with potatoes and onions. The students also dived into the ground beef and pork along with the fried onions, garlic and pepper to build the pierogie-sized pelmenis.

“I’m just doing potato and onion tonight. You can add cheese, or really, any filling you like,” said Zadvirna, referring to the pierogie experience.

One student cook, Michelle Wilson, said she has

made up berry-filled pierogies in the past which suits her daughter, who has allergies to certain foods, which can make cooking a challenge.

Student cook Kathryn Roberton said she had attempted pierogies too, before, but found it absorbed a lot of time, so she enjoyed the opportunity to make a batch among friends that could be frozen and consumed later.

While Elaine Popova of Southeast Newcomer Services and Brianna Wilmot from the Family Centre cast hungry looks at the growing results of the evening, the eight fortunate student cooks, Sandra Dutton, Cassie Bonokoski, Angela Burgess, Andrea McCutcheon, April Gustafson Sam Thiessen and Oksana Miller along with Roberton and Mitchell tried their hand at shaping and pinching pierogies and pelmenis.

“In Western Ukraine we would generally use potatoes, onions and sauerkraut, while Eastern Ukrainians seemed to prefer sweeter ingredients like fruits or they’d use cottage cheese,” said Zadvirna, a native of the western side of that country but now a fully certified Estevanite who cooks and creates in the kitchens at the Tower and Eleven 24 Restaurants, and has been doing that for about three years.

Some students like Miller were back for a second or third round of learning cooking techniques just so they could add to their baking and cooking repertoire.

Those who had attended the Asian cooking experience talked about the fascinating ingredients and how they eventually came around to preparing won tons, among other things. Some ingredients had to be scouted out at local grocery outlets.

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Other Ukrainian dishes like borscht (red soup, she called it, the base product being beets) are popular in North America too, Zadvirna observed.

A Mediterranean evening is planned next with the feature dish being tabouli with ouzi and cucumber and yogurt salad. That will be followed by a Peruvian night that will feature chicken and potato dishes con Pollo y Papas a la huancaina.

The East Indian night will focus on chicken Shahi Korma while the Jamaican evening will also feature fowl in the form of jerk chicken.

Popova said the International Kitchen project has been very successful in terms of bringing new citizens in touch with local residents to share not only recipes but also knowledge about their respective cultures and histories.

“We’re happy to be a part of this, it’s a great experience for all of us,” added Wilmot.

So, while the participants weren’t nearly as rowdy as Ramsay’s selected crew on reality television, they certainly weren’t shy about sharing some laughs and experimental movements that would have drawn a frying pan throwing fit from Ramsay, but only drew a patient and knowing smile from Zadvirna, along with a helpful suggestion.

After the construction business was completed, the team had the opportunity to take the finished products home as their reward, and the right to declare themselves expert pierogie-makers South Saskatchewan style, thanks to the Southeast Newcomer Services and Family Centre and their sponsors.

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Ukrainian pierogies and Russian pelmeni Dough ingredients: .5 kg. or three cups flour 1 – 1.5 cups of water or milk 1 – egg 1 – tsp. salt Potato pierogies filling: .5 kg. potatoes 2 – onions 1 – tsp. salt .5 tsp. ground pepper Oil for onion frying.

Pelmeni filling: 3 lb. ground beef 1 lb. ground pork 1 medium onion (finely diced) 1 tsp. oil .5 tsp garlic powder An offering of freshly made pelmenis, crafted by students attending the .5 tsp. ground pepper International Kitchen cooking class co-ordinated by the Southeast Newcomers I tsp. salt Service and the Family Centre.

Making the dough: Take a large bowl and whisk in egg and water, add salt and mix until all ingredients are combined.

Add flour and mix well Place dough on floured surface, dust the dough with flour as you knead it until it is soft and doesn’t stick to your hands. That could be 20

minutes or more.

Potato filling: Peel and cut potatoes and put them in medium pot of water that almost covers them. Then add some salt.

Bring potatoes to boil and let them cook 20 minutes or until they are easily broken with a fork.

Remove from heat,

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Remove the products from the water with a slotted spoon to a bowl and add melted butter.

Note: When freezing pierogies and pelmeni, place them uncovered on a cutting board and then place them in the freezer … uncovered.

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Repeat until the dough and/or ingredients are gone.

Place the finished products on a cutting board dusted with flour.

Cooking: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, place one batch of the pierogies or pelmeni into the boiling water.

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Police were busy in February Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) were busy in February, according to the EPS monthly report, which was released during the March 22 meeting of the Estevan Board of Police Commissioners.

The EPS dealt with 577 infractions and calls for service last month. Traffic infractions accounted for much of the activity, as the police issued tickets for 209 provincial traffic offences and 20 municipal bylaw traffic violations.

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February was released. Parking violations accounted for the bulk of the 96 violations, as 50 parking tickets were issued. Ninety parking tickets were handed out in the first two months of the year.

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Police were also called to 23 traffic accidents and 13 impaired drivers.

Three of the impaired driving offences were unfounded.

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The bridge winner for the week of March 21 was Margaret Sawyer. Bernie Collins was second and Doris Heidinger was third.

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A man often walked through a cemetery, since

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A farmer who was out possum hunting walked through the cemetery and he, too, fell into the grave.

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August Magloire Brisbois 1937 - 2016 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Augie Brisbois. He went to his heavenly home peacefully surrounded by his children and grandchildren on Monday, March 7, 2016.

Augie will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife of 58 years, Lucie; his seven devoted children, Carl (Jackie), Nipawin and their two sons Lindsey (Allison) and Shaun (Brittany Nowlin); Rosalie Donovan-Brisbois (Guy Blackburn), Roche Percee and her four children Reece, Cameron, Tija and Kalee; Debbie Brisbois, Roche Percee; Steven (Elva), Regina and their four children Aaron, Colin (Nicole Gordon), Kyle (Alli Nelson) and Alyssa; Ronnie, Red Deer and his daughter Brittney; Kendra Memory (Tim), Estevan and their three sons Joshua, Jordan and Kaleb; Bryon (Kendra Plummer), Estevan and their two sons Brady Plummer and Daxton. Also left to cherish his precious memories are his six brothers, George (Dianne), Castor, Lawrence (Caroline), Balgonie, Joe (Jean), Wawota, Andy (Teresa), Ile des Chenes, MB, Gerald, Wawota and David (Faye), Calgary as well as his close cousin Joanne Mills, Redvers. Augie will also be remembered by his brothers and sisters-in-law, Adam (Margie) Manastryski, Arcola, Lena McAfee, Regina, Angela Steffensen, Carlyle, Melvin Spry, Carlyle, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Augie was predeceased by his father Killien “Mike” and mother Annice Brisbois (Mills); brothersin-law Jim McAfee and Robert Steffensen and sister-in-law Frances Spry; nephews, William Spry, Kevin Steffensen and niece Karen McAfee; and close cousins Raymond and George Mills.

A Prayer Service was held on Friday, March 11, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Doug Third officiating. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, with Rev. Thuy Nguyen presiding. A private family interment followed at the Estevan City Cemetery and a luncheon was held in the church auditorium.

Donations in Augie’s memory may be made to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation (Renal Unit) for the betterment of their patients or the St. Joseph’s Long Term Care Recreation Department, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Melvin Lanny Olson 1957 - 2016 Melvin Olson passed away on March 17, 2016 in Estevan, SK at the age of 58 years.

Melvin will be lovingly remembered by his wife Marilyn Olson; daughter Tamara (Arnold) Grol; son, Tyler Olson; daughter Marja (Jared) Stang; son, Nathan Olson; step-daughters, Courtney Ehrmantraut and Loni Ehrmantraut (Sean McPhail); grandchildren, Ethan Ehrmantraut, Mataya and Ceyanna Olson, Thijs and Breck Grol, Channing Mack, Bentley and Bailey Stang; brothers, Allan (Nancy), Marvin (Brenda), Ralph (Debbie) and Roy; sisters, Eileen (Pat) Roche and Donna (Terry) Baskier; Marilyn’s brothers and sisters, numerous nieces and nephews as well as best friends and fishing buddy Garry and Lynn Tedford.

Melvin was predeceased by his parents, Gordon and Maret Olson; sister Carol Olson; nephews, Rob Olson and Larry Dekezel; Marilyn’s parents, Raymond and Dora Matthies.

The Celebration of Melvin’s Life was held on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan, SK with Rev. Daniel Krauss officiating. Interment took place immediately following the service at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens. The lunch reception followed at the church social hall.

Those wishing to make donations in Melvin’s memory may do so directly to Heart & Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan, 1738 Quebec Avenue, Unit 26, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 1V9 or the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation - Long Term Care, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Thank You The families of Melvin Olson would like to send our sincere thank you to everyone who phoned, sent messages, the beautiful flowers, the wonderful food, the donations, cards and for your thoughts and prayers. Also, thank you to everyone that came to Mel’s Celebration of Life. Your support was all greatly appreciated Thank you as well to Matt and Scott for your help, to the EMT’s and Estevan Police Service and Victim Services for your support.

We would also like to thank Pastor Dan for a beautiful service, the ladies of Faith Lutheran Church, the lunch was great and the Faith Lutheran Gospel team for the moving music tribute to Mel. Also, thank you to Yvonne and the staff of Hall Funeral Services for their support.

Finally, thank you to Mel’s families and mine for your love and support. I wouldn’t have been able to get through this without you.

Sleep well honey, I love you.

Marilyn, Tamara, Tyler, Marja, Nathan, Loni and Courtney.

ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION St. Joseph’s Hospital relies on donations to fund equipment purchases. Your Memorial Gift honours your loved one and makes it possible for our hospital to continue providing quality care for Estevan and area residents.

A letter will be sent to the family acknowledging your gift; please include their name and address as well as your own. You will receive an income tax receipt.

Please send your donation to: St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation 1176 Nicholson Rd Estevan, SK S4A 0H3 Phone: (306) 637-2474

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PC’s unleash evidence of financial hurting times ahead The provincial Progressive Conservative Party held a media conference and rally in Regina on Monday which local PC candidate Paul Carroll said was aimed specifically at the current government and a now rapidly revealing of major flaws in their debt management and recovery plans.

“This is becoming worrisome for all the people of Saskatchewan. I really believe a lot of people are becoming a little tired, and maybe scared about all this entitlement stuff going on,” said Carroll who contacted the Mercury just prior to the announcements that were delivered by his party’s leader, Rick Swenson.

He said the documents they studied are available in the Sask. Builds website, except for those classified as secret.

Swenson noted that with an already admitted 201516 deficit of at least $427 million, plus a further $700 million borrowed for infrastructure, the total is now $1.13 billion.

Unlike the former PC government’s projects, Wall’s P3 projects have no source of revenue except taxes, and do not create permanent growth and cannot be sold at an appreciated value.

“The P3 agreements prove the new hospitals, schools and Regina bypass are leased over 30 years on

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monthly payments. So far, we have only included the bypass in our calculations.

The schools and hospitals will add to this debt for 30 years.”

Swenson added, “in 2016 alone, Brad Wall has a structural deficit of $427 million, plus $31 million representing just one-quarter of his new election promises and then secret monthly payments of $167 million on the bypass lease. Just for tricks, there is a $103 million lump sum cash lease payment due on Halloween in 2017. So the 2016 budget shows a total deficit of $728 million plus $1.158 million in accrued debt on the newly promised election P3s.”

The PC leader suggested, “Wall does not have the money to open the bypass in October of 2019. He needs another $507 million in cash when Phase 1 is completed.

Then the debt parade goes on and on. He’s on a debt track for $7.6 billion increase over five years.”

The next government, which he said he trusted would be the PCs, would have a huge debt clean-up project ahead of them that could be stressful for all Saskatchewan residents.

Carroll, in speaking to the topic, said that while the issue appeared to be Reginarelated, the figures involved and the commitments made could very well jeopardize

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proposed projects in southeast Saskatchewan such as the promised twinning of Highways 39 and 6 (south).

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payments coming due over the next five years, and with nobody expecting a return to $100 oil anytime soon, it’s a cause for real concern.”

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL

R.M. Of Benson No.35 Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Benson No. 35 for the year 2016 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the Assessor, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, on the following days: Monday to Friday, April 1, 2016, to May 2, 2016, excluding holidays.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: Assessor, R.M. of Benson No. 35, Box 69, Benson, SK S0C 0L0, by the 2nd day of May, 2016.

Dated this 1st day of April, 2016.

Laureen Keating Assessor

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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: JIM KEDGE & WAYLON KLIX

Trinity Lutheran Church E.L.C.I.C.

Sunday Worship & Sunday School - 10am

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

THE SALVATION ARMY Estevan Community Church

10:30 a.m. - Sunday Service ALL WELCOME!

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.

Evening Worship - Sunday and Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

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

GOSPEL CHAPEL ESTEVAN

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

“Holding fast the faithful word”

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

ALL are Welcome!

306-634-2885 • 1418 3rd St. Estevan

REAL LIFE

REAL PEOPLE

10:00 am

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

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 130 Souris Ave. N. Reverend Randy Kleemola Phone: 306-634-2024 email: st.peters@sasktel.net

www.stpeterslutheranestevan.com

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

9:30 a.m. - Bible Study 10:30 a.m. - Divine Service with Holy Communion and Sunday School

An Associated Gospel Church

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

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

Pastor: Father Brian Meredith Associate Priest: Father Thuy Nguyen

MASSES: Saturday: 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

REAL GOD

Sunday Service at

Sunday:Worship 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

www.estevangospelchapel.ca 1107 4th Street • 306-634-2074 • www.facebook.com/salvationarmyestevan

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

CHURCH OF CHRIST

PASTOR STEWART MILLER

Coffee & Fellowship after Worship

Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School • 11:00 am

Sunday Worship

A Congregation of LUTHERAN CHURCH - CANADA

His Glory Bible Church

(Light of Life Ministries International) 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 Experience Healing, Deliverance and Breakthroughs

www.estevanmercury.ca

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Employment Opportunities

MOOSE CREEK REGIONAL PARK Employment Opportunities Applications are being accepted for

Park Personnel

• Duties to include campground supervision, gate operation and general maintenance.

• Must have valid driver’s license and steel toe boots.

• Also includes weekends Part time and full time positions are available.

Deadline for applications is April 1, 2016.

Only successful applicants will be notified!

Interested parties may apply by resume to: Moose Creek Regional Park Box 926 Oxbow, SK S0C 2B0 Or email to: moosecreekrp@gmail.com

Talented people keep Enbridge moving forward.

At Enbridge, we recognize that it is the talent and inspiration of our dedicated team that have positioned us as a leader in the safe and reliable delivery of energy in North America. Innovation and vision have secured our standing as one of the ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’. We are focused on growth and value the contributions of every employee and support each of them in reaching their full potential. Join our ESTEVAN, SK team in a rewarding role as an: Emergency Response Coordinator – Estevan, Saskatchewan The Emergency Response Coordinator is primarily accountable for provision of specialist advice and support to regional operations personnel in implementation of Enbridge Liquids Pipelines (LP’s) Emergency Preparedness and Response (ER) and Security programs, processes, procedures and initiatives within Canada.

In addition, the Emergency Response Coordinator assists and supports the development and maintenance of ER and Security programs, processes, and procedures as required ensuring their ongoing effectiveness and consistent application within Enbridge, Liquids Pipelines.

The successful incumbent will be an innovator with the ability to influence change and deliver results.

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THE R.M. OF SOURIS VALLEY #07 Requires a

Seasonal General Labourer Mid-April to Mid-November Potential start date of April 11, 2016 Wage will be based upon experience Please forward your resume by e-mail to rm07@sasktel.net by fax 1-306-456-2480 or by mail to Box 25, Oungre, SK S0C 1Z0

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 6, 2016

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Qualifications: • A degree, diploma or certification related to occupational health and safety, environment or emergency response combined with a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible experience in roles involving emergency response within the oil and gas industry. Other combinations of education, training and experience will be considered.

• Training and experience in incident command systems, response to oil spills on both land and water and response to high vapor pressure products releases is preferred.

• Training and experience in industrial firefighting including tank fires would also be considered an asset.

• Working knowledge and practical experience in utilizing industry best practices for responding to oil and gas facility and/or pipeline emergencies.

• Understanding of applicable emergency response regulations and related standards within Canada.

• Demonstrated problem solving and decision making skills in executing routine duties and during times of crisis.

• Exceptional organizational, planning, interpersonal and communication skills. Strong computer skills required.

This position requires the ability to travel frequently (approximately 25%) to various locations across South Prairie Region as well as other Canadian and US Regions as required. Applicants must have the ability to travel across the border. Selected applicant will be subject to various background checks that include but are not limited to a security check and drivers abstract.

To apply please visit https://careers.enbridge.com and reference job#21321.

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HOT SHOT/CHEMICAL DRIVER Minimum Qualifications: • 1A License or G license • Oilfield tickets including H2S Alive & 1st Aid/CPR • Live in or within 10 minutes of Estevan

We are seeking candidates with an oilfield background and/or customer service experience. We will train the right individual.

306.634.2654

Call Clinton at 461-8491, mail resume to Box 208, Estevan S4A 2A3 or e-mail: missionhotshot@sasktel.net

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Financial Planning

Real Estate

ORLOWSKI LAW OFFICE

Insurance & Investments Services

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Stephen J. Orlowski, B.Ed., LL.B. 1215 - 5th Street, Estevan

Phone: 306-634-3353

Fax: 306-634-7714

orlowski.law@sasktel.net

“In the business of creating , enhancing and insuring client’s net worth”

Branch offices at:

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REALTOR

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Roni Sue Coulter Sales Representative

www.century21.ca/ronisue.coulter Reynold Bert Certified Financial Planner

Kohaly, Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP

Barristers & Solicitors Paul D. Elash, B.A., LL.B. Aaron Ludwig, B.Sc., LL.B. Genevieve Golas, B.Mgt., J.D.

Border Real Estate Service

Ron Areshenkoff Mutual Fund Advisor Life Insurance Representative

ronisue.coulter@century21.ca

Serving Estevan and area for over 25 Years!

FINANCIAL

403B 9th Avenue, Estevan, SK S4A 2V4 PH: (306)634-7979 Toll Free: (877)779-0948 info@spectrafinancial.ca Insurance Offered Through Spectra Financial

CHOICE REAL ESTATE 1228 4th Street,Estevan, SK

DIANE JOCELYN

Manulife Securities Investments Services Inc. is a Member MFDA IPC.

Cell: 306-421-3170

Mortgage Specialist

1312 - 4th Street, Estevan Telephone: 306-634-3631 Fax: (306) 634-6901

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