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Estevan home to three more physicians

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury. ca

Three more physicians are now practising in Estevan, bringing the physician count for the city to 16.

Dr. Uroos Jabeen is a family physician who has established her practice at the Estevan Medical Group, located in the hospital foundation building adjoining to St. Joseph’s Hospital. Dr. Neal Cabigon and Dr. Jackie Chou are also family physicians, and they have established a practice along with Dr. Edward Krickan to form the South East Medical Group, which is also in the hospital foundation building.

Jabeen received her education and medical training in Pakistan.

“The place where I studied was basically a rural area at that time, but now it has also developed into a city,” said Jabeen.

She started her career in a remote village as a family physician, and she called it the best experience she ever had. She didn’t have facilities and the amenities that she has now at St. Joseph’s.

Jabeen dropped out of family practice for some time, but then picked it up again and worked as an an-

esthesiologist and a family physician, and in emergency room settings. The hospital where she worked looked after a population of eight million.

St. Joseph’s marks her first job in Canada. She moved to Canada in 2013, and as a foreign medical graduate, she had to go through a series of examinations. Those exams were completed in 2014.

But credential verification to get her documents verified from back home took some time.

Then she had to go through another exam and a clinical field assessment before she could start practising.

“I was persistent. I didn’t give up,” she said. “I kept on working on it, and that’s why I’m here today.”

Most of the people she has met in Estevan have been through work, and they have been very nice. She finds the people of Saskatchewan to be welcoming and co-operative.

St. Joseph’s is a great hospital to work, and she looks forward to familiarizing herself with all that the hospital has to offer.

Cabigon noted that this isn’t the first time he has been in Estevan, and so he has an idea of what to expect from the hospital and the A2 » EMERGENCY

Snowploughs and sanding trucks were dispatched to deal with snow throughout the city on Oct. 5.

Estevan receives an early blast of winter With winter fast approaching, city crews have begun to prepare for snow clearing routes, according to Norm Mack the roads and drainage manager for the City of Estevan’s public works division.

The city received its first taste of winter on Oct. 3, receiving two to four centimetres of snow. The snow caused dangerous driving conditions in the early morning, but warmer temperatures resulted in the majority of the snow melting throughout the day.

“For the most part there wasn’t a big issue with any of the snow that we received in the past week,” said Mack.

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may see some of that come our way as well,” said Mack.

“We’ve got all of our equipment ready within the last few weeks and the crews are all ready to go. We just want to caution people to lower their speed if they are driving on winter condition roads. As always the first snow fall people tend to forget that it can be icy so everyone just needs to remember to travel safely.”

Individuals are urged to prepare for winter driving conditions before the conditions arise. Winter tires are recommended for all vehicles, as all-season and summer tires do not provide the same traction on winter roads. Drivers

are also encouraged to travel with a portable shovel, snowbrush, gloves and blankets in their vehicle in case of any emergency scenarios. A first aid kit is also recommended in all vehicles.

“We really just want to urge caution. It’s that time of the year again and there will be icy and dangerous conditions arising so remember to slow down when driving,” said Mack.

“We’re not taking anything for granted, we’re watching the weather, we’re standing guard and we are ready to go to work if need be. It’s early to be starting winter snow removal but if that’s what we have to do then we will do it.”

Two arrested in assault at ECS Two youths have been arrested in connection with an alleged assault at the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) last week.

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) first reported the assault on Sept. 28, and said they were investigating the incident.

In an interview with the Mercury, Sgt. Evan Handley said the assault occurred in a bathroom. A male youth allededly assaulted another male youth, and a third male youth used a cell phone to record the entire incident. All three are students at the school.

The boy who allededly committed the assault was

Dr. Uroos Jabeen is a new addition to the Estevan Medical Group.

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a couple of our sand trucks in the morning because the temperatures were low enough that some ice started to build up but other than that we didn’t really have to put any effort into moving snow because the temperatures rose in the afternoon.”

Mack noted that although it’s still early in October, crews are already fully prepared to tackle the challenges that the winter months can cause, and added that crews and machinery are already on standby to deal with any issues in the coming months.

“With the weather that has been happening in Alberta and particularly Calgary, we are kind of expecting that we

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“It’s a situation where we wanted to make sure we investigated the incident as fully as possible, so sometimes we aren’t able to arrest the day of the incident, but members are able to interview both the suspect and the victim the next day,” said Handley.

A weapon was not used in the assault.

One of the youth suspects is 13 years old, and the other is 14. The victim is 13 years old. Handley believes the three would all be in Grade 9 or 10.

One of the suspects is known to police, Handley said, but does not have a lengthy criminal record.

The names of the boys cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. They will appear in court in December.

Lynn Little, the director of education for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division, said schools in the division do encounter situations in which an outside agency has to be brought in, and in this case it was the EPS. “This doesn’t preclude that the school or system doesn’t provide their own

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She could not divulge whether the students whether the students were still at the school, or if they had been suspended or expelled due to privacy issues. She also couldn’t comment on whether it was a bullying incident.

Incidents and altercations have happened between students in the past, she said, and they likely always will.

She also commended the staff at the school for the way in which they handled the situation.

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Savour the Southeast will return in 2019 The Estevan Family Resource Centre is going to take over the organization of Savour the Southeast next year.

An announcement was made Friday through a press release by the previous organizing committee, who revealed during the summer that they wouldn’t be organizing Savour again.

The family resource centre has stepped forward to ensure the event’s survival.

Brittany Zahn, who is the co-chair of the family centre’s board, said the agency thought it would be a good opportunity to continue Savour the Southeast, which has been a successful

fundraiser the last few years.

One of the factors that led to their decision is that Savour is a popular event.

“It’s a great fundraiser and it’s a great community event, and that was a big factor that it was already established,” said Zahn. “The former Savour committee is very willing to pass everything along and help us out that first year.”

The family centre will be looking to continue with the format that has made Savour the Southeast such a success, with tokens to purchase food, beer and spirits, and live music happening throughout the night.

“This first year we want to see what we’ve got ourselves into and follow the outline the former committee has given us, just so we don’t bite off more than we can chew,” she said. “We want to continue with what we know works, and go from there.”

Zahn attended Savour the Southeast for the first time in May, and thought it was a great and fun event.

“Hopefully we can do the same,” said Zahn.

Zahn said the family centre is looking for community members to join the steering committee. She is confident they will be able to handle all of the work.

“ We definitely know that it’s a big job and a lot of work, but we’ve all decided that it’s worth the commitment, so hopefully we can get a few more people that want to do it with us, and we can pull it off.”

A public meeting will be held on Oct. 18 at the Days Inn’s Taylorton Room at 8 p.m. to get some information and to find out what people are interested in. They hope to build the organizing committee and some subcommittees from there.

Josh LeBlanc, who was a former organizing committee member for Savour the Southeast, said the family

centre became the new organizers of Savour following a process that included a meeting in August.

“We have enjoyed putting on this show, and felt that it was time for more creative minds to come on board. We are very excited to be passing this event on to a very well-known and respected group in our community,” said LeBlanc.

The Estevan Family Resource Centre is a prevention model of service delivery, offering a comprehensive range of programs aimed at enhancing child and family well-being by reducing family isolation, supporting

healthy child development and providing information to support positive parenting.

The agency provides services in four core areas: parenting education, early learning, family wellness and support and information and referrals, and it also has a drop-in and play area.

Savour the Southeast will become the family centre’s top fundraiser of the year. Zahn said the organization will continue with its annual golf tournament that is traditionally held at the end of June, but it will likely take a break from other events, including the Estevan Bump, Baby and Toddler Expo.

Emergency room an interest for two physicians « A1 community.

He has had several stints in Estevan, and he said St. Joseph’s Hospital executive director Greg Hoffort has been recruiting him.

“I came first as a medical student, and I worked with Dr. (Edward) Tsoi. He’s really been my biggest mentor, and he’s probably the reason I’m here. And then I came back as a resident physician – I think that was about three years ago.”

Cabigon and Chou just wrapped up their last year in emergency medicine training before coming to Estevan.

They did their residency training together as well, which is when they became friends.

“We worked part-time in the emergency rooms as well, and then we came here for the other parts of the month.”

After four days in the South East Medical Group clinic, Cabigon spent his first day in the emergency room on Friday, which was good, he said, because that’s where he feels the most comfortable.

“Jackie and I have each done an extra year of specialty training in emergency medicine, and we just wrote our emergency exams for certification, so hopefully we have both passed with flying colours, and then we’ll be fully set.”

He expects Estevan will

provide a lot of variety, and it will allow them to do a lot for the people of the community.

Cabigon’s father practised medicine, and recently retired, and that was a factor in Cabigon wanting a career as a doctor.

Chou said it will be beneficial to work with both Cabigon and Krickan. He noted that Krickan was his senior resident in Prince Albert, so there is a pre-existing connection between the two.

“We get along very well on a personal level and a professional level, so I imagine it will be seamless as we start working together here,” said Chou.

He grew up in The Pas, Man., and sees some similarities in terms of the size of the communities and the way they’re laid out.

He had only been in Estevan once before, for a site visit in the recruitment process, but he was impressed.

“Greg made it very easy for us to learn about the community, to come to do a site visit, and he introduced us to everyone and felt right at home.”

Meanwhile, Krickan told them how easy it was for him to integrate into the community. He hopes his integration with be as smooth as Krickan’s.

Chou believes medicine is a career that allows him to guide people through

Dr. Jackie Chou, left, and Dr. Neal Cabigon are practising in the South East Medical Group. difficult times in their lives.

During his medical training, he enjoyed every component, and that’s why he went into family medicine.

“You get to see a little bit of everything,” said Chou.

“And then I realized the scary things, the things that no one likes to see like accidents and car crashes – I … never wish

that on anyone – but I always felt very well-equipped to be the person (to handle) those situations,” he said.

Hoffort said Estevan now has 13 family physicians among the 16 physicians in the community. The other three in the city are specialists.

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He believes 16 physicians is a nice number to have.

“We’re hoping that all of our physicians stay forever, but things happen and people move on. We’re certainly searching out another physician with anesthesi-

ology privileges, and then that would make us really pleased,” said Hoffort.

Recruiting another anesthesiologist would be a big addition, because that person supports several other people.

He’s pleased the efforts of a lot of people have been rewarded with six physicians coming since June.

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By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Matthew Walliser has been recognized for his efforts to mentor a young pharmacist.

Walliser, who practises in the pharmacy at St. Joseph’s Hospital and in the community, is the first-ever recipient of the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy and Nutrition’s Preceptor of the Year Award.

The award is presented to a pharmacist who has made a significant contribution to the education of pharmacy students in the college’s experiential learning program.

The nominee should have an interest in student learning, excellent teaching skills, a willingness to make time for the student, knowledge and ability to describe their approach to thinking, an ability to provide direction and feedback, flexibility and accommodation to student learning, organizational skills, and an ability to provide helpful feedback and a thorough assessment.

He was nominated by Alexis Dryden, who was a pharmacy student at the hospital. Walliser was Dryden’s primary preceptor.

“We have several students throughout the year, and we just rotate through who the primary preceptor is,” said Walliser. “Whoever is doing the more relevant things to that student’s learning is the one who takes the student with them to run with the physicians and to interview patients.”

Adding to the significance is that he won the award in its first year. He was surprised when he was informed he had won.

“A lot of pharmacists have ties to the school, and it’s important to most practising pharmacists here to make sure our school is providing the highest quality of education,” said Walliser.

There are so many good people out there mentoring students, he said, and a lot of good deserving candidates are out there.

Walliser believes the award speaks volumes of the department he works in at the hospital, and he said he shares the award with fellow hospital pharmacists Allison Folbar and Shannon Klotz, who also spent time mentoring Dryden and other students. He also paid tribute to technicians Donna George, Trisha Lee-

Karcha and Danielle Fleury.

In her nomination form, Dryden praised Walliser for his patience and willingness to spend time focused on her learning needs.

“Matthew continually encouraged me and gave me confidence even when I felt it wasn’t my best,” she said. “This encouragement lifted my confidence in my own knowledge of therapeutics and patient interaction abilities.”

Walliser was able to discern which questions that warranted a more in-depth discussion, she said. It was these discussions that facilitated her learning. Walliser would ask questions in a fashion that assisted her to find the answer on her own, and would also generate more discussion to further her learning on the topic at hand. “ These discussions deepened my knowledge on therapeutics as well as patient interactions.”

One of her fondest memories from the rotation came when she was working with the mental health team at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was concerned mental health was an area where she did not have much experience, and felt she needed further

work. Walliser replied that the hospital does not see a great deal of mental health patients, and so he set up a day for her to spend with a mental health nurse and psychiatrist.

It was an eye-opening experience for her.

Throughout her rotation in Estevan, Dryden found Walliser’s patience and willingness to spend time on her learning needs to be “exceptional.”

“During the beginning of my rotation, Matthew asked what I wanted to focus on this rotation and what I most wanted to get out of it.

Even though this is a required item, I feel that Matthew went above and beyond any preceptor I have previously had.”

Walliser graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 2015, and has been working at the hospital since 2016. He said he received a lot of excellent guidance from experienced pharmacists.

“I actually came here for one of my rotations, and you really learn from people who make time to teach you and to show you things,” he said.

“That sunk in with me, and so I try to make that a priority to give students the time that

Matthew Walliser has been selected as the Preceptor of the Year by the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition. they need to learn and not just throw them into tasks or research projects.”

Since he was a student

recently, he believes he can relate to the students in a better fashion, and perhaps know how to meet their needs.

Old fire truck now on display for public Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser is excited that an old 1928 American LaFrance fire truck that is the oldest in the city is finally home.

The fire truck was moved into the front foyer of the Estevan fire hall on Oct. 2. It was moved to the fire hall from the Souris Valley Museum on Sept. 11, after spending more than 18 years on display at the museum.

The truck had been loaned to the museum years ago because there wasn’t enough space for it at Estevan’s old fire hall. The museum had been responsible for maintaining the fire truck.

Now the 1928 American Lafrance is a centrepiece for a historical display at the fire hall. “ We were waiting to touch base with some of our retired members to see if we could get some of the mechanical aspects of the road engine taken care of, and it looks like it’s still very manageable, but we were running out of time, because we wanted to have this in place for the upcoming fire school that we’re going to be hosting here from October 26-28,” said Feser.

The fire department will continue to work on restoring the fire truck after the conference, which will bring volunteer firefighters from across the province to Estevan for training.

The undercarriage, the engine compartment and the

exterior components of the truck have been cleaned.

Feser noted the LaFrance was pushed into the front foyer, which he believes is fitting because that’s how brand new fire trucks are put into service for the first time.

“It was a very nice ribbon on the present to be able to actually push it into the fire station. It took about 10 people to push it in and put it in … here,” said Feser.

The department wants to use the fire truck for parades and other public relations appearances. The fire department has approached retired members about maintaining the mechanical aspects of the truck’s engine, but the actual pump itself has suffered some mechanical failures, so it will take a substantial overhaul to get it back to an operating condition.

The fire truck’s last structure fire as a primary truck was in 1973, during the International Hotel fire, which is one of the largest fires in Estevan’s history. After that, it remained in service, but only as a secondary or reserve truck.

Feser noted the fire truck has already attracted a lot of attention from former firefighters. Former fire chief Rick Perry came in for a visit last week to see the truck and brought a couple of his friends.

“This is something that’s definitely deeply embedded with the fire department and its members and the fire ser-

Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser and Estevan Fire Rescue Service administrator Rhonda Gillespie take a seat in the old 1928 American LaFrance fire truck now on display at the fire hall. vice history, so for us to be able to proudly display it back at home here is just amazing,” said Feser. “Words can’t really describe how proud we are of having this and being able to display it.”

The fire department has several other items on display to showcase the changes that have taken in firefighting. A 1914 12-person pull cart had been donated by the Village

of Tribune and the Rural Municipality of Souris Valley to the Weyburn Fire Department. Wayne Satre, a retired firefighter from Weyburn, restored one of the two carts.

“It took more than 700 man hours in order to do the restoration on this particular item, and this is right in his wheelhouse, as he’s also a journeyman auto body person,” said Feser.

But there wasn’t room to display the cart and protect it from the elements, so a decision was made to bring it to Estevan.

The fire department also has old firefighting uniforms, and other items, such as threequarter length slicker jackets that were worn for considerable time until advances occurred in personal protective equipment.

They also have old selfcontained breathing apparatus, airway management kits for medical response purposes and other items will also be on display. The department would also like to have photos of every chief and deputy chief in the history of the department.

People can drop by the station from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays to view the items.

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The hard part isn’t over It’s easy to forget that not so long ago, Estevan was a city in desperate need of physicians.

We were down to 10, and with two of them being specialists, it meant we had just eight family physicians seeing patients on a regular basis.

Those eight physicians were booked up to the point where they weren’t accepting new patients. New in town and in need of a doctor?

Too bad, you had to go on a wait list.

It reached the point in which a physician was stationed in the emergency department of St. Joseph’s Hospital on weekdays, in addition to the emergency room coverage provided by the physicians on a 24-hour emergency basis.

When three doctors moved to the community in the spring, it alleviated some of the crunch. Three more physicians are now in Estevan, bringing the number of doctors to 16, a much more comfortable number for a community the size of Estevan.

It means that people should be able to find a physician, and build that important relationship between doctor and patient. It also means that the doctors in the community should be able to have a reasonable workload.

Being a doctor is a very demanding job that requires long hours. A physician shortage makes their job that much more difficult.

But this doesn’t mean that the hard work is over for those tasked with keeping Estevan’s physician count at a reasonable level.

Bringing doctors to a community is one thing. Keeping them is another. And that’s a difficult task.

There are thousands of cities, towns and villages across the country with a hospital or health centre, and virtually all of them have gone through a physician shortage at some point. They’re in the same boat as Estevan.

If they aren’t encountering a doctor shortage now, then they need to consider how to avoid a doctor shortage.

And that’s the challenge for Estevan. You not only have to find a way to bring a doctor to the community, when so many other communities are in need of doctors, but you have to find a way to retain those doctors, because other communities would gladly take that doctor from you.

So they have to ask themselves what they can offer that other communities can’t.

We have a lot going for ourselves, with a good hospital, good schools, the proximity to the U.S. and relatively close proximity to larger centres. And we have excellent sports and recreation facilities, and plenty of opportunities for those who enjoy the great outdoors.

The problem is, there are lots of communities in Canada with those attributes as well.

There are other issues beyond retention.

We need a permanent anesthesiologist. Dr. Anthony Davies left in June. Dr. Mehdi Horri is back at work, but his anesthesiology privileges

have not been restored.

A temporary solution has been in place since Davies left, but something more permanent is needed, either through the locum physician currently practising here, or another solution.

Getting a medical residency to Estevan would be a big step forward. The arrival of the longitudinal integrated clerkship is a positive for the community. It brings someone who will likely eventually be a physician.

We certainly hope that Lindsay Richels and her family will not only enjoy their time at our hospital, and in the community as a whole, but they will want to practise here once she finishes medical school.

But a residency brings more young physicians to a community. It provides a great opportunity to learn. And it can go a long ways in providing a solution to physician shortages in a city.

If Estevan shows it can handle the clerkship program – and we’re confident that it will – then we hope a residency program will eventually find its way here.

And, of course, the retention efforts need to continue. We need to end the peaks and valleys that we have seen with the local physician count over the years.

It’s great we have 16 physicians now in the community. But there’s lots of work that still remains to keep that number high.

Where is the middle groundin our debates these days?

The other day I visited a long-time friend of mine, and together we lamented the state of political discourse today.

Steve and I have known each other since somewhere around 1992, give or take. We met through Saskatchewan Youth Parliament, and ever since then, we have probably been on the opposite sides of every debate and discussion since. That goes all the way back to sitting in the legislative chambers each year at Christmas time, debating nuclear power or euthanasia.

Today, we might talk about 3 1/2 per cent imposed wage cuts. But no matter what, we’ve always had interesting, respectful and thoughtprovoking discussions.

He may have a full-time job, but he’s largely given his life to politics. He’s one of those people that isn’t at the front, but he makes things happen, and has done that sort of work his whole life. You could correctly call him an apparatchik.

I never fail to learn something from him in any of these talks or emails. His perspective is usually diametrically opposed from mine, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. In fact, I don’t know if he’s ever been really wrong about any of our topics. He just has a different perspective.

Indeed, Steve is probably one of the smartest, and wisest people I know. Never bet against him on forecasting election poll results.

You’ll lose.

It seems the world is sorely lacking in Steve-Brian relationships. All the civility in our political discourse today is gone.

The polarization today seems more extreme than ever. As Steve noted, it seems impossible for most people to have a discussion with someone from the other side anymore.

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK Name any issue, and there is no middle, moderate ground.

Look at what happened with the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Now, sexual assault is no laughing matter. But the politics around the nomination, before there were even any allegations, shows how polarized the States have become.

Maine Senator Susan Collins gave a very cogent speech in the Senate explaining how she would vote for Kavanaugh; one that was run, without interruption, live on CBC News Channel. In it she made the case of one is innocent until proven guilty – something that most people would take as foundational in a liberal democracy. Immediately opponents were calling for her head and raising funds.

Did anyone notice that every vote in the Senate is equal, yet the confirmation came down to only a few votes? Why? Why isn’t every vote a possible swing vote? Why should the weight of the world fall on the shoulders of just a few senators? It’s because the rest are so polarized, the world knows their positions are a given.

Indeed, the rise of Donald Trump came precisely as a backlash to the politics of the left.

Want to start an argument south of 49? Wear a Make America Great Again hat all day.

Some issues never go away, and never get resolved. Take the abortion debate. In Canada,

it’s a festering wound that has never healed, although almost all politicians try to ignore it.

In the U.S., it was a key concern in the Supreme Court nomination.

The gun debate keeps getting amplified with each mass shooting in the U.S. Canada, fortunately, has been largely spared the carnage, but our liberal left seems hellbent on eliminating firearms from society, period. Even though we have incredibly strict gun laws that some people could at least think forms some sort of middle ground, i.e., shooters still get to shoot, but have to jump through hoops to do so, that’s still not enough.

Conversely in the U.S., there is no give from the Second Amendment faithful. The schools are full of bodies of their own dead children, and yet they do not waver.

Pipelines have become the latest polarizing subject. In the U.S., there’s been an ongoing battle against the Keystone XL pipeline for a decade. It since led to the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Now I am getting emails on a weekly basis about the efforts to stop a pipeline in the eastern United States.

In all of this, and so much more, the advocates for either side of any debate shriek their opinions without ever listening to the other side. They scream to the world on Twitter, but never hear reason back. The mouths are open, but the ears are closed. They don’t allow room for moderates. You’re either with us, or against us.

I think the people of the world needs to learn how to have more discussions over coffee with their own Steve. We’d be much better off.

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Horrendous behaviour is rewarded I was recently thinking about the idea that there is a level of decorum and behaviour among our elected and appointed officials that has seriously fallen by the wayside over the last few years.

Rob Ford was the first to take it to an art form. Something wild happens, then a flurry of questions about it and then the next day it’s on to the next wild thing. It’s a news cycle centred around one person, and often their non-job related behaviour is what gets them in trouble the most. The Rob Ford incident file provided by Toronto editor Peter Lynn stands as (an incomplete) testament to an era where literally anything was possible.

If you were to have heard in 2011 that a lion escaped from the Toronto Zoo because Rob Ford let him out, you would probably not think anything of it, other than “there he goes again.”

We forget the near daily level of wild behaviour that came from the office of the Toronto mayor during his tumultuous one term of office and the jaw-dropping resume of nearly as wild behaviour that preceded it.

It’s not often my place to speak ill of the dead but Rob Ford was an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed buffoon and would have been proud of most of that reputation. There wasn’t a lot of positivity in his campaigns for Toronto city council, but repeatedly telling people you’re in politics for the little guy and then promising to lower taxes? Heck, even if you don’t actually lower the taxes paid by people, who can resist?

As a councillor in 2006, he was removed from a Toronto Maple Leafs game by security for drunken belligerence.

In 2008, he commented thusly about Asians: “Those Oriental people work like dogs. They work their hearts out. They are workers non-stop. They sleep beside their machines. That’s why they’re successful in life. I went to Seoul, South Korea, I went to Taipei, Taiwan. I went to Tokyo, Japan. That’s why these people are so hard workers. I’m telling you, the Oriental people, they’re slowly taking over.”

Was this during a Thanksgiving post-meal, post-drinks discussion between family members? Was this during a private conversation between old university friends? No, it was during a city council debate on holiday shopping hours. I’m not sure if this was meant as a compliment towards Asian peoples or what but it was clearly forgivable because this man was elected mayor not long after.

Not that the election campaign wasn’t fraught with its own issues. He was found to be improperly paying his campaign expenses, borrowed money from his family’s holding company, exceeded the spending limit and accepted corporate contributions.

In 2012, he stood trial for using city letterhead and official council and city resources to help raise money for the football team he coached. Ordered not to do so again, he was found to be doing the exact same thing a few months later. Ford claimed that players on that team would be dead or in jail without his coaching, and that was disputed by some of those players. He’s finally mercifully released of his coaching duties by the school.

And then there was the Gawker video incident. In May 2013, he was shown to be smoking crack cocaine while making homophobic statements and slurs against minorities.

Later in May, his staffers handed out “Rob Ford: Mayor” promotional magnets to those attending the funeral of Toronto Sun founding editor Peter Worthington. He fired his chief of staff, Mark Twohey, for suggesting Ford enter rehab after Ford says to get the equipment he donated from the school that fired him.

That same month was also the statement from Ford in a press conference that he can’t comment on a video that he has “never seen or doesn’t exist.”

Finally, in November, Ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine “in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately about a year ago”, and concluded the announcement with saying he’d be running for mayor again the following year.

The idea of an elected public official saying and doing these things would have been considered lunacy a decade or so before this but in a lot of ways, the late Rob Ford paved the way for what you see today. Heck, he might have won the 2014 re-election campaign before a cancer diagnosis snuffed that out.

So with Thanksgiving in our rear view mirror, we all have that person in our lives who says cringe-worthy things we know aren’t truthful or right.

But don’t worry at all if that uncle is ranting, belligerent and possibly addicted to alcohol and other substances, he might be a mayor or premier someday. As long as he promises to lower your taxes, he’s good to go.

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Changes coming to the City of Estevan’s fitness centre Some significant changes will be coming to the Estevan Leisure Centre’s fitness centre in the near future.

“Our committee has already gone through and done an inventory as to find what we actually have in the facility right now and what we think from talking to users as to what we should add to what’s already existing,” said Erin Wilson, program manager for the City of Estevan.

“I think the importance of these changes is that we are showing that we are listening to our users. We want to provide a quality facility for any and all individuals who come to work out and we think these changes will really help us accomplish that.”

The changes are coming due to feedback from a town hall meeting in the multipurpose room in May that saw a fitness centre committee struck.

“The committee is our commitment made to the residents and fitness community, by providing a modern fitness and recreation facility,” said Wilson. “Their goal is to serve the athletic and recreational needs of the entire community and are committed to continuing to

work with the community as we move forward in bringing this vision to life.

“Some of the changes will be happening in the coming months, while others will take a longer time to implement. “We’re really in the process right now of seeking out quotes from different organizations,” said Wilson.

“We want to make sure that we match the right price with the right quality so we can really make the most of the budget and give our users the best experience.”

The committee is also looking at other ideas brought forward by the community and invite input sent to Wilson at e.wilson@estevan.ca.

W ilson noted some smaller items like benches have already been received and added into the gym, but it will take some time to receive and implement all of the new equipment.

“It’s slow right now, but it’s slow for a reason. We want to make sure we’re taking our time and not just buying whatever we think people want,” said Wilson.

“One of our key messages is really the importance of individuals voicing what they would like to see. It doesn’t

Erin Wilson mean that we can guarantee to acquire all of the things people want, but we want to make sure we’re heading in the right direction for everyone who gives us feedback.

Wilson added that in the future more town hall-style meetings might be held, if it’s apparent that they are of use, and members are able to get

Estevan Arts Council discusses various topics at annual meeting The Estevan Arts Council (EAC) held its annual general meeting on Oct. 4 at the Estevan Leisure Centre to discuss the past year’s events, and to begin planning for the upcoming year, according to Wilma Mantei, president of the organization.

Mantei noted that this will be her seventh year as president of the EAC, and said she is excited for the events in the coming year.

“We are a non-profit organization, and we work on zero budget,” said Mantei.

“We don’t consider that we need to make money, because we want to give the most that we can to our community.

We’re not out here to make money at all but we do try to make our expenses and our income kind of flush,” The EAC ended the year with a small surplus, according to Mantei. The organization receives a number of grants, donations, and sponsorships throughout the year, which allows for continued programs throughout the city. “ We have an Energy City Film Circuit, Koncerts for Kids, we have the Estevan Concert Series, we do visual arts and some other stuff, so we have five different books that have to be kept by our office administrator,” said Mantei.

“This year was a very full year for us, as it always is. I think this year was one of our busiest years when it came to providing art programs in the city for both adults and kids.”

Mantei noted that the importance of the EAC is to continue providing programs throughout the city and although they finished this year with a monetary surplus, making money has never been the aim of the organization.

“We knew that we would lose money on some of our programs, as we always do,” said Mantei.

“But we know how important it is to bring different events to the city, even if some of them don’t have the highest attendance like the Concert Series, but it doesn’t cost a lot of money to have these events in the city so we think its worth it.”

Mantei noted that in the coming year there will be four Koncerts for Kids events in the city as well as a number of other events throughout the year.

“We unfortunately only had two concerts this year for the Koncerts for Kids series, but we also had some school concerts that were held,” said Mantei.

“So we’re pretty excited to be able to offer a few more in the next year for everyone

Wilma Mantei in Estevan. We’ve already got our four Koncerts for Kids performances booked, and we are hoping to possibly have some more. The Estevan Concert Series has six concerts booked, and we think it will be a great year with lots of opportunities.”

The EAC has also acquired the ability to do debit and credit card transactions,

with Mantei noting the change was made as most people aren’t carrying cash on them.

“Otherwise things are going to be pretty much the same this year,” said Mantei.

“We’ve got some new board members joining us this year so that’s exciting, and we’re just really looking forward to another great year.”

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Fire Sky presents tournament proceeds Fire Sky Energy Inc. has presented the proceeds from its annual golf tournament, which was held earlier this year. Proceeds from the tournament were split between Fresh Air Fitness and the Bienfait Memorial Arena. Each of the organizations was presented with a cheque for $7,105 last week. Participating in the presentation from to Fresh Air Fitness were, from left, Fire Sky Energy controller Kamran Tayyab, Fresh Air Fitness co-founders Peggy Rohatyn and Debbie Knight, Fire Sky Energy operations assistant Amanda Davidson, Fire Sky Energy vice-president of finance Tracey Ward and Fire Sky Energy contract analyst Brenda Noble. Participating in the presentation to the Bienfait Memorial Arena were, from left, Bienfait Memorial Arena treasurer Amanda Pukas, Fire Sky Energy operations assistant Amanda Davidson, Fire Sky Energy project co-ordinator Matt Garagan and Fire Sky Energy production operations technologist Dustin Hockey.

Chamber preparing for business summit The Estevan Chamber of Commerce has announced the lineup of speakers for its upcoming business summit

on Oct. 18 at the Southeast College’s Estevan campus.

The summit will feature several different speakers and

themes regarding business in the Estevan area. The first will be Estevan MLA Lori Carr, who is the provincial

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Amy Groothuis, a labour and employment lawyer, will discuss workplace impairment in an update for employers on cannabis legalization. Her speech will come one day after cannabis is legalized in Canada.

Warren Jackson, the vice-president of financing and consulting at the Business Development Corporation, will offer a look at trends, transition and technology in the workplace.

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break Mill will provide her thoughts in a speech titled Slow Food Values in a FastPaced World.

Two panel discussions are scheduled for the event as well. The first will be the State of Business in Estevan, with speakers including Ray Frehlick from Prairie Mud Service, Nathan Wilhelm from Wilhelm Construction Services and Dr. Sarah Sliva from South East Eye Care.

According to the chamber’s website, more speakers will be announced at a later date.

The other panel will offer a look at Building your

Brand, Including your Online Presence. The participants will be Trinda Jocelyn from Trinda Jocelyn Design, Sheena Onrait from Southeast College, Brady Johnson from Encompass Fitness, and Josh LeBlanc from Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate.

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Registration for the summit will start at 8:15 a.m., and the event is expected to run throughout the day.

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Estevan 100 Kids Who Care Chapter helps the Estevan Humane Society A new chapter of 100 Kids Who Care has recently started in Estevan, and the organization held their first meeting on Oct. 3.

The organization was created as a way to teach youths to be charitable, and show them they have a voice and can make an impact on their community.

Roughly 20 children were in attendance at the meeting, with attendance being hindered due to poor weather. But the group already boasts more than 60 members in the community, and co-organizer Mandy Irwin said that the group would continue to expand and grow in the future.

“We had a great event.

The kids came excited to donate their money,” said Irwin.

“We had three youth speakers, and we decided on who to donate the kids’ money to. In the end after they all put their votes to it, it was decided that the Estevan Humane Society would be receiving a donation next week.”

The youth involved with the organization are responsible for selecting local organizations to donate to, and are encouraged to select causes they believe are worth supporting with their own funds.

According to Ir win, Affinity Credit Union was selected to host the organi-

Members of the Estevan chapter of 100 Kids Who Care pose for a photo during their first meeting held at Affinity Credit Union on Oct. 3.

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“They very generously donated $1,000 to help us get things going. Obviously every dollar the children bring in to the organization we want to donate back out to charities,” said Irwin.

“So it took a bit of money to get our initial costs kind

of paid so that we can make the children’s money really count.

Although the first meeting was held on Wednesday, Irwin noted that the meetings will rotate days, in an attempt to select which days will work the most proficiently for group members.

Members are required to gather four times per year, and the youths involved decide

which local organizations to donate their money too.

“The kids all came in and got registered and donated their money,” said Irwin. “ Then we had some youth speakers talk to the group and kind of did their thing. Then we chose between The Humane Society, The Estevan Food Bank and the Estevan chapter of Habitat for Humanity.”

Irwin noted that the group has already created a website where anyone interested in learning more about the club can visit at www.100kidsestevan.com.

She also added that the best way for anyone interested in becoming a part of the club is to contact herself or another adult member on their social media channels.

“I just know that my

kids in particular, and I’m assuming in other families, these kids really don’t, what I would call need, anything,” said Irwin.

“A lot of these kids already have everything they could want, so we just wanted to teach them a difference between a want and a need, and show them they can really do something amazing with their money.”

Estevan firefighters respond to a pair of tree fires Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service were called to a couple of fires caused by trees falling on power lines last week.

The first one was on Oct. 3 in north-central Estevan.

Firefighters arrived on scene to find an overhead power line and a tree that were on fire.

They maintained perimeter control until SaskPower arrived on scene to perform an assessment and isolate power to the area.

“We went in and suppressed any remaining fire, and turned the scene back over to SaskPower,” said Feser.

Tree branches were trimmed to prevent further contact and arching from occurring.

The other tree fire occurred on Friday morning

in southwest Estevan. Tree branches came into contact with the power lines to create an arching situation, resulting in the fire.

SaskPower arrived on the scene and isolated the power, and the fire department extinguished the last of the flames.

Both incidents were caused by wet, heavy snow in the Estevan area.

The fire department was also called to a two-vehicle collision in central Estevan on Oct. 1. Once crews arrived, it was found to be a very minor collision, with no injuries, entrapments or leaking fluids.

Firefighters were also called to an accident involving a vehicle and a deer four kilometres east of Frobisher two days later. There weren’t any injuries, but when fire crews

arrived on scene, they found another responding fire department treating a female driver.

The deer was not located, and the vehicle was found to still be in a drivable state, although some work was needed so that it could be driven.

“We removed a few sections out of the wheel well so that it wasn’t going to be rubbing on the wheel, so that

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The fire department also participated in the launch for the new Estevan chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers on Oct. 2.

“We’re very happy to be part of this organization, and we’ll be supporting it wholeheartedly,” said Feser.

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Estevan Police Service members continue to apprehend impaired drivers The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has released the name of one person recently charged with impaired driving.

Kenneth Carl Stelnicki, a 55-year-old man from Estevan, was charged on Sept.

25 with impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content exceeding .08.

The charges have not been proven in court.

Local police have apprehended a couple of other people for impaired driving in recent days.

Police arrested a 34-yearold Estevan woman was arrested for impaired driving during the Oct. 4 night shift.

She was held in police detention cells until sober. She is scheduled for court in December.

Members received a call about a motorist who was possibly impaired during the Oct. 5 day shift. Police located the vehicle and checked the driver.

The driver failed a roadside

screening device test and was transported back to the police station for further investigation. A 70-year-old Estevan man was charged with impaired driving and will appear in Estevan Provincial Court later this month to answer to the charges.

In other recent police news, officers received a driving complaint during the Oct. 1 day shift, regarding a company vehicle failing to obey a traffic light at an intersection. The matter is under investigation.

Officers received a report of a mischief to property.

The property owner noticed suspicious activity around the residence. The matter is still under investigation.

Members were notified of a fraud, in which an individual was attempting to obtain a mortgage and lost a deposit made to secure the mortgage. The matter is still under investigation.

The EPS received a com-

plaint during the Oct. 1 night shift of a male uttering threats through a third party. The file is still under investigation.

Officers arrested and charged a 35-year-old Bienfait man with theft under $5,000 and failing to comply with a probation order. The male was released for court in December.

Police received a report of another attempted fraud during the Oct. 2 day shift.

The potential victim received an email saying their SaskTel payment had not gone through and to contact the email sender. The victim contacted SaskTel and confirmed the payment went through.

Officers received another report of an attempted fraud.

The method reported was the Canada Revenue Agency scam. The victim didn’t respond to the attempt.

Members received a report of uttering threats. The matter is still under investigation.

about some suspicious activity in a business located on Fourth Street. The business is open 24 hours a day and when the witness drove by, it appeared the suspect was trying to pry something open. Police located a man and no crime had taken place, as he was there for a legitimate reason.

No further police action was necessary.

Police stopped several vehicles and a couple of roadside alcohol tests were done but no impaired drivers were detected.

Members walked through a couple of social events in the city. The crowds were friendly and everyone appeared to be having a good time. Both locations were noted to have several vehicles that remained parked for the night.

Police had a report of a traffic offence at a downtown intersection during the Oct. 6 night shift. A licence plate and description were given.

Police were notified that an individual been followed from a local convenience store parking lot during the Oct. 4 night shift, after the complainant and the another vehicle’s occupants had an exchange.

Police received a report of two young people riding their bikes towards traffic while in the dark along King Street during the Oct. 5 night shift.

The boys were located and spoken to about the safety issue with riding at night.

A couple of RID calls came in. One was for a semi on Fourth Street and the other was a car that had crossed over into oncoming traffic on King Street. Both vehicles were located and neither driver was intoxicated. Both were dealt with appropriately.

Police received a report of some threatening messages being sent to a local youth.

Statements were taken and the matter remains under investigation.

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The matter remains under investigation.

Officers responded to a couple of suspicious people drinking alcohol in public on Henry Street. Police patrolled the area but could not locate anyone.

Members walked through Affinity Place during the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins game that night. No issues were observed or reported to police.

Police conducted high visibility check stop along with the local RCMP. Sixty to 70 vehicles were checked during the project and no impaired drivers located.

Officers also conducted several traffic stops later in the evening and stopped another 30-40 vehicles leaving establishments and house parties. No impaired drivers were located. Three roadside breath tests were conducted as suspicion was there that they had consumed alcohol but all drivers passed the tests.

Johnny Cash tribute coming to Orpheum the U.S. Orpheum Theatre coowner Jocelyn Dougherty said the show is nearly sold out.

Only about 50 tickets are still available in the 400-seat venue, as of Oct. 7.

“The public has been asking us for quite a while now to start bringing live concerts in again, and I think that with

the type of music that Johnny Cash plays, audiences young and old alike all love Johnny Cash. It’s such a broad audience that it appeals to.”

The Orpheum brought in live music for many years, but the last time a live act performed there was Alan Frew of Glass Tiger in 2014.

The concert was part of the

it all,” said Dougherty.

As part of the show, the first part of the concert is a tribute to country music icon Waylon Jennings. Dougherty noted Cash and Jennings were the best of friends, and they were part of the country music super-group the Highwaymen, along with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.

She described the tributes to Jennings and Cash as fitting, since they work well together.

100th anniversary festivities for the theatre.

It’s a great place to watch a concert, she said, thanks to the acoustics at the theatre.

Fans will hear wellknown hits like Walk the Line, Get Rhythm and Boy Named Sue, and later songs from Cash like Rusty Cage and Hurt.

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A part of the community The Estevan Fire Rescue Service plays an important role in the safety and the life of the community. The firefighters are paid, on-call members, meaning they have full-time jobs in addition to their firefighting responsibilities.

Firefighters will be busy in the community during the national Fire Prevention Week

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service will be out in the community for Fire Prevention Week, which is Oct. 7-13.

Public engagement initiatives started Oct. 9, and will continue Oct. 10 and 11. They tested smoke alarms on Oct. 9, with firefighters asking homeowners for permission to enter the homes and check the smoke alarms.

“We’re going to take a look and see if there’s working smoke alarms in their home,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser. “If they do not, we’ll install one free of charge. If the battery is dead, of course we’ll replace the battery as well.

“If we do inspect the detectors and they’re older than 10

years of age, we will also replace that with a current model so that it offers everybody detection in the event of a fire.”

Most people in Estevan have working smoke alarms in their homes, he said. The fire department has had a large public education campaign about the importance of smoke alarms in recent years, so people know that in October, it’s time to check their alarms.

“There are still some places that don’t have working smoke alarms, so we’re very happy to get in there to provide that early detection in the event of an emergency,” said Feser.

The firefighters will also be checking smoke alarms on Oct. 11.

As for Oct. 10, the fire department will be part of Emergency Services Appreciation Night at the Power Dodge

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He expects it will tie up the firefighters throughout the evening, and he looks forward to watching the Bruins defeat the visiting La Ronge Ice Wolves.

The fire department will have a display set up in the front foyer of Affinity Place, along with other emergency services.

“We’ll have fire prevention materials that we can give out to members of the public if they so wish,” said Feser.

Firefighters will also be selling 50-50 tickets for their current fundraising initiative.

The fire department will also deliver packages to local schools so that teachers can provide public safety messages to students.

Feser expects the fire department to take a number of emergency-related calls during the week, but he hoped the

firefighters would be able to enjoy Thanksgiving with their families.

“When you’re doing a call a day or two calls a day, that’s still pretty taxing on the firefighters and their families and their jobs,” said Feser.

This year’s theme is Look, Listen and Learn: Be Aware Fire can Happen Anywhere.

It focuses on some of the fire hazards that people might not be aware of, and it offers advice on how to mitigate those risks.

“You’re going to look for the places where a fire can start, listen for the sound of the smoke alarm and learn two ways out of each room,” said Feser. “That’s something we’ve been teaching children for quite some time.”

He stressed it’s important to know a second way out in the event of a fire, in case the primary exit is blocked.

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Fire department handles more than 200 calls The Estevan Fire Rescue Service has had another very active year for fire calls.

The fire department received its 200th call Sept. 30, and according to Fire Chief Dale Feser, the number of calls was at 205 as of Friday morning.

“Even though the city tends to be in a downslide in the economy and activity here, our call volumes still continue to rise at approximately 1015 per cent per annum,” said Feser.

When the fire department first looked at the numbers and saw an increase, they thought it might be an anomaly. But this is continuing a trend seen from previous years.

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come until the end of October last year.

“We’re … just about a month ahead of last year’s call volume,” said Feser.

Last year the fire department had 253 calls, and Feser expects they will have 275-300 this year.

“At this time of year, the road conditions are going to probably be starting to get a little deplorable or less than ideal, so our motor vehicle collision response rates tend to spike here as the winter conditions move into play,” said Feser.

The call volumes for the department do not include public relations engagements or training nights.

He did not have a breakdown on the type of calls

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Feser pointed out that fire prevention isn’t just one week a year. It’s something that anyone can take on, and it’s important for people to be aware of fire hazards.

Within the fire department’s response area, people do a good job of heeding the fire department’s advisories to prevent the firefighters from being called out, but he still sees one area of concern.

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The fire department has also experienced an increase in the number of public relations and community engagement requests. It’s largely due to the move to the new fire hall late last year, as people have wanted to tour the building.

So far this year the department has had 54 community relations events, which means they will finish the year with more than one per week.

The fire department also has about 28 training nights per year, but now that they’re moving into more specialized training, that number is expected to increase.

“If you start adding all that up, we are definitely busy.

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Estevan to host firefighting school

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Fire Rescue Service is looking forward to welcoming firefighters from across the province for the Saskatchewan Volunteer Firefighters Association’s fall training school and annual general meeting from Oct. 26-28.

More than 300 firefighters from across the province are expected to attend the school. The last time Estevan hosted one of these events was in 2012, when the spring conference was here.

“Everybody just loved coming here,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser. “They love the venue that we provide, and everybody’s super excited to see what we have done with the new fire station here.”

The fire school will begin with registration, the theory portion of the classes and a social on Oct. 26. The fire department will be using the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) for the classroom portion of the convention, and the practical skills portion will be at various locations in the city.

The annual general meeting, which is a breakfast session, will be Oct. 27 at ECS. Once that is finished, students will return to the classroom, and finish off the theory components of the

classes. If the theory session is finished, they will move into the hands-on component of the training.

A lunch will be served at ECS, and then the firefighters will spend more time on their courses.

New firefighters will take an orientation course on safety and fire behaviour, and then move into personal protective clothing. It ’s a precursor to a future class on self-contained breathing apparatus usage and skills and search and rescue drills.

Among the other classes offered will be ground, ladders, ropes and knots; wildland fire suppression; automobile and school bus extraction; fire service instructor; fire safety inspections; pump operations and maintenance; firefighter emergency escape self-rescue; vehicle firefighting; officer management; rapid intervention teams; and incident commander structure.

A specialized course to be offered for the first time will be on handling livestock in emergency situations.

“What this course focuses on is should you be responding to a motor vehicle collision involving a cattle liner or some sort of livestock hauling – it could be horses or pigs or sheep – and how do you properly deal with these emergencies involving

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Grain bin entrapment is another course that will be offered for the first time.

Firefighters will learn to handle a case of a producer being trapped in a grain bin. The grain can feel like quicksand.

Firefighters and emergency responders need to know how to enter a bin and provide a successful extraction. “ We use specialized equipment to put panels around the patient, and from that point on, it’s actually a very unique way of doing it, because it’s not like we can

just pull on this individual, because the grain has them in there so tight that it’s just going to cause further injury to the patient,” said Feser.

An auger has to be inserted to displace the grain material that they ’re entrapped in, and the product is displaced around them.

Each firefighter will likely only have time to attend one course.

“The minimum is 16 hours of instruction and practical skills in the environment in order to gain a really good skill set and a comfortable knowledge of what they ’re particularly dealing with,” said Feser.

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And he’s looking forward to showing off the fire hall during the social, with food to be served by local restaurants.

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Feser said the firefighter school offers a great training environment, and it’s nice to see the students come in from the areas and meet up with old friends.

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Additional time will be dedicated to training on Oct. 28. A lunch will be served that afternoon at the fire hall to wrap up the weekend.

“A lot of these firefighters have a considerable distance to drive home,” said Feser. “It’s not uncommon to see firefighters from as far north as Nipawin and La Ronge.”

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Penalties galore in Bruins loss to Humboldt

By Corey Atkinson spots@estevanmercury.ca

Everyone loves a good parade, but a parade to the penalty box isn’t a welcome thing for most hockey players and coaches.

Such was the case for the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins who, on Saturday night, engaged of one of their own as penalties, deserved and questionable, led to a total of 127 penalty minutes and 19 power plays in a 5-3 win by the visiting Humboldt Broncos.

It’s the third loss in a row for the Bruins, who nonetheless played better than in the other two losses.

“I feel like our effort was there tonight but obviously it’s tough when you’re down two goals early like that,” said Bruins forward Michael McChesney. “No excuse, though. We’ve just got to fix all the little things.”

“I think the biggest thing we take away from this game is how well we played for most of the game,” said Chris Lewgood, Bruins head coach and general manager. “I thought our details were a lot better than in really any of the other games we’ve played this season.

I think we took some penalties we can’t afford to take and we made some mistakes in the game that cost us but bounces didn’t go our way this game.”

The Bruins went down 2-0 after the first period and came back early in the second to tie it up on goals by Michael McChesney and Jayden Davis.

The tie was short-lived as the Broncos got a goal from Josh Patrician on a 4-on-3.

The Bruins went down 5-2 after third period goals from Brayden Camrud, who had two for the Broncos, and Luke Lonneman, who fell on goaltender Jake Anthony as he chipped the puck over the line.

McChesney scored with 7:12 on the clock to bring Estevan to within two but they couldn’t get the equalizer, especially having to kill a five-minute penalty to McChesney for an alleged blow to the head on Michael Clarke.

Bruins forward George Cathers is hit into the end boards at Affinity Place Saturday against the Humboldt Broncos.

“I thought we deserved better in a lot of those scenarios but we also took penalties we can’t afford to take,” said Lewgood.

“I thought both teams were dealing with a lot extra in that area and it was too much for us to overcome this time.”

“As a player I really didn’t think our discipline was that bad tonight,” said McChesney.

“Obviously there were a few calls that definitely should have been penalties and … we’ve just got to control what we can control and keep moving forward.”

The Bruins weren’t able to get a lot of ice time for their third and fourth lines with the myriad penalty minutes issued in the game.

“It’s always tough when you’re always in the box but … you’ve just got to get back to

work,” McChesney said.

Well over half the game was spent with one team in some sort of manpower advantage.

“There’s probably 2,000 people in the building tonight and I don’t think too many of them enjoyed that element of the game,” said Lewgood.

The game was the first for Bruins forward Bryce Platt, who slotted on a line with McChesney and Turner Ripplinger, and although Platt didn’t get any points in the game he proved a solid addition to the Bruins.

“I felt like (Platt,), TJ (Irey) and JD ( Jayden Davis) are all pretty much the same player,” said McChesney.

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both grind and do other things.

Obviously chemistry’s not all there but I thought we played

pretty well tonight.”

The Bruins’ next action is Wednesday at home against the

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Squash clinics at leisure centre well-attended Several Estevan and area residents took advantage of the squash clinics at the Estevan Leisure Centre to learn the sport and proper techniques Saturday.

David Sutherland from the Regina branch of Saskatchewan Squash was able to provide half -hour long tutorials and education for players of all ages and abilities.

Sutherland said the leisure centre’s courts were excellent and they were glad to get out to help use them.

The clinics were free to Sask. Squash members.

Memberships were only $10 each and racquets and goggles were provided if needed. At any given time from 2 to 5 p.m., both of the courts at the leisure centre has people either learning or playing squash.

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Elecs give up big second half against Central

By Corey Atkinson Sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs football team had a rough start to the game, a pretty good middle, and then a seemingly long hill to climb by the end.

The Elecs (1-4) lost 6416 against Moose Jaw Central Cyclones (4-1) at Moose Jaw Thursday afternoon in Moose Jaw High School Football League action, getting in the game just before snow hit the region. “ We didn’t really do ourselves any favours at the start of the game,” said Elecs head coach Mark Schott.

ECS elected to receive the kickoff at the start of the game but the ball was stripped from Colten Kolakowski and landed on by Central. One quick pass from Central quarterback Ethan Johnson and Central were in business. The Elecs’ first offensive series from scrimmage featured a penalty and a quarterback sack before ECS conceded a safety to earn Central a very fast 9-0 lead.

“That first half, eventually we started to get some things going on offence and move the ball a little bit,” Schott said. “The defence came up with some big plays and got some knockdowns.

We had a couple of coverage breakdowns on defence.”

Due to penalties, Central had seven or eight chances to hit the end zone inside the 20-yard line and, of course, they did just that.

“That’s a tall order for a defence to stop a high-

Elecs kick returner Kayden Ludwig looks to find a hole in the Moose Jaw Central special teams Thursday in Moose Jaw. powered offence eight times, that close to the end zone,” said Schott. “I think we can take away that there were some successes there and we need to get our offence back onto the practice field and work on some timing.”

Schott feels they need to have some plays at the ready for when their quarterback has to get rid of the ball quick.

That quarterback Thurs-

day was last year’s starter Rylan Erdelyan, in for an injured Kaleb Bechtold.

“Rylan has some experience there… and we just need him to settle in and lead the charge with the rest of the offensive group.”

Erdelyan went 11-for21 for 146 yards with one touchdown – to Jonah Bachorcik in the first quarter – and two interceptions.

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for 103 yards in the game.

It was a no-huddle offence that the Elecs hadn’t tried yet this year that occasionally put Central on their heels in the second quarter.

“There was definitely some success there,” said Schott. “I think our offence had some buy-in with that system in and we were able to catch Central a little offguard and move the ball decent with that.”

Schott said Erdeyan would have wanted to have a bit better timing on some of the passes that fell close to but not quite in the hands of the receivers.

After the Elecs went down 29-8 at the half, Central scored 21 points in the third quarter. W hile the game was in advance of the wet snowfall that blanketed southern Saskatchewan, it was also just before a record

fell. Central’s Johnson now sits 147 yards behind Sawyer Buettner’s league record for single season passing at 1,686 yards.

The task doesn’t get any easier with the Elecs’ next and final regular season opponent being the Yorkton Raiders (5-0) Tuesday.

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Apex Bruins earn first regular season victory

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins took their time and scored some early, timely goals in their first Saskatchewan Midget AA Hockey League regular season win this season.

After starting the year 0-2 the Bruins won 7-1 at home over the Weyburn Red Wings for their first win of the season.

“I thought we played well right from the start of the game here (Saturday) night,” said Bruins head coach Riley Hengen. “We kind of got off to a sluggish start in the first two games.”

Hengen said the team worked on “a lot of everything” in their week of practice before this game.

“We put a big focus on special teams,” he said. “So you’ve got to preach discipline but at the same time work on those special teams and I think it showed here (Saturday) night.”

Tayce Miller, Kieran Stewart and Chase Gedak each scored in the first period and Dalton Schrader scored in the second to give the Bruins a commanding 4-0 lead. Joey Meredith, Kade Bendtsen and Gedak with his second of the game tallied for the Bruins before Mitchell McDonald

Forward Dylan Hull of the Bruins leads the puck in the offensive zone while being pressured by Weyburn’s Brogan Schmeltzer Saturday at Affinity Place broke the shutout with 8:03 on the clock in the third.

Meredith also had three assists in the game.

The Bruins suffered what looked like a fairly serious goaltending injur y when M o r g a n Wa n n e r w e n t down after being landed

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on. Backup netminder for the night Zane Winter was called into action and stopped all but one shot he faced.

“You don’t like to see a guy go down like that,” said Hengen.

“We just wanted to make sure everybody was still up on the bench and ready to go. Zane

stepped in and did a really good job. We’ve got two solid goalies so hopefully Morgan’s back soon. But for the time being we’ve got Zane here who did a good job filling in.”

Hengen feels that repetition at practice, now that they’ve had some time for that, will

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lines come together here.”

The Bruins’ next action is Wednesday in Weyburn, and their next home game is Oct. 13 at 1:15 p.m. against the Moose Jaw Warriors and then the following afternoon at 2:30 p.m. against the Regina Capitals.

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Bantam Bruins come back to tie Prince Albert

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The TS&M bantam AA Bruins didn’t have a lot of success against some of the northern Saskatchewan teams last season but they weren’t about to let that get in the way of their desire to get a point out of Sunday’s game.

The Bruins came from behind to tie the Prince Albert Pirates 2-2 Sunday afternoon at Affinity Place in a game that felt like a win based on how the Bruins played and their opposition, one of the top teams in the traditionally tougher northern half of the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League.

The tie, along with the win Friday against Weyburn, gives the Bruins three points in their first two games.

“We think that the southern (teams) have been getting a little bit closer to them,” said Bruins head coach Blaine Chrest. “PA will be in the mix up north, top five maybe and we’re thinking we’re going to be able to compete with them.

We certainly had a good third period.”

Chrest admitted they didn’t play their game for the first two periods but stormed back to tie the game unloading over 40 shots on Pirates goaltender Nicolas Jensen. A difference in some of the lines helped, as did a focus on winning some battles along the boards, Chrest said.

“We just kind of talked

Bruins forward Mason Fichter tries to find a way to get the puck past Prince Albert goaltender Nicolas Jensen. to the boys in the third period and said we’ve got to dig down deep here,” said Bruins captain Colby Cuddington. “We knew that we were the better team out there but we just didn’t get the bounces.

It was Cuddington’s snapshot that found its way behind Jensen that tied the game.

“I got a nice pass from James (Mann) and then I cut down the middle,” said Cuddington. “I just saw the bottom corner open and I just shot and hoped for the best and it went in.”

Five minutes of three-onthree overtime hockey solved nothing.

For some of the Bruins, it was their first weekend of bantam AA regular season action and for the most part they were able to stand up to the new, higher level.

“It’s an adjustment, if you’re playing house hockey or you’re playing peewee it’s a little more rugged and (Sunday’s)

Two teams complete regular seasons A pair of Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football teams played games on the weekend and ironed out who they ’ ll be playing in their playoff games.

The Centur y 21 peewee Chargers lost 21-6 to the

Moose Jaw Lions at Woodlawn Field in what head coach Jason Bresciani felt was their best game of the year.

“We were executing,” said Bresciani. “The kids were moving the football and the kids were working to-

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The Chargers will resume game action in their first round of the playoffs Friday night in Moose Jaw. The winner of that game will play the first place Weyburn Eagles the following week.

The bantam Estevan Lions Club Oilers, meanwhile, went to Swift Current and lost 58-0 to the Steelers. The Oilers will

battle the first place Moose Jaw Razorbacks in the semifinal Friday night in Moose Jaw. The other minor football team, the Power Dodge atom Cudas, stayed at home due to the weather Friday and their scheduled exhibition game against the Moosomin Little Generals in Moosomin is scheduled to go this Friday instead. That will be their last game of the season.

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game was a lot more rugged than the Weyburn game,” said Chrest. “We’re a very big team and we match up against the other big teams. We proved it in the third period. We came out and won the battle instead of losing the battle.”

Sunday’s other Bruin goal was scored by Mason Fichter.

Friday, the Bruins got two goals from Kaden Chrest and singles from Fichter and Mason Kukura. Joshua Bittman got the win in net.

The Bruins’ next action is Friday at 8 p.m. against the Prairie Storm Extreme Hockey and Saturday at 4 p.m. against the Saskatoon Stallions.

Badminton season getting underway The new season for the Estevan Badminton Club is just around the corner.

“It’s a great form of exercise for pretty much everybody,” said club member David Gallaway, whose club’s season gets going Oct. 10 at the Spruce Ridge School gymnasium.

Ranging in age from school students to quite older, and from competitive players to the newest to the sport, Gallaway said everyone is welcome to attend.

“It’s a good way to come out and meet some people and have some fun,”he said.

Play will start at 7 p.m. and will be ongoing most Wednesdays and Sundays throughout the winter. Sunday ’s badminton is scheduled to be at the Estevan Comprehensive School gym.

“Some people come out, and we do have some competitive people that come out and have competitive games and then we have beginning players that come out,” Gallaway said. “We do offer some assistance in coaching to help people learn the game if they need to learn the rules. But if they just want to come out and hit the bird around with their friends, they’re welcome to do that.”

Nets and shuttles are provided and racquets are also available if needed.

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People can pay for either a seasonal membership or a drop-in fee.

Anyone interested can call Gallaway at 306-4614322.

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Erling M. Rothe 1928 - 2018 Erling Rothe, 90, died on Friday, September 28, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, Sask.

Erling was born in Bergen, Norway and immigrated to Canada in 1952. He met Martha Haukeness and they were married in October of 1955.

Two children were born of this union: Norm in 1956 and Sonja in 1959. Erling was a Master Machinist (a designation he earned in Norway) and worked as such for Prairie Coal until his retirement in 1992.

In his retirement, Erling enjoyed keeping active - swimming every day and riding his bike until he was unable to due to arthritis. Over the years, Erling, Martha and their children made several trips back to Norway, which was very much enjoyed by all. Erling was also a long-time member of the Royal Canadian Legion Estevan Branch #60.

In 2009, Erling and Martha sold their home and moved to Trinity Tower. When the need arose, Martha moved to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home and Erling made his home at Creighton Lodge. At his new home, Erling enjoyed many visits from his children, grandchildren and friends. He also delighted in his daily ritual of feeding the birds at Creighton Lodge.

Erling was surrounded by the love of his family when his death came peacefully after a brief illness.

He is loved and remembered by his wife of almost 63 years, Martha (Haukeness); son Norm (Sonja) and daughter Sonja (Gerry) Zotzman; grandchildren, Tovah and Siri Rothe, Kristy and Craig Zotzman; sister-in-law Gladys Lindgren, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Erling was preceded in death by his parents, Olav and Marie.

In Erling’s honour, his family gathered privately to celebrate his life. His ashes were laid to rest at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens.

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1951 ~ Betty Hagemann ~ 2018 Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Hagemann passed away at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the age of 66 years, with her family by her side. Betty leaves to cherish her memory, her husband of 37 years, Owen of Medicine Hat; her son, Adam of Medicine Hat; her daughter, Amy of Brooks; her brothers, Larry (Connie) of Estevan, SK, Willis (Cheryl) of Moose Jaw, SK and Ken (Susan) of Regina, SK; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Andrew and Emily Wingert of Estevan, SK. Betty was born on October 29, 1951 in Estevan, SK. She attended elementary school in Outram, SK, and graduated from high school in Torquay, SK. After completing her Bachelor of Education degree at the University of Regina, she taught in Estevan, SK; Moose Jaw, SK; and Medicine Hat, AB. On July 4, 1981, she married Owen Hagemann and they were blessed with two children, Adam (1982) and Amy (1986).

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LAND DEVELOPMENT The Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007, gives notice of its intention to amend Zoning Bylaw #2010-1834 to allow for semi-detached homes on lands within the Sillers Street neighbourhood of the City of Estevan.

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City Council, at it’s meeting to be held on Monday, October 22, 2018, at 6:00pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan will hear any person(s) wishing to be heard with respect to the proposed rezoning bylaw and will further consider any written submissions respecting the proposed zoning amendment, provided such intentions and/or submissions are received by the City Clerk’s Office, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 no later than 12:00 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.

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GUARD/MATRON The Estevan Police Service is seeking applications for the position of Guard/Matron. Successful applicants must be able to work independently with little supervision.

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The Council of the City of Estevan pursuant to the Cities Act that the Council of the City of Estevan, gives notice of its intention to implement a bylaw to establish and statutory authority to set Regulating Snowmobiles within the City of Estevan On October 1, 2018 meeting the first reading of this bylaw was passed and the final readings is expected to be on October 22, 2018.

The proposed Bylaw 2018-2008 may be inspected by any person in the City Clerk’s Office, on the main level of City Hall, between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday.

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Precision Drilling announces merger with Trinidad

By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

It looks like Ensign Energy Services is out and Precision Drilling Corporation is in, as Precision announced on Oct. 5 it had entered into an arrangement to buy out Trinidad Drilling Ltd. in an all-stock deal.

The merger deal would see Precision acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Trinidad on the basis of 0.445 common shares of Precision for each outstanding Trinidad share.

The aggregate transaction value is approximately $1.028 billion, including the assumption of approximately $477 million in Trinidad net debt. Upon completion of the transaction, existing holders of Trinidad shares will collectively own approximately 29 per cent of Precision.

That’s a substantially different deal than what Ensign had proposed directly to Trinidad’s shareholders on Aug. 30, after Trinidad’s board rejected its initial offer. That cash offer was for $947 million to purchase Trinidad Drilling Ltd. for all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Trinidad, at $1.68 per Trinidad common share.The Ensign offer included Trinidad’s estimated outstanding net debt of $477 million as at June 30.

The total value of the transaction is approximately $947 million.

Ensign already owns 9.8 per cent of Trinidad’s common shares.

Trinidad had been shopping itself around for several months as part of its strategic review.

In making its August offer to Trinidad’s shareholders, Ensign noted their offer is fully financed and has a “high likelihood of completion.” They also said there is an “extremely low likelihood of a competing offer.”

Trinidad had spurned the Ensign offer.

Kevin Neveu, president and chief executive officer of Precision said in a release, “This transaction creates exceptional value for both Trinidad and Precision shareholders.The combination provides a truly unique opportunity to combine two highly-focused drilling contractors that are pursuing similar growth initiatives and competitive strategies and importantly, operating similar Tier 1 assets.”

“From a strategic perspec-

tive, Trinidad is a perfect fit with Precision. We can realize immediate synergies, estimated to be over $30 million, through fixed cost reductions, operational efficiencies and reduced public company costs. Over the longterm, the additional scale will further strengthen Precision’s operating leverage and positions the company to service our customers’ continued transition to High Performance drilling services with high spec AC rigs.

Additionally, this combination allows us to better differentiate our service offering through our combined industry leading drilling technology initiatives and a larger operating platform.”

“The incremental free cash flow generated through this combination will ensure Precision meets or exceeds our longterm debt reduction targets and improves our financial flexibility to pursue growth opportunities in the United States and in international markets.”

Transaction rationale Precision said this merger would be a unique combination of two highly focused drilling contractors pursuing similar strategies with complementary Tier 1 assets.

Trinidad’s fleet of 141 drilling rigs includes 61 high spec AC rigs that fit 90 per cent within Precision’s standardization protocols and are equipped with major components that are well aligned for fleet integration.

Precision will have a North American fleet that includes over 200 active rigs and 322 total rigs. As the third largest driller in the U.S., Precision will have strong positions in all key shale plays and will be positioned for improving industry activity. The company will have an expanded platform for technology deployment and an increased inventory of economically upgradeable rigs.

Precision said the company will have improved cash flow generation capabilities in Canada given excellent fixed cost leverage and operating synergies.

Trinidad’s customer mix and rig fleet is complementary and the company is well positioned for liquified natural gas and Deep Basin development. Precision has identified 50 rigs from the combined fleet that it intends to hold as assets for sale.

In 2019, Precision expects to realize more than $30 million

A Precision Drilling site near Redvers. Precision Drilling Corporation has entered into an arrangement to buy out Trinidad Drilling Ltd. File photo in annual synergies through corporate efficiencies and facility consolidations. Precision will leverage its increased scale and realize long term incremental operating efficiencies through its recently upgraded IT infrastructure, technical support centers in Nisku and Houston and its supply chain management and manufacturing capabilities.

Together they would have an expanded platform for U.S. and international growth and technology deployment, Precision noted.

On the international front, Precision said it will benefit from the deployment of international rigs into long-term contracts.

Precision’s operating experience, infrastructure and scale in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will support successful project execution. With an expanded international platform, Precision is well positioned to win future tenders and to leverage the combined company’s fleet of 26 international rigs.

Leveraging the technology

capabilities of both companies will be a priority and Precision’s Process Automation Control (PAC) platform was designed to incorporate third party technologies such as those in the Trinidad technology portfolio.

Precision is an industry leader in technology and through the combination Precision will have a total of 167 AC rigs capable of running automation technologies.

In a release,Trinidad noted the exchange ratio translates to $2.11 per Trinidad share based on Precision’s 30-day volumeweighted average share price of $4.73 on the TSX for the period ending Oct. 4. That represents a premium of 25 per cent to the all-cash $1.68 per share hostile take-over offer from Ensign launched on Aug. 30; a premium of 17 per cent to Trinidad’s 30day volume-weighted average share price of $1.81 for the period ending Oct. 4; and a premium of 14 per cent to the closing price of Trinidad Shares of $1.84 on Oct. 4.

The Precision and Trinidad boards have each unanimously approved the transaction and recommended their shareholders approve the deal.

The transaction is expected to be completed in late 2018 and is subject to TSX, court and regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

It will require approval by at least two-thirds of the Trinidad securities represented in person or by proxy at a special meeting of Trinidad security holders.The issuance of the Precision shares pursuant to the transaction will require approval by a simple majority of the Precision shares represented in person or by proxy at a special meeting of Precision shareholders pursuant to the requirements of the TSX. Trinidad has agreed that it will not solicit or initiate discussions regarding any other business combination or sale of

material assets. Precision has the right to match any superior proposals within a five-day period. The transaction provides for a non-completion fee of $20 million payable by Trinidad in certain circumstances if the transaction is not completed.

As of Oct. 5, Precision Drilling had eight active rigs in Saskatchewan and 11 down rigs.

Five of those active rigs were in northwest Saskatchewan, one was in southwest Saskatchewan and two were in southeast Saskatchewan.Two down rigs were in the northwest, five in west central, two in the southwest and two in southeast Saskatchewan.

Trinidad Drilling showed four active rigs in Saskatchewan and eight down rigs, all in southeast Saskatchewan.

Combined, the merged company would have 31 of the 113 rigs currently listed in Saskatchewan, or 27.4 per cent of the Saskatchewan fleet.

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Estevan Public Library seed library now open

The Estevan Public Library has officially opened it’s public seed library, which was made possible due to donations from the Estevan Quota Club.

The seed library is a place where community members are able to receive seeds for free, after filling out a membership form, and is run entirely for community benefit.

According to Estevan Public Library manager Lucas Reid, the initiative was inspired by the Weyburn Public Library, and is aimed to inspire those who are interested in gardening, and experienced gardeners looking to grow new types of produce.

“Patrons can come and borrow seeds for their own purposes, whether they have existing gardens or they just want to try their hand at growing their own plants,” said Reid.

“People can rent out up to four seed packets at one

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time, and there is no real return date, we just ask people to bring back seeds once the plants sprout. A lot of other libraries are offering new initiatives that aren’t what people think of when they think of a library so it really inspired us to try something new for the community.”

The seed library is currently located in the teen section at the library, but the library will be looking for a more permanent home for the donation box in the future.

“Everything will just be done through the front desk just like any of our other services that we offer at the library,” said Reid.

“Just come in and speak to someone at the front desk and they will direct you to the seed library, and if you are looking to donate seeds all you have to do is talk to us. It’s a really basic system; all you need to do is fill out a membership form and a seed lending slip.”

Reid also wished to note that there have been updates and additions to the teen area of the library, and said he hopes to see more youths attending the library in the future.

“We’ve recently completed some additions to the teen section of the library as well, and that’s something we really wanted to tell the pubic about,” said Reid.

“It was made possible due to a very generous donation from Certified Energy Services here in Estevan.”

The new additions include new furniture, new resources and updated electronics, which Reid believes will be greatly enjoyed by youths in the city.

Anyone interested in growing their own plants or crops, or who is looking to donate and help the seed library continue to grow, is encouraged to visit the library and inquire about the seed library.

From left, Estevan Quota Club treasurer Barbara Knaus, Estevan Quota Club president Valerie Hall and Estevan Public Library manager Lucas Reid exchange a cheque for an additional donation to the seed library on Oct. 4.

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