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Pothole season has come early for the City of Estevan.

While they usually have a reprieve until the spring, the wild temperature swings the area has experienced this winter have caused havoc on local streets and exposed the sorry shape that many of them are in.

City manager Jim Puf-falt said they are doing what they can to deal with the situ-ation, but added the weather has been a major factor as the roads have gone through a number of freezing and thawing cycles which is especially tough on asphalt.

“I don’t recall when we’ve had a year like this, it’s been horrible,” said Puf-falt. “It will be our obvious priority as soon as we can.”

Puffalt said crews will use a cold asphalt mix to

repair the worst areas, but cautioned that is only a tem-porary solution until they can get hot asphalt from their provider.

Although there are a number of areas where pot-holes have already sprung up, the situation is particu-larly bad on sections of Sixth

Street, 13th Avenue and Souris Avenue north where a number of large potholes have made life diffi cult for local drivers.

Puffalt admitted that Souris Avenue north is “hor-rible” and the City will do what it can to provide a decent driving surface this year.

“We have a fair amount of money in the budget for pothole patching and it is probably going to stretch what we have to give us a driving surface for the year,” he said.

However, a permanent fix will not come until at least 2014 as the City has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with the provin-cial government on High-way 47 through Estevan and cannot begin rebuilding the road until they get approval.

Puffalt said as much as they would like to move forward with the work now, doing so would cost the taxpayers of Estevan an estimated $7 million. He did add they are meeting with the Ministry of Highways this week and would be mentioning the sorry state of Highway 47.

“We are meeting next week so maybe we’ll take some pictures and say ‘listen guys, we need to do some increased work on this road to get them through,’” Puf-falt said. “They are paying for 65 per cent of the north section and 55 per cent of the south. It’s quite a bit of money.”

Puffalt added the City is also calculating their snow removal costs to this point and expects to have a report on that in the near future.

Potholes already a problem in Estevan

City of Estevan crews have been out fi lling pot holes

with cold asphalt mix. The mix is a temporary solu-

tion until they recieve hot asphlt mix in the spring.

It’s not quite the home stretch, but the carbon cap-ture and sequestration proj-ect at the Boundary Dam Power Station has taken another step towards the fi nish line.

SaskPower announced last week that Unit 3 at Boundary Dam, which is the unit being transformed for carbon capture, was taken off-line Monday as part of the ongoing work. Through a press release, it was noted that SaskPower

will be refurbishing 40 per cent of the unit and prepar-ing it for integration with the carbon capture plant.

Corwyn Bruce, the assistant manager of the clean coal project, said the shutdown is a big step to-wards the completion of the project which is expected in March of 2014. Bruce added like any other shut-down at Boundary Dam, speed will be of the essence as they hope to have the unit back in operation by

September.“It’s (the part of the

project) that we need to do quickly. Just like the other shutdowns we like to get at it and get it done,” he said. “There is going to have to be other generation that takes over where Unit 3 normally is. We have other stuff available to back feed, but the stuff in Estevan is our low cost generators of electricity so we don’t like to have them off for long.”

Although shutdowns at

Boundary Dam are nothing new, Bruce said because of the carbon capture unit, this shutdown has some differ-ent elements to it. For start-ers, the cost is much higher, coming in at $364 million.

“It’s probably bigger than any shutdown we have ever done in the Estevan area,” Bruce said. “It’s ri-valled only by when Shand was built which obviously was much bigger than this.

“Normally we come down and we take apart

the turbines and do main-tenance on them and we go into the boiler and re-place the boiler. There are things like that except the turbine generator is go-ing to be brand new, we have to change a whole bunch of equipment that is past its life and needs to be changed so it works with the carbon capture plant and we are doing very expensive upgrades and a refitting of the boiler.” Testing ⇢ A2

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SaskPower has announced they have begun refurbishing Unit 3 at the Boundary Dam Power Station to prepare it for integration with

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A1 ⇠ Brown added the amount of manpower needed for the project is also extensive. On the power island, which he describes as everything from the stack in, they will peak at about 650 trades-people. Along with others still working on the CCS plant, they are expected to peak at 950.

“That is higher (than a normal shutdown). Last year Shand had a major shutdown last fall and we peaked in the 830 range for total manpower.”

Brown said their time-

line calls for initial testing on some aspects of the system to begin in June while in September they will place the unit back online and begin generat-ing electricity again.

“ B e c a u s e w e a r e changing out so much of the system there at Bound-ary Dam and changing out

the controls and the whole thing, it is probably going to take us in the range of a month to get the unit stable

on its own,” he said. “We’ll start the unit

up, synchronize it to the grid, we’ll do commission-

ing where we take it to full load and back down again and take all the kinks out of it if you will. Then we are going to start the process of starting up the carbon capture plant by emitting fl ue gas to the plant. That should happen in October.”

To prepare for Octo-ber’s start-up of the CCS plant, Brown said testing will be carried out over the

summer. “It’s on schedule to be

able to integrate with us in October. There are still pieces moving and stuff being constructed but the schedule shows them being complete in time to mesh up with when the power plant is ready to deliver both fl ue gas and steam to them.”

SaskPower estimates the CCS plant will reduce the carbon dioxide emis-sions out of Unit 3 by 90 per cent or by approxi-mately one million tonnes a year, which is the equiva-lent of taking 250,000 cars off Saskatchewan roads.

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The group that was once described as the world’s most notorious rock band is coming to Estevan.

The City of Estevan announced Monday morn-ing that Mötley Crüe will play Spectra Place May 4.

Featuring lead singer Vince Neil, bass player Nikki Sixx, drummer Tom-my Lee and guitarist Mick Mars, Mötley Crüe is one of the best selling bands in history with over 80 mil-lion albums sold.

They also became known as one of the hard-est partying groups in rock history after breaking out of Los Angeles in the early ’80s with the hit album Shout at the Devil. That success was followed by the release of Theatre of Pain, Girl, Girls Girls and Dr. Feelgood which all went platinum and pro-duced a string of hit songs such as Home Sweet Home,

Wild Side and Kickstart My Heart.

After going through some lineup changes in the ’90s, the original Mötley

Crüe lineup regrouped in the latter part of the decade and remains one of the top live acts in rock.

Despite not producing

a new album since 2008, Mötley Crüe recently en-joyed a run of sold out shows at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

They are currently on tour with KISS in Austra-lia and will kick off their largest ever tour of Canada April 20 in Penticton, B.C.

In all they will hit 18 cities on the tour.

The fact that Mötley Crüe is on tour with KISS is somewhat ironic as lo-cal rock fans were given a brief stir last week after it was reported that Gene Simmons had posted on his website that the legendary band would be in Estevan in July.

It was later announced by the City that not only was KISS not booked to play Spectra Place, they hadn’t even spoken to rep-resentatives of the band.

Canadian band Big Wreck will provide the opening act for the tour. Big Wreck was recently in Estevan as part of a double headlining tour with Theo-ry of a Deadman.

Tickets for the show will go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. and can be pur-chased at Henders Drugs in Estevan or online at ticketmaster.ca

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Mötley Crüe will be in Estevan May 4 at Spectra Place. (Submitted photo)

Estevan will celebrate the role of agriculture in our local economy Thurs-

day night. The annual Farmer

Appreciation supper will be help at the Days Inn Plaza and will include the presentation of the farm family of the year award as part of the salute to agricultural producers by the City of Estevan, the Estevan Chamber of Com-merce and the Estevan Exhibition Association, all major sponsors of Farmer Appreciation Day.

Along with the award presentation, the evening will include comedian Tom Liske of Saskatoon. Liske has performed at such well-known venues as the Calgary Comedy Festival as a headliner as well as Edmonton’s Comedy Factory and has appeared alongside the Smothers Brothers and Brent Butt.

The keynote speak-ers for the dinner will be Jim Reiter, minister of Municipal Affairs and Government Relations and former minister of High-ways and Infrastructure along with David Marit, president of the Saskatch-ewan Association of Rural Municipalities for the past six years.

The members of the Browning 4-H Beef Club, who have won awards for public speaking, will be featured during the pro-gram as well.

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One local woman fi nds her way back into the kitch-en, showing the country what it takes to be a cooking expert.

Elysia Vandenhurk took part in the Marilyn Denis Show’s Search for the Next Marilyn Cooking Expert, which aired last week. The Midale native, who along with a local consortium now owns a Saskatoon-based company producing Three Farmers Camelina Oil, was one of six contestants, from an original pool of 10,000 applicants, to be featured in the cooking challenge.

It was her mother, who watches Marilyn Denis reg-ularly, who let her know about the Next Cooking Expert competition. A day before the deadline for sub-missions, Vendenhurk de-cided to shoot a quick video with her sister about why her cooking was special.

“Needing a chef on board with the Three Farm-ers Camelina Oil product, what I have to offer is edu-cating the everyday con-sumer on healthy fats and going local and seasonal,” she said, noting the show’s producers also wanted to know about the applicants’ backstory.

Vandenhurk’s story starts with her on the farm, so she knows the early stag-es of how food gets to the table.

“We talked about grow-ing up on the farm and un-

derstanding how crops are grown and everything right from scratch. It’s not just about understanding the gro-cery store on in the cooking process.”

She said it was a great opportunity for her, as well as a great way to bring ex-posure to her company and products. It was months before she heard back from the show, but in December, she was asked to submit an-other video of her chopping and making some pastries. She sent that in, and the next day received a call that they really liked her story, growing up on a farm in the Prairies and after working in some nice restaurants under

her mentor Susur Lee, she is back working with her family again.

During the conversa-tion on that last call, she realized it wasn’t just a cooking show but a cooking challenge.

“I didn’t really under-stand from the beginning that it was a competition, so from having the Dragon’s Den experience and learn-ing about how the editing behind TV works, I was a little (concerned),” added Vandenhurk.

She and her sister ap-peared on Dragon’s Den a few months ago with their cooking oil product, so she was no longer a stranger to

the reality TV atmosphere. That experience meant she was aware that she doesn’t have complete control over how she is viewed.

“Just knowing how the TV kind of works, because as much as it’s reality TV, there are a lot of things go-ing on in the background saying you can say this and you can’t say that. There are still rules and regulations,” she said. “I had a company and a reputation on the line, not that I was ever worried I was going to do something to hurt that, but this is what I offer to my company and if I was judged harshly in some way on national television I was a little worried that it

would harm my reputation with the company.”

That didn’t happen, so her fears proved unfounded.

Vandenhurk wanted to have her company’s cam-elina oil on hand, but very early on she found out that would not be happening. She would only have access to ingredients provided by sponsors.

“It kind of unravelled and turned to be all about me and my skill set,” said Vandenhurk. “That made me a bit nervous because not everybody goes on national TV to really show this is what I know and this is what I do, and then they put you up and judge you.”

She fl ew to Toronto in January to film the com-petition with her fi ve com-petitors and then went back again last week for the live talk show.

Vandenhurk said she got to know each fellow competitor and as a group they got pretty close, going out for dinner and drinks after a day of the challenge. Some of the other chefs were taking classes, and others had just left a restaurant, but she felt everyone had an equal but different skill set.

“The producers and Mari lyn hersel f were shocked at how close we became. Being that it is a competition, when people are under a lot of pressure and you’re tired, people will get at each other’s throats.

We really worked together around things. We’re in touch today about what we do,” said Vandenhurk. “They took an interest in my product, and it really opened a lot of doors for my company.”

Before the actual chal-lenges, none of the contes-tants knew what they would be asked to do. They didn’t even get to tour the kitchen they would be using, so where they would fi nd the spoons was a mystery until they had to fi nd them.

“It was about the un-known for us,” noted Van-denhurk. “I thought it would be very friendly, very staple ingredients and educating the viewer on simple ways of cooking. The twist and the things they throw in there are almost like Top Chef or Gordon Ramsay.”

She said it was a very high-energy week, and she was running on adrenaline for most of the time during the long days.

From Dragon’s Den to Marilyn Denis, Vandenhurk said she hopes there will be further opportunities for her and her company. She may be invited back to the Marilyn Denis Show for an episode that might feature her more closely.

Vandenhurk said peo-ple love the story of the Three Farmers, so she looks forward to the next oppor-tunity to show the country what she has to offer.

Vandenhurk shows a knack for reality TV

Contestants and show members pose on the set of the Marilyn Denis Show’s

Search for the Next Marilyn Cooking Expert. Midale’s Elysia Vandenburk stands

far left. –Submitted Photo

We’ve all heard of summer camps, but 12 lo-cal youth had the chance to take part in a camp of a different variety over the weekend.

A win te r ou tdoor camp was held Friday through Sunday at the Es-tevan Wildlife Federation clubhouse at Boundary Dam.

The camp gave par-ticipants the opportunity to go snow-shoeing and ice fi shing and learn out-door survival techniques such as building a proper shelter. Much of the group slept in tents at the site while a handful spent the evenings in quinzhees they built in a snowbank. They also took part in prepar-ing their own meals on personal stoves.

Local youth take part in outdoor camp

Paul Pylychaty cooks his eggs on a personal camp-

ing stove.

Participants in the outdoor camp spent the nights in wall tents (left) and quin-

zhees (above) they constructed in a snow bank.

Gary Leslie instructed participants on the ins and outs of trapping methods,

showing them a number of traps that are no longer in use and traps that are

now used today.

“We talked about growing up on the farm

and understanding how crops are grown

and everything right from scratch. It’s not

just about understanding the grocery store

on in the cooking process.” –Elysia Vandenburk

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Saskatchewan resi-dents now have the option to update and submit their health card registration information directly online at any time that is conve-nient to them.

“We continue looking for ways to improve the timeliness, effi ciency and quality of our services,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said. “This 24/7 online service provides an easy and streamlined process for our residents

to more effi ciently update their health card informa-tion. This is another ex-ample of our commitment to putting the patient fi rst.”

Saskatchewan resi-dents who have a valid Saskatchewan Health Ser-vices Card can use the new service. Residents can submit multiple up-dates to their health card registration information, including:

• Family unit changes due to marriage, divorce/

separation, common-law, reconciliation, addition or removal of dependants;

• Report an address change;

• Replace a lost, stolen or damaged health card;

• Change of name;• Correction to health

card information;Submit copies of updated immi-gration documents;

• Report an extended absence;

• Report a return from an extended absence; and

• Appoin tment o f power of attorney.

The online service guides clients through the process and ensures suf-fi cient information is pro-vided before allowing form submission. After complet-ing the online updates, clients receive electronic status notifi cations and can also track the processing status electronically.

Processing speed has been greatly improved. If accurate and complete

information is provided, updates are processed im-mediately or within two business days.

Since December 2011, all new Saskatchewan resi-dents have been able to apply for a health card online. Approximately 17,000 people have ben-efited from the service. Now, residents can update and submit the majority of their health card-related requests online. These enhancements demonstrate

the government’s commit-ment to improving public access to services.

Accurate registration information is essential to ensure proper processing of health claims. Failure to keep registration informa-tion current may result in the suspension of health benefi ts.

To change health card information and for more details, go to www.health.gov.sk.ca and click on the health card icon.

The Estevan Police Ser-vice seized a sizable amount of crack cocaine earlier this month as part of an ongoing investigation into the city’s drug trade.

On Feb. 1, the EPS seized an estimated $100,000 worth of crack. No arrests were made in the seizure and the investigation remains active.

Because the fi le is still open, Cst. Tyler McMillen of the EPS’s organized crime unit said they are not able to provide many details, at this point.

However, McMillen did note that crack cocaine is a popular choice among drug users in the city and they are happy to have made a dent in the supply .

“We almost see crack cocaine as more prevalent than marijuana or drugs like that,” he said. “In the last few years it seems to be the one that we have seen the most. It’s taken over the market. They seem to choose crack over the likes of powdered cocaine. The organized crime groups that are rolling in, it’s a business for them and they come in here and run a pretty tight ship.”

McMillen accounted for the rise in usage of drugs to the energy boom that is ongo-ing in the Estevan area.

“With that growth a lot of good, positive things are hap-pening, but also the criminal element, the large organized crime groups are attracted by that growth as well.”

Major drug seizure for Estevan police

Sask. residents can register for health cards online

The Estevan Police Service recently seized roughly $100,000 worth of crack cocaine. No arrests have been

made and the investigation is ongoing.

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One of the latest ex-hibits at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum is a hopeful look into a future of survivalists.

The Possible Worlds exhibit ion depicts the possible future of human evolution as we adapt to disasters around us. The exhibit may have been in-spired partially by fear, but artist Sylvia Ziemann said she hopes it is ultimately viewed from an optimistic stance. The buildings she designed in her exhibit were a response to specifi c types of disasters, but she said not in a “fatalistic” way.

“Not in a dystopic way, it’s more hopeful. We do get together, and we do rebuild and work things out, figuring out better ways to live. A lot of my work is based on how I see the world or what I think is important to think about,” said Ziemann. “Work that I did prior to this one was a lot about how media af-fects us in our homes, and how we protect ourselves and lock our doors.”

After seeing regular images of violence and terrorism, she said it ap-peared to her to be a mes-sage of heightened panic that was always being broadcast. It began with the event on Sept. 11, 2001, and continued from there.

“ T h e r e w a s t h i s heightened panic about the environment, global warming, tsunamis were happening. It seemed like there was a lot of panic in the air, and it seemed like everyday there was some kind of new hurricane or something terrible.”

She asked herself how we would all live after these disasters, particu-larly after seeing the after-

math of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

“I just started to think about futuristic buildings, and that because of glob-al warming, at a certain point everyone will be touched somewhere from something,” said Ziemann. “In Saskatchewan I think we’re pretty safe here from a lot of stuff, except winters. I started to think about, ‘what if the grid breaks down?’ We live in a cold climate here and if the heat goes off, the pipes will freeze and one thing leads to another and we’re in big trouble.”

With drawings for the buildings’ plans hanging on the gallery walls, the buildings are brought to life in small-scale minia-tures as well. The exhibit features video and audio from inside the structures that demonstrate a little about the people living inside and the personali-ties they might have, she added.

The exhibit includes the physical structures and new houses for the people of the future, but Ziemann has also included detailed drawings, almost like blueprints explaining

what everything would be used for.

“I’d like to leave that building stuff to the engi-neers. I’m an artist. I think I could build something if push came to shove, if ev-erything had blown away I could probably build something with some pow-er just from the research I’ve done,” Ziemann said, but she isn’t sure her de-signs would entirely hold up to scrutiny.

Ziemann is currently completing her master’s at the University of Re-gina, and she previously completed her bachelor of

fi ne arts at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. She has been a working artist for 25 year s, and said she has been able to fi nd the time to complete her master’s now that her daughters are teenagers and more independent. She will complete those studies at the end of 2014.

Ziemann sa id she grew up with Depression-era parents who never threw anything away, and some of that childhood may have infl uenced the way everything gets used for some new purpose in Possible Worlds.

“I think my dad didn’t throw out a single plastic bag or elastic band. I kind of grew up with that idea of recycling,” said Zie-mann.

She doesn’t really throw things away either, and is careful to compost and give used goods to the Salvation Army. She said they are still a typical middle-class family with a home and a couple of cars.

“If I were to really embrace the whole thing, I would be living in the woods right now with a good wood stove and hunt my food. I would love a cabin in the woods, but there are no woods here, so this will do for now.”

She has done a lot of work in the miniature format, so her sculptures in the exhibit are some-thing she has spent a lot of time on.

“I do like to mix it up a bit, because for the longest time I was painting and then I just had nothing more to say with painting, so I started working sculp-turally. Then I found my way to painting about the sculptures. I like working in all kinds of mediums. I fi nd it keeps my inter-est up.”

She said she doesn’t plan everything out for a project. She would like to, but often fi nds herself working on a series of pieces and then uses a combination of those pre-vious works to complete the fi nal piece.

The exhibit runs in the art gallery’s secondary room until March 22.

Exhibit looks at possible worlds of the future

Saskatchewan artist Sylvia Ziemann is showing her exhibit, Possible Worlds, at the Estevan Art Gallery and

Museum as a look into the future at how we might live following some catastrophic disasters. The Studies for

a Solitary Compound features a garden atop the building. The exhibit also features Studies for a Survivalist

Sanctuary and Studies for a Bunker Commune.

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The fact that SGI recently applied for a modest rate increase earlier this month didn’t receive a lot of attention at fi rst.

But now that it has become known the increase included a massive hike on motorcyclists in the province the application is in the spotlight.

As has been reported, SGI is asking the province’s rate review panel to remove the cap on how much motorcycle rates can be increased. If successful, SGI would then increase rates by an aver-age of 73 per cent. The bigger the engine, the larger the rate hike.

The rationale behind the move is that injury claims from incidents involving motorcycles are much higher than those for automobiles. SGI has stated that the rest of their customers are subsidizing motorcyclists.

There are a few things that smell foul about this move, but a couple in particular stand out.

First off, to increase fees that much in one fell swoop is unfair and tantamount to gouging. If SGI feels the increase is needed to balance matters, why not do it in stages? Why slap riders with such a massive increase in one year?

What also stands out is whether or not SGI is going after the right people.

Although it makes sense that motorcycle injury claims would be higher, the more pertinent question is are motorcycle riders more reckless than people in automobiles?

SGI would likely have the statistics to answer that question, but at fi rst blush the answer is no. With nothing other than a helmet between themselves and the pavement, riders have no other choice than to be careful.

Yes, there are a lot of riders who fl y around like idiots and cause accidents. But that can be said for a lot people in automobiles. The bulk of motorcyclists are people who simply enjoy going for a ride and rarely, if ever, are involved in an accident. Furthermore, if you were to look at a lot of accidents involving bikes, it’s not a stretch to say many of them were caused by others, not the riders themselves. We had two glaring examples in Estevan this past summer.

So for SGI to tar one segment of its customer base with such a broad brush is just wrong. Why not hit those who are responsible for the accident harder? Perhaps there should be some punitive measures for irresponsible riders who are repeat offenders. It seems something of a case-by-case approach would be much more prudent than just sticking it to an entire group.

Fortunately this request is still in the application stage. Motor-cyclists have ample time to make their feelings known to the govern-ment, and already there are petitions circulating on the Internet and a number of groups who have spoken out. They may not be a large group, but we have no doubt that riders throughout Saskatchewan will make their voices heard.

We just hope the government has the good sense to listen.

Targeting

motorcyclists wrong

Lest there be any doubt that Saskatchewan is changing to a more urbanized place, consider a couple of news items from the past week.

The fi rst is the news from the Saskatchewan Transporta-tion Company that it is abandoning three of its money-losing routes to lessen its record $10-million annual subsidy.

The fact that STC, which hasn’t turned a profi t since 1977, is again losing money is hardly news. What was newsworthy, however, is the willingness to stop travelling on money-losing routes - a move that may not go over well in rural Saskatchewan.

The government-owned bus company announced cancellation of the Regina-Lanigan, Eastend-Swift Current-Mossbank and Blaine Lake-North Battleford routes. Accord-ing to the government, the two more southern routes - running

only three times a week - were only averaging two passengers per trip. Meanwhile, the North Battleford route that only ran once a week was only averaging one passenger in the past four years.

Savings could total $300,000 annually - a drop in the bucket compared with the eight-digit subsidy STC is now getting.

Nevertheless, it does seem a tough, but prudent, move for the Saskatchewan Party that relies heavily on its rural support. After all, the loss of these routes also means the loss of parcel and farm parts delivery to small communities and farms.

There again, the lower number of farms and lower com-munity population in these areas suggests the loss of these STC routes won’t be as hard to take as it once might have been.

This is a sign that Saskatchewan isn’t quite as rural as it once was.

Another news item, however, suggested that Saskatch-ewan is becoming more urban.

It could be found in the announcement of proposed rate hikes at Saskatchewan Government Insurance - especially for motorcycle insurance premiums that will increase, on average, a massive 73 per cent.

Admittedly, this has little to do with the fact that there are more bikes in the city than in the country. There prob-ably are, but that is not exclusively the factor behind these premium hikes.

The key factors, at least according to SGI, are that mo-torcycles are more expensive and far more likely to get into accident - and on an annual basis, the cost of motorcycle

accidents to SGI is, on average, about $9 million more than what riders pay in their insurance premiums. That means that other drivers have had to pick up the additional costs.

Of course, motorcycle riders are less accepting of this statistic and some have been quick to blame a monopoly Crown insurance corporation that is protected from competi-tion from the private sector.

There might be some validity in the notion that SGI views such a huge rate adjustment as a quick fi x to this issue. It might also be possible that both the rate review panel and the cabinet might see a 73-per-cent increase as something less than necessary or immediate.

That said, there might be another explanation that has more to do with our shifting and growing population.

For years, Saskatchewan drivers benefi ted from lower auto insurance rates not just because there was publicly owned insurance, but because of where the publicly owned insurance company was operating.

In a population that was older than average and with a much larger rural component than anywhere else, you were simply less likely to get into an accident.

But as our population grows younger and more urban (with a greater propensity to ride motorcycles), the likelihood of all types of vehicle accidents also increases.

Simply put: We drive more vehicles. They are worth more. And, because there are more of us in the confi ned urban spaces of the towns and cities, they collide more.

It’s also a subtle indicator that Saskatchewan is becoming more urban than it once was.

Sask. shifts from rural to urban

If there is one absolute that I have learned in my time at The Mercury it’s this: people hate change.

We’ve seen it time and time again.

The automated garbage issue drew more of a response than almost anything I’ve en-countered in 14 years here. Some of the furor was due to the way the City of Estevan initiated the change, but I have always be-lieved the biggest gripe was sim-ply because there was change.

Although some holdouts might disagree, I think the gar-bage decision was a change for the better. I can speak only for my yard, but the amount of gar-bage I fi nd along my fence has been cut by 90 per cent. Really, the only garbage I fi nd now is empty cigarette packages. I have never smoked a cigarette in my life but there are days where if you didn’t know me it would look like I have a six-pack a day habit.

Although they haven’t made a formal public announcement, the City has made noises about moving garbage pickup from the alleyway to the front curb where applicable. Knowing how much people in this city enjoy change, I am looking forward to the dis-cussion this is likely to generate.

Another example of people

bucking change is the new 10 digit dialing system. If you tried dialing a local number on Monday or Tuesday and forgot to include the 306 prefix you got the annoying little message from SaskTel.

It really is irritating to have to listen through the message, no matter how brief it might be. But I’m guessing that is the point.

The comments on social me-dia were almost immediate and a lot of them weren’t very nice. If I worked at SaskTel I might be inclined to stay off social media for a few days.

More than anything how-ever, I think people are just an-noyed because they hate change. One could argue whether or not the move to 10-digit dialing is necessary — I’m guessing Sask-Tel wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t — but people are just conditioned to like things the way they’ve always been.

And that might be even more the case here in Saskatch-ewan where we were burdened for decades by this mentality. Perhaps it’s the stubborn old

farmer in us, but as a province we looked at change as some-thing brought on by the devil himself.

We’re getting better but we still have a ways to go. The fact that we haven’t joined the 20th century and adopted daylight saving time is a perfect example. There are really no good argu-ments as to why we don’t make the switch (Yes, I know many disagree with that last comment).

People don’t want to make the change because, after all, it’s change.

It has been my experience that as much as you might hate it at the time, change can actu-ally be a good thing. I am as stubborn as anyone and usually one of the fi rst people to be an-noyed by change, but time is a great teacher and on most occa-sions the change has been for the better.

Except for the time Kelloggs changed Corn Pops for no reason whatsoever. What kind of psycho messes with a perfectly good breakfast cereal?

I wasn’t exactly a big fan of new Coke either but that stuff sucked. Anyway, if you have any questions or comments about what you see in The Mercury send them to editor@estevan-mercury.ca

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The Editor: On behalf of Cana-

dian Blood Services, happy New Year and a heartfelt thanks to all blood donors in Estevan. Through your generosity more than 790 blood donations were col-lected in 2012. This means that Estevan donors gave enough blood to help 118 people undergoing heart surgery.

Many of us spend years trying to make our mark in the world. As a blood donor; you are hav-ing a signifi cant impact on someone’s life every time you give – someone like 12-year-old Locke Win-slow from Melville, Sask.

After years of deal-ing with abnormally high blood pressure, doctors discovered the main artery from Locke’s heart was too narrow for blood to pump through properly – it’s a congenital heart defect that could have been fatal. In January 2010, Locke had his first corrective heart surgery. He was just 10-years-old and needed many blood donations to help him through. Cor-rective surgery is only a temporary fi x. Locke will need future operations on his heart and he will likely

need donated blood again too.

The need for blood continues to grow. When you give blood, it often takes less than a week for your donation to be trans-fused into a patient who needs blood from a do-nor, like you, to help them through chemotherapy, surgery, severe trauma and many other health condi-

tions. In 2013 more than

50,000 blood donations will be needed in our prov-ince – and at least 5,000 more new donors. It’s go-ing to take a lot of heart to reach this goal, but we know we can count on Estevan’s 11,054 donors to rally together once again this year.

From my heart to

yours, thank you for your continued commitment to patients across Canada and here at home in Saskatch-ewan and best wishes to you and your family this new year.

James Topinka Community Development Co-ordinator Canadian Blood Services

The Editor:You may be wonder-

ing why the Estevan Kins-men Christmas Card Lane signs are still up on the courthouse lawn. It’s really quite simple.

Every year we’ve had people or weather knock the signs down, and the caretaker at the courthouse has been standing them back up for all of those years. In December it was

requested that we perhaps anchor the signs somehow. We gave the anchor assign-ment to one of our talented members who happened to be a welder.

He did a wonderful job of designing some top-notch anchors and one frosty Monday night we gathered on the courthouse lawn with sledgehammers to fix the signs so they couldn’t come down.

Now the holiday sea-son is over and we’re in a pickle. We can’t get the anchors out. We fi rst tried with very large prybars to no avail. Then I took my old forklift over, but couldn’t get close enough with the old girl to get the forks under the anchors.

They must be pulled straight up so as to not damage the lawn, so per-haps a zoom-boom or a

gin-pull would do the trick. Sadly none of our members have either of those. Any suggestions or assistance are welcome! Otherwise we’ll have to wait for spring.

Thanks to all of the businesses with signs for your continued support and your patience.

Dave Elliott, Kinsmen Member

The Editor: On behalf of the mil-

lions of people whose lives will be saved this year due to ground-break-ing research, advocacy and education funded through Heart Month donations, I want to thank every-one who is helping Make Health Last.

Heart Month is the Heart and Stroke Founda-tion’s key opportunity to reach millions of Canadi-ans in February and alert

them to the risks of heart disease and stroke. Today, heart disease and stroke take one life every seven minutes and 90 per cent of Canadians have at least one risk factor.

Hundreds of thou-sands of people across the country, including many here in our community, go door-to-door canvass-ing or collecting dona-tions online to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. If you have

missed your canvasser, or if a canvasser has not called on you yet, you can still donate at www.heartandstroke.ca or by calling 1-888-473-4636.

Many of you help out every year and some are participating as a Heart Month volunteer for the first time - and each of you has your own special reason. In the end, we all have the same wish for our future: a future without heart disease and stroke.

So, thank you from the bottom of my heart to the middle of the hearts of everyone who canvasses, volunteers and donates this February. Because of your support, we will help Canadians add healthy years to their lives.

Yours truly

Linda Thauberger,Heart and Stroke Foundation fundraising co-ordinator

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One of the province’s largest unions is celebrat-ing a signifi cant milestone.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Saskatchewan Govern-ment and General Employ-ees’ Union.

In an SGEU press re-lease it was noted that on February 21, 1913, a small group of civil servants gathered at the Saskatch-ewan Legislature to form the Saskatchewan Civil Servants Association.

One hundred years later, the association has evolved into a strong and thriving union of 20,000 members across the prov-ince.

“As we embark on our second century as an organization, we look forward to meeting the new challenges facing

working families across our province,” said SGEU President Bob Bymoen.

“We are grateful for the foresight of our early members to form an asso-ciation, and are confi dent that SGEU will continue to play a positive and pro-gressive role in Saskatche-wan - advocating for rights and protections for work-ers and their families, and equality and social justice for all,” added Bymoen.

To mark this special occasion, a number of SGEU bargaining units hosted centennial celebra-tions across the province last week. Details of other community centennial cel-ebrations taking place throughout the year will be posted on www.sgeu.org upon confi rmation of locations and times.

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The RM of Coalfi elds is set to ensure the break-fast program at Weldon School does not fall by the wayside.

The elementary school started its breakfast pro-gram in 2010 through the Breakfast Clubs of Canada, but their contract with that organization expires at the end of this school year. While they have re-applied for funding, the school now knows they will defi nitely be continuing in the future thanks to a decade-long commitment from the lo-cal RM.

Valerie Pelton, RM of Coalfields administrator, noted they were looking for sponsorship opportu-nities for their centennial year, and when they saw the school was in need of the funding, committed to a total of $60,000 over the next 10 years. The money funds food and supplies for the daily breakfast pro-gram in the school that feeds about 60 kids each day.

Melissa Rensby, a member of the school’s community council, is in-volved in the breakfast pro-gram and said $6,000 cov-ers the costs for an entire year of their program. The

Breakfast Clubs of Canada was funding $5,000 for food, as well as $1,000 through a partnership with Minute Maid to provide juice. The Salvation Army also provides bread and cereal for the program.

“It’s nice because we do have a lot of bus kids,” said Rensby. “When you have to get on the bus at

7:30 in the morning, and it comes to sleeping in a little bit longer or having breakfast, most kids would probably pick sleeping in. So it’s nice when they get to school that they are able to have that breakfast.”

Rensby said they try to have at least three food groups each morning, with breakfasts consisting of

bagels and cream cheese, a muffi n with some fruit and milk, and Fridays are usually a day for cereal.

“The teachers have always done toast on Tues-days. That’s something that they’ve always done and we’ve kept that going,” added Rensby.

Pelton said the RM was happy to support the

program because of the effect it has on students.

“We thought that as part of our centennial cele-bration, we would consider a donation every year for the next 10 years to keep the program running,” said Pelton.

The first donation from the RM will be made at the start of the 2013-14

school year.“It’s important for all

of them,” she said. “We’ll continue to feed kids be-fore school in order to build and enhance their educational experience.”

“It’s a huge relief knowing that is taken care of,” Rensby said of the RM’s contribution over the next 10 years.

She noted that they are still waiting to hear back from Breakfast Clubs of Canada as to the status of that funding. She said they will hear back in March and if they receive funding from them as well, it would just mean they have a little extra cash to put into the program.

“They didn’t have any sponsors going forward, but a lot of our children, from our ratepayers, attend school there,” added Pel-ton. “Not every family can afford to feed their children nutritious meals everyday, and we just want to make sure that going forward, kids are able to explore their educational experi-ence and maybe increase their educational determi-nation and ambition later on in life because there’s a good healthy meal to start them off.”

Weldon’s breakfast has a healthy future

A recent donation from the R.M. of Coalfi elds will ensure students of Bienfait’s Weldon School start the day

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With a number of lo-cal residents becoming the target of scams, the Estevan RCMP has issued a warning to the public.

In a recent press re-lease, the RCMP noted they have noticed an in-crease in the number of scams where area resi-dents have been a victim.

The RCMP added there are a number of things people should be suspicious of when i t comes to on-line transac-tions and sales such as a seller who is not in the same location as the item and cannot be contacted by telephone.

Other things to watch for include:

• An item that is al-ready packed for shipping, cannot be photographed or the VIN number cannot be obtained;

• An item where the purchaser only has to pay shipping costs until they are in receipt of the item;

• An item where the shipping is already ar-ranged and the seller is asked to provide their information to the seller’s

agent or shipper via a link provided by the seller;

• a seller who will only accept payment via money transfer services such as Money Gram, Money Mart or Western Union.

When sel l ing, the RCMP cautions that peo-ple should be suspicious of anyone who gives you a counterfeit cheque or

money order greater than the selling price and then asks the seller to deposit the cheque and wire the money back to them. In these cases it has been reported the cheque will be returned to the seller as counterfeit and charged back to their account.

It is also recommend-ed that people check with the Canadian Anti-Fraud

Centre. Last ly people should always remember if the deal sounds too good to be true it most likely is.

Estevan RCMP are also investigating the re-cent theft of fuel from a

service rig just outside of Benson. Approximately 300 litres of fuel was taken from the location.

They are also remind-ing companies and the general public to secure

their fuel and other proper-ty to prevent future thefts.

If anyone has infor-mation on this incident, they are asked to con-tact Estevan RCMP or Crimestoppers.

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Tw o m e n w i t h a long history in municipal government have been awarded with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medals.

Souris-Moose Moun-tain MP Ed Komarnicki offi cially presented May-or Roy Ludwig and city manager Jim Puffalt with their medals Friday at City Hall. The medals are be-ing presented to 60,000 Canadians in recognition of Queen Elizabeth’s 60

years as the monarch. Ludwig, who spent

18 years on city coun-cil before taking over as mayor in October, was nominated for his medal by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Puffalt was nominated by the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators in recogni-tion of his 30-plus years as a city manager in a handful of communities.

Komarnicki noted the medals are presented to

people who have made a distinct mark in their par-ticular area and said both men fi t the bill.

“You’ve touched the lives of Canadian citizens in Estevan through your work,” Komarnicki said while presenting Ludwig with his medal.

In presenting Puff-alt with his medal, Ko-marnicki noted his work on local projects such as Spectra Place.

“You’ve been in -volved in a number of projects that have raised Estevan into a category of its own in Saskatchewan,” he said.

Both medal recipi-ents said they were hon-oured to be recognized by their respective groups and pleased to have the medals presented to them by Komarnicki who they said has worked hard at the federal level to get funding for local projects.

City manager Jim Puffalt (left) and Mayor Roy

Ludwig (right) were recently with their Diamond

Jubilee Medals by Souris Moose Mountain MP Ed

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Following a trial last fall, both sides in a case of alleged tax evasion made their arguments on Mon-day.

The federal Crown alleges that Jerry McCaw evaded paying $114,924 in taxes between 2004 and 2008. He was charged as both an individual and as the director of the corpo-ration Jake’s Oilfi eld Con-struction. When McCaw changed his status from employee to subcontrac-tor he allegedly evaded $99,607 in federal income tax.

There is a difference between the personal and corporate amounts, the Crown noted, because in 2007 McCaw demonstrat-ed a loss and claimed no income for that year. He was then allowed to apply the loss to his 2004 and

2005 income tax returns and obtain a refund for taxes paid in those years, but that money only applies to his personal amount.

McCaw began the af-ternoon proceedings in Estevan provincial court with a message presiding Judge Karl Bazin didn’t fully understand. When he asked McCaw to clarify, the accused requested he bring someone into the court with authority who understands him. Bazin warned McCaw about cit-ing him with contempt if he continued.

After a brief adjourn-ment, the Crown carried on with its argument.

In 2004 and 2005, Mc-Caw fi led T-1 forms show-ing regular employment income with Jake’s Oilfi eld Construction. In 2006, the T-1 he fi led showed he re-

ceived only $20,000 of in-come from Jake’s Oilfi eld, which was significantly less than in previous years, said the Crown. That only included the months from January to March. In 2007, his T-1 showed an $84,000 loss and no income. That loss he carried back to obtain refunds in 2004 and 2005, while in 2008, he fi led a T-1 return showing an income of one dollar.

The returns were fi led from H&R Block, and the Crown noted the accoun-tants fi led those tax forms under the specifi c direction of McCaw.

The Crown said one accountant testified, “he would have advised Mc-Caw that the amount he received from the corpora-tion was income to him and therefore should have been claimed on the return.”

The Crown said fur-ther that McCaw gave instructions to other ac-countants on how to file his papers.

“(One woman) testi-fied that she specifically asked McCaw if he was claiming amounts as in-come on his T-1 return, and he indicated he did not have to,” said the Crown.

The Crown said Mc-Caw was receiving income from 2004 to 2008 and took steps to hide it. For the 2006 taxation year, evidence showed that Mc-Caw received $284,484 in income. The Crown noted that since the McCaw was charged, he has filed a notice of assessment and is seeking further refunds from the CRA.

In 2006, McCaw re-ceived $100,000 in the form of a credit in a share-

holder loan account, added the Crown. On April 2, 2007 he cashed a cheque and deposited that money.

He received $139, 410 in 2007 and in 2008, he received $124,150 in in-come, said the Crown.

The position McCaw has taken in his defence has been ruled against many times by courts across the country, added the Crown. She pointed to one case that sums up the court’s position of the natural-person theory that McCaw espouses.

“Not only does it not bear any legal logic, but it also fails to accord with common sense. It is a failed attempt at word magic and has no validity,” the Crown said.

McCaw said he agreed with natural person fi nd-ings and that his name

is just a title and is not a man. McCaw added that he wished to see the contracts between himself and the CRA worker, along with contracts between himself and the head of the CRA, and the CRA worker and the owner of the CRA. Bazin told him no contracts were filed into evidence and probably don’t exist.

“If they don’t exist then he has no right to be an informant and bring it up in court,” said McCaw regarding any testimony the CRA worker may have provided during the trial.

McCaw added if the contracts don’t exist, or can’t be presented in court, he would ask for a dismiss-al of the charges against him.

Bazin took that into consideration and reserved his decision until April 22.

Case argued for tax evasion of $100k

The Estevan Board of Police Commissioners welcomed its two new in-stallations at their Feb. 12 meeting at City Hall.

Lyle Yanish and Car-mella Mack both sat in on their first meeting as the two new community mem-bers on the board.

Yanish is an Estevan native and a salesman at McComb Automotive.

He said when speak-

ing with friends, they told him he should step forward and see what sitting on the

board would be like. He said he just wanted to help the city be a better place.

“It’s a whole new learning experience for me, something I’ve never done before. It’s branching out more or less to fi nd my niche,” said Yanish.

With the Feb. 12 meet-ing acting as a bit of an ini-tiation for the newcomers, Yanish said it was nice to sit down and get a good look

at what he will be a part of.“You don’t realize the

ins and outs of everything. When you’re on the outside you don’t see what goes on, so it’s a neat thing to learn,” he said. “It’s kind of an information overload, but it looks promising to what is going to be up and coming.”

Yanish said sitting on the board is something anyone can volunteer to

do, and said it’s a valuable experience for anyone.

“None of the stuff gets done if you don’t volun-teer.”

He wants to get a good look at how the police service is run in the com-munity.

“Everybody always says they’re never doing anything, but if you’re not in there and hearing the things, then I guess you

don’t know. The worst thing is nobody ever asks. Then you’ll never learn.”

He is now receiving e-mails about the Estevan Police Service goings-on and he is becoming more aware of how busy the police are in the city.

“You don’t know half the stuff,” Yanish said about what goes on in the city.

Mack was unavailable for comment.

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The Woodlawn Re-gional Park is turning to the public at large to help them create a new logo.

The contest, which kicked off on Monday, asks people to submit their ideas, with the winner earning a prize package valued at $1,200.

Along with having their design featured at the park, the fi rst place fi nisher will receive a new bike from JL’s Bike & Skate, a $250 gift certifi cate at XSIV, a $250 gift certifi cate at Audio Video Unlimted along with one week free camping, seasonal

park pass and Woodlawn merchandise. There will also be prizes for second and third place.

“Woodlawn has been an integral part of the com-munity for over 50 years now and while the park has transformed over the years, its branding has not,” said park manager Nathan Puf-falt. “This won’t simply be a new logo, it will be the centrepiece for years to come which will help remind the community what Woodlawn and the rest of the southeast overcame by working to-gether. Best of all it will be

the design of someone in the community who will always be able to look back and say that’s my logo.”

The logo must represent Woodlawn and Boundary Dam, have the letters “Wood-lawn Regional Park,” have an appealing colour scheme and finally be unique and creative.

The new logo will be unveiled at the joint grand re-Opening of Woodlawn Re-gional Park and the TS&M Estevan Woodlawn Golf Course, which is scheduled for June 1 at Woodlawn Regional Park. The event

will showcase the park, golf course and the Woodlawn Athletic Park with bands, fi reworks and activities for all ages to ring in summer.

In line with the recent signage audit completed by the Estevan Chamber of Commerce for the City of Estevan, Woodlawn will upgrade all of its signs to facilitate easier navigation by the community and tourists.

All ages are welcome to send designs to manager@woodlawnregionalpark.com or drop it off at the RM of Es-tevan Offi ce, 322 4th Street. The deadline is March 31.

Woodlawn launches logo contest

With Canadian Agri-cultural Safety Week just around the corner, a num-ber of groups are asking farmers to plan for safety.

In March the Cana-dian Agricultural Safety Association, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, and exclusive corporate sponsor Farm Credit Can-ada are reminding farmers to get with the plan

Ag Safety Week is an annual public education campaign focusing on the importance of practising safe agriculture. In 2013, organizers want to inspire farmers to develop their own written health and safety plans by hearing about the struggles, and successes of other Cana-dian farmers.

“It’s not just about connecting the dots. It’s not even just about man-aging business risks or becoming a preferred em-ployer, although those are all great benefi ts of safety planning,” said Marcel Hacault, executive direc-tor of CASA. “It’s about making a commitment to safety. That’s why it’s important for farmers to hear from other producers that have faced injuries, or achieved success with their own safety planning, because producers can learn from one another and motivate each other in the process.”

“As a farmer myself, I can vouch for the impor-tance of on-farm safety. It makes good business sense, but it’s also a re-sponsibility we have to ourselves, our families and employees. We encourage all farmers to develop a safety plan and to take advantage of the resources available through CASA, including the FarmSafe Forums,” said CFA presi-dent Ron Bonnett.

“With an industry that’s growing, there’s even more need to en-sure safety in our busi-ness practices,” said Remi Lemoine, vice-president and COO at FCC. “We’re commit ted to helping

Canadian producers stay safe at work, and encour-age thoughtful planning

through written health and safety plans. This year’s Canadian Agricultural

Safety Week is a great forum to be inspired, and make safety a priority.”

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week takes place every year during the third

week of March. This year, CASW runs from March 10 to 16, 2013.

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At this time of year in-vestors think about taxes so it’s not surprising to see several fl ow-through share offerings on the market. Flow-through shares are one of the last legitimate tax-assisted investment vehicles available to Canadians that can help save or defer taxes.

Flow-through shares were originally designed to expand Canada’s natural resources sector. Canadian resource companies in the mining, oil and gas, and renewable energy and en-ergy conservation sectors can raise capital through fl ow-through share offerings and use the proceeds to fi nance exploration and development activities.

The concept is fairly straightforward. Early-stage Canadian resource compa-nies can fully deduct certain exploration expenses, which transfer or “flow through” to their investors who then

use these special deductions against their own income. The deductibility can be up to 100 per cent of the amount invested.

Investors gain an im-mediate tax deduction in the year they invest in fl ow-through shares. This reduces income taxes and, when the investor eventually sells the position, any gains are capital gains and taxed more favorably than income. If the investor has capital losses from previous years, they can be used to offset or eliminate the gains on the disposition.

There are many fl ow-through share offerings and choosing can be time con-suming. One of the simplest methods of gaining exposure is to invest in a fl ow-through limited partnership (FTLP), a portfolio of fl ow-through shares actively managed by professionals. Administra-tion is simplified and the diversifi cation provided by an FTLP spreads the risks.

It’s best to purchase

FTLPs early in the year. The better FTLPs open for purchase early in the year as it improves the probability of allocating 100 per cent of investors’ funds to qual-ity resource issuers. The investor who waits increases the chance of purchasing a product that went to market based on investor demand but contains lower quality fl ow-through issuers.

FTLPs that open for purchase later may also fi nd there are not enough fl ow-through issues to place 100 per cent of investors’ funds. If all of the investors’ capi-

tal cannot be placed, they won’t get a tax deduction on 100 per cent of their initial investment and the intended purpose of the fl ow-through investment will not be met.

Flow-through investing is most benefi cial for high-income earners who are tax-able at the highest marginal tax rate, or those who expect to be taxable at lower rates in the future. Recipients of large taxable lump sums, such as an inheritance, can use the FTLP to shelter the payment from taxes.

Retired seniors whose income is above the old age

security clawback threshold may be able to use flow-through investing to reduce taxable income and maxi-mize OAS benefits. How-ever, there is risk and seniors should very carefully weigh the suitability of these invest-ments relative to their partic-ular personal circumstances.

Investing in the resource and development sector in-volves risk and anyone con-templating flow-through shares, whatever their tax situation, should be risk tol-erant. Many of the compa-nies will be small cap with low market liquidity and

no history of earnings. If a company fails in its goals, there is a potential for losses to outweigh tax savings. Be sure you fully understand the associated risks before embarking on this kind of investing.

Kim Inglis, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP is an investment advisor and portfolio man-ager with Canaccord Wealth Management, a division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., member - Canadian Investor Protection Fund. www.reyn-oldsinglis.ca. The views in this column are solely those of the author.

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Saskatchewan and around the world will be spending Lent contemplating who will be the future pope, after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation Feb. 11 from his post as leader of the largest reli-gious sect in the world.

Benedict, 85, surprised

even those close to him in the Vatican when he de-cided to resign because he no longer feels he has the strength to fulfi l his duties, due to his advanced age.

Benedict is the first pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII, who stepped down nearly 600 years ago in 1415 in a deal to end the Great Western Schism among those pushing for the papacy.

“It really takes a fair bit of humility to surrender

what is a position of won-derful power - to say maybe there is someone else that will do a better job as he becomes diminished and is not able to carry on,” said Vicar Rev. Lorne Crozon, of Holy Rosary Cathedral in Regina.

Father Jose Periyilk-atte of Little Flower Parish in Regina agrees that it was wise for Benedict to step down.

“Maybe coming popes will follow the same path, when they cannot carry out their duties they will resign,” he said.

The resignation leaves the Catholic Church at a crossroads, with the new pope having a strong impact on the future of the church.

Periyilkatte sees the new pope stepping into a challenging position, espe-

cially regarding the topics of gay marriage and ordina-tion of women.

“Pope Benedict was too conservative, always holding onto the traditions. The times are changing,” he said.

Based more on tradi-tion than theology, Crozon says all the church can do is talk about these controver-sial issues.

“There has always been an intellectual tradi-tion in the church where we feel we should be able to talk about those kinds of things. But, unfortunately, I am not altogether sure we can do more than talk right now from the church’s per-spective,” said Crozon who spent a number of years in Estevan at St. John’s the Baptist Church.

Among the reported

leading candidates for the papacy are Canadian Car-dinal Marc Ouellet, 68, and two African cardinals, Peter Turkson, 64, from Ghana and Francis Arinze, 80, of Nigeria.

“At this point there is only speculation of who the next pope will be and really, I am far enough from that situation that I don’t know who the front runners are,” Crozon said.

He sees Africa, Asia and Latin America as places of growth for the church and thinks “an African would serve the church very well,” but he isn’t sure if the church is ready for an African pope.

“It’s an enormous step to move from white domi-nated, western European individuals to someone who would be from a considered

Third-World or develop-ing country. But I think, certainly, when you see the growth in Africa, and the strength of the church in Latin America, it would be an obvious choice.”

Crozon sees Africa as a mosaic of cultures and soci-eties and would bring a new perspective to the church.

“You have places in Africa where you are deal-ing with people from ani-mist traditions, and Muslim traditions and other reli-gious denominations and there would be a real sense of what it means to be church.”

The conclave of about 120 Cardinals is expected to gather in the Sistine Chapel in mid-March to begin vot-ing for the next pope, with an announcement expected before Easter.

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Keeping the creative juices fl owing and exercis-ing their imaginations, a number of students enjoyed the art camps held in Es-tevan during the February break.

Spread out between the Nicholson Centre and the art project room, 56 children took part in a three-day art camp from Feb. 19 to 21. Linda Gudmundson was in charge of the event, organized by the Estevan Arts Council for the fi fth year, which so far has been their largest.

Organizers set up four age categories between six and 13 for the stations and each of those was run by

an instructor and a teenage helper. There was a new slate of lessons each day as the participants moved from one station to the next after completing their task.

“In the morning we did all arts and crafts, sculpture, acrylic painting, there was some beading and some silk screening, which was new,” said Gudmundson.

The mornings were set aside for arts and crafts, but afterward each student had lunch provided by Spectra Place before heading to the pool for an afternoon swim.

“The kids were great. They’re well behaved. They just love doing art, and they can’t wait to go swimming,”

said Gudmundson. “They have a full enthusiasm for this, so it goes really well. All of us parents are looking for something for them to do that is healthy and active during their break. This is perfect. They get two hours everyday in the pool, plus they get to be creative all morning.”

The art camps have become popular getaways for young people in Estevan since they started, and inter-est in the program continues to grow.

“It’s high in demand, and we try to accept as many kids as we can,” noted Gudmundson. “The Este-van Arts Council largely

funds it, along with a City of Estevan grant as well.”

With a greater number of participants this time around, it made for a bit more of a challenge in orga-nizing all the students and keeping everyone on task, said Gudmundson.

“Once we get a handle on it, it’s fi ne. You have to run some pretty strict rules though.”

Nothing has yet been confi rmed, but she said the arts council may also or-ganize a similar camp dur-ing the Easter break. Gud-mundson said that camp is dependent on how many instructors they can get to fi ll the needed roles.

Art camps introduce kids to various media

Instructor Astrid Phillips gets some of the students

prepared for one of the art stations during the

Estevan Arts Council’s art camps during the school

break last week.

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The Estevan Police Service was called on to handle a number of domes-tic disturbances over the weekend.

Sunday night the EPS received a call regarding a domestic violence com-plaint in the city’s north end. The matter is still under investigation.

A second domestic violence call came after an

incident in the central part of Estevan. Offi cers were able to diffuse the situation and no charges were laid.

The EPS also respond-ed to an accident Sunday on Kensington Avenue after a vehicle made a left hand turn in front of a southbound vehicle which led to a col-lision. No injuries were re-ported, but the vehicles did suffer extensive damage and

had to be towed away. Saturday brought an-

other accident to the atten-tion of police. One vehicle had to be towed from the accident which occurred on the 400 block of King Street.

On Friday, offi cers an-swered another domestic violence complaint in cen-tral Estevan and were again able to resolve the matter.

Earlier in the week offi -

cers were alerted to the theft of fuel from a city gas sta-tion. The incident remains under investigation.

Two men were arrested after they were found to be in possession of marijuana during a traffi c stop. Over 20 grams of the drug were taken from the men who were aged 29 and 32. They are scheduled to be in court on March 25.

During Monday’s day shift, offi cers were called to a residence in northeast Estevan to deal with another domestic dispute. After in-vestigation, a 25-year-old male was arrested for mis-chief after the window in a vehicle was broken. He is due in court March 1.

A report of vandalism to a vehicle in the parking lot of a north Estevan school

was received and remains under investigation. The vehicle suffered minimal damage.

Offi cers also conducted a number of traffic stops which led to Traffi c Safety Act charges such as operat-ing an unregistered vehicle and disobeying a red light. The public is reminded to anticipate and obey all traf-fi c signals.

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All the Estevan Apex Bruins can do now is wait to see who their fi rst-round opponent will be.

The midget AA team wrapped up the South Sas-katchewan Minor Hockey League regular season on the weekend, dumping the Prairie Storm 6-2 in White City on Friday, and tying the Regina Capitals 2-2 in Regina on Sunday.

The Bruins (17-10-7) sat in a three-way tie for fi fth pending other results on Sunday, with a chance to fi nish anywhere from fi fth to seventh place.

Estevan is tied with Swift Current (17-9-7) and Weyburn (18-9-5).

Swift Current has one game left, against the sec-ond-place Notre Dame ban-tam Hounds.

The result of Weyburn’s game against the Regina Wild on Sunday was not available at press time. Their last game was to be played last night against last-place Lumsden.

If all three teams remain tied, the Apex Bruins will take fi fth place based on the fi rst tiebreaker, which is total points earned among games against the other tied teams. In that case, they would play Moose Jaw (20-10-4)

If Weyburn defeats Lumsden and Swift Current loses to the bantam Hounds, which appears to be the most likely scenario, the Bruins will finish sixth based on having the better record

head-to-head against Swift Current.

In this situation, the Bruins would play the Re-gina Flames (21-9-4).

In game action, the Bru-ins got goals from Jolan Lin-gelbach and Jason Hengen on Sunday to earn a draw against the Capitals.

Regina scored first, with Brayden Larkin stak-ing them to an early lead less than 13 minutes in.

Lingelbach would tie it for the Bruins with 28 sec-onds left in the period.

But the Capitals took back the lead in the second period, courtesy of a Joshua Taylor goal at 8:22.

The hosts held onto the lead until late in the third period, when Hengen scored a clutch goal with 1:19 remaining to give the Bruins a point and a chance at finishing higher in the standings.

Steven Henderson, Ty-son Price and Tanner Jeannot each had one assist for the Bruins.

On Friday, meanwhile, the Bruins erased a one-goal defi cit in the second period with fi ve unanswered goals against the Storm.

Kyle Salaway scored the lone goal of the opening frame, coming fi ve minutes into the game.

Garrett Schmidt tied the game for the Storm at 6:13 of the second, and Lucas Nagel put the hosts on top only 81 seconds later.

But the Bruins’ special

teams roared into overdrive in engineering a comeback.

At 8:40, barely a min-ute after the Storm took the lead, Kaelan Holt scored a shorthanded goal to even the game 2-2.

The Bruins got another shorthanded marker only 10 seconds later from Tanner Jeannot to take the lead.

Lingelbach added a power play tally at 14:37 to close out the scoring for the second period and put Estevan on top 4-2.

Marc Shaw extended the lead to three goals at 3:20 of the third, and Preston Hutt scored barely three minutes later on a penalty shot.

As long as the CanEl-son Drilling Estevan Bru-ins could avoid one out-come, the race for home ice in the Sherwood Con-ference survivor series would go down to last night’s fi nal games.

But a 4-3 road loss to the Weyburn Red Wings on Saturday, combined with the Kindersley Klippers’ 3-2 shootout win over the Nipawin Hawks, clinched fourth place for the Klip-pers.

The Bruins had de-feated Weyburn 3-2 at Spectra Place on Friday.

The Klippers-Bruins series begins on Saturday and Sunday with the fi rst two games in Kindersley.

I t swings back to Spectra Place on March 5 and, if necessary, March 6, for Game 3 and Game 4, and, if necessary, Game 5 will go March 7 in Kinder-sley.

All games begin at 7:30 p.m., except for Game 2 on Sunday, which starts at 6 p.m.

Meanwhile, on Satur-day in Weyburn, the Wings took a 4-1 lead early in the third period and the Bruins couldn’t make up the defi cit.

Josh Lees opened the scoring for the Red Wings at 5:25 at the first, but Leighton McLachlan re-

plied barely two minutes later to tie the game.

Ryan Ostertag then gave Weyburn a 2-1 lead with a goal at 11:29.

Austin Roesslein net-ted the only goal of the second period for Weyburn at the 14:55 mark.

The Wings took a stranglehold on the game early in the third, when Thomas Carleton scored at 2:21 to make it 4-1.

Estevan did make a comeback bid, with Tanner Froese scoring their sec-ond goal midway through the period.

Cole Olson got them within a goal six min-utes later, but it was not enough.

“Obviously i t was (Weyburn’s) last game of the year and they want to come out and do their best. Their 20-year-olds are go-ing to be motivated. I still think we had good jump in that game,” said Bruins head coach Keith Cassidy.

Backup goalie Ty-ler Ross, who rejoined the Bruins on Friday af-ter spending some time with them in 2011-12, started the game. He had not played any high-level hockey this season.

“I think he’d tell you he’d like to have a couple of them back, but he also made some incredible

saves. On balance, I think he did pretty well for his fi rst game back,” Cassidy said.

Defenceman Tyler Kauk and forwards Hudson Morrison, Darcy DeRoose and Brett Dumaine all sat out on Saturday.

On Friday, Tyler Pa-slawski scored the game-winner at 2:23 of the third.

“That line had a great night. They just cycled the puck, wore the D down and took it to the front

of the net and they were rewarded with a good, hard-working goal,” said Cassidy.

Weyburn’s Ty McLean scored the only goal of the fi rst period at 13:26 on a power play, and Ostertag put the Wings ahead 2-0 less than two minutes into the second.

Wyatt Garagan got the Bruins on the board four minutes into the frame, roofi ng a shot over goalie J.P. Boucher on a break-

away after taking a stretch pass from Nick Egan.

Dylan Smith tied the game at the 14:22 mark, putting in a rebound on a power play.

With the Bruins not getting home-ice advan-tage against the Klippers, Cassidy said his team needs to hit the reset but-ton and not worry about playing on the road.

“It’s a whole new sea-son, right? Everything’s reset to zero and regardless

of whether we’re at home or on the road, if we’re go-ing make it, we’re going to have to learn to play on the road anyway.

“One of our keys is getting off to a quick start. Our record’s pretty good when we get on the board fi rst,” he added. “If we can be fast in our own end, we generally have success. We’ll be harping on that. We’ve had better success lately putting the puck in the net (too).”

SOUNDING OFF

“It’s a whole new season, right? Everything’s reset to zero and

regardless of whether we’re at home or on the road, if we’re going

make it, we’re going to have to learn to play on the road anyway.” — Bruins head coach Keith Cassidy on losing home ice for the survivor series against

Kindersley.

“He’s going to have his fifth fight. I think you’re going to see a dif-

ferent Felix. You’ll see the experience he has, he’ll come into the

cage and be more relaxed.” — Hard Knocks owner Ari Taub on what he expects from Estevan’s Felix Jimenez at

Hard Knocks 31 on Saturday.

Bruins locked into fi fth place in southLoss to Weyburn Saturday ends bid for home ice

Apex Bruins end regular season on high note

Estevan Bruins right winger Dylan Smith tries to lift the puck over Weyburn Red Wings goalie J.P. Boucher

during Friday’s 3-2 win over the Wings. Smith did not score on the play.

Apex Bruins forward Kyle Salaway positions himself in front of the net during a

recent game. (File Photo)

Just Watch MePeewee AA Bruins forward Cole Fonstad attempts to get around Weyburn defenceman Luke Arndt during a

3-2 loss on Monday at Spectra Place. See story on B3.

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Hard Knocks 31 will feature more local fi ghters than ever before.

The Hard Knocks Fighting Championship card, set for Saturday at Spectra Place, will see nine Estevan fighters enter the octagon, fi ve of them for the fi rst time.

Of the eight, only Felix Jimenez, Greg Alberts, Josh Heinz and Mike Geib have fought for Hard Knocks before.

Jimenez (2-2) and Geib (0-3) have each fought sev-eral times at home, while Alberts (1-0) and Heinz (1-0) both won their debuts in Prince Albert last July.

The other locals taking part are Eric Gedak, Jordan Jones, Mike Keating, Tyler Traub and Travis Heibert.

There are 17 fi ghts list-ed on the card, although that may drop to 15, as two fi ght-ers are without opponents.

“I think it’s great to have guys from Estevan and Saskatchewan on the card. I think what happens when Hard Knocks comes into a city is we develop the sport of MMA in that city. I think that’s what we’re seeing,” said Hard Knocks owner Ari Taub.

“(Jimenez) is going to have his fi fth fi ght. I think you’re going to see a differ-ent Felix. You’ll see the ex-perience he has, he’ll come into the cage and be more

relaxed. It’s no surprise to me that there are more Este-van guys on the card.”

Jimenez, looking for his third straight win, will take on Leeroy Johnson (2-0) of London, Ont., in a heavy-weight bout.

Geib will face Jones in the only all-Estevan fi ght, while Alberts faces Danny Mayham of The Pas, Heinz fi ghts former Estevan Bruin Lee Ruff of Brandon, Heib-ert goes up against Zach-ary Atkinson of Winnipeg, Traub takes on Jordy Cor-reia of Thompson, Keating faces Ryan Moore of Biggar, and Gedak squares off with Jimbo McLeod of Stanley Mission.

“I think a lot of the other guys, they’re the example of Hard Knocks driving devel-opment of the sport. They’re all training and getting more experience. If you talk to the fans in Calgary, they go, ‘We’ve been coming for four years, and we’ve seen these guys for four years and you see the difference in the quality of the fi ghts,’” Taub said. “The exact same thing is going to happen in Este-van … the actual events are like carrots for the fi ghters, like a yardstick.”

Devon Smith (5-1) makes his return to Estevan, nine months after defeating local fi ghter Derek Daku at Hard Knocks 24 in June in a heavyweight title fi ght.

Smith, from La Ronge, has slimmed down and will be fi ghting Kevin Legasse (3-1) of Medicine Hat for the 205-pound belt.

“Devon’s been a great fighter for Hard Knocks and the Estevan guys have not seen him at 205, only at heavyweight. He looked good at 205 in Prince Albert and I think he’s only going to get better,” said Taub.

The co-main event will feature another title fight, with Winnipeg’s David Swanson (3-1) facing Red Deer’s Chris Chapman (4-1) at 155 pounds.

“The Estevan guys have seen Swanson. He’s a red-haired guy with red shorts. Chapman has fought for us in other cities and he’s had a couple of pretty big knockouts,” said Taub.

Plethora of locals to fi ght in HK 31 card

The Estevan TS&M Bruins were in for a stiff challenge, and it proved to be too much for them.

The bantam AA squad was swept out of the fi rst round of the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League playoffs by the fi rst-place Regina Pat Blues.

Regina defeated Es-tevan 6-1 on Friday in the Queen City, and blanked them 4-0 at the Civic Au-

ditorium on Sunday to win the best-of-three series.

The Pat Blues posted a 22-4-1 record in the regular season, with the Bruins fi nishing eighth at 9-15-3.

The Bruins now drop down to the consolation playoffs. Their opponents in the fi rst round had not been determined at press time.

On Friday, the Pat Blues took a 3-0 lead after

two periods and buried three more in the third to put the game away.

K e e l a n S a w o r s k i opened the scoring 55 sec-onds in, and Chaseton Sare made it 2-0 at 8:21.

Sare also scored the only goal of the second period, coming at the 2:37 mark.

The Pat Blues quickly made sure the game was out of reach in the third, with

Riley Woods making it 4-0 only 31 seconds in, and Eric Arsenault adding another marker 63 seconds later.

Saworski’s second of the game at the six-minute mark made it 6-0.

J.J. Holma got the Bru-ins’ only goal with 3:52 left in regulation. Brayden Pachal drew the only assist.

Scorers from Sunday’s game were not available at press time.

TS&M Bruins fall to Pat Blues

Joshua Skjonsby of the TS&M Bruins carries the puck

up ice during Sunday’s 4-0 playoff loss to the Regina

Pat Blues.

Both Felix Jimenez, left, and Devon Smith are back to fi ght at Hard Knocks 31 at

Spectra Place on Saturday. (File Photo)

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It was a tough week for the Estevan Century 21 Bru-ins, as the bantam A team lost three of its four games.

The Bruins (14-7-2) began the week on Jan. 19 by losing 1-0 to the Regina Penguins. The game’s only goal was scored on a two-man advantage, courtesy of Nolen Mitchell in the fi rst period.

The Bruins then played three games in three days on the weekend.

On Friday, they de-feated Indian Head 9-6 at the Civic Auditorium.

Estevan took a 5-2 lead after the fi rst period, but the visitors didn’t go away.

Indian Head scored fi rst on a Mathew Summers goal at 2:11.

The Bruins struck back with two goals in a span of 1:32, courtesy of Hunter Piche and Kyle Hertes.

Indian Head tied it up only 35 seconds after Hertes’ goal, thanks to a tally by Evan Sebastian.

Cole Fonstad, who was playing as an affi liated player, scored twice less

than three minutes apart to put the Bruins back on top, and Brady Long made it 5-2 with 8:25 to play.

Mitchell Summers scored twice in the fi rst half of the second period to get Indian Head within a goal, but Fonstad scored again with three minutes left in the period to put the Bruins on top 6-4 after two.

Fonstad scored his fourth of the night six minutes into the third, and Colein Poole added a goal 34 seconds later to give the Bruins a comfortable four-goal lead.

Sebastian found the back of the net for Indian Head eight minutes in, but Prestin Bergen countered for Estevan at 10:39 to make it 9-5.

Mitchell Summers completed a hat trick 72 seconds later to close out the scoring.

On Saturday, the Bru-ins visited the Regina Ducks and went down to defeat 5-2.

The Ducks got all the scoring they would need in

the fi rst period, taking a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes.

Jimmy Smith drew fi rst blood fi ve minutes in.

Cody Ross made it 2-0 at 12:46, and Smith’s second of the game came fi ve minutes later.

The Bruins made a comeback attempt early in the second period with two power play goals.

Preston Brodziak got them on the board at the 4:40 mark, and Long scored less than three minutes later, at 7:19.

But the Ducks got those goals back before the end of the buzzer.

Tyler Groff put the hosts ahead 4-2 at the 13-minute mark on a power play, and Austin Faubert added another tally less than four minutes later.

There was no scoring in the third period.

On Sunday, a late comeback bid fell short as the Bruins lost 5-4 to the Regina Blues at Spectra Place.

Poole scored fi rst for the Bruins at 4:34 of the

opening period.Jacob Elik tied it for the

Blues seven minutes later, and Hamza Bare gave them the lead with 18 seconds left in the period.

The Blues picked up where they left off in the second, with three goals in the fi rst six minutes.

Elik’s second of the game came 61 seconds in, and Luis Howell put the Blues up 4-1 at 4:21. Owen Nowlan added to the lead 59 seconds later.

Despite being down 5-1, the Bruins made a concerted push to get back in the game.

Bergen scored at 7:29, barely two minutes after the Nowlan goal, and he added

another at 17:12 to make it 5-3 after 40 minutes.

Hunter Piche drew the Bruins within a goal at 11:06 of the third, but that was as close as they would get.

The Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins had several golden opportunities to score in the third period, but gave up the game-winner instead in a 3-2 loss to the Weyburn Youngfellows on Monday at Spectra Place.

The peewee AA Bru-ins dominated the first 10 minutes of the third before Weyburn’s Kade Eger scored his second of the game at 10:19 on a shot from point blank range.

The game began well for the Bruins though, as they took a 2-0 lead after the fi rst period.

Ryder Pierson tapped in a rebound at 6:32 to get them on the board.

Less than four minutes later, at 10:19, Hayden Cut-ler fi nished off a cross-slot feed from Cole Fonstad on a power play.

Weyburn fought back in the second period, beginning with Eger’s goal at the 5:39 mark on a scramble in front of the net.

Adam Herold tied the game three minutes later, at 8:51, on a similar play.

In the third, the Bru-ins came out flying and swarmed the offensive zone,

but couldn’t put the puck in the net. They came closest at 5:50 when several players were hacking at a loose puck in the crease when the net was pushed off.

After Eger’s goal, the Bruins had one last chance with about 15 seconds left when a breakaway pass for Colton Schell hopped over his stick at the blue line.

The Bruins (7-11-2)

would have jumped into third place in the South Sas-katchewan Minor Hockey League with a win on Mon-day, but instead they fi nish in fi fth place.

That pits them against the fourth-place Swift Cur-rent Broncos in the first round of the playoffs. Dates for the series had not been determined as of press time.

Peewee AAs fail to capitalize on chancesAlameda native Trent

Whitfi eld hit a major mile-stone recently.

The 35-year-old Provi-dence Bruins centre suited up for his 1,000th career professional game on Feb. 12, when the AHL’s Bru-ins played the Manchester Monarchs. Whitfi eld marked the occasion with a shootout goal in a 5-4 win.

Of Whitfield’s 1,000 pro games, 194 came in the NHL with the Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston

Bruins.The other 806 came in

the AHL with the Portland Pirates, Peoria Rivermen and now Providence.

Along with his 11 goals and 29 points in the NHL, Whitfield — who played junior hockey with the Spokane Chiefs — has amassed a successful AHL career, playing in two All-Star Games.

His best season came in 2006-07, when he piled up 33 goals and 78 points with Peoria.

Whitfi eld hits

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Bantam A Bruins forward Colein Poole tries to get around a Regina Blues player

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The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League an-nounced five of its major award winners on Fri-day, with the other still to come.

Melville Millionaires goalie Alex Wakaluk was named most valuable play-er, while teammate Ian

McNulty took home the player of the year award.

Flin Flon Bombers rearguard Josh Roach re-ceived the defenceman of the year honour, and team-mate Brett Boehm was named rookie of the year.

Humboldt Broncos netminder Matt Hrynkiw

was crowned goaltender of the year.

Wakaluk, 19, back-stopped the Mils to a sec-ond-place finish and ap-peared in 46 of 54 games.

The Bellevue, Alta., native posted a 2.32 goals-against average, third in the league among goalies

with a minimum of 1,020 minutes played, and a .930 save percentage, which ranked second.

The only man with better numbers on both counts was Hrynkiw, who recorded a 1.85 goals-against av-erage and a .939 save percentage to lead the SJHL.

Hrynkiw, from Saskatoon, appeared in 39 games for the first-place Broncos in his 20-year-old sea-son.

McNulty, 20, won the SJHL scoring title with 27 goals and 69 points in 49 games, beating out team-mate Russell Trudeau by one point.

The Airdrie, Alta., native was second in scor-ing one year ago with 86 points.

Roach, 20, was dealt to Flin Flon from Hum-boldt last spring as the player to be named later in a trade that sent left

winger Andrew Johnston to the Broncos in 2011.

Roach did not disap-

poin t , finish-ing eighth in league scor-ing and blowing away the competition from other defencemen, with 13 goals and 54 points for the third-place Bombers entering last night’s final game.

Boehm, meanwhile, came to the Bombers with plenty of fanfare after leading the Saskatche-wan Midget AAA Hockey League in scoring. The

18-year-old Martensville product piled up 24 goals and 51 points entering last night’s season finale against Melfort.

The league’s coach of the year has yet

to be announced. The finalists are

H u m b o l d t ’ s Dean Brock-man, Yorkton’s Trent Cassan,

N i p a w i n ’ s D oug J ohns on ,

Notre Dame’s Kev-in White and Battle-

fords’ Kevin Hasselberg. The award is voted on by league media.

In other SJHL news, Bob Beatty stepped down as head coach and general manager of the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Monday to join the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the British Co-lumbia Hockey League. Beatty spent nine years with the Wolves and led them to back- to-back SJHL titles in 2010 and 2011.

The Estevan Sharks water polo club sent three teams to Regina on the Feb. 16 weekend for Pro-vincial League fi nals.

The Sharks’ bantam boys played as part of a combined Estevan-Wey-burn team and took home the gold medal, defeating Regina 8-6 in the fi nal.

The Sharks’ bantam girls played a hard-fought fi nal against Regina, los-ing 4-3 in overtime to take silver.

The atom Sharks also earned silver, losing 9-6 to Regina in their fi nal.

SJHL announces fi ve major award winners

Sharks send teams to

Regina tournament

The Estevan Sharks’ atom water polo team earned

silver at the Provincial League fi nals in Regina on

the Feb. 16 weekend. Back row, left to right: Mona

Hack, Joelle Burlock (coaches). Front row: Logan

Marshall, Taeghen Hack, Emily Marshall, Alia Burlock.

(Submitted Photo)

Fighting for FundsGrade 3 students Jesse Toombs, left, and Chaise Alexander will perform a jiu jitsu

demonstration at Hard Knocks 31 on Saturday to help raise money for a new play

structure at Pleasantdale School, as the existing one will be torn down in June.

Toombs and Alexander have been training in the youth jiu jitsu program at Este-

van Combat Sports and Fitness. At Hard Knocks 16 in Oct. 2011, a table auction

was held and Independent Pump donated $6,500 to the program.

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The Estevan Gem Well Bruins won their division at the Squirt International Hockey Tournament in Far-go, N.D., on the weekend.

The atom AA team posted a 3-1 record in the round-robin before win-

ning the Emerald Division championship game 5-0 over Arapahoe Navy-Shay.

The Bruins began the tournament with their only loss, falling 7-3 to the Nashville Jr. Predators.

They rebounded with

a 6-1 win over the Wayzata Blues.

The Bruins then closed out the round-robin with matching 7-0 shutouts over the Forest Lake Rang-ers and the Grand Forks Crunch.

The Estevan Chargers’ provincial team won the opener of their second-round female bantam A series on Sunday.

The Chargers, who are comprised of players from the Estevan Power Dodge Chargers and the Estevan Dayman Trucking Bulldogs, edged the Regina Riot 3-2.

Kailey McLellan, Megan LeBlanc and Hannah Bat-tersby scored for the Chargers.

Game 2 of the two-game, total goal series is Sunday in Regina, with the series winner playing either Swift Cur-rent or Saskatoon.

“Freedom begins be-tween the ears,” Ameri-can author Edward Abbey once said.

(I know, it’s lame to begin anything with a quote, but it was just per-fect.)

The Estevan Bruins have had a regular season to forget. Instead of lock-ing down a top three spot in the Sherwood Confer-ence, as they were expect-ed to, they struggled out of the gate, settled into fi fth place and stayed there.

They didn’t have a single player in the top 20 in SJHL scoring, and only Cole Olson fi nished in the top 40 (pending last night’s fi nale against Notre Dame).

They los t four of their six games against the Kindersley Klippers, including al l three in Kindersley.

That venue, which has not given Estevan a win all season, must now yield at least one, maybe two, in a fi ve-game series.

All of this might mat-ter, or maybe it won’t.

It’s all about what happens between the ears.

The Bruins must for-get the regular season,

forget the struggles against the Klippers.

They must approach the post-season as a blank slate, a brand-new op-portunity to prove them-

selves.To prove that they are

the team that went 8-8-2 after bringing back Dylan Smith, not the team that posted a 12-21-2 record before that.

That they’re the team that rolled four solid lines the last two weeks, not the one that fi nished eighth in the SJHL in goals.

That they’re the team that dumped Kindersley 6-3 at home, not the one that lost 6-1 in Kindersley.

Most of all, the Bru-

ins have to put their road woes out of their mind. The Klippers have home-ice advantage. There’s no getting around it.

Estevan must grind out a split in Kindersley to give themselves a shot.

That’s the bottom line.

Contact Josh Lewis at 634-2654 (oops, SaskTel says 306-634-2654) or sports@estevanmercury.ca. Just give Paul Ma-cLean the Jack Adams Trophy already.

The Estevan Blue Rock junior midget Bruins managed one point from their two weekend road games.

The midget team, which is comprised of 15-year-olds, tied the Re-gina Capitals in a high-scoring affair on Saturday and lost 2-1 to the Regina Wild on Sunday.

On Saturday, the Bru-ins led 4-2 after the fi rst period, but couldn’t hang on for the win.

Ryan Smith got Este-van on the board at 4:45, and Dayton Westerman made it 2-0 only 2:19 later.

Bailey Lonsberry put the Bruins on top by three at the nine-minute mark.

The Capitals coun-tered quickly though, with

Tanner Russell scoring at 10:32 and Ryan Uhrich making it 3-2 at 14:10.

Brandon Hutt scored 38 seconds before the buzzer to give the Bruins a two-goal lead at the in-termission.

However, it was all Capitals in the second pe-riod, as they scored three times to take the lead after 40 minutes.

C o l e B e i n g e s s -ner scored at 5:27, and Uhrich’s second of the game came only 55 sec-onds later to tie the game.

Brandon Mason’s goal at 16:42 put the Capitals on top.

Cole Piche drew the Bruins even at 3:27 of the third, and Lonsberry’s sec-ond goal at 12:35 put them

back on top.The 6-5 score held

until late in the third, when Beingessner scored again with 1:28 remaining to tie the game.

On Sunday, mean-while, the Wild got goals from Brett Wendel and Mitchell Braddock to take a 2-0 lead after two pe-riods.

The Bruins’ lone goal was too little, too late, coming from Kyle Seipp with 1:55 left in regulation.

The Bruins were set to visit Weyburn for games on Monday and Tuesday, before returning home this Saturday for their fi nal reg-ular season game against the Regina Wild. Puck drop is 2 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium.

Bruins must start fresh against Klippers

Josh Lewis

Hear Me Out

Junior midget Bruins

tie, lose on the road

Atom AAs go 4-1 in Fargo

Chargers win opener

The Estevan atom AA Bruins won the Emerald Division championship game at

the Squirt International Hockey Tournament in Fargo, N.D., on the weekend. The

Bruins posted a 4-1 record. (Submitted Photo)

Estevan Bruins - Late breaking news on scores,

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Canadian baby boomers have big aspirations for their golden years, but their current lifestyle choices could keep them from making these dreams a reality. The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s 2013 report on the health of Canadians titled Reality Check warns that without immediate action, baby boomers may spend their last years in sickness, disability and immobility.

Although Canadians are living longer, according to Statistics Canada, on average, there’s a 10-year gap between how long we live, and how long we live in health. This gap is mainly due to heart disease, stroke and other chronic conditions.

A new Heart and Stroke Foundation poll found that while almost 80 per cent of Canadian boomers think their doctors would rate them as healthy, their self-reported lifestyle choices show otherwise.

A huge majority of boomers reported not eating enough vegetables and fruit (85 per cent), more than 40 per cent are not getting enough physical activity each week, one in five (21 per cent) smoke, and one in 10 (11 per cent) are heavy drinkers. While the large majority of boomers said they feel stressed at least sometimes, almost 30 per cent flag they are often or always stressed.

Despite these lifestyle habits, more than a quarter of Canadian baby boomers don’t feel concerned about how healthy they will be later in life. And a shocking three-quarters (74 per cent) don’t know that they can reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke by up to 80 per cent with lifestyle modifications.

“The lifestyle choices that Canadian boomers are making directly contribute to living the last 10 years of their lives in sickness. This should cause boomers a lot of concern,” said Heart and Stroke Foundation spokesperson Dr. Beth Abramson. “The good news is that if lifestyle changes are made now, many Canadians can considerably reduce the effects of heart disease and stroke. It is possible for us to take charge of our heart health, reduce hospitalizations and immobility, signifi-cantly improving the quality of our lives.”

Brian Campkin knows first-hand what it feels like to have a close call. Six years ago, at the age of 46, after feeling terrible shortness of breath on the tennis court, Campkin was diagnosed with blocked arteries and underwent life-saving triple bypass surgery.

“I was stopped in my tracks. Literally. I had to face the fact that I wasn’t healthy - and that was a shock, but it really shouldn’t have been,” said Campkin. “I didn’t take care of myself and I was a slave to some of life’s common stressors. I put everything else in my life before my health. I actually set myself on a path to sickness.”

Since then, Campkin has made it his mission to turn his life around. “I’ve taken control of my health and made a lot of healthy choices like changing my diet, so I can have the quality life I want in the future. I’ve lost 20 pounds and feel better than ever,” he added.

Big plans, little action Canadian boomers are planning full lives for their

later years. The survey showed 61 per cent feel the qual-

ity of the time they spend living is more important than the length of time. Half of boomers (54 per cent) want to travel and be active around the house, 38 per cent want to be involved grandparents, 36 per cent want to take up a new hobby and a quarter (27 per cent) would like to winter somewhere warm and sunny.

“We typically think teenagers are the ones who live like they’re invincible, but boomers seem to forget their mortality too,” said David Sculthorpe, CEO, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canada. “In order to take full

advantage of life and make health hast, Canadians need to take action - it’s their time to decide if they’ll grow old with vitality, or get old with disease.”

“In a lot of cases this is a personal journey for Ca-nadians, but it’s also bigger than that,” said Sculthorpe. “The Heart and Stroke Foundation will to continue to work with governments and health organizations to ensure that as a country, we enable access to healthy food, healthy activities and informed healthy decisions.”

Nine in 10 Canadians already have at least one risk factor for heart disease and stroke and nearly four in 10 have three or more risk factors. Approximately 1.3 million Canadians are currently living with the effects of heart disease, and 315,000 are living with the ef-fects of stroke, including increased hospitalization and decreased mobility. In fact, heart disease and stroke is the leading cause of hospitalization in Canada, resulting in 1,000 hospital visits each day.

Lifestyle changes to make health last The Heart and Stroke Foundation is launching

make health last to help motivate and support Canadi-ans to live the lives they want in their later years. Tips and tools on how to make health last can be found at

makehealthlast.ca. According to the foundation, Canadians have the

power to make health last and shrink the 10-year gap between how long they live and how long they live with health by addressing five controllable behaviours that can affect heart disease and stroke risk: physical inactivity, smoking, stress, poor diet and excessive alcohol consumption. By making lifestyle changes in these areas, Canadians can change their future and gain health and quality of life in their later years.

• Physical inactivity results in nearly four years of quality life lost

Everything counts, even gardening, housework or dancing with your kids or grandkids, getting off the bus or subway a stop early, taking the stairs. The recommended amount is 150 minutes of moderate- to-vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, and it can take place in bouts of 10 minutes or more. Moderate intensity activities include brisk walking or bike riding. Vigorous intensity may mean jogging or cross-country skiing.

• Eating a poor diet equals nearly three years of quality life lost

By following the recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide you can be sure that you’ll meet your daily requirements for vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, which will reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Here are healthy rating recommendations.

Keep a food diary, eat out less, eat smaller por-tions, eat more vegetables and fruit, cut back on sugar-sweetened drinks.

• Excessive stress can cost nearly two years or more of quality life

Identify the source of your stress and what is both-ering you. Share your feelings, talk to friends, family or professionals. Be physically active, take time for yourself and take breaks to get away from it all. Laugh more and try relaxation techniques. Check out the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s brochure Coping with Stress.

• Quitting smoking can add two and a half more years of quality life

Within one year of quitting, the risk of dying from smoking-related heart disease is cut in half; within 10 years, the risk of dying from lung cancer is cut in half, and after 15 years, the risk of dying will be nearly that of a non-smoker.

Tips to quit include considering why you smoke, list your reasons to quit, put more time between your cigarettes, set a quit date, designate smoke-free areas or seek help from your physician. Supportive resources can be found on the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s website.

• Excessive drinking costs Canadians two years of quality life

If you drink alcohol, limit yourself to no more than two drinks a day, to a weekly maximum of 10 for women, or three drinks a day, to a weekly maximum of 15 for men.

If you drink excessively consider your triggers, alternate alcoholic drinks with water or juice, monitor intake, sip drinks and switch to non-alcoholic drinks. Click here for information about alcohol consumption guidelines.

Report says baby boomers need

to focus on fi tness

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Estevan res iden t s were given the opportu-nity to learn a little more about First Nations culture Saturday.

Aboriginal storyteller Norma Jean Byrd spoke before an audience of roughly 20 people at the Estevan Public Library. Byrd, who is the elder in residence for the Regina Qu’Appelle School Divi-

sion, touched on a number of topics during her time in the City.

In an interview with The Mercury, Byrd said she spends much of her winter speaking to audi-ences about native legends and history.

“Just only in the win-ter I tell them because traditionally, it was just storytelling and legends

during the winter months from December 21 to March 21 so I am just about done,” she said.

“A lot of these leg-ends are special stories because they are either entertainment or instruc-tional or moral. We also have sacred legends and no one tells those sacred legends because they are sort of private; they are

family owned and passed down from generation to generation.”

Byrd said her grand-father, who lived to be 101, was the storyteller for her family and provided a wonderful role model for her and passed down tales about his experiential journey through life and family lore. She enjoys the opportunity to pass down

those stories and others to people of all backgrounds and hopes they come away with a better understand-ing of Aboriginal culture.

“I’m hoping that they will have some knowledge and understanding of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people,” she said. “I tell various stories and usu-ally they are either about things to be and I tell a

lot of legends from dif-ferent kinds of nations. I don’t make it sound like we are the only people on this earth. One of the things that we have to be is encompassing of every person and culture.

“First Nations people knew that we were going to have a lot of newcom-ers come before they were even here.”

The 2013 entertain-ment lineup for Estevan is continuing to take shape.

It was announced re-cently that African dancer Coffieman will be per-forming in the city in late March.

As well, Jesse Pe-ters will be in the Energy City March 17 for a per-formance at the Estevan Comprehensive School.

Part of the Koncerts for Kids series, Coffie-man’s African basic dance includes movements and songs all originating from Accra, Ghana, West Africa and other areas of Africa.

Movements are based on Mother Africa’s root traditional ethnic back-grounds. Dances include: root traditional, spiritual, fi re and rain, warrior, fes-tive and various creative dances. Every dance has its own unique story.

Coffieman will be at Westview School on March 21.

Peters is an ar t is t with a diverse musical background who began performing while still in high school. His newest recording, Face Time, is described as jazz-edged soul, embracing a vocal driven mix of original and

standard tunes fi lled with energy, innovation, scope, and range.

“From an ethereal falsetto that captures the fragility and depth of vo-cal colour to energetic romps that are tributes to Ray Charles and the King of Pop himself, Jesse has crafted a set of tunes that beg to be listened to,” said the accompanying press release.

OSAC annually pres-ents over 300 live com-munity and school perfor-mances, attended by a total audience of approximately 75,000. This is possible because of a dedicated network of volunteers committed to making cul-ture an integral part of Saskatchewan community life, and vital funding from Saskatchewan Lotteries, Saskatchewan Arts Board, and Canadian Heritage. Saskatchewan Lotteries benefi ts more than 12,000 sport, culture, and recre-ation organizations around the province. Each year 600,000 people participate in programs and from ac-tivities initiated by these organizations, over $1 bil-lion of economic activity is generated, and 23,000 jobs are sustained.

Byrd speaks to local audience

Coffi eman, Jesse Peters to perform

in Estevan

Native storyteller Norma Jean Byrd spoke at the Estevan Public Library Saturday.

Coffi eman

Jesse Peters

“A lot of these legends are special stories

because they are either entertainment

or instructional or moral.”– Norma Jean Byrd

Aboriginal Storyteller

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TEN YEARS AGO:It was announced that

Justin Giesbrecht, a vice-principal and dedicated physics instructor at the Estevan Comprehensive School, had been singled out as one of six provincial winners of an Inspiring Teaching Award. Common traits among the winners named in the seventh annual selection process included compassion and humanity. Giesbrecht was nominated for the award by former ECS student Meighan Mantei, who was now in her fourth year of studies in social work at the University of Regina.

In his annual report presented to city council on Feb. 24, librarian Greg Salmers said 2002 Estevan Public Library statistics showed that more and more people were coming into the facility. Compared to the previous year, he noted use of public computers had increased 19 per cent with people visiting them 10,054

times, and the number of customers arriving at the service counter increased six per cent, with 17,459 transactions taking place.

The Estevan Upton Atom A Bruins quest for an undefeated season came up one game short. The Bruins were attempting to fi nish the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League regular sea-son schedule with no losses - and did so until their fi nal game on Feb. 23 when they played host to the Swift Cur-rent Broncos. Unfortunately they Broncos decided to play the role of spoiler and snuck away with a 5-4 win. The loss meant the Bruins fi nished the season with a 16-1-2 record, which was good enough for fi rst place in the fi ve-team league.

After 13 years of serv-ing local charities, the Este-van Bingo Palace closed its doors for the fi nal time on Feb. 28. June Gervais, who had been manager/supervi-sor there for the past 12 years, said the writing had

been on the wall for some time as attendance numbers had steadily dwindled since video lottery terminals had been set up in the city, and it was just a matter of deciding when to pull the plug.

Austin Clarke, winner of the 2002 Giller Prize for Literature, was in Estevan on Feb. 19 as part of a Can-ada Council tour of Western Canada. He entertained a number of people at the Estevan Public Library as he told them stories about growing up in Barbados, and also reading from his award-winning work, The Polish Hoe.

TWENTY YEARS AGO:About 35 people gath-

ered to stage a demonstra-tion in front of MP Len Gustafson’s Estevan offi ce on Feb. 24. They were ex-pressing their displeasure with the proposed changes to Canada’s Unemployment Insurance Act, known as Bill C-105. A spokesman for the group, who identifi ed

themselves as “Protesting Canadians,” said that with the eligibility requirements being tightened up for un-employment insurance ben-efi ts, it would mean a lot of well-intentioned workers would be penalized.

Five members of the Estevan Figure Skating Club were double medal winners at the Jean Nor-man Provincial Figure Skating Competition held the weekend of Feb. 27 and 28 in Regina. Jennifer Ng led the team with four medals including gold in both pre-bronze artistic and juvenile A movements, as well as adding a silver in junior bronze freeskate and a bronze in pre-juvenile mixed pairs with partner Chris Cozac. Other gold medal winners were Jes-sie Mantei in ladies’ pre-preliminary freeskate, Ni-cole Stephen in preliminary freeskate, and Tara Cozac in senior bronze freeskate. Stephen added a second medal, earning silver in pre-juvenile nine-and-under movements, while Tara Co-zac won silver in pre-novice pilot project short program. Terina Donais fi nished sec-ond in two events, skating

to silver in both prelimi-nary freeskate and pre-se-nior silver freeskate. Ryan Samenook was the other double medal winner, earn-ing silver in junior bronze mixed dance and a bronze in pre-juvenile 11-and-under movements.

Estevan was one of fi ve Saskatchewan communities selected for a pilot project to test concepts that could become part of the federal government’s InfoCentre. InfoCentre was part of a major initiative by the gov-ernment to make it easier for Canadians to access federal programs and services. The InfoCentre was located in Estevan’s Canada Employ-ment Centre.

THIRTY YEARS AGO:Using the proceeds

from its newspapers, the Es-tevan Knights of Columbus purchased a sewing machine they donated to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home this past week. Just two weeks previous, the Knights had donated a coloured televi-sion set to St. Joseph’s Hos-pital, as well as eight chairs to Creighton Lodge.

Gary Burch, assistant to the president of Saskatch-

ewan Govermment Insur-ance, announced that SGI would be closing its motor vehicles division offi ce in four locations in the prov-ince at the end of March. Estevan’s offi ce, which had two full-time employees and one part-time employee was among those slated for clo-sure as SGI said it would be cheaper to contract an issuer than to maintain an offi ce of its own in the city.

It was announced that both Estevan and Carnduff were to benefit from the Canada/Saskatchewan job creation program. Approval was given to Woodlawn Regional Park’s applica-tion to employ two people for 20 weeks to do a com-prehensive and extensive program of improvement to clear and remove dead trees, cut and stock wood, and provide fi rewood to camp-sites for summer usage. The Carnduff Recreation Board would also receive funding for two people for 26 weeks. They would be undertaking facility repairs at the arena, curling rink, swimming pool and community theatre, as well as making improve-ments at the ball diamonds and golf course.

Do you remember?

Submitted byBetty Baniulis

Publicity

St. Joseph’s Health Care Auxiliary met on Feb. 18 with 19 members in at-tendance. President Audrey Loustel called the session to order and secretary Eva Hagel read the minutes of the December meeting.

An invitation to the United Way Estevan an-nual meeting was received,

and it was decided that Audrey Loustel and Eva Hagel would represent the auxiliary at the supper meeting on March 27 at the Days Inn.

Darla Wilhelm gave the treasurer’s report, and gift shop manager Ginger Anderson gave her report. She thanked Betty Baniulis for getting two associate members from North Portal to look after the canteen on Wednesdays and Fridays.

In the absence of Sha-ron Heinz, Ginger Ander-son read the knitting and memorial report. Phoning and favours chair Marlene Haygarth made hearts for

Valentine’s Day and 39 of them were delivered.

Marvel Gall gave the scholarship report. She said that money had been sent to two students; one is studying nursing and the is other studying to become a doctor. They each received $500.

It was noted that mem-ber Lillian Gedak is now a resident in a nursing home in Weyburn.

Discussion was held on the auxiliary’s upcom-ing 75th anniversary.

The meeting conclud-ed with a lunch served by Marg Heidinger and Laura Baryluk.

St. Joseph’s Health Care Auxiliary

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IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory of my

Husband and our Father,

Richard Weisgerber

April 28, 1946 -

February 26, 2012

I remember with love the dayI met you and the happy day

that God made you mine.In sadness, I remember the

day God took you sosuddenly and will until the

end of time.There is one thing that makes

me feel glad, that you chose me to be with you for the

wonderful years we had.As we loved you, we will

miss you,You left us beautiful

memories,Your love is still our guide,

Although we cannot see you,You’re always at OUR SIDE!

How could we ever forgetyou.

You were my companion andmy best friend. No wonderI feel so lost without you.

You gave us so muchwisdom and strength and

your faith is foreverour guide.

We will do what you wantus to do, smile, live and

laugh.- Sadly missed by your wife,

Joanne; children, Stephen and Stephanie.

Sandra Rohatyn

February 23, 1959 -

March 2, 2007

Loving you is easyWe do it every day

Missing you is heartacheThat never goes away

- All our love from your family.

CARD OF THANKS

The Tannas family would like to thank everyone for the expres-sions of sympathy, cards, food do-nations, flowers and donations made in Irene’s memory. Your support and kindness will not be forgotten. Special thanks to Rev. R. Kleemola and the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church ladies that pre-pared the lunch, organist Edna, soloist Stan, and Suzanne and Delilah for reading. Also thank you to the staff at Hall Funeral Servic-es, most notably Jeff and Shirley, for your assistance and guidance during this difficult time. Thank you to Dr. Horri and the nursing staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital for your care and compassion shown to Mom during her stay.- Irene Tannas Family.

COMING EVENTS

Estevan Arts Council

“Promoting the arts

in OUR community”

VISUAL ARTS

WINTER & SPRING

CLASSES 2013

March:

Cartooning - March 9 & 16

(ages 10 & up)7:00 - 9:00 p.m. each evening

Levi Wheeler, InstructorSo you want to be a cartoonist? Come, sit in on Levi’s class where the focus will be on different ways to draw and create cartoon char-acters, learning different styles and methods for drawing charac-ters and how to fit them into a sto-ry. Pre-Registration: $30 - Sup-plies included

Easter Egg Decorating

March 23

(ages 12 & up)12:00 Noon - 4:00 p.m.

Krystyna Vosylkv, InstructorIn time for Easter - join Krystyna in the art of learning and creating “traditional” Easter Egg art. Class will take place in the library (Lei-sure Centre). No previous experi-ence required. Pre-registration: $10 - Supplies included.

Pottery for Kids - March 23

(ages 8-12)10:00 - 11:30 a.m.Wilma Mantei &

Nancy Samoluk, InstructorsCome and play with CLAY! This is your oppor tunity to use clay to create your very own dish or plate, decorate and paint to suit your unique personality. Pre-registra-tion: $30 - includes clay, firing and glazing.Coming Up: (April 13 & 14) Oppo-sites Attract: Ink & Pen versus Scratch Board with Cheryl Andrist, Instructor; (April 27 & 28) Begin-ning Water Colour and (June 8) Plein Air Painting with Sheila Far-stad as instructor.

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visit

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634-3942

Estevan Arts Council

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JESSE PETERS TRIO

Audience engaging and musically captivating!

Sunday, March 17, 20132:30 p.m.

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ROTARY AUCTION

6:00 p.m. - March 21Viewing 5 p.m.

Estevan Shoppers Mall

The Estevan Antique

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GARAGE SALE

Saturday, March 9

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Antiques, Tools, Crafts,

Household Items, Clothing

Anything goes!

We are looking for vendors.

Please call Nathan

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There will be a

Come and Go Tea

for Alice Gervais

helping us celebrate her

90th Birthday

on March 5, 2013

from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

It will be held in the

Petterson Room

at the

Estevan Regional

Nursing Home

Please - No Gifts

Your Presence Will Be

Greatly Appreciated

- Joseph Gervais

COMING EVENTS

We will join our neighbours

in celebrating

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

at

St. Paul’s United Church

1418 - 3rd Street

March 1 - 2:00 p.m.

More information about our

community’s service is

available from:

St. Paul’s United Church

Please join us!

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Darwin Todd SovdiJune 11, 1968 - February 4, 2013

Darwin Sovdi of Red Deer, Alta. passed away suddenly from an aneurysm on Monday, February 4, 2013 at the age of 44 years.

Darwin was born in Estevan, Sask. on June 11, 1968 to his loving parents, Cliff and Shirley Sovdi. Darwin grew up in Estevan and as a teenager began his career in the oilfi eld. Through years of hard work and dedication, Darwin created a number of businesses which eventually led him and his family to Red Deer. One of his many accomplishments was the creation of his business Custom Fiberglass Contractors in Red Deer. Due to his dedication and hard work, Custom Fiberglass became and continues to be extremely successful.

Darwin was passionate about the outdoors, and he enjoyed quading, camping, travelling, family gatherings, but especially loved riding his horses with his children. Darwin was a loving father

who always took time to spend with his three children. His generosity was felt by all who knew him as he was constantly helping out family, friends and strangers, sharing his good fortune with a number of charities.

Along with his parents, Darwin leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Michelle; son, Dylan; daughters, Jessica and Catherine; brother, Shawn (Stephanie); sister, Susan (James) Thompson; grandmother, Alta Peterman; nephews, Braden, Josh, Cody, Dustin, Deagan and Leland; nieces, Tairyn and Meadow, as well as numerous extended family and friends.

Darwin was predeceased by his brother, Darren in 2012; grandparents, Marvel Sovdi, Clynard Nylin and Muriel Martel.

Darwin always made people laugh with his jokes and pranks; we will miss his wonderful smile and crystal blue eyes.

A prayer service was held on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at Eventide Funeral Chapel, Red Deer.

A funeral service was held on Friday, February 8, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the CrossRoads Church, Red Deer.

A celebration of Darwin’s life was held on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Living Hope Community Church, 100 King Street, Estevan, with Pastor Scott Harrison offi ciating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan.

Memorial donations in Darwin’s honour may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, Wild Pink Yonder, www.wildpinkyonder.com or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Thank YouWe, Darwin’s family would like to extend our sincere appreciation for the many acts of kindness expressed during this diffi cult time. Thank you to all of you for the fl owers, cards, food, phone calls, prayers, visits, kind words, donations and other gifts; they were greatly appreciated and meant so much. Thank you to Pastors Scott Harrison and Mike Hoffort for the service and special thanks Linda and Dennis Davenport and family members who organized and served the beautiful lunch. Finally, thank you to Hall Funeral Services for their care, assistance and professional service. Darwin will be forever loved and deeply missed, rest in peace Wrangler. And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. From our heart - Darwin’s Family

Lead Me HomeI have seen my last tomorrow, I am holding my last breath,

Goodbye, sweet world of sorrow, My new life, begins with death.I am standing on the mountain, I can hear the angels’ songs,I am reaching over Jordon,

Take my hand, Lord lead me home.All my burdens, are behind me,I have prayed, my fi nal prayer,Don’t you cry, over my body,

Cause that ain’t me, lying there.No, I am standing on the mountain,

I can hear the angels’ songs,I am reaching over Jordon,

Take my hand, Lord lead me home.I am standing (Lord, I am standing) on the mountain (on the mountain),

I can hear (I can hear the angels songs) the angels songs, I am reaching over Jordon, (over Jordon)

Take my hand, Lord lead me home.

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Carol Barbara BachandNovember 19, 1936 - February

17, 2013Carol Bachand passed

away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan, Sask. on Sunday, Feb-ruary 17, 2013 at the age of 76 years.

Carol’s memory will be for-ever cherished by her husband of 57 years, Douglas Bachand of Estevan; son, Bruce Douglas Bachand of Vancouver, B.C.; daughter, Marnie (Roger) Bragg of Vancouver; and grandchil-dren, Emily, Carmen and Logan.

She was predeceased by her parents, John and Katherine Arnold.

A memorial service for Carol was held on Thursday, Febru-ary 21, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Doug Third offi ciating.

Those wishing to make donations in Carol’s memory may do so directly to STARS Air Ambulance (designate to Saskatchewan fund) or the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation, Estevan.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Ser-vices, Estevan.

Catherina “Kay” Magdalene Metz

July 21, 1928 - February 16, 2013

Catherina “Kay” Metz passed away at the Estevan Re-gional Nursing Home, Estevan, Sask. on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the age of 84 years.

Kay will be lovingly re-membered by her children, Lorette Metz of Calgary, Alta., Barrie (Linda) Metz of Estevan and Robert Metz of Lampman, Sask.; sons-in-law, John (Mari-lyn) Scott of Frobisher, Sask.

and Jack Louttit of Estevan; 10 grandchildren, 11 great grandchil-dren and 2 great, great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Hilda Zim-merman of Regina, Sask., as well as numerous nieces, nephews and in-laws.

She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Margaret Zimmerman; fi rst husband, Joseph Matz; second husband, Earl Mozill; daughters, Frederica (Freddie) Louttit and Carole Scott; and brothers, Richard Zimmerman and Siegfred (Freddy) Zim-merman.

A funeral service for Kay was held on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Doug Third offi ciating. Cremation followed, and in-terment took place in a private family ceremony at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan.

Those so wishing may make donations to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 - 2nd Street, Estevan, Sask., S4A 0M1, in Kay’s memory.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Ser-vices, Estevan.

Leatrice “Bunny” Doreen Stevens

May 27, 1936 - February 17, 2013

Leatrice “Bunny” Stevens passed away at the Estevan Re-gional Nursing Home, Estevan, Sask. on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the age of 76 years.

Bunny will be lovingly re-membered by her sisters, Diane Giles of Red Deer, Alta. and Paula Petterson of Estevan; and her nieces and nephews, Linda (Paul) Conrad of Red Deer, Kevin Valley of Edmonton, Alta.,

Brent Petterson of North Vancouver, B.C., Michelle Petterson of Medicine Hat, Alta., Darren Petterson of Estevan and Courtney (Travis) Gress of Estevan.

She was predeceased by her parents, Otto and Magdalena Petterson; brother, Bob Petterson; nephew, Dale Petterson; and niece, Deborah Valley.

At Bunny’s request, cremation has taken place and a grave-side service will take place at the Estevan City Cemetery at a later date.

Those so wishing may make donations to the Canadian Cancer Society in Bunny’s memory.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Ser-vices, Estevan.

Elsie Marie KrzeminskiJuly 27, 1918 - February 17,

2013Elsie Marie Krzeminski

passed away at the Lampman Community Health Centre, Lampman, Sask. on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the age of 94 years.

Elsie is survived by her children, Sharon (Denis) Kuntz of Macoun, Sask., Ed (Brenda) Krzeminski of Estevan, Sask. and Cindy (Gerry) Kallis of Es-tevan; grandchildren, Stacy (Vince) Martin, Shaun (Lisa)

Kuntz, Carla (Sam) Peterson, Allan (Rhonda) Krzeminski, Barry (Tammy) Krzeminski, Jamie Kallis, Billy (Lindsey) Kallis and Chad Kallis; 18 great grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her parents, Michael and Hannah Stadniczuk; husband, Zygmunt Krzeminski; infant son, Barrie Krzeminski; great granddaughter, Tasia Kallis and brother, Harry Stadniczuk.

A private family graveside service will take place at a later date at the Estevan City Cemetery.

Those so wishing may make donations to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home in Elsie’s memory.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Ser-vices, Estevan.

Marjorie Geraldine (Gerrie) Kroeker(née Chapman)

Suddenly at Kitchener, Ontario on December 28, 2012, at the age of 75.

Beloved wife of 52 years to the late Benjamin Kroeker (May 2012).

Dear mother of Darcy (Jennifer) Coleman and Donna (Jack) Waterman. Gerrie will be missed by her grandchildren and her extended family.

Loved sister of Don Chapman (Bev), Sharon Hultgren (Terry), Dianne Wagenhoffer (Nick), BJ Durston (Fred), and Bob Chapman (Sheri).

Predeceased by her parents, Elmer and Alice Chapman; and her daughter, Bonnie.

A memorial service in celebration of Gerrie’s life was held on January 2, 2013 at Trinity United Church, Kitchener.

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REAL LIFE

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Submitted byShirley GrahamClub Secretary

God in His wisdom, made the fl y - then forgot to tell us why!

Did’ja know that a woman can’t put on eye makeup with her mouth closed?

Just a reminder of the meeting on Thursday, March 7 at 12:30 p.m. There will be discussion regarding the St. Patrick’s breakfast hosted by our “men.” Please try to at-

tend.Winners of the bridge

played on Wednesday, Feb. 20 were as follows: Al Fellner, fi rst; Irma Le-siuk, second; and third, Helen Marriott.

Once again, there was a very nice turnout for cribbage on Thursday - the new format is catching on. Edmund Schell took fi rst with a very impressive score of 158; second went to Eric Parker, and coming third was Colin Renwick.

Just for a change of pace, I want to give you

my recipe for “Elephant Stew.”

Take one large el-ephant and cut it into bite-size pieces. This should take a couple of months.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then pour on the gravy. Cook slowly at 350° for about two weeks.

T h i s s h o u l d f e e d about 3,500 people, but if you are expecting more, add one rabbit. Only do this if necessary, because most people don’t like to fi nd a “hare” in their stew!

Have a good day.

60 And over club notes

• Born to Craig and Marcie Erick, on January 19, 2013, a daughter, BO Anna Wells Erick. Proud grandparents are Brad and Rhonda Paton, and Keith and Anna Erick.

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By Betty BaniulisNorth Portal

Correspondent

Bet t e MacDona ld along with several of her family members enjoyed a one-week Caribbean cruise. The cruise took them to Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and Florida.

Audra MacDonald

of Le thbr idge , Al ta . , spent the spring break with her grandma, Bette MacDonald.

Guests with Gene and Margaret Baniulis the weekend of Feb. 15 were Bert and Florence Hall of Carlyle, and their two daughters, Barb of Spiritwood and Cheryl of Borden.

North Portal news

By Peggy BoltonTrinity Tower

Correspondent

Hello from Trinity Tow-er’s Hi-Risers.

Once again we have had a great week here. We did not appreciate the icy highways followed by the deep-freeze weather, but hey, this is Saskatchewan, still the best place in the world to live.

Our soups and sand-wich luncheon was a suc-cess and we raised $423 for Telemiracle.

Bingo is played here once a month and all pro-ceeds from this activity are donated to Telemiracle and the United Way. The resi-dents donate the prizes.

Carol Kennedy’s son David from Alberta visited her for a few days.

Jen and Gord Kvam-men have returned home

after a short holiday in the United States.

Olive Firth had her daughter, Donna Campbell from Yorkton, visit her on the long weekend. They en-joyed watching Donna’s son compete in the high school curling.

Deanne Green and son Josh from Regina visited on the weekend with the Boltons.

Those with birthdays this week are Judy Crandall, Feb. 24 and Audrey Bod, March 1. Happy birthday to you both!

We are happy to have Audrey Bod back after a hospital stay.

We wish Laurence Lep-tich a short stay in the hospi-tal. Get well soon.

We extend our sympa-thy to Julie Carriere on the death of her son-in-law from Benson.

I would like to intro-duce you to our manager, Dianne Bod. She not only manages and cleans, but she is a friend to all of us.

Our lounge and en-trance are always beauti-fully decorated. On special occasions like Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, etc., Dianne gives us a party, cooks for it and serves us. We have a barbecue in the summer and she cooks us a big meal for Christmas. She has her hubby do the KP duty. I could go on and on about this fi ne woman, but it would take pages.

Dianne writes: I was born and raised in Meadow Lake, Sask. I moved to Es-tevan in September 1989

to work at Trinity Tower as the live-in manager and caretaker. I married Luverne Bod in May 1990. I have two children and two step-daughters, and together we have 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. I have worked at various hospitals in the province in the housekeeping depart-ment (for 15 years) and also was the custodian for a rural school (K-12) at Clavet, Sask. for three years. I enjoy crafts and ceramics, cooking and helping others. This job has had its challenges but many rewards as well. I will continue to work as long as my health holds out.

Til next week, God bless and keep smiling.

Trinity Tower happeningsThursday, February 28:

• Farmer Appreciation Din-ner - Presentation of Farm Family of the Year Award - Days Inn Plaza - Cock-tails: 5:30 p.m.; Supper: 6:30 p.m. Entertainment

by Comedian - Tom Liske. Sponsored by Estevan Chamber of Commercer, Estevan Exhibition Association & City of Estevan.Friday & Saturday, March 1 & 2:• St. John the Baptist Parish presents - Solomon - The Musi-cal - St. John the Baptist Parish - 7:30 p.m.Saturday, March 2:• Estevan Relay for Life Launch - Estevan Shoppers Mall - Complimentary Beef-on-a-bun Lunch - Noon to 1 p.m.; Launch Kickoff - 1 p.m.• Hard Knocks 31 - Spectra Place - 7 p.m.Tuesday, March 5:• CanElson Estevan Bruins vs. Kindersley Klippers (Sher-wood Conference Survivor Series Playoff Game) - Spectra Place - 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 6:• Playoff Hockey - (Game only if necessary in best-of-fi ve Sherwood Conference Survivor Series) - CanElson Estevan Bruins vs. Kindersley Klippers - Spectra Place - 7:30 p.m.

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What are the biggest barriers to doing business in the province?

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has tackled the subject and re-leased a report on 2013’s top 10 barriers to competi-tiveness.

The provincial chamber has joined with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and other provincial chambers of commerce, to create the list. The top 10 barriers to competitiveness is an initia-tive the Canadian chamber network undertook last year to identify and draw atten-tion to the barriers that are holding back Canada’s prog-ress and to urge all levels of government to act more swiftly in increasing our country’s ability to compete in the global market.

“Among the top 10 issues are some that very

strongly impact Saskatche-wan’s business community,” said Saskatchewan Chamber CEO Steve McLellan. “The issue identifi ed as number one in the top 10 Barriers is the shortage of skilled work-ers. Our members have rec-ognized this as their number one concern, and

the Saskatchewan chamber is working toward helping resolve this issue.”

As well, the Saskatch-ewan chamber has identifi ed workforce productivity and innovation, public infra-structure planning, stream-lining and simplifying tax structure as leading issues for Saskatchewan business.

“We are proud to be a part of the chamber network, which is at all levels ac-tively seeking to enhance the competitiveness of business within this country,” McLel-lan said. “Identifying and

working to eliminate these barriers is important not only to the business community, but to the standard of living that every Saskatchewan resident enjoys, and to the future prosperity of our pro-vincial economy.”

Further information on the top 10 barriers to compet-itiveness document may be found at www.chamber.ca.

Among the business barriers in 2013 are:

Skills shortages Governments and busi-

nesses across regions and sectors will need to work co-operatively and aggressively to address this ubiquitous issue, particularly in four key areas: upskilling, immi-gration policies, education-employment alignment and Aboriginal education and workforce development.

Barriers to world mar-kets for Canadian energy

products The overseas market

will be of critical economic importance to Canada in the 21st century. Federal and provincial governments must act now to support the development of the infra-structure and relationships needed to realize the full potential of Canada’s energy endowment, or risk missing out on a historic opportunity.

Inadequate workforce productivity

Improved trends in business investment in pro-ductivity-enhancing tech-nologies and equipment are encouraging but still leave Canada underperforming relative to its competitors. To improve its productiv-ity, Canada must leverage advanced technologies and effi cient infrastructure, sup-port efforts to raise literacy and numeracy levels among

workers and ensure its EI program is not a disincentive to work.

Inadequate public infra-structure planning

Government commit-ments to infrastructure have been intermittent and the criteria changeable, making private sector investment diffi cult and expensive. Mo-bilizing private investment to finance public goals is essential for infrastructure development.

Tax complexity and structure

Canada’s tax system over-relies on income and profi t taxes, the most eco-nomically-damaging forms of taxation. Canada’s tax system is also overly com-plex and, as a result, imposes unnecessary and signifi cant compliance and administra-tion costs on businesses and consumers. Canada must

create a simple, fair and growth-oriented tax system.

Poor innovation per-formance

Canada lacks a defi ni-tive innovation strategy that brings coherence to the many government policies and programs affecting private research, academic research and commercialization. A clear approach that leads to action is urgently needed. Poor innovation leaves Ca-nadian business vulnerable to competitors and to chang-ing economic conditions.

Defi cient strategies for trade success in new markets

Canada’s competitive-ness is constrained by a focus on slow-growing, traditional markets. Canada must re-duce its dependency upon its usual trading partners and expand its access to new markets in Asia, Africa and South America.

Sask. Chamber exploring business barriers

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE ESTEVAN ARTS COUNCIL? “promoting the arts in OUR community”

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Photo Canvases

Participants in this class will use a variety of media and materials to create a personalized canvas. Participants are encouraged to bring in their own photos, letters, postcards or other materials for use in the class.WHEN: Tuesday, March 12TIME: 6:30 - 8:30 pmCOST: $15/person (materials included)INSTRUCTOR: Starr Mercer Call Karly @ 634-7644 to register!

MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP

Portrait Photography

Participants in this class will have the opportunity to learn basic portrait techniques including the demonstration of using existing light, modifiers (reflectors) and some simple hardware store lights. Equipment will be supplied.WHEN: Tuesdays, April 16 and 23 (2 weeks)

TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 pmCOST: $20/person (participants may provide their own camera)INSTRUCTOR: Brian Wright Call Karly @ 634-7644 to register!

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Learn to Draw from Photographs

Participants in this class will have the opportunity to learn the very basics of drawing from photographs, using grids, proportion and accuracy. Participants are encouraged to bring in their own photographs for subject matter and use in the class.WHEN: Wednesdays March 13, 20, 27 (3 weeks)

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The Estevan Police Service would like to remind the residents of the following: According to Section 66(3) of the Vehicle Equipment Regulations Act:  It is unlawful to have sunscreent/reflective material on front side windows. Fine for this offence is a minimum of $115.00. Reporting vehicle collisions to the Police Service is only required when: -If any of the vehicles involved is not insured with Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI); -If any of the vehicles involved is no longer drivable due to the damage incurred (i.e a tow truck is required.) -If any of the occupants of the vehicle(s) are injured as a result of the collision; -If there is any Criminal Code infractions (i.e impaired driving, dangerous driving etc…)Otherwise, all partied are to exchange information  ( driver’s license numbers, plate numbers, collision time and location) and attend to SGI on their own to report the collision.

Thank you,Cst D STEPHANY #44Estevan Police ServiceTraffic Section

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Please help keep our sidewalks safe so all citizens can enjoy a safe walk passage

Bylaw 89-1294 The occupier of property in the City of Estevan shall remove any snow, ice or other obstruction from the public sidewalk adjacent to such property within twenty-four (24) hours of the time such snow, ice or other obstruction appears on such public sidewalk.

SASKATCHEWAN LOTTERIESCOMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM

City of EstevanLeisure Services Division701 Souris AvenueEstevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 2T1306-634-1880leisure.offi ce@estevan.ca

TENDERSThe City of Estevan, Leisure Services Business Division invites your company to submit a tendered bid to “SUPPLY AND DELIVER FLOWERS” by Tuesday March 5th, 2013 @ 2:30pm. The total number of plants required for the 2013 spring planting season is 6607 and detailed specifi cations for the types of plants required are available upon request by calling the Leisure Offi ce @ 634-1880These fl owers will be planted in fl ower containers and beds throughout the City of Estevan.

Other Criteria:Delivery Date of Monday May 27th, 2013 at 9:00 am at the Estevan Civic Auditorium.Unloading of product is the responsibility of the Company.Flowers to be in full bloom by June 14th, 2013.Warranty must include: at the time of arrival the plants must be sturdy, healthy and have fl owering buds or have started to bloom. Any weak plants that die in the fi rst two weeks must be replaced.

In the Tender Please Include:Price of the fl owers.If shipping/handling is not available please indicate this in your tender price.If the exact species or type of fl ower is not available, indicate the type or species suggested replacement.Warranty.

Please submit your sealed tender marked “Annual Flowers for Flower Beds” in writing by 2:30 pm on Tuesday March 5th, 2013.

Attention: Gloria JohnsonLeisure Services Division

701 Souris Ave.Estevan, SK

S4A 2T1Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.Public opening of tenders shall take place at 2:30 pm on Tuesday March 5th, 2013 in the Conference Room

Leisure Centre701 Souris Ave.

Estevan, SKS4A 2T1

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The City of Estevan is searching for a talented Building Offi cial who wants to grow with the organization and community while supporting a customer fi rst approach. Duties include; 1. Administers and enforces respective Provincial and/or Federal building codes and regulations, Municipal Bylaws [Building/

Zoning] and regulations pertaining to building and property.2. Reviews Applications and processes Building, Moving, Demolition and Sign Permits.3. Schedules and performs various on-site inspections.4. Researches & Assists in preparation of bylaws, policies, plans and processes relating to building regulation, property

maintenance & inspections.5. Responds to requests for information, investigates complaints and/or bylaw infractions. Issues orders for corrective action.6. Logs, records, maintains, and reports pertinent information and data.7. Assists the public, contractors and associate staff members with Business Division records, bylaws, policies and procedures.

EDUCATION as requiredThe City of Estevan offers a competitive salary, and excellent benefi t package.

Applicants must submit a resume, proof of qualifi cations and/or completed application forms and may be tested for appropriate skills. An interview may be conducted with applicants who qualify in skill, ability and qualifi cations.

Send Applications to:Kelvin Pillipow, Human Resources Co-ordinator

1102-4th StreetEstevan, SK S4A 0W7Ph: (306) 461-5905F: (306) 634-9790

hr@estevan.ca

Building Offi cial

The City of Estevan Leisure Services Division wishes to advise that effective immediately, facility rates are as follows:

B20 February 27, 2013 Estevan Mercury

By Catrina Moldenhauer

Midale Correspondent

Midale and Area Rec Board will be holding their M.O.R.E. 2000 Auction on Saturday, April 6. Supper will be at 6 p.m., with the auction action to start right after. This is the biggest fundraiser for the Midale Civic Centre that houses the curling rink and the hockey rink, Harry O’ Me-morial Arena. The auction is held to raise money to help with the everyday

operating costs and upkeep on the buildings. Letters are going out this week to ask businesses and individuals to donate items that can be used as silent auction items or live auction items. Any cash donations made will be used towards the pur-chase of the dutch auction package. If you would like to make a donation for the auction, please call Catrina Moldenhauer.

The Midale Oilmen’s Association’s 25th annual bonspiel this past weekend was a huge success! The

dutch auction brought in a lot of funds that are used to provide scholarships, the reading program in the school, supplies needed for the minor hockey teams, skating club supplies, etc. Team Kerr, consisting of Trevor Kerr, Charlene Kerr, Jasmine Kerr and Jade Kerr won the A-side fi nal, Team Goodwater #2 won the B-side, led by Kevin Wanner, Dale Schmidt, Travis Mry-glod and Tyler G., and the C-side was won by Team C&D Electric, consisting of Charla Moore, Darren

Moore, Brenda Waddell and Bill Jordan.

On the morning of March 6, the Grades 9 and 10 science classes will be having a Science Fair at the school to which the public is invited to come in and view the projects. The Science Fair will be used to determine which projects will be chosen to attend the Regional Science Fair in Carnduff on March 21.

The Midale Mustangs are playing against Oxbow in the fi rst round of their playoffs in the Big Six

Hockey League. Midale lost game one here 3 - 2, won in Oxbow 3 -2 and played in Midale again on Monday, Feb. 25 (results unavailable). They return to Oxbow on Wednesday for game 4 and will be back here on Thursday, Feb. 28 if necessary. They lost against Lumsden in the second round of provincial playoffs. They won the first game by a score of 6 - 1, lost the second game in Lumsden by a score of 4 -1 and lost again by a 6-3 on Sunday, Feb. 24.

The schedule is changing all the time and some of these games have been scheduled on short notice. To keep track of what is happening go to the Big Six Hockey League page or check the Midale Rink/Harry O’ Memorial Arena page on Facebook.

The Midale Skating Club will be having their annual year-end carnival on Sunday, March 17 at 2 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Have a great week Mi-dale and area!

Midale community happenings