Estevan

George Butt

1929 – 2025

George Butt

1929 – 2025

Estevan Police Service members responded to 53 calls for service over the weekend. These included four motor vehicle collisions, all of which were non-injury, and six disturbance calls that were resolved without criminal charges. Officers also investigated two reports of assault, both of which remain under investigation, and issued eight traffic tickets for various offences.

Among the calls were several specific incidents that occurred on Saturday and Sunday.

Work is underway in the RM of Estevan as they're looking to improve a road that's been on their list of work for a while. The Rafferty Dam Road is currently undergoing work, giving the road, which links much of Estevan to the Rafferty Reservoir, a whole new surface.

Reeve Jason LeBlanc says that the RM is hoping to get some of those important projects wrapped up this summer.

Saskatchewan ATV Association (SATVA) says ATV'ing is a great way to introduce kids to the beauty of Saskatchewan. 

Moto Canada estimated there are around 60,000 ATV's in the province of Saskatchewan.  It's an activity the whole family can enjoy and John Meed with SATVA "With proper training, equipment and supervision, children and youth can safely take part in the activity and have a lot of fun"

Alberta is working on strengthening its market presence in Southeast Asia.

Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson is in Southeast Asia to promote Alberta as a reliable supplier of agricultural products.

The overall goal is to strengthen relationships with Vietnam and the Philippines to increase trade and investment opportunities that 
will directly benefit producers and processors by opening new markets for Alberta agriculture and food products.

Yesterday, the Saskatchewan and Ontario provincial governments came to an agreement on trade barriers and how best to remove those. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Ontario Premier Doug Ford signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the removal of trade barriers across the two jurisdictions.

The Estevan Exhibition Association is gearing up for one of the biggest weekends of the year — and according to 1st Vice President, Dallas Spencer, 2025 is shaping up to be even better than before.

From a Friday parade that rolls straight into the midway, to rodeo events, live music, and a cabaret, Energy City Ex promises three days of excitement for all ages. This year also brings improvements designed to keep things running smoothly, including adjusted rodeo times and a new emphasis on pre-purchased tickets to reduce wait times at the gate.

Some softball success over the weekend for the Estevan 13A Bulldogs girls softball as they played two games in Whitewood against the Pipestone Valley Cats and Lumsden Cubs.  

Their first game against the Pipestone Valleycats had the Bulldogs claim a victory 11-0. Through the match, they held the Valleycats to zero hits, and 13 of the 18 outs were strikeouts.

Some new changes are coming from the provincial government as they're changing the markup structure for beer. They're hoping the changes will encourage small and medium-sized breweries to up production levels.

Markup is applied to products sold across the province, with differing levels for multinational corporations and smaller-scale beer producers.