Estevan

The southeast will see temperatures come down to below freezing next week as a system will come in to move the area into winter-like conditions.

That comes after a Colorado low is expected to dump snow over the weekend, though Environment Canada meteorologists suggest the cold snap will come too late to keep any of that around.

Lorne Frederick Rutten
1937-2024

The family wishes to announce that Lorne Rutten, late of Carlyle, SK passed away at the Arcola Health Centre on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at the age of 86 years.

Cremation has taken place and a Private Graveside service will be held at a later date at Wordsworth Cemetery.

Those wishing to pay tribute to Lorne via a donation in his memory may do so directly to the Wordsworth Cemetery Fund c/o Church of Our Lady R.C. Church, Box 10, Carlyle, SK S0C 0R0.

Harry Kamp
1952-2024

With great sorrow the family wishes to announce that Harry “Tiny” Kamp, late of Carlyle, SK passed away at the Moose Mountain Lodge, Carlyle, SK on Friday, November 8, 2024 at the age of 72 years.

Funeral Mass will be held at the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady, Carlyle, SK on Friday, November 22, 204 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Christopher Juchacz, o.f.s. V.F. presiding.  Interment will follow at St. Joseph’s R.C. Cemetery, Manor, SK.

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is currently hosting its annual 2024 district meetings across Manitoba. They began in Arborg on Tuesday, November 12, and will wrap up in Swan River on Thursday, December 19.  

Jill Verwey, President of KAP says organizing and hosting the meetings is a requirement and part of their grassroots policy. 

SaskPower is celebrating 10 years of carbon capture at the Boundary Dam power station in Estevan.

The Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility has captured over 6.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and prevented that from being emitted into the atmosphere.

The U18 AAA Estevan Bears faced a tough challenge over the weekend against the Swift Current Legionnaires, the same team the Bears defeated last year to secure a playoff spot.

In the first game, the Bears struggled and were shut out 9-0.

“The first game we came out fairly slow. Things started going sideways on us and it just started snowballing from there, and we never could really get it back on the rails,” said Jason Johnstone, assistant coach for the Bears.

The southeast is likely to get a good taste of winter soon as a Colorado low system is baring down on the area this weekend.

The system, expected to come through on Saturday, will see snowfall begin once the temperatures plunge overnight.

Stephen Berg, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, talks about what we'll see headed into the weekend.

John (Jack) Doty
1932-2024

The family wishes to announce that John “Jack” Doty, late of Carlyle, SK passed away at the Moose Mountain Lodge, Carlyle, SK on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at the age of 92 years.

A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Moose Creek Cemetery with Sandy Dalziel presiding.  Please join the family for lunch at the Carlyle United Church, Carlyle, SK following the service.

Estevan's MLA is seeing herself in some new roles and some familiar ones as the provincial government announced their new cabinet following the provincial election.

Lori Carr is now the Minister of three departments - Rural and Remote Health, Mental Health and Addictions, and Seniors.

Carr says that she's ready to take on the roles for both Estevan as well as the entire province.

Prairie farmers should be on the lookout as a disease known to cause issues in a variety of crops is a key concern.

That's why experts are asking producers to keep a close eye out for the signs that the disease might be in their fields.

Crops Extension specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Eileen Beaton talks about the disease.