Estevan

Another increase in housing starts is showing Saskatchewan has good numbers to start the year. The latest figures form statistics Canada shows a 27.2 per cent in January 2025 compared to January 2024 for building construction investment in the province.

The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

That marks a sizeable jump from the 1.9 per cent increase seen in January, when Canadians saw GST and HST taken off a variety of household staples, common gifts and restaurant bills for the entire month.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is notifying the public of an exposure risk to the measles virus from one confirmed case of measles in Swift Current and advising that anyone who could have been exposed should double-check their vaccination status.

A fundraiser this past weekend saw a lot of action with plenty of money raised to help a local woman battling cancer. The fundraiser, bringing in money to help Amanda Minchin, managed to attract around 475 people and raise over $100,000.

The event saw people come out from all walks of life, with Estevan Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Kyle Luc talking about the main attractions.

The Estevan Recreational Dance Club took part in its first-ever competition over the weekend, with impressive results at the Inspirations of Dance event in Weyburn. 

Studio owner and head instructor Brooke Wilson said the club decided to form a competition team for the first time this year after receiving interest from dancers and their families. The team, made up of 30 dancers between the ages of 11 and 17, began rehearsals in November in preparation for the competition. 

 The province is celebrating everyone who helps to make social work possible as they've declared March 17-22, 2025 as Social Work Week in Saskatchewan. The recognition lines up with National Social Work Month, looking to recognize the contributions social workers make in their communities.

I got out for a Moose Cruise on Sunday and managed to find these two enjoying a small bunch of trees. It was cow with her bull calf just munching away on nice day.

I was lucky enough to watch them for about 15 minutes, and even had a truck go by without disturbing them. Then all of a sudden it was time to move, the cow led the youngster out the trees and into an open field. She had a destination in mind as she trotted away with him in tow.

The city of Estevan has closed down a section of street as they work on a water break today.

The 800 block of 5th Street will be closed as crews work to repair that section of the street.

Both of the sidewalks will also be closed throughout the day. The city says they will provide updates as necessary.

The Estevan Extreme 13UW volleyball team put on an impressive performance at SaskCup #2 in Saskatoon over the weekend, finishing fifth overall out of 36 teams from across the province.

The team lost only three sets across seven games, dominating in round-robin play with straight-set victories over the PA Toppers Walberg and the SE Viper Rattlers to claim first place in their pool.

With spring rolling into the province, snow is melting and posing a challenge that the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA) is looking to track. Their latest developments were put forward in their annual Spring Runoff Report, which details the risks of flooding and drought which may come up in Saskatchewan.

WSA Spokesperson Patrick Boyle talks about what they're expecting to see come to the province this spring.