Estevan

In a span of just under five hours, the deep southeast corner of the province was hit with rolling power outages. Communities like Estevan, Oxbow, Bienfait, Roche Percee and even stretching to North Portal were affected, with crews being dispatched to solve the issue. SaskPower blames the outage on poor weather and ice building up on power lines, which made them unstable. 

The southeast has been feeling some rapidly changing weather over the past month with spring getting closer and closer. For Environment Canada, actually predicting when spring comes into focus can be fairly difficult before that's less than a week away.

Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says that she wouldn't expect that until at least the end of April.

Estevan police responded to a busy weekend of calls, including a power outage that knocked out traffic lights, an assault arrest, and reports of disturbing social media messages.

On March 14, police received multiple calls about traffic lights being out due to a power outage. Officers reminded the public that in such situations, intersections should be treated as four-way stops and extra caution should be used.

Singer-songwriter JJ Voss returned to Art Concepts Custom Framing in Estevan for a special performance, marking his third time playing at the venue.

"Just a great independent business like this," Voss said. "It's such an artsy vibe—artists supporting other artists. Byron and Teresa are artists in their own right, and the amount of local artists they feature here is amazing. It’s just a good place."

As a Saskatchewan-based musician, Voss understands the challenges of making a living in the arts. However, he finds collaboration to be key in moving forward.

The Canadian Country Showcase, hosted by Courtney Fielder, airs every weekend on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.

While the start of the week is feeling wintery with a good amount of snow falling on the southeast, that's not going to last through the week. Environment Canada is calling for a warming period as daytime temperatures will be mostly leaving the negatives behind.

Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins talks about what we'll be seeing from the rest of the winter system coming through today.

SARM held its annual convention, and representatives from several organizations attended, including those representing Estevan's new nursing home, which is currently under construction. The Estevan Regional Nursing Home Committee also had that opportunity, with members Ken Wallewein, Mona Dukart, and Marnell Eagles in attendance.

Lori Carr, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors, and Remote Health, and Jeremy Cockrill, Minister of Health, attended that meeting.

The ECS Senior Girls Basketball team put up a strong fight in their regional playoff run but saw their season come to an end on Saturday.

The Elecs entered the tournament as the fourth seed out of 10 teams. They opened with a crucial win over fifth-seeded Yorkton, advancing to the next round. However, they then faced a formidable opponent in top-seeded Swift Current, who proved to be too strong.

The Estevan United Way is celebrating a year of generosity as they prepare for their Annual General Meeting on March 26. The 2024 telethon saw the community rally together to raise $380,676, the highest amount in the organization's history at the time of sign-off. And the donations didn’t stop there.

“Every year, it seems to get tougher for a lot of people, but despite that, they continue to give,” said United Way President Mark Pettitt. “This year, we set a record—and when I say ‘we,’ I mean the whole community.”

The town of Bienfait is coming together to support a new skate park with a full day of fun at the Bienfait Memorial Arena on March 22, 2025. The fundraiser kicks off at 9:00 AM with a pancake breakfast sponsored by Southern Plains Co-op, followed by a full schedule of activities, including a U7 hockey game, glow skating, bouncy castles, and a special matchup between the Bienfait Fire Department and the Women’s Bienfait Bulldogs.

Entry for the event is $10 for the entire day, with all proceeds going toward the skate park project.