Estevan

The Estevan Curling Club is gearing up for an exciting new season, thanks to the hard work of its dedicated volunteers and enthusiastic curlers. Club president Tyler McMillen shared that preparations have gone smoothly, with ice installation completed without any issues.

"This fall has been exciting, and Lawrence Hanson, our ice maker, and his crew of volunteers did a fantastic job getting the ice ready," he said.

With another four-year term confirmed by acclamation, Carlyle Mayor Jennifer Sedor is ready to lead her community through new developments and complete ongoing projects.

"I’m very excited and very grateful for another opportunity to serve my community," Sedor said. “I always feel like four years seems like a long time from the start, but by the time you get to the end, there are things that you haven’t quite finished yet.”

Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war.

Growing up, Ron Anderson was more serious, “a little fighter,” his mother recalls. His younger brother Ryan was quieter, softer. Both joined the military before they finished high school, already certain of what their career paths would be.

“My boys were very kind to me, and I miss them terribly,” Anderson said in an interview this week from her home in Oromocto, N.B. 

Mounties have dismantled what they say is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug "superlab" in Canada that had been acting as a "supermarket" for organized crime. 

Police say the lab mass produced and distributed the powerful opioid fentanyl and methamphetamine across Canada and internationally.

David Teboul, assistant commissioner with the RCMP's Pacific region, told a news conference Thursday that dismantling the lab “undoubtedly saved thousands of lives in Canada and abroad.” 

Remembrance Day in Canada is observed annually on November 11 to honour and remember those who died in military service and those who served in wartime. This day marks the anniversary of the Armistice agreement that ended World War I in 1918. As we approach this important day, we pause to honour the brave men and women who have served our country, from the two great wars to today. The South East Military Museum, located a short drive north of Estevan, holds a treasure trove of artifacts that tell the stories of these heroes.

It was a spooktacular Halloween for Miss Wright’s Grade 3/4 class at Westview School! Willow's name was drawn as October’s Classroom of the Month winner, bringing a well-deserved KFC Estevan lunch and treats from the Southern Plains Co-op. The special delivery included Beetlejuice Haunted Apple beverages, a perfect fit for the day’s eerie excitement.

SGI released their yearly report that looks at collisions both across the province and in communities across Saskatchewan.

Their 2023 Traffic Collision Statistical Report outlines information about collisions recorded in the Traffic Accident Information System.

Compared to 2022, collisions as a whole are down 5.8 percent, with a total number of 28,238.

Of those collisions 92 deaths were associated with those, down by 11.5 per cent over last year, with injuries also down by 6.1 per cent, coming in at 5,392 in 2023.  

Blackleg is a disease in canola mainly caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans. It’s a serious disease that affect canola plants in the seedling stage by attaching to the stems and working up the stem as it grows, inhibiting the movement of water and nutrients within the plant. It can cause upwards of 50% yield reduction in severe cases. Blackleg was first spotted in western Canada in 1975 in north-east Saskatchewan. 

St. Joseph's Hospital is looking for new ways to improve its service to the community with a survey being sent out.

The survey asks people to tell the hospital what kind of improvements in equipment or service could be made.

Executive Director Candace Kopec explained what they hope to accomplish through the survey.

Residential school survivors are calling on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism, echoing one of the findings in a report about unmarked graves and burial sites associated with the institutions.

Doug George, a survivor of the Mohawk Institute, said Canadians need to acknowledge the schools' place in history and to ensure the children who died are not silenced.