Estevan

During the most recent meeting by the Board of Police Commissioners, they took the time to congratulate one EPS officer for 30 years of service.

Sgt. Kevin Reed was awarded the Exemplary Service Medal for his 30 years, with that being presented by EPs Chief Jamie Blunden.

Canada is still dealing with US tariffs, as a new round has placed a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum imported from all countries into the US.

The move is expected to disrupt steel industries in Saskatchewan. It would compound with the general 25 percent tariff, which has been delayed until the end of the month.

You can save big on the items you already love from businesses in Estevan and southeast Saskatchewan with the DiscoverEstevan Online Auction. 

It's now Day Two of the auction and there are so many items that people have already bid on. With savings of up to 40% and hundreds of items to choose from, there's something for everyone. Here are some of the items that are trending on the auction block. 

Canadian retailer Peavey Industries LP is warning customers of imitation scams as the company closes its stores beloved for farm goods.

Jest Sidloski, the vice-president of marketing for the Red Deer, Alta.-based company, said Wednesday fake Facebook accounts and websites have been created pretending to be Peavey Mart, selling non-existent goods at steep discounts to defraud customers and steal their information.

He said he thinks fraudsters are using the store closures as an opportunity to scam.

Steel companies across the province are searching for ways to maintain business-as-usual in the face of up to 50 per cent tariffs from President Donald Trump.

On Monday, President Trump announced he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports from Canada which would add on to the other tariffs that were previously announced.

President of Supreme Steel, David Fritz, says Canada’s steel industry has been 100 per cent reliant on the United States and other countries in the past, which is now posing a challenge.

Here are some of our favourite photos from the first two games of the McLeod Series, played Wednesday night in Weyburn. The WCS Eagles took the first game of the night, with the senior boys winning 80-75. The ECS Elecs roared back in the second game, though, with the senior girls winning 72-44. The second half of the 88th edition of the McLeod Series will be played on February 26th in Estevan. 

The 88th edition of the McLeod Series tipped off in the Eagles Gym at Weyburn Comprehensive School Tuesday night. The defending champion Estevan Elecs were looking to win for the second year in a row, while the Weyburn Eagles were looking to win for the 48th time in the history of the event. 

Estevan isn't the only place seeing some success with building as the province is reporting another good-looking bunch of data from Statistics Canada.

The latest numbers show that the value of the province's building permits increased by 59.4 per cent between December 2023 and December 2024, putting Saskatchewan in second place year-over-year among all the provinces.

These figures follow up on a report from last month which also placed the province in the same position.

Estevan is positioning itself as a leader in energy innovation, with groundbreaking projects focused on hydrogen and graphite production, as well as efforts to develop a robust supply chain for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Gord More, a key figure in these initiatives, recently provided an update on the Southeast Tech Hub’s (SETH) progress, emphasizing the need for Estevan to be a "disruptor, not the disrupted."

The 88th edition of the McLeod series is kicking off tonight as the Estevan and Weyburn senior Boys and Girls teams face off tonight for the first two of their four matches.

For the first time in a while, the Estevan teams are heading into the matches as the reigning champions, hoping to hold onto the title through the games.