Estevan

A cold snap has Weyburn seeing temperatures in the low minus 20s with windchills colder than minus 40. These conditions pose a variety of risks for anyone spending any amount of time outdoors. Doctor Stanley Enebeli is a medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority. He describes one of these risks as hypothermia.  

“Hypothermia can be identified by shivering, confusion, or even loss of muscular control.” 

The province is alerting its residents to a scam popping up on social media ads for casinos in Saskatchewan.

These advertisements are being used to defraud people by stealing credit card numbers and other banking information, according to the Saskatchewan government.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will work to convince U.S. President Donald Trump that his steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt both countries.

A senior government official said Tuesday that Trudeau spoke with U.S. Vice-President JD Vance about the impact steel tariffs would have in Ohio, which Vance previously represented in the U.S. Senate.

Trump signed an executive order Monday to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, beginning March 12.

Trudeau and Vance are both in Paris for a global summit on AI.

Families in Estevan are in for a treat as the Estevan Early Years Family Resource Centre brings back its highly anticipated Bouncy Castle Morning on Thursday, February 20.

Held at the Wylie Mitchell Building from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the event will feature an exciting lineup of inflatables, including two large bouncy castles, one medium-sized castle, and a toddler-friendly inflatable. The event is free to attend and offers a fun-filled way for families to enjoy the school break.

The Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing recently launched a new initiative to support the mental health of Canadian farmers, their families, and agricultural workers. The National Farmer Wellness Network Crisis Line is a free, confidential, 24/7 mental health support tailored specifically to the agricultural community. 

The idea behind the crisis line is to ensure that farmers across the country have access to farm-specific crisis services delivered by licensed professionals trained in the Canadian Agricultural Literacy Program (CALP). 

Donald Trump has signed executive orders to slap 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, including Canadian products, starting March 4 — the same deadline given to Canada to convince the U.S. president to halt his plan for across-the-board duties.

"It's a big deal. This is the beginning of making America rich again," Trump said as he signed the executive orders in the Oval Office.

The Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) are extending a program that allows patients to receive breast health diagnostics at a medical facility in Calgary as a temporary measure to improve wait times for urgent procedures.

The program, established in 2023, has been extended to March 2025 while in-province services continue to be stabilized.

Beatrice Olheiser
1939 – 2025

Beatrice passed away at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Long Term Care Home, Estevan, Sask. on February 7, 2025 at the age of 85.

The Funeral Mass will be Celebrated on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Estevan, with Rev. Paul Do the Celebrant. The Rite of Committal will follow at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, after which all are invited to join the family in the parish hall for lunch.

While Saskatchewan hasn’t joined other provinces in pulling American alcohol brands off the shelves, the push to buy Canadian is just as strong here as it is across the nation. 

Trade tensions are causing no small amount of concern, but the growing support for local products has presented an opportunity for the province’s craft -brewing and -distilling industry to showcase their products and expand nationally.  

Lampman Fire and Rescue received a $50,000 donation from Kingston Midstream to support fire hall renovations and a fire truck pump repair project.

“A while back, we determined that the fire hall needed to be moved to a different building, and several renovations were required,” said Teresa Biller, and adminstrator with the town of Lampman. “We assessed the cost of the renovations and the pump repair, and then we began a fundraising campaign.”