Estevan

Midale Central School is practicing generosity this year as part of their Halloween festivities by doing a ‘Trick or Treat for Hunger’ on Thursday afternoon. Jessica McNabb, grade 2-3 teacher and organizer of the event, says the idea is rooted in their vision for the school. 

The Manitoba Beef and Forage Conference is set to take place Wednesday at the William Glesby Centre in Portage La Prairie, where a full range of Agri business booths will be on hand for producers across the prairies to explore. 

The conference is a popular event to hear from local producers and industry experts across the region discussing the application of research on the farm.  Forage and livestock specialist Shawn Cabak is one of the speakers and notes the venue will be full of agribusiness booths for producers to visit. 

Advance polls in Estevan for the upcoming municipal elections opened up last night at City Hall. The city's residents had an early chance to vote before the November 13 general election. 

"They've gone really well. We've had quite a few people through the polls more than expected [and] hoping that this continues," shared city clerk Judy Pilloud. 

The Estevan Sharks Water Polo Club's Mini and Atom teams dove into their first tournament of the season, encountering tough competition and a valuable learning experience for players. Chad Knoll, head coach for the age-group teams, reflected on the weekend’s challenges and successes.

“Oh, it was definitely tougher than I expected,” Knoll said. “There was some tough competition. Our kids played hard and tried their hardest, but not all of them were successful. There were a few lessons to be learned, definitely, and we’ll work with that during practice.”

These are exciting times for Arcola Co-op. In June, it acquired Arcola Building Supplies Ltd., and it recently added a liquor section to the Gas Bar as part of a broader facility makeover.

Something that hasn’t changed amidst the business’s growth, however, is its commitment to a welcoming, customer-centred shopping experience.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says its investigation into an Ontario facility processing plant-based milk found it was not adhering to Health Canada’s policies on listeria prevention.

The facility is still shut down after a listeria outbreak last summer linked to the plant infected at least 20 people in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta and led to three deaths.

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison has confirmed a report that Canada is alleging an Indian cabinet minister and close adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered intelligence-gathering operations targeting Canadians.

The Washington Post first reported that Canadian officials alleged Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah was behind a campaign of violence and intimidation targeting Sikh separatists in Canada.

Morrison told MPs at the national security committee Tuesday that he was the one who confirmed Shah's name to that newspaper.

The U18AAA Estevan Bears saw mixed results over the weekend as they faced the Battleford Stars in a doubleheader at Affinity Place.

The Bears started strong in the first game, on Saturday taking a 3-0 lead over the Stars. “Second period rolls around, got into a little bit of penalty trouble which kind of killed their momentum, killed the flow of the game, players were playing too many minutes and guys weren’t playing enough minutes to keep the flow of the game going,” said Ryan Pilon, head coach for the Estevan Bears.

Carnduff RCMP arrested a southeast man and charged him with 11 counts related to an alleged assault last week.

Members received a request for assistance at around 10 a.m. on October 23 for a rural property northwest of Glen Ewen.

When officers responded they determined that an adult female had been assaulted by an adult male, who turned out to be wanted on a warrant by the Carnduff RCMP for breaching court-ordered conditions. The male was arrested at the scene without incident.

Midale Central School’s Breakfast Club Program will continue its vital support for local students, thanks to a generous $25,000 donation from Pro Canada West Energy. With rising food costs and dwindling grant funds, this contribution ensures that MCS can serve nourishing breakfasts, helping meet the needs of families in the community.