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In a remarkable year of giving, the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation is on track to bring an MRI machine to Estevan's hospital, thanks to nearly $4.5 million raised for the initiative. With strong community backing, including heartfelt donations inspired by local heroes like JC Ross, the foundation is pushing forward with its mission to enhance healthcare services for the region.

The foundation's MRI project, explained Lori Gervais, began in April and aims to bring MRI services to the hospital, with Elaine Walkom’s initial contribution starting things off.

The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit has charged two men in connection with a suspicious death on White Bear First Nation earlier this week.  

The RCMP have charged 22-year-old Jeremy Whitebear with second-degree murder and 26-year-old Dwayne Maxie with manslaughter in connection with the death of 33-year-old Talon Lonethunder. Lonethunder was found deceased in a home on White Bear First Nation early Tuesday morning.  

The U18 AAA Estevan Bears skated to a commanding 11-2 victory over the Yorkton Maulers on Wednesday night, dominating in all areas of the game.

After the first period, the Bears led 1-0, with Roan Burgess scoring the opening goal. Head coach Ryan Pilon admitted the team wasn’t at their best early on.

“We didn’t really like our first period too much,” Pilon said. “We ended up having a one-nothing lead up to the first period, and we weren’t clean, we weren’t sharp, and we weren’t initiating as much as we needed to be.”

With the holidays nearly here local businesses are gearing up for what's likely to be a busy holiday season.

That's been complicated by a number of factors, including recent inflationary pressures and a federal GST tax relief holiday.

The recent Canada Post strike is also bringing its own troubles, says Downtown Businesses Association Chair and A and A Jewellery Store Owner Laurel Buck.

Members of the Estevan Police Service were recognized last night with the Mother Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Van de Vorst Awards, which honour Saskatchewan police officers for their efforts to combat impaired driving.

The awards are given to officers who charge between 8 and 16 impaired drivers (Silver Coin), 17 to 39 (Gold Coin), or 40 or more (Platinum Coin).

Estevan's Downtown Business Association is busy as they're hosting a couple of events over the next couple of weeks to get people into the downtown to see what's there.

Tonight's event is the Moonlight Madness, being held from 4-9 p.m. in the downtown area.

Laurel Buck, chair of the DBA, talks about why they decided to bring back an event to the city's forefront.

The City of Estevan has announced how work will continue on 4th Street after crews opened up the street just a few weeks ago.

Currently, the 1100 block has partially completed sidewalks, with other sidewalks consisting of temporary surfaces or the preexisting sidewalks, with the work set to be completed in 2025.

Across the street, light installation will begin in the next few weeks and continue through December and January.

Saskatchewan’s latest Crown oil and natural gas public offering raised $11,392,520.38, with the Estevan area generating the most revenue.

The sale, held Dec. 3, saw 51 of 56 parcels receive acceptable bids, covering 13,561.384 hectares. Bidding in the Estevan area brought in $8,088,540.01 for 29 leases totalling 3,412.246 hectares.

In the Kindersley area, six leases and four exploration licences covering 7,613.867 hectares generated $2,449,481.81.

November was a mild month for many in the southeast, with temperatures swinging from a warm fall to a frosty winter fairly quickly.

Environment Canada's data supports that outlook, as they've got the measurements for the month's temperatures and precipitation.

Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins takes a look at the figures to see how Estevan fared over the second last month of the year.