Estevan

The Canadian Country Showcase, hosted by Courtney Fielder, airs every weekend on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM. Courtney engages in conversations with both emerging country music artists and the established stars we’ve come to love, celebrating their milestones and new releases.

Episode 22 of the podcast, features Drew Taylor and special American guest Tyler Braden, aired on the weekend of October 5th & 6th, 2024. 

The Estevan municipal election is gearing up with the final call for nominees later this month, with some of them getting out in the community.

Kirsten Walliser is running for city council again after having worked through the previous four years. She was born and raised in Estevan and currently works as a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Walliser says that this time she wants to run to continue helping out the city in a positive way.

The ECS Elecs Football Team were up against the wind and the Moose Jaw Peacocks over the weekend, coming back home with a 48-30 loss. 

Head coach Chris Bayerle said they had a game plan walking into the windy field, but what hindered their play was their run game being shut down by their opponent. This kept them pinned down on their own end zone and kicking against the wind. 

Adjustments with their defense seemed to have helped, but Moose Jaw kept the Elecs honest and made a few great plays, says Bayerle. However, an injury would set them back in the third quarter. 

Myrtle C. Corrigan (Hewitt)
1928 – 2024

Our amazing Myrtle: Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, passed away peacefully at the age of 96 years on Friday, October 4, 2024,  after a long and fulfilling life.

With harvest nearly completed here in southeast Saskatchewan, farmers are beginning to look towards either fall spraying for weeds or pre-banding fertilizer for next year's crop. One thing that should also be top of mind is disease pressure, including clubroot in canola fields. 

The Eagle Sky Estevan Bruins fought hard over the weekend, coming out with points in two different games and their first win of the season.

Between an overtime loss to the Nipawin Hawks on Friday and a win against the Flin-Flon Bombers on Saturday, the team is looking to reverse the fortunes from its earlier losses.

Head Coach Jason Tatarnic says the games did start out a bit rough with their game against the Hawks.

September is known as the month when temperatures start coming down, but sometimes the month continues to produce summer heat in the Estevan area.

Environment Canada's weather data shows that the region did see some summer-like conditions in what was nearly a record-breaking month in terms of heat.

Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins lays out the conditions which the area saw over that month.

The Oct. 7 attack by Hamas fighters on Israel last year, and the immediate Israeli retaliation that followed, sent shockwaves throughout the world that have shaken Canada culturally and politically.

Here is a look at some of the major developments in Canada related to the conflict.

Oct. 7, 2023 — Hamas-led militants launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages. The attacks, followed hours later by Israeli counterattacks in the Gaza Strip, marked the beginning of the current Israel-Hamas war. 

Thousands of kids across Canada benefit from 4-H programming each year.

Ben Graham, chair of the Canadian 4-H Foundation says 4-H has an enormous impact on our youth.

"It's about team building, learning parliamentary procedure, how you run a meeting, and how to public speak. It's about how to manage projects, whether it's computers or dogs - canine, whether it's beef cattle. It's a real diverse opportunity for kids to learn skills that help them become better leaders and contributors to their community."

Beyond Ready is this year's theme for National 4-H Week.

The Canadian Crop Hail Association member companies are investigating 630 claims of crop damage from isolated storms that hit farms across Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan during the week of September 16-22.

Rodney Schoettler of Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance noted that September brought an unexpected surge in claims:

He says the claim count is much higher than typical [for this time of year] and the severity of losses at this stage is costly to producers and insurers.