Steven Wilson

Over the weekend, we had a poll on DiscoverEstevan to find out the thoughts of voters in the southeast ahead of the provincial election, which will likely be called in the coming days. Those who took part in the poll answered which party they were most aligned with, which party they were least likely to vote for, and which leader they trusted the most. The responses below are for the three ridings around Estevan - Estevan-Big Muddy, Weyburn-Bengough and Moosomin-Montmartre. 

Few details have been made available after an incident in Midale on the weekend involving a pedestrian and a train. 

The RCMP reported shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning the rail crossings at Highway 606 and Highway 702 were closed after an incident involving a train along the CPKC line. Further details released later from CPKC stated the incident involved a train making contact with a person near the intersection of Highway 606 and Railway Avenue in Midale.

Few details have been made available after an incident in Midale on the weekend involving a pedestrian and a train. 

The RCMP reported shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning the rail crossings at Highway 606 and Highway 702 were closed after an incident involving a train along the CPKC line. Further details released later from CPKC stated the incident involved a train making contact with a person near the intersection of Highway 606 and Railway Avenue in Midale.

While the skies are expected to be cloudy today, the weekend is promising to be a sunny one. The nice weather could be a good time for people to take advantage of the conditions ahead of some less-than-ideal weather as we get closer to winter.  

A heat wave has gripped the southeast over the past few days, with temperatures getting into the low- to mid-30s, something rarely seen in September.  

“We have an upper-level ridge over the prairies that is centered basically over in New Mexico,” explained Natalie Hasell. She is a meteorologist with Environment Canada. “The air associated to this ridge is kind of defined by these hotter conditions.” 

The latest data from Statistics Canada showed the unemployment rate in Saskatchewan, which held steady at 5.4 percent in August, was the lowest in the nation. This came with 2300 more people working in full-time roles but with 2700 fewer people working overall. Here in the southeast, the Regina-Moose Mountain Economic Region, which includes Weyburn and Estevan, the unemployment rate was 6.1 percent, up from 5.9 percent in July. This was the second-highest of all economic regions in the province last month. 

According to the latest data released by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings were up in June compared to May. The numbers, show the average weekly earnings in the province were $1220.82, an increase of 5.17 percent from June 2023 and up by $12.30 from May.  

According to the latest data released by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings were up in June compared to May. The numbers, which came out Thursday morning, show the average weekly earnings in the province were $1220.82, an increase of 5.17 percent from June 2023 and up by $12.30 from May.  

According to the latest data released by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings were up in June compared to May. The numbers, which came out Thursday morning, show the average weekly earnings in the province were $1220.82, an increase of 5.17 percent from June 2023 and up by $12.30 from May.  

Midale’s Keely Shaw took to the track in two events in the first two days of competition at the Paralympics and is coming home with a medal. Shaw captured the bronze medal in the C-4 3000m pursuit this morning, beating Samantha Bosco of the United States to capture the medal. Shaw finished the race with a time of 3:46.942. Her average speed for the race was 47.589 km/h.