Estevan

The second Taste of Summer charity barbecue was a big success, raising $1,198 in support of the Estevan Public Youth Centre (EPYC).

The event, held in partnership with Kingston Midstream, took place outside Shoppers Drug Mart, with hot dogs and hamburgers being served to the community.

Funds raised will help support EPYC’s programming and benefit youth in the community.

A multi-agency traffic enforcement blitz in Estevan on June 24 resulted in dozens of charges, warnings, and vehicle seizures as police worked together to crack down on dangerous driving and improve road safety.

The coordinated effort targeted traffic offences and vehicle equipment violations to enhance road safety.

The annual Street Dance was approved to go forward at the latest Estevan City Council meeting, which means the Downtown Business Association (DBA) is getting ready to put that show on this July. The dance was previously held in Affinity Place's parking lot last year, as work was ongoing on 4th Street with the Downtown Revitalization project.

Robert Godfrey, an event producer for the Downtown Business Association, gives some details for the upcoming event.

The southeast will need to once again batten down the hatches as we're seeing a potentially severe thunderstorm come through the area this evening. Environment Canada's forecast expects that to hit tonight with severe weather stretching through central Saskatchewan into the southeast.

Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Crawford Luke guides us through what we could see from this system.

Some ongoing construction on Highway 39 may affect commuters near Macoun, between Weyburn and Estevan.  

Dan Palmer with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways explains seal coating work is being done to improve the quality of the road.  

“That's when hot liquid asphalt and crushed gravel are applied to the highway surface. Now, the benefit of that once it's completed is it reduces deterioration, cracking and essentially it prolongs the service life of the existing pavement which ultimately is a smoother and safer driving surface for motorists.” 

May inflation figures showed marginal improvements in some of the Bank of Canada's closely watched price figures — a step in the right direction, some economists say, but likely not enough to convince the central bank to cut interest rates.

The annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent last month as cooling shelter costs helped tame price pressures, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The Liberal government will table a bill this fall introducing stricter bail conditions and sentencing for some crimes, particularly those involving organized crime, human trafficking, home invasion and car theft, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said in an interview.

"It's perhaps obvious, given the tenor around the criminal justice system, that reforms are in order," Fraser told The Canadian Press.

The Estevan Golden Eels had a successful and challenging weekend competing in back-to-back swim meets in Swift Current and Regina.

At the Swift Current meet, despite rainy weather, the team delivered strong performances across multiple events. Highlights included:

• Adalyn Christopherson won first place in the Girls 13-14 Meter Medley Relay with a time of 1:24.62 and second place in the 100 Meter Free Relay.

• Zalia Carlson placed second in the Girls 7-8 25 Meter Free and third in the 50 Meter Free.

Tornadoes ripped through the southeast last week, with stormchasers following a few touchdowns in farmers' fields in the area. Those fields saw emergence a while ago and are now in the growing stage, meaning these plants are vulnerable to the heavy winds, hail, and more that come from a tornado.

Local Agrologist Edgar Hammermeister says that, as far as he's heard, damage to any farmyard thanks to the tornadoes has been limited.

We're taking a look at some of the latest work by the Estevan Fire Rescue as they were responding to a number of situations over the previous week.

Starting on June 16, a crew headed to a residential fire alarm at 9:32 a.m. in the Northwest area of Estevan. Once there, the crew found no emergency was occurring, with the alarm going off thanks to construction work.

The next day, on June 17, a crew was dispatched to and assisted with a call for EMS assistance.