Estevan

The AGI booth at Ag in Motion is easy to find with it's large 16 foot mixed flow grain dryer on display.

On top of that dryer is AGI's new patent pending pre-cleaner for their NECO or AGI mixed flow grain dryers.

The pre-cleaner attaches to the grain dryer and removes any unwanted debris, such as beeswings, fines, and chaff from the grain before it enters the dryer.

Ron Kleuskens, a technical sales rep for AGI in Canada says the pre-cleaner system was in development last year and did some pretty extensive testing on farms.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has modified the provincial fire ban issued last week.

The fire ban remains in effect for all Crown lands, provincial parks, provincial recreation sites, and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, which are located north of the provincial forest boundary, including the 4.5 km burn notification area.

In general, the SPSA says, south of Prince Albert, it will be up to individual municipalities, First Nation communities, rural municipalities, and parks to determine if a fire ban is required. 

Citizens around Estevan have been reporting foul-smelling and tasting water in the area, with the city taking a close look.

Water and Wastewater Services Manager Matt Angell has been watching Rafferty Reservoir over the last while to find out why that change has happened.

He attributes that to a recent change and a harmless summer phenomenon that occurs in Rafferty.

After much hounding by federal officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is giving Canadian dogs a slightly longer leash when it comes to new rules aimed at controlling the spread of rabies.

Health Minister Mark Holland said Wednesday that he's been able to secure some changes to the regulations for dogs entering the United States from Canada after a series of meetings in Washington, D.C.

"We made good progress, I think it significantly improves the situation, but it's not enough," he said.

Burrowing owls, which call the southeast home, are one species that people should keep an eye out for here in the southeast.

The population has been seeing a steady decline in Saskatchewan since the mid-80s, with estimates extending to the hundreds in Saskatchewan.

Grace Pibdorchynski, a habitat stewardship coordinator for Nature Saskatchewan, talks about the driver behind that decrease.

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is holding their Summer Meeting in Whitehorse this week.

The meeting is planned in conjunction with the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Agriculture Ministers Annual Conference.

CFA President Keith Currie says their Summer Meeting which covers two days has focused on a wide variety of issues from how ag production companies like Syngenta, BASF and Nutrien are looking to the future.

Estevan, SK — Tim Hortons Camp Day is back on July 17, and coffee lovers have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of underserved youth. Today, 100% of proceeds from every hot coffee and iced coffee sold at Tim Hortons locations across Canada and the United States will be donated to Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.

The Foundation's mission is to provide life-changing experiences for disadvantaged youth, helping them develop essential life skills through multi-year development programs. Since its inception, the foundation has supported over 320,000 youth.

Saskatchewan and the federal government of Canada have reached a deal regarding their ongoing feud over the carbon levy.

Earlier this year, Saskatchewan stopped remitting the carbon levy on natural gas to Ottawa, citing an exemption for home-heating oil users which mainly affected the Atlantic provinces.

While the federal government went to collect that money anyways, the provincial government filed an injunction at the Federal Court in Vancouver to stop the federal government from taking any money.

A young entrepreneur is making a name for himself in Estevan. Bentley Wilson has set up Bentley’s Iced Tea stand at Westview School.

Now in his second year of running his iced tea stand, 12-year-old Wilson offers cold drinks, chips, and chocolate bars to keep Estevan refreshed on hot days. The cost is by donation.

He started the project to raise money for the Humane Society, then to raise money for Riley Raynard, as well as for his hockey registration. He added that his favourite part has been meeting new people in the community. 

The City of Estevan has updated its current surveillance policy, as of the latest city council meeting.

As part of the policy, the city lays out how video recordings can be handled, accessed, and viewed by the city, and how citizens can access those videos.

Under the policy, three people are approved to access and view video surveillance footage: the City Manager, Human Resources, and the Privacy Officer.

Video surveillance footage may only be accessed and viewed under the following three conditions: