Estevan

Alberta's livestock producers will benefit from increased funding for the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Services Unit. 

Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson says the government is investing $9.5 million over three years, with $3.5 million being allotted each year. The funding is earmarked for the continued development of a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Calgary. 

He says the province has been supporting this project since 2020 and has been closely monitoring its impact as it continues to grow. 

The Estevan Legion has supported our community for many years. Recently the Legion has found out their roof will need to be replaced at a cost of just over $500,000 in order to make it safe for all their patrons.

Bradley Frederick Bennett
1955 – 2025
The world lost a wonderful man on Friday, May 23, 2025 at the Regina General Hospital, Regina, SK at the age of 70 years, and we will never be the same without Bradley Frederick Bennett in our lives.
The Celebration of Life for Brad will be held on Friday, June 13, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club with Shirley Petterson officiating. Everyone is invited to stay for lunch and a time of remembrance at the club house.

An Aurora family reunification centre is preparing to open in Estevan to support individuals who have completed addiction recovery and are preparing to reunite with their children and return to everyday life.

“It’s not a recovery centre in Estevan, it’s family reunification. The recovery centre is in Gimli,” said Aurora CEO Michael Bruneau. “That’s where we have our medical detox, or primary recovery.”

Once individuals are stabilized, they are moved to another community to focus on life skills.

Every once in a while, things just go your way. I was out on an evening Moose Cruise last night and found 7. I cruised up on two about 7:20, but they were on the wrong side of the road. My concern was, they were very close to the road, and they might flee.

I never even slowed down; I just kept going past them and took my chance. About a quarter of a mile down the road I turned around and slowly came back.

A city councillor is hoping to hear more about how GFL services the city, as Brian Johnson made a comment about getting a report on some of their activities to better understand the service. Johnson made that comment while the city was looking over GFL's cart report for April 2025.

He says the report would help clarify how the recycling service functions in the Estevan area.

After six months on the Estevan City Council, Dave Elliot has been working with the city and figuring out how best to do his new job. Elliot was elected back in the fall of last year, accruing the most votes out of all the first-time council members.

He says the journey has been one that's had a lot of new information coming in.

Eagles Farms received a tasty lunch courtesy of Southern Plains Co-op, delivered straight to the field as part of Seed N Feed.

“We’re about two-thirds done, probably before the rain,” said Terry Eagles. “We’ve got, I don’t know, probably 2,000 acres left. So yeah, we should be done here by the end of the week if we can get going.”

Heavy rain slowed progress. “We probably lost a few acres... everything was just so saturated. We got close to five inches around here,” he said.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's vision for nation-building and economic growth is expected to form the main thrust of the throne speech when King Charles reads it today in the Canadian Senate.

The Estevan Wellness Committee is hoping more people can stay aware of local services, programs, and information through their new website. Peoiple will be able to access all of that information and more at estevancommunitywellness.ca, with services catered to individuals, families, and service providers.

Services will include mental health, addiction support, housing, food security, youth and senior services, crisis intervention, and more.