Estevan

The Carlyle RCMP is hoping for some help in a case of ongoing oilfield thefts in the area near Redvers and Manor. Over the past four weeks, the RCMP says that thefts have targeted oilfield worksites in that area of the southeast.

Thefts have included a wide range of equipment and property, with the thefts oftentimes negatively affecting operations.

Estevan Fire Rescue's latest calls from over the week showed off some of the work done in the community.

First, on June 9, a crew was dispatched to a vehicle fire at 8:55 p.m. in the Northeast area of the city. The crew found that the vehicle was suffering a minor electrical fire, which was extinguished. Minor damage to the vehicle was reported from the fire.

The Estevan Police Service responded to a variety of calls over the past several days, ranging from neighbour disputes and public disturbances to reports of mischief, intoxication and even a deer caught in a fence.

On June 12, the Estevan Police Service received a report of mischief to a motor vehicle. The matter remains under investigation. That same day, police conducted a well-being check on a female at an apartment complex. Officers made contact with her, but she declined any services.

Rain and cooler temperatures brought relief to fire-ravaged Manitoba and Saskatchewan Monday, allowing fire bans to be reduced and more evacuees to go home.

The weather helped fire crews get an upper hand in parts of northern Manitoba to clear the way for some of the 21,000 or more evacuees to start returning home.

David Monias, chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, reposted video of heavy rainfall on social media along with video of small planes leaving Winnipeg with evacuees who were forced out almost three weeks earlier.

Cecile Frances Amy (Payer)
December 10, 1939 – June 10, 2025
Cecile Amy passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at New Hope Pioneer Lodge, Stoughton, SK at the age of 85 years.
Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the New Hope Pioneer Lodge in Stoughton, SK Activity fund, 123 Government Rd., N, Stoughton, SK S0G 4T0

Recently, the southeast played host to a proactive traffic safety initiative put on by the Saskatchewan RCMP. On June 6, Officers from the Carnduff and Estevan detachments, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Combined Traffic Services in Estevan, and conservation officers with the Provincial Protective Services Branch conducted check stops in the Moose Creek Regional Park, Oxbow, and Frobisher areas.

The work was a part of SGI’s Enforcement Overdrive program, which aims to decrease impaired driving across Saskatchewan.

This week, the forecast is showing the rain could strike at almost any time as a series of unsettled systems move into the southeast. That starts today, with a good chance of forecasts, with both overnight and daytime precipitation possible past Sunday.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Crawford Luke talks about the systems and what we should expect.

Radio stations and media outlets across Saskatchewan came together last week in a show of unprecedented solidarity, raising more than $680,000 to support wildfire evacuees during the first-ever Saskatchewan Day of Caring for Wildfire Evacuees.

The province-wide radiothon aired June 12 across more than 60 stations and digital platforms, collecting $680,345 in donations for the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Saskatchewan Wildfires Appeal. That total is expected to climb, as donations continue to come in.

Some areas of the prairies have received some rain over the past few days, but the weeks of hot, dry weather have had an impact on crops, hay, and pastureland. 

With the dry conditions across so much of the Prairies, there's been an increased concern about grasshopper infestations.

Dr. Meghan Vankosky, a research scientist in field crop entomology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, says grasshoppers could be shaping up to be an important story again this year.

Farmers across the G7 are confronting unprecedented pressures as the world faces overlapping geopolitical, economic, and environmental challenges. Inflation, high interest rates, and continued fallout from recent financial shocks have destabilized farm economies. At the same time, trade disruptions, and fractured supply chains are compounding uncertainty in the agricultural sector. Meanwhile, the impacts of climate change—more frequent droughts, floods, and extreme weather—are threatening productivity and straining rural infrastructure.