Estevan

You can snag yourself a sweet golfing package to 12 of the best golf courses throughout the southeast - while helping bring necessary MRI services to southeast Saskatchewan!

The “Golf the Southeast” raffle held by the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation, which features a prize package of 12 donated golf experiences from communities across the region, will be drawn Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at the hospital.

The City of Estevan Water and Wastewater Division has announced that they have opened a new Bulk Water Fill Station is open as of Monday.

The station is located off of Highway 18, located on the Service Road south of Perkins Street. The new location includes features such as a designated queue area in front of the building, along with a turnaround space for larger vehicles down the road.

With a hot and dry week, Estevan Fire Rescue was out in the community responding to a number of different calls.

Starting on May 26, a crew was dispatched to a vehicle's collision with a moose east of the city at 10:15 p.m. The crew had to have the vehicle towed from the scene, with no reports of injuries.

The next day, on May 27 at 3:18 p.m., a crew was alerted to a commercial fire alarm in the North Central area of the city. They found that the alarm was false, with EFR assistance not required, and the crew standing down in response.

Winnipeg hotels were opening up Monday to evacuees who fled their homes due to raging wildfires, while to the west in Saskatchewan, thousands more were ordered to flee.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency issued an alert late Monday afternoon, saying the northern town of La Ronge had ordered an evacuation as fire had breached its airport.

The agency said flames were fast-moving and that people in the community of 2,500, as well as anyone within 20 kilometres, including nearby Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, had to leave immediately.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is expected to introduce a bill today spelling out the federal government's next steps on border security.

The recent throne speech promised legislation to bolster security at Canada's borders and new tools for police and intelligence agencies to help them stop the flow of deadly fentanyl and its precursors.

The government also said the Canada Border Services Agency will be given new powers to examine goods destined for export to prevent the movement of illegal and stolen products, including cars.

The federal government plans to work urgently to remove Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture and seafood products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday.

"The Canadian government is engaging with its Chinese counterparts at the ministerial level and we'll continue those discussions," Carney told reporters after meeting with premiers in Saskatoon.

"They're a top priority for us." 

The commitment came in a statement after the meeting and it says premiers want Canada's trading relationship with China to improve. 

George Butt

1929 – 2025

Estevan Police Service members responded to 53 calls for service over the weekend. These included four motor vehicle collisions, all of which were non-injury, and six disturbance calls that were resolved without criminal charges. Officers also investigated two reports of assault, both of which remain under investigation, and issued eight traffic tickets for various offences.

Among the calls were several specific incidents that occurred on Saturday and Sunday.

Work is underway in the RM of Estevan as they're looking to improve a road that's been on their list of work for a while. The Rafferty Dam Road is currently undergoing work, giving the road, which links much of Estevan to the Rafferty Reservoir, a whole new surface.

Reeve Jason LeBlanc says that the RM is hoping to get some of those important projects wrapped up this summer.

Farm groups across the prairies are always looking for producers to take an active role in helping to determine the organization goals.

The nomination period is now open for director positions with the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley), Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG), Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission (Sask Mustard) and Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat).