Estevan

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.

Estevan Fire Rescue was busy throughout the mid-May season last week, with a number of calls coming in.

Beginning on May 19 at 7:20 p.m., a crew was sent to a report of a possible structure fire in the Northeast area of the city. When crews responded to the event, they determined that no emergency was occurring. Investigation placed the alarm as being caused by a cooking-related incident.

Police responded to a wide range of incidents in Estevan over the weekend, including weapons complaints involving youths, impaired driving, public intoxication and reports of suspicious activity across the city.

On May 23, police received a report that new women’s clothing, with tags still attached, was found in a parking lot in the central part of the city. Police said the clothing may be connected to a possible online order. Anyone missing such an order is asked to contact EPS to identify the items.

On the backdrop of a warm sunny day at Woodlawn Regional Park, the 11th annual Estevan CF Walk raised over $18,000 for cystic fibrosis (CF) research. Many community members, who raised money for the event, showed up to walk the trails and shared stories as to why they supported the cause.