Estevan

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not allowed to speak in the House of Commons Tuesday as his public feud with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly spilled into a second day.

House Speaker Greg Fergus delivered the penalty to Poilievre in the morning, a day after he asked the leader of the opposition to withdraw a remark accusing Joly of pandering to supporters of the terrorist organization Hamas.

As heavier winds have assailed the southeast recently, that's posed a problem for fire departments in the area who have to deal with emergencies that pop up.

A heavier wind can mean trees falling on powerlines and causing a fire, or a fire that may have been minor gets flared up and spreads quickly with the help of the wind.

Brad Hutton, the fire chief for the Redvers Fire Department, says that they recently had to deal with a tough, windy fire over the weekend.

Geraldine “Starr” Smith (Grieves)

1947-2024

Geraldine "Starr” passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024, at the age of 76 years in Lampman, Sask.

The Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK with Shirley Petterson officiating. The family invites everyone to join them in the Taylorton Room at the Days Inn following the service for a luncheon.

The private family internment will take place in Wordsworth Cemetery at a later date.

Campaigning for the provincial election is in full swing here in Saskatchewan, with many topics on the minds of voters as they cast their ballots later this month. One of the biggest issues facing voters is housing availability and affordability.

UPDATE 10/09/2024: We have been made aware that the call for nominations ends tonight, October 9, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at the City Clerk's office. Candidates have 24 hours from its closing to withdraw from the race, otherwise they'll officially be part of the ballot. We sincerely apologize for the inaccuracy. The quote has been removed and the article has been fixed. 

Estevan Fire Rescue had a tough few days, with heavy winds leading to multiple calls coming in all around Estevan.

The first of those was reported on September 30 around 7:30 a.m., when a crew was dispatched to a possible fire southwest of the city. After the crews responded they found that no fire was occurring and that any appearance of fire was due to heavy dust in the area from high winds.

The Weyburn RCMP are sending out a message to people around the area that a truck and trailer have been stolen and may be heading south.

On Monday, October 7, a black coloured dual wheeled 2012 Dodge Ram 3500 Megacab (License plate 640 MPD) with an attached black coloured 40-foot Diamond C gooseneck trailer (License plate 624 MWB) was stolen from a Pangman business.

Estevan saw a lot of wind over the start of October, with warnings going out last week on two separate days.

That saw winds that whipped up the southeast to the point that many people reported damage to their property, mostly thanks to flying debris.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Christy Climenhagen talks about the system which brought so much wind to the southeast.

"Authors are just people -- we're just people that you'll meet on the street, and it's important for [everyone] to see and to hear us local authors sharing our stories," shared local author Betty McGillivray. 

I've been tagged as the Moose Whisperer here in the southeast due to my moose photography. We were in Prince Albert National Park a while back and were told "you won't see any moose, but you will see lots of elk."