Estevan

The City of Estevan is looking to set up a new water fill station to help divert traffic from a bridge that needs repairs.

The R.M. of Estevan has proposed a plan to repair the bridge on the west side of the city's water treatment plant, but for now, they've requested the city to move the potable water fill station to a different location.

Republicans criticized U.S. President Joe Biden's record on foreign policy at the national convention in Milwaukee, as many party faithful called for America to step back from its contributions to the world. 

Wednesday's agenda and its theme of "Make America Strong Once Again" will give leaders around the world insight into the potential impact of a second Donald Trump presidency. 

"No NATO. I want America strong," said Kimberly Nguyen, wearing a star-spangled dress and draped in a Trump 2024 flag outside the convention.

Two people have died after an outbreak of listeriosis triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday.

Silk brand almond milk, coconut milk, almond-coconut milk and oat milk were recalled earlier this month, as was Great Value brand almond milk.

Most of the recalled products have best-before dates up to and including Oct. 4. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased.

Golden West’s second Taste of Summer BBQ fundraiser was a sizzling success, with proceeds benefiting the Estevan Legion.

This week’s BBQ took place at Wood Country Building Supplies, with Walmart as the food sponsor and Smart Power Systems lending the grill to get the food hot and ready. 

Frosty Forrest of the Estevan Legion expressed his happiness with the turnout. $778.75 was raised at the BBQ.  Although no specific plans have been made for the funds yet, Forrest said it would be put to good use. 

The AGI booth at Ag in Motion is easy to find with it's large 16 foot mixed flow grain dryer on display.

On top of that dryer is AGI's new patent pending pre-cleaner for their NECO or AGI mixed flow grain dryers.

The pre-cleaner attaches to the grain dryer and removes any unwanted debris, such as beeswings, fines, and chaff from the grain before it enters the dryer.

Ron Kleuskens, a technical sales rep for AGI in Canada says the pre-cleaner system was in development last year and did some pretty extensive testing on farms.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has modified the provincial fire ban issued last week.

The fire ban remains in effect for all Crown lands, provincial parks, provincial recreation sites, and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, which are located north of the provincial forest boundary, including the 4.5 km burn notification area.

In general, the SPSA says, south of Prince Albert, it will be up to individual municipalities, First Nation communities, rural municipalities, and parks to determine if a fire ban is required. 

Citizens around Estevan have been reporting foul-smelling and tasting water in the area, with the city taking a close look.

Water and Wastewater Services Manager Matt Angell has been watching Rafferty Reservoir over the last while to find out why that change has happened.

He attributes that to a recent change and a harmless summer phenomenon that occurs in Rafferty.

After much hounding by federal officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is giving Canadian dogs a slightly longer leash when it comes to new rules aimed at controlling the spread of rabies.

Health Minister Mark Holland said Wednesday that he's been able to secure some changes to the regulations for dogs entering the United States from Canada after a series of meetings in Washington, D.C.

"We made good progress, I think it significantly improves the situation, but it's not enough," he said.

Burrowing owls, which call the southeast home, are one species that people should keep an eye out for here in the southeast.

The population has been seeing a steady decline in Saskatchewan since the mid-80s, with estimates extending to the hundreds in Saskatchewan.

Grace Pibdorchynski, a habitat stewardship coordinator for Nature Saskatchewan, talks about the driver behind that decrease.

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is holding their Summer Meeting in Whitehorse this week.

The meeting is planned in conjunction with the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Agriculture Ministers Annual Conference.

CFA President Keith Currie says their Summer Meeting which covers two days has focused on a wide variety of issues from how ag production companies like Syngenta, BASF and Nutrien are looking to the future.