Estevan

While the Conservative Party of Canada were re-elected back to Souris-Moose Mountain, one nominee representing a new party was disappointed with the results. Lyndon Dayman, representing the Canadian Future Party, received 303 votes in the election, having entered in as a protest vote against the CPC's candidate.

He says that seeing many existing MPs get back into parliament isn't very encouraging.

The Estevan community is just starting to make sense of what the newest federal election will mean for the southeast, with businesses and community leaders looking towards the future. The policies that the federal government will focus on could determine the future for Estevan and its surrounding communities.

For RM of Estevan Reeve Jason LeBlanc, the re-election of the Liberal Party of Canada wasn't great, but they still managed to send a message.

Cecilia McCaskill is gearing up for the opportunity of a lifetime — representing Team Canada at the Roller Derby World Cup in Australia — and the community has a chance to help her get there.

McCaskill, a player and assistant coach with her local roller derby club, has been selected to compete on the national stage, and the club is organizing a trade show to support her journey.

“The trade show is to support me going to the World Cup, just to help fundraise to get me there,” she said.

Faced with the risk of losing vital local health services, Oxbow town council is pushing for a more flexible approach to care at the Galloway Health Centre — one that keeps patients close to home and hospital beds in use.

Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that killed 11 people on the weekend will likely persist for months, mental health experts in British Columbia warn. 

"Traumatic events, grief, is not something that is resolved in a week or two weeks, or a couple of months," said Heather Mohan, a clinical counsellor and executive director of the charity Lumara Grief and Bereavement Care Society.

Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday.

In his concession speech early Tuesday morning, Poilievre indicated he would stay on as leader. The Conservative party did not respond when asked Wednesday whether he has officially decided to stay.

"My view is he's not going anywhere," said Kory Teneycke, Ontario Premier Doug Ford's former campaign manager and a former director of communications for former prime minister Stephen Harper.

The City of Estevan has released their full list of street cleaning dates, as that work is getting underway starting tomorrow. They ask that people watch out for those and keep streets as clear as they can when a sweeping day begins on their street.

The full list of street cleaning dates and the affected streets is below:

Every Monday from 1st Monday in May to the last Monday of October, 4 a.m. – 12 p.m.

·       Souris Avenue from 3rd Street to 6th Street

·       6th Street from Souris Avenue to 13th Avenue

“Canadians have spoken, and I would take this opportunity to congratulate Prime Minister Mark Carney on his election win. Canadians have provided him and your party and your government a new mandate,” Premier Scott Moe said during his post-election press conference yesterday. 

Estevan is known for its strong sense of community, and that is largely thanks to the dedication of its volunteers. As National Volunteer Week continues until May 4, residents and organizations are taking the opportunity to recognize the countless individuals who give their time and effort to support local events and initiatives.

A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very long ballots is declaring victory in this week's election — even as critics accuse it of indulging in stunts that undermine democracy.

"It's been a success," said Mark Moutter, one of dozens of protest candidates who ran in the Ottawa riding of Carleton.

"I've never seen people looking more optimistically at electoral reform, ever."