Estevan Mercury

Fifty teams hit the water and more than 250 fish were caught, but it was a different number that mattered most on Saturday. When it was all over, the team of Carl and Coby Humphreys weighed in at a total of 14.

It's not an Estevan-only problem, but it's one that this city certainly isn't immune to. Civic pride is a sense of duty, an attitude that everyone in a community has a stake in the well being of the streets, the buildings and the people.

This week I'm really worried about Montreal. I know I shouldn't be. I think that city will do just fine without my input. They have federal governments that keep giving them stuff, but still, I kind of grieve for the city.

The 2014 camping season will be back to normal in the Estevan area as Woodlawn Regional Park will welcome campers with the opening of all sites this weekend.

This is Saskatchewan, after all, so I won't tempt the fates by proclaiming the snow and wintery weather have left us for good. Let's just point to the forecast instead.

After tearing it up the last two seasons, the Estevan Haulers will not take the field this year. There will be no bantam AA team under the Estevan Minor Baseball banner, as there were not enough players registered in the division.

While Estevan's emergency services personnel were dealing with Thursday's derailment, Saskatchewan's mayors were discussing the topic of rail safety at their annual meeting.

Three graduating Estevan Bruins players have determined where they will spend the next chapter of their hockey careers.

Mother's Day gives us an opportunity to celebrate all things Mom as we reflect on all her courage and insanity.

The crude oil in the four tanker cars that were derailed in the CP Rail yard in Estevan around 11 a.m. Thursday had been transloaded into other tank cars as of Friday afternoon May 9, according to a company spokesman .