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CEO responds to criticism regarding medication management in Sun Country

When the acting provincial auditor filed her report with the legislature last week, there was one note within it that singled out the Sun Country Health Region as having a weakness in medication management at the Weyburn and Estevan hospitals.

Conditional sentence handed down to drug trafficker

A man facing drug trafficking charges will serve no jail time following a sentencing session at Estevan provincial court on Monday.

CBSA officers successful in contributing to child pornography convictions

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officials at the North Portal port of entry were pleased to see their efforts at preventing sexual exploitation of children were paying off this past month with the completion of some court cases that focused on t

Putting smiles on small faces

It was a bit of a downer this week to learn that local support for such things as the Salvation Army Kettle and mail out campaigns and the Angel Tree campaign were lagging in comparison with last year.

Peewee AA Bruins struggle against Yorkton

The Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins weren't able to keep it close in either of their road games against the first-place Yorkton Terriers on the weekend.
Panthers fire 51 shots at Thunder in home win

Panthers fire 51 shots at Thunder in home win

Both goaltenders had a heavy workload on Saturday as the Estevan PowerTech Panthers defeated the Diefenbaker Thunder 4-1.

Council briefs

News and notes from the Dec. 9 regular meeting of Estevan city council. Councillor Chris Istace tendered his official resignation at the meeting. In a letter to council, Istace, who is moving to B.C.

Building permits soar in November

After a slow start to the year, the City of Estevan has gone over the $50 million mark in building permits. The City released the November report at the Dec. 9 regular meeting of council and it was highlighted by an impressive $14.

Vacancy rate improves slightly

It's not a big increase, but when the previous benchmark was zero per cent, it's a notable event. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its fall rental vacancy report last week. The report says that Estevan's rate has climbed to 1.

Desire for lamb grows with changing population

It was only a couple of weeks ago I noted in this space how Canadian agriculture should not get too focused on canola and wheat since there are trends moving forward that should make other aspects of the industry more attractive.