Estevan Mercury

The Canada Border Service Agency has apparently had a change of heart with regards to the dog detector service at the North Portal Border Crossing.

Almost one year after a flood devastated the village, a deal is close to rebuild Roche Percee. As was reported last week in The Mercury , a meeting was held May 3 where a redevelopment proposal was presented to roughly 80 of the village's residents.

It was a clean sweep for Estevan Minor Baseball's AA teams on Sunday as both the bantam Sherritt Coal Haulers and peewee TS&M Tornados won both games of their doubleheaders at home.

Revisionist history can make for some interesting conversations and revive some frustrations and criticism which is what Dams of Contention and author Bill Redekop did last week with the launching of the book in Estevan.

The Estevan TS&M Tornados are off to a good start on home turf. The peewee AA club won both ends of a doubleheader against Melville in their home debut on Sunday at Cactus Park.

A local man received a one-year prison term last week after pleading guilty to stealing a vehicle. Dion Blom had been in custody since the beginning of April when he was arrested for breaching conditions of a release order from Regina.

Last season, the Estevan Big Dogs didn't get their first (and only) win until their second-last game of the year. They got that out of the way right off the bat this time around.

A Bienfait native and former Estevan Bruin is now one of the biggest stars in Australian ice hockey. Michael Schlamp is entering his fifth season with the Sydney Bears and is the captain of the Australian Ice Hockey League club.

450% increase in commercial traffic at Estevan Highway port