Local News

An Estevan priest has succumbed to the injuries he suffered in an accident June 10 in Macoun. Father Joel Rama suffered a number of injuries after the car he was driving in was struck on the driver's side door at a railway crossing in Macoun.

News and notes from the June 11 regular meeting of Estevan city council

Members of the province's protective services personnel were awarded with the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal on June 11, presented by Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield and Provincial Secretary Wayne Elhard.

Counsel argued whether a break and enter should be considered a home invasion, and what that could potentially mean for sentencing.

The Canada Border Services Agency said last week they had two criminal cases concluded in Regina provincial court on June 1.

It was another weekend of variety for members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) beginning on the night of June 15 when they were asked to check into a local vehicle operator's driving credentials since it was believed he did not have a valid driver

Souris Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki got the chance to show off his hometown and, potentially, help with the local labour shortage Thursday.

Noted immunologist and director of the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, Dr. John Gordon, was one of the guest presenters at the Southeast Saskatchewan Airshed Association workshop in Estevan on June 6.

Helen Johnson points out an interesting aspect of a piece of art as artist Linda McMurdo looks on, during an artists reception on June 12 at the Signal Hill Arts Centre.

In 1996 Canada's governor general proclaimed June 21 as National Aboriginal Day.