Estevan Mercury

The Estevan Sharks water polo club has been in the water since Oct. 1, getting ready for the start of the 2020-21 competitive season. Now they need to know when that season will begin. “With COVID, we’ve had to do a few different things.

Local hockey fans who have been clamouring for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) to return finally have a little more information on the start of the season, although there are still questions lingering.

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Leader Ryan Meili would bring back the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) and encourage solar power generation on farms as part of his party’s rural strategy.

The demolition of one of Estevan's most well-known buildings is underway. The Derrick Motor Hotel, which has been closed since early 2016, is coming down, with the tear-down of the building starting this week.

From left, Bentley, Kacee and Bailey Stang were excited to make a snowman Tuesday in Estevan. The Energy City and many other communities received a blanket of snowfall on Tuesday.

Saskatchewan Party leader Scott Moe spoke of increasing rural connectivity, water security and value-added agriculture through irrigation infrastructure, and training more doctors in response to a series of questions on rural issues in this election.

There are 44 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Oct. 20, bringing the total to 2,439 cases. Twenty of the new cases are in the Saskatoon region. Seven are in the northeast and five are in the north central.

People are invited to come walk or run along the pathways of the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course on Oct. 24 as part of the annual Run the Course event, starting at 10 a.m.

The shelves of the Emergency Food Services, located in the Salvation Army store, were once again stocked on October 1996. Thanks to the efforts of employees with the Canada Post Office.

The two Estevan trustees for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board were elected by acclamation. While Eric McCrimmon and Kevin Keating were the only two who filed their nominations by the Oct.