Estevan Mercury

So often after the Mercury publishes another article on a drug bust or other crimes, be it impaired driving or any other serious type of offence, instantly the comments and messages start piling up.

Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen is delighted with the result of the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership race.

A petition is now on the change.org website to get the Kenosee Superslides open again. Started by Kenneth Sibbald and named Save the Kenosee Superslides, the petition had collected more than 4,500 signatures as of Tuesday morning.

The City of Estevan’s leisure services division has announced that city wide registration will be held on Sept. 10, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Power Dodge Ice Centre.

Members of the Estevan Police Service have received reports of a couple of bicycle thefts that occurred in recent days. Police received a report of a theft of a bicycle on Aug. 21.

A family recently gathered to celebrate more than 100 years of cottage ownership in the southeast region. The cottage was built in 1917 by Lou and Ann Faber, and was later owned by Melvin and Miriam Faber.

The Manitoba government is requiring more people to use masks as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. Starting Sept. 1, all visitors to health-care facilities will be required to wear non-medical masks upon entering.

The editor: It has been an absolute privilege to serve as an elected Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly these past years.

The Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) had several busy days last week which culminated with a field fire Sunday. The call about the wildland fire came in at about 2 p.m. The fire occurred to the northeast of Estevan.

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Aug. 24, according to the Ministry of Health, and one case deemed to be an out-of-province resident has been removed from the Saskatchewan count.