Estevan Mercury

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health reports that as of April 8, the province has 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 271. One hundred and sixty-five of the cases are considered active.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has released their health system readiness model on Wednesday during a presentation that covered varied outcomes for different levels of COVID-19 outbreak in Saskatchewan.

The COVID-19 pandemic had affected all of the Estevan Arts Council’s programming for the current season.

The season ended earlier than they had hoped, but the Estevan Gymnastics Club still saw benefits from their first year in their new home.

The Estevan Minor Baseball Association has been accepting registrations for the 2020 season, with the hope of having kids out on the ball diamond at some point this spring. Registrations have been coming in for the upcoming season.

Woodlawn Regional Park is among the attractions facing an uncertain future this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but they still hope to have seasonal camping at the very least this year.

Among the initiatives that the City of Estevan has introduced in an effort to bring more economic development to the area is the Launchbox, a business incubator that would be a place for budding entrepreneurs to work in the same building and grow the

The South East Cornerstone Public School Division (SECPSD) and the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division (HFRCSSD) had to retool their educational plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even a global pandemic that puts people out of work and creates serious uncertainty couldn’t keep the federal government from forcing a carbon tax increase on several provinces.

It started with a call by Inked Magazine for women to compete in a contest to be on the front cover of a magazine in 2020.