Estevan Mercury

Editor’s note: Kirk LaPointe is publisher and editor-in-chief of Business in Vancouver and vice-president of editorial of Glacier Media. It is time for big decisions from governments of all sizes and stripes in Canada.

It would be foolish to attempt to try to ignore the ongoing pandemic, what with news of more cases, more deaths and more jaw-dropping information daily bombarding the media.

The Town of Lampman and RM of Browning are offering pickup/delivery service to those in need of it who live in the RM or the town during this time of self-isolation.

Are your safety tickets expiring shortly, and you’re not sure how you’re going to recertify them with all the closures going on due to the outbreak of COVID-19? If your Energy Safety Canada (ESC) ticket was set to expire before Sept. 1, fear not.

This week's Flashback is from the March 24, 1999, edition of the Estevan Mercury.

Difficult times bring up the best in us. Navigating through the current uncertainty, St. Mary’s School Grade 8 students and staff came up with a heart-warming community project.

An athlete from southeast Saskatchewan has been recognized for her sporting accomplishments in 2019. Midale’s Keely Shaw, who now resides in Saskatoon, won the Saskatchewan Sport Female Athlete of the Year Award.

Nine more confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus have been diagnosed in Saskatchewan, bringing the total for the province to 95, according to information supplied by the provincial government Thursday.

The City of Estevan is asking the public to maintain social distancing at parks and other outdoor sites in the community.

The United Way Estevan celebrated the support that it received from the community in 2019 during the organization’s annual meeting on Wednesday night.