Estevan Mercury

With Canada Day approaching, Estevan and communities in the area are encouraging everyone to come out and join in on the fun, with a wide variety of activities planned to celebrate the birth of our nation.

In the wake of a United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union (EU), Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said he doesn’t expect the UK exit from the 28-state union of European countries to have much of an impact on Saskatchewan’s economy.

Major oil pipelines that should carry western Canadian oil to Eastern Canada and beyond, will be needed very soon if the Canadian oilpatch is going to serve its true purpose.

Hits right through the order propelled the Southeast A’s bantam AAA baseball team to 11-2 and 11-7 wins over the Swift Current Indians in a doubleheader at Alameda Field on Saturday.

The sprint cars made a glorious return to the Estevan Motor Speedway on Friday night after eight long years away from the track, but the final result didn’t sit well with one of its local drivers.

The Estevan Coaler Rollers junior roller derby team celebrated the strides they made on the track over the past 10 months with their annual windup scrimmage at Bienfait Memorial Arena on Sunday.

The Estevan Fair remains a popular event, even in the face of inclement weather that blew right into its midst on the second of the three days it took place, on June 20, 21 and 22. “We were lucky there.

Estevan has been hit by several powerful thunderstorms this month, and the strongest one yet swept through the Energy City on June 24, bringing heavy rains, strong winds and spectacular lightning.

It appears, at least on the surface, that Saskatchewan’s premier is gaining a little traction in terms of ironing out agreements, or at least making some well-considered points with his counterparts in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.

Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) continue to receive a large number of calls from people being targeted by a scam involving the Canada Revenue Agency.