Estevan Mercury

The public parking lot on Third Street across from St. Giles Anglican Church and just behind the Royal Bank, will be closed to traffic for about a month, beginning in early June.

The Estevan Salvation Army is hosting a spring food drive for the fourth consecutive year in an effort to replenish the shelves at Estevan’s food bank, which the Salvation Army operates. The Summer Daze Food Drive will run from June 1 to 18.

Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) arrested three impaired drivers within a five-day span recently.

Police officers from across the province gathered in the Energy City on May 18 and 19 for the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers’ spring meeting. The Estevan Police Association hosted the convention, and the EPA’s president, Sgt.

The provincial Emergency Response/Mine Rescue Skills Competition has long been a highlight of the Saskatchewan Mining Association’s Mining Week.

A few months ago, the Grade 8 English class at Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur explored how discouraging motorists from idling their vehicle could reduce carbon emissions in Estevan. It’s gone a lot further than they could have ever imagined.

Marilyn Yurkiw, manager of finance for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division, had a date with the division’s board members on May 19 as part of their general afternoon business session.

The Estevan Police Association (EPA) and the Estevan Board of Police Commissioners have reached a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Details of the pact were announced during a press conference on Tuesday morning at city hall.

The Souris Valley (SV) Museum has kicked off what it expects will be a busy 2016 season. Opening day for the museum, and the neighbouring Visitor Information Centre, was on May 20.

While there is no reason to applaud a 9.5 per cent increase for electrical power service in Saskatchewan over the next 18 months, the proposed hike on our SaskPower bills can’t really be termed despicable either.