Estevan Mercury

Leila McClarty, manager of long-term care screening and placement in the Sun Country Health Region, made a presentation to the board of directors on Feb. 24 which outlined some major changes to the assessment and placement system.

Hazel J. Neal 1959 - 2016 Hazel Neal passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 56 years.

The Editor: On Feb. 16, 2016, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair asked Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay about when he would restore the Canadian Wheat Board, now that evidence is that private grain companies had taken $6.

Habitat for Humanity (HFH) is coming to Estevan. The local chapter of this international, non-governmental, non-profit organization that builds simple and affordable homes for others, received their official local chapter status on Feb.

The Estevan RCMP have issued a warning to residents about rental scams, in and around the area of Estevan.

Crime Rates At the regular meeting of the Estevan Board of Police Commissioners, Estevan Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said the Estevan Police Service (EPS) has seen a decrease in the number of service calls from 2014 to 2015.

Saskatchewan Senator Denise Batters made a pitch for Estevan and southeast Saskatchewan last week when she addressed the Canadian Senate and the public with thoughts on the current provincial and Canadian economy.

The Editor: Can taxpayers afford another four years of gross mismanagement with the growing list of scandals that surround Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party? Just to name but a few, there are the Lean initiatives, the carbon capture failure, the s

The Editor: Lately, there has been much discussion around the Energy East pipeline project. Mayors, premiers and elected officials in Ottawa are weighing into the discussion.

It’s established fact. Older sisters are fairly useless beings. Until they’re not. I can’t quote any scientific facts to back my claim, but c’mon, it’s documented, older sisters don’t serve much purpose in life. Until they do.