Estevan Mercury

It can be the best of times, and it will be the worst of times, at times. The 2016 provincial general election campaign is upon us, or will be in the very near future.

Estevan’s own Helen Fornwald has gotten some well-earned recognition for her commitment to safety. Fornwald is the recipient of the Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association’s (SCSA) Safety Practitioner Award for the southeast region.

Charges have been laid in connection with a high-profile collision on Kensington Avenue in October of last year. The Estevan Police Service (EPS) announced on Feb.

The Estevan Fire Rescue Service has turned to one of its veteran firefighters to be Estevan’s new deputy fire chief. Charles Olsen was revealed as the new deputy chief during Monday night’s meeting of Estevan city council.

His name was Bert and he was a good friend for almost a year. Bert lived in Port of Spain, as did I. I don’t know where he is now … probably still there. I chalk it up to found and lost friendships we all have. Bert was an engineer without a degree.

International Women’s Day will be marked in a special way this year by the team at Envision Counselling and Support Centre Inc. Envision has partnered with two local agencies to host an art opening at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Clinic on March 8.

A special storytelling experience will be taking place at the Estevan Public Library on Feb.

Saskatchewan has recently earned an unfortunate distinction among the other provinces.

An army sergeant stationed in Wainwright, Alberta is seeking more information regarding his great-grandfather, Stanley Thomas Muirhead, who was born and raised in Estevan and later moved to Smithers, B.C., where he died in 1986 at the age of 78. Sgt.

Dean Biesenthal has been appointed as the new vice-president of human resources for the Sun Country Health Region (SCHR). The announcement was made on Feb.