Estevan Mercury

According to Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan’s annual inflation rate was the highest in Canada during the month of July. The recent report noted Saskatchewan’s price index was up 1.9 per cent since July 2014. The national average was 1.

The first public meeting of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board of trustees following a summer break was a short one, on Aug. 20, in the division’s head office in Weyburn.

The former Royal Heights Park is anticipating a significant facelift, after its dedication to the veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Legion Estevan Branch 60.

The Liberal Party of Canada went beyond the borders of the Souris-Moose Mountain constituency to select their candidate in this riding for the upcoming federal election. Steven Bebbington was announced as the Liberals’ candidate on Aug. 20.

Estevan resident Justin Garrow, wanted in connection to a break and enter incident on Estevan’s west side back in March, was arrested on Aug. 19 by the Regina Police Service.

Estevan resident Justin Garrow, wanted in connection to a break and enter incident on Estevan’s west side back in March, was arrested on Aug. 19 by the Regina Police Service.

The Estevan Public Library wants to attract more people over the age of 55, so they are creating a new program, and touting a couple other existing initiatives that have been popular with senior citizens.

Estevan police Chief Paul Ladouceur is a big fan of the police dog program, and he hopes the K-9 unit will remain part of the Estevan Police Service (EPS). But it’s not a guarantee. And the K-9 unit could be different moving forward.

A new era has started for mail delivery in Estevan, with the onset of community mailboxes, but the conversion from door-to-door delivery has been panned by some residents. Mail was delivered to the new community mailboxes starting on Aug. 17.

The rain on that fell on the Estevan area on Saturday was exactly what the city needed to reduce the local fire risk. A fire ban that had been in effect for both the city and the rural municipality (RM) of Estevan was lifted on Sunday morning.