Estevan Mercury

Estevan hockey players Jenna Grube and Mariah McKersie were pushed to the limits at a provincial summer camp last week as the pair tried to earn themselves a Team Saskatchewan U18 jersey and play at nationals this fall.

The under-17 Saskatchewan baseball team advanced to the gold medal game at the Baseball Canada Cup at Saskatoon’s Cairns Field Monday on the strength of Bienfait’s Carson Perkins’ pitching arm, but an old nemesis from the West Coast was waiting to sp

This province’s unemployment rate was 5.2 per cent in July of 2015 according to Statistics Canada. Numbers were calculated on a seasonally adjusted template. This was the lowest rate among the provinces and below the 6.8 per cent recorded nationally.

The Editor: Lest anyone think provincial prosperity is pure luck of the draw based upon the global price for commodities, Alberta’s recent tax hikes should be a sobering reminder that bad policy can cripple an economy faster than any down turn.

The total energy use by industries and households in Canada increased 2.1 per cent in 2013, following a 0.2 per cent gain the previous year. Greenhouse has (GHG) emissions rose 1.9 per cent in 2013 following a one per cent gain in 2012.

Woodlawn Regional Park was busy last weekend. Youth from the Estevan area were treated to some classic summer fun, to get an appreciation of the outdoors and all it has to offer.

The recent death of Dr. Donald Sillers, a veteran of the Second World War will probably go unnoticed by the general public outside his immediate environment of family and friends and those who recall his early years in Estevan.

Will the now colossal Regina bypass project create a negative impact on the provincial Ministry of Highway’s intention of twinning Highways 39 and 6 (south)? The fact these two major construction events are rolling out in tandem with a similar time l

Due to a lack of registrations, the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins hockey team was forced to postpone their city-wide street hockey tournament, which was supposed to take place August 8 at the Affinity Place parking lot.

The Souris Valley Theatre is bringing in a number of local and out-of-town musicians for its final event in the 2015 season. The annual Summer’s End concert will be on Sunday, August 16, at the theatre’s Frehlick Hall.