Estevan Mercury

Proposal includes seven per cent mill rate increase, one per cent cut to City operations

After losing more than 100 lbs. in less than a year, Chandell Tytlandsvik was invited to share her story in Los Angeles.

Although it was far from being a banner year for construction in the Energy City, 2014 was still a pretty good one from a permit value perspective. The value of building permits issued by the City of Estevan in 2014 amounted to $34.9 million.

When it came to the decision to raise the mill rate by seven per cent in the budget being proposed to city council, City Manager Smale said the difference between the raise and status quo is capital spending or no capital spending.

The planners are doing their job, and while they may not have much to share with the public just yet, they’re well into the assessment stage of mapping out the best way to proceed with the twinning of Highway 39 and Highway 6 (south).

With the lack of public space dedicated to the memories of fallen Canadian soldiers, the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion presented the concept for a new memorial park to City Council on Dec. 29.

Carbon Capture project at Boundary Dam receives award

Estevan city council is looking for a recommendation from the leisure services board to aid in determining a final hourly rate for groups looking to rent summer ice at Affinity Place.

An Estevan man was sentenced to two years and a day in prison and received a 10-year firearms prohibition on Jan. 12 for a variety of charges laid against him in 2014.

The Editor, Since the federal election of 1921, we have elected members from at least three political parties, making the current first-past-the-post electoral system undemocratic by dictionary definition.