Estevan Mercury

The Editor, Looking back on the year, it is increasingly clear that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s priorities are no longer the priorities of Canadians.

It was a TV commercial that briefly caught my attention, unlike most of them. I may not have grasped the entire concept, but the gist of the message was that by joining up, you might win $5,000 a week for life. That was clear enough.

We’re in the idea phase of the province’s plan to twin Highway 39. Adding two lanes to a pre-existing highway sounds easy enough, but the logistics of laying 240 km of dual-lane pavement can prove quite mind-boggling.

City of Estevan now waiting to hear back on infrastructure projects

The first and one of the biggest steps has been taken with the Hearthstone Community Campaign landing on firm financial footing.

The issue of donations came up once again around council chambers and many councillors were questioning the purpose of making donations on behalf of the citizens of Estevan.

The first rail cars loaded with grain have left the Northgate logistics hub operated by Ceres Global Ag Corp. The company said the Jan.

A fundraising effort three years in the making has successfully been completed. On Jan.

Wins over the Weyburn Eagles have been hard to come by in recent years for Estevan Comprehensive School's senior basketball teams. So when the boys did it, in the final of the Energy City Basketball Invitational no less, it was cause for celebration.

The Estevan Bruins were not busy at the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League trade deadline on Saturday, making one deal.