Estevan Mercury

Bruins blown out twice

The Westview School’s Student Support Team work was one of three transitional educational projects that were placed in the spotlight during the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s monthly meeting on Oct. 16.

Every coach and every player knew how important the two games were. Two losses against the last-place Weyburn Red Wings, and the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins would fall to 2-7 on the season and dig a hole almost impossible to get out of.

Estevan native Brant Harris has found his new team. The 24-year-old right winger signed with the East Coast Hockey League's Florida Everblades recently. The Everblades are located in Estero, Fla.

From Oct. 10 to Oct. 13, Saskatchewan RCMP detachments and traffic units were engaged in Operation Impact, a national campaign to make Canada’s roads safe. RCMP members are always on the roads conducting enforcement and road safety initiatives.

A man who was assaulted in his apartment while he was sleeping was the subject of an Estevan Police Service investigation on Oct. 8, according to information released by the EPS this past week. A number of alcohol-related incidents on Oct.

With an album to tie in the experience of touring off the beaten path, Jimmy Rankin is set to stop in Estevan for an intimate acoustic show on Oct. 20.

Some might consider it a bit early, but it’s never too soon to help a youngster in need. With that thought in mind, the Samaritan’s Purse managed Operation Christmas Child shoebox campaign is underway for 2014.

The release of the latest housing starts report shows that even if things have slowed down in Estevan, they certainly haven’t stopped.

Trimount Developments has turned over $220,000 to the City of Estevan in a landmark move that signals the assurance of the start of construction of the first significant green space development in the Dominion Heights subdivision.