Estevan Mercury

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The candidates are starting to line up for the Conservative Party nomination in the Souris-Moose Mountain constituency. A third man - Torquay Mayor Mike Strachan - has announced he plans to seek the nomination and run in the 2015 federal election.

The Sun Country Health Region is celebrating the fruits of its labour. In a recent press release Sun Country announced that 15 new doctors who have arrived in the region since January of 2013.

There was no shortage of goals for either team on Thursday, as the Estevan TS&M Bruins and Regina Monarchs battled to a 6-6 tie in the provincial capital. Bruins defenceman Brayden Pachal scored with 2:24 to play to give the visitors a point.

It has become one of the biggest issues in Canadian politics and not surprisingly it dominated the conversation at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipality Association's annual meeting last week in Regina.

A sunny day on Feb. 2 left weather forecasters Wiarton Willie and Punxsutawney Phil to view their shadowy reflections and call for six more weeks of winter.

Many students at Hillcrest School have put on skates for the first time recently. Hillcrest was one of the schools from across the country which had their application selected to take part in RBC's Learn to Skate program.

Local officials were given a heads up a week ago from Health Minister Dustin Duncan that any reference to a CT scanner for St. Joseph's Hospital in Estevan may not be mentioned in next month's provincial budget.

The Estevan Bruins will have to beat some good teams if they are to avoid the survivor series this year. It's become a tradition for the Black and Gold. They've played in the SJHL's survivor series in five of the last six seasons.

As the gears of government continue to grind, it appears a decision on the bid to acquire a CT scan unit for St. Joseph's Hospital may not be included in the upcoming budget.