Estevan Mercury

Once again it was a week of variety for the Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel as they were kept engaged in trying to track down impaired drivers, false alarms and renegade fireworks displays, which are illegal within city limits without special

The offer has been made but it will be awhile before Estevan finds out if it will get a CT scan unit or not.

With the renovations at St. Giles Anglican Church in Estevan mostly complete, the church's pastor said it's the perfect metaphor for modernizing the church with local parishioners.

Nearly 11 months after playing their final game of the 2012 season, the Estevan Comprehensive School football team returns to the field on Friday.

There were only 10 minutes left in the game when one of the two zeroes on the scoreboard disappeared. Unfortunately for the Estevan Sherritt Coal Miners, it wasn't theirs.

Estevan will get a taste of the Irish when Celtic Thunder stops in the Energy City on their fall tour. Emmet Cahill is part of Celtic Thunder, a group of Irish, and one Scottish, singers who will be performing in Estevan on Sept. 17 at Spectra Place.

The Estevan Minor Hockey Association held its fall annual general meeting on Aug. 28, reviewing the budget for the upcoming season and reviewing existing and new business.

Premier Brad Wall said the provincial government has not forgotten Estevan and the growing pains the city is facing due to the ongoing resource boom in southeast Saskatchewan.

It all starts over again for the Estevan Bruins on Friday, as they kick off their 2013-14 training camp at Spectra Place. The camp itself runs Friday through Sunday, followed by pre-season action leading up to the Bruins' season opener on Sept.

It always amazes me how quickly we forget the lessons that can be garnered from our past, and in this case it's really a case of the very recent past.