Estevan Mercury

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officials at the North Portal port of entry were pleased to see their efforts at preventing sexual exploitation of children were paying off this past month with the completion of some court cases that focused on t

It was a bit of a downer this week to learn that local support for such things as the Salvation Army Kettle and mail out campaigns and the Angel Tree campaign were lagging in comparison with last year.

The Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins weren't able to keep it close in either of their road games against the first-place Yorkton Terriers on the weekend.

Both goaltenders had a heavy workload on Saturday as the Estevan PowerTech Panthers defeated the Diefenbaker Thunder 4-1.

News and notes from the Dec. 9 regular meeting of Estevan city council. Councillor Chris Istace tendered his official resignation at the meeting. In a letter to council, Istace, who is moving to B.C.

After a slow start to the year, the City of Estevan has gone over the $50 million mark in building permits. The City released the November report at the Dec. 9 regular meeting of council and it was highlighted by an impressive $14.

It's not a big increase, but when the previous benchmark was zero per cent, it's a notable event. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its fall rental vacancy report last week. The report says that Estevan's rate has climbed to 1.

It was only a couple of weeks ago I noted in this space how Canadian agriculture should not get too focused on canola and wheat since there are trends moving forward that should make other aspects of the industry more attractive.

If anybody was wondering how 150 years of Canada could be summarized into one clear and powerful image, they must have been sorely disappointed by the sesquicentennial options offered up last week.

By losing five in a row recently, the Estevan Bruins made a hard task even more difficult. The Bruins were seventh overall in the SJHL entering last night's game.