Estevan Mercury

A road trip that began in strong fashion ended in disappointment for the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins after the club lost two of three games. The Bruins (1-4-1) started the trip with a 5-4 victory over the Nipawin Hawks on Friday.

A glimpse into current and future development plans for the City of Estevan was provided at the Sept. 24 regular meeting of city council. Acting upon a request from council, city manager Jim Puffalt provided a development update at the meeting.

They've gobbled up the hamlet of Northgate and a large section of nearby land, including property on the North Dakota side of the community and now Ceres Global Ag Corp.

The ECS Elecs showed us two different teams in Saturday's high school football game against the Vanier Vikings. The Elecs struggled for most of the game before exploding offensively in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter.

It will be a sad commentary on the prevailing mood of our citizens if fewer than 25 per cent of us show up to vote in the upcoming Oct. 24 general civic election.

The 2012 season in the Canadian Football League is shaping up as one to remember for Jon Cornish of the Calgary Stampeders. The New Westminster, B.C.

It is clear that if the Saskatchewan Roughriders are going to get back to the CFL playoffs in 2012 after a one year hiatus, it's up to Corey Chamblin to lead them there.

A fundraiser for cancer research sent people dodging hay bales, climbing racks and trudging through the bush. The inaugural Crushing It for Cancer was held north of Estevan in a field that was set up for a more leisurely Tough Mudder challenge.