Estevan Mercury

How about a little money talk this week. It might just be your favourite subject, right after Charlie Sheen and the Saskatchewan Roughriders off-season rumours.

The affordable or low cost housing crisis is only getting worse in Saskatchewan and if the province intends to welcome even more newcomers within its borders for the rest of this year, something has to be accomplished within a short period of time.

Open for just over four months, Estevan's newcomer gateway is proving to be very popular with immigrants throughout southeast Saskatchewan.

The Sun Country Health Region has found itself in the crosshairs yet again.

The midget AA Apex Bruins got off to a good start in the second game of their series with Swift Current but couldn't maintain that momentum.

The TS&M bantam AA Bruins were tied in their series 1-1 heading into game three March 17 against the Prairie Storm. The Storm scored an early goal in the first and then again in the final two minutes to take a 2-0 lead into the dressing rooms.

Last night's Big Six game between Bienfait and Midale was cancelled. The game will be played Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Bienfait leads the championship series 3-2.

The Estevan Baxter midget A Cougars girls' hockey team is in a hole in their provincial final series against the Canwood Canucks.

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The report card on Saskatchewan's high schools was released last week and it suggested that the Estevan Comprehensive School had a lot of extra homework to do, giving the province's 15th largest high school a grading of C+.