Estevan Mercury

The speculation has been rampant in recent months as to whether Canadians will be going back to the polls this fall. In fact, pundits have been waiting for an election to be triggered since the early spring, before the federal budget was handed down.

I did not feel tired. I was busy. There was a lot going on, but I thought I was fine. Then, last week, Sara and I rented a cabin by a lake, and I spent most of the first two days doing nothing.

The editor: We are writing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to demand fair treatment for the people of Saskatchewan. For some time now, the federal government has accepted New Brunswick’s plan to comply with the carbon tax.

SaskPower has announced that it is going to restore the site of the former Estevan Generating Station, removing contaminated soil and the remaining exposed concrete foundation.

You can add another name to the list of NHL prospects and players with local connections. Estevan’s Maximus Wanner was picked in the seventh round, 212th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in Saturday’s portion of the NHL Entry Draft.

Members of the Vilcu Karate Klub performed very well at the Montana State Open Kempo Karate Championships in the summer 1991. Taking part were, front row, Michael Adderly.

This summer was one of the best yet for the Estevan Bible Camp, according to Shawn Bissonette, who is the camp’s operation director.

It was one of those things that I didn’t realize how much I missed it, until I was down there, surrounded by the people. Estevan hosted the Baseball Sask. U13 AA Tier 2 championships this past weekend.

The Estevan U18 AA Brewers completed an outstanding regular season by sweeping a double header on the weekend.

Woodlawn Regional Park hosted a party on the beach at its Boundary Dam location on Saturday night. Cover band Rustic played classic rock and country music to the delight of more than 1,000 people who gathered to watch the show.