Estevan Mercury

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan, according to Saskatchewan’s daily COVID report released June 3. With five recoveries the number of active cases for Zone 4 dropped again and now stands at 38.

The walk-in counselling program at Envision Counselling and Support Centre has only been running since 2019, and is already getting a big update and name change.

The stretch of Fourth Street that is closed due to a water main replacement has been expanded. Fourth Street is now closed from the intersection of Souris Avenue South to the intersection of Eighth Avenue.

Saskatchewan's June public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights held on June 1 generated $516,069 in revenue for the province, and the Estevan area drew the most interest.

The South East Cornerstone Public School Division has provided an update on wearing masks when outdoors during recess at its schools.

The generosity of the coal companies that have operated in Estevan, and the employees who work for the mines, is well documented.

Cheers: Cheers to the volunteers who were part of the United Way Estevan’s Day of Caring last week. Those who benefitted from a Day of Caring project were very appreciative. The Sunshine Bags were a welcome treat, too.

White Bear First Nations community members, and others who wished to show their support, came together at noon on Wednesday. They marched in memory of the 215 children whose remains were found near a former residential school site in Kamloops, B.C.

The Woodlawn Regional Park has issued an advisory about the water levels at the Boundary Dam Reservoir. Water levels are extremely low and will most likely remain that way this summer.

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan, according to Saskatchewan’s daily COVID report released June 2.