Estevan Mercury

Cheers: Cheers to Shelly Veroba and the Creighton lodge team for identifying, reacting to and containing the COVID outbreak at the lodge earlier this month.

Groups of people wearing high-visibility vests with compasses in their hands could be noticed all across southeast Saskatchewan lately. While it could have looked unusual to those passing by, for those involved it was nothing but natural.

A new company in Estevan has proven to be popular with the oilpatch since it opened, thanks to the services it offers. Prairie Pride Fishing, owned by Mike Zohner and Josh Brown, opened on March 1.

The 2021-22 federal budget that was handed down last week was, as expected, loaded with spending related to the COVID-19 pandemic. And so it’s going to carry a large financial burden that will affect this country’s finances for years to come.

This year’s edition of the Estevan and District Music Festival was unlike any that had been seen before, but it still offered lots of talent. The festival was held from April 11-17.

Non-digital gaming at its finest is now in Estevan, with MTG, Pokemon, Dungeons and Dragons, board games, miniatures and much more. Kessel Run Games out of Ottawa opened its second location in Estevan last Friday.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has released updates to the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan for graduations, sports, performing arts and outdoor seating areas.

An additional 7,334 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 415,763. The 7,334 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported April 28 includes 137 in the South East.

What can be better than a good rock song? Only a rock song that shares a real love story which took place in your hometown. And former Estevan residents just released such a song.

Students in southeast Saskatchewan are back to learning in the classroom this week.