Estevan Mercury

Hockey Canada has announced that the 2022 Centennial Cup national junior A hockey championship, presented by Tim Hortons, will still be held in Estevan. An announcement was made Tuesday that the 2022 edition of the event will occur at Affinity Place.

This week's flashback is from 2002. The annual Beef Open golf tournament was held mid-May, 2002, at the Estevan Woodlawn Golf Club.

​​Effective 8 a.m. May 18, eligibility in the provincial age-based immunization program for first doses moves to 16 years of age and older for the entire province, including the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.

Gatlin Haswell, left, and Rowan Haswell enjoyed a morning spent at the Estevan Skateboard and BMX Park on Sunday. It was among the activities they enjoyed outdoors in the Energy City on Sunday.

The Town of Midale will not have to turn off its water supply Monday night. In a Facebook post Monday morning, the town said that due to the dangerously low levels of water in the reservoir, the town would be shutting the water off from 10 p.m.

SaskPower crews have been dispatched to a power outage west of Estevan. In a tweet sent at 5 p.m., SaskPower said the crews are determining the cause and repair time for the outage.

Estevan firefighters responded to a report of a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm on May 17. The alarm went off in north-central Estevan. The lone resident safely evacuated the building prior to fire crews’ arrival.

The number of active cases of COVID-19 in South East Zone 4 dropped once again. According to the May 17 COVID-19 update, there were 178 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, with nine in the South East region.

A special weather statement has been issued for the southeast region. Environment Canada issued the statement at 10:38 a.m. Monday. It notes that the first warm spell of the season will encompass most of Saskatchewan Monday and Tuesday.

The Estevan Motor Speedway has delayed its first regular program of the season.