Estevan Mercury

The frigid weather that settled in the province over the past couple of weeks resulted in an increase in calls for the Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan (APSS). Since Feb.

Figure skating has been a part of Janice Grochalski’s life since she was seven years old, first as a competitor, then as a coach, and also the mother of a talented young skater.

An Estevan woman has taken a story that she came up with spontaneously, and turned it into a new illustrated children’s book. Forever and Ever is based on a tale that Raquel Klassen shared with her children one night.

We’re in the depths of winter. The temperatures have been about -15 C below normal as of late. And we’re still in the midst of a pandemic, with so many programs suspended and events cancelled.

While there is still some work to be done, the expansion and upgrades at the North Portal border crossing are largely complete, and have been well-received by officials and travellers alike.

Probably everyone in the community knows Lorna Coate, a petite grey-haired and incredibly friendly woman working at the pay window in McDonald's drive through in Estevan.

Estevan’s Cole Fonstad has been named a co-captain of the Everett Silvertips for the 2020-21 Western Hockey League season. Fonstad will share the captain’s duties with defenceman Gianni Fairbrother.

Nobel HSSE Management Ltd., based in Oxbow and Regina, and Saskatoon-based Quantum Genetix are teaming up to provide supplementary COVID-19 testing capacity within Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan’s daily new cases of COVID-19 have been coming down, but it wasn’t enough for the provincial government to relax public health restrictions at this time.

There are 136 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Feb. 16, bringing the provincial total to 26,829 cases. There were also 529 recoveries between Feb. 15 and 16. Limited data was reported on Feb. 15 due to the statutory holiday.