Estevan Mercury

Kelly Tytlandsvik said it was tough to see an old grain elevator come down in Bromhead last week. The structure, which was built in the 1930s, was demolished on March 17.

Two members of the Estevan Bruins Hockey Club joined forces with a number of children on Spruce Drive for a game of road hockey in March 1996.

The Estevan Police Service saw a 15 per cent decrease in call volume on a year-to-date basis for the first two months of the year, and also a general decrease in various crimes.

Estevan city council has given second and third readings to the city’s amended cannabis bylaw. In addition to the areas in which a cannabis retailer is allowed, it will allow a business to open up anywhere within the city’s downtown area.

The City of Estevan has started the process of removing the ice at Affinity Place. Estevan city council voted at the March 22 meeting to shut down the building’s ice plant, starting the following day.

Due to increased COVID-19 transmission risk in Regina and area, the following amendments are being made to the public health order. This local public health order will remain in effect until April 5, 2021, and reviewed at that time.

There are 150 new cases of COVID-19 and 152 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan on March 23, bringing the provincial total to 31,991 cases. One (1) Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.

We really shouldn’t be surprised that the Saskatchewan Health Authority decided not to approve the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s (SJHL) request to have an abbreviated regular season under a bubble format. Disappointed? Absolutely.

After a relatively long quiet streak, the fire department received a surge of calls on March 22. The first call for service came in at about 11 a.m. from the central part of Estevan, where an electrical motor caught on fire at a business.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has announced that the 2020-21 season will not have an ending.