Estevan Mercury

The editor: Since March of this year, the people of Saskatchewan have witnessed a transformation never seen before in the history of this province. Unelected public health officials have created a multitude of regulations.

Less than 48 hours after public health orders decreed that movie theatres could still sell food and drink, but it couldn’t be consumed in the auditoriums, theatre operators received word from the provincial Business Response Team that the particular

One resident in the 80-plus age group who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The person was from the northwest zone. There are 197 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Nov. 28, bringing the provincial total to date to 7,888 cases.

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) is asking for the public’s assistance with a bicycle accident that resulted in one person being taken to hospital. Police attended an emergency call at the intersection of 12th Avenue and Valley Street.

The editor: I would like to thank Premier Scott Moe for having the foresight to not declare another lockdown.

The Envision Counselling and Support Centre is asking the public to mark a sad anniversary in Canadian history. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is Dec.

“New restrictions has forced us to close,” Alan Dougherty posted on the marquee of the 106-year old Orpheum Theatre in Estevan on Friday.

The Estevan RCMP detachment is requesting the public's assistance in solving the recent theft of two rig shacks.

Four Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. Three of the deceased were in the 80-plus age group, and were residents from the north central, Regina and southeast zones.

The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has not been as hard on Saskatchewan’s finances as the spring budget had initially forecast, when this province was one of the first to release a budget in the wake of the pandemic.