Estevan Mercury

On a day when Saskatchewan posted its second highest number of new cases of COVID-19 to date, Premier Scott Moe announced on Nov. 17 additional public health restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Estevan marked Canada Career Week early November 1991. Students in the area schools were invited to participate by writing essays.

A number of rural municipalities in the southeast corner of the province needed to have elections on Nov. 9. In the RM of Souris Valley No. 7, Garry Kuntz defeated David Pattyson 31-24 in the race to be the new councillor for Division 5.

The Bienfait Coalers continued their early season dominance of the west bubble in the Big Six Hockey League.

There are 240 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to date to 5,422 cases. Sixteen new cases are in the southeast region.

The new representative for the Estevan rural area on the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division’s board is looking forward to the experience. Virgilito Sotto was acclaimed to the subdivision, known as Spruce Ridge, back in October.

During the month of October, the carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station captured 46,294 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2).

A southeast Saskatchewan resident has been elected to Hockey Canada’s board of directors. Mary Anne Veroba will serve a two-year term on the board, Hockey Canada announced Monday.

A motorist has been assessed a hefty fine after being caught speeding on Fourth Street Monday night. Members of the Estevan Police Service stopped the vehicle after it was clocked travelling more than twice the legal speed limit.

Fresh off a new election win, and with a strong mandate, Premier Scott Moe announced on Nov. 16 that the first session of the new Legislative Assembly will begin on Nov. 30.