Local News

The head of a new safety association for the health care industry spoke to the board members of the Sun Country Health Region on Mar. 28, with a view to dealing with an "epidemic" of workplace injuries in health care facilities.

During the week of Apr. 9-15, the Weyburn Police Service dealt with 102 calls for service. There were seven commercial and five residential alarms during this time. An officer directed traffic at a railway crossing on Apr.

The City of Estevan says a recent meeting with the Sun Country Health Region was a good step towards building a better relationship between themselves and other municipalities in the southeast.

The Estevan business community took advantage of an excellent opportunity to get a first-hand report on major projects taking place on the city's doorstep when Malcolm Wilson and Douglas Nixon attended the Estevan Chamber of Commerce monthly business

Yellow Grass (cpd) - The Yellow Grass School held their annual book fair on Mar. 21 and 22 in the school's resource centre. The theme was "Aloha to Great Books", and the resource centre was decorated in a tropical look.

Although it's not expected that rubber will meet the road until 2015, work on the heavy truck bypass around Estevan is ongoing.

Estevan Police Service (EPS) handled a number of incidents involving liquor during the past week including a couple on the night of April 13 when a 49-year-old man was charged with driving while his blood-alcohol level was over .

Over 200 volunteer firefighters from throughout Saskatchewan will be descending on Estevan this weekend.

The board of education of the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division gathered on Apr. 4 for their regular meeting. During the meeting the board met Norm Dray from the Saskatchewan Educational Leadership Unit.

A local man has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference with victims who were 12 and six years old.