The Editor:
I write this letter in response to a jeer in the Friday June 14 edition of the Southeast Trader Express.
In this edition was a jeer that stood out to me stating: "Jeers to there being no place to look for coming events. Frequently, I read something in the paper that I had not heard about until after it happened."
This stood out to me for two reasons; the first of which is that there actually is somewhere you can go to see upcoming community events. The Estevan Chamber of Commerce operates a community calendar that is available on both the Chamber website (www.estevanchamber.ca) and the Tourism Estevan website (www.tourismestevan.ca). Residents and community organizations are encouraged to post their events on the calendar to ensure they are being promoted. Our staff tries to enter events on to the calendar as we're made aware, but we need support from the community to ensure the calendar is inclusive.
We encourage all of our local service clubs, community organizations, minor sports clubs, cultural groups and the business community to provide us the information for all of your events, games, seminars, fundraisers, etc. so they can be further promoted and hopefully better attended.
The second point that stood out was that the writer used the word frequently when discussing the events they read about. This is true, because in opposition to all the naysayers that claim there is nothing to do in Estevan, there are always a variety of events to attend through the community. Whether it is a fun service club fundraiser, a concert at the art gallery, a reading at the library, races at the motor speedway or any other of the dozens of monthly events, the Energy City has lots to offer its residents.
We are fortunate to live in a great community, with so many people that enjoy working hard to help create and further develop the high quality of life we may have come to take for granted. Let us know what you're doing and what your club is up to, so we can promote it to our residents and ensure that the people of Estevan are fully aware of all the great things going on; hopefully we can boost your attendance while proving to our people that there is always something to do when you're in Estevan.
Michel Cyrenne,
Executive Director,
Estevan Chamber of Commerce
