Opinion

I can’t talk from the perspective of kids who were born in Saskatchewan and are growing up here now.

About once a month I do an in-depth analysis of the drilling rig activity in Saskatchewan, and to a lesser extent, throughout Canada. And what I found this month was disturbing.

While there’s no shortage of things to do in Estevan during the summer months, one thing we have been lacking for some time is that big summer festival that gets the community out and has something for everybody.

Speed limits were again the point of discussion at Weyburn’s city council, but not for the issue one would think, as councillors could not agree on what the speed limit for Railway Avenue should be.

The editor: I read Anastasiia Bykhovskaia’s story on the western independence movement, known as Wexit, on the Estevan Mercury’s website, www.estevanmercury.ca, on July 18. I attended the Regina meeting held by the Wexit leader, Mr.

In our daily phone call, my daughter-in-law explained why she didn’t answer the phone immediately: “I was just unloading my groceries when I saw a little bird that had fallen from its nest.

If you were hoping that the recreation needs assessment for the City of Estevan would include a definitive answer on whether to build a new third ice surface, you’ll be sorely disappointed.

Cheers: Cheers to the citizens of Estevan who welcomed the cast and crew of the Souris Valley Theatre’s production of Ranchers and Rustlers by inviting them to various events and also to their homes.

There’s a part of me that cringes each year when it comes time for the Calgary Stampede. I’m not a big rodeo guy, but I love watching the daily Stampede broadcast on television, because they cut the time between events and the time between entries.

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