Opinion

Since moving to this almost idyllic place along the shores of the Pacific Ocean, there’s always been a nagging thought in the back of my mind: how would we get out of here in an emergency? Tough times of every type are usually associated with flights

There are not many sure things in this world. Invest your money and you could gain or lose. Your favourite sports team may win or not. Local weather says it is going to be sunny this weekend? Better bring an umbrella just in case.

The last couple of weeks of June were not kind to Estevan when it came to crime. There was a stabbing in the southwest end of the city. But there were also impaired driver arrests, a rash of vandalism incidents, drug busts and other incidents.

Cheers: Cheers to all of the communities and organizations in the southeast that had activities for Canada Day. The toughest part was trying to choose which events to go to.

Saskatchewan residents were in an uproar on Canada Day. No, it wasn’t because severe storms swept through the province on our nation’s 152nd birthday, wreaking havoc with some Canada Day festivities.

What we can do when we try

Estevan just wished a summer farewell to its students. Kids were excited (or not that excited) to check their report cards and happy to be off from school for the whole two months.

My Nikkel's Worth column

There has been a lot of discussion by Weyburn residents in the last couple of years about the speed limit in school zones that has been put into place all over the city, and whether it’s too much or too strict.

The money that the federal government supplied to Estevan through the Canada Coal Transition Incentive (CCTI) is a nice start, but a lot more money will be needed for this community.