The city of Estevan and Affinity Place continues to draw big sporting events in Saskatchewan. On Friday, CURLSASK announced that both the Viterra Scotties and SaskTel Tankard will be held in the same venue for a second straight year with the 2021 provincials going in Estevan as the province determines its reps for both the […]
The Centennial Cup will be handed out at Affinity Place in May of 2022. On Thursday morning, the city of Estevan announced they will be the host city for the event, hosted by Tim Hortons. The host Bruins will join four other teams looking to hoist the trophy in what will be the 52nd edition […]
UPDATE – RCMP say Highway 39 is blocked just south of the Bienfait turnoff Thursday morning after a motor vehicle collision. Police did not say how many vehicles were involved, or if there are any injuries or fatalities. However reports indicate multiple semis were involved. The highway is blocked in both directions and motorists are […]
Changes are coming to Saskatchewan’s AAA midget league starting next winter. The Saskatchewan Hockey Association is announcing re-alignment following an application process that ended October 1. As a result, the Saskatchewan Midget Triple A League—a league that ends up seeing many players go on to play in the Western Hockey League is losing two franchises […]
SaskPower has reached a milestone with its Carbon Capture and Storage facility near Estevan. The utility says it has captured more than three-million tonnes of carbon dioxide, equivalent to taking 750,000 vehicles off the road. Spokesperson Joel Cherry says CCS is an important long-term strategy to meet the growing demand for electricity while reducing greenhouse […]
Coal-dependent communities in southeast Saskatchewan such as Coronach and Estevan will be receiving provincial funding over the next few years. The $10 million in funding is designated to help local economies to diversify and develop as coal energy gets phased out across Canada. Mayor of Estevan Roy Ludwig said the money his city receives will […]
The provincial government is outlining its agenda for the upcoming session of the Legislature by delivering the throne speech. The speech entitled “A New Decade of Growth” says two goals in the speech being delivered by Lieutenant-Governor Russell Mirasty are for a population of 1.4 million and for 100,000 more jobs to be created in […]
Estevan celebrated a pair of water infrastructure project milestones with a switching ceremony on Wednesday. The city started work on a $9.4-million drinking water system upgrade in 2017. About two weeks ago one of the settling ponds built in phase one had it’s residuals removed for the first time, removing 99,600 kilograms of byproduct. The […]
The trucking industry is excited to see improvements to Highway 39 moving forward. Earlier this week the province announced a 53.3 million dollar project to add five sets of passing lanes to the road between Estevan and Weyburn. Saskatchewan Trucking Association Executive Director Susan Ewart said she is happy to see this investment. “Obviously that […]
The federal government has announced an investment into southern Saskatchewan communities affected with job losses due to the coal phase-out. $1.3 million is going to projects based in Coronach and Estevan, marking the first time the province has been presented with these types of funds from the $4.5 million Canada Coal Transition Initiative. Most of […]
