ESTEVAN — The past year brought ups and downs for Estevan, with major projects progressing and topics that affect everyone continuing to be discussed. The community has seen a return of major events, the start of new activities and big sports competitions.
The Estevan Mercury's Year in Review will walk you through all major southeast happening of 2023.
September:
School was back in southeast Saskatchewan in September, fall officially began and the activities started to shift indoors, but people still had lots to do.
One person was killed when a fuel truck rolled over on Highway 18 west of Outram on Sept. 1.
The Wilson Old Tyme Harvest on Sept. 2 north of Manor featured a variety of antique farming equipment.
Kyle Poirier won the Bass Battles fishing derby at Boundary Dam on the Labour Day long weekend, as he had five fish with a combined length of 249 centimetres in the catch-and-release event.
The Estevan Fire Rescue Service introduced the latest addition to its equipment fleet on Sept. 5 – a hazardous materials response trailer named after Dean Nagel, a long-time firefighter who died in 2022.
The Deep Earth Energy Company announced that a third-party consulting service confirmed the presence of the resource after a geoscience and reservoir engineering technical review of DEEP's geothermal project in southeast Saskatchewan.
School was back in session in southeast Saskatchewan on Sept. 6. James Jones began his tenure as the principal of the ECS, replacing Nathan Johnson, who took a new post at the SECPSD.
John Deadlock, who spent six terms serving on Estevan city council and also was instrumental in the success of the United Way Estevan Telethon for decades, died in Hanna, Alta., on Sept. 6 at the age of 88.
Ryan Olson of Estevan won the top prize of $5,000 in the golf ball drop organized by the Rotary Clubs of Estevan and Weyburn on Sept. 8.
A total of 3,000 rubber ducks floated down the Souris River during the Estevan Humane Society's annual duck derby. The humane society and lucky winner Bryan Milford each took home $15,000.
The 25th annual Ride for Ronald McDonald House saw motorcyclists travel throughout the southeast and raise more than $8,000.
Dr. Erin Segstro started seeing patients on Sept. 13 out of the Primacy Medical Centre in northeast Estevan.
The EAGM held a reception on Sept. 15 for Reconcil-onialism by Regina Cree-Métis artist Geanna Dunbar.
Garrett Stambaugh outlasted more than 40 drivers in the season-ending Enduro race at the Estevan Motor Speedway on Sept. 15.
The annual Homespun Craft Show and Sale, billed as the Biggest Little Craft Show in Saskatchewan – was held in Carlyle on Sept. 16 and 17.
The Souris Valley Museum's antique vehicle collection gained national attention after Dale Johnson's article about the vehicles on display at the museum appeared in the Sept. 18 edition of the Old Autos newspaper.
Andy the Music Scientist performed in Estevan on Sept. 20 in the first show for the Koncerts for Kids series since 2019.
A One Million Person March for Children was held in Estevan on Sept. 20. Hundreds of people gathered for speeches, music and a walk in northeast Estevan.
After years of lobbying, the Roche Percee Access Road received much-needed new asphalt through the provincial government's Thin Membrane Surface Fund.
Al Shpyth delivered a presentation, Nuclear Power and SMRs – A Primer at the Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast TechHub on Sept. 22.
The Estevan Bruins opened the 2023-24 season by splitting games with the Melville Millionaires winning 3-2 in Estevan on Sept. 22 but losing 5-0 in Melville the following night.
The EPS announced charges against three people on Sept. 22 in connection with a drug bust.
The ECS Elecs senior boys' volleyball team won their home tournament on Sept. 22 and 23, their second tournament victory at ECS that month.
Members of the Estevan Car Club wrapped up their season on Sept. 24 by having a cruise to local seniors' homes.
The City of Estevan held an open house on Sept. 26 to discuss changes to the play structures at the Churchill Playpark.
The Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons announced in late September that Estevan physician Dr. Mehdi Horri would be suspended for two months, starting Nov. 1, for breaching an undertaking.
The Estevan Mercury, which is Estevan's oldest business and Saskatchewan's top weekly newspaper, celebrated 120 years in business by releasing a special publication on Sept. 27.
The SV Museum served bannock and held activities on Sept. 29 ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
A blanket exercise was hosted by St. Giles' Anglican Church on Sept. 30 to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Many turned out for the symbolic lesson about the challenges Indigenous people have faced.
A traffic stop on Sept. 30 resulted in drug charges being levelled against two Estevan residents.
The Sept. 30 enrolment numbers showed there were 8,305 students registered in the Â鶹´«Ã½AV East Cornerstone Public School Division and 1,349 in the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
