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A electrician from southeast Saskatchewan is looking forward to taking on some of the best young people in the world in his field later this year.

Congratulations to Brandi Slager, who is the Carrier of the Month for the Estevan Mercury. Brandi says she enjoys delivering papers because she is then able to spend the money on her truck.

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station performed well after it came online again in May. It returned to service on May 7 after a 58-day maintenance outage.

Note: Long-time Estevan based regulator Dean Pylypuk was honoured as a Â鶹ÊÓƵeast Saskatchewan Legend on June 5 at the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show in Weyburn. Pylypuk’s biography was read by Minister of Energy and Resources Bronwyn Eyre.

This week's Flashback is from a 1987 edition of the Estevan Mercury. It's of a Great Race contest at the Estevan Shoppers' Mall. Be sure to watch Lifestyles each week for another Flashback.

Ashley Kerslake will tell you about the benefits of the horses that she loves so much. When her new venture, the Prairie Crocus Equine Centre, held its grand opening on June 1, she was able to share those benefits with a lot of people.

The Days Inn by Wyndham in Estevan has been recognized with a national award. Realstar Hospitality has announced that 26 locations from across Canada received a 2019 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. The local Days Inn is one of them.

The latest public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights on Tuesday generated more than $6 million in revenue for the province of Saskatchewan, bringing the current fiscal year’s total to approximately $8 million for the two sales thus fa

A new agreement has been reached by the Government of Saskatchewan and the Government of Alberta to improve efficiency in the service rig industry.

The latest delegation to tour the Boundary Dam Power Station’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility came away marvelling at the concept and its technology. Visiting members of a COP24 delegation were at Boundary Dam on Thursday.