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The Â鶹´«Ã½AVern Plains Co-op has given people another reason to look forward to Fridays. The co-op launched Pay it Forward Fridays, when it offers something special for the public.

Small businesses recovery has taken a step back as COVID-19 cases increase, according to the latest national results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ #SmallBusinessEveryDay Dashboard .

Saskatchewan’s active drilling rig count has remained flat since Oct. 10, with 17 rigs in the field as of Nov. 2, according to Rig Locator (riglocator.ca). The active drilling rig count is the leading indicator of activity in the oilpatch.

The Saskatchewan Crown land sale for oil and gas mineral rights was worse than the last one, but better that the one before that. The Crown land sale results announced by the Ministry of Energy and Resources on Oct.

One of the reports of a potential increased COVID-19 exposure at an Estevan business by the Saskatchewan Health Authority was an error.

Shop Estevan is going to host its first event on Saturday. The Great Pumpkin Carve will happen in honour of Halloween. Families can drop by a participating business, and pick up a pumpkin, a pumpkin scoop and a treat bag Saturday from 2-3 p.m.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of potential exposure to COVID-19 in Estevan where a person or persons attended while likely infectious. Both were at the Â鶹´«Ã½AVern Plains Co-op’s grocery store in Estevan. One was Oct.

The City of Estevan has entered into a co-operation agreement with the Ocean Man First Nation and Buffalo Potash Corp.

Stavanger is a municipality in Norway where Bjarne McKnight, now a resident of the Estevan area, was born.

The Estevan Mercury won a pair of top honours at the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association’s (SWNA) awards. The SWNA awards for 2019 were announced Wednesday afternoon.