Estevan is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan,Canada. It is approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5.
The 1995 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 21,1995 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Estevan is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,Canada.
The Estevan Bruins are a junior ice hockey team playing in the Junior "A" Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The team is based in Estevan,Saskatchewan,Canada,and plays at Affinity Place. They were founded in 1971,when a previous franchise called the Estevan Bruins,which played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1957 to 1966 and then the Major Junior Western Hockey League (WHL) from 1966 to 1971,relocated to New Westminster,British Columbia;that franchise is today known as the Kamloops Blazers.
The South Saskatchewan Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces formed in 1936 by the amalgamation of The Weyburn Regiment and The Saskatchewan Border Regiment. It was reduced to nil strength and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1968. They participated in the 1942 Dieppe Raid.
The Weyburn Red Wings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Weyburn,Saskatchewan playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). They play their home games at the Crescent Point Place,which has a seating capacity of 1,750. The team colours are red and white. Radio station CHWY-FM K106 broadcasts all Red Wings road games,and select home games. All home games are webcast on HockeyTV.
The Big 6 Hockey League is a senior men's ice hockey league in south-eastern Saskatchewan,Canada. There are currently nine teams in the league. The league began in 1959-1960 with four teams,the Bienfait Coalers,Frobisher Flyers,Glen Ewen Eagles,and Oxbow Aces.
The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) based in Yorkton,Saskatchewan,Canada. The team plays their home games in the Westland Insurance Arena,which has a seating capacity of 2,300. The Terriers won the 2014 Royal Bank Cup as Junior A Champions of Canada.
The Melville Millionaires are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey based in Melville,Saskatchewan. They are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). They play their home games in the CN Community Centre which has a seating capacity of 2,100. The Melville Millionaires and the Yorkton Terriers are archrivals. The team colours are blue and white. Games are broadcast on radio station CJGX AM 940. The Millionaires also fielded a senior hockey team in the 1910s,which won the 1915 Allan Cup.
The Lebret Eagles were a Junior "A" team based in Lebret,Saskatchewan,Canada. They used to be members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
Highway 39 is a provincial paved highway in the southern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan connecting North Portal and Moose Jaw in the north. This is a primary Saskatchewan highway maintained by the provincial and federal governments that provides a major trucking and tourism route between the United States at Portal,North Dakota and the Trans-Canada Highway near Moose Jaw.
Highway 47 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The highway runs from North Dakota Highway 40 at the Canada–United States border until Highway 49 near Preeceville. It is about 358 kilometres (222 mi) long —64 kilometres (40 mi) of which is unpaved from the Moose Mountain Creek crossing north until the intersection with Highway 1.
Bienfait is a town in Saskatchewan on Highway 18 that is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of Estevan. It is surrounded by the RM of Coalfields.
The Estevan riot,also known as the Black Tuesday Riot,was a confrontation between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and striking coal miners from nearby Bienfait,Saskatchewan,which took place in Estevan,Saskatchewan,on September 29,1931. The miners had been on strike since September 7,1931,hoping to improve their wages and working conditions.
Macoun is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of the city of Estevan on Highway 39.
The Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5 is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. Located in the southeast portion of the province,it surrounds the City of Estevan. The RM is adjacent to the United States border,neighbouring Divide County and Burke County in North Dakota.
Norman Leslie McLeod was a teacher,and school principal in Unity Saskatchewan,and a farmer,merchant and political figure in Estevan Saskatchewan. He was a member of the legislative assembly of Saskatchewan for Estevan area ridings. He represented Estevan from 1931 to 1932 and from 1934 to 1938 and he represented Souris-Estevan from 1938 to 1944 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.
The 2016 Saskatchewan general election,was held on April 4,2016,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Lieutenant Governor dissolved the Legislature on March 8,2016,setting the election date for April 4. The election resulted in the Saskatchewan Party winning its third majority government. This is the first time in 90 years that a party other than the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) or its predecessor,the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) has won three consecutive majority governments in Saskatchewan. It is also the first time that a centre-right party has won three consecutive elections in the province.
Kim Thorson is a lawyer and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Souris-Estevan from 1956 to 1960 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1971 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
The 2022 Centennial Cup,presented by Tim Hortons was the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) championship for the 2021–22 season and the 50th Canadian junior A ice hockey national championship,played at Affinity Place in Estevan,Saskatchewan from May 18 to 29,2022. It was the first year the event has been played since 2019. as the COVID-19 pandemic had caused the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 championships,and also the first since its name reverted to the Centennial Cup. The Brooks Bandits defeated the Pickering Panthers in the championship game to win the national title.
