Estevan

Estevan is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately Template:Convert 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.

History

The first settlers in what was to become Estevan arrived in 1892, along with the expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was incorporated as a village in 1899, and later became a town in 1906. On March 1, 1957, Estevan acquired the status of a city, which, in Saskatchewan terms, is any community of 5,000 or more.

The name origin is attributed to George Stephen's registered telegraphic address, Estevan. George Stephen was the first President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, from 1881 to 1888.

World War I military unit

Template:Stack On December 22, 1915, the 152nd (Weyburn-Estevan) Battalion, CEF was authorised and recruited men from the area before departing to Great Britain on October 3, 1916.

1931 riot

Estevan was the site of the notorious Estevan riot in 1931. Although most of the strikers were from nearby Bienfait, the strike is associated with Estevan because it was in this city the demonstrators were met by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. After the subsequent riot, which lasted 45 minutes, three strikers lay dead. It was later proven the three miners had been killed by the RCMP. The miners had been organised by the Workers' Unity League.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Estevan had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021. Template:Canada census

Ethnicity

Panethnic groups in the City of Estevan (2001−2021)

Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011		2006		2001
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
EuropeanTemplate:Efn	8,485		9,100		9,850		9,410		9,605
Southeast AsianTemplate:Efn	1,015		985		195		15		35
Indigenous	560		630		475		345		335
South Asian	170		250		85		30		10
East AsianTemplate:Efn	170		80		85		20		85
African	140		125		70		60		0
Middle EasternTemplate:Efn	30		20		0		0		0
Latin American	10		30		0		40		0
Other/multiracialTemplate:Efn	45		45		0		0		10
Total responses	10,630		11,260		10,840		9,925		10,075
Total population	10,851		11,483		11,054		10,084		10,242
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Economy

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Coal hauler

The major industries in Estevan are coal mining, power generation at nearby Boundary Dam Power Station and Shand Power Station, oil and gas, and agriculture.

Arts and culture

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Estevan Cornet Band

Museums and galleries

The city of Estevan has two museums, one of which is primarily a gallery.

The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, formerly the Estevan National Exhibition Centre, was founded in 1978. The Estevan Art Gallery is a free public gallery that showcases contemporary art. The Gallery's permanent collection includes woodblock-print works by Andrew King. The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, EAGM, also features the North-West Mounted Police Wood End Post Historical Site, NWMP Museum. This museum is in a house which is the oldest-known North-West Mounted Police Detachment Post in Saskatchewan and holds a collection related to the North-West Mounted Police and the 1874 March West from Roche Percee to Estevan.

The Souris Valley Museum, SVM, is a local and regional history museum focused on human development and daily life within south-east Saskatchewan. It was founded in 2001, primarily from the collection of Stan Durr. The museum provides an engaging depiction of the social and cultural influences and economic development of south-east Saskatchewan. The collection includes the Schneller Schoolhouse, a Threshing Cook Car, a Homesteader Shack, two of Estevan's original Firetrucks, and a Heritage Mining Display.

Arts council

The Estevan Arts Council, founded in 1967, is a non-profit organisation that offers art classes and workshops, adjudicates art shows, hosts concerts, and provides a youth art scholarships through the work of volunteers and community donations and grants.

Sports

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Affinity Place entrance

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Inside Affinity Place

Affinity Place is a 2,650 seat Multi-Purpose Entertainment and Sports Facility that was built to supplement the two other ageing ice surfaces in Estevan, the Civic Auditorium and Lignite Miners Centre. It opened on 15 April 2011. Affinity Place is home to the Estevan Bruins, a junior ice hockey team playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), and the Midget AAA Estevan Bears. Affinity Place also has a Racquetball court, swimming pool, and a gym. Right next to Affinity Place is the Estevan Curling Club.

The nine-team Saskota Baseball League has two teams in Estevan, the Southeast Diamondbacks and the Estevan Tap House Wolves.

A former Estevan team, the Estevan Bears, played in the Big 6 Hockey League. They won the Lincoln Trophy three straight years from 1985 to 1987. CJSL AM 1150 broadcasts many Big 6 hockey games.

The Estevan Motor Speedway hosts regular stock car races in the summer. It’s the only racetrack in Canada certified by the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA).

The city's only high school, Estevan Comprehensive School, offers athletics in a range of sports including football, volleyball and basketball.

Climate

Estevan has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) It falls into the NRC Plant Hardiness Zone 4a.

Estevan's climate is characterized by cold, long, and dry winters with warm, short and, relatively humid summers. The mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is Template:Convert. The precipitation in winter is chiefly snow, averaging Template:Convert. The spring is a short transitional season, with a mean temperature of Template:Convert and Template:Convert of precipitation, with significant snowfall in April. The summer is usually warm (the mean average high temperature is Template:Convert (average high in July, the warmest month, is Template:Convert and humid (Template:Convert of total precipitation). Autumn, as spring, is transitional, being warm in September and cooler in October and November. At this time of the year, the average temperature is Template:Convert and the total precipitation is Template:Convert. Estevan is the sunniest city year-round in Canada, and it is also the city with the clearest skies year round in Canada.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Estevan was Template:Convert on 5 July 1936, and 5 July 1937. The coldest temperature ever recorded was Template:Convert on 11 January 1916, and 16 February 1936.

Gallery

• City hall
  City hall
• A downtown street in the winter
  A downtown street in the winter
• The law court
  The law court
• Highway 47 going into Estevan
  Highway 47 going into Estevan
• Water tower
  Water tower

Local media

Newspapers

• The Estevan Mercury, the newspaper in Estevan since 1903, provided weekly distribution to every household in the city free of charge until 2025, when it ceased publication. The outlet continues to provide local information through its online affiliate, Sasktoday.ca. It also had a free TMC newspaper circulated throughout southeast Saskatchewan to over 9,000 homes; the Southeast Trader Express.
• Pipeline News, Saskatchewan Petroleum Monthly newspaper is also based out of Estevan. Southeast Saskatchewan has a significant amount of oil production, and the Pipeline News' main office is situated locally to report on these matters.
• Estevan Lifestyles is a free circulation weekly publication that shares the stories of the people in the Estevan area and the southeast corner of Saskatchewan. The publication also publishes NewsBreak, a daily coffee paper geared towards lighter reading.

Radio

• CJSL AM 1150, CHSN-FM 102.3, and CKSE-FM 106.1 all broadcast from studios on 5th Street in Estevan.
• The news website DiscoverEstevan.com is also run by the radio station offering local news, weather, and sports. All are owned by Golden West Broadcasting.

Notable residents

• Blair Atcheynum, National Hockey League (NHL) player
• Dave Batters, politician
• Dennis Cooley, poet
• Kimbi Daniels, hockey player
• Ana Egge, folk singer/songwriter
• Mina Forsyth, artist
• Eric Grimson, computer scientist, educator
• Chris Henderson, musician
• Howard Hilstrom, politician
• Andrew David Irvine, playwright
• Todd Kerns, musician
• Ross King, author
• Bill Knight, politician
• Ed Komarnicki, politician
• Eli Mandel, poet
• Fred Mandel, session musician
• Punch McLean, hockey coach
• Gerald McLellan, Saskatchewan ombudsman
• Al Nicholson, hockey player
• Brayden Pachal, NHL player
• Derrick Pouliot, NHL player
• Arnold Richardson, curler
• Andy Shauf, musician
• Kim Thorson, lawyer and politician
• Blaine Thurier, musician and film producer

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of cities in Saskatchewan
• Coal mining in Saskatchewan

External links

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