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This tour gives visitors a chance to explore the streets of Estevan and learn about the rich history and interesting stories that lie in the buildings that were instrumental in creating Estevan as it is today, said Rebecca Westling, destination marketing and communications consultant for the City of Estevan. The city wanted to resurrect the tour for a while. Last fall, they launched the Backroads of Estevan audio tour, which helped them to gauge the interest in the history of the area. The audio tour turned out to be a success, and the city decided to go ahead and develop a new product, looking at more specific aspects of the local history.
The tour s core route and stories still mirror the original tour but with added bonuses of trivia, photos, audio playback and directions, and focuses on the stories of people who lived in the homes rather than the architecture itself. Not to worry, though; architecture still plays a key role but has stories intertwined. We are thrilled to partner with Tourism Estevan on this one-hour audio-guided tour,” said Souris Valley Museum executive director Mark Veneziano. “Where participants can explore the historic downtown core and listen to fascinating commentary about the city s architecture, vibrant culture, and storied past. The Historical Walking Tour is free, and users can participate by downloading the Tripvia app, or follow along on the website at www.estevan.ca under visitors and tours.
Eight restaurants took part in the contest, which garnered 467 votes from 391 people. In addition to trophies, each prize came with $200 to be awarded to a charity of the restaurant s choice. Tower Café has chosen United Way Estevan and the Estevan Public Youth Centre, while Fired Up Grill will donating to the Estevan Family Resource Centre. Jeannette Biberdorf from Frobisher, who ate at Humpty s Restaurant, won a $500 gift card from Shop Estevan. The winner of the prize was randomly chosen from the pool of voters. Other competing restaurants were The Black Grasshopper, Domino’s Pizza, Michael’s Coffee Shop and Bakery, Pinocchio Pizza and Red Swan Pizza.
Cheers to the two trucks that stopped to help a person who fell on King Street recently. Their concern was much appreciated. Hope it didn t cause any traffic trouble because of the stop. Cheers to the different organizations in the community that found a way to have activities for children during the week off school, whether it be in-person or digitally. Cheers to Choose Life Ministry for having a Coldest Night of the Year walk on Saturday. As a bonus, it wasn’t close to being the coldest night of the year. Cheers to the Estevan Exhibition Association for looking ahead and trying to think of ways they can have something fun for the community this year.