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A Brief Overview
The Estevan area is rich in energy resources and has
a substantial history of trade and industry. Agriculture is one of
the area's major industries. Our farms and ranches produce wheat,
oil seeds, and livestock (cattle, horses, elk, deer, wild boar, and
bison). Estevan is also a coal-mining centre. Sherritt Coal
Ltd is the mining company in the area. The coal is burned in two huge
power plants, the Boundary Dam Power Station and the Shand Power Station.
The plants, owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Power Corporation,
supply the lion's share of the Saskatchewan's electricity needs. Six
thousand oil wells are located within a 160 km radius of Estevan.
Most wells are owned and serviced by companies located in Estevan.
Oil and gas exploration and production have a great impact on the
local economy. The oil and gas industry is Saskatchewan's largest
revenue source. Many people in Estevan are employed in the coal, oil,
gas, and power industries.
Due to its strong natural resource and industry base,
Estevan is known as the "Energy Capital of Saskatchewan."
It proudly calls itself the "Energy City.
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Estevan has a semi-arid continental climate with warm summers (mean average high temperature is 23.9 degrees C) and cold winters (mean January temperature is -14.8 degrees C). Estevan receives an average of 2,536.6 hours of sunshine per year, providing the city with the distinction of Sunshine Capital of Canada.
Water:
Surface Water
The Souris River and Long Creek are the major water bodies in the
area. Boundary Dam on Long Creek can impound as much as 39.8 by 10
m. of water. Rafferty and Alameda Dams hold back, on average, 632,400
cubic decametres and 30,300 D of water respectively. Boundary and
Rafferty reservoirs are connected by a pipeline for transfers of excess
water from Boundary Reservoir to Rafferty Reservoir.
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Tax:
Assessment
Determinants of property tax are the assessed value of land
and buildings and the mill rate set by City Council.
Land
Land is assessed by comparing similar types of properties
within the city. the City Assessor may consider factors such as location,
zoning, present use, desirability, services available, sale value
and deleterious influences in determining rates to be applied for
assessment purposes.
Sales Tax
Provincial Sales Tax Rate: 5%
Federal GST: 5%
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| Distances
to
Major Centres |
Km
by Air |
Miles
by Air |
Km
by Road |
Miles
by Road |
| Bismarck, ND |
320 |
200 |
350 |
218 |
| Calgary, AB |
810 |
506 |
892 |
556 |
| Chicago, IL |
1500 |
937 |
1711 |
1067 |
| Dallas, TX |
2016 |
1250 |
2225 |
1380 |
| Detroit, MI |
1694 |
1050 |
2849 |
1766 |
| Denver, CO |
1080 |
675 |
1480 |
923 |
| Edmonton, AB |
870 |
544 |
986 |
615 |
| Fargo, ND |
548 |
340 |
614 |
381 |
| Halifax, NS |
2903 |
1800 |
2831 |
1755 |
| Houston, TX |
2298 |
1425 |
2609 |
1618 |
| Las Vegas, CA |
1790 |
1110 |
2128 |
1319 |
| Los Angeles, CA |
2113 |
1310 |
2582 |
1601 |
| Memphis, TN |
1919 |
1190 |
2303 |
1428 |
| Miami, FL |
3266 |
2025 |
2869 |
2399 |
| Minneapolis, MN |
950 |
594 |
1068 |
666 |
| Minot, ND |
160 |
99 |
190 |
118 |
| Montreal, PQ |
1425 |
890 |
2779 |
1733 |
| New Orleans, AL |
2419 |
1500 |
3215 |
1993 |
| New York, NY |
2500 |
1550 |
3112 |
1929 |
| Ottawa, ON |
2137 |
1325 |
1937 |
1201 |
| Regina, SK |
170 |
106 |
205 |
127 |
| St. John's, NF |
3065 |
1900 |
5753 |
3567 |
| St. Louis, MO |
1573 |
975 |
1956 |
1213 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
1150 |
719 |
1910 |
1191 |
| San Francisco, CA |
2060 |
1275 |
2418 |
1499 |
| Saskatoon, SK |
411 |
255 |
461 |
286 |
| Toronto, ON |
950 |
1219 |
2566 |
1600 |
| Vancouver, BC |
1465 |
916 |
1992 |
1242 |
| Winnipeg, MB |
450 |
281 |
521 |
325 |
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Highways leading to Estevan include:
No. 39: Northwest to Weyburn, Regina, Moose Jaw and
Saskatoon
Nos. 39/18: East to Bienfait; No.18 East to Oxbow (jct.
Hwy No. 9 to Moose Mountain Provincial Park), Brandon and Winnipeg
No. 39: Southeast to Bienfait, North Portal, a 24 hour
Port of Entry between U.S. and Saskatchewan - busiest in Western Canada
No. 18: West to Torquay, Lake Alma and "The Big
Muddy"
No. 47: North to Benson, Stoughton, Hwy. No. 1, and
Melville
No. 47: South to Estevan Highway (Port of Entry) and
Noonan, North Dakota
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Communications:
2 Radio stations; Cable television; 3 Newspapers;
Full fiber optic and cellular telephone network.
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