The small city of Estevan is located in the southeastern corner of the Province of Saskatchewan, by the Souris River. based on the 2006 statistic, the city of Estevan has a present population of roughly 10,100 inhabitants. The city of Estevan is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5.
The first settlers in what was to become Estevan arrived during 1892, along with the expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Estevan was incorporated as a village during 1899, and later became a town during 1906. On March 1, the year 1957, Estevan obtained the status of a city, which, within Saskatchewan terms, is any community of 5,000 or more.
The name of "Estevan" was attributed to George Stephen's Registered Telegraphic Address. George Stephen was from the year 1881 to 1888, the very first President of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The town is popular for the notorious 1931 Estevan Riot. This was the site where the employees from nearby Bienfait, met members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after demonstrating throughout the town. After the subsequent riot, that lasted 45 minutes, three strikers lay dead. It was later proven that the three miners had been killed by the RCMP. The miners had been organized by the Workers' Unity League.
The main newspaper within the city of Estevan, the Estevan Mercury, has been existing since the year 1903 and presently distributes to its 3,600 paid readers. The newspaper likewise provides up-to-date news via online editorial copy and local videos at estevanmercury.ca. It likewise has as free distribution newspaper circulated all over Southeast Saskatchewan to over 9,000 homes; the Southeast Trader Express.
Pipeline News, Saskatchewan Petroleum Monthly newspaper is likewise based out of the city of Estevan. Southeast Saskatchewan has a significant amount of oil production, and the Pipeline News' main office is located locally to report on these matters. The entire edition of Pipeline News could be read at pipelinenews.ca.
Estevan Lifestyles is a free circulation weekly publication which shares the stories of the residents within the Estevan region and the southeast corner of Saskatchewan. The publication likewise publishes NewsBreak, a daily coffee paper which is geared towards a lighter reading.
The two local radio outlets, CHSN FM 102.3 and CJSLAM AM 1280, are both owned by Golden West Broadcasting.
Estevan has a humid continental climate, characterized by dry, cold and long winter months and warm, short and fairly humid summers. The mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is -14.8 C or 5.4 F. The precipitation during winter is chiefly snow, averaging 2.17 inches or 55.2 mm. The spring is a short transitional season, with a mean temperature of 11.3 C or 52.3 F and 6.32 inches or 160.6 mm of precipitation, with significant snowfall during the month of April.