Humboldt Journal & East Central Recorder

Evicted seniors moved out after eight days' notice

As employees of St. Mary's Villa (SMV), many of us for 20-plus years, we are feeling extremely frustrated with the publicity surrounding St. Mary's Villa.

With the advent of social media, a new trend has developed - one I like to call the TMI trend or Too Much Information.

The recent handling of St. Mary's Villa carbon monoxide and flooring problems is straight out of Monte Python - laughable if not so deadly and heart-wrenching. It is ironic Alice Ramsay is now the poster-girl for how not to treat old folks.

The latest in a series of events regarding St. Mary's Villa and the elderly is hardly surprising. Several years ago, we had a "Transition Unit" at the hospital for those elderly people that were in dire straits and had no place to go.

Traps, pelts, skinning and boarding - where else will you hear those terms all together than at a convention for trappers? The Saskatchewan Trappers Association (STA) held their 43rd annual convention and meeting at the Bella Vista Inn in Humboldt Fe

It's a new facility for adult learners. Carlton Trail Regional College (CTRC) started moving into their new facility, connected to both the new Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) and Humboldt Uniplex, on February 10.

Richard "Dick" PapeNovember 22, 1933 - February 17, 2012 The death of Mr.

It's going to get a minor facelift. The City of Humboldt is currently in negotiations with 7-Eleven to purchase a small piece of land at the corner of Hwys. 5 and 20, also known as the Main Street and 8th Avenue intersection.

It's amazing how much you can learn if you walk into something new with an open mind. That was the thought I walked away with after spending a couple of hours at the Saskatchewan Trappers Association convention in Humboldt last week.