Humboldt Journal

A walk-in COVID-19 clinic will be taking place in Melfort tomorrow. The clinic takes place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 27 at the Kerry Vickar Centre. The vaccine used is Moderna.

EAST CENTRAL — The North East School Division (NESD) board has endorsed the province’s one-year plan to focus on mental health and wellbeing, learning response, and reading.

ARCHERWILL — Greenwater RCMP seized 61 grams of cocaine, 72 grams of methamphetamine, 12 grams of heroin and a sum of Canadian currency after a traffic check stop at the junction of Highways 35 and 349 in Archerwill.

HUMBOLDT — One of Humboldt’s busiest set of crosswalks is about to get more colourful.

HUMBOLDT — A week celebrating gender and sexual diversity in Humboldt is expected to be bigger than ever. “We keep adding more and more events every year to our Pride Week,” said Andrew Matheson, the chair of the Humboldt & Area Pride Network.

NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin announced that they would be rescinding the open burning restriction following favourable changes in the Fire Weather Index and recent moisture. The restriction was issued on May 19.

New cases (May 25) New Active Humboldt area (Central East 1) 1 16 Kelvington-Punnichy area (Central East 2) 1 65 Nipawin area (North East 1) 0 0 Melfort area (North East 2) 1 11 Tisdale-Hudson Bay area (North East 3) 0 5 Vaccinations (May 25) Vaccine

NAICAM — According to a new survey, the highest answer Naicam respondents gave for the major challenges facing the community in the next five years is lack of employment opportunities in the community.

Outdoor sports in Saskatchewan can start up sooner than expected. On May 25, the province announced it was moving outdoor sports from Step 2 of its reopening plan to Step 1, which starts Sunday, May 30.

A target date for the start of Step 2 on the province’s reopening roadmap has been set: Sunday, June 20.