Humboldt Journal

NIPAWIN — Taxes will not increase in Nipawin this year. Nipawin council voted unanimously to leave tax rates unchanged from the 2019 rates at its June 3 special meeting. Property assessments saw an increase in taxable assets of 2.

The opposition NDP is looking ahead to school's possible return.

HUMBOLDT — Those wondering which businesses would have received a Mark of Excellence award will soon get their answer. The Humboldt Chamber of Commerce is hosting a video presentation on social media on June 18 to reveal the winners.

A month after the Rural Municipality of Indian Head launched its website, traffic there has been underwhelming. “Eight visits a week.

NIPAWIN — With permission from the town, students from the L.P. Miller Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) have taken out their brushes and given the sidewalk in front of the school a temporary Pride Month paint job.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is expanding their criteria for compassionate reasons related to visitation restrictions at hospitals and long term care facilities.

HUMBOLDT — Highway 5 is closed in both directions approximately seven miles west of Humboldt due to a serious motor vehicle collision. Humboldt RCMP said that a detour is being set up and delays in travel times are expected.

EAST CENTRAL — Staff and board members of the North East SPCA (NESPCA) are livestreaming their nights sleeping in kennel cages as part of a fundraiser for the Harry and Eve Vickar Shelter in Melfort.

HUMBOLDT, MIDDLE LAKE, WATSON — The aging building and infrastructure at St. Mary’s Villa creates significant challenges and restrictions in caring for its residents, said a report released from the provincial government.

As part of a University of Saskatchewan research project, small teams of high school students from Saskatchewan and Manitoba will spend their summers in bug jackets, venturing into the wilderness to measure permafrost and track caribou around Churchi