Humboldt Journal

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Ministerial Association is opening up their Helping Hands Fund to local non-profits that require financial assistance to keep going. The Helping Hands Fund is traditionally used to financially help people in the community.

If the Saskatchewan Health Authority runs out of a fresh supply of N95 masks, it will work with the University of Saskatchewan’s vaccine centre to decontaminate them to use them again.

With many Saskatchewan residents facing financial hardship due to the pandemic, the province’s official opposition is calling for interest caps on credit cards and payday loans.

Small businesses directly affected by government public health orders will be able to access a one-time grant to help with the challenges they face.

HUMBOLDT — If it becomes necessary to designate hospitals as COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 facilities, Humboldt’s hospital will be non-COVID-19 because it is a hub that can provide advanced care.

EAST CENTRAL— The Saskatchewan Health Authority is working to get on-site COVID-19 testing at East Central hospitals in the next two weeks.

Shelter calls in Canada are down. But that might not be a good thing as advocates point to something more ominous.

HUMBOLDT — Surveillance footage captured two of three suspects Humboldt RCMP believe are connected to three break, enter and thefts. Police are asking for help to identify the men. RCMP said the first theft took place around 6 a.m. on March 23.

NIPAWIN— Nipawin’s mayor, Rennie Harper, said she was “disturbed” by the number of people in the community disregarding self-isolation instructions.

MOOSE JAW — Owing to its airborne capabilities, the novel coronavirus is making an impact thousands of feet up in the air, grounding the Snowbirds air performance squadron at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, for now.