Humboldt Journal

Humboldt’s mayor is happy to see the provincial government keep civic elections in the fall of 2020 after they mused about holding them a year later. Instead, the province will hold the provincial election on Oct.

A curler who won Olympic gold for Canada came to Wadena for a weekend to help raise money and teach young people interested in the sport. Marc Kennedy came to the East Central town Oct.

For those paying attention to provincial politics, the contents of the throne speech Oct. 24 didn’t contain any surprises.

ZENON PARK — École Notre-Dame-Des-Vertus in Zenon Park is currently searching for bids for roof renovations. “You’ve got kids going in there so you want a safe and healthy environment,” said Benoit LeBlanc, the school’s principal.

TISDALE — Tisdale RCMP caught one impaired driver as part of SGI's Traffic Safety Initiatives’ High Visibility Enforcement check stops. “We did get an impaired driver out of operation,” said Cpl. Mike Benjamin.

A new executive director has been hired by the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce. Brent Fitzpatrick, a former publisher of the Humboldt Journal , started the job Oct. 29.

NIPAWIN — The lack of an intercity bus system was a big topic of discussion at the Carrot River Valley NDP’s annual general meeting. The Oct. 28 meeting had Yens Pedersen as a guest speaker.

A public town hall meeting hosted by the Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP in LeRoy encouraged attendees to start a rural crime watch. S/Sgt.

NORTHEAST —The federal government will enact a carbon tax in Saskatchewan – despite the provincial government’s objections. Fred Bradshaw, MLA for Carrot River Valley, said he’s not seeing how the federal government’s announcement made on Oct.

The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour has elected a LeRoy resident who works at the Humboldt and District Hospital as its next president. Lori Johb was given the nod for the job Oct. 27 during the federation’s convention.