Humboldt Journal

For the first time in the 2018 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs, the Nipawin Hawks will play a Game 6.

TISDALE — The Town of Tisdale has determined how it’s going to increase civic taxes to get the extra 1.5 per cent – $4.06 million – it needs to operate this year. Residents will pay a sum equal to 0.

After being hit hard by last year’s provincial budget, the Wapiti Regional Library is happy they aren’t seeing cuts this year. The library saw a 58 per cent cut – about $400,000 – as of April 1, 2017, without any prior warning.

There are little comforts that came from the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6. Since the accident, Canadian Blood Services and the Canadian Transplant Society say donations for blood and organs have increased.

With only 1:02 left in the first overtime period, Kenzie Arnold played the overtime hero for the Nipawin Hawks.

Humboldt had a unique experience on April 6 with the Watoto Children’s Choir performing at the St. Augustine Church. The 18 singer group that performed in Humboldt is one of seven that are currently traveling the world on six month tours.

MELFORT — A Melfort-based spray plane operator has approached council, asking for a reduction in the city’s fuel surcharge. “The fuel fee at the airport is very high compared to other airports in the province.

NIPAWIN — The Nipawin Hawks got their split. The black and gold are back in their Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League championship series with a 4-1 win over the Estevan Bruins in Game 2 on home ice.

NIPAWIN — It was an emotional evening, and unfortunately for the Nipawin Hawks, that emotion did not yield positive results as they fell 5-2 in Game 1 of the SJHL finals against the Estevan Bruins The April 14 game was the Hawks’ first since an emoti

In the 10 days since its creation, the Fund for Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe page has raised over $12 million for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash victims and their families with more than 132,000 people donating money to the page.