Humboldt Journal

Two years. A file of documents six inches thick. Ten hours of phone calls. Hundreds of emails. That’s part of what it took for the Town of Tisdale to attract a second grocery store – a Buy-Low Foods.

The Town of Nipawin is paying for some education for a contractor – but is requiring that he stays with the town for four years.

There could be a corridor of signs ready to greet travellers at the north end of Carrot River.

It was a time to reflect on 2016 with the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting on March 30. Compared to 2015, revenue for the Chamber has dropped by $21,500 in 2016, according to the financial statement.

The Nipawin Heritage Society will be lending its support to have a two hectare parcel of land, which borders Codette Lake, declared a provincial heritage property.

The Royal Canadian Legion was packed for an Arts Humboldt concert on March 31 featuring Neil Currie and Terry Hoknes as Billy Joel and Elton John.

Representatives from along HWY 5 met with the Department of Highways at a meeting in Bruno on March 28 to discuss Phase 1 of passing lane construction on the highway.

It was not the end to the year the Humboldt Broncos were looking for but it was a tremendous turnaround for the club.

It is time we adjust the rules of golf. Over the weekend American golfer Lexi Thompson missed the first cut on Ladies Professional Golf Association major of the season after she was penalized four strokes.

With the provincial budget comes cuts to services. One group that is facing the chopping block is the provincial libraries. According to the Saskatchewan government, “the seven regional library systems will receive $2.