Local News

The son who killed prominent Saskatoon lawyer Ian Buckwold will have a psychiatric assessment done at Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford. Alvin Buckwold, 31, was ordered to undergo the assessment by a Prince Albert judge Tuesday.

They came. They saw. They, well, judged. The Communities in Bloom (CIB) national judges arrived in Humboldt July 19 to take in the sights and sounds of the city, which is hoping to earn five out of five blooms for the second year in a row.

The Humboldt District Hospital Foundation is teaming up with the Humboldt Journal for this year's Have a Heart Walk, Run or Bike. The Journal will be a major sponsor for the fundraiser, scheduled for Sept. 29.

The Humboldt Broncos have agreed to a new five-year contract with coach and general manager Dean Brockman, the team announced on July 21. The contract extends to the end of the 2017-18 season.

The Heartland Health Region confirmed Saskatchewan's second death from hantavirus this year, but Humboldt isn't off the hook.

The Saskatoon Regional Health Authority has been fined $154,000 for offences stemming from an incident at St. Mary's Villa in Humboldt nearly three years ago, in which three residents died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

Peter Bergquist has shed the interim label and been officially chosen as Humboldt's new director of planning and engineering.

July's traffic safety blitz, Operation Heads Up, Buckle Up, will take place Wednesday and Thursday province-wide, according to an SGI press release.

Mike Nord has been appointed as general manager of the Battlefords and District Co-op, according to a press release issued July 17.

The new North Battleford business improvement district now has an executive director. Lisa McEachern has been named to the newly-created position. She started work July 2. Her appointment was announced Thursday afternoon.