Humboldt

With summer almost in full swing, the Humboldt Golf Club is gearing up for one its busiest weekends of the year.  

The annual Father's Day tournament will tee up at the golf course on Saturday and Sunday with two player scramble.  

Summer will begin with a bang next weekend with Celebrate Lanigan. The town will be busy for three days, filled with activities for all ages.  

The weekend starts on Friday, June 21 with a community BBQ hosted by the town council, everyone is asked to bring a non-perishable food item. 

On Saturday, there is a pancake breakfast from 8:30-10:15 am at Town Hall. Proceeds of the breakfast goes to Lanigan Dance Dynamics.  

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) have reached tentative agreements with the Treasury Board and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

A media release from  PSAC notes that the agreement, representing over 9000 CBSA members was reached after nine days of around-the-clock negotiations.

The new four-year agreement running until June 2026 includes a total compounded wage increase of 15.7 per cent, enhanced protections relative to technological changes, and better shift scheduling and leave provisions. 

Humboldt is gearing up for an electrifying Friday night as Darryl Anderson takes the stage at the Humboldt Golf Course event tent. Known for his high-energy performances and captivating tunes, Darryl is excited to be part of the PBR festivities during the day and promises an unforgettable after-party experience.

The numbers are in Cargill Case Ready workers  (members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 401) have voted 100 per cent in favor of a strike.

The Calgary based plant produces counter ready meat from Cargill's beef plant at High River cutting, weighing and packaging it for retail.

Key issues in the negotiations focus around income security, overtime and a lack of guaranteed hours.

The union - UFCW Local 401 - has applied to the Provincial Government for secondary picketing at every Wal-Mart, Sobeys and Loblaws location in Alberta.

Emergency responders from Watrous and area along with STARS personnel converged on the STARS landing pad adjacent to Melron Services and the Watrous Hospital for a special information day on Wednesday, June 12.  

The Watrous and Community Awareness Day was hosted by Ron Ediger of Melron Industries and tender of the helipad. Watrous and region residents along with students from the two Watrous schools braved the wind to find out more about the importance of emergency services in the area.  

The Canadian Cattle Association and Canadian Cattle Youth Council are concerned with Ottawa's plans to push through capital gains changes.

The proposed changes would see the lifetime capital gains exemption increase from $1 million to $1.25 million, while the capital gains tax, which is paid after that, change from 50 per cent to 67 per cent.

Canadian Cattle Youth Council President Scott Gerbrandt says they are concerned about the proposed increase and what it could mean for family farms.

Bolt Brain Buster:

This restaurant chain says the only ingredient it uses that is hard to pronounce is the pepper in its name.

Text your answers to the Humboldt Sobeys Talk and Text line 306-682-0107

The answer: Chipotle 

A gateway to the past has been opened by the University of Saskatchewan Field School with their Archaeological Dig at Original Humboldt.  

Since the start of May, led by Professor Dr. Glenn Stuart, teacher assistant Lorina Farr and eight students have been working on the excavation and have unearthed several discoveries.  

The 2024 SJHL Draft was a part of a busy day for the Humboldt Broncos on Tuesday. Along with their draft picks, the Broncos made a couple trades.  

Following the selection of defenceman Tatum Fouquette during the first round, Humboldt acquired his brother, Tre Fouquette from the Nipawin Hawks. In return, the Broncos sent the 22nd pick in both the 2008 and 2009 portions of the 2024 draft, a 2025 1st round selections in both the 2009 and 2010 sections of the draft to Nipawin.