Humboldt

Humboldt residents will have a chance to have a final say in a proposal to assign a plot of land just east of Caleb Village on Ogilvie Avenue to residential construction. As part of the process to consider a bylaw to amend the City of Humboldt Official Community Plan Bylaw No 03/2016 in an effort to have the land assigned as residential.  

The plot is currently listed as “Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces” and is currently used primarily as a gravel parking lot for events at Glenn Hall Park.  

With harvest underway throughout the province, SaskPower is reminding producers to keep safety in mind. 

“We understand that farmers are very busy this time of year, but safety should still be top of mind when working in the fields,” said Nidal Dabghi, Director of Safety at SaskPower in a news release. “Preparation and attentiveness are key to a safe harvest. Slow down, take the time you need, and stay alert.” 

In one of just eight similar partnerships across Canada, Humboldt and the George Gordon First Nation have joined forces to take part in the nation-wide Community Economic Development Initiative.

Humboldt’s mayor, Rob Muench, says the federal program aims to forge relationships between first nations and municipalities that result in economy development projects.

“We’ve been looking at ways that we can boost the housing in our community, and this is one of the ideas that we’re working on with George Gordon First Nation.”

Canada’s canola industry is expressing deep frustration over the federal government’s newly announced support package, saying it fails to meet the urgent needs of farmers and the broader value chain affected by the ongoing closure of the Chinese market.

While industry leaders welcomed the government’s attention to agriculture, they say the measures announced on Friday do not reflect the scale of the crisis.

The federal government says it plans to launch a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence.

"We are seeing a lot more activity across departments and agencies," Stephen Burt, the government’s chief data officer, told The Canadian Press.

The federal government says it has found almost 500 ways to streamline regulations and cut costs following a 60-day red tape review exercise.

Departments and agencies have published reports identifying measures to make them more efficient and eliminate complicated or redundant regulations or processes.

Examples include a Canada Border Services Agency proposal to end the rule requiring that travellers arriving in Canada only on their way to another country, be examined by the agency before making their way to their departing flight.

It was a feisty preseason battle on Monday night at the Elgar Petersen Arena with the Humboldt Broncos falling 3-1 to the Kindersley Klippers.

Gabriel Kaminski scored the lone goal for the Broncos.

Brock Evans, Austin Osiowy, and Van Eger provided the goals for the Klippers.

Kindersley was 1/8 on the power play while the Broncos were 0/3.

Humboldt had 56 penalty minutes in the contest.

Charlie Tritt made 30 saves for the Broncos.

The first regular season matchup between the Broncos and Klippers is on Monday, September 29 in Kindersley.

A new poll suggests 44 per cent of Canadians want to see the temporary foreign worker program scrapped as the country grapples with high unemployment, especially among young people.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently proposed eliminating the program in response to high youth unemployment. The unemployment rate for people aged 15 to 24 hit 14.6 per cent nationally in July, according to Statistics Canada data.

Week 1 Results  

Thursday, September 4  

Humboldt 43 North Battleford 14 

Friday, September 5 

Watrous 54 Clavet14 
Carrot River 50 St. Brieux 16  

Federal, provincial, and territorial agriculture ministers are gathered in Manitoba this week for critical discussions on the future of Canadian agriculture. The meetings, which wrap up Tuesday, come at a time when global trade disruptions, domestic infrastructure needs, and food security are top of mind for producers and policymakers alike.

Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald says the meetings are an opportunity to listen to regional concerns and collaborate on national solutions.