Humboldt

Gardeners may have a few weeks to wait before the ice caps recede and the ground warms up, but those in the know are getting set for another planting season.  

The Humboldt and District Museum is pitching in with those plant choices in an upcoming seminar. The invitation is going out from Cultural Services Director Jennifer Fitzpatrick.  

Payton Hinz, Temporary Clinical Nurse Lead for the Emergency and Outpatient Department, joined us to talk about some equipment needs and how they can help with patient care.

You can listen to the interview below.

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With the writ being dropped on the weekend and a federal election being called, workers are now preparing locations around the country for voting day. That's set to take place on April 28th, with a number of other early voting locations also being worked on.

There are a few ways people can vote, says Regional Media Advisor for Elections Canada Marie-Frances Kenny.

A devastating fire in the closing month of 2024 has led to a community appeal through a Go Fund Me page. 

Nancy Mohr has organized a fundraiser to support Norm and Reginna Ortman after their house was lost to fire. Mohr’s appeal on behalf of the Ortmans appears on their Go Fund Me page as follows: 

Clinical Services Manager, Jill Jenkins joined us for day three of the Equip to Care Radiothon to talk about the OR and the surgeries performed here in Humboldt.

She also chatted about one of the items the Foundation is fundraising for.

You can listen to the interview below.

If you want to make a donation you can call 306-682-4450 or click here.

Applications are now open for the BHP’s Jansen Project Scholarship Program. 

It was another undeniably busy year for the City of Humboldt’s Cultural Services Department. The Department operates the downtown museum and gallery, and it supports numerous programs throughout the city like the Arts Council concert series, public art, displays on historical walks and much more.  

With a federal election on the horizon, the agriculture sector is hoping to see some commitments from the federal parties as they campaign for seats in parliament. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture released its priorities, breaking those down into three categories: competitiveness, resiliency, and rules-based trade.

President Keith Curie talks about the competitiveness factor of Canada and what he wants to see done.

Bolt Brain Buster:

More than half of your bones are located in which two parts of the body?

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

Tune in to the morning show or check back tomorrow for the answer!

Answer: hands and feet

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec.

Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in the evening.

Carney, who spent the first few days of the campaign in Atlantic Canada, will be in Ontario today, scheduled for an announcement and a facility tour in Windsor, a facility tour in London and a rally in Kitchener.