Humboldt

As the heat rises so do the number of wildfires in the province. That number has jumped again to 73 as of this morning with 22 not contained. There have been 302 fires so far this year while 211 is the five-year average.

The Assembly of First Nations finalized a deal with Ottawa late Wednesday night that will see the federal government spend $47.8 billion to reform child welfare programs over the next 10 years.

AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the announcement on the final day of the AFN's annual general assembly in Montreal, just two days after she told chiefs there was an offer on the table but that she could not yet discuss it publicly.

Rory Stuart Anderson
February 20, 1961 – July 9, 2024

If you’re heading out to the lake this upcoming weekend with aspirations of catching fish, you can go without the fishing license thanks to Saskatchewan’s annual Free Fishing Weekend. Happening from July 13th and 14th, the provincial government encourages anyone, whether experienced or just starting, to head out and take advantage of the free weekend.  

s all of the province’s firefighting crews are actively engaged, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says there is no capacity to take on additional fires, hence the fire ban issued Thursday morning.

The ban is for open-pit fires on Crown lands and provincial parks, provincial recreation sites and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. This includes fireworks. SPSA vice-president of operations Steve Roberts encourages other municipalities and communities to consider implementing fire bans, as well.

The heat was on in Saskatchewan yesterday, with several communities establishing new temperature records on Thursday.

Coronach reached 36.4 degrees, breaking a record set in 1968 of 36.1 degrees. 

Assiniboia's new record is 35.5 degrees, surpassing a mark that happened in 2021. 

Hudson Bay and Outlook broke some records, with both communities hitting the 34-degree mark. Outlook's previous high was 33.9 degrees set in 1925
while Hudson Bay's previous high of 33.5 degrees was set back in 2021.

Walter Arthur Block
July 11, 1934 – July 22, 2024

In Loving Memory of
Judy Plag

Age: 
63 Years 

Of:
Humboldt

Passed Away:
July 11, 2024

As per Judy’s wishes, No funeral will take place.

This notice placed courtesy of
Malinoski & Danyluik Funeral Home & Crematorium
Phone: 682-1622

Main Street and 6th Avenue were filled with music as the musical consortium of Brian Grest, Walter Bushman and Darron Sommer filled the hot summer air with great summer sound. It was the latest summer barbecue sponsored by Humboldt Cultural Services. All proceeds go to supporting cultural programming. 

Week three of Name That Tune was a fun one but unfortunately Wyatt did not have luck on his side. 

He was the first to text in with the correct song scoring him a $50.00 Humboldt Sobeys gift card but then he risked it all to go double or nothing and the music gods were not on his side.

Listen to the replay below.

You could be next to play tune in Friday mornings to hear the song of the day.