Humboldt

A reminder to be monitoring water sources on a regular basis right now.

With temperatures increasing across the prairies livestock producers should be on the lookout for blue-green algae in dugouts, lakes, and reservoirs. 

Blue-green algae are naturally occurring bacteria that can be present in water bodies and commonly occur during calm, hot weather in water bodies with shallow, slow-moving, or still water that has sufficient nutrients. 

The proposed merger between Bunge and Viterra was finalized on July 2nd.  

According to the company's website, the new company marks the creation of a premier global agribusiness solutions company for food, feed and fuel. 

Bunge’s Chief Executive Officer Greg Heckman says it’s a defining moment for our company and our global team as we complete this transformative business combination.

Today is the last day to register for the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society’s Field Dig at Original Humboldt’s Telegraph Station. The dig is offered on July 5 and 6. (Note the July 5 date is booked up.) 

The event gives individuals and opportunity to be amateur archaeologists and potentially contribute to a collection of important artifacts from the site.  

Irma Leona Zerbin
September 7, 1926 – June 29, 2025

A new loan and training program offered by Sagehill Community Futures is custom made for budding entrepreneurs with a part-time side hustle who are looking to build.  

The Side Hustle Loan and Training Program has just been introduced to spark entrepreneurs to grow their small-scale ideas into viable businesses. Sagehill Community Futures CEO Susan Wehage, along with her staff and board, are always looking for new avenues of support. 

It’s all about superheroes and spokes with the Kids Bike Fest and Safety Quest coming up on Friday, July 4 from 9:30 am to 12 noon at the Humboldt Uniplex parking lot.  

The morning promises to be fun-filled and action packed with important elements of safety learning for good measure. The event includes a variety of activities with safety stations, bike decorating, a parade with prizes and more. The Bike Fest and Safety Quest is sponsored by the Humboldt Early Years Family Resource Centre and Safe Communities Humboldt. 

Airports were returning to normal operations Thursday after Canada's air traffic control service said some received bomb threats early in the morning.

Nav Canada said the early morning threats affected airports in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.

RCMP in Richmond, B.C., said they received a report of a threat at the Vancouver airport's Nav Canada control tower around 2 a.m. local time. The tower was evacuated and no threats were found after a search, the force said in a press release.

Earlier this week, a change was made to Breast Cancer screening eligibility was made for women in Saskatchewan, with required age lowered to 45-years-old.  

This change is part of a strategy to lower the screening age within the province to 40-years-old within the next 12 months. Lowering the screening age is aimed towards detecting breast cancer at an earlier age.  

There has been a large increase in active wildfires in the province over the last week.  

As of 4:00 pm on Wednesday afternoon, there are 65 active wildfires in Saskatchewan. 

Vice President of Operations with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) noted the weekend weather brought both rain and lightning.  

Locales like Manitou Beach, Humboldt and Watson have made a name for themselves with lively music scenes, but there’s a newcomer in this neck of the woods.  

Look out for Esk Fest. The tiny hamlet east of Lanigan on the number 16 Highway is entering the fold with its first concert night. Featured on stage will be noted Canadian singer songwriter Mike Lynch, originally from the Niagra region.