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The NDP Opposition in Saskatchewan continues to press the government for pre-Christmas spending relief in the face of rising prices. NDP Leader Carla Beck continues to urge the Sask Party government to axe the provincial sales tax on children’s clothing in the holiday season.  

With the federal carbon tax applied to SaskPower’s carbon emissions increasing from $80 to $95 per tonne of CO2 equivalent emissions, SaskPower must increase the carbon tax amount collected on customer bills by a system-wide average of 2.9 per cent 

The tax increase will take effect on January 1, 2025.  

Each year, the federal carbon tax rate rider charged to SaskPower’s customers must be revised 

A&W Humboldt is the place to be to Fill the Jeep for Christmas time. In what’s become an annual event, the A&W in Humboldt is partnering with the Humboldt Community Soup Kitchen for the 4th Annual donation event that wraps up on Saturday, December 14 at 4:00 pm.  

The City of Humboldt has released a statement on the conclusion of its deliberations on the 2025 budget. 

The release outlines how Mayor Rob Muench led Council and the administration through the year’s cost centres, taking into account key capital projects presented by administration.  

Budget deliberations began with a proposed 5.5% increase in municipal taxes and a proposed 5.28% increase in utility rates. 

An abbreviated fall sitting of the Saskatchewan Legislature came to an end on Tuesday.  

Premier Scott Moe highlighted a couple of pieces that were passed, The Saskatchewan Affordability Act, which includes the largest personal income tax reduction since 2008 and The SaskEnergy Amendment Act which extends the carbon tax exemption on home heating. 

A Watson family continues to search desperately for their black Labrador, Jaxon, who was inside their stolen vehicle, a dark blue 2007 Jeep Compass, taken from the Watson Co-op grocery store parking lot on November 26 at 2:15 p.m. The Jeep, with Saskatchewan license plate 343MWW, was last seen heading toward Melfort on back roads.

A southside business in Englefeld was the victim of a robbery, and the Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP detachment is on the lookout for the perpetrator. 

On June 5, 2024 Humboldt RCMP were notified that an individual entered a business on the southside of the community of Englefeld and stole an electronic device. Attached is an image of a subject of interest in this investigation.

Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the subject of interest believed to be involved in this theft.

Forty-seven learners from throughout the Carlton Trail College system reaped the rewards of the College’s scholarship program and their own hard work.  

The College hosted its annual student awards celebration on December 5, 2024 and distributed $73,400 in scholarships to those learners across nine skills-based programs. 

In what appears to be a rash of car thefts, Humboldt RCMP is seeking information leading to the arrest of individuals responsible for stealing a sports car from a rural property northeast of Pilger. 

On November 18, 2024, the Humboldt RCMP received a complaint that a theft of a car had occurred at a farm yard NE of Pilger, Saskatchewan. The occurrence happened between mid-September 2024 and Nov 18, 2024. The car, an Orange 1980 Pontiac Firebird Trans am Coupe, has been recovered, but police are still looking for those responsible for the theft.

Thursday night was the perfect weather for a tree lighting. Hundreds gathered in Civic Park, downtown Humboldt, for what’s become a much-anticipated seasonal event. 

The community tree lighting drew the largest crowd since it’s return as an annual event several years ago. This year, the Civic Park Gazebo was lit up and the central point for much of the evening’s activity.