Discover Humboldt Staff

Grinch reports and Santa sightings greeted folks in Humboldt on Saturday, along with a peculiar team-up in Muenster on Sunday evening. 

The grumpy green one and some Whoville compatriots greeted visitors to the Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon for its annual market. Cindy Lou Who, faithful sidekick Max and the Grinch himself mugged for photos with a huge shopping crowd. 

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.

Starting on January 6, Applications for the 2024-25 Community Rink Affordability Grant will open. 

Communities, First Nations, schools and non-profit organizations are eligible and encouraged to register for the annual grant of $2,500 per indoor ice surface.  

The grant helps offset the costs of operating indoor skating and curling rinks in Saskatchewan.   

Beginning today (Dec.13), until Sunday, December 15 there will be a temporary disruption of emergency services at the Watrous Hospital.  

During this time, there won’t be any emergency services at the Watrous Hospital.  

Emergency services are available in Humboldt and Saskatoon.  

The book is closing on 2024, and as is our annual tradition, 107.5 and Bolt FM launches its seasonal Year in Review stories along with its Top Stories of 2024.  

“We exist to make our communities better,” says 107.5 Bolt FM and DiscoverHumboldt.com General Manager Brian Kusch. “What that means for me is that we focus on everything local, not just in Humboldt, but the communities like Watson, Wadena, St. Brieux and everywhere in between. 

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.