Saskatchewan Union of Nurse calls situation "a crisis"

It’s a situation that can only be called “a crisis.” That’s how Saskatchewan Union of Nurses President Tracy Zambory describes the state of nursing in the province. Zambory says SUN is dedicated to seeking solutions, and it may go as far as enabling a dedicated task force 

“There is not the time, there is not the capability and there is not the staff to give safe patient care in most of our facilities in the province anymore,” she said to news outlets.

Time's running out for the Early Bird buy in the Broncos Lottery of Cash

It's Bronco playoff time, so grab your round one tickets as the green and gold face off against the Nipawin Hawks at home this Saturday and Sunday. It's also the perfect time to get your Broncos Lottery of Cash tickets to get in on the Early Bird Draw. 

“More cash prizes than ever in our 29th year,” says marketing manager and voice of the Broncos, Rory McGouran. “We’ve injected a few extra dollars and some more chances for people to win, so it’s definitely a year where you want to get your tickets.”

Pair of wins over Yorkton draws Broncos regular season to a close

The Humboldt Broncos will face the Nipawin Hawks in the first round of SJHL playoffs that fires up this weekend. But before then, the Broncos had some unfinished regular season business with the Yorkton Terriers. 

The Broncos knocked off the Terriers on Friday night 7-4 in Yorkton with 

another strong effort on offense. The two squads duked it out back and forth in the opening frame until the Broncos took a one-goal lead at the end of the first of a goal from defenseman Quinn Myles

Gallery and Futuristic Industries team up for stellar screenprinting

Humboldt art lovers, including plenty of artistic hands from Futuristic Industries, partook in a screenprinting afternoon at the Humboldt and District Gallery on Saturday. Local artist Annah Gullacher led the creative and colourful workshop.

The art work involved applying multi colours to a glass plate and then manipulating the image with textures like yarn or bubble wrap. Then the resulting swirls of colour are transferred to paper or fabric.

A next gen curl fest at CurlSask Triples Cup in Humboldt

It was a packed house at the Humboldt Curling Club this weekend for the U12 and U15 Triples Cup Competitions hosted by CurlSask and presented by SaskMilk. Dozens of participants, parents and fans made their way to Humboldt from all across the province. It was the inaugural U12 event which produced a solid participant base. The Hit Draw Tap competition proved popular with the younger set.

SaskTel Infinet coming to surrounding Humboldt communities

SaskTel has announced that 48 communities will receive SaskTel infiNET services as part of its sixth phase of its Rural Fibre Initiative, and some communities in the surrounding Humboldt area are part of this initiative. 

SaskTel’s plans to begin the process for Phase 6 in 2023/24 and anticipates the locations will be fibre-ready by the end of March 2025. 

Road bans and road weight restrictions approaching

It’s that time of the year when temperatures begin to warm up, and road beds begin to soften up. That means next week the province’s secondary highways revert to regular regulation weights. Truckers will need to monitor weights of their cargos.

"It's imperative we protect our road network at this time of year by reducing the weights trucks are allowed to carry," Highways Minister Jeremy Cockrill said. "On different occasions throughout the year, we adjust allowable weights to ensure the efficient movement of goods while protecting our highway infrastructure."

Broncos playoff tickets on sale Sunday

The regular season is rapidly winding up, and that means playoffs are just around the corner.

The Broncos office at the Humboldt Uniplex will be open on Sunday, March 12 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm for fans to pick up round 1 playoff tickets. 

Ticket prices are: 

  • Adult - $18
  • Youth - $12
  • Child - $8
  • Under 5- Free

Tickets are also available for purchase online at tickets.humboldtbroncos.com

SaskPower plans for power outages in surrounding Humboldt areas

SaskPower is preparing for some planned power outages near the Humboldt area. 

SaskPower will hold a planned outage on Friday, March 10 affecting those in Fulda and rurals west of Fulda. It will take place from 1:00 - 5:00 pm. 

Another outage will take place on Friday, March 10 affecting customers in Beatty, Kinistino, Meskanaw, St Brieux, Daylseford, Yellow Creek, James Smith First Nation, and all rurals northwest, west, and southwest of Melfort. The outage will take place from 2:30 - 5:30 pm. 

SaskPower thanks customers for their understanding.