Humboldt Pride Week is on the horizon.
The week begins on Monday, May 31 and will start with a pride flag raising at Humboldt City Hall. There will be a number of other events throughout the week as well. Some of the events include a ‘Rainbow Coffee’ workshop, a diversity pride worship service, a talent night featuring local LGBTQ and ally talent. Friday’s event is also a first for Humboldt as ‘Drag Me Across Saskatchewan’ will be holding two drag shows.
“We’re super excited to bring that,” said Humboldt Pride Network Founder and Chair Andrew Matheson. “We’ve been trying to do a drag show in Humboldt for a very long time.”
HUMBOLDT — A week celebrating gender and sexual diversity in Humboldt is expected to be bigger than ever. “We keep adding more and more events every year to our Pride Week,” said Andrew Matheson,. . .
Surrey RV park tenants say landlord dodged responsibility in fixing persistent power outages
Some residents of a Surrey RV park say their landlord left them to fend for themselves when a power outage had them living in the dark for days right before Christmas.
Social Sharing It s unacceptable to leave people without power in the middle of winter, in the middle of COVID, tenant says
Posted: Dec 24, 2020 5:00 AM PT | Last Updated: December 24, 2020
Valerie Ball, a resident of Hazelmere RV Park, says aging infrastructure is to blame for recent power outages and she believes the responsibility for fixing it falls on the landlord. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
COVID-19 reignites debate over cross-border commissioner for South Australia
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Casterton in Victoria, like many communities, has been impacted by the border restrictions.
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Leaders in Victoria and South Australia have renewed calls for a cross-border commissioner to be introduced in SA.
Key points:
Local MP tabled a motion for one in 2018 when Victoria appointed its cross-border commissioner
Different permit systems and regulations, as well as emergency service protocols, are among the issues
The idea is not new communities have sought such a role for someone to advocate for and assist people living in these areas for decades.
BOW â In 2011, Harley and Susan Soltes purchased Bow Hill Blueberries and set out to rejuvenate the 73-year-old farmâs heirloom blueberry crops through organic farming and to make the small farm sustainable again.
Nine years later, the Soltes family accomplished its goals and decided it was time to pass on the 5-acre farm to new owners.
The family announced last week the sale of Bow Hill Blueberries to brother and sister duo Ezra Ranz and Audrey Matheson and their spouses Emma Ranz and Andrew Matheson.
âWe wanted a young family who had the energy to work on what we did, but even go further with it,â Susan Soltes said. âThereâs a lot of opportunity here.â