SERVING SASKATCHEWAN SINCE 1906
VOLUME 114, NO. 25
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019
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BRONCOS BUS
Eight years for driver in crash Jessica R. Durling Devan C. Tasa STAFF
Ella McLean performs in Skate Melfort’s Goes Country on March 24. PHOTO BY JESSICA R. DURLING
MELFORT — Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver of a semitruck who ran a stop sign resulting in an accident involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus, has been sentenced to eight years in jail. For each of the 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death, Sidhu received a sentence of eight years in prison. For each of the 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, he received five years in prison. All of the sentences are concurrent – served at the same time. He is also prohibited from operating a motor vehicle in Canada or owning
Raelene Herold, Adam Herold’s mother, speaks to the press after Sidhu’s sentencing on March 22. PHOTO BY JESSICA R. DURLING
a firearm for 10 years plus any time of imprisonment. Judge Inez Cardinal said during the sentencing hearing, held at Melfort’s Kerry Vickar Centre March 22, that the April 6, 2018 collision, which killed 16
and injured 13, was avoidable and that Sidhu was solely responsible for this collision by missing key indicators of an upcoming intersection. “I find Mr. Sidhu’s moral SEE SENTENCE PAGE 2
BUDGET 2019
Province expecting $34.4 million surplus Devan C. Tasa EDITOR
EAST CENTRAL — The provincial government has delivered a budget with a small surplus.
Expenses are projected to be $14.99 billion in the 2019-20 budget year, while revenues are expected to be $15.03 billion, leaving a surplus of $34.4 million. “This budget contains
no new taxes or tax increases, so it’s the right balance to keep our economy strong,” said Donna Harpauer, the finance minister. “It balances much-needed investments with carefully man-
aged spending in order to achieve a balanced budget that is affordable and sustainable, now and in the years ahead.” There will also be $13 million this year devoted to
improving rural intersections, part of $65 million to be provided over five years. Intersections to be upgraded include the intersection of Highway 35 and 335 – the site of the Broncos crash;
one on Highway 5 near Watson; one on Highway 5 near Wadena; and the junction of Highway 15 and 2. The province is also changing its potash royalty SEE BUDGET PAGE 3
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