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Monday, December 23, 2024
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Driving conditions are slowly improving across the Southwest after Wednesday’s high winds and blizzard conditions. As of 10:30 a.m. the TransCanada Highway from Rush Lake to Mortlach remained closed because of drifting snow and significant portions of icy and slippery sections. After being closed for over 12 hours, the TransCanada was re-opened from Carmichael...
Challenges of delivery to the north and a decreased vaccine supply from what was expected are two of the factors Saskatchewan is pointing to as reason for a slow roll out of their COVID-19 vaccination program. During a COVID-19 update by the provincial government on January 6, Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said the...
While this is clearly not the Christmas all Saskatchewan residents want to be spending, public health orders are in place to limit holiday gatherings in order to prevent a future spike in COVID-19 totals. “We are asking you, stick to your own household for Christmas, connect online with other family members and friends, visit...
With so many unique things on the horizon for Christmas 2020, a pandemic inspired Christmas song has been released by Dillon Currie to share a message specifically for December 25, 2020. Currie, the lead singer for the League of Wolves, branched out into a solo project when he was inspired to share a message...
Saskatchewan has arrived at a turning point in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with the announcement of a targeted vaccine delivery plan. The province unveiled their delivery plan strategy on December 9, with the first 1,950 doses of a vaccine scheduled to be delivered through a pilot program at the Regina General Hospital as...
A boisterous protest was held in Swift Current’s downtown on Sunday afternoon when 30 people gathered in solitary with farmers in India who are objecting to a series of government changes to agriculture which hinder their livelihoods. There were large scale peaceful protests hosted coast-to-coast across Canada on December 6, and Swift Current’s hour...
A proposed change to the remuneration paid to members of Swift Current City Council could result in a pay decrease for both the mayor and councillors. A notice of motion was tabled at the November 30 City Council meeting, the first meeting of the new council’s mandate, which would result in the elimination of...
Ten years ago today The Center hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially launch the fledgling efforts of the Swift Current Community Youth Initiative. Over the ensuring decade The Center has provided counseling and programming for youth, delivering an immeasurable impact on young lives in the process. Nathan Wiebe, SCCYI’s Executive...
The Saskatchewan government has initiated a series of enhanced COVID-19 precautions in their latest attempt to slow infection numbers across the entire province. A mandatory masking policy has been implemented for all indoor public places in Saskatchewan effective Thursday, November 19. This increases their previous precautions of mandatory masking in communities with populations over...
Al Bridal is returning to Swift Current City Council as Mayor after defeating incumbent mayor Denis Perrault in Thursday’s municipal election. Bridal, a former two-term City Council member in the late 1990s and early 2000s, posted a 2,497 to 1,900 win over Perrault to unseat the one-term mayor. “I’m very happy,”...

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