Ryan Dahlman

Everett Hindley posted a sizeable by-election win in the Swift Current Constituency on Thursday night to earn the opportunity to serve as the next Member of the Legislative Assembly for Swift Current. Hindley received 3,776 votes, or 73.4 per cent of the ballots cast to outpace his nearest competitor in NDP candidate Stefan Rumpel who placed second with 1,243 votes...

Voters go to the polls in the Swift Current Constituency today to select a new MLA in a by-election race to replace former MLA and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. A large audience turned out to the Living Sky Casino Event Centre on Monday to hear the platforms of the four by-election candidates during a 90 minute long all-candidates information forum. The...

There was an enthusiastic atmosphere in the Lyric Theatre on February 22 when the New Democratic Party hosted a Stefan for Swift Rally in support of NDP by-election candidate Stefan Rumpel. The evening event featured speeches along with entertainment to mark the final week countdown towards the March 1 by-election in the Swift Current Constituency. Rumple, who has appeared regularly on...

A pair of iconic players from the formative years of the Toronto Blue Jays will be the keynote speakers at the upcoming Field of Dreams Dinner. The Blue Jays duo of Jesse Barfield and Willie Upshaw will be speaking at the Swift Current 57s fund-raising dinner on Saturday, February 24. Barfield enjoyed a 12 year career in the Major League’s, swatting...

Saskatchewan NDP candidate Stefan Rumpel officially opened his campaign office in the Swift Current Mall on February 7. Rumpel previously had an informal meet-and-greet during the opening day of the Swift Current by-election race, and was happy to see growing interest in his campaign. “I was really pleased. Really happy,” Rumpel said of the opening turn out. “It was great to...

Supporters had another reason to visit Everett Hindley’s campaign office this past week when the Saskatchewan Party candidate officially opened his by-election campaign office on February 10. “It’s almost like our second opening. We had a lot of people here on Tuesday (February 6) when the Premier was in town.” Hindley has been encouraged by the attendance at his early campaign...

A single Saskatchewan Liberal candidate is running in the current Saskatchewan by-elections, with Weyburn’s Aidan Roy entering the Swift Current by-election campaign. Roy will inject a youthful perspective on the Swift Current Constituency by-election race, with the 20-year-old handing in his nomination papers this past Sunday. Roy, who sits as the Youth Representative on the Saskatchewan Liberal Party Executive, was born...

Maria Rose Lewans will be sharing an environmental message during the upcoming Swift Current Constituency by-election. Lewans has been declared the Green Party of Saskatchewan candidate for the March 1 by-election, and she is passionate about a wide range of environmental issues. “I am concerned a lot about the issues going on in the world and about the degradation of the...

Tyler Steenbergen scored the game winner with 8:54 left in regulation and Glenn Gawdin scored his 49th goal of the season into an empty net as the Swift Current Broncos doubled up on the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings in a Valentine’s contest. Steenbergen notched his 40th of the season and seventh game winning goal of the campaign when he converted...

Parts of the Southwest along the Saskatchewan/Alberta border are expecting a dump of snow as part of a winter storm currently occurring in Alberta. Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall warning for the Shaunavon - Maple Creek - Val Marie - Cypress Hills forecast region, with the potential of 15 to 20 centimetres of snow possible tonight and into tomorrow....