Ryan Dahlman
There were more similarities than differences during a cordial Saskatchewan Party Leadership candidate debate in Swift Current on Thursday night.
Swift Current hosted the first of six debates to be hosted across the province this fall between the five candidates seeking to replace Brad Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party and Premier of the province.
The debate format provided the...
A quartet of Southwest entries enjoy the view from atop the standings following Day One of the the 2017 Canadian Cowboys’ Association Finals Rodeo in Swift Current.
Wednesday night's rodeo performance featured the top 12 finishers in seven events competing for the finals championship.
In bareback action, Consul’s Monty Koopman held on for a thrilling 78 point ride to win first...
Maple Creek swept the top four placings during day one of the Junior Girls Barrel Racing during the Junior/Novice Rodeo at the 2017 Canadian Cowboys’ Association Finals Rodeo in Swift Current.
Logan Resch set the pace with the opening run on Wednesday, completing the cloverleaf pattern in 12.72 seconds. Resch entered the CCA Finals as the top ranked junior barrel...
An intense low pressure system will rush across southern Saskatchewan today, with Environment Canada warning that gusts of 90 to 100 kilometres per hour will be felt later this afternoon.
Environment Canada has now issued wind warnings for all of southern Saskatchewan in advance of the strong winds. Parts of the Cypress Hills could experience gusts as high as 110...
Swift Current will be cowboy and cowgirl central this coming week during the four-day Canadian Cowboys’ Association Finals Rodeo on October 18 to 21.
The highlight event on the CCA calendar will provide fans with a chance to watch the best of the best competitors in seven rodeo events, with the top 12 contestants vying for top honours over five...
Planning two fast and safe escape routes out of your home in case of fire is the key focus of Fire Prevention Week 2017.
This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is “Every Second Counts - Plan Two Ways Out!”, and the Swift Current Fire Department is encouraging homeowners to practice home fire escape drills twice a year.
“In a fire seconds...
After nearly two decades of being involved in politics behind the scenes, Everett Hindley has announced he will be seeking the Saskatchewan Party nomination in the Swift Current constituency.
Hindley served as a Constituency Assistant for the then newly elected Brad Wall from 1999 to 2006. When Wall ascended to the leader of the Saskatchewan Party in 2006 and then...
Leadership candidate Gord Wyant believes a step ahead for the Saskatchewan Party includes re-connecting with their founding principles.
As one of five candidates running for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party, Wyant was on the campaign trail through the Southwest back on September 26, with community stops in both Maple Creek and Swift Current.
The MLA for Saskatoon Northwest has received...
Crews continue to work at the scene of a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailment which occurred just east of Gull Lake on Tuesday night.
The train, which was carrying potash, derailed at approximately 8:10 p.m. on October 3. A total of 37 cars derailed in the incident, and crews are working to re-open the main line. As of mid afternoon...
A recent afternoon volunteer effort has helped beautify the veterans cemetery plots at Swift Current’s Mount Pleasant Burial Park.
A group of volunteers from the Living Sky Casino spent an afternoon on September 21 supplying the manpower for a much needed clean-up at the site. The volunteer effort was an initiative through the SIGA Days of Sharing held across the...