Ryan Dahlman
A larger number of curious travellers took advantage of picking up local attraction information at Swift Current’s Museum and Visitor Centre during the tourism season.
Jackie Moore, Visitor and Convention Services at Tourism Swift Current, said there was clearly an influx of visitors as a result of Canada 150. This special year long observance provided an excellent opportunity to remind...
A group of rigs from Swift Current joined the World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Saskatchewan Special Olympics on Saturday.
The trio of semi trucks left Swift Current on Saturday morning and met up with 20 trucks in Moose Jaw before travelling to Regina as part of the 11th annual Truck Convoy in support of Special Olympics Saskatchewan.
“This continues to be...
Participants in the National Kids Cancer Ride made an overnight stop in Swift Current during their 15-day coast-to-coast ride.
The 2017 national ride departed from Swift Current on Sunday morning after being shuttled in from Medicine Hat on Saturday night.
A total of 36 riders are involved in the September 6 to 23 ride across Canada. The relay style event features...
Seven teams of competitors got tired and muddy while competing in the New Family Chiropractic Fun Muddy Mayhem on Thursday.
“This is an interesting event,” chuckled Clay Thompson, Executive Director of the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation. “We just got so much positive feedback from the participants last year that we just figured we have to do it again.”
The...
Labour Day Monday was the long anticipated conclusion of the first Harvest For Kids fundraiser to be held in Southwest Saskatchewan.
The project organized by Brady Funk attracted 27 combines to make quick work of a swathed field of Canola on a quarter section of Hildebrand Farms land. Marv Hildebrand, Jordan Hildebrand, and Brady Funk seeded the field in the...
The debut of the Parkinson SuperWalk in Swift Current set a remarkable fundraising total, with an estimated 160 participants generating $14,000.
The impressive total from the September 2 event more than doubles the $6,000 which was collected annually during the first two years the fundraising walk was hosted in Herbert during 2015 and 2016.
“You guys blew away our goal by...
September will begin with a laugh in Swift Current, with comedian Debra DiGiovanni taking to the Lyric Theatre stage on Thursday, September 7.
Swift Current is DiGiovanni’s second stop on a 14-date Western Canadian tour which runs from Sept. 6 to Sept. 30.
The stand-up veteran of 15 years has enjoyed a successful career since claiming the 2002 Canadian Comedy Award...
The Swift Current 57’s Baseball Club have announced a partnership with the Vic-tory Boxing Club to honor a long time supporter of both clubs by combining efforts to host the Earl Monkman Memorial Boxing Card later this month at Mitchell Field.
The event, presented by Redhead Equipment, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 23 at 6 p.m. under...
A focus on supporting Canada’s wounded warriors was highlighted during the Invictus Games National Flag Tour which stopped in Swift Current on Monday afternoon.
Swift Current was one of the stops on the coast-to-coast Flag Tour which includes stops at 22 military bases, 15 Legions and over 50 communities in advance of the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto on September...
The first two hopefuls in the Saskatchewan New Democrats leadership race had a chance to visit with local supporters during a Swift Current NDP Constituency BBQ on August 21.
MLAs Ryan Meili and Trent Wotherspoon attended the BBQ during one of the early events on the leadership campaign trail. The Saskatchewan New Democrats will select a new leader at a...