Ryan Dahlman
Thirteen was a lucky number for attendance totals at the SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival on June 24 and 25.
The 13th annual festival set a new single day plus a new weekend attendance record.
Festival organizer Shann Gowan confirmed that slightly more than 6,500 turned out while setting a single day attendance record on Saturday, and with an additional 4,000 people...
Swift Current’s Lyric Theatre is gaining national exposure through their participation in the National Trust for Canada This Place Matters competition.
The Lyric Theatre is one of 25 community projects vying for a share of a national grand prize of $60,000, and they are in the running for the top regional prize of $30,000 or the regional runner-up prize of...
Large crowds turned out for the opening day of the SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival on Saturday.
While the wind didn't fully cooperate during the morning portion of Saturday's kite flying, the afternoon conditions improved and the skies above Swift Current turned a rainbow of colours with a large collection of flying creations and kites on display.
The event also features plenty...
The first summer weekend in Swift Current will again be a colourful one, as the 13th annual SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival prepares to brighten the city’s horizon today and tomorrow.
Kite creations literally from around the world will be featured during the festival which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.
“We have something really unique...
SwiftLink is hoping to build on their success in helping children in Brazil into helping a transplanted City resident make a difference for students in his home country of Zimbabwe.
Collin Nyabadza has partnered with SwiftLink in hopes of raising $20,000 in order to build two classrooms for the Sishawe Primary School in Zimbabwean. The Collin Nyabadaza Children’s Voice Charitable...
A fabulous line-up of Canadian musical acts will highlight four nights of music under the big-top tent at the 2017 Long Day’s Night Music Festival.
The June 22 to June 25 concert line-up includes local bands, up-and-coming acts, and Juno Award winning performers. The diverse group of performers ranges from folk to rock, from ska to latin.
June 22
Opening Act -...
Online voting support and fundraising contributions are needed to help further restore Swift Current’s grand ole Lyric Theatre.
Swift Current is one of 25 communities vying for a share of a national prize during the National Trust for Canada This Place Matters competition. The Lyric Theatre project is one of just two Saskatchewan projects and one of only six project...
Hazlet’s Brooklynn Becker has been formally crowned as the 2017 Frontier Days Ambassador.
June 8 was a big day for the current Grade 9 student from Hazlet School, as she was presented her crown and sash from outgoing 2016 Ambassador Lexi Hicks.
Becker is right at home on the back of a horse, having competed as a member of the Saskatchewan...
A delegation from the Regina Airport Authority hosted a Community Forum in Swift Current on May 31 as part of an initiative to reach out to Saskatchewan cities to speak about the importance of the airport.
“We view ourselves as Southern Saskatchewan’s airport, and contained within our market area are some very important communities, Swift Current being one of the...
A series of tough budget decisions along with spending nearly all of their surplus reserves allowed the Cypress Health Region to balance their 2017-2018 operating budget.
The Cypress Regional Health Authority approved an operating budget of $144.1 million and a $17.8 million capital budget during their May 31 board meeting.
“We balanced it through our surplus, the majority of it was...