Ryan Dahlman
Construction will begin on a $2.3 million bridge improvement project on the TransCanada Highway in Swift Current on Saturday, resulting in a four month traffic diversion as construction is completed.
Traffic restrictions will be in place starting March 4 in order to allow construction crews to complete a major bridge rehabilitation project on a bridge which spans the Swift Current...
There is a country flair to the grandstand entertainment for Frontier Days 2017, with The Washboard Union and Sawyer Brown confirmed as the headliners for two concert evenings during the 79th edition of Frontier Days.
The Swift Current Agricultural and Exhibition Association announced there will be two concert evenings, and they will expand to a pair of evening Canadian Cowboys’...
Swift Current City Council made a notice of motion at their February 27 meeting to increase their property development line of credit to $24.6 million.
Currently operating with a $14.3 million revolving line of credit, Council intends to increase that limit by $10.3 million, although they do not anticipate needed to borrow that full amount.
The City is looking to add...
Aboriginal storyteller Joseph Naytowhow shared some deeply personal memories and shocking truths during an evening at the Swift Current Library on February 22.
Appearing as the featured guest at Aboriginal Storytelling with Joseph Naytowhow last Wednesday, the 64-year-old shared some of the realities he experienced during and following the Sixties Scoop. He left the Sturgeon Lake First Nation northwest of...
A business offering a new way to tempt your taste buds celebrated their official grand opening in Swift Current on February 18.
Olea Oil and Vinegar Tasting Room hosted a well attended grand opening last Saturday, taking the opportunity to tour new customers through their store and offer samples of their many flavoured products. The store boasts a selection of...
A year after a record over 29 million acres of Saskatchewan crops were insured, producers across the province will experience both higher Crop Insurance coverage levels and higher premium per acre costs in 2017.
Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation unveiled details of the 2017 Crop Insurance Program during a media event earlier today. SCIC announced that per acre premiums are increasing...
The inspiring theme contained in Helen Phillippi’s mural project, which she recently donated to the Great Plains College Swift Current Campus, means its permanent home inside the main entrance of the post secondary institution is an ideal home for the thoughtful artwork.
Phillippi’s piece, Celebratory Constructions, was unveiled during a presentation on February 16. The artwork features rich, vibrant oil...
Overage net minder Jordan Papirny turned aside 42 of 43 shots in lifting the Swift Current Broncos to a 3-1 home ice victory over the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers.
Papirny improved to 18-16-1-2 on the season and is now 5-5-0-2 as a Bronco since being acquired from the Brandon Wheat Kings at the trade deadline. Papirny has had two of...
Producers across the Southwest had an opportunity to take a bow as part of Canada's Agriculture Day on February 16.
The inaugural Canada’s Agriculture Day was established during the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity Public Trust Summit in Ottawa this past June. The day was designed to provide an opportunity for the industry to dedicate a day to celebrating agriculture...
Swift Current’s outdoor ice was no match for the record breaking warm weather which moved into the Southwest this week.
As a result of the record breaking warm weather which has settled in over the region, Swift Current’s five outdoor rinks and shacks have been immediately closed for public use.
“The outdoor rinks and shacks were opened in late December; however,...