Southwest Booster Staff

The federal and provincial governments have agreed to increase the 2021 AgriStability interim benefit payment percentage from 50 per cent to 75 per cent for Saskatchewan producers. "My heart goes out to those farmers and ranchers feeling the impacts of the drought. We are working closely with provinces to get farm families the support...

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is advising the public of a pair of instances of increased COVID-19 activity in Swift Current. The SHA is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 for individuals who attended the Swift Current Rodeo and Cabaret at Kinetic Exhibition Park on Friday, July 23, in addition to customers of the Railway...

Detours remain in place while emergency crews respond to a train derailment near Cabri late Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 6 p.m. on July 27, RCMP members from Swift Current, local EMS crews and Fire Departments responded to a train derailment on the rail line which runs adjacent to Highway #32. No...

The newly formed Swift Current Cricket Association will hold a ‘Exhibition Kick-off and Player Recruitment Dayn’ which will take place Saturday, July 24 starting at 4 p.m. Anyone interested in learning about cricket, trying out the sport, or registering as a player is invited to come out. Spectators are also welcome. The event will...

The Swift Current Municipal RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in finding the person(s) responsible for the theft of a number of firearms during a break and enter in Swift Current. RCMP report that sometime between 2 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 14, a residence in the 200 block of 6th Ave....

The Swift Current Municipal RCMP have issued a statement advising the community of an increased number of fraud complaints over the past weeks. The RCMP are currently investigating a series of fraud complaints in Swift Current in response to numerous complaints from victims of fraud. “There are a wide variety of...

The U14 Sonic won two lopsided games at the Swift Current Recreation Complex on Saturday against the Moose Jaw Ice and the Kindersley Royals.  In the morning game against the Moose Jaw Ice the Sonic offense was on display early as they scored 14 runs in the first three innings to jump out to...

Swift Current Christian Taekwondo had seven competitors secure silver and bronze medals in the Dan-Do Online Poomsae Nationals – a tournament that focused on poomsae, or defined patterns of defence and attack motions, and was open to all Canadian Taekwondo practitioners.  “This competition provided another opportunity for our students to shine and put Saskatchewan...

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has issued a provincial fire ban for Crown lands, provincial parks and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District as a result of the hot and dry conditions which have created extreme fire risks for most of the province. The SPSA fire ban includes any open fires, controlled burns, and fireworks...

A number of daytime heat records dating back to the Dirty 30s were erased across the Southwest on Canada Day. Environment Canada reported that 26 Saskatchewan communities set daily maximum temperatures on July 1. The Southwest recorded some of the province’s hottest temperatures on Thursday, with Leader reaching a sizzling 38.5...