Southwest Booster Staff

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...

The impact of a heat wave which began in British Columbia will now be felt across most of Saskatchewan for the remainder of the week. Environment Canada issued a Heat Warning for much of the province, with a prolonged heat wave setting in over Saskatchewan through to the end of the week.

The Lethbridge College men’s volleyball program is excited to announce the commitment of Shaye Wall for the 2021-22 season. Wall joins the Kodiaks from Swift Current, where he was a three-year member of the Swift Current Comprehensive High School Colts, as well as the Jr. Sundogs club system. Wall is another Kodiaks recruit already...

Swift Current will be hosting a pair of drive-thru Moderna vaccination clinics this weekend. On Saturday, June 19, there will be a drive-thru clinic running from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the clinic offering a first dose fast track lane.The second clinic runs on Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Several complaints of dogs being taken from rural properties in the RM of Swift Current and the RM of Lac Pelletier has prompted the release of a Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory warning the public of the incidents. The Swift Current Rural RCMP Detachment has received several complaints of dogs being taken from rural properties...

SaskEnergy will be conducting a controlled natural gas flare at its Swift Current Town Border Station #1 in Swift Current on Thursday, June 17. The flare will begin around 8 a.m. and last for approximately seven hours. The flare is necessary to perform maintenance work on the natural gas line system in the area.

Saskatchewan was back into record setting heat on Monday, with Environment Canada reporting nine new maximum temperatures established on June 14. The heat warning in effect for much of the province was responsible for breaking an 89 year old weather record in the Cypress Hills area. The temperature in the Cypress Hills rose to...