Southwest Booster Staff

The Swift Current Broncos announced their leadership group for the 2020-21 season today, involving five players wearing A’s on their jerseys, and no official team captain. The decision not to name a permanent captain was made to honour the late Colby Cave, who served as the Broncos team captain for the 2013-14 and 2014-15...

For the third consecutive day Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 vaccination appointment system is expanding the age group who can book appointments. Starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday (March 13), any Saskatchewan resident aged 76 and over will be able to access the COVID-19 vaccination appointment booking system. Both the online saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine booking system,...

Saskatchewan residents aged 80 and older will be able to access the COVID-19 vaccination appointment booking system effective 8 a.m. tomorrow (Friday, March 12). Both the online saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine booking system, along with the telephone booking system 1-833-SASKVAX (1-833-727-5829), will be open for additional appointments starting Friday morning. Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 booking system...

Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit South, Yorkton RCMP General Investigation Section, Yorkton RCMP Forensic Identification Section and Regina RCMP Forensic Identification Section completed their examination of the three scenes involved in the suspicious death that occurred in the City of Swift Current on Friday, March 5. As a result of their investigation, Roxanne Poundmaker,...

Swift Current Municipal RCMP, Swift Current RCMP Police Dog Services the RCMP Major Crime Unit South, Yorkton RCMP General Investigation Section and the RCMP Forensic Identification Section as well as Saskatchewan’s Coroner’s Service are investigating a suspicious death that occurred in the City of Swift Current. On Thursday, March 4 around 11:30 p.m., Swift...

The Swift Current Broncos will open their 24-game season on March 13 against the Saskatoon Blades. The Western Hockey League announced the full 2020-21 East Division schedule, which will be played at the Brandt Centre in Regina with no spectators. The Broncos have been in Regina since Saturday, quarantining in the...

S3 Enterprises (“S3”) announced today that Bob Sonntag, President and owner, has retired and sold his interests in the organization. Sonntag has worked in agricultural manufacturing since 1985, when he joined Rem Manufacturing, in Swift Current. He first made his mark in the industry selling springs, tynes and rake teeth out of a sample...

Dorie’s House in Swift Current will be re-opening as a youth addictions treatment facility after an agreement was reached between the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Southwest Youth Emergency Shelter (SWYES). The agreement, announced on Monday morning, will result in Dorie’s House providing both inpatient and outpatient services for youth who are experiencing problematic substance...

The Swift Current Broncos made a deal on Thursday to acquire defenseman Daylan Weigel from the Regina Pats. The Broncos sent a fifth round pick in the 2021 WHL Bantam Draft in exchange for the 2003-born blueliner. The Warman native was originally drafted in the sixth round in 2018, 130th overall,...

Saskatchewan Medical AssociationThe provincial government’s Immunization Delivery Plan unveiled this week fails to give the protections all physicians and health-care workers need to care for their patients, whether they have COVID-19 or not, and does not provide reassurance to patients that the health-care system is safe, according to Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz, president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association...