Southwest Booster Staff
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While the Western Hockey League remains committed to playing a full 68-game season, the league has pushed back the starting date into December due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After previously announcing an early October start to the 2020-21 regular season, the league announced on Thursday that the beginning of the regular season would be...
The Swift Current Broncos announced today they have signed 2020 CHL Import Draft pick Vladislav Demidovich to a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement. He was selected 63rd overall in the June 30 draft.
“He’s a player that brings size up front and a willingness to go to the net,” Broncos head coach and...
Dr. David Torr, Medical Health Officer, Saskatchewan Health Authority, has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at Prairie Wind Estate personal care home in Herbert. An individual associated with this personal care home tested positive for COVID-19.
The SHA is conducting a public health investigation to identify and contain any risk of further spread. Staff...
Motorists and downtown businesses in Swift Current can expect some traffic delays during a three day pavement renewal project along Central Ave. N. occurring Monday to Wednesday.
Work begins on Monday, July 27 and runs until Wednesday, July 29 from the zero block to Herbert Street.
“To minimize the impact of...
Swift Current’s popular Market Square will press pause for two weeks in response to a growing number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Southwest over the past week.
As of Friday, July 24, there are 189 total COVID-19 cases (active and recovered) in the Southwest region: 172 of these are on 11 colonies and...
Four businesses have been removed and 15 dates and times have been added to a list where possible COVID-19 exposure could potentially have occurred in Swift Current earlier this month.
The list of dates, which ranges from nine to 13 days ago, were announced by the Saskatchewan Health Authority in a Sunday afternoon public...
The Swift Current RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a June 29 sexual assault in Swift Current.
RCMP are seeking assistance in locating an adult male in connection to the sexual assault of an adult female which occurred at approximately 10 p.m. on June 29 along the Chinook Pathway...
There are a growing number of COVID-19 positive cases and rising level of transmission within communities and communal living venues in southwest and west-central Saskatchewan. While some cases have links to communal settings, it is crucial to note that there are also several other, unrelated increases in cases in this geographical area. This overall increased level of...
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is asking the public for their support and cooperation in order to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
As a result of an increased risk for COVID-19 in the south west and west central areas of Saskatchewan, visitation at Cypress Regional Hospital, as well as long-term care homes...
The Swift Current Barracudas Swim Club, along with four other Swim Saskatchewan clubs, was able to cautiously return to the pool last week following provincial and national guidelines.
“Thanks to Swim Sask, City of Swift Current, and especially our club president Erica Ewert for helping us to return to our ‘happy place,’” said head...