Southwest Booster Staff
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Earlier this evening the Saskatchewan Health Authority declared a COVID-19 outbreak in two Hutterite communities in the Rural Municipality of Maple Creek (No. 111).
Two members of a rural household in the area initially tested positive for COVID-19 last week, with an additional 14 confirmed positive cases verified on June 17. Contact tracing and...
Great Plains College is pleased to announce that it will be the first educational provider to offer a distance learning option for Saskatchewan drivers to obtain the mandatory standardized training requirements to acquire a Class 1 commercial license. The distance learning option will provide the same curriculum standard that is available for those students attending the in-classroom...
The City of Swift Current will reopen three outdoor recreation facilities on Monday after they had been closed due to COVID-19.
The Community Services Division has announced that the Kiwanis Sk8 Park in Riverdene Park, the tennis and pickleball courts in Riverside and Westside Parks, and the mountain bike trails located in the Highland...
RCMP traffic stops on the TransCanada Highway near Swift Current this past week resulted in the seizure of 40 pounds of cannabis marihuana, a large amount of cannabis edibles, along with fentanyl, cocaine and meth, plus other items.
Saskatchewan’s RCMP Roving Traffic Unit made the seizures during four separate vehicles stops between May 11...
Canadian Mental Health Association – Saskatchewan Division
Most people in Saskatchewan rely on shortcuts to describe their emotional state—even during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to new data released Monday by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in partnership with Maru/Matchbox, 73 per cent of those asked “how are you?” rely on “I’m fine, thanks”...
At a time when many businesses are in need of support due to the devastating economic effects of COVID-19 pandemic, the Southwest Booster has established a $250,000 marketing fund to help locally owned and operated businesses across the Southwest with their recovery plan.
Beginning today, businesses can now apply for the Southwest Booster Community...
Great Plains College is pleased to announce its Entrance Scholarship deadline has been extended to June 30, 2020. Students are automatically considered for an Entrance Scholarship of $500-$5,000 when they apply to a full-time student loan-eligible program (September entry) before the June 30 deadline.
The extended deadline is a direct result of the tremendous...
The true economic impact of the 2019 Western Canada Games was a significant amount of money spent in the Southwest to go along with job creation.
In an economic impact study prepared for the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games, Tourism Saskatchewan indicates that approximately $5.75 million was spent in the local economy and 35...
A pair of former Swift Current Broncos are on track to hear their names called at the 2020 NHL Draft.
Both Kasper Puutio and Ben King were listed on the NHL Central Scouting final rankings, which were released on Wednesday.
Puutio was ranked 76th amongst North American skaters. The 5’11’’ defenseman...
Former Swift Current Broncos netminder Joel Hofer was named a Western Hockey League all-star on Monday.
The Winnipeg native was named to the Western Conference Second All-Star Team after a standout season with the Portland Winterhawks. The 6’5’’ St. Louis Blues prospects tied for the WHL lead with 34 wins. He added a 2.49...