Southwest Booster Staff
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By Tom Westbury
For those of you that have not heard, Dorie's House has been denied funding in this year's budget. I am devastated by this news. I have expressed my gratitude at the overwhelming community support we saw. The volunteer hours that our community put into this shelter, to open its doors, still amazes me and fills my heart...
A Winter Storm Warning is now in place for portions of the Southwest for tonight and Friday morning, with strong winds and up to 10 centimetres of snow expected.
Environment Canada issued the Winter Storm Warming earlier this morning for the haunavon - Maple Creek - Val Marie - Cypress Hills, the Swift Current - Herbert - Cabri - Kyle...
A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for all of Southwest Saskatchewan, with Environment Canada warning of the potential of 10 centimetres of snow before the weekend.
A winter storm is forecast to sweep across Alberta on Thursday, dumping 10 to 15 centimetres of snow along a wide stretch of northern and central Alberta.
For Saskatchewan, a mix of heavy...
The Southwest corner of Saskatchewan is bracing for another layer of winter snow.
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Leader - Gull Lake plus the Shaunavon - Maple Creek - Val Marie - Cypress Hills forecasts regions, with the potential of 10 to 15 centimetres of snow expected.
The snowfall warning notes that a disturbance currently over Montana...
The Highway Hotline is listing Travel Not Recommended advisories on roads leading out of Swift Current and across much of the Southwest for Sunday night.
The Southwest has been under a Snowfall Warning for much of Sunday, and the Environment Canada forecast was calling for up to 10 centimetres of snow during the evening hours. Additional snowfall is expected across...
A large portion of Saskatchewan is currently under a Snowfall Warning, with Environment Canada calling for up to 15 to 20 centimetres of snow Sunday and Monday.
In the Southwest, the warning is in place for the Swift Current - Herbert - Cabri - Kyle - Lucky Lake, plus the Shaunavon - Maple Creek - Val Marie - Cypress Hills...
While a major winter storm is forecast to sweep through Alberta on Friday, Environment Canada is now advising of the potential of snow and blowing snow having an impact in Saskatchewan.
Environment Canada has extended a Winter Storm Watch for west central portions of the province including Lloydminster, North Battleford, Saskatoon, Kindersley, through to the Leader-Gull Lake, plus the Swift Current...
The saying ‘good things come to those who wait’ is certainly applicable for a Mankota couple who won a lottery prize nine months after the ticket draw.
Brent and Joan Baron from Mankota won $228,799.70 on the April 21, 2017 Lotto Max draw, but they did not check their ticket until early January to find out they were a major...
Shaunavon resident Donelda Hassman is $500,000 richer after winning one of the MaxMillion prizes during the December 15 Lotto Max draw.
While no ticket matched the $60 million grand prize on December 15, there were five winning numbers among the 15 MaxMillion prizes which were drawn that Friday. Hassman’s numbers, 5, 14, 33, 36, 40, 41 and 46, matched a...
A single vehicle rollover near Morse on Friday night has claimed the life of a Moose Jaw woman.
Morse RCMP report that at 10:05 p.m. on February 23, a vehicle rolled over while travelling on the TransCanada Highway just east of Morse. A 23-year-old woman from Moose Jaw was declared deceased at the scene, while four other occupants of the...