Southwest Booster Staff

Parts of the Southwest were impacted by hail which accompanied a series of severe thunderstorms that developed on Monday evening. While the primary damage occurred in West Central and Southeast Saskatchewan, portions of the Southwest were hit by the storms. Environment Canada reports that golf ball sized hail fell at the Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park shortly after midnight. There was...

Val Marie reached a sweltering 38.5 Celsius on Saturday during a record setting warm day across Southern Saskatchewan. Val Marie established a new record high for July 8 by reaching 38.5 Celsius, or 101 on the Fahrenheit scale. It eclipsed the former mark of 37.5 Celsius set in 1983 and it is the hottest July 8 on record dating back...

With two Southwest communities already climbing above 30 Celsius earlier this afternoon, the Cypress Health Region is reminding the public to exercise precautions during times of excessive heat and sun exposure this summer. Environment Canada has placed the Southwest under a heat advisory throughout the weekend, with daily maximum temperatures near 32 Celsius or above. Heat warnings are issued when...

Environment Canada has added Southwest Saskatchewan to a Heat Warning which is currently in effect across much of Alberta. Earlier this afternoon, Environment Canada issued a Heat Warning for the Swift Current - Herbert - Cabri - Kyle - Lucky Lake; the Leader - Gull Lake; and the Shaunavon - Maple Creek - Val Marie - Cypress Hills forecast regions. The...

A dry start to July has farmers watching the skies in hopes of some much needed moisture. The Saskatchewan Agriculture Crop Report for the period of June 27 to July 3 notes that rainfall is needed in order to boost crop development and hay and pasture growth. Across the Southwest, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as 24 per cent adequate,...

Swift Current RCMP made a pair of drug related arrests earlier this week which resulted in 15 charges against two Swift Current men. On June 27, the Swift Current Municipal RCMP, assisted by the Swift Current RCMP Police Dog Service, executed a Criminal Code search warrant at a residence located at 225 5th Ave. N.E. which resulted in the seizure...

The Swift Current and District Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new top officer after Chief Executive Officer Clayton Wicks resigned from his position this past week. The Chamber’s Board of Directors announced Wicks’ resignation on Friday, and his departure comes less than three months after the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting on March 29. Wicks had served at the helm...

RCMP are seeking the assistance of the public in connection with six robberies at financial institutions across Southern Saskatchewan over the past 13 months. Dating back to May 2016, RCMP have investigated six bank robberies and two attempted robberies. Investigators have noted a series of similarities in these eight incidents. The suspect is consistently described as an adult male, aged...

The widespread rain falling in Southwest Saskatchewan is a welcome sight as it is providing some relief for dry fields across the region. The Saskatchewan Agriculture Crop Report for the period of June 13 to 19 shared that both the Assiniboia and Shaunavon regions were enduring driest conditions in the province. A full 90 per cent of the cropland, halyard...

The Swift Current Broncos announced Thursday that the 17 in 17 season ticket drive has launched with the goal of achieving 1,700 season ticket holders in time for the 2017/18 regular season. Season ticket holder numbers stand at 1,493, including a total of 137 new season ticket holders for the coming year. 2016/17 season ticket holders have until July 10...