Southwest Booster Staff

There will be a larger police presence in Swift Current and area today and Thursday during a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) campaign which will focus on road safety. The RCMP South West Regional Traffic Services is hosting the two-day large-scale enforcement campaign from various locations in and around the City of Swift Current, including the TransCanada Highway plus Highway...

Swift Current motorists are being reminded of a pair of paving projects in Swift Current on Monday and Tuesday. Traffic is currently being re-routed around paving crews resurfacing North Railway Street from 6th Ave. N.E. to South Railway Street. The construction area is closed to traffic, except for heavy truck traffic. Intersections along North Railway St. will also be restricted...

With seeding all but completed in the Southwest, producers are now anxiously waiting for rain. The Saskatchewan Agriculture Crop Report for the period of May 30 to June 5 reports that 98 per cent of the crop has been seeded, slightly ahead of the five-year average of 96 per cent completed. And while the report notes that some areas of the...

Swift Current’s fundraising walk in support of the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan will be held on June 14. The Walk for Alzheimer’s in Swift Current is one of three provincial walks being hosted in June by the Alzheimer Society. The walk will again be hosted at the SCCHS Outdoor Track. Registration takes place at 6 p.m., with the Walk to...

Saskatchewan’s oilfield investment numbers received a much needed boost during the June public offering of petroleum and natural gas dispositions. Spurred by $12.5 million in interest in the Lloydminster region, Saskatchewan recorded $22.8 million in activity to more than triple the combined $6.3 million which had been raised during the previous two sales in 2017. It was Saskatchewan’s best sale since...

Residents in portions of Swift Current’s Southside are returning home to a Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory. The Water Security Agency has issued the Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory on properties located south of and including Hayes Drive in Swift Current. The advisory is expected to be in place for 48 to 72 hours or until water samples return in favourable conditions. The...

With temperatures in the 30 degree plus Celsius range, Environment Canada has issued a series of severe thunderstorm watches across the Southwest. A disturbance approaching from Western Montana is forecast to move into Saskatchewan later this afternoon, bringing with it the development of thunderstorms. Conditions will become favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong winds and large...

An adult male was pronounced dead at the scene of a farm accident in the RM of Swift Current late Friday afternoon. No further information is being released in connection to an incident where emergency services responded to a farm accident involving a tractor and equipment. The Swift Current Fire Department responded to an emergency call at approximately 5 p.m. Friday...

Volunteers from Southwest Saskatchewan Pride were busy on Wednesday installing the first permanent Rainbow Crosswalk in Saskatchewan. The multi-coloured crosswalk was painted in the 200 block of Central Ave. with the support of the City of Swift Current and Paula McGuigan Professional Painting. The Rainbow Crosswalk is a representation of the support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+)...

The absence of physician coverage is causing a service disruption at the Herbert and District Integrated Health Facility. There will be no Emergency Outpatient Services available at the Herbert facility until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30. Herbert’s disruption will not impact Long Term Care services or acute inpatients. Residents are encouraged to call 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency...