Southwest Booster Staff

Planning of the Western Canada Summer Games (WCSG) is well under way with an expectation of more than 1,700 athletes and coaches representing 16 sports expected to compete from August 9 - 17, 2019. “The board of directors is up and running, meeting monthly and building their teams,” said Mark Benesh, board co-chair. “We are all pretty excited about the...

Swift Current RCMP have released a series of photos of three suspects involved in an early Monday break-in at the Swift Current Mall. The trio drove a stolen pickup through the north outer glass doors of the Swift Current Mall during the early morning hours of June 19. The vehicle was then driven through the Mall and into the security...

RCMP are reporting they have located a local man who had not been seen since last Tuesday. Leon Dyck was located in the Herbert area earlier today after he was reported missing on Friday. He had been missing since last seen in Herbert at approximately 3 p.m. on June 13. The Morse RCMP are extending their thanks to the public for...

Swift Current motorists were hit with 129 Traffic Safety Act charges and a series of other enforcement actions during a two day policing blitz in the community. On June 14 and 15, RCMP South West Regional Traffic Services hosted a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) campaign in the City of Swift Current and surrounding highways. During the two day campaign...

Ministry of Environment conservation officers recently completed a two-and-half year investigation into illegal outfitting activities near the community of Hazlet. The multi-agency initiative led to more than $71,000 in fines for four North Battleford-area men. During a patrol in October 2014, conservation officers encountered four individuals on a ranch in the Great Sand Hills. Information gathered over the next several...

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...