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Producers in the Southwest made up for lost time by getting an additional 28 per cent of the crop into fields. Southwest producers now have an estimated 46 per cent of the crop in the ground according to the Saskatchewan Agriculture Crop Report for the period of May 9 to 15. This marks significant progress from the 18 per cent...
RCMP continue to investigate a robbery at a financial institution in Glentworth earlier today. Ponteix RCMP report that at approximately 9:45 a.m. a masked lone male carrying a firearm entered the financial institution and demanded money. He left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured in the incident. The male is described as 5’8’’ or 5’9’’,...
A trio of Southwest communities are participating in Day of Action events in support of the Stop The Cuts coalition. Rallies are planned by SEIU-West members for today in Cabri (Prairie Health Centre); Eastend (Wolf Willow Health Centre); and Maple Creek. Province wide, a total of 30 Day of Action events are planned in support of saving local jobs and...
Families have an opportunity to ride down to Highland Park today to participate in a bike safety event. The 4 p.m. to 7 pm. event will be hosted by the City of Swift Current, in partnership with the Cypress Health Region and Bright Beginnings Family Centre. Volunteers will be conducting helmet and bike inspections, and the day is an opportunity to...
Great Plains College has announced a series of changes in response to a funding cut in the recent provincial budget. The College announced late this afternoon the SunDogs Basketball program will be suspended for the 2017-2018 season, however the Volleyball program will continue as planned. The college also announced reduced instruction contracts for staff in various college locations in response to...
The girls’ doubles duo from Leader, Payton Stimson and Kyla Tumbach, captured the bronze medal at SHSAA Badminton Provincials. The provincial competition took place at Weyburn on May 13. The format at provincials was eight teams divided into two pools of four. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the playoff round. Stimson and Tumbach had a record of...
Two adult males were arrested early this morning after attempting to enter a parked vehicle in the 100 block of 2nd Ave. N.W. Swift Current City RCMP report that around 12:45 a.m., the duo were arrested after being observed trying to enter a parked vehicle. After their arrest a number of items were seized from the suspects. RCMP believe the...
The 2016 Census of Agriculture is showing farm operations are getting larger while the total number of farm operations continues to shrink. The census data released by Statistic Canada today notes that in 2016 there were 193,492 farms, down 5.9 per cent from the previous census in 2011. Statistics Canada did highlight that this was the lowest rate of decline...
The importance of hand washing to your health is being highlighted today during Stop! Clean Your Hands Day. May 5 of each year is Stop! Clean Your Hands Day, with health officials taking the time to point out that while your hands may appear clean, they in fact carry many germs and pathogens. Washing your hands correctly with soap and...
Spring field work has been slowed by a cool and damp April, and producers across the Southwest have only completed two per cent of seeding work instead of the five year average of 15 per cent. With just pockets of seeding underway across the Southwest, the warm and dry weather expected this weekend will make a huge difference for farmers. According...

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