Southwest Booster Staff

The Swift Current Curling Club - Innovation Credit Union Super League completed its seventh week of action on Feb. 23 with four games in the 10-team league. The GeoVerra and Swift Plumbing & Heating rinks lead the league with 5-2 records. February 23 results: GH Well Services defeated Swift Plumbing &...

A cold Arctic airmass has dipped into the Southwest, plunging the entire province into a Extreme Cold Warning on February 22. The Southwest had not met the threshold to be included into the warning range until late this afternoon, but Environment Canada has now extended an Extreme Cold Warning for all of Saskatchewan for...

There is no shortage of family-fun activities to enjoy in Swift Current during the February school break.Monday, February 20: The Pioneer Co-op, in partnership with Innovation Credit Union and the City of Swift Current, will host a Family Skate at the InnovationPlex from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 21: Families are invited...

Swift Current Christian Taekwondo, in collaboration with Sask WT Taekwondo, will be hosting the Provincials in Swift Current on Saturday at the Stockade in Kinetic Exhibition Park. With close to 140 athletes from across the province, this will be the first time this tournament will be hosted in the city. “We...

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) advises southwestern Saskatchewan residents to ensure routine childhood immunizations are up-to-date following a recent Pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in southern Alberta. What is pertussis?Pertussis, or “whooping cough”, is a serious and highly contagious infection of the lungs and throat caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Young children who have not...

Lac Pelletier Regional Park has learned they have official set a new Guinness World Record for the longest line of water inflatables. After over five months of waiting since their summer attempt, Lac Pelletier Regional Park has received official notification that they are the holder of the Guinness World Record for the longest line...

Swift Current RCMP are reporting a grim end to 2022 following two suspected fentanyl deaths in the past three days. The two fatal overdoses are reminder of the presence of dangerous illicit drugs in Swift Current and surrounding areas. Swift Current RCMP are reporting a 30-year-old man died on December 29,...

CROSS COUNTRY Ten SWAC intermediate/junior/senior athletes competed at the SHSAA Provincials at Wapati Ski Hills (near Melfort) on October 15. It was a beautiful, but challenging course. Colter Folk won gold in the Intermediate Boys Division at the championship. This SCCHS athlete defeated 102 other runners in his age group. It...

The Swift Current Comp. Senior Colts volleyball team kept on rolling with another gold medal in Prince Albert to make it three straight tournament wins. The Colts were at the 16-team tournament host by the Carlton Crusaders. On Friday in pool play, the Colts went 3-0 and won pool C with wins over Saskatoon...

World-class women’s curling returns to Swift Current this week with the 32-team RBC Dominion Securities Western Showdown. The loaded field includes teams from across Canada, Italy, Scotland, Korea, Germany, Japan, China, and Sweden chasing $45,000 in prize money at the Swift Current Curling Club in the InnovationPlex. The event will be...