Editor

Over the dates of July 23 and July 26, 2023, Swift Current Rural and Swift Current Municipal have responded to 3 separate reports of stolen Ford F250s or F350s.  On July 23, a 2005 grey Ford F350 was stolen from a business on Chaplin Street West.  Left behind was a Ford F250 reported stolen out of Alberta. ...

Contributed School colours of the former Swift Current Collegiate Institute (SCCI) adorned the hall of the Living Sky Casino in late June as  former students and teachers united.  180 people from three countries and five provinces attended the two-evening event to reminisce and rekindle friendships of their...

By Matthew Liebenberg For the SW Booster The role of the Southwest Newcomer Welcome Centre in providing a variety of support services to newcomers were highlighted during the organization’s annual general meeting, June 13. Board Chair Kristy Sletten described the work of staff during...

By Matthew Liebenberg For the SW Booster The Taking it to the Streets community appreciation concert will be back for the fifth year running with musical entertainment to get everyone dancing. The 2023 Taking it to the Streets concert takes place at Kinetic Park...

By Matthew Liebenberg For the SW Booster The Swift Current SPCA partnered with a local business to host an adoption fair and raise funds for the animal shelter. The successful event was held in the parking lot of Dufresne Furniture in downtown Swift Current,...

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Submitted The Swift Current City RCMP have again been receiving a number of complaints in the last 2 weeks of online fraud and phone scams and it seems to have increased in the last week. The most recent online scam is an emailed letter from “Saskatchewan Police” and the “Executive Director of the Saskatchewan...

By Matthew Liebenberg For Swift Current piano teacher Barb Levorson a recent piano recital was a return to normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic, but the past few years have resulted in some significant changes to her teaching practice. The piano recital took place at the Swift Current...

Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan officers were out this long weekend, targeting unsafe behaviour like speeding, aggressive driving, impaired driving, distracting driving and improper seat belt use. Between June 30 at 5 p.m. and July 3 at 11:59 p.m., CTSS officers: • removed 14...

By Matthew Liebenberg The Chinook School Division will be drawing on reserves to balance the 2023-24 budget due to the growing gap between cost pressures and the provincial funding allocation. The budget for the upcoming school year was approved during a regular Chinook Board of Education meeting,...