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By Matthew Liebenberg Video recordings of the public portion of Chinook School Division Board of Education meetings will be available to the public in the near future. Trustees approved a motion at the regular meeting of the Chinook Board of Education on June...

Contributed Earlier this year, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Swift Current Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) began an investigation into a human trafficking operation. Investigation determined an adult female from Bangladesh was staying in Canada on a visitor’s permit when she answered an advertisement on a popular job bank for...

Submitted by the Swift Current Chamber of Commerce    The SCBEX – Spirit of Swift Current & District awards shine a light on the great innovative things happening in the business community and honours business and not-for-profit organizations in Swift Current & District that have contributed to the vibrancy of...

By Matthew Liebenberg    Funding from the City of Swift Current’s annual creek bank rehabilitation program will be used to do priority repairs to a section of creek bank where significant erosion may potentially have an impact on nearby infrastructure.     The high and fast flowing...

Contributed  On July 4 Innovation Federal Credit Union was thrilled to become the first federal credit union headquartered in Saskatchewan effective June 23. The federal credit union, however, clearly indicated to its membership today that having national reach will not impact its local presence. Innovation is announcing a $5 million...

SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flares from July 4 to July 13, from 7-9 p.m., and July 14, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., subject to change based on operating requirements. The flaring will be at the Herbert Meter Station, about 12.5 km northwest of the Town of Herbert. Residents and drivers...

By Matthew Liebenberg or the Southwest Booster It is going to become more expensive to use aquatic facilities, enrol for art classes or rent ice surfaces in Swift Current due to a variety of rate increases for community facilities. New rates for the City...

Submitted The SaskTel Kiddies Day Parade was one of the main attractions on the first day of the 2023 Frontier Days, June 28. The event is a popular Frontier Days tradition with a parade route from Memorial Park through downtown Swift Current. There were around 65 entries for the parade. Participants received hotdogs and...

The Swift Current Agricultural and Exhibition Association announced late Friday afternoon that Meghan Patrick has cancelled her performance at the 2023 Frontier Days due to travel delays.  "We are disappointed to report that Meghan Patrick will no longer be performing at the Frontier Days on July 1st, and we apologize for the inconvenience this...

Submitted Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 56 will be holding a grand opening/Open House event for the Branch 56 Museum on the 8th of July 2023.  Branch 56 would like to invite the public to come and tour the Branch 56 Museum and learn about Swift Current’s...