Ryan Dahlman
Swift Current homeowners
can expect to pay approximately $68 more in city taxes this year as a result of
increases approved in the 2020 Swift Current municipal budget.
Council unanimously
approved an increase of 1.75 per cent in their capital budget, and a 2.18 per
cent increase in the operating budget. The 3.93 per cent increase, based on...
A heightened focus on
the Close to the Heart Campaign is underway as the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional
Healthcare Foundation takes aim at completing a $350,000 fundraising initiative
to buy a new digital mammography unit for the Cypress Regional Hospital.
Foundation members
attended the October 21 Swift Current City Council meeting in order to help
proclaim We Care For...
Sports fans will have an
opportunity to watch an elite group of international prospects when the 2019
World Under-17 Hockey Challenge comes to Swift Current on November 2 to 9.
Swift Current and
Medicine Hat are co-hosts of the 22 game event which features a trio of
Canadian teams facing off against teams from Russia, Finland, Sweden, the
United...
The Swift Current Broncos lit the lamp first but certainly not the most in a 5-1 loss to the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings on Saturday night.
Forward Brecon Wood got the Broncos on the board just 5:15 into the game to give Swift Current their only lead of the contest.
Just...
A strong focus on agricultural export growth was one of the areas of interest in the 2019 Speech from the Throne delivered in the legislature on Wednesday afternoon by Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty.
With the Throne Speech delivered 10 weeks away from the arrival of 2020, the province is aiming to achieve a 1.4...
Jeremy Patzer rode a wave of disappointment with the current Liberal government all the way to Ottawa by easily capturing the federal election race in the Cypress Hills-Grasslands Constituency.
The solid bastion of support for the Conservative Party in the Southwest rose to record highs with Patzer earning 30,039 votes to receive an unprecedented...
The stage is now set for a thrilling final day of action at the 2019 CCA Finals Rodeo following an exciting Friday night performance at the Innovation Credit Union iPlex.
Brady Bertram had a clutch Friday night in the Bareback event by claiming top spot with a 78 point ride aboard Pay Day. The...
Voters in the Cypress Hills Grasslands Constituency had a chance on October 10 to hear directly from the six hopefuls vying for a chance to represent the Southwest as the constituency’s new Member of Parliament in Ottawa. An All-Candidates Forum at the Living Sky Casino last Thursday was one of just two opportunities the six candidates...
Southwest barrel racers find themselves in the running for top spot in the Canadian Cowboys’ Association 2019 Finals Rodeo following the opening performance on Wednesday night.
Valerie Gillespie from Duchess, AB leads the field after a 12.82 second run to earn her 40 championship points. Shayana Moen from Elrose earned the runner up spot...
A pair of Southwest drinking water projects are taking additional steps forward following a major funding announcement on Monday.
Both the Town of Shaunavon, and the Southwest Regional Potable Water Supply System Project were announced as successful recipients of funding from both the provincial and federal governments through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.