Ryan Dahlman
The Chinook School Division will continue to proceed with staff reductions after the April 10 provincial budget did not address funding shortfalls which have occurred in Chinook over the past few budgets.
The provincial government announced a 1.6 per cent increase in funding province wide for PreK-12 education in their 2018-2019 budget. The budgeted amount included a promised restoration of...
An emotional outpouring of support was given to Dorie’s House during a community rally on March 28, just days after the Southwest Youth Emergency Shelter was denied funding in the upcoming provincial budget.
Tom Westbury, who oversaw the construction of Dorie’s House, which was named in honour of his mother, organized the rally. He is hoping providing a loud voice...
The efforts of two high profile campaigns by the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation in 2017 have resulted in a pair of impactful contributions at the Cypress Regional Hospital.
This past Friday the Foundation showcased their new purchases and the vast improvements the beneficial equipment is having on patient care. In the Emergency Department, physicians are using a new...
Additional community feedback is being sought in order to provide the direction of a Recreation, Parks and Culture Master Plan for the City of Swift Current.
An on-line survey will be conducted until April 11 to gather additional data to guide services and investments in Recreation, Parks and Culture over the next decade.
Michael Ruus, General Manager of Planning Growth Development...
Newly elected Everett Hindley is quickly getting up to speed in the legislature after being sworn in as the Swift Current MLA on March 12.
Hindley formally joined the 46 member Saskatchewan Party majority government in the Legislature this past week, and he is now settling into his new position.
“We got right into the thick of things in week one,”...
A decade comparison of the quality of the water quality and health of the Swift Current Creek basin shows there has been relatively little change over the past decade.
This past Thursday, the Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards announced the preliminary results of their 2017 Swift Current Creek Water Monitoring Report. They undertook the study to determine if there were...
The ripple effect of a $6.5 million budget reduction for the Chinook School Division from 2017-2018 will continue to be felt during the coming years.
Chinook School Division Director of Education Kyle McIntyre said they have some additional belt tightening to make in the coming two years despite making a $6 million reduction in expenditures this past school year.
McIntyre was...
Two entries from Hazlet School will advance to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa this May after placing at the top of the Chinook Regional Science Fair.
The project Helping Hand by the tandem of Grade 12 student Braelynne Heck and Grade 11 student Sophia Antoniuk was judged as Best In Fair, while Cassandra Benson, a Grade 12 Hazlet School...
Everett Hindley posted a sizeable by-election win in the Swift Current Constituency on Thursday night to earn the opportunity to serve as the next Member of the Legislative Assembly for Swift Current.
Hindley received 3,776 votes, or 73.4 per cent of the ballots cast to outpace his nearest competitor in NDP candidate Stefan Rumpel who placed second with 1,243 votes...
Voters go to the polls in the Swift Current Constituency today to select a new MLA in a by-election race to replace former MLA and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall.
A large audience turned out to the Living Sky Casino Event Centre on Monday to hear the platforms of the four by-election candidates during a 90 minute long all-candidates information forum.
The...