Ryan Dahlman
A busy week of Swift Current Pride Week 2018 activities were formally launched on Monday during a special flag raising at Market Square.
This year marks the second full week of Pride activities in Swift Current, and it comes on the heels of an overwhelmingly positive launch year in 2017.
“We have witnessed enormous positive change for the LGBTQ+ community in...
Anglican Bishop Rob Hardwick is passionate about his multi faceted cross Canada cycling pilgrimage.
He began his journey on May 19 in Victoria, and plans to arrive in St. John’s, Newfoundland on August 1.
His journey is being fuelled by prayer, a desire to raise funds for a quartet of worthwhile causes, while serving as a pilgrimage to foster unity, healing...
The City of Swift Current is reaching out around the globe to share a long list of benefits which they believe makes Swift Current an ideal place to invest and live.
Thanks to the emerging renewable energy sector, and other established strengths, city officials are hoping to get the word out that Swift Current has something to offer global businesses.
The...
A Town Hall meeting hosted by the Swift Current Municipal RCMP Detachment on April 28 provided an important two-way exchange of information between the RCMP and residents of the City of Swift Current.
There were a total of 25 people in attendance at the 90 minute long Town Hall meeting hosted at the Legion Hall last Thursday, with both the...
The storied history of the Swift Current Library is being celebrated during 100th anniversary of the long running city amenity.
Swift Current’s initial Library Board was formed back in 1918, and shortly after a reading room was opened in the former City Hall on May 14, 1918. Swift Current’s first library was situated in the basement of the old City...
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,”...