Ryan Dahlman
Swift Current City Council approved their second consecutive double digit percent tax increase when they released their 2018 budget on Monday night.
Council unanimously approved the 2018 budget which calls for a 13.14 per cent tax hike which will cost the average residential property owner approximately an additional $16.25 per month. The increase for 2018 comes on the heels of...
The impact of a two decade long partnership between the Salvation Army and area Hutterian colonies was celebrated during an appreciation luncheon on December 12.
This year marks the 20th year of a food donation drive which has resulted in the delivery of thousands of kilograms of food through the Salvation Army Food Bank and Christmas Hamper program.
“We’re really pleased...
Liam Choo-Foo, the founding Director of Education of the Chinook School Division, announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2017-2018 school year.
Choo-Foo is currently in the final months of a one-year secondment serving as the Chief Project Officer in the Ministry of Education, but he will be returning to Chinook in the spring to conclude a...
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall took a step closer to his retirement from provincial politics on December 7, sitting in the Legislative Assembly as Premier for the final time.
The conclusion of the fall legislative session last Thursday marked Wall’s last day as a sitting MLA.
“It was bittersweet last week when I bowed to the Speakers chair and walked out for...
Everett Hindley has won the Saskatchewan Party nomination in the Swift Current Constituency and will represent the party in a by-election in early 2018.
Hindley won the nomination over Derek Robinson during a nomination meeting held in front of a standing room only crowd at the Palliser Pavillion on Monday night.
“I’m just so thankful that the members of the Saskatchewan...
Lock It or Hide It!
That was the simple message from Swift Current City RCMP Detachment Commander Staff Sgt. Gary Hodges in response to the issue of a recent increased instance of thefts from vehicles.
“I just encourage everybody in the City to lock it or hide it! With the Christmas season, I know we’re in and out of our vehicles...
Momentum continues to build for the Swift Current Salvation Army as their Christmas Campaign and seasonal outreach shifts into high gear.
On Monday night, Swift Current City Council proclaimed the week of December 3 to 9 as Salvation Army Week - Giving Hope Today, helping provide additional momentum to their campaign efforts.
Swift Current Salvation Army Major Don Grad noted that...
Lock It or Hide It!
That was the simple message from Swift Current City RCMP Detachment Commander Staff Sgt. Gary Hodges in response to a recent increase in thefts from vehicles.
“I just encourage everybody in the City to lock it or hide it! With the Christmas season, I know we’re in and out of our vehicles Christmas shopping. We’re seeing...
Swift Current is joining with Medicine Hat in order to bid for the 2019 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge.
Swift Current City Council passed a motion at their December 4 meeting to proceed with a bid application in conjunction with the Medicine Hat host committee. If successful, the two communities would share the 22 round robin and playoff games in...
A pair of federal drug trafficking charges against a former Swift Current Rural RCMP member were quashed after a ruling that the Court of Queen’s Bench in Swift Current did not have jurisdiction to hear the case.
A trial for Michael Chachula, a former seven-year member of the RCMP, was scheduled to begin on Monday, November 27, but a jurisdictional...