Ryan Dahlman
Karla Wiens has been unveiled as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Swift Current and District Chamber of Commerce.
Wiens was introduced as the new CEO by Chamber Board Chair Brock Friesen during a media conference this morning.
The Chamber had been without a CEO since the June 23 resignation of previous CEO Clayton Wicks, and Friesen noted a three-person...
Swift Current’s grand ole Lyric Theatre clearly does matter to supporters after winning the $30,000 Regional-West prize in the National Trust This Place Matters competition.
A special announcement was made on Monday where the Lyric Theatre was unveiled as having finished among the top entires in the National Trust’s competition which ran from June 14 to July 20. The Lyric...
Junior Fermin drew a bases loaded walk in the top of the 12th inning to spark a four running as the visiting Regina Red Sox earned a scrappy 12-8 come from behind win over the host Swift Current 57s.
Ferman drew the bases loaded walk on a full count with two out in the decisive inning, and then Jordan Schultz...
Armed with just $150 between them, two University of British Columbia student are hitchhiking across Canada as a special recognition of Canada’s 150th.
Ori Nevares and Philippe Robarge arrived in Swift Current on July 19 and spent 24 hours enjoying some Southwest Saskatchewan hospitality.
The duo started on July 8 in Whitehorse in order to capture a northern prospective of the...
As “victor” is the opposite of “victim”, Theo Fleury brought a message of healing and hope during his Victor Walk in Swift Current on July 19.
Fleury led a three kilometre walk from Market Square to the Ashley Park Hall along the Chinook Pathway to kick off his emotional stop in Swift Current. After a series of post-walk speeches, the...
The Hunter Brothers shared some of the “I’m proud of where I’m from” spirit of their song Born and Raised by holding a video shoot for the song at their Shaunavon area family farm this past Friday.
On July 14 the Hunter Brothers hosted their Born and Raised Benefit Concert in support of five local charities and they also filmed...
Nathan Wiebe has been unveiled as the new Executive Director of the Swift Current Community Youth Initiative.
A press conference was held at The Center on Monday to announce the change, with Wiebe replacing Jim Magee who was The Centre’s inaugural Executive Director since it opened in 2010. Magee stepped down as the Executive Director but will be staying on...
There were lots of smiling faces scurrying around the various play structures and activities hosted during the Grand Re-opening of the ACT Accessibility Park on July 7.
A brief ceremony was hosted this past Friday to officially unveil the second phase of improvements made during a retrofit of Swift Current’s first fully accessible park. The park originally opened in 1998...
Swift Current’s Safe Places program recently reached an important milestone, with 1,000 individuals having become Safe Places - Youth Certified just just 15 months after the launch of the program back in March 2016.
Brandi Bitz from Dickson Agencies was the 1,000th person to become Youth Certified after recently completing the program requirements.
A celebration event was hosted on July 6...
From dream to fully operational reality, Dorie’s House celebrated the one year anniversary of their start of construction on July 5 of this past year.
A Community Appreciation Coffee Break was held this morning, with board members from the Southwest Youth Emergency Shelter hosting an opportunity to say thank you to the many people involved in making the shelter project...