Southwest Booster Staff
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A number of openings are being announced today as part of Re-Open Saskatchewan Phase 4.2.
Effective on Monday, June 29, the province will allow the re-opening of libraries, museums, galleries, movie theatres and live theatres.
Other re-opening dates in this phase will be announced over the coming weeks, allowing for activity...
The Swift Current Municipal RCMP are crediting a call regarding suspicious activity with a pair of arrests.
The RCMP received a call advising of a suspicious person sleeping in a vehicle in the City limits during a call on June 22. Through the investigation police seized $700 in cash, drug Paraphernalia, and four grams...
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Hutterian Safety Council (HSC) are working collaboratively to help guide Hutterite communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. The HSC includes Hutterite spiritual leaders, educators, volunteer firefighters, safety instructors, and first medical responders. These councillors are strong volunteers that serve their local communities without reservation.Since the pandemic began in March, the Hutterian...
Despite concerns around COVID-19 and the ability to hold mass gatherings, the Western Hockey League is planning to move ahead with a full 68-game schedule for the upcoming 2020-21 season.
The WHL made the announcement following the Annual General Meeting, which was conducted by a conference call on June 17. Highlighted in the WHL...
Earlier this evening the Saskatchewan Health Authority declared a COVID-19 outbreak in two Hutterite communities in the Rural Municipality of Maple Creek (No. 111).
Two members of a rural household in the area initially tested positive for COVID-19 last week, with an additional 14 confirmed positive cases verified on June 17. Contact tracing and...
Great Plains College is pleased to announce that it will be the first educational provider to offer a distance learning option for Saskatchewan drivers to obtain the mandatory standardized training requirements to acquire a Class 1 commercial license. The distance learning option will provide the same curriculum standard that is available for those students attending the in-classroom...
The City of Swift Current will reopen three outdoor recreation facilities on Monday after they had been closed due to COVID-19.
The Community Services Division has announced that the Kiwanis Sk8 Park in Riverdene Park, the tennis and pickleball courts in Riverside and Westside Parks, and the mountain bike trails located in the Highland...
RCMP traffic stops on the TransCanada Highway near Swift Current this past week resulted in the seizure of 40 pounds of cannabis marihuana, a large amount of cannabis edibles, along with fentanyl, cocaine and meth, plus other items.
Saskatchewan’s RCMP Roving Traffic Unit made the seizures during four separate vehicles stops between May 11...
Canadian Mental Health Association – Saskatchewan Division
Most people in Saskatchewan rely on shortcuts to describe their emotional state—even during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to new data released Monday by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in partnership with Maru/Matchbox, 73 per cent of those asked “how are you?” rely on “I’m fine, thanks”...
At a time when many businesses are in need of support due to the devastating economic effects of COVID-19 pandemic, the Southwest Booster has established a $250,000 marketing fund to help locally owned and operated businesses across the Southwest with their recovery plan.
Beginning today, businesses can now apply for the Southwest Booster Community...