Southwest Booster Staff

A large group of cyclists will make quick work of the roads of Southwest Saskatchewan as part of the Sea to Sea Fighting To End Poverty ride by members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. On Thursday, the cyclists will cover the 164 kilometres from Medicine Hat to Gull Lake, and on Friday they will be equally ambitious...

Households in the Highland and Trail Subdivisions have been placed under a Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory. The Water Security Agency has issued the advisory effective 9 a.m. for all properties north of the TransCanada Highway and west of Central Avenue/Highway 4 (excluding industrial properties west of Highland Subdivision). The advisory was issued in response to a depressurization of the water distribution system. Public Drinking...

Supporters of the Saskatchewan Abilities Council/Easter Seals Saskatchewan are invited to stop at Boston Pizza today to help raise funds to send kids with disabilities to camp. The fifth annual Boston Pizza Day for Camp Easter Seal runs today, with 20 per cent of pizza sales donated to Camp Easter Seal courtesy of Boston Pizza Saskatchewan franchisees. The July 12...

Parts of the Southwest were impacted by hail which accompanied a series of severe thunderstorms that developed on Monday evening. While the primary damage occurred in West Central and Southeast Saskatchewan, portions of the Southwest were hit by the storms. Environment Canada reports that golf ball sized hail fell at the Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park shortly after midnight. There was...

Val Marie reached a sweltering 38.5 Celsius on Saturday during a record setting warm day across Southern Saskatchewan. Val Marie established a new record high for July 8 by reaching 38.5 Celsius, or 101 on the Fahrenheit scale. It eclipsed the former mark of 37.5 Celsius set in 1983 and it is the hottest July 8 on record dating back...

With two Southwest communities already climbing above 30 Celsius earlier this afternoon, the Cypress Health Region is reminding the public to exercise precautions during times of excessive heat and sun exposure this summer. Environment Canada has placed the Southwest under a heat advisory throughout the weekend, with daily maximum temperatures near 32 Celsius or above. Heat warnings are issued when...

Environment Canada has added Southwest Saskatchewan to a Heat Warning which is currently in effect across much of Alberta. Earlier this afternoon, Environment Canada issued a Heat Warning for the Swift Current - Herbert - Cabri - Kyle - Lucky Lake; the Leader - Gull Lake; and the Shaunavon - Maple Creek - Val Marie - Cypress Hills forecast regions. The...

A dry start to July has farmers watching the skies in hopes of some much needed moisture. The Saskatchewan Agriculture Crop Report for the period of June 27 to July 3 notes that rainfall is needed in order to boost crop development and hay and pasture growth. Across the Southwest, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as 24 per cent adequate,...

Swift Current RCMP made a pair of drug related arrests earlier this week which resulted in 15 charges against two Swift Current men. On June 27, the Swift Current Municipal RCMP, assisted by the Swift Current RCMP Police Dog Service, executed a Criminal Code search warrant at a residence located at 225 5th Ave. N.E. which resulted in the seizure...

The Swift Current and District Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new top officer after Chief Executive Officer Clayton Wicks resigned from his position this past week. The Chamber’s Board of Directors announced Wicks’ resignation on Friday, and his departure comes less than three months after the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting on March 29. Wicks had served at the helm...