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Saskatchewan
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Premier Brad Wall announces new long-term care facility for Swift Current
Written by Contributed
Premier Brad Wall announced today that the provincial government is moving forward on the next phase to replace three aging long-term care homes built in Swift Current in the 1950s and 1960s.
Written on Friday, 18 May 2012 16:39 in Swift Current News Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Swift Current Indians season tickets still available
Written by Contributed
The Swift Current Indians would like to remind baseball fans that it’s not too late to buy season tickets for the upcoming WMBL season. With one extra home game on the schedule in 2012, 22-game passes are selling for $165 – a $55 savings versus gate prices.
Written on Friday, 18 May 2012 15:19 in SW Sask Sports Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Stabilization of emergency services seen as priority for Shaunavon Hospital discussions
Written by Ryan Dahlman
Contributed
Stakeholders continue to have discussions regarding the current health care situation in Shaunavon, with the latest meeting occurring on May 11th. Municipal council representatives from the geographic area, Shaunavon and Gull Lake physicians, MLA Wayne Elhard, and Cypress Health officials joined in Shaunavon to further explore options for the sustainability of emergency services.Written on Friday, 18 May 2012 13:25 in SW Sask News Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Excitement Continues to Build for New Southwest Integrated Healthcare Facility in Maple Creek
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Following a successful mock-up event on March 30th, the timeline towards construction for the new Southwest Integrated Healthcare Facility (SIHF) continues to become shorter.
Written on Friday, 18 May 2012 13:24 in SW Sask News Be the first to comment! Read more...
Alberta
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Beetle explosion the result of greed and disregard of natural cycle of renewal, states Alberta author
Written by Susan Quinlan
By Susan Quinlan
Alberta
Andrew Nikiforuk’s Empire of the Beetle: How Human Folly and a Tiny Bug Are Killing North America’s Great Forests clearly lays out the role human ignorance or perhaps arrogance has played in the destruction of forests first in Europe and in modern times, down the west coast of North American to Mexico.Written on Friday, 18 May 2012 14:21 in Alberta News Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Annual Aggie Days a hit with children
Written by Stephanie Labbe
Lethbridge
The 6th annual Agricultural Educational Trade Show is deemed to be a success once again.Written on Thursday, 17 May 2012 13:22 in Alberta News Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Oyen students learn PARTY’s repercussions
Written by Courtney Smith
For most people, when the word “party” comes to mind they think of a night filled with friends, food, games, and drinks. For the Grade 9 students of Oyen High School and Medicine Hat Christian School, they experienced a new meaning of party May 10.
Written on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:23 in Alberta News Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Roller derby bout set for Nanton on May 26
Written by Stephanie Labbe
Nanton
The Foothills Roller Derby Association (FRDA) will roll into Nanton May 26.Written on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:16 in Alberta News Be the first to comment! Read more...
Latest Entertainment
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Val Marie Museum moves toward eco-museum model
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In Val Marie there's an active, far-thinking museum with big ideas, in the form of Prairie Wind & Silver Sage – Friends of Grasslands.Written on Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:36 in Arts Be the first to comment! Read 331 times Read more...
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Swift Current Music Festival a success
After three weeks of performances, the Swift Current and District Music Festival hosted their 2012 X-Travaganza Awards Ceremony on May 4. The evening was an opportunity for the community to enjoy some of the incredible musical talent right here in the Southwest.
Written on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 22:51 in Music Be the first to comment! Read 120 times Read more...
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Dancer came back home to help Lyric celebrate
Growing up in Swift Current, dancer Kasia Skeoch had plenty of opportunities to pursue her passion at her mother's dance studio.
Written on Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:39 in Live Stage Be the first to comment! Read 324 times Read more...
Latest Multimedia
Service Clubs
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Saskatchewan State Council Knights of Columbus 90th Annual Convention 2012
Written by ContributedThe 90th Annual State Council Meeting of the Knights of Columbus of Saskatchewan, held in Regina, April 20 - 22, 2012 was a call to return to the basics of the Columbian Order; a call for Knights to hold fast to the Catholic principles around which the Order was founded 130 years ago. Under the theme “Evangelize” Give the World New Hope, State Deputy Ed Gibney, the State Executive, and the delegates and their families from around the Province celebrated the past year’s successes and deliberated on how to better serve the Church and the community and to “Build up the Church” with the help of young members with new ideas.
Written on Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:27 in Service Clubs Be the first to comment! Read 301 times Read more...
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