Photo's of the Week
The City of Swift Current has approved the development permit application for the first cannabis retail store in the city's downtown area.
The Swift Current SPCA's 3rd annual Pets in the Park dog walk on Sept. 9 raised around $5,000 for the local animal shelter with the support of local pet owners and various sponsors. The event, which started and ended in Riverside Park, took participants on a walk along a section of the Chino…
Swift Current Skateboarding Inc. (SCSI) hosted an outdoor skateboard competition at the Kiwanis skateboard park in Riverdene Park, Sept. 8. The event was well attended and 14 contestants entered the competition, including some from Regina. There were three categories of competition, based on…
Swift Current hosted a rodeo on the fall schedule of the Saskatchewan High School Rodeo Association (SHSRA), Sept. 8-9. Participants from across the province competed in the junior and senior high school divisions during the two-day rodeo at Kinetic Exhibition Park's Magnus Newland Arena.{ga…
There was a large turnout of vehicles at the 7th annual Cruisin' the Market Show and Shine in Swift Current, Sept. 8. There were 100 entries for the event at Market Square, which included a wide variety of cars, trucks and motorcycles from different eras. The category winners were:Best pre-1…
Dogs and their owners had a good time at the Fairview Pool in Swift Current during the Swift Current SPCA's Pooch Plunge, Sept. 3, which took place in partnership with the City of Swift Current's Aquatic Department. All proceeds from this end-of-season dog swim will go to the Swift Current S…
A flagraising ceremony took place at City Hall on Sept. 4 in recognition of the proclamation of Sept. 2-8 as SaskAbilities Awareness Week in Swift Current. This was the first time that the new SaskAbilities flag was raised for the annual awareness week in the city since the organization's re…
The 6th annual Young Ranchman’s All Breeds Livestock Show took place in Swift Current, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. The event started on Aug. 31 with the public speaking competition in the training centre at the Pattison Agriculture dealership. The remaining activities took place at Kinetic Exhibitio…
The Harvest for Hope initiative continues to raise funds for the work done by Rock Solid Refuge to help teens to overcome their challenges. Farmers came together on Aug. 31 to harvest a canola crop on 120 acres of land made available for this fundraiser by Wendell Patzer. This was the sixth …
The Swift Current Drag Racing Association (SCDRA) concluded the 2018 drag racing season on a high note with a well attended racing weekend at the Swift Current Airport. This was the third racing weekend hosted by SCDRA during 2018 at the airport landing strip. SCDRA President Greg McKay said…
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