The City of Swift Current has identified two projects that will receive over $2.3 million in grant funding from the Saskatchewan government’s initiative to stimulate economic recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the Covid 19 pandemic sweeps across the economy, the yardstick of real estate activity has not been affected in a major way in Swift Current, according to statistics released from the Saskatchewan Realtors® Association for the first half of 2020.

​Please be advised that emergency services at the Leader and District Integrated Healthcare Facility resumed effective July 1 at 8 a.m.

There was a very good turnout of special interest and vintage vehicles for the Eliminators Car Club social distance cruise in Swift Current, June 24.

The Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation has launched two new campaigns to raise funds for healthcare in southwest Saskatchewan.

The Chinook School Division has started with preparations for students to return to class in the fall after several months of supplemental learning at home.

Virtual Frontier Days week 2020 was a true celebration of Spirit of the West: Past & Present

Great Plains College is pleased to announce that it has assumed the coordination of the Saskatchewan referrals for a home-based English language training program that provides an essential learning experience for newcomers to Canada. The college has entered into an agreement with the federal…

On June 24, shortly after 9 p.m., Swift Current Rural RCMP, Swift Current EMS, Swift Current Regional Traffic and Herbert and Fire Rescue responded to the report of a two-vehicle collision in the RM of Excelsior.

The Saskatchewan NDP is pushing for a Sask-First procurement model to ensure that Saskatchewan workers and companies get the chance to build Saskatchewan infrastructure. The latest call comes in response to a letter by SaskPower’s President and CEO dated April 7, 2020, which stated that less…

More roads in Swift Current will be improved this construction season through the use of a revised approach that uses a lighter surface treatment.

The following is a synopsis of calls for service for the Swift Current RCMP June 19-21:

The Swift Current RCMP municipal detachment has not experienced a significant change in calls for service since the implementation of public health measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection, but officers had to carry out some additional duties in relation to the pandemic.

The budgetary challenges for the Chinook School Division is set to continue in 2020-21 and it will again have to use reserve funds to make up for a shortfall in funding received from the Ministry of Education.

The Student Services program of the Chinook School Division has been providing support services to students and parents while home learning takes place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year the Swift Current Ag and Ex will be celebrating Frontier Days Week in a new way – with a self-guided driving or walking tour.

A family farm near Swift Current has joined the Grow Hope Saskatchewan initiative to raise money for food security projects around the world.

The following is a synopsis of calls for service for the dates indicated:

Maverick School staff and administration in Swift Current were proud to announce the following 2019-2020 graduates, the largest in the school’s history.

The budgetary challenges for the Chinook School Division is set to continue in 2020-21 and it will again have to use reserve funds to make up for a shortfall in funding received from the Ministry of Education.

The City of Swift Current’s Bylaw Enforcement Department would like to advise community members that two-hour timed parking enforcement will return to Downtown Swift Current beginning Monday, June 15th. Enforcement had been waived for several months in conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic,…

The City of Swift Current’s Community Services Division is pleased to announce details of their 2020 summer programming for kids and families. Programs will begin on Monday, July 6th and run until Friday, August 21st. 

The following is a synopsis of calls for service for the Swift Current Municipal Detachment RCMP on dates indicated:

The City of Swift Current is providing a small portion of land for the addition of four new classrooms at the joint-use school facility in the northeast area of the city.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has made some changes to the visitation restrictions at long-term care and other facilities to allow family presence for compassionate reasons.

The City of Swift Current’s Community Services Division is pleased to announce that three of its outdoor recreation facilities will be open to the public beginning Monday, June 8th, following closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These facilities are: The Kiwanis Sk8 Park located in Riverde…

The provincial government and opposition are disagreeing about the need for legislated minimum care standards for long-term care homes in Saskatchewan.

The candidate for the Saskatchewan NDP in the upcoming provincial election will be a familiar face for local voters.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has expanded the testing guidelines to allow more provincial residents to be tested for COVID-19.

Swift Current residents now have another option to go green and recycle materials through the use of a blue recycle cart.

Break and Enter to RM offices - Shaunavon

The House of Commons held limited sittings on Monday and Tuesday before resuming the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic on Wednesday. Jeremy Patzer, Member of Parliament for Cypress Hills—Grasslands joined a limited number of his Conservative colleagues in Ottawa for these three days…

Saskatchewan will soon be home to the largest helium purification operation in Canada. 

Stefan Rumpel was nominated as the Saskatchewan New Democrat candidate for Swift Current Wednesday evening.

The Chinook School Division continues to have good three-year and five-year graduation rates that exceed the provincial rates.

The Chinook School Division has created a new administrative policy that sets out the procedures for the use of global positioning system (GPS) devices on division owned vehicles.

The Swift Current Fire Department responded to a house fire at around 9:35 p.m. on Sunday, May 24.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has expanded the testing guidelines to allow more provincial residents to be tested for COVID-19.

The following is a synopsis of Swift Current RCMP calls for service for the dates indicated:

The City of Swift Current wishes to provide information to residents and motorists about the construction taking place on 11th Avenue Northwest from Chaplin Street to North Service Road, resulting in periodic closures in a phased project beginning Tuesday May 26. 

The following is a synopsis of calls for service for Swift Current Municipal RCMP Detachment on the dates indicated:

The City of Swift Current would like to advise customers that City Hall will remain closed to the general public until further notice, in order to keep both members of the public and front-line City staff safe amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The efforts of the Chinook School Division to create engaging learning environments for high school students have been successful during the past school year.

The Southwest Newcomer Welcome Centre is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a non-profit organization while also preparing to expand its programs.