Three provincial by-elections to be held March 1, 2018

Source: Elections Saskatchewan Media Release, Elections.sk.ca, February 2, 2018  February 2, 2018 – Provincial by-elections will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2018 in the constituencies of Kindersley, Melfort and Swift Current. These electoral events will fill vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. “My office has been planning for by-elections in Kindersley and Swift… Continue reading Three provincial by-elections to be held March 1, 2018

Viral video showing rescue of dog that fell through ice a warning: Swift Current fire chief

Source: CBC News, December 2, 2017  Ice is too thin for either people or pets, fire chief warns Swift Current fire Chief Denis Pilon says a video he posted on Facebook this week, showing members of the city’s fire department and RCMP rescuing a dog that had fallen through ice, should serve as a warning to Saskatchewan residents to… Continue reading Viral video showing rescue of dog that fell through ice a warning: Swift Current fire chief

Swift Current widow searching for last photos of her husband

Source: Peggy MacDonald, CBC News, November 27, 2017  Camera believed lost on Cabot Links in Inverness County The widow of a Saskatchewan man who died in August has issued an emotional plea to recover the last photos of him and their family. The pictures were taken with a camera that was lost in June somewhere on… Continue reading Swift Current widow searching for last photos of her husband

Homeward bound: Missing Swift Current dog returns after 85-day journey

Source: CBC NEWs, November 16, 2017  ‘He’s still the same old Charlie,’ says owner Charlie, a Labrador–heeler mix who calls Swift Current, Sask., home, has been getting a few more treats and pats than usual these days — and he’s earned them, after what was probably an incredible journey. After disappearing from his family’s front yard through… Continue reading Homeward bound: Missing Swift Current dog returns after 85-day journey

Swift Current RCMP searching for missing senior

Source: CBC News, November 1, 2017  Cheryl Suzuki last spoke with a family member Oct. 22 Swift Current RCMP are searching for a missing senior who had last spoken to family on Oct. 22. Seventy-one year old Cheryl Suzuki was reported missing Oct. 31. Read full article here…. Image Source: CBC News

13-year-old in Swift Current charged with bringing pistol to school

Source: CBC News, October 19, 2017  No one hurt in incident that prompted 2 complaints A 13-year-old boy in Swift Current, Sask., faces numerous charges after allegedly bringing a firearm to a school and pointing it. No one was physically harmed as a result of the incident. Read full article here…. Image Source: File Image, CBC… Continue reading 13-year-old in Swift Current charged with bringing pistol to school

Record dry 11 months in Regina, Swift Current

Source: Christy Climenhaga, CBC News, October 12, 2017  Many regions have broken records for driest November-to-September period This year’s weather has been marked by extremely dry conditions in much of Saskatchewan, and that weather has stretched into the fall. November 2016 until the end of September 2017 was the driest November-to-September period on record in a… Continue reading Record dry 11 months in Regina, Swift Current

Man tried to fake death in Saskatchewan to avoid charges in Manitoba: police

By The Canadian Press, October 12, 2016  SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — A Saskatchewan man has been sentenced to three months in jail for trying to fake his death. John Malcolm Ross, who is 44, pleaded guilty in Swift Current court Tuesday to public mischief and obstructing a police officer. RCMP Sgt. Scott Hunter says Ross… Continue reading Man tried to fake death in Saskatchewan to avoid charges in Manitoba: police

Swift Current's Safe Places program signs up hundreds

By CBC News, October 10, 2016  Brings background checks for volunteers under a single umbrella Jerrod Schafer says the Safe Places program is doing exactly what it was designed to do: Protect children, and make it as simple as possible for people to volunteer to work with kids. Schafer is the mayor Swift Current. The city introduced the program in… Continue reading Swift Current's Safe Places program signs up hundreds

Swift Current company fined $42,000 for 2014 sewer deaths

By CBC News, September 29, 2016  Two men died near Fox Valley in a workplace accident A Swift Current company, J&D Sewer Services, has been fined a total of $42,000 for failing to provide adequate safety training to two Calgary men who died in a workplace accident near Fox Valley, Sask., located approximately 426 kilometres west of… Continue reading Swift Current company fined $42,000 for 2014 sewer deaths