The Write Out Loud Committee is pleased to announce the upcoming series of author readings scheduled for presentation at the Swift Current Lyric Theatre. The line-up for 2021 -2022 includes: September 15 – D. M. Ditson – Wide Open is a raw and emotional memoir of faith and loss of faith and sexual assault and… Continue reading WRITE OUT LOUD Season 2021-2022 Takes to the Lyric Stage
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Write Out Loud Digital Stage Features the Prairie Quills Writers’ Group
The Lyric Digital Stage Write Out Loud, beginning at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 19, will present a number of readings by members of the Swift Current Prairie Quills Writers’ Group. Prairie Quills is celebrating its 20th year as an established group. In the fall of 2001, local author, Madelon Smid, instructed an adult writing class… Continue reading Write Out Loud Digital Stage Features the Prairie Quills Writers’ Group
Youth Addictions Treatment Beds Will Open In Swift Current
An agreement between the Southwest Youth Emergency Shelter (SWYES) and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) for additional youth addictions treatment services in Southern Saskatchewan has recently been announced. Inpatient and outpatient services will be provided for youth who are experiencing problematic substance use across the province, with the services to be based in Swift Current. This… Continue reading Youth Addictions Treatment Beds Will Open In Swift Current
Swift Current, Sask. woman winner of $500K in Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery
Source: Thomas Piller, Global News, December 5, 2019 The early bird draw for the Touchdown For Kids Millionaire Lottery was made on Thursday at Saskatoon’s Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. Swift Current’s Christine Newton was the winner of $500,000. The Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery is a partnership between the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation and Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital… Continue reading Swift Current, Sask. woman winner of $500K in Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery
Voter card mailed to non-Canadian citizen
Source: Sarah Rieger, CBC News, October 8, 2019 It’s illegal for non-citizens to vote but at least one has received a voter information card Lisa Ludlow and her husband Glenn both received voter cards in the mail for the upcoming federal election. The cards contain information on how to vote, and can be presented alongside another valid… Continue reading Voter card mailed to non-Canadian citizen
Cocaine seized during RCMP traffic stop near Swift Current, Sask.
Source: David Giles, Global News, September 9, 2019 RCMP say an equipment violation stop near Swift Current, Sask., turned into a drug bust and lead to trafficking charges against a Regina man. Officers were on patrol along Highway 1 west of the city on Sept. 5 when they pulled over an eastbound vehicle for excessive windshield damage, police… Continue reading Cocaine seized during RCMP traffic stop near Swift Current, Sask.
Ottawa announces $12.4M to upgrade railways near Saskatoon, Swift Current
Source: CBC News, August 13, 2019 Infrastructure projects to enhance rail capacity, reduce bottlenecks Two short railways in central Saskatchewan are set to receive some large-scale upgrades. On Friday, the federal government announced $12.4 million for two infrastructure projects planned by Great Sandhills Railway in Unity and Leader. According to Transport Canada, the improvements will enhance… Continue reading Ottawa announces $12.4M to upgrade railways near Saskatoon, Swift Current
Swift Current, Sask. flood cleanup in ‘rip out and rebuild’ mode
Source: David Baxter, Global News, June 26, 2019 One week after a flash flood rocked Swift Current, the clean up is well underway and expected to last for weeks. Carpet was being ripped up and soggy drywall was being cut out of Garth Whiteman’s wrecked rec room on Wednesday. His home was one of several… Continue reading Swift Current, Sask. flood cleanup in ‘rip out and rebuild’ mode
Downpour in Swift Current overwhelms sewers, floods streets
Source: Morgan Modjeski, CBC News, June 19, 2019 What started out as a beautiful day in Swift Current ended in flooding after a major downpour hit the Saskatchewan community on Tuesday afternoon. Swift Current Mayor Denis Perrault said at around 4 p.m. the sky turned black and unleashed a heavy downpour, producing what he’s heard reported… Continue reading Downpour in Swift Current overwhelms sewers, floods streets
Windscape Kite Festival Coming This Month
Source: SaskPower Media Release, June 3, 2019 2019 SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival Swift Current, SK – The SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival is celebrating its 15th Anniversary this year, June 22 & 23, 2019. Windscape is a free-admission family festival featuring 34 celebrity kite flyers from Italy, Colombia, the Philippines, and from across North America and the USA. This… Continue reading Windscape Kite Festival Coming This Month