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Special polling is beginning today in Swift Current.

The practice is conducted for those living with mobility issues in care homes, granting those who live there the ability to vote without having to worry about arranging transportation to a polling location.

The schedule for special polling is as follows.

Nov. 5, 2024

• Willow Creek - 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Riverview Village Estates - 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 6, 2024

In the early hours of November 2nd, the Weyburn Police Service attempted to conduct a traffic stop when the vehicle fled the scene at a dangerously high rate of speed. Deputy Chief Shane St. John says police did not pursue for public safety. 

It was an extremely strong month for the City of Moose Jaw when it came to building permits issued in October. 

The city issued a total of 20 permits with a total value of $4.3 million. 

Karla Wiens was able to sit back, relax, and enjoy her last SCBEX.

Wiens, who has been serving as the CEO of the Swift Current & District Chamber of Commerce since 2017, will be stepping down from the role at the end of the fiscal year. 

As such, she took the time to really take in the largest event of the year that she and the Chamber organize, the SCBEX Awards. 

So, last Friday Night, she took a more reduced role and enjoyed watching the awards being handed out from the audience. 

Twenty of the 24 candidates running for city council took part in a candidates forum put on by the Kinsmen Club on Monday night at the Centennial Auditorium in Peacock Collegiate. 

Taking part in the forum were: 

Along with Civic elections on Wednesday, November 13, there will also be elections for school boards.  

In the Horizon school division, there will be elections in Subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9. 

There are two candidates in Subdivision 2.  

Biggar RCMP responded to 61 incidents over the past week, ranging from traffic stops to vehicle thefts and break-ins. Sgt. Dereck Crozier reported on various occurrences handled by the detachment, including traffic enforcement efforts, a series of vehicle collisions, and theft incidents that spanned the region.

On Monday, the Trudeau government introduced draft regulations for an emissions cap on Canada’s oil and gas sector, aiming to cut emissions by 35% from 2019 levels by the decade's end. This policy, expected to stir a new chapter in the ongoing debate between Ottawa and the Prairie provinces, seeks to cap greenhouse gas emissions while allowing the industry to continue production growth.

Q. Why are you running for mayor/council?

If you were to summarize the weather in October in a few words they would be ‘warm and dry’, and that holds true according to Environment Canada’s October weather statistics. 

All of the weather stations included in the report – 11 in total – showed a departure from normal temperature of at least +1.3°. Moose Jaw’s mean temperature for the month was +7.7°, 2.1° higher than expected.