Ally Paige

After years of hard work and dedication, one Swift Current pharmacist is being recognized on a national level. 

Pharmacist/Owner of Shoppers Drug Mart in Swift Current, Paul Bazin, was awarded 2022’s Associate/Owner of the Year at the retail chain’s national conference in New Orleans last month. 

The award is chosen once a year and is selected based on a variety of different criteria. 

UPDATE:

Services will be operating as normal this weekend, February 11 - 12.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has managed to fill the labour needed in order to operate at regular capacity. 

This update emerged today at 3:40 p.m.

Netflix recently announced that they would be rolling out new features in Canada to bring the hammer down on password sharing. 

The streaming service stated in a press release on Wednesday that the changes will give users more control over their information. 

One of the changes will include setting a primary location for a Netflix account. 

Swift Current Municipal RCMP are requesting assistance in locating a considerable number of Dewalt tools. 

The tools were stolen during the night of January 26, 2023, from a garage on the 500 block of Hayes Drive. 

Photographers from across the globe voted to select the Hot 100 Community Choice Award for Senior Style Guide. 

Out of 9,111 images submitted for the contest, two photographs that made the final cut for the Hot 100, were taken by Swift Current photographer and owner of AE Photography, Bobbi-jo Knakoske. 

Swift Current’s Gelico Gymnastics made the journey to Humboldt over the weekend to take part in the Calico Competition. 

Numerous gymnasts brought their best skills to the competition, putting up high scores across the board. 

One Swift Current gymnast, Ashlynn Meyer, represented the Xcel Platinum level. Of the four athletes in the level, Meyer placed third all around with a score of 34.00. 

Celebrations soared through the southwest on Saturday when Winterfest returned to Gull Lake. 

The fun-filled event returned in full swing for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Lindsay Alliban, Economic Development Officer for the community, stated that they couldn’t have gotten a better day for the action packed event. 

SGI, Cypress Advanced Healthcare, and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institution teamed up over the weekend to host a car seat inspection clinic in Swift Current. 

Traffic Safety community outreach coordinator in the Department of Traffic Safety Community Outreach for SGI, Toni Rapley, explained that these clinics are a great way to spread information and possibly avoid life-threatening mistakes. 

A new app launching in Saskatchewan is working to reduce the number of young people who are reported missing from government care. 

The new resource, from EGADZ, builds on their current Operation Runaway risk assessment tool which assists youth workers in engaging with and assessing the youth’s level of risk if they do not return home as scheduled. 

Don Meikle, executive director of EGADZ, said that affected youth were significantly involved in the development of the app. 

In a major win for the community of Stewart Valley, the Chinook Board of Education voted to approve the submission of an application to rebuild Stewart Valley School to the provincial government. 

The vote was placed at a Special Meeting held on January 23 and is a significant first step. 

Chinook Board Chair, Kim Pridmore, explained that the decision comes after months of gathering information and evaluating their options.