Tara Garcia

A big-time voice in the province's healthcare scene weighed in last week on the current healthcare staffing situation.

Tyler Bragg, the vice-chair of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), said the lack of healthcare workers is a nationwide crisis that Saskatchewan is feeling some effects from.

With snow soon to become a regular part of the forecast, CAA Saskatchewan is reminding drivers to be winter ready along with their vehicles. 

Christine Niemczyk, Director of Communications & Public Relations with CAA provides some helpful winter driver tips. 

A Swift Current resident is headed to Toronto later this month for a national award for his nearly four decades of participation in Special Olympics. 

Malcolm Goebel says it's nice to be recognized and he's looking forward to the trip.

"I've been in Special Olympics for 39 years now and am going to Toronto in a couple of weeks for this award. It's a national award and it's going to be a good trip."

Gobel is the recipient of the Dr. Frank Hayden Athlete Lifetime Achievement Award, from Special Olympics Canada.

With snow soon to become a regular part of the forecast, CAA Saskatchewan is reminding drivers to be winter ready along with their vehicles. 

Christine Niemczyk, Director of Communications & Public Relations with CAA provides some helpful winter driver tips. 

Ghosts, goblins, and superheroes will be taking over the streets today in search of as much candy as possible. 

CAA Saskatchewan wants to ensure everyone has a safe Halloween and has released some tips for drivers and trick-or-treaters. 

Angel Blair, Senior Communications Specialist with CAA provides some helpful tips for those going door to door. 

Local residents will be running for their lives this weekend as they participate in the 1st annual Zombie Run. 

The run is being put on by the Swift Current Special Olympics and Rachelle Foster, Chair of the Special Olympics Community Executive provides details on how the event came to be. 

The Salvation Army is teaming up with chiropractors across Saskatchewan for their 6th Annual Toasty Toes Sock Drive. 

Local chiropractor at Railway Health Clinic, Dr. Raelene Booth provides details on the campaign. 

"Saskatchewan chiropractors and clinics all over the province are collecting new pairs of socks from now until November 30th. The goal is to collect 10,000 pairs of socks to donate to the Salvation Army and other community outreach centers."

Remax of Swift Current is doing its part to ensure all children can enjoy the Halloween tradition of trick or treating this year. 

Owner and Broker, Lanette Thoreson says the program was started by their national office last year to bring awareness regarding accessibility for children with mobility issues. 

Thoreson says they hope that the program and awareness continue to grow.

Onion Lake RCMP is requesting the public's assistance in locating 30-year-old Ryan Harper from the Onion Lake Cree Nation, SK wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. 

The Onion Lake RCMP issued Harper's arrest warrant due to his involvement in an armed robbery with a firearm on October 10, 2022. There is also an outstanding Canada-wide warrant for his arrest. 

Harper is described as 5'6", weighing approximately 154lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. 

In honor of small business week, Swift Current Online has chosen to focus on a couple of local treasures beginning with everyone's favorite local toy store. 

Back in 2009, Garry Koebel and his wife began looking at business ideas after being in the financial services industry for the past 20 years. Koebel says he had the entrepreneurial bug after growing up with his family who had a small business while he was growing up.