Tara Garcia

Volunteers are still being sought to help out at the upcoming Windscape Kite Festival taking place this weekend. 

Volunteer Coordinator with Windscape, Brittany Williams provides details on the jobs available.

"We are a volunteer-run organization so we need lots of helpers out to run all of our events. We have everything from kids bubbles to making kites and lots of fun activities for children. As well we are looking for help running the field. So helping with recycling, signing in volunteers, and doing kite workshops."

Local disc golfers now have the opportunity to play 18 holes on the local course as it has recently expanded. 

As City of Swift Current Park's Manager Michael Newell explains, this was the plan from the beginning.

 "When we started or we first installed the first nine holes in the spring of 2021 we contacted Saskatchewan Disc Golf and we actually laid it out as an 18-hole course at that point in time but we only had the nine baskets so we were looking for future opportunities through grant funding to put in the back nine."

Post your Pet is a brand new promotion brought to you by Xplornet and Country Music Radio. 

Starting today and running until June 24th head on over to the Country Music Radio Facebook page and post a picture of your pet. It can be a dog, chicken, hamster, donkey whatever kind of pet you have. When you post make sure to include #XplornetPostYourPet. 

On June 27th a winner will be picked and announced and they will win themselves a brand new tablet. 

Residents will be running along the Chinook pathway tomorrow for a good cause. 

Kayla Myers, Committee member on the Southwest Run For Shelter Committee provides some details. 

"We utilize the Chinook Pathway in Swift Current. We are raising funds to be put towards the operations of Dorie's House Treatment Center."

Racers can participate in a 2K, 5K, 10K, or for the adventurous there is also a 16K event. 

The United Way Summer Success Literacy Camp will be returning to Swift Current this August and taking place at Irwin School. 

Community Advancement with United Way Regina, Stacey Schwartz provides details on the focus of the camp. 

"So it's really about helping students and targeting individuals that are just needing that extra support during those months to help them continue to move forward in a progressive way when they go back to school in the fall. 

15 students ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 2 will take part in the 10-day camp

The Southwest Saskatchewan Immigration Partnership (SSIP) is the Local Immigration Partnership in our region that engages in strategic planning, research, and collaboration with service providers and other institutions to support the settlement and integration of newcomers.

SSIP recently completed a survey as coordinator for SSIP Deanna Baje explains.

"It's about the region's capacity in settling and integrating newcomers. It's a newcomer survey stakeholder views on the characteristics, indicators and capacities of southwest Saskatchewan as a welcoming community."

It's that time of year again when local residents can rid their homes of any hazardous waste materials they may have.

Keegan Story, Superintendent of Solid Waste and Diversion with the city of Swift Current provides details on the program.

"We will be holding our spring household hazardous waste collection event on Tuesday, May 31st from 1:00 pm-7:00 pm at the Innovation Credit Union Iplex parking lot. We will be on the southeast portion of the lower level."

The local Salvation Army is reminding people that donations are needed and welcomed all year round. 

Sue McKeown with the Salvation Army explains that they supplement people's grocery budgets instead of sustaining them with months of groceries as they can't afford to do that. 

McKeown details the value of the food distributed.

Penny McCune has been appointed as the new incoming President and CEO of SGI effective June 1st. 

McCune has been with the company for 36 years and says from the day she started as a junior clerk she never imagined becoming president one day. 

With the long weekend approaching the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reminding all travelers crossing the border of what they can expect this weekend and coming up during summer travel. 

With evolving COVID-19 requirements there can be delays during peak periods, travellers can help reduce wait times by coming prepared and completing their mandatory ArriveCAN submission within 72 hours before arriving at the border.