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The Saskatchewan government has announced new funding for three Canadian Mental Health Association branches across the province including Prince Albert. A total of $340,000 is being allocated as “one-time payments from the Saskatchewan Health Authority for facility and equipment upgrades,” stated the media release. The Prince Albert branch will be receiving $100,000 with the Swift Current branch receiving $200,000 and the Weyburn branch receiving $40,000. “It is vitally important that key...

Article content Some reading this article may know me well. I grew up in Saskatoon, did my undergraduate degree at the University of Saskatchewan, worked for several years in Regina for a former premier of Saskatchewan and later as an intergovernmental relations specialist. My parents and sister live in Saskatchewan, and I return to the north every summer with my daughters to reconnect with the land and waters. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Op...

Where to get vaccines in SW Saskatchewan Poll Yes No, not fast enough The rollout of vaccines at pharmacies in Saskatchewan will include locations in Leader, Gull Lake and Shaunavon, that province’s health officials announced this week. Also among the first 102 locales across the province announced on May 3 are six locations in Swift Current, Harder’s Pharmacy in Herbert, the Walmart and Pharmasave in Kindersley and the Riverbend Co-op location in Outlook. Closer to the boundary with southe...

Former Swift Current Indians infielder Hunter Owen made his Major League debut on Wednesday. Owen played in Swift Current in 2014 when he was a Western Major Baseball League First-Team All-Star with a .363 average. He started in right field and hit seventh for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 4-2 loss to the host San Diego Padres on Wednesday. His debut came to an early conclusion when he was hit in the hand with a pitch by Yu Darvish and had to be replaced in the line-up. Owen had struck out in his...

Saskatchewan’s immunization program lowers to age 35 starting Thursday morning May 5, 2021 Southwest residents aged 35 will be eligible for the age-based immunization program starting at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 6. This eligibility applies to all immunization clinics (booked appointments, pharmacies, drive-thru clinics, walk-in clinics, and any mobile clinics that are available). Both the online saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine booking system, plus the telephone booking system 1-833-SASKVAX ...

Canadians everywhere have felt the impact of COVID-19 on their families, their livelihoods, and their way of life. Canada and Saskatchewan have worked together to ensure health and safety, support families and businesses, and sustain local economies.  Investments in infrastructure during this extraordinary time provide an opportunity to enhance citizens quality of life and meet the needs of growing communities while creating jobs at a time when they are most needed. Jim Carr, the Government ...

The resort village of Candle Lake, the town of Duck Lake and the city of Prince Albert are among 55 communities in the province benefiting from a $50 million investment. The Government of Canada is spending more than $21.2 million under the new COVID-19 Resilience Stream of the Investing Canada Infrastructure Program. The Government of Saskatchewan is contributing over $16.4 million. Recipients of the projects make up the rest of the funding. In Prince Albert, the federal and provincial governm...

Released on May 6, 2021 Canadians everywhere have felt the impact of COVID-19 on their families, their livelihoods, and their way of life. Canada and Saskatchewan have worked together to ensure health and safety, support families and businesses, and sustain local economies.  Investments in infrastructure during this extraordinary time provide an opportunity to enhance citizens’ quality of life and meet the needs of growing communities while creating jobs at a time when they are most needed. ...

Mandated Agriculture Census Meets Farmer Dissent, Evasion This month Statistics Canada will conduct its first mandatory Census of Agriculture since 2016, but some farmers say the government won’t find out much. Years ago, a farm wife told this reporter how she explicitly told a census taker on the phone: “I’ll tell you the truth this time, but I can’t promise you I will next time. And I know most of my neighbours don’t.” When the census taker asked why, the woman replied: “Because...

Owen promoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates May 5, 2021 Hunter Owen was a WMBL First-Team All-Star during his only season in Swift Current in 2014. SOUTHWEST BOOSTER FILE PHOTO BY STEVEN MAH A former member of the Swift Current 57’s is nearing his Major League Baseball debut. Hunter Owen was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the MLB roster on Tuesday after four seasons in the club’s minor league system. Owen, 27, was a 25th-round pick of the Pirates in the 2016 MLB Draft. The Evansville, I...