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City of Swift Current to
Celebrate Spring!
Spring fashions have arrived at Intrigue Fashions! Come and let their expe-
spend on ‘Light and Power’
rienced sales team help you choose your new spring wardrobe. Also, check
out their Fall & Winter stock on clearance, up to 70% OFF!
BY ELIZABETH HUBER In 2006, the City entered into an agreement
SWIFT CURRENT with the province to receive $2.3 million
Celebrate spring with colours and rainbows at the Swift Current Library. 9
City of Swift Current councillors approved
over a five-year period.
spending a portion of the Light and Power
The city has identified six projects at a
activity stations including face painting, play dough, rainbow spooling and
2009 budget prior to complete 2009 capital
total cost of $2.5 million for the funding.
more, from 2 - 3 pm at the Swift Current Library, 411 Herbert St E. Admission
budget approval.
A new water line to the wastewater tickets are $2 per family and a silver collection. Info: (306) 778-2752.
The city is continuing with replacing and
treatment planned and an improved
upgrading overhead power line, power
powder-activated carbon system at the
Swift Current Mall has everything you need for Easter. Visit www.swiftcur-
poles if required and some transformers.
water treatment plant are already
rentmall.com to see what's happening, Swift Current Mall is your premier
The advanced approval was required to
completed.
shopping destination for Southwest Saskatchewan.
allow work to begin April 1st. The
Aside from electrical system upgrade and
Assiniboian company — one the city has
conversion, the City has also requested
used for 10 years — contracted to do the
funding for money to cover industrial water
work uses spring break up to service urban
stand, hospital watermain looping and west
projects.
landfill design, each approved by council at
“There will be some disruption from the
the March 24 regular council meeting.
equipment and people moving around and
Councillors also agreed to sign a revised
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working in the lane,” said Mitch Minken,
contract with the provincial government
Light and Power director.
to accelerate transfer of money for the
Getting more hits than Alberta roadkill
“Ultimately as we continue to replace stuff Highway 1 and 4 interchange project.
there will be some localized power outages As a result, the City can cover expenses as
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that people will have to put up with (to) the they incur. The project should be tendered
better good of improving the system.” by April with construction beginning within
2009 power facility replacement is focused the year.
in the East Central areas south of Hillcrest The plans are in final completion of detail
Drive, as the City works toward the design, said Mac Forster, Director of
downtown area from the city outskirts. Engineering, and the Minister has been
The funding for the electrical system purchasing the additional land needed to
upgrade and conversion will be covered by accommodate the realignment of the
Gas Tax funding. service and access roads.
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Fuel stolen in Swift Current area
SWIFT CURRENT area surrounding Swift Current in recent
Swift Current rural detachment is asking weeks.
for the public’s assistance in identifying Vehicle tracks have been located at
suspects these scenes and it is apparent the
involved in suspect(s) drives directly into the farm
Fire was set
several yard to gain access to the fuel tanks.
gasoline Individuals with information regarding
LICENSED & PROVINCIALLY HEALTH INSPECTED
thefts from any of these thefts please contact the
deliberately
farm yards Swift Current Rural Detachment at 306-
in the rural 778-5550 or Crime Stoppers.
SWIFT CURRENT
The fire at C4
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would like to introduce Elizabeth Bate to our
and owner of C4
readers as the newest reporter for the three
Boardware, was taken
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relation to the fire at C4
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Boardware, and charged
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challenging role of reporting for all three
He made his first
papers. A recent graduate of Conestoga
with purchase of
appearance in Swift
College in Kitchener, Ontario her education
Current Provincial court
Suit or Tuxedo Rental
and experience in print journalism will
on Wed., March 25.
make her a welcome asset in all of our
Inquire within for
He was released on an
communities.
undertaking, and will
more details.
return April 15th at
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our community.
came in at
Doug Evjen
approximately
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