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SPCA now in good hands

June 26th, 2008 - 4 h 00

Editor: I am also ecstatic to hear that Deb Sears is no longer at the SPCA! She was running her own agenda there which I feel was to the detriment of the animals. On the other hand I was only to happy to hear that Terra Sainas had been called...

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Celebrating Manufacturing

May 22nd, 2008 - 4 h 00

A major recognition event will be hosted in the Southwest in order to recognize Manufacturing Week on May 26 to 30. Through the Action Southwest partnership, the southwest region will be celebrating the industry by hosting a workshop entitled...

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Modus celebrates grand opening in style

May 15th, 2008 - 4 h 00

Modus Structures, a leading provider of "high-performance" re-locatable structures for demanding environments, celebrated the official opening of thei rnewly developed Swift Current facility on April 25. Modus hosted their grand opening with a...

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City power outage on April 15

April 10th, 2008 - 4 h 00

The City Swift Current Light and Power Department has scheduled a planned power outage for the morning of April 15 from 4:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. to complete a portion of the 2008 conversion project. The general areas that will be affected include:...

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Smith elected president of Equipment Dealers Association

February 7th, 2008 - 4 h 00

Duane Smith of Jay Dee Equipment Ltd. has been elected President of the Canada West Equipment Dealers Association. Smith was elected to the one-year position at the Association's annual meeting in Edmonton on January 25. The Canada West Equipment...

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Salvation Army loses heat

January 31st, 2008 - 4 h 00

With temperatures soaring down to -57 at times, heat is a must just to stay warm. The Salvation Army was under cold temperatures as the boiler in the building shut down due to the cold temperatures. "We didn't realize it happened because it...

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Blizzard freezes movement in the Southwest

January 24th, 2008 - 4 h 00

Chilling temperatures and blowing snow has put a freeze on the entire Southwest. The Southwest remains under an Environment Canada Blizzard warning, with blizzard conditions striking in the middle of the evening and expecting to gradually taper...

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Exciting times for MP Anderson and government

December 31st, 2007 - 4 h 00

A series of tax cuts were among the highlights of the past year in Ottawa according to Cypress Hills/ Grasslands MP David Anderson. "Well 2007 was a great year for the Conservative Party and for the Canadian public. We have got a lot done,...

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Election campaign trail heating up quickly

October 18th, 2007 - 4 h 00

Campaign platforms have been released fast and furious by all three main parties during the opening week of the provincial election campaign. In their latest platform release on Wednesday, Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall unveiled a plan to fix...

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Oil and gas interest grows province wide

September 6th, 2007 - 4 h 00

Sales of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights are on a record pace in 2007, thanks to the continuing boom in our oil and gas industry and the first-ever public offering of oil sands rights. August's land sale generated $38.2 million in revenue...

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