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A1 200 Battleford Trail W NEW LISTING MLS®#:SK727512 $327,500 Beautiful 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home offers open concept main fl oor and with a great view. Thursday, May 3, 2018 swbooster.com Serving Southwest Saskatchewan ANITA EVANS 306-773-7527 306-741-5403 royallepage.ca/formula1 Best in the East STEVEN MAH/SOUTHWEST BOOSTER The Swift Current Broncos have advanced to the Western Hockey League Championship for the first time since 1993 following a gritty six game Eastern Conference series win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. The Broncos reached the next round after earning a 5-1 win over the Hurricanes in Game Six on Monday, the first time Lethbridge lost at home this post season. Pictured above, Swift Current Broncos forward Tyler Steenbergen (left) leaned on Lethbridge’s Ty Prefontaine during game five on Saturday. More details on the tough series with Lethbride appears on Page 29. A2 SOUTHWEST BOOSTERX THURSDAY MAY 3, 2018 2 2 CITY OF SWIFT CURRENT THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2018 Swift Current aiming to attract investment from around the world SCOTT ANDERSON panies know where we are, we SOUTHWEST BOOSTER should be out inviting them to come here,” Mayor Perrault e City of Swift Current is said. “We believe it’s going to reaching out around the globe be an absolute economic hub contact us to share a long list of bene ts for the near future. We’re ex- which they believe makes Swift cited about that.” • Phone: 306-773-9321 Current an ideal place to invest e current initiative stems • Fax: 306-773-9136 and live. from a recent business re- • 30 4th Avenue NW anks to the emerging re- tention and expansion sur- Swift Current, SK, S9H 0T5 newable energy sector, and vey which was conducted to other established strengths, determine how the business • www.swbooster.com city o cials are hoping to get community was doing, and the word out that Swift Cur- what the community needed advertising sales rent has something to offer to do better. One of the keys global businesses. from this survey was a need to Kara Stephanson, e City of Swift Current un- market the city better and to a veiled their Economic Develop- wider audience. sales manager, 306-770-2223 ment platform during the Swift “We determined we needed [email protected] Current and District Chamber to embark on an economic de- of Commerce’s Chamber on velopment and marketing in- Melissa Richardson, sales, Tap event on April 25. eir itiative that would showcase us 306-770-2226 promotional strategy is a pro- to areas beyond our borders.” [email protected] active approach to show why eir new marketing e orts the city is a good place to in- have focussed attention on Jerry Butterworth, sales, vest. Non-renewable energy renewable energy, natural re- 306-770-2227 companies around the globe sources and agri-business. [email protected] know of the vast wind and “We need to determine how Swift Current Mayor Denis Perrault and Marty Salberg, Director of solar possibilities which exist we can set ourselves apart or Community Development for the City of Swift Current unveiled the newsroom in southern Saskatchewan and di erentiate from other cities, city’s new Economic Development Platform during the Chamber on southern Alberta. In addition, the industries to focus on and Tap event on April 25. Scott Anderson, editor, the Southwest’s place in the the best way to market our city 306-770-2224 [email protected] petroleum and agriculture sec- and our area,” Perrault said. tors is well documented. “We have more than what Steven Mah, sports reporter, “We, the City of Swift Cur- most countries in this world 306-770-2225 rent, have an unbelievably would have…from the natural [email protected] fortunate future given what’s resources to the quality of life under our ground, what’s being to the opportunities that are commercial print grown on our ground, and it’s available.” up in the skies,” Swift Current As part of the Chamber on Kara Stephanson, Mayor Denis Perrault said fol- Tap event, the City also un- 306-770-2223, lowing last Wednesday’s un- veiled their new 50 year plan [email protected] veiling. which was completed by e new website growwith- Crosby Hanna and Associates. classi eds swiftcurrent.ca, along with Mayor Perrault said this printed promotional tools forward look was necessary Classifi eds 1-306-773-9321 were unveiled in order to help as Council continues to plan share this positive message of for their goal of growing Swift Fax: 306-773-9136 what opportunities are avail- Current’s population to 25,000 classifi [email protected] able in Swift Current and the by 2025. Southwest. “In order for us to get to that circulation Over the past number of point, we’ve got to be planning 306-773-9321 months they have already for the future in our infrastruc- elded calls from businesses ture. We’ve also got to also be regional from as far a eld as Germany planning for new people. At managers and Singapore, so there is a two per cent growth a year Michael J. Hertz, Senior Vice heightened need to share the from where we’re at today, to President & Group Publisher details of the Swift Current ad- 50 years out, it would put our vantage. city at over 40,000. And I know “It is an exciting time. Well many would think that’s ridicu- we simply have a great city, lous, but a 50 year time horizon and we have a lot of amenities,” is a very dramatic one,” he said. said Marty Salberg, Director of Having the proper plan in Funded by the Government of Canada Community Development for place also helps ensure the the City of Swift Current. “A lot community keeps their dis- of people when they move to tinctive character despite the Leanne DeLong, Manager “In addition to that, the new Swift Current they never move growth. of Community Planning with plan addresses continued away. And that really is a testa- “As we grow and as we con- Crosby Hanna and Associates, needs to provide for serviced ment to the type of businesses tinue to grow and be inviting made a brief presentation on residential, commercial, in- we have, the type of individuals to people to come from literally the long range plan. dustrial and institutional land, and families, and the quality of around, I want us to still be a “ e new plan basically re- while addressing restrains that life in terms of security, and true community. I want us to ects the city’s commitment to the City has.” Mail Registration Number: 005950104 everything else.” be charitable. I want us to be growing its population as evi- “It ensures balanced growth Mayor Perrault noted that safe. I want us to be caring. I denced in the strategic plan.” between the north and south Swift Current is already on the want us to have a great and vi- Swift Current’s existing de- sectors of the city. It ensures The Southwest Booster is map because of the solar and brant arts scene. I want us to velopment plan dates back to that the city maintains a vi- published by Swift Current wind resources which exist in have great sports teams. I want 2003 and had a 20 year scope. brant downtown core. And it Holdings Ltd. Partnership, an affi liated company to ALTA the region, and companies in us to have all those pieces that Their strategy incorpor- also speaks to the continued Newspaper Group LP the non-renewable industry all t together while still hav- ates Swift Current’s projected protection of the city’s cultural are already familiar with the ing a small-town feel, in what population, plus the commer- and heritage resources, and region. literally is a growing city,” he cial and industrial land needs ensures that growth pays for “If these worldwide com- added. over the long term. growth.” A3 SOUTHWEST BOOSTERX THURSDAY MAY 3, 2018 3 RCMP Police priorities a focus of RCMP Town Hall meeting in Swift Current SCOTT ANDERSON keep valuables out of sight, us. Let us deal with it. People SOUTHWEST BOOSTER and take your keys out of your do have rights and authorities vehicle. There have been num- under the Criminal Code for A Town Hall meeting hosted erous incidents of individuals citizens arrests, but don’t take by the Swift Current Municipal “car shopping” by looking for it beyond.” RCMP Detachment on April 28 unlocked vehicles and items During the Town Hall meet- provided an important two- that can easily be taken from ing he also stressed the im- way exchange of information inside. portance of a two way street of between the RCMP and resi- When these incidents hap- information and communica- dents of the City of Swift Cur- pen, he also encourages com- tion. rent. munity members to report “The more engagement we There were a total of 25 these thefts and any damaged can have with more people in people in attendance at the 90 property, no matter how small. the community, the better ser- minute long Town Hall meet- The RCMP have often been vice we can provide.” ing hosted at the Legion Hall frustrated by catching an in- There was also a discussion last Thursday, with both the dividual with items which ap- about the pending legalization police and members of the pear to have been taken from of cannabis in Canada. public taking the opportunity unlocked vehicles, but with- He noted that while there is to discuss a series of issues.